The British journal of surgery

With theproliferation of medical journals, all toofew surgeons are able to read the appropriate material in their own narrowfields of interest andfrom their own country. On the other hand, being aware of topics of interest and useful contributions in other countries, particularly with shared languages, may be very meaningful. For some time, The British Journal of Surgery has carried out very sophisticated and meaningful clinical research trials, and the Editors and Publishers intend to share those tables of contents in a timely fashion with the readership, hoping that they will occasionally find articles of pertinence to their own clinical practice in The British Journal

of Surgery. The Editor

The British

Journalof Surgery Volume 78 Number 3 March 1991 LEADING

ARTICLES

Resection of heptocellular J. Belghiti

carcinoma complicating

cirrhosis

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Tumaur necrosis factor increases hepatic cell mass K. Mealy and D. W. Wilmore

Specialization in general surgery C. D. Johnson

REVIEWS Thrombalytic therapy in the management .I. J. Earnshaw

281

of acute limb ischaemia

Regeneration of the spleen and splenic autotransplantation R. J. Holdsworth

270

Surgical management of primary K. T. Moran and M. P. Brady

279

hyperhidrosis

Intra-arterial thrombolytic therapy in the management of acute and chronic limb ischaemia H. Barr, M. J. R. Lancashire, E. P. H. Torrie and R. B. Galland Randomized study on the effect of collagen impregnation of knitted Dacron@ velour aortoiliac prostheses on blood loss during aortic reconstruction J. C. A. De MO/ Van Otterloo, J. H. Van Bock4 P. J. Van Den Akker, Hermans and J. L. Terpstra

331

Oestrogen receptor DS antibody is an independent negative prognostic factor in gastric cancer J. D. Harrison, J. A. Jones, I. 0. Ellis and D. L. Morris

334

Suturing or stapling in gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective randomized study West of Scotland and Highland Anastomosis Study Group

337

Comparison of a single layer continuous hand-sewn method and circular stapling in 580 oesophageal anastomoses M. Fok, A. K. Ah-Chong, S. W. K. Cheng and J. Wang

342

Results of fundoplication in a UK paediatric centre D. Parikh and P. K. H. Tam

349

Improving results in the treatment of gastric cancer: an I I-year audit J. A. Akoh, D. M. Sedgwick and I. M. C. Macintyre

349

Non-ominous micometastases of gastric cancer P. Gun&n, K. Maruyama, K. Okabayashi, M. Sasako and T. Kinoshita

352

POSSUM: a scoring system for surgical audit G. P. Cope/and. D. Jones and M. Walters

355

J.

293

Isotopic study of the effects of platelets on development of intimal thickening in autologous vein grafts in dogs T. Yukirane, K. Okadome, H. Eguchi, Y. Muto and K. Sugimachi

297

Towards an appropriate training for vascular surgeons (for debate) S. J. Cawthorn and A. E. B. Ciddings

320

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Gastrointestinal complications in 4413 patients who underwent cardiopulmonary bypass surgery S. P. J. Huddy, W. P. Joyce and J. R. Pepper

Hepatocellular carcinoma complicating primary sclerosing cholangitis (case report) T. Ismail, L. Angrisani. S. Hiibscher and P. M&aster

360

Use of a resorbable mesh graft to obtain haemostasis from the cut surface of the liver after hepatic resection (surgical workshop) R. P&we, G. Mentha and A. Rohner

361

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Bilateral nephrectomy before transplantation: indications, surgical approach, morbidity and mortality C. R. Darby, D. Cranston, A. E. G. Raine and P. J. Morris

VASCULAR

Carcinoma of the rectum: a IO-year experience A. R. Dixon, W. A. Maxwell and J. Thornton Holmes Anal endosonography in the investigation of faecal incontinence P. J. Law, M. A. Kamm and C. I. Bartram

312

Ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis H. W. A. Ooms. R. K. J. Koumans, P. J. Ho Kang You and J. B. C. M. Puylaeri

315

Primary repair of colon injuries in a developing country V. Naraynsingh, D. Ariyanayagam and S. Pooran

319

Biliary bile acid profiles in familial adenomatous polypasis A. D. Spigelmon, R. W. Owen, M. J. Hill and R. K. S. Phillips

321

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Changes in hepatic haemodynamics and hepatic perfusion index during the growth and development of hypovascular HSN sarcoma in rats D. M. Hemingway, T. G. Cooke, S. J. Grime, D. M. Nott and S. A. Jenkins

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