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Positive lymph node retrieval ratio optimises patient staging in colorectal cancer by Moug, S J, Saldanha, J D, McGregor, J R, Balsitis, M, Diament, R H

“…Alternative lymph node (LN) parameters have been proposed to improve staging in colorectal cancer. This study compared these alternative parameters with…”
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Carbon dating cancer: defining the chronology of metastatic progression in colorectal cancer by Lote, H., Spiteri, I., Ermini, L., Vatsiou, A., Roy, A., McDonald, A., Maka, N., Balsitis, M., Bose, N., Simbolo, M., Mafficini, A., Lampis, A., Hahne, J.C., Trevisani, F., Eltahir, Z., Mentrasti, G., Findlay, C., Kalkman, E.A.J., Punta, M., Werner, B., Lise, S., Aktipis, A., Maley, C., Greaves, M., Braconi, C., White, J., Fassan, M., Scarpa, A., Sottoriva, A., Valeri, N.

“…Patients often ask oncologists how long a cancer has been present before causing symptoms or spreading to other organs. The evolutionary trajectory of cancers…”
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Ileocolic intussusception secondary to a type II low‐grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm by Oliphant, R., Balsitis, M., Doherty, G., Felsenstein, I.

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Impact of the bowel-screening programme on the diagnosis of colorectal cancer in Ayrshire and Arran by Roxburgh, C. S. D., McTaggart, F., Balsitis, M., Diament, R. H.

“…Aim  Bowel screening aims to reduce colorectal‐cancer mortality by the detection and treatment of early‐stage asymptomatic disease and the removal of…”
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Endoscopists' estimation of size should not determine surveillance of colonic polyps by Moug, S. J., Vernall, N., Saldanha, J., McGregor, J. R., Balsitis, M., Diament, R. H.

“…Objective  Current British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines use adenomatous polyp size as one of the key factors in determining polyp follow‐up. This…”
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Extralevator abdominoperineal resections and the need for pathological assessment of fresh tissue specimens by Roxburgh, C S D, McTaggart, V, Balsitis, M, Diament, R H

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Radiation‐induced angiosarcoma of the rectum: a case report and review of literature by Ahmad, A., Jamieson, T., Balsitis, M., Diament, R.

“…We report a case of rectal angiosarcoma after prostatic radiotherapy, illustrating diagnostic difficulty. Awareness of this potential diagnosis is important…”
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Nitric oxide synthase activity in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease by Boughton-Smith, N K, Evans, S M, Hawkey, C J, Cole, A T, Balsitis, M, Whittle, B J, Moncada, S

“…Excessive nitric oxide (NO) production by an isoform of NO synthase that can be induced by inflammatory stimuli leads to changes in vascular permeability and…”
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Guidelines for the initial biopsy diagnosis of suspected chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease. The British Society of Gastroenterology Initiative by Jenkins, D, Balsitis, M, Gallivan, S, Dixon, M F, Gilmour, H M, Shepherd, N A, Theodossi, A, Williams, G T

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Sclerosing mesenteritis presenting with complete small bowel obstruction, abdominal mass and hydronephrosis by Hassan, T., Balsitis, M., Rawlings, D., Shah, A. A.

“…Sclerosing mesenteritis is an uncommon and poorly understood inflammatory condition of the bowel mesentery which can often be confused with neoplasia, Crohn’s…”
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Colonic angiodysplasia and true diverticula: is there an association? by Mudhar, H S, Balsitis, M

“…Aims : To investigate the pathology of colectomy specimens, from patients presenting with lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage, who had undergone preoperative…”
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If size matters when should you measure colonic polyps? by Moug, Susan, Vernall, N, Saldanha, J, McGregor, J, Balsitis, M, Diament, R

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Enhanced gastric mucosal leukotriene B4 synthesis in patients taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs by Hudson, N, Balsitis, M, Everitt, S, Hawkey, C J

“…The effects of longstanding non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) treatment on gastric mucosal synthesis of leukotriene B4 (LTB4), leukotriene C4…”
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Effect of Helicobacter pylori colonisation on gastric mucosal eicosanoid synthesis in patients taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs by Hudson, N, Balsitis, M, Filipowicz, F, Hawkey, C J

“…Colonisation with Helicobacter pylori may influence susceptibility to gastroduodenal injury and ulceration in patients taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory…”
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Gastric carcinoid: germline and somatic mutation of the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene by Stewart, W, Traynor, J P, Cooke, A, Griffiths, S, Onen, N F, Balsitis, M, Shah, A A, Upadhyaya, M, Tobias, E S

“…Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is one of the most common autosomal dominantly inherited conditions. A range of complications has been described, including…”
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Gastric epithelial anti-microbial peptides—histological correlation and influence of anatomical site and peptic ulcer disease by Taha, A.S., Faccenda, E., Angerson, W.J., Balsitis, M., Kelly, R.W.

“…Natural anti-microbial peptides are increasingly recognised for their protective effects in mucosal surfaces. We, therefore, aimed at investigating their…”
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Is microscopic assessment of macroscopically normal hysterectomy specimens necessary? by Salmon, H A, Smith, J H F, Balsitis, M

“…Aim: To determine whether microscopic examination of macroscopically normal hysterectomy specimens yields findings that could alter subsequent clinical…”
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Histopathological detection of lymph node metastases from colorectal carcinoma by Wyk, Q van, Hosie, K B, Balsitis, M

“…Aim—To evaluate whether the assessment of multiple sections from retrieved nodes yields an increased number of metastases compared with the number that would…”
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The use of a proforma improves colorectal cancer pathology reporting by Rigby, K, Brown, S R, Lakin, G, Balsitis, M, Hosie, K B

“…The detail and accuracy of pathological reporting for colorectal cancer is becoming increasingly recognised as important in the overall management of the…”
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Angiogenesis in gastric ulcers: impaired in patients taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs by Hudson, N, Balsitis, M, Everitt, S, Hawkey, C J

“…Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy is associated with delayed gastroduodenal ulcer healing. In rats the degree of angiogenesis (new vessel…”
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