Volume 101; Issue 7 Archives - British Journal of Surgery

Volume 101; Issue 7

1st June 2014

Leading article

Solutions to shortage of liver grafts for transplantation. BJS 2014; 101: 739-741.

Authors: P. Dutkowski, P.‐A. Clavien

Review

Systematic review and meta‐analysis of trainee‐ versus expert surgeon‐performed colorectal resection. BJS 2014; 101: 750-759.

Authors: M. Kelly, A. Bhangu, P. Singh, J. E. F. Fitzgerald, P. P. Tekkis

Notes: No adverse outcomes if supervised adequately

Randomized trial

Randomized clinical trial comparing Nordic pole walking and a standard home exercise programme in patients with intermittent claudication. BJS 2014; 101: 760-767.

Authors: C. Spafford, C. Oakley, J. D. Beard

Notes: Nordic poles are beneficial

Original article

Estimated risk of cancer transmission from organ donor to graft recipient in a national transplantation registry. BJS 2014; 101: 768-774.

Authors: R. Desai, D. Collett, C. J. E. Watson, P. Johnson, T. Evans, J. Neuberger et al.

Notes: Risk of transmission lower than perceived

Original article

Comparison of energy metabolism in liver grafts from donors after circulatory death and donors after brain death during cold storage and reperfusion. BJS 2014; 101: 775-783.

Authors: M. T. P. R. Perera, D. A. Richards, M. A. Silva, N. Ahmed, D. A. Neil, N. Murphy et al.

Notes: Energy depletion worse after circulatory death

Original article

Donor age as a risk factor in donation after circulatory death liver transplantation in a controlled withdrawal protocol programme. BJS 2014; 101: 784-792.

Authors: O. Detry, A. Deroover, N. Meurisse, M. F. Hans, J. Delwaide, S. Lauwick et al.

Notes: Age no factor for graft outcome

Article

Donor age as a risk factor in donation after circulatory death liver transplantation in a controlled withdrawal protocol programme (Br J Surg 2014; 101: 784–792). BJS 2014; 101: 793-793.

Authors: S. J. Wigmore

Original article

Effect of regional cooperation on outcomes from ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. BJS 2014; 101: 794-801.

Authors: S. C. van Beek, J. J. Reimerink, A. C. Vahl, W. Wisselink, J. A. Reekers, N. van Geloven et al.

Notes: Centralization works

Original article

Early sac shrinkage predicts a low risk of late complications after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. BJS 2014; 101: 802-810.

Authors: F. Bastos Gonçalves, H. Baderkhan, H. J. M. Verhagen, A. Wanhainen, M. Björck, R. J. Stolker et al.

Notes: Towards personalized surveillance

Original article

Outcomes of routine ilioinguinal lymph node dissection for palpable inguinal melanoma nodal metastasis. BJS 2014; 101: 811-819.

Authors: A. R. Glover, C. P. Allan, M. J. Wilkinson, D. C. Strauss, J. M. Thomas, A. J. Hayes et al.

Notes: Pelvic metastasis found frequently

Original article

Blood clearance of Howell–Jolly bodies in an experimental autogenic splenic implant model. BJS 2014; 101: 820-827.

Authors: R. G. Marques, S. B. S. G. Lucena, C. E. R. Caetano, V. Oliveira de Sousa, M. C. Portela, A. Petroianu et al.

Notes: Provides morphological and functional regeneration

Original article

Cost‐effectiveness of early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for mild acute gallstone pancreatitis. BJS 2014; 101: 828-835.

Authors: S. Morris, K. S. Gurusamy, N. Patel, B. R. Davidson

Notes: Would require significant resources

Original article

Failure to rescue as a source of variation in hospital mortality after hepatic surgery. BJS 2014; 101: 836-846.

Authors: G. Spolverato, A. Ejaz, O. Hyder, Y. Kim, T. M. Pawlik

Notes: High volume is associated with lower morbidity and mortality

Article

Failure to rescue as a source of variation in hospital mortality after hepatic surgery (Br J Surg 2014; 101: 836–846). BJS 2014; 101: 846-846.

Authors: J. Mezhir

Original article

Risk factors for bleeding in hepatocellular adenoma. BJS 2014; 101: 847-855.

Authors: M. Bieze, S. S. K. S. Phoa, J. Verheij, K. P. van Lienden, T. M. van Gulik

Notes: Some are more dangerous than others

Original article

Performance of prognostic scores in predicting long‐term outcome following resection of colorectal liver metastases. BJS 2014; 101: 856-866.

Authors: K. J. Roberts, A. White, A. Cockbain, J. Hodson, E. Hidalgo, G. J. Toogood et al.

Notes: None of them is perfect

Original article

Bridge‐to‐surgery stent placement versus emergency surgery for acute malignant colonic obstruction. BJS 2014; 101: 867-873.

Authors: M. W. van den Berg, D. A. M. Sloothaak, M. G. W. Dijkgraaf, E. S. van der Zaag, W. A. Bemelman, P. J. Tanis et al.

Notes: Fewer stomas in left‐sided tumours

Original article

Multicentre propensity score‐matched analysis of conventional versus extended abdominoperineal excision for low rectal cancer. BJS 2014; 101: 874-882.

Authors: H. Ortiz, M. A. Ciga, P. Armendariz, E. Kreisler, A. Codina‐Cazador, J. Gomez‐Barbadillo et al.

Notes: Extended ‘extralevator’ surgery not superior

Article

Authors’ reply: Systematic review and meta‐analysis of predictors of post‐thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia (Br J Surg 2014; 101: 307–320). BJS 2014; 101: 883-884.

Authors: O. Edafe, R. Antakia, N. Laskar, L. Uttley, S. P. Balasubramanian

Article

Systematic review and meta‐analysis of predictors of post‐thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia (Br J Surg 2014; 101: 307–320). BJS 2014; 101: 883-883.

Authors: H. O. El Malki, R. Abouqal

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