Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Article	Citations
Virtual reality training compared with apprenticeship training in laparoscopic surgery: a meta-analysis	70
Projections for primary hip and knee replacement surgery up to the year 2060: an analysis based on data from The National Joint Registry for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man	34
Burnout within UK surgical specialties: a systematic review	29
Sarcopenia as a predictor of postoperative risk of complications, mortality and length of stay following gastrointestinal oncological surgery	28
A survey of UK and Irish surgeons’ attitudes, behaviours and barriers to change for environmental sustainability	25
The impact of noise in the operating theatre: a review of the evidence	22
Injury patterns of e-scooter-related orthopaedic trauma in central London: a multicentre study	21
The effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on the epidemiology of hip fractures in the elderly: a multicentre cohort study	16
Real-time assessment of learning curve for robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy	14
Aetiology, prevalence, fracture site and management of maxillofacial trauma	14
Our over-reliance on single-use equipment in the operating theatre is misguided, irrational and harming our planet	13
Management of sigmoid volvulus using percutaneous endoscopic colostomy	13
Time, cost and carbon-efficiency: a silver lining of COVID era virtual urology clinics?	13
The safety and efficacy of day-case total joint arthroplasty	13
The current status of daycase hip and knee arthroplasty within the English National Health Service: a retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics data	12
Clinical frailty and its effect on the septuagenarian population after emergency laparotomy	12
Incisional hernia formation in hepatobiliary surgery using transverse and hybrid incisions: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
‘Fat chance’: a review of adipose tissue engineering and its role in plastic and reconstructive surgery	12
Laparoscopic vs open surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: what are the risks?	11
Prophylaxis with rivaroxaban after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy could reduce the frequency of portomesenteric venous thrombosis	11
A systematic review of oncoplastic volume replacement breast surgery: oncological safety and cosmetic outcome	11
Diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin and interleukin-6 for postoperative infection in major gastrointestinal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Refocusing cancer multidisciplinary team meetings in the United Kingdom: comparing urology with other specialties	11
Should the rectal defect be sutured following TEMS/TAMIS carried out for neoplastic rectal lesions? A meta-analysis	10
Surgical site infections: a scoping review on current intraoperative prevention measures	10

Combined heart and liver transplantation: an updated systematic review	10
Evaluation of the quality of information online for arthroscopic Bankart repair	9
The laparoscopy in emergency general surgery (LEGS) study: a questionnaire survey of UK practice	9
The impact of laparoscopy on emergency surgery for adhesional small bowel obstruction: prospective single centre cohort study	9
Theatre ventilation	9
Laryngopharyngeal reflux: is laparoscopic fundoplication an effective treatment?	8
Robotic colectomy with CME versus laparoscopic colon resection with or without CME for colon cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Tonsillitis, tonsillectomy, and deep neck space infections in England: the case for a new guideline for surgical and non-surgical management	8
Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: experience at a New York hospital	8
Where have all the appendicectomies gone?	8
Laser depilation as adjuvant therapy in prevention of recurrence of pilonidal sinus disease: initial experience of a district general hospital in the UK	8
Resuming elective hip and knee arthroplasty in the COVID-19 era: a unique insight into patient risk aversion and sentiment	8
Hip fractures in centenarians: a multicentre review of outcomes	8
Patient, Procedure, People (PPP): recognising and responding to intraoperative critical events	8
Palliative gastrojejunostomy in unresectable cancer and gastric outlet obstruction: a retrospective cohort study	8
The possible effect of different types of ventilation on reducing operation theatre infections: a meta-analysis	8
Few UK vascular centres offer a fully NICE-compliant supervised exercise programme: a national audit	8
Surgical trainee burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review	7
How to WHO: lessons from aviation in checklists and debriefs	7
The carbon footprint of surgical operations: a systematic review update	7
Endoscopic Botulinum toxin as a treatment for delayed gastric emptying following oesophagogastrectomy	7
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed by a surgical care practitioner: a review of outcomes	7
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health associated trauma, admissions and fractures at a London major trauma centre	7
Dilemma of sigmoid volvulus management	7
