Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Papers
(The TQCC of Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Small bowel intussusception and concurrent jejunal polyp with neoplastic transformation: a new diagnosis of Peutz–Jeghers syndrome98
One-year follow-up of conservative management of appendicitis: results from a single centre during extended lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic32
A large dermoid cyst of the spermatic cord30
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known25
A national survey of the diagnosis and management of Ménière’s disease among ENT consultants, UK20
Water-soluble contrast agent use in adhesional small bowel obstruction: a survey of surgical practices and clinical trial considerations18
‘It’s just a mucocele’: a case report of a massive appendiceal mucocele presenting as a left upper quadrant mass17
Does the extent of neck surgery based on preoperative calcitonin level influence survival in medullary thyroid carcinoma: a retrospective tertiary centre experience16
The novel use of a vacuum-assisted closure dressing in the management of Fournier's gangrene15
Penthrox enables quicker management of fractures, dislocations and more: learning lessons from expedited care of trauma patients during the COVID-19 pandemic15
National trends in the initial diagnosis and management of carpal tunnel syndrome: results from the ELECTS (ELEctrophysiology in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) study15
Outcomes following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty vs operative fixation for proximal humerus fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis15
ASiT Innovation Summit e-Posters15
Pilonidal sinus laser-assisted closure (PiLAC) – a low-morbidity alternative to excision with excellent long-term outcomes14
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-members14
Clinician preferences in the treatment of acutely symptomatic hernia: the ‘MASH’ survey14
Assessing the readability and quality of online information on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo14
COVID-19-related orbital abscesses: a case report14
A systematic review of the prevalence of burnout in orthopaedic surgeons13
Advanced breast conservation and partial breast reconstruction – a review of current available options for oncoplastic breast surgery13
Vitamin D repletion in primary hyperparathyroid patients undergoing parathyroidectomy leads to reduced symptomatic hypocalcaemia and reduced length of stay: a retrospective cohort study13
The carbon footprint of surgical operations: a systematic review update13
Assembling a custom-made F-tool for intraoperative closed reduction of long bone fractures using used external fixation devices12
What's in a name?12
Small bowel obstruction caused by a fibrotic bow-string appendix: a consequence of non-operative management of acute appendicitis12
Percutaneous threaded pin reduction of Bosworth fracture: a novel surgical technique12
Peritoneal malignancy in the global COVID-19 pandemic: experience of recovery and restoration in a high-volume centre through NHS and independent sector collaboration11
Bilateral obstructive megaureter with right lower ureteric urothelial carcinoma: a very rare coalition11
Immersive robotic colorectal training in the United Kingdom is safe and efficient11
An unusual presentation of penile Mondor’s disease in an HIV-positive patient11
The glove hand: an innovative method for effective bedside preoperative flap planning in hand injuries11
Emergency versus semi-elective management of mandible fractures: a Maxillofacial Trainee Research Collaborative (MTReC) study11
Frailty as an indicator of postoperative complications following surgical excision of non-melanoma skin cancer on the head and neck11
A national survey on enhanced recovery for renal transplant recipients: current practices and trends in the UK10
Implications of equipment failure occurring during surgery10
The impact of COVID-19 on inflammatory bowel disease surgery: a systematic review10
Laparoscopy uptake for paediatric appendicectomy: a comparison of general surgeons versus specialist paediatric surgeons in England from 1997 to 201510
The non-slip suture: tissue approximation in high-tension wounds using a stepwise instrument-based suture method10
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed by a surgical care practitioner: a review of outcomes10
Medical complications following shoulder arthroplasty: a review of the evidence10
Understanding the past, living the future9
Cosmetic incision for paediatric muscle biopsy9
Cancer diagnosis9
Face mask as a model for practising hands and microsurgical skills in plastics and reconstructive surgery9
The legacy of COVID-19 on surgical research9
Critical limb ischaemia in the time of COVID-19: establishing ambulatory service provision9
Systematic review of bilateral epididymal leiomyomas8
A quality improvement project of patient perception of AI-generated discharge summaries: a comparison with doctor-written summaries8
Endobronchial valve use in COVID-19 related pneumothorax and persistent air leak8
Is precision medicine the future of surgical site infection prevention?8
Patients’ expectation of postoperative course and satisfaction following cardiac surgery8
