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Volume 90(1);  January 2008
Editorial
Editorial
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 1. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242385.
PMCID: PMC2216703
Controversial Topics in Surgery
Gastric Banding – to Band or Bypass
Tom Dehn
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 2–6. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242150.
PMCID: PMC2216704
Surgical Hypothesis
The Right Gastroepiploic Artery: An Independent Risk for Leak Post Oesophageal Resection
Richard Warwick and Michael Poullis
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 6. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242187.
PMCID: PMC2216705
Review
Oesophageal Replacement in Children
GS Arul and D Parikh
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 7–12. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242222.
PMCID: PMC2216706
ENT
The Management of Foreign Bodies in the Pharynx and Oesophagus Using Transnasal Flexible Laryngooesophagoscopy (TNFLO)
AMD Bennett, A Sharma, T Price, and PQ Montgomery
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 13–16. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242114.
PMCID: PMC2216707
General
‘To have … or not to have’. Should Computed Tomography and Ultrasonography be Implemented as a Routine Work-Up for Patients with Suspected Acute Appendicitis in a Regional Hospital?
David T Chiang, Elaine I Tan, and David Birks
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 17–21. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242259.
PMCID: PMC2216708
Clean and Green: Saving Water in the Operating Theatre
Karlheinz Jehle, Nick Jarrett, and Shaun Matthews
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 22–24. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242277.
PMCID: PMC2216709
Hepatobiliary
Sensitivity of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Detection of Colorectal Liver Metastases
S Blyth, A Blakeborough, M Peterson, IC Cameron, and AW Majeed
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 25–28. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242303.
PMCID: PMC2216710
New Online E-Letters
e-Letters – new additions
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 28. doi: 10.1308/003588408X261500.
PMCID: PMC2242290
New Online Case Reports
Sub-Trochanteric Fracture of the Femur Following Electric Shock
S-J Rhee, GK Reddy, DS Holder, and FS Haddad
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 28. doi: 10.1308/147870808X257157a.
PMCID: PMC2216711
Incidental Finding of Renal Cell Carcinoma in Recurrent Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma
JML Williamson, TC König, and R Canelo
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 28. doi: 10.1308/147870808X257157b.
PMCID: PMC2216712
Hepatobiliary
Trend towards Primary Closure Following Laparoscopic Exploration of the Common Bile Duct
M Jameel, B Darmas, and AL Baker
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 29–35. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242295.
PMCID: PMC2216713
Urology
Clostridium Difficile in Urology
M Hossain, TJ Crook, and SR Keoghane
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 36–39. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242358.
PMCID: PMC2216714
Contemporary Practice of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Review of Practice in a Single Region of the UK
Shalom J Srirangam, Richard Darling, Maureen Stopford, and Donald Neilson
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 40–44. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242240.
PMCID: PMC2216715
Nephroureterectomy for Transitional Cell Carcinoma – The Value of Pre-Operative Histology
Sudhanshu Chitale, Rashidi Mbakada, Stuart Irving, and Neil Burgess
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 45–50. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242268.
PMCID: PMC2216716
Trauma
Underestimation of Severity of Previous Whiplash Injuries
SZH Naqui, SJ Lovell, and ME Lovell
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 51–53. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242231.
PMCID: PMC2216717
Pre-Hospital and In-Hospital Thoracostomy: Indications and Complications
Christopher J Aylwin, Karim Brohi, Gareth D Davies, and Michael S Walsh
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 54–57. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242286.
PMCID: PMC2216718
Orthopaedics
The Misuse of ‘No Significant Difference’ in British Orthopaedic Literature
SA Sexton, N Ferguson, C Pearce, and DM Ricketts
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 58–61. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242312.
PMCID: PMC2216719
Age as a Predictive Factor for In-Patient Admission Following Day-Case Shoulder Arthroscopic Sub-Acromial Decompression – A District General Hospital Audit
NPM Jain, L Ogonda, and NP Trimmings
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 62–64. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242132.
PMCID: PMC2216720
Vascular Surgery
Assessment of Pre-Operative Delays in the Management of Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
U Sadat, PD Hayes, ME Gaunt, K Varty, and JR Boyle
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 65–68. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242088.
