Contents of THE Surgeon Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland, Volume 1

FEBRUARY

1      Biocompatibility: a biomechanical and biological concept in total hip replacement
        I.D. Learmonth

9     Molecular, clinical and political approaches to the problem of cleft lip palate
       J.R. Sandy

17    Factors involved in abdominal wall closures and subsequent incisional hernia
        P.J. O’Dwyer and C.A. Courtney

23   Hormonal and genetic risk factors from breast cancer
       A.Clamp, S. Danson and M.Clemons

32   Incidence of benign pathology in patients undergoing hepatic resection for suspected malignancy
       R.A.E. Clayton, D.L. Clarke, E.J. Currie, K.K. Madhaven, R.W. Parks and O.J. Garden

39   Alvarado score: an admission criterion in patients with right iliac fossa pain
       M.Y.P. Chan, C. Tan, M.T. Chiu and Y.Y. Ng

42   Endoluminal graft stenting for peripheral aneurysms: questionable results compared 
       with conventional surgery
       M.C. Barry, T. Mackle, L. Joyce, C. Kelly, F. McGrath, D. Bouchier-Hayes and A. Leahy

45   Reduction of nasal fractures under local anaesthesia: an acceptable practice?
       D. C. Wild, M.A. El Alami and P.J. Conboy

48   Percutaneous cementoplasty of acetabular bony metastasis
       J.A. Harty, D. Brennan, S. Eustace and J. O’Byrne

51   Trends in oesophago-gastric surgery in Scotland
       S. Paterson-Brown G.C. Oniscu

58   Book Reviews

60   Letters to the Editor

APRIL

63   Inflammatory bowel disease: dysfunction of GALT and gut bacterial flora (I)
       P. Chandran, S. Satthaporn, A. Robins and O. Eremin

76   A randomised controlled trial comparing two methods of teaching medical students trauma 
       and orthopaedics: traditional lectures versus the “donut round”
       B.Bulstrode, F.A.Gallagher, E.L. Pilling, D.Furniss and R.D. Proctor

81   Non-operative management of blunt hepatic injury in multiply injured adult patients
       A.S. Al-Mulhim and H.A.H Mohammed

86   Expression of E-cadherin in human colorectal cancer
       M.A. Khoursheed, T.C. Mathew, R.R. Makar, S. Louis, S.K. Asfar, H.M. Al-Sayer, 
       H.M. Dashti and A. Al-Bader

92   Cholecystectomy in a predominantly African population before and after the advent of the
       laparoscopic technique
       S.R. Thomson, H.Y. Docrat, A.A. Haffejee, B. Singh and J. Moodley

96   Paediatric day-case otoplasty: local versus general anaesthetic
       J.L. Lancaster, T.M. Jones, A.R. Kay and D.D. McGeorge

99   Myths of whiplash
       R. Ferrari

104  The early management of severe tibial pilon fractures using a temporary ring fixator
        C. J. Mockford, L. Ogonda, D. Warnock, R.J. Barr and C. Andrews

108  MRSA infected pseudoaneurysms of the radial artery
        G. Stansby, J. Smout, R. Chalmers and P. Lintott

111  Flame burns: a forgotten danger of diathermy?
        J.B. Webb, S. Balaratnam and A.J. Park

114  Complete rectal obstruction due to ischaemia following elective abdominal aortic 
        aneurysm surgery
        R. Ackroyd, R.T. Gunasekera and C.J. Stoddard

118  Book Reviews

122  Letters to the Editor

JUNE

125  Inflammatory bowel disease: dysfunction of GALT and gut bacterial flora (II)
        P. Chandran, S. Satthaporn, A. Robins and O. Eremin

137  Molecular strategies and ¹¹¹in-labelled somatostatin analogues in defining the management 
        of neuroendocrine tumour disease: a new paradigm for surgical management
        I.M. Modlin, M. Kidd, T. Hinoue, K.D. Lye, J. Murren and A. Argiris

144  Utility of the lithoclast in the treatment of upper, middle and lower ureteric calculi
        M.S. Akhtar and F.K. Akhtar

149  A simple technique for the retention of a subcuticular suture
        D. Singh-Ranger

152  Surveillance of Barrett’s oesophagus: is there light at the end of the metaplastic tunnel?
        A.C. Belo and R.J. Playford

