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| M A BirchallSummaryAffiliation: University of Bristol Country: UK Publications
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Eliciting views of patients with head and neck cancer and carers on professionally derived standards for careM Birchall
Division of Surgery, University of Bristol, Bristol BS10 5NB
BMJ 324:516. 2002....
An ex vivo model for reperfusion of laryngotracheal graftsEmma Barker
Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Laryngoscope 115:699-702. 2005..To describe the development of an ex vivo model to facilitate the study of ischemia-reperfusion injury in laryngotracheal grafts taken from Minnesota minipigs...
Airway transplantation: a debate worth having?Martin Birchall
Laryngeal Research Group, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
Transplantation 85:1075-80. 2008..This overview discusses the arguments for and against laryngeal and tracheal transplantation and suggests ways of overcoming these barriers...
Model for experimental revascularized laryngeal allotransplantationM A Birchall
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Br J Surg 89:1470-5. 2002..Although a human laryngeal transplant has been undertaken successfully, important questions remain that require a suitable animal model...
The organisation of head and neck oncology services in the UK: The Royal College of Surgeons of England and British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists' preliminary multidisciplinary head and neck oncology auditMartin Birchall
Chairman BAHNO Audit Committee, Clinical Effectiveness Unit, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, UK
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 85:154-7. 2003..More computerisation of data collection is essential, and national audit may bridge the data gap...
Laryngeal abductor muscle reinnervation in a pig modelMartin Birchall
Laryngeal Research Group, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Acta Otolaryngol 124:839-46. 2004..To develop a large animal model for studies of laryngeal abductor reinnervation...
Laryngeal transplantation in minipigs: early immunological outcomesM A Birchall
Department of Clinical Sciences at South Bristol, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Clin Exp Immunol 167:556-64. 2012....
Laryngeal transplantation in minipigs: vascular, myologic and functional outcomesM A Birchall
Department of Clinical Sciences at South Bristol, Bristol, UK
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 268:405-14. 2011..At 1 week laryngeal transplantation can result in good swallowing, and is not associated with clinical evidence of ischemia-reperfusion injury in MHC-matched pigs...
Human papillomavirus and head and neck cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysisC G L Hobbs
Clinical Science at South Bristol, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Clin Otolaryngol 31:259-66. 2006..However, the method of viral detection may be an important source of heterogeneity. Resolution of this issue will require further studies using both methods, examining associations separately in different sites...
Major histocompatibility complex class I expression in human tonsillar and laryngeal epitheliumC G L Hobbs
Clinical Sciences at South Bristol, Division of Veterinary Pathology, Immunity and Infection, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Clin Exp Immunol 145:365-71. 2006..This may affect immunosurveillance directed at viral and tumour-related epitopes in the upper airway...
Consensus standards for the process of cancer care: a modified expert panel method applied to head and neck cancer. South and West Expert Tumour Panel for Head and Neck CancerM A Birchall
University Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
Br J Cancer 77:1926-31. 1998..The resulting standards will be regularly reviewed. We have developed a model of the care process, and an expert panel methodology that is applicable to a wide range of problems in clinical oncology...
Performance and standards for the process of head and neck cancer care: South and West audit of head and neck cancer 1996-1997 (SWAHN I). South and West Regional Cancer Organisation Tumour Panel for Head and Neck CancerM A Birchall
University Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
Br J Cancer 83:421-5. 2000..Re-audit is essential to determine if the implementation of the Calman-Hine report has resulted in improvements...
Development of perioperative care for pigs undergoing laryngeal transplantation: a case seriesP J Murison
University of Bristol, Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, Langford House, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU, UK
Lab Anim 43:338-43. 2009..Methods for optimal perioperative care are proposed. These results will help future groups wishing to use pigs in airway research, will reduce numbers of animals used and improve animal welfare...
Complications following gastrostomy tube insertion in patients with head and neck cancer: a prospective multi-institution study, systematic review and meta-analysisD G Grant
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
Clin Otolaryngol 34:103-12. 2009..To measure morbidity and mortality rates following insertion of gastrostomy tubes in head and neck cancer patients. To determine evidence for any relationship between gastrostomy insertion technique and complication rates...
Differential major histocompatibility complex class II locus expression on human laryngeal epitheliumL E Rees
Laryngeal Research Group, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Surgery, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Clin Exp Immunol 134:497-502. 2003....
Recurrence and malignant degeneration of 89 cases of inverted papilloma diagnosed in a non-tertiary referral population between 1975 and 1995: clinical predictors and p53 studiesA H Jardine
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Bristol and South and West Cancer Intelligence Unit, Bristol, UK
Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci 25:363-9. 2000..Morbidity was related to the extent of surgery. Inverted papilloma presenting to a non-tertiary centre is more benign than previously reported. Initial management by less extensive endoscopic surgery may reduce morbidity...
Interleukins 7 and 12 are expressed in head and neck squamous cancerV Paleri
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Bristol, UK
Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci 26:302-6. 2001..The universal expression suggests that the depressed cell-mediated immunity in HNSCC is not caused by reduced production of IL-7 and IL-12. Further studies with larger cohorts, especially of IL-7, are certainly warranted...
Laser Doppler flux-metry as an experimental tool in laryngologyA Jacob
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Guys Hospital, SE1 9RT, London, UK
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 260:308-11. 2003..01). Utilising a standardised technique, laser Doppler flux-metry appears to be a reliable and reproducible method of estimating blood flux in the larynx...
Learning from patients with cancer and their spouses: a focus group studyAnn Richardson
University of Bristol, Division of Surgery, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
J Laryngol Otol 116:1028-35. 2002..However, professional qualitative researcher help is required, and it is not necessarily 'easy' or cheap...
Effectiveness of ear syringing in general practice: a randomised controlled trial and patients' experiencesDavid Memel
Air Balloon Surgery, St George, Bristol
Br J Gen Pract 52:906-11. 2002..Ear syringing is a common procedure performed for a variety of symptoms in primary care. Reports of its effectiveness vary considerably and no randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have been performed...
Effect of pepsin on laryngeal stress protein (Sep70, Sep53, and Hsp70) response: role in laryngopharyngeal reflux diseaseNikki Johnston
Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders, Dept of Otolaryngology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1034, USA
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 115:47-58. 2006..This altered stress protein response may lead to cellular injury and thus play a role in the development of disease...
Tongue transplantationMartin Birchall
Head and Neck Cancer Centre, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool L7AL, UK
Lancet 363:1663. 2004
