Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England logo The Royal College of Surgeons of England logo

The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England is the official journal of the College and is published eight times a year in January, March, April, May, July, September, October and November. The main aim of the journal is to publish high quality, peer-reviewed papers that relate to all branches of surgery.

The Annals also includes letters and comments, a regular technical section, NICE news, controversial topics, CORESS feedback, book reviews and the best trainee presentations from England and Wales. The editorial board is composed of members of the College Council and experts from across the surgical specialties.

Archive issues of the Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England are available via the PubMed Central database

To view articles that have been published online ahead of print please click here

Publisher: The Royal College of Surgeons of England

More about this publication?
Related content
Volume 91, Number 4, May 2009

< previous issue | all issues | next issue >

Editorial

Free Content Tempus fugit - 5 years as Editor-in-Chief
pp. 271-272(2)
Author: Taylor, Irving

Hunterian lecture

Free Content Hernia surgery: from guidelines to clinical practice
pp. 273-279(7)
Author: Kingsnorth, Andrew N.

Review

Free Content Complications of bariatric surgery: presentation and emergency management - a review
pp. 280-286(7)
Authors: Monkhouse, S.J.W.; Morgan, J.D.T.; Norton, S.A.

Controversial topics in surgery

Free Content Stapled transanal resection of the rectum (STARR) for the obstructed defaecation syndrome
pp. 287-291(5)
Authors: Dehn, Tom; Farouk, Ridzuan; Bhardwaj, R.; Phillips, R.K.S.

e-Letters – new additions

Free Content e-Letters - new additions
pp. 291-291(1)

Orthopaedics

Free Content Does the number of trauma lists provided affect care and outcome of patients with fractured neck of femur?
pp. 292-295(4)
Authors: Kalson, N.S.; Mulgrew, E.; Cook, G.; Lovell, M.E.

Free Content A one-stop carpal tunnel clinic
pp. 301-304(4)
Authors: Reid, M.J.; David, L.A.; Nicholl, J.E.

New online only case reports

Urology

Free Content Assessing the feasibility of a one-stop approach to diagnosis for urological patients
pp. 305-309(5)
Authors: Coull, Nadine; Rottenberg, Giles; Rankin, Sheila; Pardos-Martinez, Maria; Coker, Bola; Jenkins, Elaine; O'Brien, Tim

Free Content A survey of the peri-operative management of urological patients on clopidogrel
pp. 313-320(8)
Authors: Mukerji, Gaurav; Munasinghe, Indumina; Raza, Asif

Surgical training

Free Content Surgeons' experience of learning psychological skills: a preliminary evaluation of a psychological skills training course
pp. 321-325(5)
Authors: Mason, Victoria; Balloo, Selina; Upton, Dominic; Heer, Kamal; Higton, Phil; Shiralkar, Uttam

Vascular surgery

Cardiothoracic surgery

Free Content Are coronary angiograms of value in the risk stratification of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery?
pp. 330-335(6)
Authors: Lawrence, David R.; Somaskanthan, Rajael; Barnard, Matthew J.; Curtis, Miles; Keogh, Bruce E.

Breast surgery

Free Content Testing the feasibility of intra-operative sentinel lymph node touch imprint cytology
pp. 336-339(4)
Authors: Hamidian Jahromi, Alireza; Narayanan, Sankaran; MacNeill, Fiona; Osin, Peter; Nerurkar, Ashutash; Gui, Gerald

Erratum

Free Content Erratum
pp. 339-339(1)

Case reports

Free Content Isolated duodenal rupture due to go-karting accidents - braking news
pp. 340-343(4)
Authors: Thomas, Milan; Nath Basu, Narendra; Singh Gulati, Manpreet; Seager, Ruth; Oke, Tayo; Constantinescu, Gabriel; Siddiqui, Midhat

FastTrack papers – online ahead of print

Technical Section: Technical notes & tips

Free Content Technical Section: Technical notes & tips
pp. 344-350(7)
Author: Campbell, Bruce

Letters and comments

Free Content Comment on: A case in point
pp. 351-351(1)
Authors: Palmer, Mark A.; Palmer, Mary

Free Content Authors' Response
pp. 351-351(1)
Author: Winstanley, John H.R.

