Volume 101; Issue 5 Archives - British Journal of Surgery

Volume 101; Issue 5

1st April 2014

Leading article

The challenges of implementing a simulation‐based surgical training curriculum. BJS 2014; 101: 441-443.

Authors: A. G. R. Kordowicz, M. J. Gough

Leading article

Role of acellular dermal matrix‐assisted implants in breast reconstruction. BJS 2014; 101: 444-445.

Authors: Z. E. Winters, A. S. Colwell

Review

Systematic review and meta‐analysis of wound drains after thyroid surgery. BJS 2014; 101: 446-456.

Authors: R. S. R. Woods, J. F. C. Woods, E. S. Duignan, C. Timon

Notes: The use of drains is obsolete

Review

Systematic review of tibial nerve stimulation to treat faecal incontinence. BJS 2014; 101: 457-468.

Authors: E. J. Horrocks, N. Thin, M. A. Thaha, S. J. C. Taylor, C. Norton, C. H. Knowles et al.

Notes: Jury still out on tibial nerve stimulation

Randomized trial

Randomized clinical trial of selective versus routine preoperative duplex ultrasound imaging before arteriovenous fistula surgery. BJS 2014; 101: 469-474.

Authors: G. E. Smith, R. Barnes, I. C. Chetter

Notes: No difference

Original article

Impact of risk scoring on decision‐making in symptomatic moderate carotid atherosclerosis. BJS 2014; 101: 475-480.

Authors: B. Dharmarajah, A. Thapar, J. Salem, T. R. A. Lane, E. L. S. Leen, A. H. Davies et al.

Notes: Makes a difference

Original article

Reasons for non‐participation in population‐based abdominal aortic aneurysm screening. BJS 2014; 101: 481-487.

Authors: A. Linne, K. Leander, D. Lindström, S. Törnberg, R. Hultgren

Notes: Attendance could be improved

Original article

Incidence of and risk factors for sentinel lymph node metastasis in patients with a postoperative diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ. BJS 2014; 101: 488-494.

Authors: L. Zetterlund, S. Stemme, H. Arnrup, J. de Boniface

Notes: No support for routine SLNB in DCIS

Original article

Influence of co‐morbidity on long‐term quality of life after oesophagectomy for cancer. BJS 2014; 101: 495-501.

Authors: T. Djärv, M. Derogar, P. Lagergren

Notes: Improving information to patients

Original article

Propensity score analysis of oesophageal cancer treatment with surgery or definitive chemoradiotherapy. BJS 2014; 101: 502-510.

Authors: A. Karran, P. Blake, D. Chan, T. D. Reid, I. L. Davies, M. Kelly et al.

Notes: A challenge to the role of surgery

Original article

Surgical resection strategy and the influence of radicality on outcomes in oesophageal cancer. BJS 2014; 101: 511-517.

Authors: A. R. Davies, H. Sandhu, A. Pillai, P. Sinha, F. Mattsson, M. J. Forshaw et al.

Notes: Surgical approach makes little difference to long‐term outcomes

Original article

Relevance of hepatoduodenal ligament lymph nodes in resectional surgery for gastric cancer. BJS 2014; 101: 518-522.

Authors: S. L. Lee, H. H. Lee, Y. H. Ko, K. Y. Song, C. H. Park, H. M. Jeon et al.

Notes: How a staging system can be misleading

Original article

Impact of hospital volume on hospital mortality, length of stay and total costs after pancreaticoduodenectomy. BJS 2014; 101: 523-529.

Authors: R. Yoshioka, H. Yasunaga, K. Hasegawa, H. Horiguchi, K. Fushimi, T. Aoki et al.

Notes: The volume effect is important even when mortality is low

Original article

Para‐aortic lymph node sampling in pancreatic head adenocarcinoma. BJS 2014; 101: 530-538.

Authors: L. Schwarz, R. M. Lupinacci, M. Svrcek, M. Lesurtel, M. Bubenheim, H. Vuarnesson et al.

Notes: A group that does not benefit from resection

Original article

Complications in surgery for Crohn’s disease after preoperative antitumour necrosis factor therapy. BJS 2014; 101: 539-545.

Authors: P. Myrelid, M. Marti‐Gallostra, S. Ashraf, M. L. Sunde, M. Tholin, T. Øresland et al.

Notes: Did not increase complications

Original article

Liver retraction using n‐butyl‐2‐cyanoacrylate glue during single‐incision laparoscopic upper abdominal surgery. BJS 2014; 101: 546-549.

Authors: S. Wu, H. Yu, Y. Fan, J. Kong, X. Yu

Notes: A simple and effective method for liver retraction

Original article

Discrepancies between medical oncologists and surgeons in assessment of resectability and indication for chemotherapy in patients with colorectal liver metastases. BJS 2014; 101: 550-557.

Authors: K. Homayounfar, A. Bleckmann, H.‐J. Helms, F. Lordick, J. Rüschoff, L.‐C. Conradi et al.

Notes: Judgement of resectability differs substantially

Original article

Risk of desmoid tumours after open and laparoscopic colectomy in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. BJS 2014; 101: 558-565.

Authors: M. Vitellaro, P. Sala, S. Signoroni, P. Radice, S. Fortuzzi, E. M. Civelli et al.

Notes: Laparoscopic colectomy was favourable

Original article

Prognostic subdivision of ypT3 rectal tumours according to extension beyond the muscularis propria. BJS 2014; 101: 566-572.

Authors: S. Merkel, K. Weber, V. Schellerer, J. Göhl, R. Fietkau, A. Agaimy et al.

Notes: ypT3b carries a poor prognosis

Original article

Preoperative assessment of retrorectal tumours. BJS 2014; 101: 573-577.

Authors: A. J. Sagar, A. Koshy, R. Hyland, O. Rotimi, P. M. Sagar

Notes: Biopsy may not be warranted

Original article

Robotic transanal minimally invasive surgery for local excision of rectal neoplasms. BJS 2014; 101: 578-581.

Authors: R. Hompes, S. M. Rauh, F. Ris, J. B. Tuynman, N. J. Mortensen

Notes: Promising but costs prohibitive

Article

Robotic transanal minimally invasive surgery for local excision of rectal neoplasms (Br J Surg 2014; 101: 578–581). BJS 2014; 101: 581-581.

Authors: S. Atallah

Original article

Outcomes reported in high‐impact surgical journals. BJS 2014; 101: 582-589.

Authors: I. Antonescu, C. L. Mueller, G. M. Fried, M. C. Vassiliou, N. E. Mayo, L. S. Feldman et al.

Notes: Not enough attention paid to patient‐reported outcomes

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