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Familial epilepsy in the pharaohs of ancient Egypt's eighteenth dynastyHutan Ashrafian
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London at St Mary s Hospital Campus, London, UK
Epilepsy Behav 25:23-31. 2012....- Metabolic surgery and obstructive sleep apnoea: the protective effects of bariatric proceduresHutan Ashrafian
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, 10th Floor, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother QEQM Building, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust at St Mary s Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK
Thorax 67:442-9. 2012.... 
Frozen Elephant Trunk: a technique which can be offered in complex pathology to fix the whole aorta in one settingJohn Kokotsakis
Cardiac Surgery Department, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece
J Cardiothorac Surg 6:66. 2011..We emphasize the role of the Frozen Elephant Trunk to fix the whole aorta in one setting with special attention given to the changes taking place in vascular perfusion following correction and reconstitution of the true lumen...- Intra-abdominal pectus bar migration--a rare clinical entity: case reportRamon Tahmassebi
Department Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital, London W21NY, UK
J Cardiothorac Surg 3:39. 2008..Intra-abdominal pectus bar migration is a rare clinical entity, and safe removal can be facilitated by the use of the VATS technique... - Acute Complex Type A Dissection associated with peripheral malperfusion syndrome treated with a staged approach guided by lactate levelsAmna Suliman
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St Mary s Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK
J Cardiothorac Surg 5:4. 2010..To accomplish this, we applied a staged therapeutic approach using serial lactate measurements to assess the adequacy of peripheral perfusion and metabolic status prior to surgical repair of the proximal dissection... - Autobionics: a new paradigm in regenerative medicine and surgeryHutan Ashrafian
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London at St Mary s Hospital, Praed Street, London, W2 1NY, UK
Regen Med 5:279-88. 2010..In some cases autobionic procedures can enhance physiological function beyond normality and represents a new era in bio-inspired versatility... - Metabolic surgery: an evolution through bariatric animal modelsH Ashrafian
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
Obes Rev 11:907-20. 2010..Further insights from these animal models can reveal genetic, molecular and systemic effects that can enhance and develop the next generation of metabolic operations... 
Emergency prehospital on-scene thoracotomy: a novel methodHutan Ashrafian
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
Coll Antropol 34:1449-52. 2010..The similarities of this pragmatic procedure are considered within the context of ancient Aztec and Mesoamerican thoracotomies...- Extracorporeal life support for severe drug-induced cardiotoxicity: a promising therapeutic choiceHutan Ashrafian
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust at St Mary s Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK
Crit Care 13:187. 2009..An increased consideration of ECLS within the context of rigorous clinical studies and strong evidence can add to its future use for severe drug-induced cardiotoxicity... - Diabetes resolution and hyperinsulinaemia after metabolic Roux-en-Y gastric bypassH Ashrafian
The Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
Obes Rev 12:e257-72. 2011..It can also improve our understanding of diabetes pathogenesis that may provide novel strategies for the management of metabolic syndrome and impaired glucose metabolism... - Metabolic surgery and cancer: protective effects of bariatric proceduresHutan Ashrafian
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, England
Cancer 117:1788-99. 2011..It may also offer novel treatment strategies in the management of tumor generation and growth... - Information transfer and communication in surgery: a systematic reviewKamal Nagpal
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Centre for Patient Safety and Service Quality, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
Ann Surg 252:225-39. 2010..We conducted a systematic review of published literature to gain a better understanding of interprofessional information transfer and communication (ITC) in hospital setting in the field of surgical and anesthetic care... - Emotional intelligence in medicine: a systematic review through the context of the ACGME competenciesSonal Arora
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, London W2 1NY, UK
Med Educ 44:749-64. 2010..This article aims to systematically review the evidence for EI in medicine through the context of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) competencies... - The role of single-incision laparoscopic surgery in abdominal and pelvic surgery: a systematic reviewKamran Ahmed
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, 10th Floor, QEQM Building, St Mary s Hospital Campus, Praed Street, London, W2 1NY, UK
Surg Endosc 25:378-96. 2011..This review aimed to determine the role of single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) in abdominal and pelvic operations... - Is the structure of anatomy curriculum adequate for safe medical practice?Kamran Ahmed
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital Campus, London, UK
Surgeon 8:318-24. 2010..In the current setting of ever-changing diagnostic and treatment modalities, the opinion of both students and trainers is crucial for the design of an anatomy curriculum which fulfils the criteria required for safe medical practice... - What does leadership in surgery entail?Vanash M Patel
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital, UK
ANZ J Surg 80:876-83. 2010.... - Vagal sparing surgical technique but not stoma size affects body weight loss in rodent model of gastric bypassMarco Bueter
Imperial Weight Centre, Department of Investigative Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
