Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Article	Citations
A large dermoid cyst of the spermatic cord	83
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known	45
One-year follow-up of conservative management of appendicitis: results from a single centre during extended lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic	29
The novel use of a vacuum-assisted closure dressing in the management of Fournier's gangrene	26
Small bowel intussusception and concurrent jejunal polyp with neoplastic transformation: a new diagnosis of Peutz–Jeghers syndrome	26
‘It’s just a mucocele’: a case report of a massive appendiceal mucocele presenting as a left upper quadrant mass	24
Does the extent of neck surgery based on preoperative calcitonin level influence survival in medullary thyroid carcinoma: a retrospective tertiary centre experience	19
ASiT Innovation Summit e-Posters	17
National trends in the initial diagnosis and management of carpal tunnel syndrome: results from the ELECTS (ELEctrophysiology in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) study	16
Advanced breast conservation and partial breast reconstruction – a review of current available options for oncoplastic breast surgery	15
Vitamin D repletion in primary hyperparathyroid patients undergoing parathyroidectomy leads to reduced symptomatic hypocalcaemia and reduced length of stay: a retrospective cohort study	15
Penthrox enables quicker management of fractures, dislocations and more: learning lessons from expedited care of trauma patients during the COVID-19 pandemic	14
COVID-19-related orbital abscesses: a case report	14
Pilonidal sinus laser-assisted closure (PiLAC) – a low-morbidity alternative to excision with excellent long-term outcomes	13
A systematic review of the prevalence of burnout in orthopaedic surgeons	13
A national survey of the diagnosis and management of Ménière’s disease among ENT consultants, UK	13
The carbon footprint of surgical operations: a systematic review update	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	12
Clinician preferences in the treatment of acutely symptomatic hernia: the ‘MASH’ survey	12
Water-soluble contrast agent use in adhesional small bowel obstruction: a survey of surgical practices and clinical trial considerations	12
Outcomes following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty vs operative fixation for proximal humerus fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Assessing the readability and quality of online information on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo	12
Assembling a custom-made F-tool for intraoperative closed reduction of long bone fractures using used external fixation devices	11
Small bowel obstruction caused by a fibrotic bow-string appendix: a consequence of non-operative management of acute appendicitis	11
Peritoneal malignancy in the global COVID-19 pandemic: experience of recovery and restoration in a high-volume centre through NHS and independent sector collaboration	11

Percutaneous threaded pin reduction of Bosworth fracture: a novel surgical technique	11
What's in a name?	11
An unusual presentation of penile Mondor’s disease in an HIV-positive patient	10
A national survey on enhanced recovery for renal transplant recipients: current practices and trends in the UK	10
Medical complications following shoulder arthroplasty: a review of the evidence	10
Bilateral obstructive megaureter with right lower ureteric urothelial carcinoma: a very rare coalition	10
Emergency versus semi-elective management of mandible fractures: a Maxillofacial Trainee Research Collaborative (MTReC) study	10
Laparoscopy uptake for paediatric appendicectomy: a comparison of general surgeons versus specialist paediatric surgeons in England from 1997 to 2015	10
Recurrent endometrial carcinoma metastasis to the temporal bone and skull base	10
Frailty as an indicator of postoperative complications following surgical excision of non-melanoma skin cancer on the head and neck	10
Understanding the past, living the future	9
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed by a surgical care practitioner: a review of outcomes	9
Implications of equipment failure occurring during surgery	9
The non-slip suture: tissue approximation in high-tension wounds using a stepwise instrument-based suture method	9
The glove hand: an innovative method for effective bedside preoperative flap planning in hand injuries	9
Cosmetic incision for paediatric muscle biopsy	9
Immersive robotic colorectal training in the United Kingdom is safe and efficient	9
The impact of COVID-19 on inflammatory bowel disease surgery: a systematic review	9
Systematic review of bilateral epididymal leiomyomas	8
The legacy of COVID-19 on surgical research	8
Face mask as a model for practising hands and microsurgical skills in plastics and reconstructive surgery	8
A quality improvement project of patient perception of AI-generated discharge summaries: a comparison with doctor-written summaries	8
Is precision medicine the future of surgical site infection prevention?	8
Cancer diagnosis	8
A tale of two unconventional adult diaphragmatic hernias	8
Critical values for body mass index related to morbidity in high-volume low-complexity general surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Critical limb ischaemia in the time of COVID-19: establishing ambulatory service provision	8
The palliative management of non-islet cell tumour hypoglycaemia with glucocorticoids and somatostatin analogues in an unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma	7
Knowledge and caring	7
Pain management after laparoscopic colorectal surgery: inference to central neuraxial analgaesia and nerve blocks	7
The persistent challenges faced by vascular surgery services during the UK coronavirus pandemic: a snapshot qualitative survey	7
Vesicourachal diverticulum	7
Bilateral sequential Ramsay Hunt syndrome in an immunocompromised adult: a rare entity	7
Emergency surgery preoperative delays: realities, economic impacts and gains of a second emergency operating theatre	7
