(C) Correspondence
Abdominal pain
diagnostic conscious pain mapping using laparoscopy 157
emergency general surgery 165
Abscess, injection site from intravenous drug use 137
Accident and emergency department, emergency general surgery 165
Accreditation, hospital 321
Achilles tendon, neglected rupture 209
Acne rosacea, black pigmentation of bone due to long-term minocycline use 236
Acromian bone, black pigmentation due to long-term minocycline use 236
Adenoma, serrated of colon, and hyperplastic polyps: colonoscopic surveillance 112
Adenoma-carcinoma sequence, colorectal carcinogenesis: gastrin role 251
Admissions, emergency and emergency general surgery 165
Adoptive T cell therapy, head and neck cancer 187
Aerodigestive tract, upper, mucosal surface tumours 7
Airway obstruction, upper, diphtheria manifestation 234
Aluminium chloride, axillary hyperhidrosis treatment 311
Amputation, Syme’s 358(C)
indications/technique 91
Anaesthesia, local
diagnostic conscious pain mapping using laparoscopy 157
paraumbilical hernia repair with mesh plug 99
peri-prostatic in trans-rectal biopsy of prostate 221
Anal fissure, faecal incontinence 225
Anastomotic technique, and survival after right hemicolectomy in colorectal cancer 277
Anatomy
Sir John Struthers MD FRCS Edin LLD Glasg 347
teaching 79, 303(C), 304(C)
Ankle
Achilles tendon rupture reconstruction 209
Syme’s amputation 91
Assessment, end of training 28, 301(C), 302(C)
Audit
colonoscopy quality in surgical coloproctology unit 107
congenital talipes equino varus management 47
ureteroscopies 42
Axillary hyperhidrosis, current treatments 311
Bier’s block, prilocaine 183(C)
Biocompatibility, biomechanical and biological concept in total hip replacement 116(C)
Biomechanics, orthopaedics and rehabilitation 125
Biopsy
fine needle aspiration for neck mass diagnosis 152
iliac crest: black pigmentation of bone due to long-term minocycline use 236
needle-localised of impalpable breast lesions 343
sentinel lymph node in breast cancer 273
trans-rectal of prostate 221
Bone, black pigmentation due to long-term minocycline use 236
Bone bank, femoral heads 32, 295(C), 296(C)
Books reviewed
Billson F, Fundamentals of clinical ophthalmology strabismus 119
Block B, et al, Endoscopy of the upper GI tract 359
Browse N, et al, Diseases of the lymphatics 244
Cadeddu JA, ed, Laparoscopic urologic oncology 122
Coombes A & Gartry D, eds, Cataract surgery 119
Edwards NM, et al, Cardiac transplantation 307
Ellis H, et al, Lecture notes on general surgery 62
Fleischmann W et al, Maggot therapy, a handbook of maggot-assisted wound healing 244
Gardner DL & Tweedle DEF, Pathology for surgeons in training 118
Goldstein DJ & Oz MC, eds, Minimally invasive cardiac surgery 185
Gruessner RWG & Sutherland DER, eds, Transplantation of the pancreas 359
Haher TR & Merola AA, Surgical techniques for the spine 121
Johna S & Schein M, eds, The memoirs of Allen Oldfather Whipple 121
Kingsnorth AN & Leblane KA. Management of abdominal hernias 62 Leaper J & Peel ALG, Handbook of post-operative complications 61
Leblanc KA, ed, Laparoscopic hernia surgery, an operative guide 186
Martin E, A dictionary of bookplates of Irish medical doctors with short biographies 245
McCrae M, The National Health Service in Scotland: origins and ideals 305
Pieters PC, et al, Venous catheters 118
Pynsent P, et al, Outcome measures in orthopaedics and orthopaedic trauma 309
Saclarides TJ, et al, Surgical oncology - an algorithmic approach 246
Sanna M, et al, Middle ear and mastoid microsurgery 120
Schmidt H-M & Lanz U, Surgical anatomy of the hand 247
Silver JR, History of the treatment of spinal injuries 185
Westra WH, et al, Surgical pathology dissection - an illustrated guide 246
Wheatley DJ, ed, Surgery of coronary artery disease 185
