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Volume 86, Number 6, November 2004

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Acknowledgement to reviewers

Original Article

Free Content A head and neck cancer database for the 21st century
pp. 404-406(3)
Authors: Benjamin, Elliot; Alusi, Ghassan

Audit

Free Content The information needs of head and neck cancer patients prior to surgery
pp. 407-410(4)
Authors: Newell, Rob; Ziegler, Lucy; Stafford, Nick; Lewin, Robert J.

Free Content A survey of current myocardial protection practices during coronary artery bypass grafting
pp. 413-415(3)
Authors: Karthik, S.; Grayson, A.D.; Oo, A.Y.; Fabri, B.M.

Case Report

Free Content Tuberculosis of the breast: experience of a UK breast clinic serving an ethnically diverse population
pp. 416-419(4)
Authors: Jah, A.; Mulla, R.; Lawrence, F.D.; Pittam, M.; Ravichandran, D.

Original Article

Free Content Hepatic resection for colorectal metastases - a national perspective
pp. 420-424(5)
Authors: Heriot, A.G.; Reynolds, J.; Marks, C.G.; Karanjia, N.

Free Content 'One-stop' inguinal hernia surgery - day-case referral, diagnosis and treatment
pp. 425-427(3)
Authors: Putnis, S.; Merville-Tugg, R.; Atkinson, S.

Audit

Free Content What is important to patients receiving extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy for urinary tract calculi?
pp. 432-435(4)
Authors: Kouriefs, C.; Quatan, N.; Larking, A.; Watkin, N.A.; Boyd, P.J.R.

Free Content Metastatic bone disease - the orthopaedic workload
pp. 436-438(3)
Authors: Cribb, G.L.; Toms, A.D.; Prosser, G.; Thomas, A.P.

Robert Jones Lecture

Free Content Total hip arthroplasty: results and consequences
pp. 439-441(3)
Author: Wroblewski, B.M.

Case Report

Audit

Free Content Wound infections in day-case hand surgery: a prospective study
pp. 449-450(2)
Authors: Hashemi, Kambiz; Blakeley, Christopher J.

Training

Free Content Regional orthopaedic courses - rationale and practice
pp. 451-454(4)
Authors: Harvey, Jason R.; Thomas, Neil P.

Audit

Free Content Is there a need for resident general surgical cover in small peripheral hospitals?
pp. 455-456(2)
Authors: Zia, M.K.; Rajakumar, V.; Delicata, R.J.; Shandall, A.A.

Special Section: Informed Consent

Free Content Editorial
pp. 457-458(2)
Author: Campbell, Bruce

Free Content Improving risk disclosure during the consent process
pp. 458-462(5)
Authors: Edwards, T.J.; Finlay, I.; Wilkins, D.C.; Lambert, A.W.

Free Content 'Will you be doing my operation doctor?' Patient attitudes to informed consent
pp. 462-464(3)
Authors: Wiseman, O.J.; Wijewardena, M.; Calleary, J.; Masood, J.; Hill, J.T.

Special Section: Informed Consent - Letters

Free Content Response from the authors
pp. 467-467(1)
Authors: Ibrahim, T.; Ong, S.M.; Taylor, GJStC

Miscellaneous

Free Content NICE news in the Annals
pp. 468-469(2)

Controversial Topics in Surgery

Free Content Controversial Topics in Surgery
pp. 470-473(4)
Author: Dehn, Tom

Technical Section: Technical tutorial, notes and tips

Trainees' Presentations Recognised by the College: Publication of abstracts from the best regional presentations

Books Received

Free Content Books received
pp. 483-485(3)

Book Reviews

Free Content Book Reviews
pp. 486-488(3)

Online-only case reports and letters

Letters and Comments

Free Content Response on behalf of the authors
pp. 491-492(2)
Author: Novell, J.R.

Free Content Hand-held Doppler to assess valvular incompetence - a new OSCE station?
pp. 491-492(2)
Authors: Posnett, Helena; Derodra, J.

