Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Article	Citations
‘It’s just a mucocele’: a case report of a massive appendiceal mucocele presenting as a left upper quadrant mass	63
ASiT Innovation Summit e-Posters	37
The novel use of a vacuum-assisted closure dressing in the management of Fournier's gangrene	31
One-year follow-up of conservative management of appendicitis: results from a single centre during extended lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic	23
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	23
A national survey of the diagnosis and management of Ménière’s disease among ENT consultants, UK	23
Clinician preferences in the treatment of acutely symptomatic hernia: the ‘MASH’ survey	22
A quantitative approach to understanding the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on training opportunities for neurosurgical trainees in England	20
Enhancing stoma reversal outcomes: a novel technique using warm isotonic saline for distal limb intubation	20
Water-soluble contrast agent use in adhesional small bowel obstruction: a survey of surgical practices and clinical trial considerations	19
Penthrox enables quicker management of fractures, dislocations and more: learning lessons from expedited care of trauma patients during the COVID-19 pandemic	19
Pilonidal sinus laser-assisted closure (PiLAC) – a low-morbidity alternative to excision with excellent long-term outcomes	19
Outcomes following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty vs operative fixation for proximal humerus fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis	18
Assessing the readability and quality of online information on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo	17
Does the extent of neck surgery based on preoperative calcitonin level influence survival in medullary thyroid carcinoma: a retrospective tertiary centre experience	17
A large dermoid cyst of the spermatic cord	17
Barn theatres and conventional theatres: a non-inferiority analysis of hip fracture arthroplasty outcomes	17
Percutaneous threaded pin reduction of Bosworth fracture: a novel surgical technique	16
National trends in the initial diagnosis and management of carpal tunnel syndrome: results from the ELECTS (ELEctrophysiology in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) study	16
What's in a name?	16
A systematic review of the prevalence of burnout in orthopaedic surgeons	16
The carbon footprint of surgical operations: a systematic review update	16
Assembling a custom-made F-tool for intraoperative closed reduction of long bone fractures using used external fixation devices	15
An unusual presentation of penile Mondor’s disease in an HIV-positive patient	15
The glove hand: an innovative method for effective bedside preoperative flap planning in hand injuries	15

Endoscopic gastric conduit plication: a novel endoscopic technique for delayed gastric conduit emptying following oesophagectomy	15
Peritoneal malignancy in the global COVID-19 pandemic: experience of recovery and restoration in a high-volume centre through NHS and independent sector collaboration	15
Frailty as an indicator of postoperative complications following surgical excision of non-melanoma skin cancer on the head and neck	15
The non-slip suture: tissue approximation in high-tension wounds using a stepwise instrument-based suture method	14
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed by a surgical care practitioner: a review of outcomes	14
The impact of COVID-19 on inflammatory bowel disease surgery: a systematic review	14
Emergency versus semi-elective management of mandible fractures: a Maxillofacial Trainee Research Collaborative (MTReC) study	13
A national survey on enhanced recovery for renal transplant recipients: current practices and trends in the UK	13
Immersive robotic colorectal training in the United Kingdom is safe and efficient	13
Gastrotomy incision to Bogotá bag suturing (GIBBS) technique for trichobezoar extraction	13
CORESS Feedback: Cases from the Confidential Reporting System for Surgery	13
Small bowel obstruction caused by a fibrotic bow-string appendix: a consequence of non-operative management of acute appendicitis	13
Thromboelastography and clinical outcomes in peripheral arterial disease: a systematic review and narrative synthesis	13
Cancer diagnosis	12
Implications of equipment failure occurring during surgery	12
Face mask as a model for practising hands and microsurgical skills in plastics and reconstructive surgery	12
Cosmetic incision for paediatric muscle biopsy	12
The legacy of COVID-19 on surgical research	12
Understanding the past, living the future	12
Frailty in emergency surgery: expanding the role of biomarkers	11
The effect of anaesthetic use on healing in sub cutaneous abscess management: a retrospective before and after cohort study	11
Is precision medicine the future of surgical site infection prevention?	10
Emergency surgery preoperative delays: realities, economic impacts and gains of a second emergency operating theatre	10
