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Presents letters to the editor of the 2001 issue of the 'British Journal of Surgery.' Effect of colectomy on gastric emptying in idiopathic slow-transit constipation; Causes of polytetrafluoroethylene patch saphenoplasty re-recurrence; Factors influencing the outcome after surgery for fecal incontinence.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "A Tale of Three Papers" in the 2006 issue.

Presents a letter replying to the remarks about a previous article on the evolution of surgical treatment for pharyngeal pouch.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Feeding Jejunostomy With Nasoduodenal Tube Placement in Patients Undergoing Oesophagectomy" in the 2007 issue.

Presents a letter to the editor commenting on a previous article on the evolution of surgical treatment for pharyngeal pouch.

A response by the authors to a letter to the editor about their article "Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Feeding Jejunostomy With Nasoduodenal Tube Placement in Patients Undergoing Oesophagectomy" in the 2007 issue is presented.

A response by the authors to a letter to the editor about their article "Nationwide Study of the Outcome of Popliteal Artery Aneurysms Treated Surgically," which appeared in a previous issue, is presented.

A response by R. W. Motson and A. H. Eagledow to a letter to the editor about their article "Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair with a Self-Centering Suture" in a 2006 issue is presented.

A response by A. R. Latchford and R. K. S. Phillips to a letter to the editor about their article "A 10-Year Review of Surgery for Desmoid Disease Associated with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis" in a 2006 issue is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Meta-analysis of endoscopy and surgery versus surgery alone for common bile duct stones with the gallbladder in situ" in a 2006 issue.

The article presents a letter to the editor about preoperative plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide as a marker of cardiac risk in patients undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery.

Presents several letters to the editor in response to previous articles related to surgery that was previously published in the "British Journal of Surgery." "Fast-track Surgery," which tackles the adoption of fast-tracking patients undergoing colorectal cancer; "Risk Factors for Anastomotic Failure After Total Mesorectal Excision of Rectal Cancer," which discusses the possibility for the placement of one or more pelvic drains after total mesorectal excision to limit the consequence of anastomotic failure; "Randomized Clinical Trial of Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendicectomy for Confirmed Appendicitis," which discusses the outcomes associated with standard open and laparoscopic appendicectomy.

Replies to the comments on an article on cold provocation testing and hand-arm vibration syndrome.

A response by the author to the letter to the editor about their article related to laparoscopic peritoneal lavage for generalized peritonitis due to perforated diverticultis in the previous issue is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article about laparoscopic peritoneal lavage for generalized peritonitis due to perforated diverticulitis in the previous issue.

The Editors welcome topical correspondence from readers relating to articles published in the Journal.Responses should be sent electronically via the BJS website ().All letters will be reviewed and,if approved,appear on the website.A selection of these will be edited and publishe in the Journal.Letters must be no more than 250 words in length. Copyright © 2007 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "A 10-year review of surgery for desmoid disease associated with familial adenomatous polyposis" in a 2006 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Systematic review of enhanced recovery programmes in colonic surgery" in a 2006 issue.

Presents a letter to the editor published in the January 2004 issue of the "British Journal of Surgery" which comments on an article on cold provocation testing and hand-arm vibration syndrome.

Two letters to the editor are presented in responce to an article "Randomized clinical trial on the effect of coffee on postoperative ileus following elective colectomy" by J. Surg along with a response from the author.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Self-expanding metallic stents for large bowel obstruction" in a 2011 issue.

A response by D. A. Westwood and colleagues to a letter to the editor about their article "Routine colonoscopy following acute uncomplicated diverticulitis" in a 2011 issue is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Randomized Clinical Trial of Epidural, Spinal or Patient-Controlled Analgesia for Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery," that appeared in issue number 98, 2011 of the journal.

A response by O. Fraiz, E Burns and J. Nicholls to a letter to the editor about their paper "Volume Analysis of Outcome Following Restorative Proctocolectomy" in a 2011 issue of the "British Journal of Surgery" is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Meta-Analysis of Intraoperative Povidone-Iodine Application to Prevent Surgical-Site Infection."

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Rectal Washout and Local Recurrence of Cancer After Anterior Resection."

A response by V. Ratnalikar et al to a letter to the editor about their article "Systematic review and meta-analysis of laparoscopic Nissen (posterior total) versus Toupet (posterior partial) fundoplication for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease," in a 2010 issue, is presented.

A reply by V. Ratnalikar et al to a letter to the editor about their article "Short-term outcomes with intrathecal versus epidural analgesia in laparoscopic colorectal surgery," published in a 2010 issue, is presented.

A reply by Y. Takahashi and M. Nagino to a letter to the editor about their article "Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage catheter tract recurrence in cholangiocarcinoma," from a previous issue, is presented.

A reply by the editorial team of the publication to a letter to the editor about closure of the LAPSIS trial, in the October 2010 is presented.

A response by M. van Heijl and M. I. van Berge Henegouwen to a letter to the editor about their study "Intrathoracic Manifestations of Cervical Anastomotic Leaks after Transhiatal and Transthoracic Oesophagectomy," published in a 2010 issue of the "British Journal of Surgery," is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article regarding the results of a randomized trial evaluating the role preoperative intravenous iron sucrose in the reduction of transfusions in anaemic patients after colorectal surgery.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article in the 2009 issue concerning a comparison between laparoscopic and open surgery in patient with rectal cancer.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article in the 2009 issue concerning a cost-utility analysis of early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute gall bladder disease.

A response by A. Oláh and colleagues to a letter to the editor about their article "Randomized clinical trial of techniques for closure of the pancreatic remnant following distal pancreatectomy," in the previous issue is presented.

A response by S. M. Griffin and J. Shenfine to a letter to the editor about their article "Spontaneous Rupture of the Oesophagus," in the 2008 issue is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article related to long-term health-related quality of life following surgery for oesophageal cancer in the previous issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article regarding the use of enoxaparin in haemorrhagic complications after breast surgery.

A letter to the editor is presented which discusses treatment options for oesophageal cancer.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Management of acute gallbladder disease in England" in the 2008 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Management of acute gallbladder disease in England" in the 2008 issue.

A reply by M.I. Booth and colleagues to a letter to the editor about their article "Randomized clinical trial of laparoscopic total (Nissen) versus posterior partial (Toupet) fundoplication for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease based on preoperative oesophageal manometry" in a 2008 issue is presented.

A response by S. Crippa, M. Falconi and C. Bassi to a letter to the editor about their article on the enucleation of pancreatic neoplasms, is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Size of Surgical Margin Does Not Influence Recurrence Rates After Curative Liver Resection for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases."

A response by authors to a letter to the editor about their article "Risk of Recurrence 5 Years or More After Primary Lichtenstein Mesh and Sutured Inguinal Hernia Repair," which appeared in a previous issue, is presented.

A response by D. R. Prytherch, T. Y. Tang, S. R. Walsh, T. Lees, K. Varty and J. R. Boyle on their article about VBHOM, a data economic model for predicting the outcome after open abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery, is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article about the systematic review of foam sclerotherapy for varicose veins.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article about the long-term results of a multicenter randomized clinical trial of stapled hemorrhoidopexy versus Milligan-Morgan hemorrhoidectomy.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Influence of Sex on Expansion Rate of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms" published in a previous issue.

A response by P. M. Sagar, M. K. Lim and D. Burke to a letter to the editor about their article on the use of collagen for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is presented.