Online Case Reports

Free Content A solitary encapsulated pelvic aggressive angiomyxoma
pp. W1-W3(3)
Authors: Adwan, Hussamuddin; Patel, Bijendra; Kamel, Dia; Glazer, Geoffrey

Free Content Acute abdomen secondary to a Meckel's lipoma
pp. W4-W5(2)
Authors: Ahmed, H.U.; Wajed, S.; Krijgsman, B.; Elliot, V.; Winslet, M.

Free Content Meralgia paraesthetica - an addition to 'seatbelt syndrome'
pp. W6-W7(2)
Authors: Blake, Stephen M.; Treble, Nicholas J.

Free Content Boerhaave's syndrome: CT diagnosis
pp. W8-W9(2)
Authors: Corns, R.A.; Edwards, J.L.

Free Content A complete second arch branchial fistula mistaken for a right-sided sebaceous cyst
pp. W10-W11(2)
Authors: Dench, J.E.; Erdozain, S.; Nagendran, R.; Oke, T.

Free Content Calciphylaxis - a rare cause of pretibial haematoma
pp. W12-W14(3)
Authors: De Souza, Beryl; Dey, Chris; Ghattaura, Amar; Moir, Graeme

Free Content Spinal epidural abscess presenting as acute abdomen
pp. W15-W17(3)
Authors: Hagan, Guy; Adjogatse, James

Free Content Forgotten vaginal pessary eroding into rectum
pp. W18-W19(2)
Authors: Hanavadi, S.; Durham-Hall, A.; Oke, T.; Aston, N.

Free Content Ruptured 'fem-pop' vein graft presenting as deep venous thrombosis
pp. W20-W21(2)
Authors: How, P.; Cheng, K.S.; Sridhar, P.; Hamilton, H.E.C.

Free Content An unusual presentation of Crohn's disease
pp. W22-W23(2)
Authors: Keir, J.A.; McGregor, R.; Richards, C.J.; Windle, R.

Free Content Incarcerated small bowel hernia through drain site
pp. W24-W25(2)
Authors: Kulkarni, Shailesh; Krijgsman, Brandon; Sharma, Dinesh; Kaisary, Amir V.

Free Content Malignant eccrine poroma in breast cancer-related lymphoedema
pp. W32-W35(4)
Authors: Lynch, M.D.; Jones, A.E.; Marker, A.; Grant, J.W.; Purushotham, A.D.

Free Content Calcific stenotic jump graft
pp. W36-W37(2)
Authors: Padmakumar, R.; Krishnamoorthy, K.M.; Tharakan, J.A.

Free Content Spontaneously arising superficial temporal artery aneurysms: a report of two cases and review of the literature
pp. W38-W40(3)
Authors: Riaz, A.A.; Ismail, M.; Sheikh, N.; Ahmed, N.; Atkin, G.; Richman, P.; Loh, A.

Free Content Compression fracture or butterfly vertebra: diagnostic importance in a trauma setting
pp. W41-W43(3)
Authors: Satpathy, Anjana; Sloan, Roger; Bhoora, I.G.

Free Content Heavy rectal bleeding secondary to the passage of a rectal leiomyoma per anus
pp. W44-W46(3)
Authors: Saunders, R.N.; Pattenden, C.; Agarawal, P.K.

Free Content Umbilical varix presenting as an incarcerated umbilical hernia - a costly mistake if not recognised
pp. W47-W48(2)
Authors: Tahir, A.; Kakani, N.; O'Riordan, D.; Godwin, R.

Free Content Iron-deficiency anaemia caused by an enterolith-filled jejunal duplication cyst
pp. W49-W51(3)
Authors: Tamvakopoulos, George S.; Sams, Virginia; Preston, Peter; Stebbings, William S.L.

Free Content Minimally invasive parathyroid surgery for recurrent intrathyroid multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN)
pp. W52-W53(2)
Authors: Turner, M.; Balan, K.K.; O'Rahilly, S.; Wishart, G.C.

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