Postoperative monitoring of the free jejunal flap: use of colour duplex and systematic review of available techniques

A Roy,C Deutsch,H Patel,P Stimpson,R Cuthbert

The surgical personality

P McCulloch

An effective adaptation for suction in robotic and laparoscopic pelvic surgery

A Gudgeon,A Mehta,L Kumar

Drape crimping: a novel technique for retracting skin flaps

E Warner,R Corbridge,S Brar

The use of a novel adhesive tissue patch as an aid to anastomotic healing

C McNaught,J MacFie,J Trotter,K Maude,L Onos,M Gatt,M Peter

A comparison of operative and margin outcomes from surgeon learning curves in robot assisted radical prostatectomy in a changing referral practice

A Jaulim,A Srinivasan,AY Warren,N Kumar,NC Shah,S Hori,VJ Gnanapragasam

A method for securing the temporary lead(s) in sacral nerve stimulation

C Tawadros,CD Betts,N Fletcher,PM Smith

Comparison of defecatory function after laparoscopic total colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis versus a traditional open approach

D Jayne,MAS Khan,R Saunders

Ethmoidal metastasis as a first presentation of breast cancer: a case report

A Maity,E Maughan,G Alusi,S Vasani

A case report of caecal herniation through the foramen of Winslow

C Patel,K Shek,N Ditkofsky,S Ashamalla

Chyle leak following an axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer in a patient with superior vena caval thrombosis – a case report and review of the literature

MA Collins,S Gupta,T Sircar,Z Al-Ishaq

Severe heterotopic ossification following total knee replacement

A Brown,RD Banerjee

Gastric lipoma: a rare cause of haematemesis

A Suresh,B Dhanapal,B Krishnaraj,G Shankar,I Galidevara,SC Sistla

Tension band wire stabilisation: an aid to femoral intramedullary nail fixation

A Bruce,A Hannah

Giant gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the stomach: a case report with surgical treatment

CJ Lu,GM Shu,T Bai,Y Zhang,YJ Wang

Complete nasal obstruction secondary to pacemaker insertion

E Nilssen,J Hilton,SM Hayes,T Lloyd Jones,VB Wreesmann

A rare case of Schneiderian papilloma of the middle ear presenting with pulsatile tinnitus

A Darr,N Hakim,S Din,SK Bhimrao,SM Mummadi

A rare case of haemorrhagic shock secondary to spontaneous rupture of a branch of the left colic artery and the right gastric artery

B Pisavadia,K Rana,M Budhoo,M Hanif,S Zaman

Removing a metal foreign object successfully from a patient’s retroperitoneal space using laparoscopy and a novel navigation system

JH Wu,LQ Jiang,PY Zhou,SG Xu,Y Wang,Y Xia,Y Yuan

A short history of robotic surgery

An extra set of hands

Decision Time

Robotics in urology

Robotics in neurosurgery

Robotics in trauma and orthopaedics

Benefits of pre-emptive analgesia by local infiltration at day-case general anaesthetic open inguinal hernioplasty

A Gardner,BM Stephenson,H Jayamanne,RW Radwan

Current use of procedure specific consent forms for laparoscopic cholecystectomy

MJ Courtney,TJ Royle

Morbidity in parathyroid surgery for renal disease is under reported: a comparison of outcomes with primary hyperparathyroidism

F Palazzo,K Nastos,M Mizamtsidi,N Duncan,N Tolley,V Constantinides

Predictors of success in the Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) examination

AJ Lee,DSG Scrimgeour,J Cleland,PA Brennan

Management of Paediatric Testicular Torsion – Are we adhering to Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) recommendations

D Kufeji,HS Thakkar,I Yardley

The surgical arrest of post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage: Hospital Episode Statistics 12 years on

MPA Clark,MS Osborne

A practical ‘safe zone’ technique for lag screw fixation of the fibula

AP Molloy,AR Kaye,G Williams,LW Mason,W Marlow

Incidence of clinically suspected venous thromboembolism in British Indian patients

A Best,BM Siddiqui,J Mangwani,MS Patel,S Rudge

VRAM steal syndrome – a unique cause of flap necrosis in chest wall reconstruction

N Pantelide,S Iyer,S Young

Ileocecal intussusception extending to left colon due to endometriosis

A Tapia-Herrero,E Choolani,FJ Tejero-Pintor,G Fernandez-Perez,M Bailon-Cuadrado,M Rodriguez-Lopez

Is sarcopenia a useful predictor of outcome in patients after emergency laparotomy? A study using the NELA database

Alvin Ng,Clare McNaught,John MacFie,John Trotter,Judith Johnston,Marcel Gatt

Gastrointestinal manifestations of extramedullary plasmacytoma: a narrative review and illustrative case reports

A Desai,B Vydianath,D Gourevitch,F Arshad,JC Glasbey,LM Almond,SJ Ford

'Reverse guide wire' technique for placement of anterior column/superior pubic ramus screw in pelvis and acetabular surgery

PV Giannoudis,TH Tosounidis

A technique for K-wire assisted closed reduction and percutaneous screw fixation of phalangeal fractures

A Hannah,R Helm

Biopsy of ureteric lesions using a semi-rigid ureteroscope through a ureteric access sheath

P Smith,RK Smith,S Pridgeon

Lateral orbital propeller flap technique for reconstruction of the lower eyelid defect

B Chen,J Yao,J-P Ding

Pseudogout – a rare manifestation of hungry bone syndrome after focused parathyroidectomy

CH Tai,HB Oh,JE Seet,KY Ngiam

Polymeric clips are a quicker and cheaper alternative to endoscopic ligatures for securing the appendiceal stump during laparoscopic appendicectomy

A Ibrahim,MSJ Wilson,N Makaram,P Maniam,P Patil,SR Knight

A novel cabling technique

L Hamilton,L Oliver-Welsh,N Slater

The effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on severity of acute pancreatitis and pancreatic necrosis

DP Berry,G Marangoni,H Elberm,KA Baxter,M Abu-Hilal,PH Pucher,ZZR Hamady

Anorectal melanoma: experience from a tertiary cancer care centre in South India

A Sajeed,CK Nair,I Ahamed,K Cherian,M Muralee,P Augustine,PM Arun,S Ranjith

Reinforcement of sutures to close surgical incisions in frail skin

A Sandiford,CP Wakeling

A standardised pathway for the surveillance of stable vestibular schwannoma

A Hitchings,D Jiang,H Cheetham,J Shapey,JM U-King-Im,K Barkas,NWM Thomas,R Beaney,R Obholzer,S Barazi,S Connor,S Thomson

Laparoscopic aproach in post-traumatic chylous ascites

C Domínguez-Sánchez,F Pareja-Ciuró,J Padillo-Ruiz,JA López-Ruiz,L Tallón-Aguilar

Renal pseudoaneurysm: a rare and potentially fatal complication following ureteroscopy and laser fragmentation of stones

I Jubber,PR Patel,S Al-Hayek,S Hori