Bruce Tulloh, Stephen Clifforth, Iain Miller
BACKGROUND: Despite increasing specialization within general surgery, many general surgeons, particularly in rural practice, continue to treat a wide range of conditions. The aim of the present paper was to provide accurate information on three rural surgeons' case-loads to illustrate the spectrum o...
Bruce Tulloh, Marjorie E Goldsworthy
Audit of a general surgical practice in the rural Victorian town of Echuca identified 28 new patients with breast cancer between September 1992 and August 1995 (10% of those with breast conditions). The rural setting was no impediment to breast conservation (achieved in 68% of the 25 who had surgery...