| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Malignant obstruction of the left colon | British Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 460 |
| 2 | Stapled haemorrhoidopexy: a consensus position paper by an international working party - indications, contra-indications and technique | Colorectal Disease | 2003 | 171 |
| 3 | Nicorandil associated anal ulceration | Lancet, The | 2002 | 137 |
| 4 | Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Chewing‐Gum Therapy in the Reduction of Postoperative Paralytic Ileus Following Gastrointestinal Surgery | World Journal of Surgery | 2009 | 121 |
| 5 | Intra-operative colonic irrigation in the management of left-sided large bowel emergencies | British Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 119 |
| 6 | Monitoring primary breast cancer throughout chemotherapy using FDG-PET | Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | 2007 | 108 |
| 7 | The role of lymphocytes in wound healing | Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery | 1990 | 96 |
| 8 | ACCELERATED ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN LONG-TERM DIALYSIS AND RENAL-TRANSPLANT PATIENTS: FACT OR FICTION? | Lancet, The | 1980 | 93 |
| 9 | Systematic review of randomized trials comparing rubber band ligation with excisional haemorrhoidectomy | British Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 92 |
| 10 | Mercaptopurine versus placebo to prevent recurrence of Crohn's disease after surgical resection (TOPPIC): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial | The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2016 | 91 |
| 11 | Single layer anastomosis after rectosigmoid resection | British Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 90 |
| 12 | Is magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography the new gold standard in biliary imaging? | British Journal of Radiology | 2005 | 88 |
| 13 | Investigation of blunt abdominal trauma | BMJ: British Medical Journal | 2008 | 87 |
| 14 | Psychological risk factors for chronic post‐surgical pain after inguinal hernia repair surgery: A prospective cohort study | European Journal of Pain | 2012 | 80 |
| 15 | Immediate resection in emergency large bowel surgery: a 7 year audit | British Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 78 |
| 16 | Hospital volume does not influence long-term survival of patients undergoing surgery for oesophageal or gastric cancer | British Journal of Surgery | 2007 | 76 |
| 17 | Surgical site infection after groin hernia repair | British Journal of Surgery | 2003 | 75 |
| 18 | Outcomes after placement of colorectal stents | Colorectal Disease | 2005 | 66 |
| 19 | The use of sterilised polyester mosquito net mesh for inguinal hernia repair in Ghana | Hernia: the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery | 2009 | 66 |
| 20 | Administration of Structured Lipid Composed of MCT and Fish Oil Reduces Net Protein Catabolism in Enterally Fed Burned Rats | Annals of Surgery | 1989 | 64 |
| 21 | Eniluracil Treatment Completely Inactivates Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase in Colorectal Tumors | Journal of Clinical Oncology | 1999 | 60 |
| 22 | Radiological investigation in acute diverticulitis | British Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 60 |
| 23 | Single incision laparoscopic appendicectomy versus conventional three-port laparoscopic appendicectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis | International Journal of Surgery | 2016 | 59 |
| 24 | A single-blind controlled study of electrocautery and ultrasonic scalpel smoke plumes in laparoscopic surgery | Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques | 2012 | 58 |
| 25 | Prognostic value of lymph node ratio and extramural vascular invasion on survival for patients undergoing curative colon cancer resection | British Journal of Cancer | 2015 | 58 |
| 26 | Incidence of Diverticulitis | Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology | 1967 | 57 |
| 27 | A clinical review of single-incision laparoscopic surgery | Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | 2011 | 57 |
| 28 | Tumour expression of leptin is associated with chemotherapy resistance and therapy-independent prognosis in gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinomas | British Journal of Cancer | 2014 | 56 |
| 29 | The Surgeons' Leadership Inventory (SLI): a taxonomy and rating system for surgeons' intraoperative leadership skills | American Journal of Surgery | 2013 | 55 |
| 30 | Laparoscopic left lateral liver resection should be a standard operation | Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques | 2011 | 50 |
| 31 | Accuracy of laparoscopic ultrasonography in the staging of upper gastrointestinal malignancy | British Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 47 |
| 32 | C-reactive protein trajectory to predict colorectal anastomotic leak: PREDICT Study | British Journal of Surgery | 2020 | 46 |
| 33 | Endoscopic haemostasis for non-variceal upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage | British Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 43 |
| 34 | Nutritional pharmacology and malignant disease: A therapeutic modality in patients with cancer | British Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 43 |
| 35 | Prospective randomised multi-centre trial comparing the clinical efficacy, safety and patient acceptability of circular stapled anopexy with closed diathermy haemorrhoidectomy | Gut | 2009 | 42 |
| 36 | Laparoscopic vs. open liver resection for malignant liver disease. A systematic review | Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | 2012 | 42 |
| 37 | Changes in bone mass and metabolism after surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism | Clinical Endocrinology | 1995 | 40 |
| 38 | Factors Influencing Surgeons’ Intraoperative Leadership: Video Analysis of Unanticipated Events in the Operating Room | World Journal of Surgery | 2014 | 38 |
| 39 | Expandable metal stent application in obstructing carcinoma of the proximal colon | Diseases of the Colon and Rectum | 1997 | 37 |
| 40 | Day case stapled haemorrhoidopexy for prolapsing haemorrhoids | Colorectal Disease | 2006 | 37 |
| 41 | Damage control surgery in a non-trauma setting | British Journal of Surgery | 2007 | 37 |
| 42 | Abdominal aortic aneurysm in Scotland | British Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 36 |
| 43 | Factors affecting anastomotic complications following anterior resection in rectal cancer | Colorectal Disease | 2007 | 35 |
| 44 | Long-term feeding with structured lipid composed of medium-chain and N-3 fatty acids ameliorates endotoxic shock in guinea pigs | Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental | 1991 | 33 |
| 45 | SerpinB3, a new prognostic tool in breast cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy | Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | 2012 | 31 |
| 46 | An evidence-based treatment algorithm for colorectal polyp cancers: results from the Scottish Screen-detected Polyp Cancer Study (SSPoCS) | Gut | 2018 | 31 |
| 47 | Randomized controlled trial comparing rubber band ligation with stapled haemorrhoidopexy for Grade II circumferential haemorrhoids: long‐term results | Colorectal Disease | 2010 | 30 |
| 48 | Single incision versus conventional multi-incision appendicectomy for suspected appendicitis | The Cochrane Library | 2011 | 30 |
| 49 | Emergency general surgery in the United Kingdom: A lot of general, not many emergencies, and not much surgery | Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery | 2018 | 30 |
| 50 | Late onset hypothyroidism after subtotal thyroidectomy for hyperthyroidism: Implications for long term follow-up | British Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 29 |
