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Volume 90, Number 1, January 2008

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Editorial

Free Content Editorial
pp. 1-1(1)
Author: Taylor, Irving

Controversial topics in surgery

Free Content Gastric banding - to band or bypass
pp. 2-6(5)
Author: Dehn, Tom

Surgical hypothesis

Review

Free Content Oesophageal replacement in children
pp. 7-12(6)
Authors: Arul, G.S.; Parikh, D.

ENT

Free Content The management of foreign bodies in the pharynx and oesophagus using transnasal flexible laryngo-oesophagoscopy (TNFLO)
pp. 13-16(4)
Authors: Bennett, A.M.D.; Sharma, A.; Price, T.; Montgomery, P.Q.

General

Free Content Clean and green: saving water in the operating theatre
pp. 22-24(3)
Authors: Jehle, Karlheinz; Jarrett, Nick; Matthews, Shaun

Hepatobiliary

Free Content Sensitivity of magnetic resonance imaging in the detection of colorectal liver metastases
pp. 25-28(4)
Authors: Blyth, S.; Blakeborough, A.; Peterson, M.; Cameron, I.C.; Majeed, A.W.

e-Letters - new addition

New on-line only case reports

Hepatobiliary

Free Content Trend towards primary closure following laparoscopic exploration of the common bile duct
pp. 29-35(7)
Authors: Jameel, M.; Darmas, B.; Baker, A.L.

Urology

Free Content Clostridium difficile in urology
pp. 36-39(4)
Authors: Hossain, M.; Crook, T.J.; Keoghane, S.R.

Free Content Contemporary practice of percutaneous nephrolithotomy: review of practice in a single region of the UK
pp. 40-44(5)
Authors: Srirangam, Shalom J.; Darling, Richard; Stopford, Maureen; Neilson, Donald

Free Content Nephroureterectomy for transitional cell carcinoma - the value of pre-operative histology
pp. 45-50(6)
Authors: Chitale, Sudhanshu; Mbakada, Rashidi; Irving, Stuart; Burgess, Neil

Trauma

Free Content Underestimation of severity of previous whiplash injuries
pp. 51-53(3)
Authors: Naqui, S.Z.H.; Lovell, S.J.; Lovell, M.E.

Free Content Pre-hospital and in-hospital thoracostomy: indications and complications
pp. 54-57(4)
Authors: Aylwin, Christopher J.; Brohi, Karim; Davies, Gareth D.; Walsh, Michael S.

Orthopaedics

Free Content The misuse of 'no significant difference' in British orthopaedic literature
pp. 58-61(4)
Authors: Sexton, S.A.; Ferguson, N.; Pearce, C.; Ricketts, D.M.

Vascular surgery

Free Content Assessment of pre-operative delays in the management of elective abdominal aortic aneurysms
pp. 65-68(4)
Authors: Sadat, U.; Hayes, P.D.; Gaunt, M.E.; Varty, K.; Boyle, J.R.

Breast cancer

Free Content Managing the 2-week wait for breast patients
pp. 69-71(3)
Authors: Singhal, Rishi; Marudanayagam, Ravi; Balasubramanian, B.; Paterson, I.S.

Technical Section: Technical Notes & Tips

Free Content Technical Section: Technical Notes & Tips
pp. 72-80(9)
Author: Campbell, Bruce

NICE news in the Annals

Selected internet viewings

Free Content Selected internet viewings
pp. 85-88(4)
Author: Gibbs, Richard

Letters and comments

Free Content Comment on: The need for rigid cystoscopy and resection of tumour (TURBT)
pp. 89-89(1)
Authors: Hori, Satoshi; Patki, Prasad; Shah, Julian

Free Content Author's Response
pp. 89-89(1)
Author: De'Ath, H.D.I.

Free Content E-letter Response to: All encompassing approach
pp. 90-90(1)
Author: Dean, Benjamin

On-line Case Reports

Free Content Sub-trochanteric fracture of the femur following electric shock
pp. W1-W3(3)
Authors: Rhee, S-J.; Reddy, G.K.; Holder, D.S.; Haddad, F.S.

Free Content Incidental finding of renal cell carcinoma in recurrent retroperitoneal liposarcoma
pp. W4-W5(2)
Authors: Williamson, J.M.L.; König, T.C.; Canelo, R.

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