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Purpose To analyse outcomes of patients undergoing anterior resections in a high-volume colorectal unit as proposed by the ACPGBI guidelines. Methods Retrospective analysis of 218 patients, undergoing anterior resections between January 2017 and December 2019. Results Median age was 67 years (IQR: 58–76), including 9 emergency resections. Indications were benign disease in 49 patients and malignancy in 169; 55..
Published: | 15/09/2021 |
Authors: | Rowe AK, Adderley A, Samad A, Javed M |
Background Single center experience of trans-anal haemorrhoidal dearterialization (THD) with and without mucopexy; evaluating differences in recurrence, pain and post-operative complications Method Retrospective analysis of all patients undergoing THD between October 2014-September 2016, with and without mucopexy procedure depending on clinical need. Primary outcome was symptom recurrence; this was evaluated during..
Published: | 15/09/2021 |
Authors: | Kearsey C, Javed M, Rajaganeshan R |
Introduction Pilonidal disease (PD) is a chronic condition involving the sacrococcygeal area. It can have a significant impact on quality of life, social activities and occupation. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment. However, Laser depilation (LD) has been proposed as an adjunct to surgery and shown improved results in previous..
Published: | 01/12/2020 |
Authors: | Javed M, Kalaiselvan R, Rajaganeshan R |
Purpose CRC patients are at an increased risk of developing genitourinary symptoms post‐operatively due to the pelvic dissection. Our primary aim was to evaluate the incidence of genitourinary dysfunction after CRC resections and secondary aim was to look at the documentation about the risk of genitourinary dysfunction in consent..
Published: | 15/07/2020 |
Authors: | Javed M, Clark E, MacDonald S, Kalaiselvan R |
Introduction Pilonidal disease (PD) is a chronic condition involving the sacrococcygeal area. It can have a significant impact on quality of life, social activities and occupation. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment. However, Laser depilation (LD) has been proposed as an adjunct to surgery and shown improved results in previous..
Published: | 15/07/2020 |
Authors: | Liyanage A, Javed M, Kalaiselvan R, Rajaganeshan R |
Purpose To analyze different extraction sites for specimen extraction following left sided colorectal resections and risk for developing an IH. Methods Retrospective analysis of 107 patients undergoing laparoscopic left sided colorectal resections. Patients were divided into 3 groups based on extraction sites; midline, transverse (right or left) or pfannenstiel incisions. Data regarding..
Published: | 15/07/2020 |
Authors: | Javed M, Thomas E, West C, Chadwick M, Samad A, Rajaganeshan R |
Purpose To analyse outcomes of patients undergoing emergency laparotomy and stoma formation particularly: stoma reversal, stoma associated complications (SAC) and cost implications. Methods Retrospective analysis of 57 patients identified from NELA database between January 2014 and December 2015. Results Median age was 72 years (IQR: 60–82), M:F = 25:32. The median time duration between admission and..
Published: | 15/07/2020 |
Authors: | Javed M, Ting L, Appleton ND, Chadwick M, Rajaganeshan R, Kalaiselvan R |
Purpose Advances in surgical techniques and perioperative care have improved cancer‐related outcomes. This study aims to describe the outcomes of elderly who had curative surgery or symptomatic management for CRC. Methods Retrospective study of consecutive CRC patients between 2014 to 2016 in a DGH, who were 70 years old or above. Demographic..
Published: | 15/07/2020 |
Authors: | Javed M, Airey G, Kearsey C, Samad A, Chadwick M, Rajaganeshan R |
Abstract Introduction Pilonidal disease is a chronic condition involving the sacrococcygeal area. It can have a significant impact on quality of life, social activities and occupation. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment. However, laser depilation has been proposed as an adjunct to surgery and has shown improved results in some..
Published: | 17/04/2020 |
Authors: | Liyanage A, Javed M, Defty C, Shaaban H, Kalaiselvan R, Rajaganeshan R |
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 |
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 |
Introduction Various postauricular incision sites can be used for prominent ear correction depending on technique and surgeon preference. No study has previously looked at the most aesthetic (least visible) location for the postauricular scar. We investigated the visibility of various scar locations on the posterior ear from a third person..
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | Shokrollahi K, Javed M |
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