157  Revalidation - are we fixing a system that wasn’t broken?
        A.J. McKay

160  Horeshoe kidney transplantation
        C.S. Zipitis, T. Augustine, A. Tavakoli, R. Surange, A. Agrawal and H.N. Riad

164  Aneurysm of the inferior vena cava
        R. Jegananthan, J.A. Reid and R.J. Hannon

166  Early twentieth century surgical urology: the 1909-1939 experience of Henry Wade
        D.L. Gardner

177 Surgical informatics on the internet: any improvement?
       J.O. Murphy, K.J. Sweeney, J.C. O’Mahony, S.M. Johnston, K.Conlon, F.B.V. Keane and 
       S.Tierney

180  Book Reviews

182  Letters to the Editor

AUGUST

187  Surgical sepsis: dysregulation of immune function and therapeutic implications
        P. Boontham, P. Chandran, B. Rowlands and O. Eremin

207  Dentistry and the medically compromised patient
        R.A. Seymour

215  Attributes of trainers for postgraduate training in general surgery - a national consensus
        J.S. Ker, B. Williams, M. Reid, P. Dunkley and R.J.C. Steele

221  Predictors of gastrointestinal complications after conventional and beating heart coronary surgery
        S.G.Raja, Z. Haider and M. Ahmad

229  A comparative study of post-operative pain in laser epithelial keratomileusis 
        versus photorefractive keratectomy
        T.A. Saleh and M.A. Almasri

233  A selective approach to histopathology of the gallbladder is justifiable
        F.P. Dix, I.A. Bruce, A. Krypcyzk and S. Ravi

236  Isolated chylopericardium
        N.G. Mahon, L. Nˆlke, H. McCann, D. Sugrue and J. Hurley

239  Book Reviews

243  Letters to the Editor

OCTOBER

249  The evolution of extracranial carotid artery surgery as seen by one surgeon over the past 
        40 years
        J.E. Connolly

259  A review of surgical treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome
        J.P. McDonald

265  Epidemiology and prevention of unexpected inhospital deaths
        M. Buist, S. Bernard and J. Anderson

269  How I do it: KTP laser fine fenestra stapedotomy with vein graft interposition in the 
        surgical management of otosclerosis
        R.J. Salib and J. Oates

273  Mirizzi syndrome: a diagnostic and operative challenge
        C.Y. Chan, K.H. Liau, C.K. Ho and S.P. Chew 

279  The role of the intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation (IABP) in emergency surgery
        A.L. Khan, A. Flett, S. Yalamarthi, R.R. Jeffrey, A.K. Ah-See, K.G.M. Park and R.A. Keenan

283  Bier’s block using prilocaine: safe, cheap and well tolerated
        S.A.W. Pickering and J.B. Hunter

286  Granulomatous appendicitis
        O.N. Tucker, V. Healy, M. Jeffers and F.B.V. Keane

290  The use of the mobile lithotripter in the treatment of tennis elbow and plantar fasciitis
        A. Mehra, T. Zaman and A.I.R. Jenkin

293  Acalculous biliary tract disorders: the value of fatty meal-cholescintigraphy
        B.R. Gunna, G.R. Yannam, N. Kavita, S. Pathak and B.R. Alla

296  Pharmacological prevention of cardiac risk in claudicants with isachaemic heart disease
        E. Torella, S. Washington, A. Cooper, A.D. Parry and C.N. McCollum

299  Primary aneurysm of the basilic vein
        I.E. Katsoulis, S. Jader and H.A. Bradpiece

302  Counting health care: is there a F in CE?
        R.U. Ashford and F.R. Howell

304  Book Reviews

308  Letters to the Editor

311  Kidney transplantation from non heart-beating donors
        N.R. Brook and M.L. Nicholson

323  Arthroscopic meniscal repair
        M.C. Foster and A.C. Aster

328  Selecting the best from the rest
        C. Bulstrode and V. Hunt

332  How I Do It: Primary total hip replacement
        G. Bannister

342  Non-restorative surgery for rectal cancer: indications in 2003
        T.J. O’Kelly and J.O. Jansen

347  An assessment of surgeons’ ability to site colostomy accurately
        A. Macdonald, D. Chung, S. Fell and I. Pickford

350  An audit of the implimentation of guidelines in relation to the prevention of dental caries
        J. Foley

354  Book Reviews

360  Letters to the Editor

362  2003 issue content

364  List of referees

365  Author index

368  Subject index