Bilateral sequential Ramsay Hunt syndrome in an immunocompromised adult: a rare entity8
Knowledge and caring8
The persistent challenges faced by vascular surgery services during the UK coronavirus pandemic: a snapshot qualitative survey8
Introducing a new proforma for the safe use of intraoperative tourniquets in orthopaedic surgery8
The effect of anaesthetic use on healing in sub cutaneous abscess management: a retrospective before and after cohort study8
Management of sigmoid volvulus using percutaneous endoscopic colostomy8
Emergency surgery preoperative delays: realities, economic impacts and gains of a second emergency operating theatre8
Fracture of a triple-polished tapered cemented femoral stem at the Morse taper after metal-on-metal primary total hip arthroplasty8
Process and outcome differences in the care of patients undergoing elective and emergency right hemicolectomy7
Comparison of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in children at paediatric centres and adult centres: a systematic review and meta-analysis7
Vesicourachal diverticulum7
A tale of two unconventional adult diaphragmatic hernias7
Developing a research portfolio as a trainee7
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 fractures7
Outcomes of patients with non-lower gastrointestinal cancer diagnosed via the lower gastrointestinal two-week-wait service7
Retroperitoneal haemangioma masquerading as recurrence of well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumour: a cautionary note7
Preoperative investigations in thyroglossal duct cyst surgery: a 9-year experience and proposed practice guide7
Role of urinary pregnancy testing in the diagnosis of men with testicular cancer7
The palliative management of non-islet cell tumour hypoglycaemia with glucocorticoids and somatostatin analogues in an unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma7
Learning from aviation….Clinician Resource Management7
Patient characteristics and refusal to participate in a head and neck cancer intervention trial: experience of two tertiary UK head and neck cancer centres7
Maternal outcomes of pregnant patients after trauma: a retrospective study of the Trauma Registry of England and Wales7
Reporting issues with systematic reviews and meta-analyses7
Surgical training for simple and complex hernia repair in the UK: results of a nationwide training survey7
Review of the national usage of antibiotics in arthroplasty surgery: a need for evidence-based prescribing7
Pyriform sinus injury in thyroidectomy: the unknown complicating the known7
Unique collateralisation between the left internal thoracic artery and the coeliac artery7
Critical values for body mass index related to morbidity in high-volume low-complexity general surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis7
Melanosis of the urinary bladder7
A temporary measure for ureteral stenting7
Nonemergency colectomy for inflammatory bowel disease: the National Consultant Information Programme (NCIP) used to highlight colorectal surgery practice and outcomes in England 2018–20227
A surgeon-modified device for the evacuation of diathermy smoke6
Patient-specific frontal titanium mesh fabrication using a moulding technique6
Rare case of combined vascular malformation of the face: a successful surgical management6
A cost–consequence analysis of eLearning videos designed to supplement the consent process in lower limb arthroplasty6
Consecutive ipsilateral inferior pole patella and superior patella sleeve fractures6
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 guidelines6
Release of individual surgeon data to the public: patients’ and surgeons’ views6
Total neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a silver lining during the COVID pandemic for a patient with locally advanced diffuse distal gastric adenocarcinoma6
Suprapubic catheter insertion: a multicentre review on mortality during short-, medium- and long-term follow-up6
Oral Presentations6
Factors affecting quality of life in rectal cancer survivors who have undergone laparoscopic surgery: patient-reported outcomes over 10 years at a single institution6
Twenty years of the Technical Section6
Changes in hip and knee arthroplasty practice post-COVID-19 in the English NHS: a retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics data6
17 years’ experience of surgical management of thoracic outlet syndrome at a district general hospital6
Management of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: a prospective study6
A simple technical tip to reduce complications associated with separate pin-site incisions in robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty6
Zone 1 and 2 flexor tendon repair via a longitudinal incision crossing the volar distal interphalangeal joint: functional and cosmetic outcomes6
Evaluation of hypoparathyroidism following laryngectomy6
Evaluation of treatment delays in hepatopancreatico-biliary surgery during the first COVID-19 wave6
Does titanium cage subsidence affect clinical outcomes in ACDF surgery? A tertiary centre experience6
A novel treatment for supraglottic stenosis secondary to immunoglobulin G4-related disease6
