General Surgery research

The General Surgery Department is committed to clinical and translational research, clinical trials and the development and maintenance of databases and clinical registries, including cancer related registries.

The Breast and Endocrine Surgery Unit undertakes research in the areas of breast cancer and endocrine surgery including thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery.

The Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Surgical Unit’s interests include outcomes of bariatric surgery, inflammatory effects of radical cancer surgery and the physiology of upper GI surgery.

Research activities of the Colorectal Surgical Unit relate to colorectal cancer (CRC) and the unit has commenced or completed projects in the areas of inflammatory bowel disease, novel surgical techniques and investigation of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).

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Publications

Retrospective audit: Utility of PET scan in routine preoperative rectal cancer staging

Chen MZ, Zhang X, Mui M, Kong JCH, Heriot AG, Ellis-Clark J

(2023), ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 93(3), 617-21

DOI: 10.1111/ans.18058

Incidence of adverse mental health outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy compared with gastric bypass and restrictive bariatric procedures

Sumithran, Kalpana Priyadarsini; Roberts, Leo; Caterson, Ian D.; Brown, Robyn Mary; Spittal, Matthew J.; Brown, Wendy Ann

(2023), Obesity, 31(7), 1913-1923

DOI: 10.1002/oby.23757

Development of a Bariatric Surgery Core Data Set for an International Registry

Coulman, Karen D.; Chalmers, Katy; Blazeby, Jane M.; Dixon, John; Kow, Lilian; Liem, Ronald; Pournaras, Dimitri J.; Ottosson, Johan; Welbourn, Richard; Brown, Wendy Ann; Avery, Kerry

(2023), Obesity Surgery, 33(5), 1463-1475

DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-06545-y

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