Surgical palliation for unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma
Connor, S., Wigmore, S. J., Madhavan, K. K., Parks, R. W., Garden, O. J.
The majority of patients who present with hilar cholangiocarcinoma will have incurable disease and require only palliation. Efficient relief of disabling symptoms is required with minimal morbidity...
Preoperative lymphocyte count as a prognostic factor in resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Clark, E.J., Connor, S., Taylor, M.A., Madhavan, K.K., Garden, O.J., Parks, R.W.
Background and aims. Recognized prognostic factors for resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) include tumour size, differentiation, resection margin involvement and lymph node metastases. A...
Clark, E., Connor, S., Taylor, M. A., Hendry, C. L., Madhavan, K. K., Garden, O. J., ...
Background and aims: Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a major operative intervention performed most commonly for malignancy in the head of pancreas. The aim of this study was to evaluate the...
Results of decompression surgery for pain in chronic pancreatitis
Terrace, J.D., Paterson, H.M., Garden, O.J., Parks, R.W., Madhavan, K.K.
Introduction. A vast majority of patients with chronic pancreatitis require regular opiate/opioid analgesia and recurrent hospital admission for pain. However, the role and timing of operative...
Role of the surgical trainee in upper gastrointestinal resectional surgery.
Paisley, A. M., Madhavan, K. K., Paterson-Brown, S., Praseedom, R. K., Garden, O. J.
The 'New Deal' set out by the Department of Health in 1991, together with the introduction of specialist 6-year training grades by Calman in 1993, has resulted in a decrease in available training...
Thomson, B N J, Parks, R W, Redhead, D N, Welsh, F K S, Madhavan, K K, Wigmore, S J, ...
Laparoscopy and laparoscopic ultrasound have been validated previously as staging tools for pancreatic cancer. The aim of this study was to identify if assessment of vascular involvement with...