R S Prichard

Summary

Affiliation: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Country: Ireland

Publications

  1. ncbi Focal thyroid incidentalomas identified with whole-body FDG-PET warrant further investigation
    R S Prichard
    St Vincent s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4
    Ir Med J 104:177-9. 2011
  2. ncbi Physician's initial impression of elderly breast cancer patients allows appropriate treatment stratification despite lack of quantitative assessment
    R S Prichard
    St Vincent s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4
    Ir Med J 103:314-6. 2010
  3. ncbi A study of pre-operative type and screen in breast surgery: improved efficiency and cost saving
    R S Prichard
    Surgical Professorial Unit, Department of Surgery, University College Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland
    Ir J Med Sci 180:513-6. 2011
  4. ncbi Quality of life after immediate breast reconstruction and skin-sparing mastectomy - a comparison with patients undergoing breast conserving surgery
    H M Heneghan
    Department of Surgery, National University of Ireland, Clinical Science Institute, Galway, Ireland
    Eur J Surg Oncol 37:937-43. 2011
  5. ncbi The prevention of breast cancer
    R S Prichard
    Surgical Professorial Unit, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland
    Br J Surg 90:772-83. 2003
  6. ncbi Pregnancy associated breast cancer
    M Makgasa
    Department of Surgery, University College Hospital Galway, Galway
    Ir Med J 102:314-7. 2009
  7. ncbi Changing patterns of thyroid carcinoma
    B Dijkstra
    Department of Surgery, St Vincent s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland
    Ir J Med Sci 176:87-90. 2007
  8. ncbi The role of molecular staging in malignant melanoma
    R S Prichard
    Department of Surgery, St. Vincent's University Hospital, University College Dublin, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland
    Eur J Surg Oncol 29:306-14. 2003
  9. ncbi Emergency appendicectomy in the era of laparoscopy: a one-year audit
    Z Al Hilli
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
    Ir J Med Sci 178:473-7. 2009
  10. ncbi The role of thyrotropin suppression in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma
    J Deasy
    Department of Surgery, St Vincent s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4
    Ir Med J 103:202-5. 2010

Collaborators

  • M J Kerin
  • A Lee
  • P P A Smyth
  • K J Sweeney
  • J Deasy
  • H M Heneghan
  • C Malone
  • M Makgasa
  • Z Al Hilli
  • E W McDermott
  • B Dijkstra
  • R Lyons
  • P J Regan
  • J L Kelly
  • R McLaughlin
  • D Evoy
  • M Leader
  • G Roche-Nagle
  • D A McNamara
  • A D K Hill
  • T Crotty
  • L M Kelly

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Focal thyroid incidentalomas identified with whole-body FDG-PET warrant further investigation
    R S Prichard
    St Vincent s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4
    Ir Med J 104:177-9. 2011
    ..13%, with an associated malignancy rate of at least 33% in focal thyroid uptake. The high malignancy rate associated with focal thyroid uptake mandates further investigation in medically fit patients...
  2. ncbi Physician's initial impression of elderly breast cancer patients allows appropriate treatment stratification despite lack of quantitative assessment
    R S Prichard
    St Vincent s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4
    Ir Med J 103:314-6. 2010
    ..26 respectively (p = 0.001). The scores for the CIRS were 8.93 and 22.68 (p = 0.001). This study has demonstrated that physician's "gut feelings' are often correct in identifying patients who may benefit from primary hormone therapy...
  3. ncbi A study of pre-operative type and screen in breast surgery: improved efficiency and cost saving
    R S Prichard
    Surgical Professorial Unit, Department of Surgery, University College Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland
    Ir J Med Sci 180:513-6. 2011
    ..The aim of this study was to ascertain whether pre-operative blood typing is justified in patients undergoing surgical procedures with an intermediate transfusion probability...
  4. ncbi Quality of life after immediate breast reconstruction and skin-sparing mastectomy - a comparison with patients undergoing breast conserving surgery
    H M Heneghan
    Department of Surgery, National University of Ireland, Clinical Science Institute, Galway, Ireland
    Eur J Surg Oncol 37:937-43. 2011
    ..Our primary aim was to assess patient's quality of life after IBR, compared to a matched group undergoing breast conservation. We also investigated the oncological safety and morbidity associated with immediate reconstruction...
  5. ncbi The prevention of breast cancer
    R S Prichard
    Surgical Professorial Unit, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland
    Br J Surg 90:772-83. 2003
    ..Surgical intervention should largely be limited to those women who have a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation...
  6. ncbi Pregnancy associated breast cancer
    M Makgasa
    Department of Surgery, University College Hospital Galway, Galway
    Ir Med J 102:314-7. 2009
    ..3%) of the PABC patients. At median follow up of 36 months, there was a single mortality and two patients (17%) had developed recurrent disease. All children are healthy with no deformity or learning disability...
  7. ncbi Changing patterns of thyroid carcinoma
    B Dijkstra
    Department of Surgery, St Vincent s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland
    Ir J Med Sci 176:87-90. 2007
    ..To assess changing trends in histological types of thyroid cancer in an Irish hospital over the past 30 years...
  8. ncbi The role of molecular staging in malignant melanoma
    R S Prichard
    Department of Surgery, St. Vincent's University Hospital, University College Dublin, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland
    Eur J Surg Oncol 29:306-14. 2003
    ..However, a large number of false-positive results have been demonstrated, due to benign naevi and schwann cells, which may hamper any statistically significant conclusions being reached...
  9. ncbi Emergency appendicectomy in the era of laparoscopy: a one-year audit
    Z Al Hilli
    Department of Colorectal Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
    Ir J Med Sci 178:473-7. 2009
    ..Appendicectomy for acute appendicitis is the commonest emergency surgical operation. With widespread acceptance of minimal access surgery most appendicectomies are now performed laparoscopically...
  10. ncbi The role of thyrotropin suppression in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma
    J Deasy
    Department of Surgery, St Vincent s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4
    Ir Med J 103:202-5. 2010
    ..However, this must be carefully weighed against the potential detrimental side-effects of long-term sub-clinical hyperthyroidism...
  11. ncbi Positron emission tomography for staging and management of malignant melanoma
    R S Prichard
    Department of Radiology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland
    Br J Surg 89:389-96. 2002
    ..The routine use of PET for American Joint Commission on Cancer stage I or II disease is of uncertain benefit and is not indicated at present...