31 results match your criteria: "Aintree University Hospitals NHS Trust.[Affiliation]"
Transoral laser resection versus lip-split mandibulotomy in the management of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC): a case match study.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
February 2014
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Aintree University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK,
The objective of this study was to compare transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) with lip-split mandibulotomy (LSM) and radial forearm free-flap reconstruction, for the resection of squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx (SCCOP). This study is designed as a case-control study matching 24 patients treated with TLM for SCCOP with those treated with LSM. Patients were matched by age (in 5-year epochs), sex, TNM stage, tumour sub site and type of neck dissection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnusual cause of cholangitis and diarrhoea after cholecystectomy.
BMJ Case Rep
March 2012
Gastroenterology Department, Aintree University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.
Absence of infra-renal segment of inferior vena cava with anomalous right renal vein.
J Surg Case Rep
July 2012
Aintree University Hospitals NHS trust, Liverpool, UK.
Various anomalies of the inferior venacava (IVC) have been reported in the past. Amongst, the absence of IVC is one of the less frequently reported anomalies. The absence can be complete or partial, confined to the hepatic, supra-renal or infra-renal segment of IVC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReflux of drug during intra-vitreal anti-VEGF therapies.
Semin Ophthalmol
November 2011
Walton Day Care Hospital, Aintree University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK.
Purpose: To report reflux of anti-VEGF drug during intravitreal injections.
Method: Review of electronic case notes of patients undergoing intra-vitreal anti-VEGF treatments. Prospective data collection was performed with a specific emphasis on presence or absence of reflux.
Effect of reflux of drug during intravitreal anti-VEGF therapies on foveal thickness.
Semin Ophthalmol
March 2011
Department of Ophthalmology, Aintree University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK.
Purpose: To report any variation in foveal thickness in eyes with and without reflux during anti-VEGF injection.
Method: Review of electronic case notes and scans.
Results: 18 patients receiving bevazicumab were identified as having reflux (n = 3) or no reflux (n = 15).
Is POSSUM predictive of morbidity and mortality in laryngectomy patients?
Auris Nasus Larynx
June 2011
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Aintree University Hospitals NHS Trust, Lower Lane, Merseyside, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Objectives: To test the validity of the comparative audit tool of POSSUM (Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the Enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity) against a cohort of 92 consecutive laryngectomies at a major tertiary referral centre for head and neck cancer. The major outcome measurements were 30-day mortality rates, formation of a pharyngo-cutaneous fistula, and length of hospital stay.
Methods: By means of a prospective and retrospective case note analysis.