Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Article	Citations
Small bowel intussusception and concurrent jejunal polyp with neoplastic transformation: a new diagnosis of Peutz–Jeghers syndrome	91
One-year follow-up of conservative management of appendicitis: results from a single centre during extended lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic	46
A large dermoid cyst of the spermatic cord	31
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known	29
A national survey of the diagnosis and management of Ménière’s disease among ENT consultants, UK	26
Water-soluble contrast agent use in adhesional small bowel obstruction: a survey of surgical practices and clinical trial considerations	25
‘It’s just a mucocele’: a case report of a massive appendiceal mucocele presenting as a left upper quadrant mass	19
Does the extent of neck surgery based on preoperative calcitonin level influence survival in medullary thyroid carcinoma: a retrospective tertiary centre experience	17
ASiT Innovation Summit e-Posters	16
The novel use of a vacuum-assisted closure dressing in the management of Fournier's gangrene	15
Pilonidal sinus laser-assisted closure (PiLAC) – a low-morbidity alternative to excision with excellent long-term outcomes	15
National trends in the initial diagnosis and management of carpal tunnel syndrome: results from the ELECTS (ELEctrophysiology in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) study	15
Penthrox enables quicker management of fractures, dislocations and more: learning lessons from expedited care of trauma patients during the COVID-19 pandemic	15
Clinician preferences in the treatment of acutely symptomatic hernia: the ‘MASH’ survey	14
The carbon footprint of surgical operations: a systematic review update	14
Assessing the readability and quality of online information on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo	14
A systematic review of the prevalence of burnout in orthopaedic surgeons	14
Outcomes following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty vs operative fixation for proximal humerus fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Vitamin D repletion in primary hyperparathyroid patients undergoing parathyroidectomy leads to reduced symptomatic hypocalcaemia and reduced length of stay: a retrospective cohort study	13
COVID-19-related orbital abscesses: a case report	13
What is a tibial pilon fracture and how should they be acutely managed? A survey of consultant British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society members and non-members	13
Percutaneous threaded pin reduction of Bosworth fracture: a novel surgical technique	12
What's in a name?	12
Advanced breast conservation and partial breast reconstruction – a review of current available options for oncoplastic breast surgery	12
Small bowel obstruction caused by a fibrotic bow-string appendix: a consequence of non-operative management of acute appendicitis	12

Frailty as an indicator of postoperative complications following surgical excision of non-melanoma skin cancer on the head and neck	11
Recurrent endometrial carcinoma metastasis to the temporal bone and skull base	11
The glove hand: an innovative method for effective bedside preoperative flap planning in hand injuries	11
Assembling a custom-made F-tool for intraoperative closed reduction of long bone fractures using used external fixation devices	11
Bilateral obstructive megaureter with right lower ureteric urothelial carcinoma: a very rare coalition	11
A national survey on enhanced recovery for renal transplant recipients: current practices and trends in the UK	11
An unusual presentation of penile Mondor’s disease in an HIV-positive patient	11
Implications of equipment failure occurring during surgery	10
The non-slip suture: tissue approximation in high-tension wounds using a stepwise instrument-based suture method	10
Immersive robotic colorectal training in the United Kingdom is safe and efficient	10
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed by a surgical care practitioner: a review of outcomes	10
Peritoneal malignancy in the global COVID-19 pandemic: experience of recovery and restoration in a high-volume centre through NHS and independent sector collaboration	10
Understanding the past, living the future	10
Emergency versus semi-elective management of mandible fractures: a Maxillofacial Trainee Research Collaborative (MTReC) study	10
The impact of COVID-19 on inflammatory bowel disease surgery: a systematic review	10
Laparoscopy uptake for paediatric appendicectomy: a comparison of general surgeons versus specialist paediatric surgeons in England from 1997 to 2015	10
Medical complications following shoulder arthroplasty: a review of the evidence	10
Cancer diagnosis	9
Cosmetic incision for paediatric muscle biopsy	9
Critical limb ischaemia in the time of COVID-19: establishing ambulatory service provision	9
The legacy of COVID-19 on surgical research	9
The effect of anaesthetic use on healing in sub cutaneous abscess management: a retrospective before and after cohort study	8
