Volume 105; Issue 8 Archives - British Journal of Surgery

Volume 105; Issue 8

1st July 2018

Original article

Thirty‐day mortality in patients undergoing laparotomy for small bowel obstruction. BJS 2018; 105: 1006-1013.

Authors: O. Peacock, M. G. Bassett, A. Kuryba, K. Walker, E. Davies, I. Anderson et al.

Notes: Avoid unnecessary delay

Original article

Interobserver variability in the classification of appendicitis during laparoscopy. BJS 2018; 105: 1014-1019.

Authors: A. L. van den Boom, E. M. L. de Wijkerslooth, K. A. L. Mauff, I. Dawson, C. C. van Rossem, B. R. Toorenvliet et al.

Notes: Considerable

Original article

Nationwide trends in the incidence and outcome of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumour in the imatinib era. BJS 2018; 105: 1020-1027.

Authors: W. T. A. van der Graaf, R. Tielen, J. J. Bonenkamp, V. Lemmens, R. H. A. Verhoeven, J. H. W. de Wilt et al.

Notes: Surgery improves survival

Original article

Population‐based cohort study of surgical myotomy and pneumatic dilatation as primary interventions for oesophageal achalasia. BJS 2018; 105: 1028-1035.

Authors: S. R. Markar, H. Mackenzie, A. Askari, O. Faiz, J. Hoare, G. Zaninotto et al.

Notes: Fewer reinterventions after surgical myotomy

Original article

Ethanol ablation for refractory bile leakage after complex hepatectomy. BJS 2018; 105: 1036-1043.

Authors: A. Ito, T. Ebata, Y. Yokoyama, T. Igami, T. Mizuno, J. Yamaguchi et al.

Notes: Ethanol ablation is effective

Original article

Relationship between intraoperative non‐technical performance and technical events in bariatric surgery. BJS 2018; 105: 1044-1050.

Authors: A. B. Fecso, S. S. Kuzulugil, C. Babaoglu, A. B. Bener, T. P. Grantcharov

Notes: Ways to assess team performance

Original article

Postconditioning effects of argon or xenon on early graft function in a porcine model of kidney autotransplantation. BJS 2018; 105: 1051-1060.

Authors: J. De Deken, S. Rex, E. Lerut, W. Martinet, D. Monbaliu, J. Pirenne et al.

Notes: No for noble gases

Original article

Operating list composition and surgical performance. BJS 2018; 105: 1061-1069.

Authors: T. W. Pike, F. Mushtaq, R. P. Mann, P. Chambers, G. Hall, J. E. Tomlinson et al.

Notes: Science behind list structure

Article

Scientific surgery. BJS 2018; 105: 1070-1070.

Article

Issue information. BJS 2018; 105: 919-926.

Leading article

Ten years of the Surgical Safety Checklist. BJS 2018; 105: 927-929.

Authors: T. G. Weiser, A. B. Haynes

Leading article

Is axillary ultrasound imaging necessary for all patients with breast cancer?. BJS 2018; 105: 930-932.

Authors: M. Ahmed, M. Douek

Systematic review

Meta‐analysis of in‐hospital delay before surgery as a risk factor for complications in patients with acute appendicitis. BJS 2018; 105: 933-945.

Authors: S. T. van Dijk, A. H. van Dijk, M. G. Dijkgraaf, M. A. Boermeester

Notes: Delay is safe

Systematic review

Meta‐analysis comparing upfront surgery with neoadjuvant treatment in patients with resectable or borderline resectable pancreatic cancer. BJS 2018; 105: 946-958.

Authors: E. Versteijne, J. A. Vogel, M. G. Besselink, O. R. C. Busch, J. W. Wilmink, J. G. Daams et al.

Notes: Improved survival with neoadjuvant treatment

Systematic review

Systematic review of the influence of socioeconomic deprivation on mortality after colorectal surgery. BJS 2018; 105: 959-970.

Authors: T. E. Poulton, T. Salih, P. Martin, A. Rojas‐Garcia, R. Raine, S. R. Moonesinghe et al.

Notes: Major differences in mortality

Randomized clinical trial

Randomized clinical trial of elective resection versus observation in diverticulitis with extraluminal air or abscess initially managed conservatively. BJS 2018; 105: 971-979.

Authors: K. You, R. Bendl, C. Taut, R. Sullivan, M. Gachabayov, R. Bergamaschi et al.

Notes: Conservative management appropriate

Original article

Outcome of open abdominal management following military trauma. BJS 2018; 105: 980-986.

Authors: S. Pengelly, J. E. A. Berry, S. E. Herrick, D. M. Bowley, G. L. Carlson

Notes: Most closed; hernia rates similar to primary closure

Original article

Population‐based study of the sensitivity of axillary ultrasound imaging in the preoperative staging of node‐positive invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast. BJS 2018; 105: 987-995.

Authors: E. Morrow, A. Lannigan, J. Doughty, J. Litherland, J. Mansell, S. Stallard et al.

Notes: Less sensitive in lobular carcinoma

Original article

Twenty‐year experience of paediatric thyroid surgery using intraoperative nerve monitoring. BJS 2018; 105: 996-1005.

Authors: R. Schneider, A. Machens, C. Sekulla, K. Lorenz, F. Weber, H. Dralle et al.

Notes: Smaller tools needed

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