With the proliferation of medical journals, all too few surgeons are able to read the appropriate material in their own narrowfields of interest and from 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
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Journal of Surgery Published by Butlerworth-Heinernann for the British Journal of Surgery Soulety Limited The Journal is specially related with The Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and The Surgical Research Society
Volume 77 Number 5 May 1990 LEADING ARTICLES Cytoreductive surgery for ovarian carcinoma N. ,4. Scott and P. F. Schofield Aetiology of venous ulceration K. G. Burnand Acute management of spinal cord injury C. H. Tator REVIEWS Gut barrier function and the surgeon R. Saadia, M. Schein, C. MacFarlane and K. D. Boffard Male homosexuality, H IV infection and colorectal surgery J. H. Scholefield, J. M. A. Northover and N. D. Carr FOR DEBATE Patient throughput and mortality rate in a trauma service M. F. Schiowitz Prognostic index for the development of liver metastases in patients with colorectal cancer 1. Taylor, M. A. Mullee and M. J. Campbell Metachronous colorectal carcinoma S. Bfdow, L. B. Svendsen and ,4. Mellemgaard Incidence of dysplasia in the anorectal mucosa in patients having restorative proctocolectomy A. Tsunoda, 1, C. Talbot and R. J. Nicholls Vitamin C levels in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (short note) A. D. Spigelman, C. R. U f f and R. K. S. Phillips 'Close shave' in anterior resection N. D. Karanjia, D. J. Schache, W. R. S. North and R. J. Heald Comparison of one dose versus three doses of prophylactic antibiotics, and the influence of blood transfusion on infectious complications in acute and elective colorectal surgery L. S. Jensen, ,4. ,4nderson, C, Fristrup, B. Holme, H. M. Hvid, K. Kraglund, P. C. Rasmussen and C. Toftgaard Effect of postanal repair on progress of neurogenic damage to the pelvic floor S. Laurberg, M. Swash and M. M. Henry Faecal occult blood testing in symptomatic patients: comparison of three tests J. J. T. "late, J. Northway, G. 71. Royle and L Taylor New technique for temporary purse string suture in stapler anastomosis (surgical workshop) ,4. H. H~lscher and J. R. Siewert Whole gut irrigation and Prepacol ®laxative preparation for colonoscopy: a comparison L. K~hler, K. H. Vestweber, R. Mennigen, H. Sommer and H. Troidl Percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopic lithotripsy M. F. Chen and Y. Y. Jan Subcutaneous fat necrosis in pancreatic disease (case report) E. Higgins and F. /1. lye Bile duct size after cholecystectomy: an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographic study S. C. S. Chung, J. W. C. Leung and ,4. K. (7. Li Pathogenesls of acute cholecystitis after gastrectomy T. Takahashi, T. Yamamura and J. Utsunomiya
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HELLP--it's not cholecystitis (case report) C. J. E. Watson, H. J. Thomson and Sir Roy Calne Management of the stump of the pancreas after distal pancreatic resection S. Shankar, B. Theis and R. C. G. Russell Recurrent reflux and wrap disruption after Nissen fundoplication: detection, incidence and timing T. O'Hanrahan, M. Marples and d. Bancewicz Vomiting after Roux-en-Y biliary diversion: relationship to surgical technique G. H. Ferguson, M. Rose, 1. MacLennan, T. V. Taylor and H. B. Torrance Outcome of revisional gastric surgery using a Roux-en-Y biliary diversion G. H. Ferguson, 1. MacLennan, T. V. Taylor and H. B. Torrance First rib resection for vascular complication of thoracic outlet syndrome J. F. Thompson and J. H. H. Webster Spontaneous rupture of renal allografts: the importance of renal vein thrombosis in the cyclosporin era ,4. J. Richardson, R. M. Higgins, .4. J. Jasowski, J. `4. Murie, M. S. Dunnill, A. Ting and P. J. Morris Hookers and French strippers: a technique for varicose vein surgery (surgical workshop) J. F. Chester and R. S. Taylor Vacuum drainage of groin wounds after vascular surgery: a controlled trial M. G. Dunlop, J. N. Fox, P. `4. Stonebridge, `4. E. Clason and C. V. Ruckley Flow cytometric and histological analysis of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast `4. P. Locker, C. Horrocks, `4. S. Gilmore, 1. O. Ellis, C. S. Dowle, C. Be. Elston and R. W~ Blarney Clinical trial of calcium alginate haemostatic swabs S. D. Blair, P. Jarvis, M. Salmon and C. McCollum Back pain following general anaesthesia and surgery: evaluation of risk factors and the effect of an inflatable lumbar support C. Hickmott, E. J. Healy, S. P. Roberts and E. B. Faragher Changes in cardiorespiratory and muscle function associated with the development of postoperative fatigue M. R. Zeiderman, E. A. Welchew and R. G. Clark Endoscopic embolization of external biliary fistulae (case report) J. E. d. Krige, P. C. Bornman, S. J. Beningfield, J. H. Nieuwoudt and J. Terblanche Testicular tortion following orchidopexy for undescended testis (case report) M. O'Shaughnessy, T. N. Walsh and H. F. Given Continuous intra-arterial infusion therapy: an alternative approach to the femoral artery (surgical workshop) Y. Nagata, K. Kumada, M. Abe, K. Ono, K. Ozawa and M. Hayashido Hepatitis B immunization in vascular surgeons (short note) D. (7. Berridge, M. H. Galea, D. F. Evans, S. Pugh, B. R. Hopkinson and G. S. Makin
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