Latest Surgery articles from the BMJ

Poor long term outcomes after prolapse surgery

Wed, 15 May 2013 02:07:57 +0100

Partnering with patients

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:02:14 +0100

Should we be reassured about sitagliptin?

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:05:59 +0100

Adult acute rhinosinusitis

Fri, 10 May 2013 02:13:27 +0100

A 35 year old woman presents to her general practitioner with a 10 day history of worsening nasal congestion, purulent nasal discharge, and frontal headaches. The authors discuss what you should cover in a 10-minute consultation.

Rx: A dose of ethics to revive trust in medical practice

Thu, 09 May 2013 04:33:33 +0100

“Gold jewellery? Cars and air conditioners to survive the sweltering Indian summer, or an exotic foreign trip to escape it? These are among the luxury gifts listed in a parliamentary committee report as being used by pharmaceutical companies to coax doctors into prescribing their drugs.” Anita Jain on the complicity that can develop between doctors and drug companies, and a vision for change . . .

Investigating hypocalcaemia

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:56:53 +0100

A man with bilateral loin pain

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:56:53 +0100

Acute leg ischaemia

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:50:02 +0100

Stephen Brearley explains why acute leg ischaemia is easily missed, and how to diagnose and manage it.

Orlistat: should we worry about liver inflammation?

Tue, 30 April 2013 11:32:15 +0100

Hoarseness in a 79 year old woman

Thu, 25 April 2013 10:05:35 +0100

Research Paper of the Year award 2013

Wed, 24 April 2013 03:39:39 +0100

CABG better than PCI for smokers and those with diabetes, PAD, or heart failure

Wed, 24 April 2013 10:36:35 +0100

Minimal access surgery compared with medical management for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: five year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial (REFLUX)

Thu, 18 April 2013 11:45:27 +0100

Surgery or drugs for gastro-oesophageal reflux?

Thu, 18 April 2013 11:45:27 +0100

Computer aided mammography gets ahead of the evidence

Wed, 17 April 2013 12:07:36 +0100

What happens to older men after a screening test for prostate cancer?

Wed, 17 April 2013 12:07:36 +0100

Strategy for detection of prostate cancer based on relation between prostate specific antigen at age 40-55 and long term risk of metastasis: case-control study

Tue, 16 April 2013 11:57:55 +0100

A treatable cause of shortness of breath

Mon, 15 April 2013 11:28:12 +0100

Effect of dutasteride on clinical progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia in asymptomatic men with enlarged prostate: a post hoc analysis of the REDUCE study

Mon, 15 April 2013 11:28:12 +0100

According to this study, the first to explore the benefit of treating asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic men with an enlarged prostate, dutasteride significantly decreased the incidence of benign prostatic hyperplasia clinical progression.

Has Tamil Nadu turned the tide on the transplant trade?

Fri, 12 April 2013 11:48:51 +0100