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Publisher: The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volume 91, Number 6, September 2009
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Legal reviews

Ethicolegal aspects of genetics in surgical practice
pp. 451-455(5)
Author: Lucassen, Anneke

Consensus Statement

Consensus Statement: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery
pp. 456-459(4)
Authors: Arulampalam, T.; Patterson-Brown, S.; Morris, A.J.; Parker, M.C.

General Surgery

Use of the internet by patients undergoing elective hernia repair or cholecystectomy
pp. 460-463(4)
Authors: Tamhankar, A.P.; Mazari, F.A.K.; Everitt, N.J.; Ravi, K.

Clostridium difficile: how much do hospital staff know about it?
pp. 464-469(6)
Authors: Aroori, Somaiah; Blencowe, Natalie; Pye, Geoff; West, Reuben

Vascular Surgery

Audit of anticoagulation after embolectomy for acute ischaemia
pp. 470-472(3)
Authors: Robinson, T.; Hunter, I.; Wathes, R.; Keeling, D.; Hands, L.

Supervised exercise for intermittent claudication - an under-utilised tool
pp. 473-476(4)
Authors: Shalhoub, Joseph; Hamish, Maher; Davies, Alun H.

Upper Gastrointestinal

Non-occlusive small bowel necrosis in association with feeding jejunostomy after elective upper gastrointestinal surgery
pp. 477-482(6)
Authors: Spalding, Duncan R.C.; Behranwala, Kasim A.; Straker, Peter; Thompson, Jeremy N.; Williamson, Robin C.N.

HPB Surgery

Early and long-term outcomes of patients undergoing liver resection and diaphragm excision for advanced colorectal liver metastases
pp. 483-488(6)
Authors: Lordan, Jeffrey T.; Riga, Angela; Worthington, Tim R.; Karanjia, Nariman D.

Endocrine Surgery

How is adrenocortical cancer being managed in the UK?
pp. 489-493(5)
Authors: Aspinall, Sebastian R.; Imisairi, A.H.; Bliss, R.D.; Scott-Coombes, D.; Harrison, B.J.; Lennard, T.W.J.

Plastic Surgery

Diagnosis of skin lesions by trainee surgeons: experience improves accuracy
pp. 494-499(6)
Authors: Pearl, R.A.; Townley, W.; Stott, D.; Grobbelaar, A.O.

Orthopaedics

Length of stay following primary total hip replacement
pp. 500-504(5)
Authors: Foote, Julian; Panchoo, Kirby; Blair, Peter; Bannister, Gordon

Specialised chronic compartment measurement clinic in a district general hospital: is it worthwhile?
pp. 505-508(4)
Authors: Zeineh, Nedal; Ardolino, Antonella; O'Connor, David

Trauma Surgery

A language for effective communication between surgeons and radiographers in trauma theatre
pp. 509-512(4)
Authors: Chaganti, S.; Kumar, D.; Patil, S.; Alderman, P.

Technical Section: Technical Notes & Tips

Technical Section: Technical Notes & Tips
pp. 513-525(13)
Author: Campbell, Bruce

NICE news in the Annals

Recent NICE Guidance of interest to surgeons
pp. 526-531(6)
Authors: Peden, Suzi; Sloan, Nicola; Campbell, Bruce; Leng, Gillian C.

Case Reports

Trainees' Presentations

Trainees' presentations
pp. 535-536(2)
Author: de Cossart, Linda

Letters and Comments

Comment on: Urgent cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis
pp. 537-537(1)
Authors: Nikolopoulos, Ioannis; Thakur, Kislaya

Authors' Response
pp. 537-538(2)
Authors: Khan, M.N.; Nordon, I.; Ghauri, A.; Ranaboldo, C.; Carty, N.

Comment on: Diagnostic value of inflammatory markers
pp. 538-538(1)
Author: Birchley, David

Authors' Response
pp. 538-539(2)
Authors: Sengupta, Anshuman; Bax, George; Paterson-Brown, Simon

Comment 1: Dual parental consent
pp. 539-539(1)
Author: Menon, M.K.

Authors' Response
pp. 540-540(1)
Author: Wheeler, Robert

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