Bilateral sequential Ramsay Hunt syndrome in an immunocompromised adult: a rare entity	8
Endobronchial valve use in COVID-19 related pneumothorax and persistent air leak	8
Is precision medicine the future of surgical site infection prevention?	8
Pain management after laparoscopic colorectal surgery: inference to central neuraxial analgaesia and nerve blocks	8
Systematic review of bilateral epididymal leiomyomas	8
The palliative management of non-islet cell tumour hypoglycaemia with glucocorticoids and somatostatin analogues in an unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma	8
Critical values for body mass index related to morbidity in high-volume low-complexity general surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Knowledge and caring	8
The persistent challenges faced by vascular surgery services during the UK coronavirus pandemic: a snapshot qualitative survey	8
Face mask as a model for practising hands and microsurgical skills in plastics and reconstructive surgery	8
Patients’ expectation of postoperative course and satisfaction following cardiac surgery	8
Introducing a new proforma for the safe use of intraoperative tourniquets in orthopaedic surgery	8
Fracture of a triple-polished tapered cemented femoral stem at the Morse taper after metal-on-metal primary total hip arthroplasty	8
Emergency surgery preoperative delays: realities, economic impacts and gains of a second emergency operating theatre	8
A tale of two unconventional adult diaphragmatic hernias	8
Management of sigmoid volvulus using percutaneous endoscopic colostomy	8
Simple technique for removal of loose and buried pedicle screw using ‘push and pull’ technique	7
Role of urinary pregnancy testing in the diagnosis of men with testicular cancer	7
Learning from aviation….Clinician Resource Management	7
Comparison of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in children at paediatric centres and adult centres: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Pyriform sinus injury in thyroidectomy: the unknown complicating the known	7
Developing a research portfolio as a trainee	7
Unique collateralisation between the left internal thoracic artery and the coeliac artery	7
Patient characteristics and refusal to participate in a head and neck cancer intervention trial: experience of two tertiary UK head and neck cancer centres	7
A quality improvement project of patient perception of AI-generated discharge summaries: a comparison with doctor-written summaries	7
Vesicourachal diverticulum	7
Review of the national usage of antibiotics in arthroplasty surgery: a need for evidence-based prescribing	7
The carbon agenda	7

Outcomes of patients with non-lower gastrointestinal cancer diagnosed via the lower gastrointestinal two-week-wait service	6
Surgical training for simple and complex hernia repair in the UK: results of a nationwide training survey	6
Immobilisation in a collar and cuff with high elbow flexion is a safe and effective treatment option to reduce and immobilise Gartland type II supracondylar fractures	6
Total neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a silver lining during the COVID pandemic for a patient with locally advanced diffuse distal gastric adenocarcinoma	6
A temporary measure for ureteral stenting	6
Release of individual surgeon data to the public: patients’ and surgeons’ views	6
Zone 1 and 2 flexor tendon repair via a longitudinal incision crossing the volar distal interphalangeal joint: functional and cosmetic outcomes	6
A single-centre ten-year retrospective cohort study of malignant small bowel obstruction	6
Reporting issues with systematic reviews and meta-analyses	6
Melanosis of the urinary bladder	6
A surgeon-modified device for the evacuation of diathermy smoke	6
Process and outcome differences in the care of patients undergoing elective and emergency right hemicolectomy	6
Suprapubic catheter insertion: a multicentre review on mortality during short-, medium- and long-term follow-up	6
Management of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: a prospective study	6
A simple technical tip to reduce complications associated with separate pin-site incisions in robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty	6
17 years’ experience of surgical management of thoracic outlet syndrome at a district general hospital	6
Preoperative investigations in thyroglossal duct cyst surgery: a 9-year experience and proposed practice guide	6
Maternal outcomes of pregnant patients after trauma: a retrospective study of the Trauma Registry of England and Wales	6
Patient-specific frontal titanium mesh fabrication using a moulding technique	6
Retroperitoneal haemangioma masquerading as recurrence of well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumour: a cautionary note	6
Rare case of combined vascular malformation of the face: a successful surgical management	6
A novel treatment for supraglottic stenosis secondary to immunoglobulin G4-related disease	6
Two cases of asymptomatic Teflon granulomas following microvascular decompression mimicking cerebellopontine angle tumours: lessons learnt in the neuro-oncology multidisciplinary team	6