Patients’ expectation of postoperative course and satisfaction following cardiac surgery	7
Unique collateralisation between the left internal thoracic artery and the coeliac artery	7
Endobronchial valve use in COVID-19 related pneumothorax and persistent air leak	7
Management of sigmoid volvulus using percutaneous endoscopic colostomy	7
Introducing a new proforma for the safe use of intraoperative tourniquets in orthopaedic surgery	7
Fracture of a triple-polished tapered cemented femoral stem at the Morse taper after metal-on-metal primary total hip arthroplasty	7
The effect of anaesthetic use on healing in sub cutaneous abscess management: a retrospective before and after cohort study	7
Developing a research portfolio as a trainee	7
Melanosis of the urinary bladder	6
Learning from aviation….Clinician Resource Management	6
The carbon agenda	6
Patient characteristics and refusal to participate in a head and neck cancer intervention trial: experience of two tertiary UK head and neck cancer centres	6
Preoperative investigations in thyroglossal duct cyst surgery: a 9-year experience and proposed practice guide	6
Surgical training for simple and complex hernia repair in the UK: results of a nationwide training survey	6
Outcomes of patients with non-lower gastrointestinal cancer diagnosed via the lower gastrointestinal two-week-wait service	6
A temporary measure for ureteral stenting	6

Role of urinary pregnancy testing in the diagnosis of men with testicular cancer	6
Comparison of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in children at paediatric centres and adult centres: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Simple technique for removal of loose and buried pedicle screw using ‘push and pull’ technique	6
Maternal outcomes of pregnant patients after trauma: a retrospective study of the Trauma Registry of England and Wales	6
Retroperitoneal haemangioma masquerading as recurrence of well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumour: a cautionary note	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
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
Reporting issues with systematic reviews and meta-analyses	6
17 years’ experience of surgical management of thoracic outlet syndrome at a district general hospital	6
Review of the national usage of antibiotics in arthroplasty surgery: a need for evidence-based prescribing	6
Pyriform sinus injury in thyroidectomy: the unknown complicating the known	6
Process and outcome differences in the care of patients undergoing elective and emergency right hemicolectomy	6
A simple technical tip to reduce complications associated with separate pin-site incisions in robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty	6
Total neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a silver lining during the COVID pandemic for a patient with locally advanced diffuse distal gastric adenocarcinoma	6
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
Suprapubic catheter insertion: a multicentre review on mortality during short-, medium- and long-term follow-up	5
Rare case of combined vascular malformation of the face: a successful surgical management	5
Patient-specific frontal titanium mesh fabrication using a moulding technique	5
Twenty years of the Technical Section	5
Evaluation of hypoparathyroidism following laryngectomy	5
A systematic review of ultrasonography-guided transcutaneous fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of laryngeal malignancy	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 surgeon-modified device for the evacuation of diathermy smoke	5
A novel treatment for supraglottic stenosis secondary to immunoglobulin G4-related disease	5
A single-centre ten-year retrospective cohort study of malignant small bowel obstruction	5
Management of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: a prospective study	5
Oral Presentations	5
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
Outpatient secondary care pathways for head and neck cancer referral result in patient delays for cancer treatment	5
Comparison of fine-needle aspiration with fine-needle capillary cytology in thyroid nodules	5
Zone 1 and 2 flexor tendon repair via a longitudinal incision crossing the volar distal interphalangeal joint: functional and cosmetic outcomes	5
Changes in hip and knee arthroplasty practice post-COVID-19 in the English NHS: a retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics data	5
Release of individual surgeon data to the public: patients’ and surgeons’ views	5
Two cases of asymptomatic Teflon granulomas following microvascular decompression mimicking cerebellopontine angle tumours: lessons learnt in the neuro-oncology multidisciplinary team	5
Consecutive ipsilateral inferior pole patella and superior patella sleeve fractures	5
A cost–consequence analysis of eLearning videos designed to supplement the consent process in lower limb arthroplasty	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
Systematic review of the results of fenestrated endovascular aortic repair in octogenarians	4
Metastases from gastric cancer presenting as colorectal lesions: a report of two cases and systematic review	4
A Foley catheter ‘the jack of all trades’: a literature review of its common and novel uses	4
An analysis of lesions associated with developmental venous anomalies	4
Surgery for phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas: Current practice in the United Kingdom	4
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on head–neck cancer referral and treatment pathway in North East London	4
A census of general surgery consultants in England and Wales: implications for the current and future surgical workforce	4
Performance of ultrasound in the diagnosis of cholecystitis: not so (ultra)sound?	4
Reducing the rate of negative ureteroscopy: predictive factors and the role of preoperative imaging	4
Management of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction: opportunities to improve care?	4
