British Journal of Surgery

BJS—looking to the future
pp. 1-1(1)
Author: Murie J.

From Correspondenzblatt to BJS – a century of Swiss surgical publishing
pp. 2-3(2)
Authors: Harder F.; Leutenegger A.; Clavien P.-A.

Oesophagectomy – lessons from China
pp. 4-5(2)
Author: Alderson D.

Trials in surgery
pp. 6-16(11)
Authors: Lilford R.; Braunholtz D.; Harris J.; Gill T.

Systematic review of survival after acute mesenteric ischaemia according to disease aetiology
pp. 17-27(11)
Authors: Schoots I.G.; Koffeman G.I.; Legemate D.A.; Levi M.; van Gulik T.M.

Meta-analysis of the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of appendicitis
pp. 28-37(10)
Author: Andersson R.E.B.

Randomized clinical trial comparing level II and level III axillary node dissection in addition to mastectomy for breast cancer
pp. 38-43(6)
Authors: Tominaga T.; Takashima S.; Danno M.

Randomized clinical trial of lightweight composite mesh for Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair
pp. 44-48(5)
Authors: Post S.; Weiss B.; Willer M.; Neufang T.; Lorenz D.

Diagnostic delay in breast cancer
pp. 49-53(5)
Authors: Barber M.D.; Jack W.; Dixon J.M.

Randomized clinical trial investigating the use of drains and fibrin sealant following surgery for breast cancer
pp. 54-60(7)
Authors: Jain P.K.; Sowdi R.; Anderson A.D.G.; MacFie J.

Interleukin 7 induces the growth of breast cancer cells through a wortmannin-sensitive pathway
pp. 61-68(8)
Authors: Al-Rawi M.A.A.; Rmali K.; Mansel R.E.; Jiang W.G.

Subaxillary dermocutaneous fat flap for reconstruction of the upper outer quadrant of the breast following conservation surgery
pp. 69-71(3)
Author: Chaturvedi S.

Increased vascular endothelial growth factor production in fibroblasts isolated from strictures in patients with Crohn's disease
pp. 72-77(6)
Authors: Beddy D.; Watson R.W.G.; Fitzpatrick J.M.; O'Connell P.R.

Focused parathyroid surgery with intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement as a day-case procedure
pp. 78-82(5)
Authors: Gurnell E.M.; Thomas S.K.; McFarlane I.; Munday I.; Balan K.K.; Berman L.; Chatterjee V.K.K.; Wishart G.C.

Damage control laparotomy
pp. 83-85(3)
Authors: Finlay I.G.; Edwards T.J.; Lambert A.W.

Genetic approach to the role of cysteine proteases in the expansion of abdominal aortic aneurysms
pp. 86-89(4)
Authors: Eriksson P.; Jones K.G.; Brown L.C.; Greenhalgh R.M.; Hamsten A.; Powell J.T.

Surgical treatment for cancer of the oesophagus and gastric cardia in Hebei, China
pp. 90-98(9)
Authors: Liu J.F.; Wang Q.Z.; Hou J.

An intraductal papillary component is associated with prolonged survival after hepatic resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
pp. 99-104(6)
Authors: Tajima Y.; Kuroki T.; Fukuda K.; Tsuneoka N.; Furui J.; Kanematsu T.

Surgical site infection after groin hernia repair
pp. 105-111(7)
Authors: Taylor E.W.; Duffy K.; Lee K.; Hill R.; Noone A.; Macintyre I.; King P.M.; O'Dwyer P.J.

Preoperative probability model for predicting overall survival after resection of pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer
pp. 112-120(9)
Authors: Kanemitsu Y.; Kato T.; Hirai T.; Yasui K.

Optimal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer is by dissection in front of Denonvilliers' fascia
pp. 121-123(3)
Authors: Heald R.J.; Moran B.J.; Brown G.; Daniels I.R.

Letter 3 (for Letters 1 and 2 see Br J Surg 2003; 90: 1451 – 1452): Cold provocation testing and hand-arm vibration syndrome — an audit of the results of the Department of Trade and Industry scheme for the evaluation of miners (Br J Surg 2003; 90: 1076-1079)
pp. 124-124(1)
Author: Coughlin P.

Author's reply: Cold provocation testing and hand-arm vibration syndrome – an audit of the results of the Department of Trade and Industry scheme for the evaluation of miners (Br J Surg 2003; 90: 1076- 1079)
pp. 124-125(2)
Authors: Proud G.; Burke F.; Lawson I.J.; McGeoch K.L.; Miles J.N.V.

Randomized clinical trial comparing epidural anaesthesia and patient-controlled analgesia after laparoscopic segmental colectomy (Br J Surg 2003; 90: 1195-1199)
pp. 125-125(1)
Authors: Baca B.; Gönenç M.; Hamzaodlu I.; Karahasanodlu T.

Author's reply: Randomized clinical trial comparing epidural anaesthesia and patient-controlled analgesia after laparoscopic segmental colectomy (Br J Surg 2003; 90: 1195-1199)
pp. 125-125(1)
Author: Senagore A.J.

Anastomotic leakage after curative anterior resection results in a higher prevalence of local recurrence colectomy (Br J Surg 2003; 90: 1261-1266)
pp. 125-126(2)
Author: Nash G.F.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (Br J Surg 2003; 90: 1178- 1186)
pp. 126-126(1)
Authors: Neuhaus S.J.; Clark M.A.; Thomas J.M.; Judson I.

Aids to radiological differential diagnosis. 4th Edn. S. Chapman and R. Nakielny (eds). 137 × 215 mm. Pp. 680. Illustrated. 2003. Saunders: London.
pp. 127-127(1)
Author: Redhead D.N.

Key topics in general surgery. 2nd Edn. C. R. Lattimer, N. M. Wilson and N. R. F. Lagattolla. 234 × 156 mm. Pp. 392. 2002. BIOS Scientific Publishers: Abingdon, UK.
pp. 127-127(1)
Author: Delicata R.J.

Medical statistics made clear. An introduction to basic concepts. A. Banerjee. 155 × 233 mm. Pp. 131. Illustrated. 2003. The Royal Society of Medicine Press: London.
pp. 127-127(1)
Author: Smith F.C.T.

Scientific surgery
pp. 128-128(1)