Isolated volar dislocation of the distal radioulnar joint: a case series and systematic review	7
Sentinel lymph node biopsy with carbon nanoparticle suspension after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer patients	7
Assessing the performance and learning curve of orthopaedic surgical trainees in primary total hip arthroplasty	6
Clinical efficacy of the virtual fracture clinic: analysis of 17,269 referrals by type of injury	6
Achieving the learning curve in total thyroidectomy: a prospective evaluation on resident’s training by CUSUM and KPSS analysis	6
Inguinoscrotal hernias containing stomach: risk of emergency presentation	6
Sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma mimicking chronic invasive fungal disease of paranasal sinuses	6
Outcomes of emergency laparoscopy in the elderly	6
The significance of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis for postoperative complications of thyroid surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
International normalised ratio as an independent predictor of mortality in limb necrotising fasciitis with sepsis	6
The Colorectal Telephone Clinic: a new normal post-COVID-19?	6
Relationship between guideline adherence and outcomes in severe traumatic brain injury	6
Implications of equipment failure occurring during surgery	6
Vitamin D repletion in primary hyperparathyroid patients undergoing parathyroidectomy leads to reduced symptomatic hypocalcaemia and reduced length of stay: a retrospective cohort study	6
Rhizomucor hepatosplenic abscesses in a patient with renal and pancreatic transplantation	6
COVID-19: lessons learnt and priorities in trauma and orthopaedic surgery	6
St Andrew's COVID-19 surgery safety (StACS) study: hand trauma	6
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on head–neck cancer referral and treatment pathway in North East London	6
EBV-positive mucocutaneous ulceration	5
Waterlow score for risk assessment in surgical patients: a systematic review	5
Integrating instructional design principles into surgical skills training models: an innovative approach	5
Aggressive angiomyxoma of the ischioanal fossa in a post-menopausal woman	5
Examining the barriers faced by female surgical trainees: a qualitative study	5
Revising a laparoscopic appendicectomy set to reduce reliance on disposable surgical instruments: supporting the transition to sustainable surgical practice	5
Can virtual reality headsets be used safely as a distraction method for paediatric orthopaedic patients? A feasibility study	5
Work-related musculoskeletal pain and discomfort in laparoscopic surgeons: an international multispecialty survey	5

Feeding jejunostomy in upper gastrointestinal resections: a UK-wide survey	5
Preoperative scar perception study comparing ‘scarless’ in the neck endoscopic thyroidectomy with open thyroidectomy: a cross-sectional study	5
Day-case approach to immediate breast reconstruction: pushing the boundaries of ambulatory breast surgery in the post-COVID-19 era	5
Benign parotid mass and facial palsy: systematic review	5
Pancreatoduodenectomy for suspected malignancy: nonmalignant histology confers increased risk of serious morbidity	5
Prevalence and predictors of thyroid cancer among thyroid nodules: a retrospective cohort study of 1,000 patients	5
To block, or not to block … is it still the question? Effectiveness of alpha- and beta-blockade in phaeochromocytoma surgery: an institutional analysis	5
Getting it right first time: implementation of laparoscopic pyloromyotomy without a learning curve	5
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on non-elective otolaryngology admissions and a positive change in clinical practice	5
Early presentation of post-intubation tracheoesophageal fistula with severe tracheal stenosis in COVID-19 patient	5
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis on outcomes in papillary thyroid cancer revisited: experience from South East Asia	5
Treatment of cutaneous basal cell carcinoma with combined laser extirpation and methyl aminolevulinic acid: five-year success rates	5
Which lesions with a radiological or core biopsy diagnosis of fibroadenoma should be excised?	5
The safety and efficacy of endoscopic submucosal dissection for treating early oesophageal carcinoma: a meta-analysis	5
Establishing minimally invasive cardiac surgery in a low-volume mitral surgery centre	5
Lymph node ratio as a prognostic marker of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma: a cohort study	5
Does titanium cage subsidence affect clinical outcomes in ACDF surgery? A tertiary centre experience	5
Primary colonic squamous cell carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature	5
The impact of myosteatosis on outcomes following surgery for gastrointestinal malignancy: a meta-analysis	5
The management of chyle leak post-oesophagectomy for oesophageal carcinoma: a systematic review	4
Trends in incidence and average waiting time for arthroplasty from 1998–2021: an observational study of 282,367 patients from the Scottish arthroplasty project	4
What does the SRS-22 outcome measure tell us about spinal deformity surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in the UK?	4
