Johnston,G. W., Rueter,F., Chappell,M. S.
A one-twelfth scale aeroacoustic model of a proposed engineering acoustic research facility has been tested to assess the background noise levels in the anechoic measurement area, and to develop a...
Are Child's Class C Patients With Acute Variceal Bleeding Worth Treating? (1991)
In the ten year period January 1980 to December 1989, 102 patients with Child’s Class C liver disease (Pugh's Modification) were admitted with acute variceal bleeding to one surgical unit with a...
Development of cutaneous gangrene during continuous peripheral infusion of vasopressin.
Five patients given vasopressin by infusion to reduce portal hypertension developed signs of cutaneous gangrene 18-24 hours after the start of the infusion. Four patients were treated by application...
Proximal gastric vagotomy, fundoplication, and lesser-curve necrosis.
Kennedy, T, Magill, P, Johnston, G W, Parks, T G
Out of 400 patients who underwent proximal gastric vagotomy (PGV), three developed lesser-curve necrosis (LCN) leading to perforation within the first seven days. In each case diagnosis was delayed...
Simplified oesophageal transection for bleeding varices.
Thirty patients with bleeding oesophageal varices were treated by oesophageal transection using the SPTU gun. Any form of shunt was contraindicated in all the patients. Twelve operations were done as...
Proximal gastric vagotomy: interim results of a randomized controlled trial.
Kennedy, T, Johnston, G W, Macrae, K D, Anne Spencer, A F
In a randomized controlled trial 50 patients with duodenal ulcer treated by proximal gastric vagotomy (P.G.V.) without drainage were compared with 50 who underwent selective vagotomy and...
Development of cutaneous gangrene during continuous peripheral infusion of vasopressin.
Five patients given vasopressin by infusion to reduce portal hypertension developed signs of cutaneous gangrene 18-24 hours after the start of the infusion. Four patients were treated by application...
Proximal gastric vagotomy, fundoplication, and lesser-curve necrosis.
Kennedy, T, Magill, P, Johnston, G W, Parks, T G
Out of 400 patients who underwent proximal gastric vagotomy (PGV), three developed lesser-curve necrosis (LCN) leading to perforation within the first seven days. In each case diagnosis was delayed...
Simplified oesophageal transection for bleeding varices.
Thirty patients with bleeding oesophageal varices were treated by oesophageal transection using the SPTU gun. Any form of shunt was contraindicated in all the patients. Twelve operations were done as...
Proximal gastric vagotomy: interim results of a randomized controlled trial.
Kennedy, T, Johnston, G W, Macrae, K D, Anne Spencer, A F
In a randomized controlled trial 50 patients with duodenal ulcer treated by proximal gastric vagotomy (P.G.V.) without drainage were compared with 50 who underwent selective vagotomy and...
Triger, D R, Johnson, A G, Brazier, J E, Johnston, G W, Spencer, E F, McKee, R, ...
In a prospective three centre study oesophageal transection and gastric devascularisation have been compared with endoscopic sclerotherapy in the long term management of bleeding oesophageal varices....
Eighty patients with bleeding oesophageal varices, who were considered to be unfit for shunt surgery, were treated by oesophageal transection and subdiaphragmatic devascularisation. The overall...
Oesophageal mucosal changes in patients with varices.
Spence, R A, Sloan, J M, Johnston, G W, Greenfield, A
Histological examination of oesophageal rings removed at transection for varices reveals dilated intraepithelial blood filled channels. These are present in all oesophageal rings removed at...
Bleeding oesophageal varices with long term follow up.
Spence, R A, Johnston, G W, Odling-Smee, G W, Rodgers, H W
Complete long term follow up was obtained in 27 children who had bled from oesophageal varices. Most presented with haematemesis or melaena at an average age of 5.2 years in the portal vein...
Pseudocyst and abscess of the pancreas.
Keenan, D. J., McIlrath, E. M., Johnston, G. W., Kennedy, T. L.
Are Child's Class C Patients With Acute Variceal Bleeding Worth Treating?
Johnston, G. W., Spencer, E. F. A., Mullan, F. J.
In the ten year period January 1980 to December 1989, 102 patients with Child’s Class C liver disease (Pugh's Modification) were admitted with acute variceal bleeding to one surgical unit with a...
Primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Spence, R. A., Anderson, J. R., Johnston, G. W., Fulton, T. T., Callender, M. E.
Peritoneovenous shunting in intractable ascites
Deans, G T, Spence, R A J, Johnston, G W
Fourteen patients in whom peritoneovenous shunts were inserted for intractable ascites or malignancy were reviewed.
Surgical training posts in Northern Ireland: assessment by surgeons in training.
Thompson, R. L., Rowlands, B. J., Johnston, G. W., Parks, T. G., Irwin, S. T.
Northern Ireland has one of the largest surgical training programmes in the United Kingdom. The surgical trainees' assessment of the quality of training provided has been collated prospectively since...
Treatment of bleeding varices by oesophageal transection with the SPTU gun.
This paper presents the preliminary results with the SPTU stapling gun for oesophageal transection in the treatment of bleeding oesophageal varices. Porta-systemic shunt was contraindicated in all 12...
Bleeding oesophageal varices: the management of shunt rejects.
It is noted that the majority of patients with bleeding oesophageal varices are not suitable for portal-systemic shunting operations. In addition the high incidence of post-shunt encephalopathy has...
Regional lipiodolized chemotherapy for cholangiocarcinoma associated with oral contraceptives.
McAleer, J. J., Dickey, W., Clarke, R., Johnston, G. W., Callender, M. E.
We describe a case of cholangiocarcinoma in a young woman, who presented with cholestatic jaundice following oral contraceptive ingestion. Following diagnostic laparotomy she received intra-arterial...