A prospective evaluation of the American College of Surgeons Surgical Risk Calculator as a predictor of complications for breast surgery5
Open access: evolution not revolution5
Treatment of true superficial femoral artery aneurysms: the 15-year experience of a single centre5
A novel technique of draping for the Smith–Robinson approach5
A census of general surgery consultants in England and Wales: implications for the current and future surgical workforce5
Splenogonadal fusion: aiding detection and avoiding radical orchidectomy5
Reducing the rate of negative ureteroscopy: predictive factors and the role of preoperative imaging5
The combined measurement of synovial markers in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection5
Innovation and the publishing gambit5
Outpatient secondary care pathways for head and neck cancer referral result in patient delays for cancer treatment5
The role of social inequalities in the epidemiology of urological cancers: can this inform cancer screening?5
Supervised exercise training improves cardiorespiratory fitness and reduces perioperative risk in peripheral artery disease patients with intermittent claudication5
A modified guidewire reinsertion technique following inadvertent wire removal during dynamic hip screw fixation surgery5
Management of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction: opportunities to improve care?5
Clinical outcomes for microvascular reconstruction in oral cancers: experience from a single surgical centre5
Performance of ultrasound in the diagnosis of cholecystitis: not so (ultra)sound?5
A systematic review of ultrasonography-guided transcutaneous fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of laryngeal malignancy5
The ‘Wirral Wedge’: an aid to position arm safely in upper limb surgery5
Validation of a novel simulated tendon model for core suture tendon repair5
Surgery for phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas: Current practice in the United Kingdom5
The impact of a fellow on a regional robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy service5
Comparison of fine-needle aspiration with fine-needle capillary cytology in thyroid nodules5
Use of jejunal serosal patch and pyloric exclusion in the management of complex duodenal injury4
Environmentally friendly splints for limb immobilisation: a systematic review4
ASiT Innovation Summit Oral Presentations4
Comparison of orthopaedic specialty registrar training opportunities in trusts with and without an elective surgical hub: a review of administrative data4
A Foley catheter ‘the jack of all trades’: a literature review of its common and novel uses4
Predictors of long-term survival in 5,680 patients admitted to a UK major trauma centre with thoracic injuries4
Ultrasound-positive axillary lymph nodes in early breast cancer: can a patient subgroup avoid axillary lymph node dissection? A simple algorithm is suggested4
Evaluation of long-term outcome following therapeutic mammaplasty: the effect of wound complication on initiation of adjuvant therapy and subsequent oncological outcome4
Trapeziectomy and ligament reconstruction tendon interposition: an in vivo, patient-controlled, biomechanical study relating to pinch grip4
Examining the variation in consent in general surgery4
Non-invasive cardiac output monitoring with electrical velocimetry after cardiac surgery in infants4
Re: Letter regarding Pragmatism and Professionalism4
A systematic review of patient and clinician experiences of bariatric tourism4
Safe provision of elective endocrine surgery operations amid the COVID-19 crisis4
Technique for traversing both plate and nail-locking screw holes in nail–plate composite fixation4
Metastases from gastric cancer presenting as colorectal lesions: a report of two cases and systematic review4
Letter in response to Tarallo et al 20224
Renal transplantation in older adults: retrospective cohort study to examine the impact of the new 2019 kidney offering scheme on older adult transplant recipients4
Institution within institution4
Are multiple-use bottles of chlorhexidine solutions at risk of contamination in joint replacement surgery?4
Suprascapular nerve blockage for painful shoulder pathology – a systematic review and meta-analysis of treatment techniques4
Combined heart and liver transplantation: an updated systematic review4
Learning in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: development and rapid uptake of an online learning platform for vascular surgery4
Partial nephrectomy for solid renal masses in polycystic kidneys: open surgical technique4
Lipoma of the gastrointestinal tract: a tertiary care centre experience4
The increasing burden of the 2-week wait colorectal cancer pathway in a single centre: the impact of faecal immunochemical tests4
Comment on paper by Lv4
The application of human reliability analysis to carpal tunnel decompression4
Systematic review of the results of fenestrated endovascular aortic repair in octogenarians4
Coin-cidence? Have cashless payments reduced the incidence of upper aerodigestive foreign body insertion? A study of UK Hospital Episode Statistics4
Use of four-dimensional computed tomography to aid parathyroid localisation in primary hyperparathyroidism in British surgical practice4
Coress is an independent charity, supported by AXA Health, the MDU and the WPA Benevolent Foundation4
