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Risk-adjusted prediction of operative mortality in oesophagogastric surgery with O-POSSUM by Tekkis, P. P., McCulloch, P., Poloniecki, J. D., Prytherch, D. R., Kessaris, N., Steger, A. C.

“…Introduction: The present study was designed to develop a dedicated oesophagogastric model for the prediction of risk‐adjusted postoperative mortality in upper…”
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Hepatic metastases: interstitial laser photocoagulation with real-time US monitoring and dynamic CT evaluation of treatment by Amin, Z, Donald, J J, Masters, A, Kant, R, Steger, A C, Bown, S G, Lees, W R

“…Fifty-five liver metastases in 21 patients were treated with interstitial laser photocoagulation (ILP). Tumors were irradiated with a neodymium yttrium…”
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Benign complications of expandable metal stents used in the palliation of oesophageal carcinoma: two case reports by METCALFE, M. J, STEGER, A. C, LESLIE, A

“…We describe two patients who were treated with self-expanding metal stent (SEMS) insertion as palliation of malignant oesophageal strictures. Both patients…”
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Interstitial laser hyperthermia: a new approach for treating liver metastases by MASTERS, A, STEGER, A. C, LEES, W. R, WALMSLEY, K. M, BOWN, S. G

“…The palliative management of hepatic metastases remains unsatisfactory. There is a need for a simple non invasive technique which can stop or retard the rate…”
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Role of interstitial therapy in the treatment of liver cancer by Masters, A, Steger, A C, Bown, S G

“…Conventional palliative management of inoperable focal hepatic tumours remains unsatisfactory. Interstitial techniques such as cryotherapy, alcohol injection,…”
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Interstitial laser hyperthermia: a new approach to local destruction of tumours by Steger, A. C., Lees, W. R., Walmsley, K., Bown, S. G.

“…The use of local hyperthermia to treat cancer of the internal organs has been limited by the difficulty of controlling delivery of heat and limiting the…”
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Multiple-fibre low-power interstitial laser hyperthermia: studies in the normal liver by Steger, A C, Lees, W R, Shorvon, P, Walmsley, K, Bown, S G

“…Multiple four-fibre low-power interstitial laser hyperthermia was performed in the canine liver to establish the parameters with which large areas of thermal…”
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Interstitial laser hyperthermia for the treatment of hepatic and pancreatic tumours by Steger, A C

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Ultrasound features of low power interstitial laser hyperthermia by Steger, A C, Shorvon, P, Walmsley, K, Chisholm, R, Bown, S G, Lees, W R

“…Low power interstitial laser hyperthermia (ILH) is a reliable means of producing in situ thermal necrosis. Ultrasonic studies have been carried out of the…”
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The influence of immunosuppression on peptic ulceration following renal transplantation and the role of endoscopy by Steger, A C, Timoney, A S, Griffen, S, Salem, R R, Williams, G

“…Peptic ulceration is common in patients undergoing renal transplantation. With a change in routine immunosuppression from azathioprine and steroids to…”
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Interstitial laser coagulation of the prostate. An experimental study by McNicholas, T A, Steger, A C, Bown, S G

“…We describe a percutaneous, low power, interstitial method of controlled coagulation of prostatic tissue by laser light which may prove an alternative or…”
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Gastrointestinal haemorrhage from a second source in patients with colonic angiodysplasia by Steger, A C, Galland, R B, Hemingway, A, Wood, C B, Spencer, J

“…Angiodysplasia of the colon is increasingly recognized as a cause of obscure gastrointestinal haemorrhage. On review of 71 patients with angiodysplasia, 40…”
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Does pre-scan oxygen improve ultrasonic imaging of the pancreas? by Marshall, R.E.K., Steger, A.C., Delicata, R., Wafula, J.M.C., Brunell, C.L., Wyatt, A.P.

“…Ultrasonic imaging of the pancreas is often impaired by overlying bowel gas. Oxygen therapy has, in the past, been shown to be effective in reducing the gas in…”
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Contact laser or conventional cholecystectomy: a controlled trial by Steger, A C, Moore, K M, Hira, N

“…There have been claims that the use of lasers in surgery is associated with reduced operative blood loss, trauma, postoperative pain and improved postoperative…”
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Differential role of beta(1C) and beta(1A) integrin cytoplasmic variants in modulating focal adhesion kinase, protein kinase B/AKT, and Ras/Mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways by Fornaro, M, Steger, C A, Bennett, A M, Wu, J J, Languino, L R

“…The integrin cytoplasmic domain modulates cell proliferation, adhesion, migration, and intracellular signaling. The beta(1) integrin subunits, beta(1C) and…”
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The use of endoscopic ultrasound and laser photocoagulation in the treatment of gastrointestinal tract tumours: early experience by Steger, A C, Whitecross, S E, Hira, N

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Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding by Steger, A C, Spencer, J

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The use of hyoscine in upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy by Steger, A C, Galland, R B, Murray, J K, Spencer, J

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Chest Pain Following Oesophageal Stenting for Malignant Dysphagia by Golder, Mark, Tekkis, Paris P., Kennedy, Colette, Lath, Sadaf, Toye, Rosemary, Steger, Adrian C.

“…AIM: The palliative use of self-expanding metallic stents has been widely reported to relieve dysphagia in cases of oesophageal carcinoma. Little has been…”
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Remaining indications for vagotomy with drainage or antrectomy in duodenal ulcer by Steger, A C, Galland, R B, Spencer, J

“…Proximal gastric vagotomy (PGV) consists of denervation of the body and fundus of the stomach, the antral nerve supply being left intact. It has a low…”
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