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The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England is the official journal of the College and is published eight times a year in January, March, April, May, July, September, October and November. The main aim of the journal is to publish high quality, peer-reviewed papers that relate to all branches of surgery.

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Volume 91, Number 3, April 2009

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Hunterian lecture

Challenging dogma: radical conservation surgery for early stage cervical cancer in order to retain fertility
pp. 181-187(7)
Author: Shepherd, John H.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X392108

Legal review

Surgical research in the UK
pp. 188-191(4)
Author: Woodcock, Thomas Edward
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X392081

Controversial topics in surgery

Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) - scar free or scary?
pp. 192-194(3)
Authors: Dehn, Tom; Austin, Ralph C.T.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X392126

FastTrack papers – online ahead of print

Upper gastrointestinal

Clinical impact of tumour involvement of the anastomotic doughnut in oesophagogastric cancer surgery
pp. 195-200(6)
Authors: Sillah, K.; Griffiths, E.A.; Pritchard, S.A.; Swindell, R.; West, C.M.; Page, R.; Welch, I.M.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X359268

Pancreatobiliary

Fast-track management of patients undergoing proximal pancreatic resection
pp. 201-204(4)
Authors: French, J.J.; Mansfield, S.D.; Jaques, K.; Jaques, B.C.; Manas, D.M.; Charnley, R.M.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X391893

Colorectal

Recurrent sigmoid volvulus - early resection may obviate later emergency surgery and reduce morbidity and mortality
pp. 205-209(5)
Authors: Larkin, J.O.; Thekiso, T.B.; Waldron, R.; Barry, K.; Eustace, P.W.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X391776

Vascular

The importance of early carotid endarterectomy in symptomatic patients
pp. 210-213(4)
Authors: Kulkarni, S.R.; Gohel, M.S.; Bulbulia, R.A.; Whyman, M.R.; Poskitt, K.R.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X359312

Endocrine surgery

The use of the harmonic scalpel in thyroidectomy: 'beyond the learning curve'
pp. 214-216(3)
Authors: Foreman, E.; Aspinall, S.; Bliss, R.D.; Lennard, T.W.J.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X391811

New online only case reports

Orthopaedics

Improving operation notes to meet British Orthopaedic Association guidelines
pp. 217-219(3)
Authors: Morgan, David; Fisher, Noel; Ahmad, Aman; Alam, Fazle
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X359367

Manipulation under anaesthesia for stiffness following knee arthroplasty
pp. 220-223(4)
Authors: Mohammed, Riazuddin; Syed, Shakir; Ahmed, Naveed
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X359321

Primary total knee replacement: is suction a portal of infection?
pp. 224-225(2)
Authors: Budnar, Vijaya M.; Amirfeyz, Rouin; Ng, Michael; Bannister, Gordon C.; Blom, Ashley W.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X391721

A brief comparison of orthopaedic training in English-speaking countries
pp. 226-231(6)
Authors: Syed, Shakir; Mirza, Aun H.; Ali, Ashgar
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X359303

Urology

A randomised trial of conventional versus BAUS procedure-specific consent forms for transurethral resection of prostate
pp. 232-238(7)
Authors: Finch, William J.G.; Rochester, Mark A.; Mills, Robert D.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X359277

Audit of two-week rule referrals for suspected testicular cancer in Cornwall, 2003-2005
pp. 239-244(6)
Authors: Kumaraswamy, Prakash; Cox, Robert; O'Rourke, John S.; Willis, Robert G.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X391866

Head and Neck

Audit of clinical coding of major head and neck operations
pp. 245-248(4)
Authors: Mitra, Indu; Malik, Tass; Homer, Jarrod J.; Loughran, Sean
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X391884

An audit of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy insertion in patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer: reducing the incidence of peri-operative airway events by the introduction of a tumour assessment protocol
pp. 249-254(6)
Authors: Oakley, Richard J.; Donnelly, Rachael; Freeman, Lesley; Wong, Terry; McCarthy, Michele; Calman, Frances; O'Connell, Mary; Jeannon, Jean-Pierre; Simo, Ricard
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X391857

Case Reports

The management of multi-site, bleeding, visceral artery pseudoaneurysms, secondary to necrotising pancreatitis
pp. 255-258(4)
Authors: Skipworth, J.; Raptis, D.; Brennand, D.; Imber, C.; Shankar, A.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X359295

Endometriosis-associated intestinal tumours: a consequence of long-term unopposed oestrogen?
pp. 259-260(2)
Author: Efthymiou, Christopher A.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X391848

Rapid fracture healing in a patient with inherited prion disease
pp. 261-262(2)
Authors: Khan, R.M.; Gunaratne, L.A.; Kinmont, J.C.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X391794

CORESS Feedback

CORESS Feedback
pp. 263-265(3)
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X392117

Technical Section: Technical notes & tips

Technical Section: Technical notes & tips
pp. 266-270(5)
Author: Campbell, Bruce
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X392054

New Online only case reports

Diagnostic splenectomy for visceral leishmaniasis
pp. W1-W2(1)
Authors: Pickering, H.; Bethune, R.; Eyre-Brook, I.A.
DOI: 10.1308/147870809X400949

Hyponatraemia after orthopaedic surgery - a case of pituitary apoplexy
pp. W3-W5(1)
Authors: Thomason, Katharine; Macleod, Kenneth; Eyres, Keith S.
DOI: 10.1308/147870809X400912

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