Is there a role for botulinum toxin A in the emergency setting for delayed abdominal wall closure in the management of the open abdomen? A systematic review	4
Can virtual reality technology be considered as a part of the surgical care pathway?	4
Management of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: a prospective study	4
Splenogonadal fusion: aiding detection and avoiding radical orchidectomy	4
Suspected cauda equina syndrome: no reduction in investigation, referral and treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Random pattern hatchet flap as a reconstructive tool in the treatment of pressure sores: clinical experience with 36 patients	4
The hidden dangers of staying home: a London trauma unit experience of lockdown during the COVID-19 virus pandemic	4
CT angiograms for lower GI bleeding: the experience of a large UK teaching hospital	4
Diversion, resection, or stenting as a bridge to surgery for acute neoplastic left-sided colonic obstruction: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of studies with curative intent	4
Robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy for renal transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
The value of peer review	4
Subtotal cholecystectomy: is it a safe option for difficult gall bladders?	4
What is the current practice for managing patients with chronic limb-threatening ischaemia in vascular surgery services? A survey of UK vascular surgeons	4
Suprascapular nerve blockage for painful shoulder pathology – a systematic review and meta-analysis of treatment techniques	4
Systemic medical complications following joint replacement: a review of the evidence	4
Asystole during Le Fort 1 osteotomy: the trigeminovagal reflex	4
The changing epidemiology of radial head replacement over a 22-year period in Scotland	4
Day-case unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a literature review and development of a novel hospital pathway	4
The provision of a time-critical elective surgical service during the COVID-19 Crisis: a UK experience	4
Is tranexamic acid associated with decreased need for blood transfusion in percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
An infarcted wandering spleen leading to a sigmoid volvulus presenting with acute large bowel obstruction: a case report	4
Acute supralevator abscess: the little we know	4
Autologous stem cell implantation with core decompression for avascular necrosis of the femoral head using a new device	4
The increasing burden of the 2-week wait colorectal cancer pathway in a single centre: the impact of faecal immunochemical tests	4
Small bowel obstruction due to splenosis 30 years after splenectomy	4
Routine ultrasound for suspected appendicitis in children: a single-centre retrospective cohort study	4
Rectal foreign body removal: increasing incidence and cost to the NHS	4
Evaluating the potential utility of three-dimensional printed models in preoperative planning and patient consent in gastrointestinal cancer surgery	4
Serum TSH as a predictor of malignancy in indeterminate thyroid nodules	4
Pelvic and acetabular fracture care in England: current workload and future directions	4
Cutting edge selection: learning from high reliability organisations for virtual recruitment in surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Core needle biopsy causing a pseudoaneurysm in the breast	4
Evidence-based review of safe theatre practice during the COVID-19 pandemic beyond personal protective equipment	4
The impact of mentoring in trauma and orthopaedic training: a systematic review	4
The palliative management of non-islet cell tumour hypoglycaemia with glucocorticoids and somatostatin analogues in an unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma	4
The role of self-expanding vascular stent in superior vena cava syndrome for advanced tumours	4
Performance of large language models at the MRCS Part A: a tool for medical education?	4
Rapid implementation of triaging system for assessment of breast referrals from primary care centres during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
The impact of a fellow on a regional robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy service	3
A quantitative study to explore functional outcomes following laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy for rectal prolapse	3
Massive liver haemangioma causing Kasabach–Merritt syndrome in an adult	3
Colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy for follow-up of patients with left-sided diverticulitis	3
The benefits of index telephone consultations in patients referred on the two-week wait colorectal cancer pathway	3
The deceiving encounter of a spontaneously ruptured urinary bladder	3
Routine group and save screening prior to emergency laparoscopic surgery	3
The role of LigaSure™ and Harmonic Scalpel in the preservation of recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy	3
Is it safe to perform elective orthopaedic surgery with high community rates of COVID-19? An observational cohort study	3
Single incision laparoscopy versus conventional multiport laparoscopy for colorectal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Robotic total pelvic exenteration for rectal cancer: case report and review of literature	3