Introducing a new proforma for the safe use of intraoperative tourniquets in orthopaedic surgery	10
Management of sigmoid volvulus using percutaneous endoscopic colostomy	10
Bilateral sequential Ramsay Hunt syndrome in an immunocompromised adult: a rare entity	10
A tale of two unconventional adult diaphragmatic hernias	10
Systematic review of bilateral epididymal leiomyomas	10
Critical limb ischaemia in the time of COVID-19: establishing ambulatory service provision	10
Knowledge and caring	10
Patients’ expectation of postoperative course and satisfaction following cardiac surgery	10
Three-year follow-up of antibiotics versus surgery for acute appendicitis	10
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	9
Surgical training for simple and complex hernia repair in the UK: results of a nationwide training survey	9
A quality improvement project of patient perception of AI-generated discharge summaries: a comparison with doctor-written summaries	9
Learning from aviation….Clinician Resource Management	9
Outcomes of patients with non-lower gastrointestinal cancer diagnosed via the lower gastrointestinal two-week-wait service	9
Unique collateralisation between the left internal thoracic artery and the coeliac artery	9
Pyriform sinus injury in thyroidectomy: the unknown complicating the known	9
Melanosis of the urinary bladder	9
Retroperitoneal haemangioma masquerading as recurrence of well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumour: a cautionary note	9
Review of the national usage of antibiotics in arthroplasty surgery: a need for evidence-based prescribing	9
Critical values for body mass index related to morbidity in high-volume low-complexity general surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Role of urinary pregnancy testing in the diagnosis of men with testicular cancer	9
Vesicourachal diverticulum	8
17 years’ experience of surgical management of thoracic outlet syndrome at a district general hospital	8
Process and outcome differences in the care of patients undergoing elective and emergency right hemicolectomy	8
Comparison of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in children at paediatric centres and adult centres: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Put a cork in it: using Instillagel to prevent urine spillage during suprapubic catheter insertion	8
Preoperative investigations in thyroglossal duct cyst surgery: a 9-year experience and proposed practice guide	8

Reporting issues with systematic reviews and meta-analyses	8
A simple technical tip to reduce complications associated with separate pin-site incisions in robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty	8
Zone 1 and 2 flexor tendon repair via a longitudinal incision crossing the volar distal interphalangeal joint: functional and cosmetic outcomes	8
Maternal outcomes of pregnant patients after trauma: a retrospective study of the Trauma Registry of England and Wales	8
A temporary measure for ureteral stenting	8
The incidence of complex regional pain syndrome following total knee arthroplasty: a prospective multicentre observational study of 1,026 patients with no cases identified according to the Budapest cr	8
Nonemergency colectomy for inflammatory bowel disease: the National Consultant Information Programme (NCIP) used to highlight colorectal surgery practice and outcomes in England 2018–2022	8
A surgeon-modified device for the evacuation of diathermy smoke	8
Treating life-threatening airway compromise due to concurrent COPD and tracheomalacia using translaryngeal shared-airway microsurgery	7
Suprapubic catheter insertion: a multicentre review on mortality during short-, medium- and long-term follow-up	7
Evaluation of hypoparathyroidism following laryngectomy	7
This story shall the good [surgeon] teach	7
Evaluation of treatment delays in hepatopancreatico-biliary surgery during the first COVID-19 wave	7
Factors affecting quality of life in rectal cancer survivors who have undergone laparoscopic surgery: patient-reported outcomes over 10 years at a single institution	7
Rare case of combined vascular malformation of the face: a successful surgical management	7
Treatment of true superficial femoral artery aneurysms: the 15-year experience of a single centre	7
Management of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: a prospective study	7
A cost–consequence analysis of eLearning videos designed to supplement the consent process in lower limb arthroplasty	7
Does titanium cage subsidence affect clinical outcomes in ACDF surgery? A tertiary centre experience	7
The role of social inequalities in the epidemiology of urological cancers: can this inform cancer screening?	7
Transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) versus totally extraperitoneal (TEP) repair for inguinal hernia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Changes in hip and knee arthroplasty practice post-COVID-19 in the English NHS: a retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics data	7
Oral Presentations	7
