Volume 100; Issue 12 Archives - British Journal of Surgery

Volume 100; Issue 12

1st November 2013

Article

Surgical specialization. BJS 2013; 100: 1545-1546.

Authors: H. Bismuth

Leading article

The miracle of liver transplantation. BJS 2013; 100: 1547-1548.

Authors: A. G. Tzakis

Review

Circulating fibrocytes and Crohn’s disease. BJS 2013; 100: 1549-1556.

Authors: S. M. Sahebally, J. P. Burke, K. H. Chang, M. G. Kiernan, P. R. O'Connell, J. C. Coffey et al.

Notes: Fibrocytes as the key to Crohn's disease

Review

Systematic review of chimney and periscope grafts for endovascular aneurysm repair. BJS 2013; 100: 1557-1564.

Authors: A. Wilson, S. Zhou, P. Bachoo, A. L. Tambyraja

Notes: Cheap alternative to complex endovascular aneurysm repair?

Article

Systematic review of chimney and periscope grafts for endovascular aneurysm repair (Br J Surg 2013; 100: 1557–1564). BJS 2013; 100: 1565-1565.

Authors: I. M. Nordon

Review

Systematic review and meta‐analysis of robotic surgery compared with conventional laparoscopic and open resections for gastric carcinoma. BJS 2013; 100: 1566-1578.

Authors: M.‐H. Hyun, C.‐H. Lee, H.‐J. Kim, Y. Tong, S.‐S. Park

Notes: Expensive, but no great advantage for robotics

Review

Systematic review of perioperative selective decontamination of the digestive tract in elective gastrointestinal surgery. BJS 2013; 100: 1579-1588.

Authors: D. Roos, L. M. Dijksman, J. G. Tijssen, D. J. Gouma, M. F. Gerhards, H. M. Oudemans‐van Straaten et al.

Notes: Decreased infection rate

Review

Meta‐analysis of randomized clinical trials on safety and efficacy of biliary drainage before surgery for obstructive jaundice. BJS 2013; 100: 1589-1596.

Authors: Y. Fang, K. S. Gurusamy, Q. Wang, B. R. Davidson, H. Lin, X. Xie et al.

Notes: Drainage increases morbidity

Randomized trial

Randomized clinical trial of pancreaticogastrostomy versus pancreaticojejunostomy on the rate and severity of pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy. BJS 2013; 100: 1597-1605.

Authors: J. Figueras, L. Sabater, P. Planellas, E. Muñoz‐Forner, S. Lopez‐Ben, L. Falgueras et al.

Notes: This pancreaticogastrostomy technique is superior

Original article

Meso‐Rex bypass for extrahepatic portal vein obstruction in children. BJS 2013; 100: 1606-1613.

Authors: F. Guérin, V. Bidault, E. Gonzales, S. Franchi‐Abella, G. De Lambert, S. Branchereau et al.

Notes: Optional but not always ideal

Original article

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band survival in a high‐volume bariatric unit. BJS 2013; 100: 1614-1618.

Authors: J. J. S. Brown, M. Boyle, K. Mahawar, S. Balupuri, P. K. Small

Notes: Frequently removed in the young and very obese

Article

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band survival in a high‐volume bariatric unit (Br J Surg 2013; 100: 1614–1618). BJS 2013; 100: 1619-1619.

Authors: J. D. Barry

Original article

Mesohepatectomy for centrally located liver tumours. BJS 2013; 100: 1620-1626.

Authors: J. Qiu, H. Wu, Y. Bai, Y. Xu, J. Zhou, H. Yuan et al.

Notes: Appropriate in selected cases

Original article

Variation in referral practice for patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases. BJS 2013; 100: 1627-1632.

Authors: A. L. Young, R. Adair, A. Culverwell, J. A. Guthrie, I. D. Botterill, G. J. Toogood et al.

Notes: Under‐referral is common

Original article

Management of complex colonic polyps in the English Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. BJS 2013; 100: 1633-1639.

Authors: T. J. W. Lee, C. J. Rees, C. Nickerson, J. Stebbing, J. F. Abercrombie, R. J. Q. McNally et al.

Notes: Wide variation in surgical referral

Article

Management of complex colonic polyps in the English Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (Br J Surg 2013; 100: 1633–1639). BJS 2013; 100: 1639-1640.

Authors: G. Cullen, G. A. Doherty

Original article

Factors affecting morbidity after conversion of laparoscopic colorectal resections. BJS 2013; 100: 1641-1648.

Authors: E. Aytac, L. Stocchi, Y. Ozdemir, R. P. Kiran

Notes: Overall complication rate unaffected

Original article

Full‐thickness laparoendoscopic colonic excision in an experimental model. BJS 2013; 100: 1649-1654.

Authors: A. Brigic, A. Southgate, P. Sibbons, S. K. Clark, C. Fraser, R. H. Kennedy et al.

Notes: Preclinical studies are encouraging

Original article

Assessment of abdominoperineal resection rate as a surrogate marker of hospital quality in rectal cancer surgery. BJS 2013; 100: 1655-1663.

Authors: M. L. Jorgensen, J. M. Young, T. A. Dobbins, M. J. Solomon

Notes: Abdominoperineal resection not a marker of hospital quality

Original article

Compliance and use of the World Health Organization checklist in UK operating theatres. BJS 2013; 100: 1664-1670.

Authors: S. P. Pickering, E. R. Robertson, D. Griffin, M. Hadi, L. J. Morgan, K. C. Catchpole et al.

Notes: Not good

Article

Authors’ reply: Randomized clinical trial on the effect of fibrin sealant on latissimus dorsi donor‐site seroma formation after breast reconstruction (Br J Surg 2012; 99: 1381–1388). BJS 2013; 100: 1671-1671.

Authors: Z. E. Winters, R. Llewellyn‐Bennett

Article

Randomized clinical trial on the effect of fibrin sealant on latissimus dorsi donor‐site seroma formation after breast reconstruction (Br J Surg 2012; 99: 1381–1388). BJS 2013; 100: 1671-1671.

Authors: S. Soumian, S. Al‐Ani, G. Sterne

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