Diffuse liver hamartomatosis (diffuse von Meyenburg complexes) mimicking hepatic metastases on a background of previous cancer	3
A review of the Masquelet technique in the treatment of lower limb critical-size bone defects	3
Laparoscopy uptake for paediatric appendicectomy: a comparison of general surgeons versus specialist paediatric surgeons in England from 1997 to 2015	3
Differential attainment, socioeconomic factors and surgical training	3
The combined measurement of synovial markers in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection	3
Hearing Evaluation of ARthroplasty Surgeons: results from the HEARS study	3
Transoral laser resection of hypopharyngeal liposarcoma	3
Aberrant right posterior sectoral duct injury necessitating liver resection	3
Gastric lipoma: a rare cause of massive haematemesis	3

Two cases of non-parasitic splenic cysts and spleen-preserving therapy	3
Haemoperitoneum caused by spontaneous haemorrhage of the greater omentum: a rare complication occurring in a patient with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection	3
Minimally invasive Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy with trans-hiatal oesophageal transection and transabdominal specimen extraction for Siewert II oesophagogastric cancer	3
Does the publication of NICE guidelines for venous thromboembolism chemical prophylaxis influence the prescribing patterns of UK hip and knee surgeons?	3
The changing face of rhinology in the NHS: a study of septoplasty, septorhinoplasty and rhinoplasty hospital episode statistics	3
Appraisal of the current guidelines for the management of diverticular disease using the Appraisal of Guidelines Research and Evaluation II (AGREE II) instrument	3
Short-term outcomes after Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy for cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Is there a ‘weekend effect’ in elective lower limb arthroplasty?	3
Breast cancer liver metastases: systematic review and time to event meta-analysis with comparison between available treatments	3
Producing three-dimensional printed models of the hepatobiliary system from computed tomography imaging data	3
High incidence of dyspnoea and pulmonary aspiration in giant hiatus hernia: a previously unrecognised cause of dyspnoea	3
Lateral rectus muscle palsy secondary to sphenoid sinusitis	3
Screw versus staple fixation for Akin osteotomy	3
Pilonidal sinus laser-assisted closure (PiLAC) – a low-morbidity alternative to excision with excellent long-term outcomes	3
Virtual clinics in foot and ankle surgery: patient and clinician perceptions	3
What’s up with WhatsApp in supplementing surgical education: an objective assessment	3
A comparison of piezo surgery osteotomies with conventional internal osteotomies as performed by trainee surgeons: a cadaveric study	3
Giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma surgical management	3
Patient-reported outcome measures show FIT as an acceptable investigation to rule out colorectal cancer in the two-week wait cohort	3
Is it safe yet? Patient readiness and perceptions about returning to hospital for planned orthopaedic care	3
Safety and feasibility of resuming bariatric surgery under the cloud of COVID-19	3
Emphysematous cystitis: an incidental finding with varying outcomes	3
Prophylactic antibiotic use in acellular dermal matrix-assisted implant-based breast reconstruction	3
Women in trauma and orthopaedics: are we losing them at the first hurdle?	3
Concurrent thyrolipomatosis and thymolipoma in a patient with myasthenia gravis: a case report and review of the literature	3
SDH-deficient renal cell carcinoma: a clinicopathological analysis highlighting the role of genetic counselling	3
A single-centre ten-year retrospective cohort study of malignant small bowel obstruction	3
Transanal evisceration of small bowel in two patients with chronic rectal prolapse: case presentation and literature review	3
Appendiceal hernia: an extremely rare condition	3
Comparison of fine-needle aspiration with fine-needle capillary cytology in thyroid nodules	3
An analysis of lesions associated with developmental venous anomalies	2
The trend of percutaneous and open surgical procedures for peripheral arteriovenous malformations in the National Health Service England	2
Redefining clinical practice through spatial profiling: a revolution in tissue analysis	2
A national survey on enhanced recovery for renal transplant recipients: current practices and trends in the UK	2
Burnout in trauma and orthopaedics: a cross-sectional study of surgeons from across the United Kingdom	2
Severe duodenal ulcer behaves like gastroduodenal intussusception	2
Intrathecal baclofen overdose mimicking brainstem death during deep brain stimulation surgery for pain	2
Introducing day case thyroid lobectomy at a tertiary head and neck centre	2
Malpractice litigation and spinal surgery in the National Health Service: a single tertiary-level centre perspective over 12 years	2
Late onset metastasis from renal cell carcinoma masquerading as a gallbladder polyp	2
Hereditary genetic testing and mainstreaming: a guide for surgeons	2
Predictability and durability of mitral valve repair in patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation in medium sized centres	2
