Publications by authors named "Peter Thurley"

Introduction: The heterogeneous nature of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) renders decisions related to complications challenging. Central solid collections at the root of the mesentery are difficult to access with traditional techniques. Here we describe a case series of laparoscopic infracolic necrosectomy (ICN) and open or laparoscopic infracolic necrosectomy with Roux-en Y cystjejunostomy (ICN-RYCJ) for the management of complicated SAP.

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Introduction: Intervention options in acute cholecystitis (AC) include drainage (percutaneous/endoscopic) or surgery. Several scoring systems have been used to risk stratify acute surgical patients, but few have been validated. This study investigated the suitability of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE-II) score, American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) grade, and Tokyo Guidelines 2018 (TG18) grade as predictors of outcome and assess laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) as treatment options in patients with AC.

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Background: Avoidable use of diagnostic tests can both harm patients and increase the cost of healthcare. Nudge-type educational interventions have potential to modify clinician behaviour while respecting clinical autonomy and responsibility, but there is little evidence how this approach may be best used in a healthcare setting. This study aims to explore attitudes of hospital doctors to two nudge-type messages: one concerning potential future cancer risk after receiving a CT scan, another about the financial costs of blood tests.

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Background: In the context of increasing availability of computed tomography (CT) scans, judicious use of ionising radiation is a priority to minimise the risk of future health problems. Hence, education of clinicians on the risks and benefits of CT scans in the management of patients is important.

Methods: An educational message about the associated lifetime cancer risk of a CT scan was added to all CT scan reports at a busy acute teaching hospital in the UK.

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Background: Behavioural insights or 'nudge' theory suggests that non-directional interventions may be used to modify human behaviour. We have tested the hypothesis that the provision of the cost of common blood tests with their results may modify subsequent demand for blood assays.

Methods: The study design was a prospective controlled intervention study.

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Computed tomography (CT) is readily available in developed countries. As one of the side effects includes an increased risk of cancer, interventions that may encourage more judicious use of CT are important. Behavioural economics theory includes the use of nudges that aim to help more informed decisions to be made, although these have been rarely used in hospitals to date.

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Background & Aims: Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement is currently the only validated technique to accurately evaluate changes in portal pressure. In this study, we evaluate the use of non-contrast quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a surrogate measure of portal pressure.

Methods: Thirty patients undergoing HVPG measurement were prospectively recruited.

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Epiploic appendagitis is a little-diagnosed condition capable of mimicking various pathologies. Here, we present a case presenting as acute pancreatitis.

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Article Synopsis
  • Pseudoaneurysms linked to pancreatitis are rare and can lead to high mortality rates; this study examines treatment outcomes for these cases.
  • Nineteen pseudoaneurysms in 13 patients were analyzed, with a high initial success rate of 82% for coil embolization, though some patients experienced recurrence and complications.
  • The study concludes that endovascular embolization is an effective first-line treatment, while the effectiveness of percutaneous thrombin injection remains unclear.
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Objective: Small bowel tumours account for only 2-5 % of gastrointestinal neoplasms but are an important source of morbidity and mortality. This article presents the features demonstrated by a wide range of small bowel tumours across different imaging modalities.

Conclusion: Early and accurate diagnosis via radiological means is an important factor in overall survival for malignant tumours and a thorough understanding of the common features is essential for all radiologists.

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Pseudoaneurysms arising from the visceral arteries are rare. We present 2 patients who developed pseudoaneurysms arising from branches of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) following laparoscopic appendicectomy. Both cases were successfully treated by endovascular embolization.

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Introduction: Retrievable plastic biliary stents are usually inserted endoscopically. When endoscopic placement fails, radiological percutaneous transhepatic placement is indicated. We report the occurrence of a case of delayed duodenal perforation with abscess formation after radiological placement of a plastic stent.

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Graft thrombosis rates after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysms vary widely in published series. When thrombosis does occur, it usually involves a single limb and occurs within 3 months of stent-graft insertion. If the entire endoprosthesis is thrombosed, treatment may be challenging because femoro-femoral crossover graft insertion is not an option and a greater volume of thrombus is present, thus making thrombolysis more difficult.

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Objective: The purpose of this article is to describe the imaging findings after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, including the normal postoperative findings and the typical appearances of major complications. The relative merits of the imaging techniques available are discussed.

Conclusion: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure and radiologists are often called on to identify or rule out postoperative complications.

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Endovascular treatment of iliac artery occlusions can be unsuccessful due to a failure to break back into the true lumen, and lesions without a proximal stump can be particularly problematic. True lumen re-entry catheters have not been previously used for this type of lesion. The authors report eight patients, five males and three females, with lifestyle-limiting intermittent claudication referred for endovascular treatment.

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