Contents

Journal of the
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

February 2000 Volume 45 Number 1

"It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees."

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REVIEW ARTICLE
Tumour-associated macrophages (TAMS): disordered function, immune suppression and progressive tumour growth B. Al-Sarireh and O.E. Eremin

ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Tibial and peroneal artery bypasses using polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) with an interposition vein cuff P.A. Stonebridge, S. Naidu, M.P. Colgan , D.J. Moore, D.G. Shanik and P.T. McCollum

Would measurement of C-reactive protein reduce the rate of negative exploration for acute appendicitis? S. Asfar, H. Safar, M. Khoursheed, H. Dashti and A. Al-Bader

American Society of Anaesthesiologist Physical Status (ASA-PS): a predictor of treatment outcome of transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) R.N. Kore and A.R.E Blacklock

The transabdominal pre-peritoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair: a trip along the learning curve P. Ridings and D.S. Evans

EDUCATION & TRAINING

HOW DO I DO IT
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: middle third bone/patella tendon/bone autograft C.M. Fergusson

EDUCATIONAL REVIEW
Can acute renal failure be prevented? H.F. Galley

HISTORICAL REVIEW
The Penman case: a re-evaluation M.H. Kaufman and M.T. Royds

AUDIT
Audit of deep wound infection following hip fracture surgery D.C. Mackay, W.J. Harrison, J.H.J. Bates and D. Dickenson

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information access for the new millennium: publishers and portals L.A. Lindsey

CASE REPORTS
Cicatricial pemphigoid: a diagnostic problem for the urologist D. Ramlogan, I.H. Coulson and A.McGeorge

Acute small bowel ischaemia complicating emergency colectomy B. Wolf, D.M. Nichols and A. Munro

CLINICAL NOTE
Subcutaneous splenosis: a clue to diagnosis of thoracic splenosis N.G. Velitchkov, K.T. Kjossev, J.E. Losanoff and V.A. Kavardjikova

Front cover photograph kindly supplied by C.M. Fergusson. See page 33 “Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: middle third bone/patella tendon/bone autograft” (Quotation by Emiliano Zapata, Mexican hero (1913))

The Journal is covered by Biological Abstracts, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health, Current Contents, EMBASE, Index Medicus and Nuclear Science Abstracts. Visit the Journal’s Website at http://www.rcsed.ac.uk Published by The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Electronic authoring: J. Lindsey. Production Editor: S Maskery, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9DW, Scotland, UK.