The ‘Wirral Wedge’: an aid to position arm safely in upper limb surgery	4
Comparison of orthopaedic specialty registrar training opportunities in trusts with and without an elective surgical hub: a review of administrative data	4
A systematic review of patient and clinician experiences of bariatric tourism	4
Head–neck dissection course during COVID-19 pandemic: challenges, adaptations and how we did it	4
Evaluation of long-term outcome following therapeutic mammaplasty: the effect of wound complication on initiation of adjuvant therapy and subsequent oncological outcome	4
Validation of a novel simulated tendon model for core suture tendon repair	4
The use of topical anaesthetic in the banding of internal haemorrhoids: a feasibility study for a randomised control trial	4
A modified guidewire reinsertion technique following inadvertent wire removal during dynamic hip screw fixation surgery	4
Are multiple-use bottles of chlorhexidine solutions at risk of contamination in joint replacement surgery?	4
Innovation and the publishing gambit	4
The impact of a fellow on a regional robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy service	4
A novel technique of draping for the Smith–Robinson approach	4
The combined measurement of synovial markers in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection	4
From nephrostomy to urethra: overcoming a radiotherapy-induced urethral stricture with a rendezvous technique	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
A simple trick for supinated hand positioning during hand surgery	4
Environmentally friendly splints for limb immobilisation: a systematic review	4
Institution within institution	4
Supervised exercise training improves cardiorespiratory fitness and reduces perioperative risk in peripheral artery disease patients with intermittent claudication	4
Predictors of long-term survival in 5,680 patients admitted to a UK major trauma centre with thoracic injuries	4
Suprascapular nerve blockage for painful shoulder pathology – a systematic review and meta-analysis of treatment techniques	4
Splenogonadal fusion: aiding detection and avoiding radical orchidectomy	4
A prospective evaluation of the American College of Surgeons Surgical Risk Calculator as a predictor of complications for breast surgery	4
Open access: evolution not revolution	4
Clinical outcomes for microvascular reconstruction in oral cancers: experience from a single surgical centre	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 increasing burden of the 2-week wait colorectal cancer pathway in a single centre: the impact of faecal immunochemical tests	4
Examining the barriers faced by female surgical trainees: a qualitative study	3
Coress is an independent charity, supported by AXA Health, the MDU and the WPA Benevolent Foundation	3
Ileal rhabdomyosarcoma in a patient with a history of squamous cell lung cancer	3
The application of human reliability analysis to carpal tunnel decompression	3

Learning in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: development and rapid uptake of an online learning platform for vascular surgery	3
Myocardial protection in paediatric cardiac surgery: building an evidence-based strategy	3
Injection sclerotherapy for the treatment of haemorrhoids in anticoagulated patients	3
Factors associated with increased radiation exposure in the fixation of proximal femoral fractures	3
Re: Letter regarding Pragmatism and Professionalism	3
Effect of modified gastrointestinal decompression under abdominal CT in patients with intestinal obstruction	3
ASiT Innovation Summit Oral Presentations	3
Postoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) is equivalent to perioperative PTH drop in predicting postsurgical hypoparathyroidism	3
Comment on paper by Lv	3
Which lesions with a radiological or core biopsy diagnosis of fibroadenoma should be excised?	3
Radiolucent foreign bodies presenting as inflammatory bowel disease: the case of an ingested plastic straw disguising as Crohn’s	3
Cholecysto-duodenal and cholecysto-colic fistulae identified intraoperatively during laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a surgical hub	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
Letter in response to Tarallo et al 2022	3
Lipoma of the gastrointestinal tract: a tertiary care centre experience	3
Technique for traversing both plate and nail-locking screw holes in nail–plate composite fixation	3
“It’s no use going back to yesterday”	3
Glomus tumour of the nipple in a male patient	3
Coin-cidence? Have cashless payments reduced the incidence of upper aerodigestive foreign body insertion? A study of UK Hospital Episode Statistics	3
Defining quality assessment in vascular surgery training: an expert Delphi process	3
Non-invasive cardiac output monitoring with electrical velocimetry after cardiac surgery in infants	3
Partial nephrectomy for solid renal masses in polycystic kidneys: open surgical technique	3
Examining the variation in consent in general surgery	3
Postoperative surveillance after surgery for colorectal liver metastasis: a cross-sectional study	3
Use of jejunal serosal patch and pyloric exclusion in the management of complex duodenal injury	3
Re: Technique and outcome of day case laparoscopic hiatus hernia surgery for small and large hernias	3
Trapeziectomy and ligament reconstruction tendon interposition: an in vivo, patient-controlled, biomechanical study relating to pinch grip	3
Safe provision of elective endocrine surgery operations amid the COVID-19 crisis	3
Predictability and durability of mitral valve repair in patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation in medium sized centres	3
A thank you to all our reviewers	3
Innovation Editorial	3
Combined heart and liver transplantation: an updated systematic review	3
Skull base reconstruction with nasoseptal flap in oncologic cases: can narrow-band imaging help? How we do it	3
Reverse boot technique for applying traction in below knee amputees	3