Nonemergency colectomy for inflammatory bowel disease: the National Consultant Information Programme (NCIP) used to highlight colorectal surgery practice and outcomes in England 2018–2022	6
Factors affecting quality of life in rectal cancer survivors who have undergone laparoscopic surgery: patient-reported outcomes over 10 years at a single institution	5
A systematic review of ultrasonography-guided transcutaneous fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of laryngeal malignancy	5
Oral Presentations	5
Twenty years of the Technical Section	5
Evaluation of hypoparathyroidism following laryngectomy	5
Performance of ultrasound in the diagnosis of cholecystitis: not so (ultra)sound?	5
The ‘Wirral Wedge’: an aid to position arm safely in upper limb surgery	5
Outpatient secondary care pathways for head and neck cancer referral result in patient delays for cancer treatment	5
Does titanium cage subsidence affect clinical outcomes in ACDF surgery? A tertiary centre experience	5
Evaluation of treatment delays in hepatopancreatico-biliary surgery during the first COVID-19 wave	5
The role of social inequalities in the epidemiology of urological cancers: can this inform cancer screening?	5
Treatment of true superficial femoral artery aneurysms: the 15-year experience of a single centre	5
A novel technique of draping for the Smith–Robinson approach	5
Innovation and the publishing gambit	5
The combined measurement of synovial markers in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection	5
The 2-week wait pathway for suspected head and neck cancers in patients with throat and voice symptoms: referral patterns, common clinical practice and diagnostic efficacy of NICE guidelines	5
A cost–consequence analysis of eLearning videos designed to supplement the consent process in lower limb arthroplasty	5
Consecutive ipsilateral inferior pole patella and superior patella sleeve fractures	5
Changes in hip and knee arthroplasty practice post-COVID-19 in the English NHS: a retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics data	5
Reducing the rate of negative ureteroscopy: predictive factors and the role of preoperative imaging	5
Open access: evolution not revolution	5
A prospective evaluation of the American College of Surgeons Surgical Risk Calculator as a predictor of complications for breast surgery	5
A census of general surgery consultants in England and Wales: implications for the current and future surgical workforce	5
Environmentally friendly splints for limb immobilisation: a systematic review	4
Systematic review of the results of fenestrated endovascular aortic repair in octogenarians	4
Clinical outcomes for microvascular reconstruction in oral cancers: experience from a single surgical centre	4
ASiT Innovation Summit Oral Presentations	4
Management of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction: opportunities to improve care?	4
Comparison of orthopaedic specialty registrar training opportunities in trusts with and without an elective surgical hub: a review of administrative data	4
Comparison of fine-needle aspiration with fine-needle capillary cytology in thyroid nodules	4
A systematic review of patient and clinician experiences of bariatric tourism	4
Reverse boot technique for applying traction in below knee amputees	4
Comment on paper by Lv	4
From nephrostomy to urethra: overcoming a radiotherapy-induced urethral stricture with a rendezvous technique	4
Use of jejunal serosal patch and pyloric exclusion in the management of complex duodenal injury	4
Institution within institution	4
Coress is an independent charity, supported by AXA Health, the MDU and the WPA Benevolent Foundation	4
Metastases from gastric cancer presenting as colorectal lesions: a report of two cases and systematic review	4
Learning in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: development and rapid uptake of an online learning platform for vascular surgery	4
A Foley catheter ‘the jack of all trades’: a literature review of its common and novel uses	4
Combined heart and liver transplantation: an updated systematic review	4
The impact of a fellow on a regional robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy service	4
Renal transplantation in older adults: retrospective cohort study to examine the impact of the new 2019 kidney offering scheme on older adult transplant recipients	4
Splenogonadal fusion: aiding detection and avoiding radical orchidectomy	4
A modified guidewire reinsertion technique following inadvertent wire removal during dynamic hip screw fixation surgery	4
The increasing burden of the 2-week wait colorectal cancer pathway in a single centre: the impact of faecal immunochemical tests	4
A simple trick for supinated hand positioning during hand surgery	4
Ileal rhabdomyosarcoma in a patient with a history of squamous cell lung cancer	4
Safe provision of elective endocrine surgery operations amid the COVID-19 crisis	4
Predictors of long-term survival in 5,680 patients admitted to a UK major trauma centre with thoracic injuries	4
