Volume 105; Issue 1 Archives - British Journal of Surgery

Volume 105; Issue 1

1st January 2018

Original article

Patient‐reported rates of chronic pain and recurrence after groin hernia repair. BJS 2018; 105: 106-112.

Authors: K.‐J. Lundström, H. Holmberg, A. Montgomery, P. Nordin

Notes: Higher chronic pain rate than expected

Leading article

Cost‐effective surgery for better outcomes. BJS 2018; 105: 11-12.

Authors: S. Paterson‐Brown

Original article

Influence of national centralization of oesophagogastric cancer on management and clinical outcome from emergency upper gastrointestinal conditions. BJS 2018; 105: 113-120.

Authors: S. R. Markar, H. Mackenzie, T. Wiggins, A. Askari, A. Karthikesalingam, O. Faiz et al.

Notes: Improves outcome of oesophageal perforation

Original article

Morbidity of cholecystectomy and gastric bypass in a national database. BJS 2018; 105: 121-127.

Authors: V. Wanjura, E. Szabo, J. Österberg, J. Ottosson, L. Enochsson, G. Sandblom et al.

Notes: Avoid unnecessary surgery

Original article

Risk score to predict biliary leakage after elective liver resection. BJS 2018; 105: 128-139.

Authors: K. Mohkam, O. Farges, E. Vibert, O. Soubrane, R. Adam, F.‐R. Pruvot et al.

Notes: Multi‐institutionally validated prognostic tool

Review

Savings from reducing low‐value general surgical interventions. BJS 2018; 105: 13-25.

Authors: H. T. Malik, J. Marti, A. Darzi, E. Mossialos

Notes: Considerable savings possible

Original article

MRI‐based score to predict surgical difficulty in patients with rectal cancer. BJS 2018; 105: 140-146.

Authors: L. Escal, S. Nougaret, B. Guiu, M. M. Bertrand, H. de Forges, R. Tetreau et al.

Notes: Imaging criteria predict surgical difficulty

Article

Scientific Surgery. BJS 2018; 105: 147-147.

Systematic review

Meta‐analysis of the procedural risks of carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting over time. BJS 2018; 105: 26-36.

Authors: K. Lokuge, D. D. de Waard, A. Halliday, A. Gray, R. Bulbulia, B. Mihaylova et al.

Notes: Endarterectomy outcomes improving

Systematic review

Systematic review and network meta‐analysis of methods of mesh fixation during laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. BJS 2018; 105: 37-47.

Authors: J. J. Baker, S. Öberg, K. Andresen, T. W. Klausen, J. Rosenberg

Notes: Sutures best

Randomized clinical trial

Randomized clinical trial of duct‐to‐mucosa versus invagination pancreaticojejunostomy after pancreatoduodenectomy. BJS 2018; 105: 48-57.

Authors: Y. Senda, Y. Shimizu, S. Natsume, S. Ito, K. Komori, T. Abe et al.

Notes: No difference found

Article

Surgeons, insurgents and the lost Caravaggio. BJS 2018; 105: 58-58.

Authors: É. Ryan, B. Creavin, D. C. Winter

Original article

Upregulation of epidermal gap junctional proteins in patients with venous disease. BJS 2018; 105: 59-67.

Authors: M. Kanapathy, R. Simpson, L. Madden, C. Thrasivoulou, A. Mosahebi, D. L. Becker et al.

Notes: Potential marker of disease severity

Original article

Lessons learned about prevalence and growth rates of abdominal aortic aneurysms from a 25‐year ultrasound population screening programme. BJS 2018; 105: 68-74.

Authors: C. Oliver‐Williams, M. J. Sweeting, G. Turton, D. Parkin, D. Cooper, C. Rodd et al.

Notes: Growth rates unchanged but prevalence decreasing

Original article

MiR‐128 regulation of glucose metabolism and cell proliferation in triple‐negative breast cancer. BJS 2018; 105: 75-85.

Authors: M. Xiao, C. Lou, H. Xiao, Y. Yang, X. Cai, C. Li et al.

Notes: New molecular target?

Original article

Population‐based incidence rate of inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures in a high‐income country. BJS 2018; 105: 86-95.

Authors: E. Omling, A. Jarnheimer, J. Rose, J. Björk, J. G. Meara, L. Hagander et al.

Notes: Higher than previously reported

Leading article

Do intra‐abdominal adhesions cause pain?. BJS 2018; 105: 9-10.

Authors: J. MacFie

Original article

Optimal extent of completion lymphadenectomy for patients with melanoma and a positive sentinel node in the groin. BJS 2018; 105: 96-105.

Authors: D. Verver, M. F. Madu, C. M. C. Oude Ophuis, M. Faut, J. H. W. de Wilt, J. J. Bonenkamp et al.

Notes: Inguinal is enough

Abstracts