A systematic review of ultrasonography-guided transcutaneous fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of laryngeal malignancy	7
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	7
Re: Improving pain management for children having dental extractions under general anaesthesia	7
Outpatient secondary care pathways for head and neck cancer referral result in patient delays for cancer treatment	7
A census of general surgery consultants in England and Wales: implications for the current and future surgical workforce	6
The ‘Wirral Wedge’: an aid to position arm safely in upper limb surgery	6
Open access: evolution not revolution	6
Modified meatal-based tube-flipping technique for distal and mid-shaft hypospadias: clinical outcomes in a large cohort	6
Validation of a novel simulated tendon model for core suture tendon repair	6
Management of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction: opportunities to improve care?	6
Surgery for phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas: Current practice in the United Kingdom	6
Supervised exercise training improves cardiorespiratory fitness and reduces perioperative risk in peripheral artery disease patients with intermittent claudication	6
A modified guidewire reinsertion technique following inadvertent wire removal during dynamic hip screw fixation surgery	6
Performance of ultrasound in the diagnosis of cholecystitis: not so (ultra)sound?	6
Suprascapular nerve blockage for painful shoulder pathology – a systematic review and meta-analysis of treatment techniques	6
Reducing the rate of negative ureteroscopy: predictive factors and the role of preoperative imaging	6
Innovation and the publishing gambit	6
A Foley catheter ‘the jack of all trades’: a literature review of its common and novel uses	6
Ethical and legal challenges of integrating artificial intelligence into paediatric surgery	6
Clinical outcomes for microvascular reconstruction in oral cancers: experience from a single surgical centre	6
Institution within institution	5
A systematic review of patient and clinician experiences of bariatric tourism	5
A simple trick for supinated hand positioning during hand surgery	5
Non-invasive cardiac output monitoring with electrical velocimetry after cardiac surgery in infants	5
Comment on paper by Lv	5
Coin-cidence? Have cashless payments reduced the incidence of upper aerodigestive foreign body insertion? A study of UK Hospital Episode Statistics	5
Technique for traversing both plate and nail-locking screw holes in nail–plate composite fixation	5
Head–neck dissection course during COVID-19 pandemic: challenges, adaptations and how we did it	5
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on head–neck cancer referral and treatment pathway in North East London	5
Use of four-dimensional computed tomography to aid parathyroid localisation in primary hyperparathyroidism in British surgical practice	5
From nephrostomy to urethra: overcoming a radiotherapy-induced urethral stricture with a rendezvous technique	5
The increasing burden of the 2-week wait colorectal cancer pathway in a single centre: the impact of faecal immunochemical tests	5
Predictors of long-term survival in 5,680 patients admitted to a UK major trauma centre with thoracic injuries	5
Metastases from gastric cancer presenting as colorectal lesions: a report of two cases and systematic review	5
Coress is an independent charity, supported by AXA Health, the MDU and the WPA Benevolent Foundation	5
Letter in response to Tarallo et al 2022	5
Environmentally friendly splints for limb immobilisation: a systematic review	5
Comparison of orthopaedic specialty registrar training opportunities in trusts with and without an elective surgical hub: a review of administrative data	5
Systematic review of the results of fenestrated endovascular aortic repair in octogenarians	5
Comparison of fine-needle aspiration with fine-needle capillary cytology in thyroid nodules	5
Renal transplantation in older adults: retrospective cohort study to examine the impact of the new 2019 kidney offering scheme on older adult transplant recipients	5
The application of human reliability analysis to carpal tunnel decompression	5
Re: Letter regarding Pragmatism and Professionalism	5
Reverse boot technique for applying traction in below knee amputees	5
Trapeziectomy and ligament reconstruction tendon interposition: an in vivo, patient-controlled, biomechanical study relating to pinch grip	5
Re: Sustainability in breast surgery: a narrative review	5
Evaluation of long-term outcome following therapeutic mammaplasty: the effect of wound complication on initiation of adjuvant therapy and subsequent oncological outcome	5
Myocardial protection in paediatric cardiac surgery: building an evidence-based strategy	4
Foley catheter balloon tamponade for actively bleeding wounds following penetrating neck injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Partial nephrectomy for solid renal masses in polycystic kidneys: open surgical technique	4