Williams JD & Taylor EW, Infection in surgical practice 61
Wu GY, et al, An internist’s illustrated guide to gastrointestinal surgery 120
Botulinum toxin, intradermal, axillary hyperhidrosis treatment 311
Bowel preparation, audit of colonoscopy quality in surgical coloproctology unit 107
Breast
impalpable lesions: needle-localised biopsy 343
reconstruction: tissue engineering 70
Breast cancer, sentinel lymph node biopsy 273
Burns
flame from surgical spirit ignited by diathermy 240(C), 241(C)
major disasters 249
Calculi, ureteric, intra-operative complications 42
Calycoureterostomy, post-renal transplant stricture 176
Cancer
anastomotic technique and survival after right hemicolectomy in colorectal cancer 277
benign soft tissue neoplasm of myocutaneous flap masquerading as 355
colorectal: mesenteric and antimesenteric location 214
colorectal carcinogenesis: gastrin role 251
fine needle aspiration biopsy of neck masses 152
laboratory advances translation into clinical practice 1
molecular mechanisms 1
needle-localised biopsy of impalpable breast lesions 343
rectal, non-restorative surgery 295(C)
Carcinogenesis, colorectal: gastrin role 251
Caries, Syme’s amputation 91
CCK-2 receptor genes, colorectal carcinogenesis: gastrin role 251
Cellulitis, intravenous drug use 137
Cellulose, oxidised regenerated, iatrogenic solid organ injury haemorrhage control 339
Cervical lymphadenopathy, Kikuchi’s disease as rare cause 179
Cleft lip and palate, molecular, clinical and political approaches 238(C)
Colon
audit of colonoscopy quality in surgical coloproctology unit 107
hyperplastic polyps and serrated adenomas: colonoscopic surveillance 112
tissue engineering 70
Colonoscopy
audit of quality in surgical coloproctology unit 107
surveillance of hyperplastic polyps and serrated adenomas 112
Colorectal cancer
anastomotic technique and survival after right hemicolectomy 277
gastrin role in carcinogenesis 251
mesenteric and antimesenteric location: lymph node metastases 214
Comparative genomic hybridisation (CGH), human cancer 1
Competence in surgery 28
Complications
intra-operative of ureteric calculi 42
paraumbilical hernia repair with mesh plug 99
patient fitness optimising for surgery 315
Composite free flap harvest, fracture of radial donor site 281
Congenital abnormalities
cleft lip and palate: molecular, clinical and political approaches 238(C)
talipes equino varus management 47
Consent, healthcare professionals’ knowledge 328
Continuing professional development 58(C)
Crohn’s disease, perianal and infliximab therapy 258
Cryopreservation, tissue engineering 70
Curriculum, medical, Sir John Struthers MD FRCS Edin LLD Glasg 347
Cystic carcinoma, fine needle aspiration biopsy of neck masses 152
Daflon, for haemorrhoids 335
Dendritic cell (DC) therapy, head and neck cancer 187
Diathermy
flame burns from ignited surgical spirit 240(C), 241(C)
suction device: iatrogenic solid organ injury haemorrhage control 339
Diphtheria, concerns in UK 234
Disaster incidents, major, burns 249
Dissection, anatomy teaching 79
Diversion, faecal, loop ileostomy: technique modification 287
Drains
percutaneous drainage of subcapsular haematoma of spleen 52
primary total hip replacement 243(C)
Education, Sir John Struthers MD FRCS Edin LLD Glasg 347
Emergency general surgery, implications for specialisation 165
Enteral nutrition, patient fitness optimising for surgery 315
Ependymoma, subcutaneous myxopapillary presenting as pilonidal sinus 292
Epidermoid cyst, solitary testis 352
Ethics, medical, healthcare professionals’ knowledge of informed consent 328
European Working Time Directive, surgical training 297(C), 298(C), 301(C), 358(C)
Extraperitoneal (TEP) repair, laparoscopic total of inguinal hernia 264
Eyes, black pigmentation of bone due to long-term minocycline use 236
Facet joints, intraspinal lumbar synovial cysts 141
