British Journal of Surgery

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June 2012

Volume 99, Issue 6

Pages 741–882

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    1. Day-case thyroid surgery (pages 741–743)

      H. E. Doran and F. Palazzo

      Article first published online: 30 MAR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8756

    2. International collaboration in the use of registries for new devices and procedures (pages 744–745)

      B. Campbell and H. Patrick, on behalf of the REGISTER Group

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8791

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      Rectal perforation with life-threatening peritonitis following stapled haemorrhoidopexy (pages 746–753)

      J.-L. Faucheron, D. Voirin and J. Abba

      Article first published online: 15 MAR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7833

      Stapled haemorrhoidopexy can be life threatening

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    1. Systematic review and meta-analysis of somatostatin analogues for the treatment of pancreatic fistula (pages 754–760)

      S. L. Gans, H. L. van Westreenen, J. J. S. Kiewiet, E. A. J. Rauws, D. J. Gouma and M. A. Boermeester

      Article first published online: 20 MAR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8709

      No evidence that it works

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      Systematic review of total pancreatectomy and islet autotransplantation for chronic pancreatitis (pages 761–766)

      K. Bramis, A. N. Gordon-Weeks, P. J. Friend, E. Bastin, A. Burls, M. A. Silva and A. R. Dennison

      Article first published online: 20 MAR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8713

      Promising treatment requires further evidence

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    1. Systematic review of total pancreatectomy and islet autotransplantation for chronic pancreatitis (Br J Surg 2012; 99: 761–766) (page 767)

      H. Harris

      Article first published online: 27 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8747

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    1. Applicability and safety of autologous fat for reconstruction of the breast (pages 768–780)

      F. Claro Jr, J. C. A. Figueiredo, A. G. Zampar and A. M. Pinto-Neto

      Article first published online: 4 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8722

      Few complications, broad applicability

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    1. Randomized clinical trial comparing infrahepatic inferior vena cava clamping with low central venous pressure in complex liver resections involving the Pringle manoeuvre (pages 781–788)

      P. Zhu, W.-Y. Lau, Y.-F. Chen, B.-X. Zhang, Z.-Y. Huang, Z.-W. Zhang, W. Zhang, L. Dou and X.-P. Chen

      Article first published online: 2 MAR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8714

      Infrahepatic caval clamping is useful

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    1. Clinical and biomarker profile of trauma-induced secondary cardiac injury (pages 789–797)

      H. D. De'Ath, C. Rourke, R. Davenport, J. Manson, I. Renfrew, R. Uppal, L. C. Davies and K. Brohi

      Article first published online: 21 MAR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8728

      Additional morbidity and mortality in trauma

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    1. Clinical and biomarker profile of trauma-induced secondary cardiac injury (Br J Surg 2012; 99: 789–797) (pages 797–798)

      A. I. Larsen

      Article first published online: 27 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8735

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    1. Ten-year follow-up of skin-sparing mastectomy followed by immediate breast reconstruction (pages 799–806)

      L. Romics Jr, B. K. Chew, E. Weiler-Mithoff, J. C. Doughty, I. M. Brown, S. Stallard, C. R. Wilson, E. A. Mallon and W. D. George

      Article first published online: 24 FEB 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8704

      Oncologically safe

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    1. Rapid on-site evaluation of axillary fine-needle aspiration cytology in breast cancer (pages 807–812)

      D. P. O'Leary, O. O'Brien, N. Relihan, J. McCarthy, M. Ryan, J. Barry, L. M. Kelly and H. P. Redmond

      Article first published online: 30 MAR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8738

      Was effective

    2. Adherence to treatment guidelines and survival in patients with early-stage breast cancer by age at diagnosis (pages 813–820)

      W. van de Water, E. Bastiaannet, O. M. Dekkers, A. J. M. de Craen, R. G. J. Westendorp, A. C. Voogd, C. J. H. van de Velde and G. J. Liefers

      Article first published online: 11 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8743

      Guidelines did not prolong survival

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    1. Electrochemotherapy for disseminated superficial metastases from malignant melanoma (pages 821–830)

      L. G. Campana, S. Valpione, S. Mocellin, R. Sundararajan, E. Granziera, L. Sartore, V. Chiarion-Sileni and C. R. Rossi

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8749

      Interesting method

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      Outcomes of simultaneous pancreas–kidney transplantation from brain-dead and controlled circulatory death donors (pages 831–838)

