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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Staff

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St Helens and Knowsley Hospital Staff - Publications pre April 2024

SP 7.2.7- Role of Pre-Operative Chemical Component Separation(Botox) in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

Aim It is accepted that CCS (Botulinum toxin A, BOTOX) is a useful pre-operative tool to enable successful AWR. UsuallyBOTOXis used in selected complex cases.We propose the routine use of CCS in allmidline defects of more than 5 cm size. To evaluate the outcome of pre-operative US guided injection of..

Published: 01/09/2019
Authors: Singh S, Atherton P, Samad A, Ross S, Benson A, Scott M

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P We F.6- Can satisfactory outcomes be achieved for Abdominal WallReconstruction (AWR) surgery in patients with a Body Mass Index (BMI)above 32kg/m2?

Introduction A high BMI has long been thought to be a negative predictive factor for post-operative outcomes. For AWR surgery, a BMI of 32 is often used as a cut-off. Due to the increasing prevalence of obesity, this is not always possible. Aim This study compared the outcomes of patients undergoing..

Published: 01/09/2019
Authors: Wright C, Singh S, Samad A, West C, Ross S, Scott M

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SP 11.5- Adoption of ‘Agile’ project management principles significantly accelerated the development of a multidisciplinary Emergency Laparotomy pathway

Aims Creating patient pathways and protocols that require the input of multiple senior clinicians can be challenging and projects may be delayed, deadlines missed, and ultimately patients may have poorer outcomes. Method(s) 'Agile' is an approach to software development using collaborative self-organizing teams, often in different locations. Trello is..

Published: 01/09/2019
Authors: Kirkham S, Vitovska E, Pantak G, Macadam R, Singh S

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Endoscopic pilonidal abscess treatment: a novel approach for the treatment of pilonidal abscess

​Introduction Pilonidal abscess is a common surgical emergency. Conventional treatment with incision and drainage is associated with significant postoperative morbidity. We report our initial experience of using minimally invasive endoscopic technique for the treatment of pilonidal abscesses, referred to as endoscopic pilonidal abscess treatment (EPAT). Materials and Methods A prospective..

Published: 14/03/2017
Authors: Jain Y, Javed M, Singh S, Rout S, , Rajaganeshan R

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Comparison of conventional incision and drainage for pilonidal abscess versus novel endoscopic pilonidal abscess treatment (EPAT)

​Javed, MA. et. al. (2016).Comparison of conventional incision and drainage for pilonidal abscess versus novel endoscopic pilonidal abscess treatment (EPAT). Techniques in Coloproctology . 20 (12), 871-873.

Published: 02/03/2017
Authors: Javed M, Singh S, Fowler H, Jain Y, Scott M, Rajaganeshan R

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PTU-233 Transanal haemorrhoidal dearterialization (THD) and targeted mucopexy for haemorrhoids

​ Introduction  This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of transanal haemorrhoidal dearterialization and Mucopexy (THD+Mpx) in the treatment of symptomatic haemorrhoids and to identify the factors predicting failure for an effective mid-term outcome. Method  Two hundred and fifteen patients affected by Grade II (27, 13%), III (145, 69%) and IV (39, 18%) symptomatic haemorrhoidal disease..

Published: 19/07/2016
Authors: Ormsby N, Singh S, Chadwick M, Scott M, Samad A, Rajaganeshan R

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North West Boroughs Community Health Staff

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