Faecal incontinence, patients with anal fissure 225
Femur autobanking of femoral heads 32, 295(C), 296(C) fractures and MRSA carrier status 171
Fine needle aspiration biopsy, neck mass diagnosis 152
Flaps, free, composite harvest: fracture of radial donor site 281
Foot
Syme’s amputation 91
talipes equino varus management 47
Fractures
femoral and MRSA carrier status 171 radial donor site after composite free flap harvest 281 temporary ring
fixator for severe tibial pilon fracture 116(C)
Gallbladder, selective histopathology 241(C), 242(C)
Gallstones, asymptomatic in laparoscopic era 115(C), 116(C)
Gastrin, role in colorectal carcinogenesis 251
General surgery, emergency 165
Gillick competence, healthcare professionals’ knowledge of informed consent 328
Haemorrhage, iatrogenic solid organ injury: control technique 339
Haemorrhoids, Daflon for 335
Haemostasis, technique to control iatrogenic solid organ injury haemorrhage 339
Hanna-Belfast suction diathermy device, iatrogenic solid organ injury haemorrhage control 339
Head and neck disease, histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis 179
Head and neck malignancy
immunological aspects 187
surgical management 7
Head injuries, emergency general surgery 165
Healthcare professionals, knowledge of informed consent 328
Hemicolectomy, right, anastomotic technique and survival after in colorectal cancer 277
Hernia
inguinal: mesh suturing technique in laparoscopic total extraperitoneal repair 264
paraumbilical repair with mesh plug 99
High-risk patients, intravenous drug users 137
Hip replacement, total
autobanking of femoral heads 32, 295(C), 296(C)
biocompatibility: biomechanical and biological concept 116(C)
primary 243(C)
Histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis (Kikuchi’s disease), rare cause of cervical lymphadenopathy 179
Histopathology, selective of gallbladder 241(C), 242(C)
Hospital accreditation, Canadian experience 321
Hyoid bone, vertical position relationship with obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome 145
Hyperhidrosis, axillary, current treatments 311
Iatrogenic injury, solid organ haemorrhage: control technique 339
Ileostomy, loop: technique modification 287
Ileum, terminal, perforation 56, 296(C)
Immune dysfunction, head and neck cancer 187
Immunosuppression, patient fitness optimising for surgery 315
Immunotherapy, head and neck cancer 187
Incontinence, faecal in patients with anal fissure 225
Infants, pyloric stenosis 173
Infections, post-operative and patient fitness optimising for surgery 315
Infliximab, perianal Crohn’s disease 258
Informed consent, healthcare professionals’ knowledge 328
Inguinal hernia, mesh suturing technique in laparoscopic total extraperitoneal repair 264
Internet, patient use for information 103
Intravenous drug use, protean manifestations 137
Ion channels in osteoblasts 63
Jacobsen syndrome, pyloric stenosis presentations and associations 173
Kidney transplantation, calycoureterostomy following 176
Kikuchi’s disease, rare cause of cervical lymphadenopathy 179
Knee
ligaments: biomechanics, orthopaedics and rehabilitation 125
total replacement and patellofemoral pain 230
Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) repair of inguinal hernia 264
Laparoscopy
asymptomatic gallstones 115(C), 116(C)
diagnostic conscious pain mapping under local anaesthetic and sedation 157
Legal issues, healthcare professionals’ knowledge of informed consent 328
Lignocaine, peri-prostatic in trans-rectal biopsy of prostate 221
Lithotripter, mobile in treatment of tennis elbow and plantar fasciitis 300(C), 301(C)
Liver assist devices 70
Loop ileostomy, technique modification 287
Lumbar synovial cysts, intraspinal 141
Lymph nodes
metastases in colorectal cancer 214
sentinel biopsy in breast cancer 273