      M. S. Qureshi, C. J. Callaghan, J. A. Bradley, C. J. E. Watson and G. J. Pettigrew

      Article first published online: 22 MAR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8733

      Outcomes are similar

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      Comparison of liver transplantation outcomes from adult split liver and circulatory death donors (pages 839–847)

      M. Mallik, C. J. Callaghan, M. Hope, P. Gibbs, S. Davies, A. E. Gimson, W. J. Griffiths and G. J. Pettigrew

      Article first published online: 18 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8755

      Split livers have worse outcome

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    1. Comparison of liver transplantation outcomes from adult split liver and circulatory death donors (Br J Surg 2012; 99: 839–847) (pages 847–848)

      J. H. Nguyen

      Article first published online: 27 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8783

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    1. Impact of anastomotic complications on outcome after laparoscopic gastrectomy for early gastric cancer (pages 849–854)

      Y. Nagasako, S. Satoh, J. Isogaki, K. Inaba, K. Taniguchi and I. Uyama

      Article first published online: 14 MAR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8730

      Reduced long-term survival

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      Corrigendum: Randomized clinical trial of a brief psychological intervention to increase walking in patients with intermittent claudication (page 854)

      A. Cunningham, V. Swanson, R. E. O'Caroll and R. J. Holdsworth

      Article first published online: 27 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8815

      This article corrects:

      Randomized clinical trial of a brief psychological intervention to increase walking in patients with intermittent claudication†

      Vol. 99, Issue 1, 49–56, Article first published online: 28 OCT 2011

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    1. Hepatic venous pressure gradient in the assessment of portal hypertension before liver resection in patients with cirrhosis (pages 855–863)

      E. Boleslawski, G. Petrovai, S. Truant, S. Dharancy, A. Duhamel, J. Salleron, P. Deltenre, G. Lebuffe, P. Mathurin and F. R. Pruvot

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8753

      Good predictor of outcome

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    1. Hepatic venous pressure gradient in the assessment of portal hypertension before liver resection in patients with cirrhosis (Br J Surg 2012; 99: 855–863) (page 863)

      J. Figueras

      Article first published online: 27 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8754

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    1. Population-based study of the need for cholecystectomy after obesity surgery (pages 864–869)

      M. Plecka Östlund, U. Wenger, F. Mattsson, F. Ebrahim, A. Botha and J. Lagergren

      Article first published online: 7 MAR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8701

      Prophylactic cholecystectomy not indicated

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    1. Population-based study of the need for cholecystectomy after obesity surgery (Br J Surg 2012; 99: 864–869) (page 870)

      R. Ackroyd

      Article first published online: 27 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8729

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    1. In vivo study of the surgical anatomy of the axilla (pages 871–877)

      A. Khan, A. Chakravorty and G. P. H. Gui

      Article first published online: 16 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8737

      Important anatomy for the breast surgeon

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    1. Outcomes following surgery without radiotherapy for rectal cancer (Br J Surg 2012 99 137–143) (pages 878–879)

      A. Z. Janjua and B. J. Moran

      Article first published online: 27 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8800

    2. Authors' reply: Outcomes following surgery without radiotherapy for rectal cancer (Br J Surg 2012 99 137–143) (page 879)

      K. L. Mathis, J. H Pemberton and D. W. Larson

      Article first published online: 27 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8801

    3. Case-controlled study of critical care or surgical ward care after elective open colorectal surgery (Br J Surg 2012 99 295–299) (pages 879–880)

      E. R. Richards and J. Akbar

      Article first published online: 27 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8802

    4. Authors' reply: case-controlled study of critical care or surgical ward care after elective open colorectal surgery (Br J Surg 2012 99 295–299) (page 880)

      M. Swart and J. Carlisle

      Article first published online: 27 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8803

    5. Systematic review of exercise training or percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for intermittent claudication (Br J Surg 2012 99 16–28) (pages 880–881)

      B. P. Yan and J. S.W. Kwong

      Article first published online: 27 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8804

    6. Author's reply: Systematic review of exercise training or percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for intermittent claudication (Br J Surg 2012 99 16–28) (page 881)

      F. A. Frans and M. J. W. Koelemay

      Article first published online: 27 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8805

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    1. Scientific surgery (page 882)

      Article first published online: 27 APR 2012 | DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8797

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