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Volume 90, Number 6, September 2008

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Editorial

Controversial topics in surgery

Free Content Adjuvant versus neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for colorectal liver metastases
pp. 452-456(5)
Authors: Malik, Hassan Z.; Khan, Aamir Z.; Toogood, Giles J.; Rees, Myrddin

Review

Free Content Pruritus ani
pp. 457-463(7)
Authors: Siddiqi, S.; Vijay, V.; Ward, M.; Mahendran, R.; Warren, S.

Colorectal

Free Content Telephone follow-up following office anorectal surgery
pp. 464-466(3)
Authors: Fallaize, Rebecca C.; Tinline-Purvis, Christine; Dixon, Anthony R.; Pullyblank, Anne-Marie

Upper gastrointestinal

Free Content Workload and resource implications of upper gastrointestinal cancer surgical centralisation in South East Wales
pp. 467-471(5)
Authors: Morgan, M.A.; Goodson, M.; Escofet, X.; Clark, G.W.B.; Lewis, W.G.

Breast

Free Content Audit of blood transfusion in elective breast cancer surgery - do we need to group and save pre-operatively?
pp. 472-473(2)
Authors: Malik, Hassan; Bishop, Hugh; Winstanley, John

Vascular

Free Content Uncomplicated varicose vein surgery in the UK - a postcode lottery?
pp. 474-476(3)
Authors: Nasr, M.K.; Budd, J.S.; Horrocks, M.

Free Content Ultrasound surveillance of ectatic abdominal aortas
pp. 477-482(6)
Authors: Devaraj, S.; Dodds, S.R.

Trauma

Free Content Clinical audit of the management of stable ankle fractures
pp. 483-487(5)
Authors: Jain, Nitin; Symes, Tom; Doorgakant, Ashtin; Dawson, Matt

Free Content The clinical scaphoid fracture: early computed tomography as a practical approach
pp. 488-491(4)
Authors: Nguyen, Q.; Chaudhry, S.; Sloan, R.; Bhoora, I.; Willard, C.

New FastTrack articles – online ahead of print

Orthopaedics

Free Content Do Independent Sector Treatment Centres (ISTC) impact on specialist registrar training in primary hip and knee arthroplasty?
pp. 492-496(5)
Authors: Clamp, Jonathan A.; Baiju, Dean S.R.; Copas, David P.; Hutchinson, James W.; Rowles, John M.

Free Content Oswestry Disability Index scoring made easy
pp. 497-499(3)
Authors: Mehra, A.; Baker, D.; Disney, S.; Pynsent, P.B.

Free Content The use of warfarin as thromboprophylaxis for lower limb arthroplasty
pp. 500-503(4)
Authors: Dunbar, Mark R.; Upadhyay, Piyush K.; Karthikeyan, Shanmugam

Free Content Identification and treatment of anaemia in patients awaiting hip replacement
pp. 504-507(4)
Authors: Rogers, B.A.; Cowie, A.; Alcock, C.; Rosson, J.W.

Neurosurgery

Free Content Evolution in practice: how has British neurosurgery changed in the last 10 years?
pp. 508-512(5)
Authors: Tarnaris, A.; Arvin, B.; Ashkan, K.

Free Content The value of interhospital transfer and emergency MRI for suspected cauda equina syndrome: a 2-year retrospective study
pp. 513-516(4)
Authors: Crocker, M.; Fraser, G.; Boyd, E.; Wilson, J.; Chitnavis, B.P.; Thomas, N.W.

Urology

Free Content The '2-week wait' rule for referrals for suspected urological cancers - urgent need for refinement of criteria
pp. 517-522(6)
Authors: Hawary, Amr M.; Warburton, Hazel E.; Brough, Richard J.; Collins, Gerald N.; Brown, Stephen C.; O'Reilly, Patrick H.; Adeyoju, Adebanji A.B.

Technical Section: Technical notes & tips

Free Content Technical Section: Technical notes & tips
pp. 523-526(4)
Author: Campbell, Bruce

Trainees' presentations

Free Content Trainees' presentations
pp. 527-528(2)
Author: de Cossart, Linda

Letters and comments

Free Content Comment on: A cautionary note
pp. 529-529(1)
Author: Bevis, Paul

Free Content Comment on: Viewing the expiry date on clear plastic vials
pp. 529-529(1)
Authors: Horwood, J.; Ramanand, B.

Free Content Comment on: Why not use single-use marker pens?
pp. 530-530(1)
Author: Hocken, David B.

Free Content Comment on: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
pp. 530-530(1)
Authors: Keoghane, S.R.; Walmsley, B.H.

Free Content Comment on: Fogging facemasks
pp. 530-531(2)
Authors: Melton, J.T.K.; Crook, T.B.; Vingerhoeds, B.

Free Content Response: Originality
pp. 531-531(1)
Author: Campbell, Bruce

Free Content Comment on: Makeshift mallet splint - neither safe, nor effective
pp. 531-531(1)
Authors: Patel, Nirav; Eckersley, Rupert

e-Letters – new additions

Free Content e-Letters - new additions
pp. 532-532(1)

New on-line only case reports

Book Reviews

Free Content Book Reviews
pp. 533-535(3)

Selected internet viewings

Free Content Selected internet viewings
pp. 536-540(5)
Authors: Gallacher, P.; Roach, R.; Colaço, H.; Theodoreli-Riga, C.; Markeson, D.; Townley, W.A.; Tadiparthi, S.; Shokrollahi, K.

Erratum

Free Content Erratum
pp. 540-540(1)

On-line Case Reports

Free Content Disparity in the risk stratification of major surgery
pp. W1-W2(2)
Authors: Birchley, D.; Carlisle, J.; Telford, R.; Thompson, J.F.

Free Content Combined endoscopic trans-anal rectal mucosal ablation and laparoscopic partial proctectomy for ulcerative colitis - a new procedure
pp. W3-W5(3)
Authors: Colegate-Stone, T.; Raymond, T.; Khot, U.; Parker, M.C.; Stewart, M.

Free Content Cauda equina syndrome versus saddle embolism
pp. W6-W8(3)
Authors: Shaw, A.; Anwar, H.; Targett, J.; Lafferty, K.

Free Content White-out from a Wii: traumatic haemothorax sustained playing Nintendo Wii
pp. W9-W10(2)
Authors: Peek, A.C.; Ibrahim, T.; Abunasra, H.; Waller, D.; Natarajan, R.

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