Obes Surg 20:616-22. 2010..The aim of this study was to evaluate whether gastric bypass with or without vagal preservation resulted in a different outcome... - Total laparoscopic repair of sigmoid foreign body perforationSonal Arora
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 19:401-3. 2009..Herein we present to the best of our knowledge the first case in the literature of a successful total laparoscopic repair of sigmoid perforation resulting from transanal foreign body abuse... - Urethral diverticular carcinoma: an overview of current trends in diagnosis and managementKamran Ahmed
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, 10th Floor QEQM Building, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital, London, W2 1NY, UK
Int Urol Nephrol 42:331-41. 2010..To review the management of female urethral diverticular tumours, and rationalize treatment protocols... - Assessment of specialists in cardiovascular practiceKamran Ahmed
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, London, UK
Nat Rev Cardiol 6:659-67. 2009.... - Current status of robotic assisted pelvic surgery and future developmentsKamran Ahmed
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital Campus, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom
Int J Surg 7:431-40. 2009..The aim of this review is to assess the role of robotics in pelvic surgery in terms of outcomes. We have also highlighted the issues related to training and future development of robotic systems... - What does competence entail in interventional radiology?Kamran Ahmed
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital Campus, London, UK
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 33:3-10. 2010..This paper gives an overview of the skills required to be a competent interventional radiologist along with a succinct introduction to methods of assessment of technical and non-technical skills... - Statin therapy may influence the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation: what is the evidence?Srdjan Saso
Department of Biosurgery Surgical Technology and Surgical Epidemiology Unit, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom
Tex Heart Inst J 36:521-9. 2009..Further research into the underlying mechanism can elucidate possible relationships between the dosage and type of statin used... - Is minimally invasive surgery beneficial in the management of esophageal cancer? A meta-analysisKamal Nagpal
Imperial College London, London, UK
Surg Endosc 24:1621-9. 2010..The aim of this study was to utilize meta-analysis to compare outcomes of open esophagectomy with those of minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) and hybrid minimally invasive esophagectomy (HMIE)... - Role of virtual reality simulation in teaching and assessing technical skills in endovascular interventionKamran Ahmed
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, 10th Fl, QEQM Bldg, St Mary s Hospital Campus, Praed St, London, W2 1NY, England
J Vasc Interv Radiol 21:55-66. 2010..Before inclusion into the curriculum, further work is needed regarding fidelity, validity, reliability, and design of simulators to ensure accurate transfer of acquired endovascular skills from simulator to patient... - Sodium and water handling after gastric bypass surgery in a rat modelMarco Bueter
Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial Weight Centre, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Surg Obes Relat Dis 7:68-73. 2011..Beneficial effects on blood pressure have been seen after bariatric surgery before significant weight loss has occurred... - Safety of training and assessment in operating theatres--a systematic review and meta-analysisK Ahmed
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital Campus, London, UK
Perfusion 28:76-87. 2013..It also explores the possibility of using early, intermediate and late procedural outcomes of cardiac surgical operations to evaluate the performance of the clinicians and the healthcare system... - Management of the left subclavian artery during endovascular stent grafting for traumatic aortic injury - a systematic reviewA H Sepehripour
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0HS, UK
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 41:758-69. 2011..This in turn can lead to downstream ischaemic complications which may be lessened by LSA revascularisation. This study investigates the consequence of LSA coverage and potential benefit of revascularisation... - Does a skeletonized or pedicled right gastro-epiploic artery improve patency when used as a conduit in coronary artery bypass graft surgery?Erden Ali
Department of Biosurgery Surgical Technology and Surgical Epidemiology Unit, Imperial College London, 10th Floor, QEQM Building, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust at St Mary s Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 10:293-8. 2010.... - Does a skeletonized or pedicled left internal thoracic artery give the best graft patency?Erden Ali
Department of Biosurgery Surgical Technology and Surgical, Epidemiology Unit, Imperial College London, 10th Floor, QEQM Building, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St Mary s Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 10:97-104. 2010..The evidence presented here demonstrates that in terms of patency, skeletonized and pedicled left internal thoracic arteries provide excellent patency rates... - Minimally invasive off-pump pulmonary embolectomyHutan Ashrafian
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Mary s Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK
Cardiovasc Surg 11:471-3. 2003..We report the case of a 35-year-old female with acute massive right pulmonary embolism, successfully treated by a minimally invasive off-pump pulmonary embolectomy-the first case in the literature implemented via the J-ministernotomy... - Evolving techniques for endoscopic radial artery harvestingRoberto P Casula
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Mary's London Hospital, Praed Str, Paddington, W2 1NY, UK
Cardiovasc Surg 11:425-7. 2003..We report our experience with two techniques of endoscopic radial artery harvesting. The techniques are illustrated and their relative advantages discussed...