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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 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.

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 letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and resection of advanced synchronous liver metastases before treatment of the colorectal primary" in a 2006 issue.

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.

A response from the author of an article related to the clinical trial on the effect of coffee on postoperative ileus in a 2012 issue is presented.

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

A response by O. Sadr-Azodi to a letter to the editor about his article "Effect of type of alcoholic beverage in causing acute pancreatitis" in a 2011 issue is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Routine colonoscopy following acute uncomplicated diverticulitis" in a 2011 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Effect of type of alcoholic beverage in causing acute pancreatitis" in a 2011 issue.

A response by M. Ravaioli and colleagues to a letter to the editor about their article "Systematic Review of Outcome of Downstaging Hepatocellular Cancer Before Liver Transplantation in Patients Outside the Milan Criteria," that appeared in issue number 98, 2011 of the journal, is presented.

A response by J. Donnelly to a letter to the editor about their article "Role of Mammography in the Triple Assessment of Single Quadrant Breast Symptoms," that appeared in issue 98, 2011 of the journal, is presented.

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 published in the Journal. Letters must be no more than 250 words in length. Copyright © 2009 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 "Systematic Review of Outcome of Downstaging Hepatocellular Cancer Before Liver Transplantation in Patients Outside the Milan Criteria," that appeared in issue number 98, 2011 of the journal.

A response by C. Evans and colleagues to a letter to the editor about their article "Randomized Clinical Trial of Edipural, Spinal or Patient-Controlled Analgesia for Patients Undergoing Laparacopic Colorectal Surgery," that appeared in issue number 98, 2011 of the journal, is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the paper "Volume Analysis of Outcome Following Restorative Proctocolectomy" in a 2011 issue of the "British Journal of Surgery."

A response by K. Astruc and colleagues to a letter to the editor about their article "Meta-Analysis of Intraoperative Povidone-Iodine Application to Prevent Surgical-Site Infection" is presented.

A response by A. Keshava and colleagues to a letter to the editor about their article "Single-Incision Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy" is presented.

A response by K. Kodela to a letter to the editor about the article "Rectal Washout and Local Recurrence of Cancer After Anterior Resection" is presented.

A response by F. Smith and D. Winter to a letter to the editor about their article "Rectum-Conserving Surgery in the Era of Chemoradiotherapy" is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Rectum-Conserving Surgery in the Era of Chemoradiotherapy."

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Short-term outcomes with intrathecal versus epidural analgesia in laparoscopic colorectal surgery," by V. Ratnalikar et al.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage catheter tract recurrence in cholangiocarcinoma," by Y. Takahashi et al, from a 2010 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the letter "Closure of the LAPSIS trial," in the October 2010 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 published in the Journal. Letters must be no more than 250 words in length. Copyright © 2011 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A response by J. A. Basco and M. M. Reza to a letter to the editor about their article "Systematic review of laparoscopic versus open surgery for colorectal cancer" in a 2006 issue is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair with a self-centring suture" in a 2006 issue.

A response by W. Graf et al to a letter to the editor about their article "Randomized Clinical Trial of the Effects on Anal Function of Milligan-Morgan Versus Ferguson Haemorrhoidectomy" that was published in the 2006 issue is presented.

A response by K. V. Menon et al to a letter to the editor about their article "Redefining the R1 Resection in Pancreatic Cancer" that was published in the 2006 issue is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Redefining the R1 Resection in Pancreatic Cancer" that was published in the 2006 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Randomized Clinical Trial of the Effects on Anal Function of Milligan-Morgan Versus Ferguson Haemorrhoidectomy" that was published in the 2006 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 published in the Journal. Letters must be no more than 250 words in length. Copyright © 2006 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A letter to the editor related to laparoscopic ventral hernia treatment is presented.

A response by the author to a letter to the editor about his article "Comparison of 30-day, 90-day and in-hospital postoperative mortality for eight different cancer types," published in 2012 issue of the periodical is presented.

A response by the author to a letter to the editor about his article "The surgical significance of residual mucosal abnormalities in rectal cancer following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy," in the 2012 issue of the periodical is presented.

A response by J.L. Faucheron to a letter to the editor about his article "Rectal perforation with life-threatening peritonitis following stapled haemorrhoidopexy" in the 2012 issue is presented.

A response by B.V.M. Dasari, C.J. Tan and K. Gardiner to a letter to the editor about their article "Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials of self-expanding metallic stents as a bridge to surgery versus emergency surgery for malignant left-sided large bowel obstruction" in the 2012 issue is presented.

A response by K.W. Ryu and S.D. Lee to a letter to the editor about their article "Prognostic significance of peritoneal washing cytology in patients with gastric cancer" in a 2012 issue is presented.