Colin Hopper

Unilateral versus bilateral thyroarytenoid Botulinum toxin injections in adductor spasmodic dysphonia: a prospective study (2009)

Upile, Tahwinder, Elmiyeh, Behrad, Jerjes, Waseem, Prasad, Vyas, Kafas, Panagiotis, Abiola, Jesuloba, ...

Abstract Objectives In this preliminary prospective study, we compared unilateral and bilateral thyroarytenoid muscle injections of Botulinum toxin (Dysport) in 31 patients with adductor spasmodic...

Third molar surgery: the patient's and the clinician's perspective (2009)

Jerjes, Waseem, Upile, Tahwinder, Kafas, Panagiotis, Abbas, Syedda, Rob, Jubli, McCarthy, Eileen, ...

Abstract Background In this report, the problems of third molar surgery have been reviewed from the perspective of both patient and clinician; additionally an overall analysis of preoperative imaging...

The stylomastoid artery as an anatomical landmark to the facial nerve during parotid surgery: a clinico-anatomic study (2009)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, Nouraei, Seyed, Singh, Sandeep U, Kafas, Panagiotis, Sandison, Ann, ...

Abstract Background The identification of the facial nerve can be difficult in a bloody operative field or by an incision that limits exposure; hence anatomical landmarks and adequate operative...

Head & neck optical diagnostics: vision of the future of surgery (2009)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, Sterenborg, Henricus JCM, El-Naggar, Adel K, Sandison, Ann, Witjes, Max JH, ...

Abstract Review paper and Proceedings of the Inaugural Meeting of the Head and Neck Optical Diagnostics Society (HNODS) on March 14 th 2009 at University College London. The aim of our research must...

Can Radiofrequency Ablation Be Used as a Treatment Modality for the Management of Pulmonary Metastatic Ameloblastoma? (2009)

Jolie Scannell, Bill Lees, Colin Hopper

We report the case of a 59-year-old woman who presented with metastatic ameloblastoma involving the lungs, 20 years after resection of the primary tumor in the mandible. The lesions were debulked on...

Salivary VEGF: a non-invasive angiogenic and lymphangiogenic proxy in head and neck cancer prognostication (2009)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, Kafas, Panagiotis, Harini, Shash, Singh, Sandeep U, Guyer, Marcel, ...

Abstract Background Saliva is an enriched milieu containing biologically active proteins, including growth factors and cytokines. The endothelial growth factor family of proteins is important for the...

Ethical and technical considerations for the creation of cell lines in the head & neck and tissue harvesting for research and drug development (Part II): Ethical aspects of obtaining tissue specimens (2009)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, Kafas, Panagiotis, Singh, Sandeep U, Mahil, Jaspal, Sandison, Ann, ...

Abstract Background Although much has been published for the development of cell lines, these were lab based and developed for scientific technical staff. Objective of review We discuss the ethical...

Ethical and technical considerations for the creation of cell lines in the head & neck and tissue harvesting for research and drug development (Part I): Techniques of tissue harvesting and propagation (2009)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, Kafas, Panagiotis, Singh, Sandeep U, Sudhoff, Holger, Mahil, Jaspal, ...

Abstract Background Although much has been published for the development of cell lines, these were lab based and developed for scientific technical staff. Objective of review We present a simple and...

Head & Neck Oncology: purpose, scope and goals-charting the future (2009)

El-Naggar, Adel K, Hopper, Colin, Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem

Abstract For many years now there has been a growing frustration with the statistics of head and neck cancer. Despite the many advances in diagnosis and therapy, there has been little change in the...

Muscle disorders and dentition-related aspects in temporomandibular disorders: controversies in the most commonly used treatment modalities (2008)

Jerjes, Waseem, Upile, Tahwinder, Abbas, Syedda, Kafas, Panagiotis, Vourvachis, Michael, Rob, Jubli, ...

Abstract This review explores the aetiology of temporomandibular disorders and discusses the controversies in variable treatment modalities. Pathologies of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and its'...

How we do it: a method of neck dissection for histopathological analysis (2007)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, Nouraei, Seyed, Singh, Sandeep, Clarke, Peter, Rhys-Evans, Peter, ...

Abstract Background Dissection of the lymphatic structures in the neck is an integral part of the management of many head and neck cancers. We describe a technique of surgical dissection, preparing...

Rheumatoid nodule of the thyrohyoid membrane: a case report (2007)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, Sipaul, Fabian, Singh, Sandeep, Hopper, Colin, Wright, Anthony, ...

Abstract Background Rheumatoid nodules are common extra-articular findings occurring in 20% of rheumatoid arthritis patients. They develop most commonly subcutaneously in pressure areas (elbows and...

The acute effects of alcohol on auditory thresholds (2007)

Upile, Tahwinder, Sipaul, Fabian, Jerjes, Waseem, Singh, Sandeep, Nouraei, Seyed Ahmad Reza, El Maaytah, Mohammed, ...