Free Content Comment 1: Laparoscopic appendicectomy: training implications
pp. 352-352(1)
Authors: Laughlan, K.A.; Needham, P.J.; Botterill, I.D.; Ambrose, N.S.

Free Content Authors' Response 1
pp. 352-352(1)
Authors: Owais, A.E.; Wilson, T.R.; Aldoori, M.I.

Free Content Comment 2: Lack of laparoscopic training at the junior level
pp. 352-353(2)
Authors: Ahmed, Kamran; Ashrafian, Hutan; Miskovic, Danilo

Free Content Authors' Response 2
pp. 353-353(1)
Authors: Wilson, T.R.; Owais, A.E.; Aldoori, M.I.

Free Content Comment 3: Guidelines on the number of times a procedure should be performed by trainees
pp. 353-353(1)
Authors: Khan, Shakeeb; Ahmede, Jamil; MacFie, John

Free Content Authors' Response 3
pp. 354-354(1)
Authors: Owais, A.E.; Wilson, T.R.; Aldoori, M.I.

Free Content Comment on: Acute blue finger - not always benign
pp. 354-354(1)
Authors: Appleton, N.D.; Kelleher, M.D.; Lewis, M.H.

Free Content Comment on: Points for clarification
pp. 355-356(2)
Author: Birchley, David

Free Content Authors' Response
pp. 356-356(1)
Authors: Beasley, W.D.; Gibbons, C.P.

Free Content Comment on: Reservations
pp. 356-357(2)
Authors: Mallick, Ismail H.; Siddiqi, Najaf N.; Kaur, Geetinder

Free Content Authors' Response
pp. 357-357(1)
Authors: Goutos, Ioannis; Button, Matthew C.J.; Brown, Ashley A.

Free Content Authors' Response
pp. 359-360(2)
Authors: Crocker, Matthew; Chitnavis, Bhupal; Thomas, Nick

Free Content Comment on: Support for the selective approach to splenic flexure mobilisation
pp. 360-360(1)
Author: Meshikhes, Abdul-Wahed Nasir

Free Content Authors' Response
pp. 360-360(1)
Authors: Jenkins, Ian; Kennedy, Robin

On-line Case Reports

Free Content Delayed presentation of lateral femoral circumflex artery injury post cannulated hip screw surgery - a case report
pp. 3W-W5(3)
Authors: Davda, Kinner; Pollard, Thomas C.B.; Graham, Alastair J.

Free Content Splenic injury following colonoscopy - an underdiagnosed, but soon to increase, phenomenon?
pp. W6-W11(6)
Authors: Skipworth, J.R.A.; Raptis, D.A.; Rawal, J.S.; Olde Damink, S.; Shankar, A.; Malago, M.; Imber, C.

Free Content Prostate abscess: a rare complication of brachytherapy for prostate cancer
pp. W12-W14(3)
Authors: Gilmore, Paul E.; Baird, Andrew D.; Javle, Pradip M.

Free Content Genitalia strangulation - fireman to the rescue!
pp. W15-W16(2)
Authors: Sathesh-Kumar, T.; Hanna-Jumma, Sameer; De'Zoysa, Nilantha; Saleemi, A.

Free Content Local recurrence of osteosarcoma after 17 years
pp. W17-W19(3)
Authors: Welck, M.J.; Gikas, P.D.; Pearce, P.; Bhumbra, R.; Briggs, T.W.R.; Cannon, S.

Free Content Tasers - less than lethal!
pp. W20-W21(2)
Authors: Sharma, Abiram; Theivacumar, Nada S.; Souka, Hesham M.

< previous issue | all issues | next issue >

Key

Free Content
Free content
New Content
New content
Open Access Content
Open access content
Subscribed Content
Subscribed content
Free Trial Content
Free trial content

Text size:

A | A | A | A
Share this item with others: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. print icon Print this page