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Volume 100 Issue 7 (June 2013)
Optimal time interval between neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery for rectal cancer ( Br J Surg 2013; 100: 933–939)
- Author: D. A. Harris
Systematic review and meta‐analysis of intraoperative peritoneal lavage for colorectal cancer staging
- Author: D. C. Bosanquet, D. A. Harris, M. D. Evans, J. Beynon
The effect of sacral nerve stimulation on distal colonic motility in patients with faecal incontinence
- Author: V. Patton, L. Wiklendt, J. W. Arkwright, D. Z. Lubowski, P. G. Dinning
Systematic review and meta‐analysis of the early and late outcomes of open and endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Author: P. W. Stather, D. Sidloff, N. Dattani, E. Choke, M. J. Bown, R. D. Sayers
Volume 100 Issue 6 (May 2013)
Bacterial biofilms and capsular contracture in patients with breast implants
- Author: U. M. Rieger, J. Mesina, D. F. Kalbermatten, M. Haug, H. P. Frey, R. Pico, R. Frei, G. Pierer, N. J. Lüscher, A. Trampuz
Left hepatic trisectionectomy for advanced perihilar cholangiocarcinoma
- Author: M. Esaki, K. Shimada, S. Nara, Y. Kishi, Y. Sakamoto, T. Kosuge, T. Sano
Feasibility study of transanal total mesorectal excision
- Author: S. Velthuis, P. B. van den Boezem, D. L. van der Peet, M. A. Cuesta, C. Sietses
Causes of false‐negative sentinel node biopsy in patients with breast cancer
- Author: Y. Andersson, J. Frisell, M. Sylvan, J. de Boniface, L. Bergkvist
Surgical innovation
- Author: H. Nelson
Indications for and efficacy of splenectomy for haematological disorders
- Author: K. A. Bickenbach, M. Gonen, D. M. Labow, V. Strong, M. L. Heaney, A. D. Zelenetz, D. G. Coit
Volume 100 Issue 5 (April 2013)
Radioactive seed localization for non‐palpable breast cancer
- Author: M. W. Barentsz, M. A. A. J. van den Bosch, W. B. Veldhuis, P. J. van Diest, R. M. Pijnappel, A. J. Witkamp, H. M. Verkooijen
Early experience with laparoscopic lavage for perforated diverticulitis
- Author: H. A. Swank, I. M. Mulder, A. G. M. Hoofwijk, S. W. Nienhuijs, J. F. Lange, W. A. Bemelman,
Randomized clinical trial of the impact of insulin therapy on liver function in patients undergoing major liver resection
- Author: M. Hassanain, P. Metrakos, A. Fisette, S. A. R. Doi, T. Schricker, R. Lattermann, G. Carvalho, L. Wykes, H. Molla, K. Cianflone
Volume 100 Issue 4 (March 2013)
Randomized clinical trial of self‐gripping mesh versus sutured mesh for Lichtenstein hernia repair
- Author: L. N. Jorgensen, T. Sommer, S. Assaadzadeh, L. Strand, A. Dorfelt, M. Hensler, J. Rosenberg,
