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Inflammation-mediated muscle metabolic dysregulation local and remote to the site of major abdominal surgery (2017)
Journal Article

Background & aims: Postoperative hyperglycaemia is common in patients having major surgery and is associated with adverse outcomes. This study aimed to determine whether bacteraemia contributed to postoperative systemic inflammation, and whether incr... Read More about Inflammation-mediated muscle metabolic dysregulation local and remote to the site of major abdominal surgery.

Development of a telehealth monitoring service after colorectal surgery: a feasibility study (2017)
Journal Article

AIM: To evaluate the feasibility of a text-messaging system to remotely monitor and support patients after discharge following elective colorectal surgery, within an enhanced recovery protocol. METHODS: Florence (FLO) is a National Health Service te... Read More about Development of a telehealth monitoring service after colorectal surgery: a feasibility study.

Pancreas preserving distal duodenectomy: a versatile operation for a range of infra-papillary pathologies (2017)
Journal Article

AIM To investigate the range of pathologies treated by pancreas preserving distal duodenectomy (PPDD) and present the outcome of follow-up. METHODS Neoplastic lesions of the duodenum are treated conventionally by pancreaticoduodenectomy. Les... Read More about Pancreas preserving distal duodenectomy: a versatile operation for a range of infra-papillary pathologies.

Spontaneous central venous thrombosis and shunt occlusion following peritoneovenous shunt placement for intractable ascites (2017)
Journal Article

A 43-year-old man had a peritoneovenous shunt inserted for the treatment of chylous ascites secondary to myelofibrosis. Despite being on anticoagulation for superior mesenteric vein thrombosis, he developed shunt dysfunction within two weeks of inser... Read More about Spontaneous central venous thrombosis and shunt occlusion following peritoneovenous shunt placement for intractable ascites.

Spontaneous extrusion of gallstones after percutaneous drainage (2017)
Journal Article

There have been reports of late discharge of gallstones through operative wounds after spillage into the peritoneal cavity during laparoscopic cholecystectomy and after the development of spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistulae. However, spontaneous... Read More about Spontaneous extrusion of gallstones after percutaneous drainage.