Lymphadenitis, histiocytic necrotising 179
Major disaster incidents, burns 249
Malignancy benign soft tissue neoplasm of myocutaneous flap masquerading as 355
colorectal carcinogenesis: gastrin role 251
fine needle aspiration biopsy of neck masses 152
head and neck 7
immunological aspects 187
Mammography, specimen: needle-localised biopsy of impalpable breast lesions 343
Management, hospital accreditation 321
Medical education, Sir John Struthers MD FRCS Edin LLD Glasg 347
Medical information, Internet use by patients 103
Mesh
plug in paraumbilical hernia repair 99
suturing technique in laparoscopic total extraperitoneal repair of inguinal hernia 264
Metastases
head and neck cancer 187
lymph node and mesenteric and antimesenteric location of colorectal cancer 214
Minocycline, black pigmentation of bone due to long-term use 236
MRSA, patients presenting with femoral fractures 171
Myocutaneous flap, benign soft tissue neoplasm masquerading as squamous cell carcinoma of parotid gland 355
Nails, black pigmentation of bone due to long-term minocycline use 236
Neck malignancy
benign soft tissue neoplasm masquerading as squamous cell carcinoma of parotid gland 355
surgical management 7
Neck masses, diagnosis with fine needle aspiration biopsy 152
Necrotising fasciitis, intravenous drug use 137
Needle-localised biopsy, impalpable breast lesions 343
Neointestine, tissue engineering 70
Neoplasia
benign soft tissue of myocutaneous flap 355
hyperplastic polyps and serrated adenomas: colonoscopic surveillance 112
Nicorandil therapy, complications with perforation of terminal ileum 56, 296(C)
Nursing homes, femoral fractures and MRSA carrier status 171
Nutrition, patient fitness optimising for surgery 315
Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome, hyoid bone vertical position relationship 145
Operating experience, registrar, over 15-year period 161
Oral cavity, black pigmentation of bone due to long-term minocycline use 236
Orthopaedics
biomechanics and rehabilitation 125
out-patient Internet use for information 103
Osteoarthritis, intraspinal lumbar synovial cysts 141
Osteoblasts, ion channels 63
Outcome, hospital accreditation 321
Oxidised regenerated cellulose, iatrogenic solid organ injury haemorrhage control 339
P53, human cancer 1
Paediatrics
cleft lip and palate: molecular, clinical and political approaches 238(C)
pyloric stenosis 173
Pain
abdominal and emergency general surgery 165
audit of colonoscopy quality in surgical coloproctology unit 107
diagnostic conscious mapping using laparoscopy under local anaesthetic and sedation 157
local anaesthetic injection in trans-rectal biopsy of prostate 221
measurement in humans 15
patellofemoral and total knee replacement 230
radicular with intraspinal lumbar synovial cysts 141
scales/scores 15
Pancreatic islet cell transplantation 70
Paraumbilical hernia repair, mesh plug 99
Parotid gland, benign soft tissue neoplasm of myocutaneous flap masquerading as recurrent squamous cell carcinoma 355
Patella
recurrent dislocation 32
resurfacing in total knee replacement 230
Patellar tendon stabilisation 32
Patellofemoral pain, total knee replacement 230
Patients
fitness optimising for surgery 315
Internet use for information 103
tolerance: audit of colonoscopy quality in surgical coloproctology unit 107
Peer review, hospital accreditation 321
Pelvis, black pigmentation of bone due to long-term minocycline use 236
Percutaneous drainage, of subcapsular haematoma of spleen 52
Perianal fistula, Crohn’s disease: infliximab 258
Peroneus brevis tendon transfer, Achilles tendon reconstruction 209
Phlebotropic agents, Daflon for haemorrhoids 335
Pilonidal sinus, subcutaneous myxopapillary ependymoma presenting as 292
Plantar fasciitis, and tennis elbow: mobile lithotripter in treatment 300(C), 301(C)
