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Volume 90, Number 7, October 2008

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Controversial topics in surgery

Review

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pp. 546-553(8)
Authors: Misra, Sanjeev; Chaturvedi, Arun; Misra, N.C.

Vascular

Free Content www.Accurate information for varicose vein patients.com?
pp. 554-556(3)
Authors: Scurr, James R.H.; Hufton, Alison; Jeffrey, Victoria; Vallabhaneni, S Rao

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pp. 557-560(4)
Authors: Cowen, R.; Richards, T.; Dharmadasa, A.; Handa, A.; Perkins, J.M.T.

Free Content Treatment of varicose veins: the present and the future - a questionnaire survey
pp. 561-564(4)
Authors: Winterborn, R.J.; Corbett, C.R.R.

Urology

Free Content Prospective evaluation of a novel one-stop testicular clinic
pp. 565-570(6)
Authors: Rochester, Mark; Scurrell, Sue; Parry, John R.W.

General

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pp. 571-576(6)
Authors: Shakeel, Muhammad; Bruce, Julie; Jehan, Shah; McAdam, Timothy K.; Bruce, Duff M.

Free Content Whose appendicectomy? - Do laparoscopic appendicectomies impair SHO training?
pp. 577-580(4)
Authors: Owais, Anwar E.; Wilson, Timothy R.; Sethi, Neeraj; Aldoori, Munther I.

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Orthopaedics

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pp. 587-591(5)
Authors: Hearnden, Anthony; Tennent, Duncan

Cardiothoracic

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pp. 597-600(4)
Authors: Medford, A.R.L.; Awan, Y.M.; Marchbank, A.; Rahamim, J.; Unsworth-White, J.; Pearson, P.J.K.

Head & Neck

New on-line only case reports

Colorectal

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pp. 606-611(6)
Authors: Smith, J.K.; Acheson, A.G.; Simpson, J.A.D.; Stewart, J.; Beckingham, I.J.; Gornall, C.B.; Williams, J.P.; Robinson, M.H.; Maxwell-Armstrong, C.A.

Technical Section: Technical notes & tips

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pp. 612-618(7)
Author: Campbell, Bruce

NICE news in the annals

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pp. 619-622(4)
Authors: Barnes, Steven; Campbell, Bruce; Gordon, Frank

Selected internet viewings

Free Content Selected internet viewings
pp. 623-625(3)
Authors: Berber, O.; Gooding, C.R.; Kurer, M.H.J.; Phull, Jaspal S.; Eynon, Angharad; Mataka, Gregory; Sil, Robin

Letters and comments

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pp. 626-626(1)
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Free Content Comment on: Blunt splenic trauma
pp. 626-627(2)
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Free Content Authors' Response
pp. 627-627(1)
Authors: Aylwin, C.J.; Walsh, M.S.

Book Reviews

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pp. 628-630(3)

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On-line Case Reports

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Authors: Spiteri, V.; Bibra, A.; Ashwood, N.; Cobb, J.

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Authors: Hanna, S.A.; David, L.A.; Gikas, P.D.; Tindall, A.J.; Cannon, S.R.; Briggs, T.W.R.

Free Content Henoch-Schonlein purpura with ischaemic bowel
pp. W16-W17(2)
Authors: Hameed, Shema; Dua, Sascha; Taylor, Hugo W.

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