Technique for traversing both plate and nail-locking screw holes in nail–plate composite fixation	4
Evaluation of long-term outcome following therapeutic mammaplasty: the effect of wound complication on initiation of adjuvant therapy and subsequent oncological outcome	4
Letter in response to Tarallo et al 2022	4
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on head–neck cancer referral and treatment pathway in North East London	4
Head–neck dissection course during COVID-19 pandemic: challenges, adaptations and how we did it	4
Surgery for phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas: Current practice in the United Kingdom	4

Radiolucent foreign bodies presenting as inflammatory bowel disease: the case of an ingested plastic straw disguising as Crohn’s	4
Supervised exercise training improves cardiorespiratory fitness and reduces perioperative risk in peripheral artery disease patients with intermittent claudication	4
Validation of a novel simulated tendon model for core suture tendon repair	4
Suprascapular nerve blockage for painful shoulder pathology – a systematic review and meta-analysis of treatment techniques	4
Are multiple-use bottles of chlorhexidine solutions at risk of contamination in joint replacement surgery?	4
Lipoma of the gastrointestinal tract: a tertiary care centre experience	4
Re: Letter regarding Pragmatism and Professionalism	4
Ultrasound-positive axillary lymph nodes in early breast cancer: can a patient subgroup avoid axillary lymph node dissection? A simple algorithm is suggested	4
The application of human reliability analysis to carpal tunnel decompression	4
The use of topical anaesthetic in the banding of internal haemorrhoids: a feasibility study for a randomised control trial	4
Coin-cidence? Have cashless payments reduced the incidence of upper aerodigestive foreign body insertion? A study of UK Hospital Episode Statistics	4
An analysis of lesions associated with developmental venous anomalies	4
Trapeziectomy and ligament reconstruction tendon interposition: an in vivo, patient-controlled, biomechanical study relating to pinch grip	4
Achieving the learning curve in total thyroidectomy: a prospective evaluation on resident’s training by CUSUM and KPSS analysis	3
Ileorectal anastomosis in ulcerative colitis: what do surgeons and patients need to know? A systematic literature review	3
Re: Technique and outcome of day case laparoscopic hiatus hernia surgery for small and large hernias	3
Examining the barriers faced by female surgical trainees: a qualitative study	3
Impact of untreated preoperative asymptomatic bacteriuria in patients undergoing holmium laser enucleation of prostate	3
Partial nephrectomy for solid renal masses in polycystic kidneys: open surgical technique	3
A thank you to all our reviewers	3
Non-invasive cardiac output monitoring with electrical velocimetry after cardiac surgery in infants	3
A rare case of adrenal extramedullary haematopoiesis in a Cypriot woman with β-thalassaemia	3
Myocardial protection in paediatric cardiac surgery: building an evidence-based strategy	3
A systematic review of symptomatic hamartomas of the jejunum and ileum	3
Trainee as trainer in paediatric laparoscopic appendicectomy	3
Carbon savings associated with changing surgical trends in total knee arthroplasty in England: a retrospective observational study using administrative data	3
Effect of modified gastrointestinal decompression under abdominal CT in patients with intestinal obstruction	3
Postoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) is equivalent to perioperative PTH drop in predicting postsurgical hypoparathyroidism	3
Which lesions with a radiological or core biopsy diagnosis of fibroadenoma should be excised?	3
Adherence to General Medical Council guidance regarding disclosure of alternative treatments during the consent process	3
Cholecysto-duodenal and cholecysto-colic fistulae identified intraoperatively during laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a surgical hub	3
Factors associated with increased radiation exposure in the fixation of proximal femoral fractures	3
Predictability and durability of mitral valve repair in patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation in medium sized centres	3
Response to ‘Performance of large language models at the MRCS Part A: a tool for medical education?’	3
Modified patella tendon plication in ambulant children with cerebral palsy	3
Innovation Editorial	3
Injection sclerotherapy for the treatment of haemorrhoids in anticoagulated patients	3
Integrating instructional design principles into surgical skills training models: an innovative approach	3
Defining quality assessment in vascular surgery training: an expert Delphi process	3
The provision of a trauma bed in theatre recovery and its impact on trauma theatre efficiency: experience from a high-volume trauma unit	3
Postoperative surveillance after surgery for colorectal liver metastasis: a cross-sectional study	3
“It’s no use going back to yesterday”	3
Skull base reconstruction with nasoseptal flap in oncologic cases: can narrow-band imaging help? How we do it	3