Head–neck dissection course during COVID-19 pandemic: challenges, adaptations and how we did it4
The use of topical anaesthetic in the banding of internal haemorrhoids: a feasibility study for a randomised control trial4
From nephrostomy to urethra: overcoming a radiotherapy-induced urethral stricture with a rendezvous technique4
Radiolucent foreign bodies presenting as inflammatory bowel disease: the case of an ingested plastic straw disguising as Crohn’s4
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on head–neck cancer referral and treatment pathway in North East London4
Myocardial protection in paediatric cardiac surgery: building an evidence-based strategy4
Predictability and durability of mitral valve repair in patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation in medium sized centres4
Reverse boot technique for applying traction in below knee amputees4
A simple trick for supinated hand positioning during hand surgery4
Bone-conduction hearing implants: a potential postcode lottery4
Carbon savings associated with changing surgical trends in total knee arthroplasty in England: a retrospective observational study using administrative data3
Fostering innovation and sustainable thinking in surgery: an evaluation of a surgical hackathon3
Injection sclerotherapy for the treatment of haemorrhoids in anticoagulated patients3
Comparing the surgical management of acute paediatric scrotal pain between adult urologists and general surgeons in the UK: an observational study3
Radiofrequency and microwave ablation as promising minimally invasive treatment options for papillary thyroid micro-carcinoma: a systematic review3
Response to ‘Performance of large language models at the MRCS Part A: a tool for medical education?’3
“It’s no use going back to yesterday”3
A rare case of adrenal extramedullary haematopoiesis in a Cypriot woman with β-thalassaemia3
Multidisciplinary management of orthopaedic trauma – are we adhering to the guidelines?3
Kommerell’s diverticulum: an unusual cause of unilateral vocal cord palsy?3
A thank you to all our reviewers3
Defining quality assessment in vascular surgery training: an expert Delphi process3
An unusual presentation of a depressed clavicle fracture in a child leading to venous congestion3
Examining the barriers faced by female surgical trainees: a qualitative study3
Factors associated with increased radiation exposure in the fixation of proximal femoral fractures3
Postoperative surveillance after surgery for colorectal liver metastasis: a cross-sectional study3
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery: assessing the readability and quality of online information3
Surgical trainee burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review3
Analysis of the outcomes of postdiverticulitis investigations: a multicentre cohort study including 1,120 patients3
Modified patella tendon plication in ambulant children with cerebral palsy3
A thank you to all our reviewers3
Novel use of calcium sulfate bioabsorbable beads as a cement restrictor in revision arthroplasty for infection3
A systematic review of symptomatic hamartomas of the jejunum and ileum3
Telephone triage for 2-week-wait cancer clinics: a viable alternative to face-to-face clinics?3
Cholecysto-duodenal and cholecysto-colic fistulae identified intraoperatively during laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a surgical hub3
The oral and maxillofacial surgery training pathway in India3
Postoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) is equivalent to perioperative PTH drop in predicting postsurgical hypoparathyroidism3
Skull base reconstruction with nasoseptal flap in oncologic cases: can narrow-band imaging help? How we do it3
Ileorectal anastomosis in ulcerative colitis: what do surgeons and patients need to know? A systematic literature review3
The effect of strap muscle transection on voice and swallowing changes after thyroidectomy in patients without laryngeal nerve injury3
Systemic medical complications following joint replacement: a review of the evidence3
Patient, Procedure, People (PPP): recognising and responding to intraoperative critical events3
Management dilemmas of tracheal paraganglioma: a case report and review of literature3
Adherence to General Medical Council guidance regarding disclosure of alternative treatments during the consent process3
Glomus tumour of the nipple in a male patient3
Medium-term restenosis after carotid endarterectomy by patch type: a single-centre retrospective study comparing biological with synthetic patch materials3
Innovation Editorial3
Selective nonoperative versus operative management of liver gunshot injuries: a retrospective cohort study3
Effect of modified gastrointestinal decompression under abdominal CT in patients with intestinal obstruction3
Achieving the learning curve in total thyroidectomy: a prospective evaluation on resident’s training by CUSUM and KPSS analysis3
The provision of a trauma bed in theatre recovery and its impact on trauma theatre efficiency: experience from a high-volume trauma unit3
Which lesions with a radiological or core biopsy diagnosis of fibroadenoma should be excised?3
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