https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39268 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:21:45 GMT 2026-04-27T06:21:45Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/575 Title: Doctor, doctor : an appreciation of the medical profession Authors: Borg Cardona, Andrew Abstract: My first encounter with a gentleman of the medical persuasion, apart from the obs and/or gynae who, untimely or otherwise, ripped me, was with Prof. Charles Zahra Neumann, our family doctor known, presumably in an effort to make him less terrifying, as "Uncle Charlie". Whether he actually was a Prof. or not is buried in the mists of time, as is his real demeanour, but in my memory, he was a cuddly old bear who made up for wielding a syringe ­ as doctors tend to do when in the vicinity of small children ­ by being a cuddly old bear. Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/575 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/574 Title: Medical Digressions in a Maltese novel Authors: Bonello, Giovanni Abstract: A rather mysterious and atypical manuscript preserved in the National Library under wraps of massive oblivion, eventually saw the light in 1929. 1 It recounts at considerable length and substantial detail the desolate life of Gabriello Pulis and his misadventures in Malta and through the Mediterranean. Pulis, an irresistible magnet for misfortune and calamity, strove hard to prove that, for some elected ones, if anything could go wrong, it would. Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/574 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/573 Title: Microscopic Haematuria Authors: Vella, Mario P. Abstract: A 30 year old man is referred for a medical check up before taking a life insurance policy. He is asymptomatic, gives no relevant history, is on no treatment and physical examination is unremarkable. Routine dip-stick analysis of a mid­stream specimen of urine reveals traces of blood. What is to be done? Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/573 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/572 Title: Lipoleiomyoma of the Uterus Authors: Alper, Murat; Aylin Aksoy, Kamuran; Suna, Mazlume; Cukur, Selma; Kandemir Belenli, Olcay Abstract: Lipoleiomyomas are uncommon benign neoplasms of uterus consisting of variable portions of mature lipocytes and smooth muscle cells. These tumours generally occur in asymptomatic obese perimenopausal or menopausal women. In this paper, a case of lipoleiomyoma uteri in a 53-year old menopausal woman is presented. Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/572 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z