Glomus tumour of the nipple in a male patient	3
Kommerell’s diverticulum: an unusual cause of unilateral vocal cord palsy?	3
Examining the variation in consent in general surgery	3
A thank you to all our reviewers	3
The effect of strap muscle transection on voice and swallowing changes after thyroidectomy in patients without laryngeal nerve injury	3
What’s up with WhatsApp in supplementing surgical education: an objective assessment	2
Preventing pressure ulcers from paediatric femoral traction: use of an audit cycle to assess a new concise manual and a daily care chart	2
A new setup for single surgeon paediatric supracondylar fracture pinning	2
Paediatric quality-of-life following adenotonsillectomy: an evaluation of T14 paediatric throat disorder quality-of-life outcomes according to operative indication	2
A systematic review of oncoplastic volume replacement breast surgery: oncological safety and cosmetic outcome	2
Bilateral ganglion cysts at L4/5 causing central canal stenosis and producing sciatica and neurogenic claudication: a case report	2
Rigid bronchoscopy: a consultant survey	2
A robotic approach to clamshell augmentation enterocystoplasty	2
Effect of drain omission after mastectomy on cosmesis, patient satisfaction and interval to adjuvant therapy	2
Forklift-related lower limb injuries: a retrospective case series study with patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs)	2
Analysis of the outcomes of postdiverticulitis investigations: a multicentre cohort study including 1,120 patients	2
Spinal infections in the north-east of Scotland: a retrospective analysis	2
Patient, Procedure, People (PPP): recognising and responding to intraoperative critical events	2
Minimally invasive surgery in giant ovarian cyst in children: a safe approach	2
Fostering innovation and sustainable thinking in surgery: an evaluation of a surgical hackathon	2
e-Poster Presentations	2
Where are all the surgeons in clinical academia?	2
Optimal timing of chest radiograph following chest tube removal in detecting recurrent pneumothorax: analysis of 163 patients with thoracic stab wounds at a major trauma centre in South Africa	2
Debate on: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed by a surgical care practitioner: a review of outcomes by Odogwu et al.	2
Efficient management of new patient referrals to a breast service: the safe introduction of an advanced nurse practitioner-led telephone breast pain service	2
Balloon sinuplasty: does a model simulator improve ENT trainee competence?	2
The impact of oncotype DX testing on adjuvant chemotherapy decision making in breast cancer with micrometastasis to the sentinel lymph node	2
Herpes simplex oesophagitis leading to perforation and mediastinal collection: a case report and review of literature	2
Indeterminate thyroid nodules (Thy3): malignancy rate and characteristics in a study of 118 patients	2
Could resistance training prevent or improve work-related musculoskeletal disorders among surgeons?	2
Enhancing vascular surgery outcomes through geriatric co-management: a study on the impact of the POPS team	2
A review of the Masquelet technique in the treatment of lower limb critical-size bone defects	2
Overcoming size discrepancy in microvascular anastomosis: the ‘sliced-pants’ technique	2
Breast cancer liver metastases: systematic review and time to event meta-analysis with comparison between available treatments	2
To be… an author	2
Management dilemmas of tracheal paraganglioma: a case report and review of literature	2
A thank you to all our reviewers	2
Using a 3D handheld scanner to capture trochlear groove shape: proof of concept study	2
Use of smartphones as a camera system for flexible cystoscopy during COVID-19 outbreak	2
The Yankauer suction tube sleeve technique	2
Few UK vascular centres offer a fully NICE-compliant supervised exercise programme: a national audit	2
Spontaneous thyroid abscesses without underlying malignancy: a differential diagnosis for recent onset or rapidly growing thyroid masses	2
Repurposing a retrieval balloon catheter at ERCP to save time and money	2
Technique for removal of well-fixed external fixator pins	2
Fallibility, performance, patient safety and teamwork: embedding human factors in surgery	2
Association of day-case rates with post COVID-19 recovery of elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy activity across England	2
An unusual presentation of a depressed clavicle fracture in a child leading to venous congestion	2
Small bowel herniation through the epiploic foramen reduced laparoscopically	2
Comparing the surgical management of acute paediatric scrotal pain between adult urologists and general surgeons in the UK: an observational study	2
Organisational risks matter and should be discussed during consent: survey of 980 neurosurgery patients from the UK	2
Systemic medical complications following joint replacement: a review of the evidence	2
Clamped percutaneous Poller screws to assist intramedullary nailing of proximal third tibia shaft fractures	2