Abstract Background There is very little knowledge about alcohol-induced hearing loss. Alcohol consumption and tolerance to loud noise is a well observed phenomenon as seen in the Western world where...

The role of surgical audit in improving patient management; nasal haemorrhage: an audit study (2007)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, Sipaul, Fabian, El Maaytah, Mohammed, Nouraei, Seyed Ahmad Reza, Singh, Sandeep, ...

Abstract Background Nasal bleeding remains one of the most common Head & Neck Surgical (Ear Nose and Throat [ENT]/Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery [OMFS]) emergencies resulting in hospital admission. In...

Psycho-education programme for temporomandibular disorders: a pilot study (2007)

Jerjes, Waseem, Madland, Geir, Feinmann, Charlotte, El Maaytah, Mohammed, Kumar, Mahesh, Hopper, Colin, ...

Abstract Background Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are by far the most predominant condition affecting the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), however many patients have mild self-limiting symptoms...

Recent technological developments: in situhistopathological interrogation of surgical tissues and resection margins (2007)

Upile, Tahwinder, Fisher, Cyril, Jerjes, Waseem, El Maaytah, Mohammed, Singh, Sandeep, Sudhoff, Holger, ...

Abstract Objectives The tumour margin is an important surgical concept significantly affecting patient morbidity and mortality. We aimed in this prospective study to apply the microendoscope on...

Reversible atrial fibrillation secondary to a mega-oesophagus (2006)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, El Maaytah, Mohammed, Singh, Sandeep, Hopper, Colin, Mahil, Jaspal

Abstract Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and it increases in prevalence with advancing age to about 5% in people older than 65 years. Case presentation We...

Laryngocele: a rare complication of surgical tracheostomy (2006)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, Sipaul, Fabian, El Maaytah, Mohammed, Singh, Sandeep, Howard, David, ...

Abstract Background A laryngocele is usually a cystic dilatation of the laryngeal saccule. The etiology behind its occurrence is still unclear, but congenital and acquired factors have been...

Bruxism secondary to brain injury treated with Botulinum toxin-A: a case report (2006)

El Maaytah, Mohammed, Jerjes, Waseem, Upile, Tahwinder, Swinson, Brian, Hopper, Colin, Ayliffe, Peter

Abstract We report a successful treatment of bruxism in a patient with anoxic brain injury using botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A). On examination the mouth opening was 0 mm, no feeding was possible through...

Direct microvascular monitoring of a free autologous jejunal flap using microendoscopy: a case report (2006)

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, El Maaytah, Mohammed, Hopper, Colin, Searle, Adam, Wright, Anthony

Abstract Background Early identification of flap failure is an indispensable prerequisite for flap salvage. Although many technical developments of free flap monitoring have now reached clinical...

Experience versus complication rate in third molar surgery (2006)

Jerjes, Waseem, El-Maaytah, Mohammed, Swinson, Brian, Banu, Bilquis, Upile, Tahwinder, D'Sa, Sapna, ...

Abstract Objectives The records of 1087 patients who underwent surgical removal of third molar teeth were prospectively examined to analyse the possible relationship between postoperative...

Midazolam in the reduction of surgical stress: a randomized clinical trial (2005)

Jerjes, Waseem, Jerjes, Walid K., Swinson, Brian, Kumar, Samintharaj, Leeson, Rachel, Wood, Peter J., ...

Objective The objective of this study was to assess the role of midazolam in reducing surgical stress as measured using subjective and objective variables. Study design The study was a double-blind...

Bruxism secondary to brain injury treated with Botulinum toxin-A: a case report

El Maaytah, Mohammed, Jerjes, Waseem, Upile, Tahwinder, Swinson, Brian, Hopper, Colin, Ayliffe, Peter

We report a successful treatment of bruxism in a patient with anoxic brain injury using botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A). On examination the mouth opening was 0 mm, no feeding was possible through the...

Bruxism secondary to brain injury treated with Botulinum toxin-A: a case report

El Maaytah, Mohammed, Jerjes, Waseem, Upile, Tahwinder, Swinson, Brian, Hopper, Colin, Ayliffe, Peter

We report a successful treatment of bruxism in a patient with anoxic brain injury using botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A). On examination the mouth opening was 0 mm, no feeding was possible through the...

Head & Neck Oncology: purpose, scope and goals-charting the future

El-Naggar, Adel K, Hopper, Colin, Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem

For many years now there has been a growing frustration with the statistics of head and neck cancer. Despite the many advances in diagnosis and therapy, there has been little change in the prognosis...

Head & neck optical diagnostics: vision of the future of surgery

Upile, Tahwinder, Jerjes, Waseem, Sterenborg, Henricus JCM, El-Naggar, Adel K, Sandison, Ann, Witjes, Max JH, ...

Review paper and Proceedings of the Inaugural Meeting of the Head and Neck Optical Diagnostics Society (HNODS) on March 14th 2009 at University College London.