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Retroperitoneal Gastrointestinal Type Schwannoma Presenting as a Renal Mass.
(2015-08)
Retroperitoneal schwannomas are extremely rare, and unreported in Urology. Often thought to be malignant from imaging the diagnosis is often delayed until Histology. We report a case of retroperitoneal schwanoma thought ...
The bowel cancer awareness campaign 'Be Clear on Cancer': sustained increased pressure on resources and over-accessed by higher social grades with no increase in cancer detected.
(2016-02)
AIM: To evaluate the impact of the national 'Be Clear on Cancer' bowel cancer reminder campaign on service and diagnosis at a single UK institution. Secondly, to evaluate the socio-economic background of patients referred ...
Axillary treatment for patients with early breast cancer and lymph node metastasis: systematic review protocol.
(2013-01)
BACKGROUND: For patients with early breast cancer and lymph node metastasis, axillary treatment is widely recommended. This is either surgical removal of the axillary lymph nodes, or axillary radiotherapy. The rationale ...
Guidelines for the management of iron deficiency anaemia.
(2011-10)
BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) occurs in 2-5% of adult men and postmenopausal women in the developed world and is a common cause of referral to gastroenterologists. Gastrointestinal (GI) blood loss from colonic ...
Effect of colon cancer and surgical resection on skeletal muscle mitochondrial enzyme activity in colon cancer patients: a pilot study.
(2013-03)
BACKGROUND: Colon cancer (CC) patients commonly suffer declines in muscle mass and aerobic function. We hypothesised that CC would be associated with reduced muscle mass and mitochondrial enzyme activity and that curative ...
The Prognosis in Palliative care Study II (PiPS2): study protocol for a multi-centre, prospective, observational, cohort study.
(2018-08)
BACKGROUND: More accurate methods of prognostication are likely to lead to improvements in the quality of care of patients approaching the ends of their lives. The Prognosis in Palliative care Scales (PiPS) are prognostic ...
Perioperative Practices Concerning One Anastomosis (Mini) Gastric Bypass: A Survey of 210 Surgeons.
(2017-07)
BACKGROUND: There is currently little evidence available on the perioperative practices concerning one anastomosis/mini gastric bypass (OAGB/MGB) and no published consensus amongst experts. Even the published papers are ...
Endoscopic ampullectomy for papillary tumors: A single-center experience
(2015)
Introduction: Ampullary adenoma is an uncommon, pre-cancerous lesion arising from the duodenal papilla. Endoscopic ampullectomy may be proposed in patients with smaller lesions without invasive carcinoma. There are aspects ...
The 'be clear on bladder cancer campaign' significant increase in referrals with no change in urological cancers diagnosed
(2015-06)
Introduction & Objectives: As part of the National 'Be Clear on Cancer' campaign the 'Blood in your pee' campaign launched in October 2013. Using media the public were advised to see their GP if they had noticed blood in ...
Impact of a CUP service at the Royal Derby Hospital - One year on
(2016-11)
Background: 9600 UK patients are diagnosed with Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) each year. CUP represents 3-5% of all malignancies. Studies showthe diagnostic pathway to be lengthy, fractured between specialities, and that ...