Contents

Journal of the
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

December 1999 Volume 44 Number 6

"...A lady with a lamp shall stand"

Ileal Conduit

EDITORIAL
The Journal in 1999 O.E. Eremin

REVIEW ARTICLE
Fatty acids and prostate cancer: current status and future challenges S.S. Pandian, O.E. Eremin, S. McClinton, K.W.J. Wahle and S.D. Heys

ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Trans-axillary first rib excision for thoracic outlet syndrome David P. Edwards, Edward Mulkern, Ahmed N. Raja and Philip Barker

The characteristics of large bowel cancer in the low-risk black population of the Witwatersrand H. Boytchev, S. Marcovic and G.J. Oettle

Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy without silicone stenting S. Mortimore, G.Y. Banhegyi, J. L. Lancaster and A. Karkanevatos

Is herniography an effective and safe investigation? R.D. Brierly, P.C. Hale and N.L. Bishop

SURGICAL TECHNIQUE
A new method of ileostomy formation following surgery for colonic obstruction R. Patel, A. MacDonald and G. Sunderland

EDUCATION & TRAINING

HOW DO I DO IT
Radical cystectomy and ileal conduit for invasive bladder tumour Leslie Moffat

EDUCATIONAL REVIEW
Monitoring the critically ill patient Nigel R. Webster

ABSTRACTS
Abstracts presented at the Symposium of Audit on Surgical Practice, 3rd March 1999

NOTICE
Quality of Surgical Information on the Internet

CASE REPORTS
Spontaneous epidural haematoma associated with radiation-induced malignant fibrous histiocytoma G. Leung, P.Yip and Y.W. Fan

Hydatid liver disease as a cause of recurrent pancreatitis L.S. Wong, O. Braghirolli-Neto, Min Xu, J.A.C. Buckels and D.F. Mirza

Front cover photograph kindly supplied by Mr Leslie Moffat. See page 379 “Radical cystectomy and ileal conduit for invasive bladder tumour” (Quotation from H.W. Longfellow, “Santa Filomena”)

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