Examining the variation in consent in general surgery	4
Response to ‘Performance of large language models at the MRCS Part A: a tool for medical education?’	4
A thank you to all our reviewers	4
Innovation Editorial	4
Use of jejunal serosal patch and pyloric exclusion in the management of complex duodenal injury	4
Postoperative surveillance after surgery for colorectal liver metastasis: a cross-sectional study	4
Lipoma of the gastrointestinal tract: a tertiary care centre experience	4

ASiT Innovation Summit Oral Presentations	4
ASiT Innovation Summit Oral Presentations	4
Skull base reconstruction with nasoseptal flap in oncologic cases: can narrow-band imaging help? How we do it	4
DiffErential attainment and Factors AssoCiated with Training applications and Outcomes (DE FACTO) study: sex trends across surgical specialities	4
Adherence to General Medical Council guidance regarding disclosure of alternative treatments during the consent process	4
Injection sclerotherapy for the treatment of haemorrhoids in anticoagulated patients	4
Modified patella tendon plication in ambulant children with cerebral palsy	4
Interpreting troponin elevation after surgery: diagnostic challenges and a pragmatic approach	4
Cholecysto-duodenal and cholecysto-colic fistulae identified intraoperatively during laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a surgical hub	4
Internal validation protocol for large collaborative clinical data sets: assessment of the CONGRESS database	4
An exploration of factors affecting timely referral of patients with chronic limb-threatening ischaemia	4
The provision of a trauma bed in theatre recovery and its impact on trauma theatre efficiency: experience from a high-volume trauma unit	4
Bone-conduction hearing implants: a potential postcode lottery	4
Defining quality assessment in vascular surgery training: an expert Delphi process	4
“It’s no use going back to yesterday”	4
Predictability and durability of mitral valve repair in patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation in medium sized centres	4
Kommerell’s diverticulum: an unusual cause of unilateral vocal cord palsy?	4
A rare case of adrenal extramedullary haematopoiesis in a Cypriot woman with β-thalassaemia	4
Trends and causes of litigation in paediatric surgery within the National Health Service (NHS) England: a 19-year analysis	4
Renal hyperparathyroidism: comparative outcomes of parathyroidectomy in two regional centres over 14 years	4
Medium-term restenosis after carotid endarterectomy by patch type: a single-centre retrospective study comparing biological with synthetic patch materials	3
Outcomes of bailout tube duodenostomy in management of hostile nonsalvageable perforated duodenal ulcer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Frailty: new horizons in older patients needing surgery	3
Fostering innovation and sustainable thinking in surgery: an evaluation of a surgical hackathon	3
Postoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) is equivalent to perioperative PTH drop in predicting postsurgical hypoparathyroidism	3
The oral and maxillofacial surgery training pathway in India	3
An unusual presentation of a depressed clavicle fracture in a child leading to venous congestion	3
Multidisciplinary management of orthopaedic trauma – are we adhering to the guidelines?	3
Surgical trainee burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review	3
Analysing cause of death during follow-up for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: is there a role for watchful waiting?	3
Perspectives on digital recovery platforms in perioperative care: insights from patients and clinicians	3
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery: assessing the readability and quality of online information	3
Telephone triage for 2-week-wait cancer clinics: a viable alternative to face-to-face clinics?	3
Novel use of calcium sulfate bioabsorbable beads as a cement restrictor in revision arthroplasty for infection	3
Selective nonoperative versus operative management of liver gunshot injuries: a retrospective cohort study	3
Management trends and practices in ischial tuberosity avulsion fractures: a cross-sectional study among hip surgeons in the UK, surgical technique and literature review	3
Factors associated with increased radiation exposure in the fixation of proximal femoral fractures	3
Ileorectal anastomosis in ulcerative colitis: what do surgeons and patients need to know? A systematic literature review	3
A thank you to all our reviewers	3
Systemic medical complications following joint replacement: a review of the evidence	3
On the vis inertiæ within burnout research	3
CORESS Feedback: Cases from the Confidential Reporting System for Surgery	3
Quantifying the current impact of listing ACL reconstructions as low priority on subsequent meniscal pathology	3
Improving tonsillectomy outcomes: a five-year experience of practice evolution at a tertiary paediatric centre	3
Analysis of the outcomes of postdiverticulitis investigations: a multicentre cohort study including 1,120 patients	3