Lipoma of the temporal region: a rare case series	2
Surgical training during the COVID-19 pandemic at a designated ‘cold’ site: are we meeting the challenge?	2
Anterior cervical osteophytes causing dysphagia and dyspnoea	2
Herpes simplex oesophagitis leading to perforation and mediastinal collection: a case report and review of literature	2
Gastric outlet obstruction secondary to a wandering spleen: systematic review and surgical management of a case	2
Chronic groin pain following open inguinal hernia repair: has consenting practice improved?	2
How should we secure the cystic duct during laparoscopic cholecystectomy? A UK-wide survey of clinical practice and systematic review of the literature with meta-analysis	2
Teaching the management of trauma patients through virtual reality	2
Getting it right first time: national survey of surgical site infection 2019	2
COVID-19-related orbital abscesses: a case report	2
The role of cholecystectomy following endoscopic sphincterotomy and bile duct stone removal	2
A rare case of successful percutaneous drainage of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prostatic abscess extending into the penis and revealing diabetes mellitus	2
Overcoming size discrepancy in microvascular anastomosis: the ‘sliced-pants’ technique	2
The changing face of reoperative parathyroidectomy: a single-centre comparison of 147 parathyroid reoperations	2
Haemorrhagic shock from solid tumours of the adrenal gland: a case of bleeding primary adrenal lymphoma	2
The impact of age on long-term survival following gastrectomy for gastric cancer	2
Recurrent endometrial carcinoma metastasis to the temporal bone and skull base	2
Psammomatous melanotic schwannoma – a rare neck lump	2
Follow-up after emergency laparotomy suggests high one- and five-year mortality with risk stratified by ASA	2
Peripheral giant cell granuloma: a case series and brief review	2
Anal cancer survival: a socioeconomic analysis	2
Clinician preferences in the treatment of acutely symptomatic hernia: the ‘MASH’ survey	2
The persistent challenges faced by vascular surgery services during the UK coronavirus pandemic: a snapshot qualitative survey	2
Reducing the rate of negative ureteroscopy: predictive factors and the role of preoperative imaging	2
A tale of two unconventional adult diaphragmatic hernias	2
Colorectal cancer in the young – outcomes following surgical management?	2
Advanced breast conservation and partial breast reconstruction – a review of current available options for oncoplastic breast surgery	2
Role of four-dimensional computer tomography (4D-CT) in non-localising and discordant first-line imaging in primary hyperparathyroidism	2
Small bowel intussusception and concurrent jejunal polyp with neoplastic transformation: a new diagnosis of Peutz–Jeghers syndrome	2
A rare cause of diplopia: Solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma of the skull base	2
Combined endovascular and surgical approaches to treat intralobar pulmonary sequestration: a case report	2
Evaluating the perceptions of workplace-based assessments in surgical training: a systematic review	2
Penthrox enables quicker management of fractures, dislocations and more: learning lessons from expedited care of trauma patients during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Management of scaphoid fractures with CT scanning and virtual fracture clinic pathway reduces need for face-to-face clinic appointments	2
Are we meeting the standards set for informed consent in spinal surgery?	2
Paediatric post-COVID-19 hyperinflammatory syndrome mimicking appendicitis: a case series	2
Emergency hip disarticulations for severe necrotising fasciitis of the lower limb: a series of rare cases from a rural district general hospital	2
Rib fracture fixation in a patient on veno-venous ECMO for severe blunt thoracic trauma	2
Pragmatism and Professionalism	2
Opinion, uptake and current practice of robot-assisted upper gastrointestinal and oesophagogastric surgery in the UK: AUGIS national survey results	2
Fallibility, performance, patient safety and teamwork: embedding human factors in surgery	2
Spinal infections in the north-east of Scotland: a retrospective analysis	2
Lipoma of the gastrointestinal tract: a tertiary care centre experience	2
Primary hyperparathyroidism causing posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: a case report	2
Out of hours magnetic resonance imaging for suspected cauda equina syndrome: lessons from a comparative study across two centres	2
Profunda femoris pseudoaneurysm rupture post dynamic hip screw fixation after physiotherapy	2
Cancer diagnosis	2
Patients’ expectation of postoperative course and satisfaction following cardiac surgery	2
National trends in the initial diagnosis and management of carpal tunnel syndrome: results from the ELECTS (ELEctrophysiology in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) study	2
Separating the components of an abdominal wall fellowship	2
Penile fracture associated with complete urethra and bilateral corpora cavernosa transection	2
Assessing the readability and quality of online information on anosmia	2
Evaluation of bilateral interdigitated Pacman flap for reconstruction of skin defects in different parts of the body	2