PMCID: PMC2216721
Breast Cancer
Managing the 2-Week Wait for Breast Patients
Rishi Singhal, Ravi Marudanayagam, B Balasubramanian, and IS Paterson
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 69–71. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242015.
PMCID: PMC2216722
Technical Section
Technical Notes and Tips: A Makeshift Mallet Splint
Adel Fattah and Niri Niranjan
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 72. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242196a.
PMCID: PMC2216723
Technical Notes and Tips: Percutaneous Bone Grafting from the Distal Femur
NJ Talbot, S Kamath, IT Sharpe, and KS Eyres
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 73. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242196b.
PMCID: PMC2216724
Technical Notes and Tips: An Aid to Tibial Alignment in Total Knee Replacement
NJ Cooke and R Burnett
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 73–74. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242196c.
PMCID: PMC2216725
Technical Notes and Tips: Gallow's Traction in an Incubator for Treatment of Neonatal Femoral Fracture
JJ Matthews and PJ Cox
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 74–75. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242196d.
PMCID: PMC2216726
Technical Notes and Tips: Dealing with Broken Locking Bolts in Exchange Intramedullary Nailing
J Langdon, J Francis, and H Lyall
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 75–76. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242196e.
PMCID: PMC2216727
Technical Notes and Tips: The Pulsed Lavage Pouch
RMA Hawken and RJ Kincaid
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 76–77. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242196f.
PMCID: PMC2216728
Technical Notes and Tips: A Novel Technique to Aid Urethral Catheterisation in Patients Presenting with Acute Urinary Retention due to Urethral Stricture Disease
Arputharaj J Chelladurai, Shalom J Srirangam, and Rosie A Blades
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 77–78. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242196g.
PMCID: PMC2216729
Technical Notes and Tips: Coraco-Clavicular Sling for Acromio-Clavicular Joint Disruption
CA Willis-Owen
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 78. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242196h.
PMCID: PMC2216730
Technical Notes and Tips: Poly-Methylmethacrylate Soft-Tissue Spacers to Maintain Tissue Planes During Two-Stage Revision Knee Arthroplasty
GN Gillespie, J Mutimer, and AJ Porteous
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 79. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242196i.
PMCID: PMC2216731
Technical Notes and Tips: Use of a Rampley's Sponge Holding Forceps to Facilitate Stapled Haemorrhoidectomy
MT Cartmell and AR Dixon
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 79–80. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242196j.
PMCID: PMC2216732
Technical Notes and Tips: Removal of Impacted Deflated Foley Catheter from Male Urethra
Ugochuku Okonkwo
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 80. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242196k.
PMCID: PMC2216733
NICE news in the annals
Recent NICE Guidance of Interest to Surgeons
Sally Hamilton and Bruce Campbell
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 81–82. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242178a.
PMCID: PMC2216734
NICE Technology Appraisal on Stapled Haemorrhoidopexy for the Treatment of Haemorrhoids
Helen Tucker, Elisabeth George, David Barnett, and Carole Longson
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 82–84. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242178b.
PMCID: PMC2216735
Selected Internet Viewings
Varicose Veins
Simon Monkhouse
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 85–86. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242169a.
PMCID: PMC2216736
Cultural Circumcision
Richard Crane, Philip Mccann, and Simon Evans
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 86–87. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242169b.
PMCID: PMC2216737
Pilonidal Sinus
Steven J Arnold
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 87–88. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242169c.
PMCID: PMC2216738
Total Hip Replacement
MTY Ong and V Lane
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 88. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242169d.
PMCID: PMC2216739
Letters and Comments
The Need for Rigid Cystoscopy and Resection of Tumour (TURBT)
Satoshi Hori, Prasad Patki, and Julian Shah
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 89. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242204.
PMCID: PMC2216740
Author's Response
HDI De'Ath
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 89. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242213.
PMCID: PMC2216741
All Encompassing Approach
Benjamin Dean
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 January; 90(1): 90. doi: 10.1308/003588408X242376.
PMCID: PMC2216742
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