Using a bladder syringe for retrograde urethrogram	3
Radiofrequency and microwave ablation as promising minimally invasive treatment options for papillary thyroid micro-carcinoma: a systematic review	3
Trainee as trainer in paediatric laparoscopic appendicectomy	3
Effect of modified gastrointestinal decompression under abdominal CT in patients with intestinal obstruction	3
Kaposiform haemangioendothelioma causing complete jejunal obstruction in a neonate: an unexpected intraoperative finding	3
Carbon savings associated with changing surgical trends in total knee arthroplasty in England: a retrospective observational study using administrative data	3
Impact of untreated preoperative asymptomatic bacteriuria in patients undergoing holmium laser enucleation of prostate	3
Trends in incidence and average waiting time for arthroplasty from 1998–2021: an observational study of 282,367 patients from the Scottish arthroplasty project	3
The learning curve and safety of continuous intraoperative vagus nerve monitoring in thyroid surgery	3
A review of the Masquelet technique in the treatment of lower limb critical-size bone defects	3
Breast cancer liver metastases: systematic review and time to event meta-analysis with comparison between available treatments	3
Balloon sinuplasty: does a model simulator improve ENT trainee competence?	2
Effect of COVID-19 on outpatient services in patients with aortovascular disease: a UK multicentre study	2
Routine four-quadrant cavity shaving at the time of wide local excision for breast cancer reduces re-excision rate	2
Nutcracker syndrome: a case-based review	2
COVID-19 nasopharyngeal swab and cribriform fracture	2
A robotic approach to clamshell augmentation enterocystoplasty	2
Penile tourniquet: the Wharton tourniquet	2
Herpes simplex oesophagitis leading to perforation and mediastinal collection: a case report and review of literature	2
Outcomes of remote versus face-to-face ear, nose and throat outpatient consultation on patient pathways	2
Chloride-guided bolus vs conventional fluid therapy for preoperative optimisation in infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis	2
Health tourism in limb reconstruction – a recognised burden on the NHS	2
The NHS carbon footprint of paediatric tonsillectomies	2
Investigating the fluid and electrolyte prescribing knowledge of Foundation Year doctors	2
Enhancing vascular surgery outcomes through geriatric co-management: a study on the impact of the POPS team	2
Massive simple hepatic cyst triggered sudden cardiac arrest in a middle-aged, female patient due to compression of the right heart	2
National Joint Registry recorded untoward intraoperative events during primary total hip arthroplasty: an investigation into the data accuracy, causal mechanisms and attributability	2
Association of day-case rates with post COVID-19 recovery of elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy activity across England	2
Commentary on: Immersive robotic colorectal training in the United Kingdom is safe and efficient	2
Emergency obstructed hernia admissions over the COVID-19 national lockdowns: a regional review	2
Variation in costs to complete surgical training: a cross-sectional observation analysis	2
Technique for removal of well-fixed external fixator pins	2
Vocal cord movement: can it be accurately graded?	2
A national survey of practice for the emergency fixation of testis	2
The benefits of index telephone consultations in patients referred on the two-week wait colorectal cancer pathway	2
Gastric volvulus associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia	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
Effect of drain omission after mastectomy on cosmesis, patient satisfaction and interval to adjuvant therapy	2
Expanding use of the Foley catheter in maxillofacial surgery	2
A rare case of an extra-oral plasmablastic lymphoma presenting through a scrotal abscess in a 42-year-old man	2
Fallibility, performance, patient safety and teamwork: embedding human factors in surgery	2
Indeterminate thyroid nodules (Thy3): malignancy rate and characteristics in a study of 118 patients	2
Rigid bronchoscopy: a consultant survey	2
The changing patterns of injury mechanisms and mortality at a major trauma centre in the UK, 2012–2022: the increase in falls from less than two metres requires effective multidisciplinary collaborati	2
Could resistance training prevent or improve work-related musculoskeletal disorders among surgeons?	2
A brush with danger: operative management of a through and through urethral and rectal injury following paintbrush insertion into the urethra	2
A national survey of the provision of prehabilitation for oesophagogastric cancer patients in the UK	2
The surgical care of diabetic feet: a survey about clinics, acute care, and the surgical specialists involved	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
The acute management of Pilon fractures (ENFORCE) study: a national evaluation of practice	2