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Predicting dysphagia with oesophageal manometry

Arimidex and/or Tamoxifen in multicentre studies

Breast cancer in NSABP Multicentre trials

Coping Strategies in Women with Breast Cancer

Core biopsy in preoperative planning of definitive soft-tissue tumour surgery

Dendritic cells and tumour non-peptide antigens

Heat-shock protein melanoma vaccines

Lymph node excision for melanoma treatment

Melanoma in South Australia

Melanoma peptide vaccine

Polyvalent melanoma cell vaccine

Radiotherapy adjuvant and surgery for nodal metastatic melanoma

Sentinel Node vs Axillary Clearance (SNAC) in breast cancer

Vaccinia melanoma cell lysate vaccine

Leukocyte activation and surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm

Matrix metalloproteinases in reperfusion injuries

Reperfusion injuries in skeletal muscle

Uroplakin 1B in transitional cell bladder carcinoma

Clinical competence of medical students

Laser coagulation for Barrett's oesophagus

Medical students' problem solving skills and understanding

Obesity and laparoscopic antireflux surgery 

Treatment outcome after laparoscopic fundoplication

Endoluminal stent grafting for abdominal aortic aneurysms

Endovascular aneurysm repair

Risk factors and wound healing in leg ulcers or diabetic foot

White cell activation in systemic inflammatory response syndrome following major vascular surgery

Assessment of the status of the HER-2 oncogene by PCR techniques

Sentinal node status in breast cancer

Sentinal node status in melanoma

Columnar lined mucosa in the oesophagus, and its relationship to oesophageal cancer

Endoscopy and gastro-oesophageal reflux

Detection of lymph node metastases in oesophageal cancer

Gene methylation and oesophageal cancer

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and apoptosis

Ablation of liver cancer

Ablation of colorectal cancer

Ambulatory gastrointestinal surgery

Bile duct injuries associated with cholecystectomy

Longterm pathology and morbidity after ablation

Malignant obstructive jaundice

Anastomoses in surgical management of rectal cancer

Mycoplasma species in inflammatory bowel disease

Nitric oxide and ulcerative colitis

Advanced breast biopsy instrument (ABBI)

Minimal access or minimally invasive parathyroidectomy

Minimally invasive breast surgery

Nasal irrigation and sinus penetration

Sheep nasal diseases

Upper airway surgery for adult obstructive sleep apnoea

Colorectal cancer survival

Cost-benefit analysis of laparoscopic versus open colectomies

Laparoscopic vs open surgery for colon cancer

Rectal bleeding clinics and anal cancers

Minimally invasive vs open oesophagectomy in oesophageal cancer patients

Oesophageal pH and fundoplication

Recurrent symptoms after fundoplication

TNM staging in oesophageal cancer

Inflammation in ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke

Intracranial pressure, brain oxygenation and traumatic brain injury

Magnesium and diabetes mellitus

Progesterone and traumatic brain injury

Second impact syndrome

Substance P and brain injury