Daniel R. van Gijn FRCS

Father | OMFS Surgeon | Doctor | Dentist | Anatomist | Commando | Author

[Daniel R. van Gijn FRCS @danielvangijn]

I’ve been blown away by the support from all over the world for my last post announcing the new Oxford Handbook of Head and Neck Anatomy. Thank you to everyone who’s liked, tweeted, retweeted and more. I’d love to hear your thoughts
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https://t.co/cLPpN9QbdA

[Daniel R. van Gijn FRCS @danielvangijn]

Ten years since it’s inception, I’m enormously proud to announce that the Oxford Handbook of Head and Neck Anatomy is officially out and available.

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@RoshanaMN “Toe tunnels” for socks is a recent favourite from my three year old…

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@Lamboozler Many thanks!

[Daniel R. van Gijn FRCS @danielvangijn]

Ten years since it’s inception, I’m enormously proud to announce that the Oxford Handbook of Head and Neck Anatomy is officially out and available.

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@OGdukeneurosurg Pterion - from the Greek pteron meaning ‘wing’; in the context of the positioning of the winged helmet of hermes, provides one charming explanation for the origin of the word. Pterodactyl and pterygoid (‘wing-like’) are other examples with a common stem. @susie_dent

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@DrLongissimus My favourite topic!

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@BrownHospMed @IhabFathiSulima Characterised by beautifully demarcated bruising due to the watertight integrity of the orbital septum at the orbital rim - signifying “in to out” bleeding rather than the less well demarcated “out to in” bleeding of lesser pathology.

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@BrownHospMed @IhabFathiSulima Characterised by beautifully demarcated bruising due to the watertight integrity of the orbital septum at the orbital rim - signifying “in to out” bleeding rather than the less well demarcated “out to in” bleeding of lesser pathology.

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@Alexandra_nidd Some other recent (to me) anaesthetics nuggets:
‘Bair’ (hugger) = Blown Air (very disappointed this has nothing to do with bear hugs)
‘RAE’ (tube) = Ring Adair Elwyn

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@NoseySurgeon Guilty

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@ujwaliofficial Fat/pork crackling embolism, surely.

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The ‘Alderman’s nerve’ is an alternative name for the auricular branch of the vagus n.

Stimulating the external acoustic meatus is thought to provoke gastric emptying: the aldermen would stick their fingers in their ears to induce gastric emptying following a gluttonous meal

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@susie_dent @theAliceRoberts

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@gaghaly Thank you very much Ghaly. It doesn’t seem like very long ago that I was in Oxford!

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Today was officially my final day as a Specialist Trainee/Junior doctor and the date of my CCT.

Tomorrow, seamlessly and rather anticlimactically, I will impose as a (locum) surgical consultant - just 22 years after starting medical school. #impostersyndrome #MedTwitter

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@nigelmillarnz Thank you Nigel. This is clearly sage, insightful and experienced advice and very much appreciated.

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@PMagennis_OMFS Thank you. You tried your very best to dissuade me from the specialty ten years ago, by responding (critically) to a paper I published in the British Dental Journal...I’m still here!

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@drharrietnitch Thank you. Yep, 16 years from first degree qualification for me… 😬

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@dr_emmacoombe This terrifies me!

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@KAGmaxfax Thank you! You may to keep a space for me in the UAE….

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@ujwaliofficial @richlaing Cheers Umar. Hope you’re well

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@sue_strachan @richlaing Thank you! I’ll try!