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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 8, November 2009

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Controversial Topics in Surgery

Incisional hernia repair - laparoscopic or open surgery?
pp. 631-636(6)
Authors: Kingsnorth, Andrew; Banerjea, Ayan; Bhargava, Aman
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521514

Vascular

Update experience of surgery for acute limb ischaemia in a district general hospital - are we getting any better?
pp. 637-640(4)
Authors: Morris-Stiff, G.; D'Souza, J.; Raman, S.; Paulvannan, S.; Lewis, M.H.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521271

The National Stroke Strategy - is it achievable?
pp. 641-644(4)
Authors: Reid, T.D.; Finney, L.J.; Hedges, A.R.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X432491

Three-year audit and cost assessment of open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in a district general hospital
pp. 645-648(4)
Authors: El Kafsi, J.; Wake, J.; Lintott, P.; Northeast, A.; McLaren, A.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521037

Orthopaedics

The management of spinal metastases from renal cell carcinoma
pp. 649-652(4)
Authors: Langdon, James; Way, Adam; Heaton, Samuel; Bernard, Jason; Molloy, Sean
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X432482

Reading the small print - labelling recommendations for orthopaedic implants
pp. 653-657(5)
Authors: Haene, Roger A.; Sandhu, Ranbir S.; Baxandall, Richard
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X432392

Non-traumatic anterior dislocation of a total knee replacement associated with neurovascular injury
pp. 658-659(2)
Authors: Aderinto, Joseph; Gross, Allan W.; Rittenhouse, Bryan
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X432509

General & Emergency

Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy service provision is feasible and safe in the current UK National Health Service
pp. 660-664(5)
Authors: Agrawal, S.; Battula, N.; Barraclough, L.; Durkin, D.; Cheruvu, C.V.N.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X464478

FastTrack papers – online ahead of print

General & Emergency

Port-site pyoderma gangrenosum - a rare complication of surgical trauma
pp. 665-666(2)
Authors: Noblett, S.E.; Woodcock, S.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X432103

Systematic review of internal hernia formation following laparoscopic left nephrectomy
pp. 667-669(3)
Authors: Cox, Rebecca; Dalatzui, Najib; Hrouda, David; Buchanan, Gordon N.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521235

Cost-effective laparoscopic cholecystectomy
pp. 670-672(3)
Authors: Slater, M.; Booth, M.I.; Dehn, T.C.B.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521154

Waiting time to lymph node biopsy is dependent on referral method: don't write, phone!
pp. 673-676(4)
Authors: Pannick, S.A.J.; Ingham Clark, C.L.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521118

New online only case reports

General & Emergency

Local anaesthetic inguinal hernia repair performed under supervision: early and long-term outcomes
pp. 677-680(4)
Authors: Sanjay, P.; Woodward, A.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521073

Initial experience of laparostomy with immediate vacuum therapy in patients with severe peritonitis
pp. 681-687(7)
Authors: Horwood, James; Akbar, Fayaz; Maw, Andrew
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167520993

Paediatric surgery

Ritual circumcision: no longer a problem for health services in the British Isles
pp. 693-696(4)
Authors: Atkin, G.K.; Butler, C.; Broadhurst, J.; Khan, A.; Nataraj, R.; Madden, N.; Haddad, M.; Clarke, S.A.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167520957

Otolaryngology

Indications for tonsillectomy: are we documenting them?
pp. 697-699(3)
Authors: Toh, Alex; Mullin, Annemarie; Grainger, Joe; Uppal, Harpreet
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521712

Urology

The central urology multidisciplinary team - is it time to change the referral criteria? An audit of practice in a district general hospital in London
pp. 700-702(3)
Authors: Sooriakumaran, Prasanna; Dick, John A.; Thompson, Alan C.; Morley, Roland
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521190

Postoperative care

Low plasma albumin linked to fluid overload in postoperative epidural patients
pp. 703-707(5)
Authors: Malhotra, Karan; Axisa, Benedict
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167522072

CORESS Feedback

CORESS Feedback
pp. 708-710(3)
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521316

Technical Section: Technical notes & tips

Technical Section: Technical notes & tips
pp. 711-717(7)
Author: Campbell, Bruce
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521631

Letters and comments

Comment on: Truly one-stop?
pp. 718-718(1)
Author: Clay, Nigel R.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521352

Authors' Comments
pp. 718-719(2)
Authors: Nicholl, J.E.; David, L.A.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521398

Comment on: A plethora of gastric bands
pp. 719-719(1)
Author: Diggory, Robert T.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521433

Author's Comment
pp. 719-719(1)
Author: Norton, Sally
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521479

Comment on: Additional application in bladder irrigation after TURP or TURBT
pp. 720-720(1)
Authors: Bugeja, S.; Mercieca, M.; German, K.
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521550

On-line Case Reports

'Not just another appendicitis!' - a case report of acute abdominal pain caused by splenic rupture secondary to isolated splenic peliosis
pp. W1-W4(1)
Authors: Qureshi, Samrina; Choong, Andrew M.T.L.; Tadrous, Paul J.; Bhutiani, Rajinder P.
DOI: 10.1308/147870809X450610

Tattooing and the risk of wrong-site ear surgery
pp. W5-W6(1)
Authors: Srouji, I.; Prinsley, P.
DOI: 10.1308/147870809X450638

Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for ileocolic intussusception secondary to caecal neoplasm
pp. W7-W8(1)
Authors: Marsden, N.; Saklani, A.P.; Davies, M.; Chandrasekaran, T.V.; Khot, U.; Beynon, J.
DOI: 10.1308/147870809X450601

Timely computed tomography scan diagnoses spigelian hernia: a case study
pp. W9-W10(1)
Authors: Gough, Vivienne M.; Vella, Mark
DOI: 10.1308/147870809X450629

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