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Clinical assessment to determine the risk of bowel cancer using Symptoms, Age, Mass and Iron deficiency anaemia (SAMI) by Thompson, M. R., O'Leary, D. P., Flashman, K., Asiimwe, A., Ellis, B. G., Senapati, A.

“…Background The aim of this study was to identify characteristics with independent predictive value for bowel cancer for use in the clinical assessment of…”
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The impact of robotic total mesorectal excision on survival of patients with rectal cancer—a propensity matched analysis by Tejedor, P., Sagias, F., Flashman, K., Lee, Yeh Han, Naqvi, S., Kandala, N., Khan, Jim

“…Introduction Robotic surgery can overcome some limitations of laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (L-TME), improving the quality of the surgery. We aim to…”
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Totally robotic rectal resection: an experience of the first 100 consecutive cases by Ahmed, J., Nasir, M., Flashman, K., Khan, J., Parvaiz, A.

“…Introduction Robotic surgery provides an alternative option for a minimal access approach. It provides a stable platform with high definition three-dimensional…”
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Preoperative assessment of skeletal muscle mass during magnetic resonance enterography in patients with Crohn’s disease by Celentano, V., Kamil-Mustafa, L., Beable, R., Ball, C., Flashman, K. G., Jennings, Z., O’ Leary, D. P., Higginson, A., Luxton, S.

“…Measurement of the psoas muscle area has been applied to estimate lean muscle mass as a surrogate marker of sarcopenia, but there is a paucity of evidence…”
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Video-laparoscopic assessment of the small bowel in Crohn’s disease: a comparative study to evaluate surgeons’ inter-observer variability by V.Celentano, Garofalo, E., Spinelli, A., Pellino, G., Flashman, K., Frasson, M., Carvello, M., de’Angelis, N., Garcia-Granero, A., Harper, M., Warusavitarne, J., Coleman, M., Espin, E., Selvaggi, F.

“…Background Assessment of the entire small bowel is advocated during Crohn’s disease (CD) surgery, as intraoperative detection of new lesions may lead to change…”
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Correction to: Feasibility of intraoperative ultrasound of the small bowel during Crohn’s disease surgery by Celentano, V., Beable, R., Ball, C., Flashman, K. G., Reeve, R., Fogg, C., Harper, M., Higginson, A.

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Laparoscopic Redo Ileocolic Resection for Crohn’s Disease in Patients with Previous Multiple Laparotomies by Celentano, V., Sagias, F., Flashman, K. G., Conti, J., Khan, J.

“…Purposes: Over 80% of patients with primary ileocolic Crohn’s disease have a surgical resection within 10 years of diagnosis, and 40%–50% of them need further…”
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Surgical management of complex ileocolonic Crohn’s disease: a survey of IBD colorectal surgeons to assess variability in operative strategy by Garofalo, E, Selvaggi, F, Spinelli, A, Pellino, G, Flashman, K, Frasson, M, Carvello, M, de’Angelis, N, Garcia-Granero, A, Harper, M, Warusavitarne, J, Coleman, M, Espin, E, Celentano, V

“…Introduction To explore the reported variability in the surgical management of ileocolonic Crohn’ s disease and identify areas of standard practice, we present…”
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The Portsmouth protocol for intra‐operative ultrasound of the small bowel in Crohn's disease by Celentano, V., Beable, R., Ball, C., Flashman, K.G., Reeve, R., Holmes, A., Fogg, C., Harper, M., Higginson, A.

“…Aim Bowel preservation is paramount in Crohn's disease surgery as affected patients are typically young adults at risk of having several abdominal surgical…”
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Major postoperative complications following elective resection for colorectal cancer decrease long-term survival but not the time to recurrence by Odermatt, M., Miskovic, D., Flashman, K., Khan, J., Senapati, A., O'Leary, D., Thompson, M., Parvaiz, A.

“…Aim The aim of the study was to determine the effect of major complications after colorectal cancer surgery on survival and time to recurrence. Method Patients…”
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Longer small bowel segments are resected in emergency surgery for ileocaecal Crohn’s disease with a higher ileostomy and complication rate by Celentano, V., O’Leary, D. P., Caiazzo, A., Flashman, K. G., Sagias, F., Conti, J., Senapati, A., Khan, J.

“…Background Repeated intestinal resections may have disabling consequences in patients with Crohn’s disease even in the absence of short bowel syndrome. Our aim…”
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Advantages of using a robotic stapler in rectal cancer surgery by Tejedor, P., Sagias, F., Nock, D., Flashman, K., Naqvi, S., Kandala, N. Li, Khan, Jim. S.

“…To compare short-term postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing robotic total mesorectal excision (TME) after the use of robotic and laparoscopic staplers…”
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Feasibility of intraoperative ultrasound of the small bowel during Crohn’s disease surgery by Celentano, V., Beable, R., Ball, C., Flashman, K. G., Reeve, R., Fogg, C., Harper, M., Higginson, A.

“…Background Intraoperative assessment of the extent and location of Crohn’s disease is not standardised and relies on a mixture of surgeons’ experience, tactile…”
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Cleft closure for the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease by Senapati, A., Cripps, N. P. J., Flashman, K., Thompson, M. R.

“…Aim  Treatments for pilonidal sinus disease are numerous and prone to failure. In complex disease, the morbidity is high. In contrast with complex operations,…”
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The selective use of splenic flexure mobilization is safe in both laparoscopic and open anterior resections by Marsden, M. R., Conti, J. A., Zeidan, S., Flashman, K. G., Khan, J. S., O'Leary, D. P., Parvaiz, A.

“…Aim  Splenic flexure mobilization (SFM) is standard practice in anterior resections. No previous studies have compared outcomes with and without SFM in…”
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Is earlier referral and investigation of bowel cancer patients presenting with rectal bleeding associated with better survival? by Thompson, M. R., Asiimwe, A., Flashman, K., Tsavellas, G.

“…Aim  This study was carried out to determine whether rectal bleeding is related to stage of bowel cancer and whether earlier diagnosis and treatment are…”
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Disease stage and psychosocial outcomes in colorectal cancer by Simon, A. E., Thompson, M. R., Flashman, K., Wardle, J.

“…Objective  Disease stage is a strong predictor of cancer survival and is therefore assumed to influence psychosocial outcomes. However, existing findings are…”
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Flexible sigmoidoscopy and whole colonic imaging in the diagnosis of cancer in patients with colorectal symptoms by Thompson, M. R., Flashman, K. G., Wooldrage, K., Rogers, P. A., Senapati, A., O'Leary, D. P., Atkin, W.

“…Background: The aim was to identify the patients with colorectal symptoms most likely to benefit from whole colonic imaging (WCI) to diagnose colorectal cancer…”
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The Department of Health’s “two week standard” for bowel cancer: is it working? by Flashman, K, O’Leary, D P, Senapati, A, Thompson, M R

“…Objective: To determine the effectiveness and efficiency of the Department of Health’s new general practitioner referral guidelines for bowel cancer. Design:…”
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Low rates of local recurrence after surgical resection of rectal cancer suggest a selective policy for preoperative radiotherapy by Senapati, A., O'Leary, D. P., Flashman, K. G., Parvaiz, A., Thompson, M. R.

“…Aim  Preoperative short‐course radiotherapy (SCRT) is increasingly recommended to reduce local recurrence after surgery for rectal cancer. Its avoidance may be…”
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