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Volume 99 Issue 2 (February 2012)
Multicentre observational study of the natural history of left‐sided acute diverticulitis ( Br J Surg 2012; 99: 276–285)
- Author: D. R. Flum
Volume 99 Issue 1 (January 2012)
Systematic review and meta‐analysis of the use of lightweight versus heavyweight mesh in open inguinal hernia repair
- Author: M. S. Sajid, C. Leaver, M. K. Baig, P. Sains
High tie in anterior resection for rectal cancer confers no increased risk of anastomotic leakage
- Author: M. Rutegård, O. Hemmingsson, P. Matthiessen, J. Rutegård
Randomized clinical trial of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, supervised exercise and combined treatment for intermittent claudication due to femoropopliteal arterial disease
- Author: F. A. K. Mazari, J. A. Khan, D. Carradice, N. Samuel, M. N. A. Abdul Rahman, S. Gulati, H. L. D. Lee, T. A. Mehta, P. T. McCollum, I. C. Chetter
Case‐matched series of enhanced versus standard recovery pathway in minimally invasive colorectal surgery
- Author: J. K. Lovely, P. M. Maxson, A. K. Jacob, R. R. Cima, T. T. Horlocker, J. R. Hebl, W. S. Harmsen, M. Huebner, D. W. Larson
First‐year results of a national abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programme in a single centre
- Author: A. M. Conway, A. H. Malkawi, R. J. Hinchliffe, P. J. Holt, S. Murray, M. M. Thompson, I. M. Loftus
Surgical wisdom
- Author: R. L. Gruen, D. A. K. Watters, M. J. Hollands
Volume 98 Issue 12 (December 2011)
Clinical significance of liver ischaemia after pancreatic resection
- Author: T. Hackert, U. Stampfl, H. Schulz, O. Strobel, M. W. Büchler, J. Werner
Value of hepatic venous pressure gradient measurement before liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma
- Author: S. Stremitzer, D. Tamandl, K. Kaczirek, J. Maresch, B. Abbasov, B. A. Payer, A. Ferlitsch, T. Gruenberger
Late results of endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis and facial blushing
- Author: K. Smidfelt, C. Drott
Amputations in patients with diabetes
- Author: R. J. Hinchliffe
Volume 98 Issue 11 (November 2011)
Self‐expanding metallic stents for large bowel obstruction
- Author: C. D. Mackay, W. Craig, J. K. Hussey, M. A. Loudon
Effect of type of alcoholic beverage in causing acute pancreatitis
- Author: O. Sadr Azodi, N. Orsini, Å. Andrén‐Sandberg, A. Wolk
Routine colonoscopy following acute uncomplicated diverticulitis
- Author: D. A. Westwood, T. W. Eglinton, F. A. Frizelle
Importance of specimen length during temporal artery biopsy
- Author: E. Ypsilantis, E. D. Courtney, N. Chopra, A. Karthikesalingam, M. Eltayab, N. Katsoulas, T. Y. Tang, R. Y. Ball
Volume 98 Issue 10 (October 2011)
Liver resection for colorectal cancer metastases involving the caudate lobe
- Author: R. L. Thomas, J. T. Lordan, K. Devalia, N. Quiney, W. Fawcett, T. R. Worthington, N. D. Karanjia
Randomized clinical trial of perioperative selective decontamination of the digestive tract versus placebo in elective gastrointestinal surgery
- Author: D. Roos, L. M. Dijksman, H. M. Oudemans‐van Straaten, L. T. de Wit, D. J. Gouma, M. F. Gerhards
HER‐2 status in primary oesophageal cancer, lymph nodes and distant metastases
- Author: S. F. Schoppmann, B. Jesch, J. Zacherl, F. Wrba, M. Hejna, J. Maresch, F. B. Langer, M. F. Riegler, U. Pluschnig, P. Birner
Value of orientation training in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Author: M. H. Sodergren, F. Orihuela‐Espina, F. Froghi, J. Clark, J. Teare, G. Z. Yang, A. Darzi