Plastic surgery, intravenous drug use manifestations 137
Polyps, colon, hyperplastic and serrated adenomas: colonoscopic surveillance 112
Postgraduate surgical training, anatomy teaching 79
Prilocaine, Bier’s block 183(C)
Prostate, trans-rectal biopsy 221
Pyeloureterostomy, post-renal transplant stricture 176
Pyloric stenosis, presentations and associations 173
Pyloromyotomy, Ramstedt 173
Radius, donor site fracture after composite free flap harvest 281
Ramstedt pyloromyotomy 173
Rectal cancer, non-restorative surgery 295(C)
Registrar operating experience over 15-year period 161
Rehabilitation, biomechanics and orthopaedics 125
Residential homes, femoral fractures and MRSA carrier status 171
Ring fixator, temporary for severe tibial pilon fracture 116(C)
Robotics technology, biomechanics, orthopaedics and rehabilitation 125
Science education, Sir John Struthers MD FRCS Edin LLD Glasg 347
Scrotal ultrasound, epidermoid cyst in solitary testis 352
Sedation, diagnostic conscious pain mapping using laparoscopy 157
Selection, for training programmes 239(C)
Sentinel lymph node biopsy, breast cancer 273
Skin, black pigmentation of bone due to long-term minocycline use 236
Solid organ injury, iatrogenic haemorrhage: control technique 339
Specialisation, emergency general surgery implications 165
Specimen mammography, needle-localised biopsy of impalpable breast lesions 343
Sphincterotomy, internal and faecal incontinence in patients with anal fissure 225
Spine, intraspinal lumbar synovial cysts 141
Spleen, subcapsular haematoma percutaneous drainage 52
Squamous cell carcinoma, recurrent of parotid gland, benign soft tissue neoplasm of myocutaneous flap masquerading as 355
Steroid therapy, histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis 179
Struthers, Sir John MD FRCS Edin LLD Glasg, anatomist, zoologist and pioneer in medical education 347
Subcuticular suture, simple technique for retention 298(C), 299(C), 300(C)
Suction diathermy device, iatrogenic solid organ injury haemorrhage control 339
Surgical decompression, intraspinal lumbar synovial cysts 141
Surgical spirit ignited by diathermy: flame burns 240(C), 241(C)
Surgical team, hospital accreditation 321
Surveillance, colonoscopic: hyperplastic polyps and serrated adenomas 112
Suture, subcuticular, simple technique for retention 298(C), 299(C), 300(C)
Syme’s amputation 358(C)
Sympathectomy, surgical, axillary hyperhidrosis treatment 311
Synovial cysts, intraspinal lumbar 141
Talipes equino varus, congenital: management 47
Teaching, anatomy 79, 303(C), 304(C)
Tendon transfer 300(C), 301(C)
Achilles tendon reconstruction 209
Tennis elbow and plantar fasciitis, mobile lithotripter in treatment 300(C), 301(C)
Terrorist incidents, major burn disasters 249
Testis, epidermoid cyst 352
Three in one procedure 32
Tibia, pilon fracture early management using temporary ring fixator 116(C)
Tissue engineering 70
Tonsillitis, diphtheria manifestation 234
Tracheostomy, upper airway obstruction in diphtheria 234
Training in surgery
anatomy teaching 79, 303(C), 304(C)
assessment at end 28, 301(C), 302(C)
European Working Time Directive 297(C), 298(C), 301(C), 358(C)
registrar operating experience over 15-year period 161
selection for training programmes 239(C)
Transformation of specialty, hospital accreditation 321
Trans-rectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsy, prostate 221
Tumour markers, epidermoid cyst in solitary testis 352
Undergraduates, anatomy teaching 79
Ureter
calculi: intra-operative complications 42
post-renal transplant stenosis/necrosis 176
Ureteroscopies, audit 42
Vastus medialis advancement 32
Whiplash, myths 58(C), 59(C)
Wounds
infections: femoral fractures and MRSA carrier status 171
non-healing from intravenous drug use 137
Yeast assay, functional, human cancer 1