Nicholas West
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
8 Papers
2 Citations
Nicholas West is an academic researcher from Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Sigmoid colon. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 6 publications.
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Papers
A systematic review of gallstone sigmoid ileus management
Nicholas Farkas,Vasha Kaur,Arun Shanmuganandan,John Black,Chantal Redon,Adam E Frampton,Nicholas West +6 more
TL;DR: This work aims to identify trends when managing patients with gallstone sigmoid ileus to help improve outcomes, and highlights endoscopy and lithotripsy as practical firstline strategies.
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Are we following an algorithm for managing chronic anal fissure? A completed audit cycle.
TL;DR: These data suggests that compliance with the ACPGBI algorithm leads to healing without surgery in 83.3% of patients, compared to 26.1% with non-compliant methods.
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A single centre case series of gallstone sigmoid ileus management.
Nicholas Farkas,Ravindran Karthigan,Trystan Lewis,James Read,Sami Farhat,Ahsan Zaidi,Nicholas West +6 more
TL;DR: Manual evacuation of an obstructing gallstone has not previously been documented before and where conservative measures fail, endoscopy/lithotripsy appear valuable next line interventions.
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The role of colonoscopy and CT colonography in patients presenting with symptoms of constipation
Kumaran Ratnasingham,Tammy Lo,Karim Jamal,Lavanya Varatharajan,Yasmin Tabbakh,Husein Kaderbhai,Nicholas West +6 more
TL;DR: There is an unacceptably high failure rate of colonoscopy in patients who presented with the primary symptom of constipation and it is proposed that CTC may be an acceptable first-line investigation with a further Colonoscopy/flexible sigmoidoscopy if lesions are detected.
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Feasibility and usability of a regional hub model for colorectal cancer services during the COVID-19 pandemic
F. Carvalho,Ailín C. Rogers,Tou Pin Chang,Yin Yip Chee,Dhivya Subramaniam,Gianluca Pellino,Katy Hardy,Christos Kontovounisios,Paris P. Tekkis,S. Rasheed,Ahmed Karim,Antonieta Chung,A. Ramwell,R. Hagger,Nicholas West,L. Toquero,A. Gupta,Paul Toomey,Ashraf Raja,Nikhil Pawa,Sarah Mills,Oliver Warren,C Nicolay,B Thava,Najib Daulatzai,I Jenkins,Danilo Miskovic,E. Burns,Anthony Antoniou,T. Agarwal,N. Sinha,A.A.P. Slesser,A. Prabhudesai,Y. A. MohsenMyers,Simon Harris,Sami Mohamed,Muti Abulafi,Arun Shanmuganandan,J R van Dellen +38 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors report the outcome of a bespoke regional Cancer Hub model in the delivery of elective and essential colorectal cancer surgery, at the height of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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