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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 5, July 2009

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Review

Meniscal allograft transplantation: a review of the current literature
pp. 361-365(5)
Authors: Crook, T.B.; Ardolino, A.; Williams, L.A.P.; Barlow, I.W.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X428559

Controversial topics in surgery

The management of a patient with an operable carcinoma of the oesophagus
pp. 366-370(5)
Authors: Dehn, Tom; Crosby, Tom; Evans, Mererid; Gillies, Richard S.; Maynard, Nicholas D.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X432428

Consensus statement

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in children with sleep-related breathing disorders: consensus statement of a UK multidisciplinary working party
pp. 371-373(3)
Authors: Robb, P.J.; Bew, S.; Kubba, H.; Murphy, N.; Primhak, R.; Rollin, A-M.; Tremlett, M.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X432239

Upper gastrointestinal

Surgical management of Boerhaave's syndrome in a tertiary oesophagogastric centre
pp. 374-380(7)
Authors: Sutcliffe, Robert P.; Forshaw, Matthew J.; Datta, Gourab; Rohatgi, Ashish; Strauss, Dirk C.; Mason, Robert C.; Botha, Abraham J.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X428298

The role of routine assays of serum amylase and lipase for the diagnosis of acute abdominal pain
pp. 381-384(4)
Authors: Sutton, Paul A.; Humes, David J.; Purcell, Gemma; Smith, Janette K.; Whiting, Frances; Wright, Tom; Morgan, Linda; Lobo, Dileep N.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X392135

Feeding patients following pancreaticoduodenectomy: a UK national survey
pp. 385-388(4)
Authors: Phillips, Mary; Lordan, Jeffrey T.; Menezes, Neville; Karanjia, Nariman D.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X428270

Lower gastrointestinal

The EndoAssist™ robotic camera holder as an aid to the introduction of laparoscopic colorectal surgery
pp. 389-393(5)
Author: Gilbert, J.M.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X392162

Vascular

Distal revascularisation with interval ligation (DRIL): an experience
pp. 394-398(5)
Authors: Field, M.; Blackwell, J.; Jaipersad, A.; Wall, M.; Silva, M.A.; Morgan, R.H.; Pherwani, A.D.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X392153

FastTrack papers – online ahead of print

FastTrackpapers - online ahead of print
pp. 398-398(1)

Urology

Ultrasensitive prostate specific antigen assay following laparoscopic radical prostatectomy - an outcome measure for defining the learning curve
pp. 399-403(5)
Authors: Viney, R.; Gommersall, L.; Zeif, J.; Hayne, D.; Shah, Z.H.; Doherty, A.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X428289

Paediatric surgery

General paediatric surgical provision of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in a district general hospital - a 12-year experience
pp. 404-409(6)
Authors: Sathesh-Kumar, T.; Rollins, Hazel; Cheslyn-Curtis, Sarah
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X391749

New online only case reports

New online only case reports
pp. 409-409(1)

Orthopaedics

The effect of total knee replacement on employment in patients under 60 years of age
pp. 410-413(4)
Authors: Lyall, H.; Ireland, John; El-Zebdeh, M.Y.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X391785

Correlation between rotator cuff tears and repeated subacromial steroid injections: a case-controlled study
pp. 414-416(3)
Authors: Bhatia, M.; Singh, B.; Nicolaou, N.; Ravikumar, K.J.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X428261

Trauma

Military general surgical training opportunities on operations in Afghanistan
pp. 417-419(3)
Authors: Brooks, Adam J.; Ramasamy, Arul; Hinsley, David; Midwinter, Mark
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X432167

Maxillofacial surgery

A second national survey of health-related quality of life questionnaires in head and neck oncology
pp. 420-425(6)
Authors: Kanatas, Anastasios N.; Mehanna, Hisham M.; Lowe, Derek; Rogers, Simon N.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X428306

Cardiovascular

A prospective audit of endoscopic vein harvesting for coronary artery bypass surgery
pp. 426-429(4)
Authors: Waqar-Uddin, Zakariya; Purohit, Manoj; Blakeman, Nadene; Zacharias, Joseph
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X392171

General

Sharps injury reporting amongst surgeons
pp. 430-432(3)
Authors: Kerr, Hui-Ling; Stewart, Nicola; Pace, Alistair; Elsayed, Sherief
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X432194

Case report

Titanium mini-plate for securing septal cartilage - a case of high-impact nasal trauma
pp. 433-434(2)
Authors: Manuel, A.; Fishman, J.M.; Majumdar, A.; Draper, M.R.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X432158

Technical Section: Technical notes & tips

Technical Section: Technical notes & tips
pp. 435-441(7)
Author: Campbell, Bruce
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X428531

Errata

Errata
pp. 441-441(1)

Trainees' presentations

Trainees' presentations: Publication of abstracts from the best regional presentations
pp. 442-442(1)
Author: de Cossart, Linda
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X432220

Letters and comments

Comment on: Needle-stick reporting among surgeons
pp. 443-444(2)
Author: Kelly, Stephen
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X432257

Author's Response
pp. 444-444(1)
Author: Thomas, William
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X432266

Letter: Transfer of a pre-operative surgical site mark to the opposite side increases the risk of wrong site surgery
pp. 444-445(2)
Authors: Robinson, P.M.; Muir, L.T.S.W.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X432275

Book Reviews

Book Reviews
pp. 446-450(5)
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X432419

On-line Case Reports

A case of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding in a teenager
pp. W1-W3(1)
Authors: Abbassi-Ghadi, N.; Bartlam, K.; Rasheed, S.; Holme, T.
DOI: 10.1308/147870809X450557

Thoracic disc prolapse presenting with abdominal pain: case report and review of the literature
pp. W4-W6(1)
Authors: Papadakos, Nikolaos; Georges, Husam; Sibtain, Naomi; Tolias, Christos M.
DOI: 10.1308/147870809X401038

Duodenal polypectomy is a rare cause of acute pancreatitis
pp. W7-W9(1)
Authors: Kwak, H.; Darmas, B.; Nutt, M.
DOI: 10.1308/147870809X401029

Attraction problems following magnet ingestion
pp. W10-W12(1)
Authors: Saeed, Atif; Johal, Navroop S.; Aslam, Adil; Brain, Jeffrey; Fitzgerald, Ray J.
DOI: 10.1308/147870809X450566

Breast gangrene in an HIV-positive patient
pp. W13-W14(1)
Authors: Venkatramani, V.; Pillai, S.; Marathe, S.; Rege, S.A.; Hardikar, J.V.
DOI: 10.1308/147870809X401056

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