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List of works by P. Ronan O'Connell

A European survey of bowel preparation in colorectal surgery.

scientific article published on 4 October 2017

A Joint Mechanism of Action for Sacral Neuromodulation for Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction?

scientific article published on 24 May 2016

A Preliminary Study Examining the Binding Capacity of Akkermansia muciniphila and Desulfovibrio spp., to Colonic Mucin in Health and Ulcerative Colitis

scientific article published on 22 October 2015

A collaborative review of the current concepts and challenges of anastomotic leaks in colorectal surgery.

scientific article published on 27 September 2016

A comparative study of short- and medium-term outcomes comparing emergent surgery and stenting as a bridge to surgery in patients with acute malignant colonic obstruction.

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A meta-analysis of surgical morbidity and recurrence after laparoscopic and open repair of primary unilateral inguinal hernia.

scientific article published on May 2012

A prospective analysis of patient outcome following treatment of T3 rectal cancer with neo-adjuvant chemoradiotherapy and transanal excision

scientific article published on December 17, 2011

A prospective, randomized study comparing the effect of augmented biofeedback with sensory biofeedback alone on fecal incontinence after obstetric trauma

scientific article published on 01 June 1999

A randomised clinical trial comparing the effects of delayed versus immediate pushing with epidural analgesia on mode of delivery and faecal continence

scientific article published on 01 December 2002

A randomized clinical trial comparing primary overlap with approximation repair of third-degree obstetric tears

scientific article published on 01 November 2000

A survey of current practices used to maintain surgically induced remission following intestinal resection for Crohn's disease

scientific article published on 09 March 2013

A systematic review examining quality of life following pelvic exenteration for locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer

scientific article published on 7 March 2017

A systematic review of sacral nerve stimulation mechanisms in the treatment of fecal incontinence and constipation

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Actinomycosis presenting as appendicitis in pregnancy

scientific article published on 01 June 1993

Acute acalculous cholecystitis following coronary artery bypass surgery.

scientific article published in July 2004

Acute lumbosacral nerve stimulation does not affect anorectal motor function in a rodent model

scientific article published on 26 November 2015

Advantages of a posterior fourchette incision in anal sphincter repair

scientific article published on 01 November 2001

Altered defaecatory behaviour and faecal incontinence in a video-tracked animal model of pudendal neuropathy

scientific article published on 20 March 2017

An unusual left upper quadrant mass: a bronchopulmonary foregut malformation.

scientific article published on 27 February 2013

Anal canal pressure and motility after ileoanal anastomosis

scientific article published on 01 January 1988

Anal canal pressures are low in women with postpartum anal fissure

scientific article published on 01 January 1997

Anal intraepithelial neoplasia: a single centre 19 year review.

scientific article published on October 2014

Anal sphincter disruption at vaginal delivery: is recurrence predictable?

scientific article published in August 2003

Anal vector volume analysis complements endoanal ultrasonographic assessment of postpartum anal sphincter injury

scientific article published on 01 September 2000

Antiplatelet agents in the perioperative period.

scientific article published on January 2009

Atrophy of the sphincters of continence in an experimental model.

scientific article published on 5 August 2009

Bacterial colonization of colonic crypt mucous gel and disease activity in ulcerative colitis.

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Bacterial lipopolysaccharide promotes profibrotic activation of intestinal fibroblasts.

scientific article published on July 2010

Balloon tamponade to control haemorrhage following transanal rectal surgery

scientific article published on 09 April 2004

Behavioural studies of faecal continence in the rat.

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Bilateral adrenal phaeochromocytomas associated with unilateral renal artery stenosis

scientific article published on December 1989

Biliary sepsis in a patient on anti-TNFalpha therapy

scientific article published on 01 July 2001

Brain metastasis from colorectal carcinoma: a single cancer centre experience

scientific article published on 24 March 2015

Career choices of today's medical students: where does surgery rank?

scientific article published on 15 December 2012

Case report: vitello-intestinal remnant complicating laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

scientific article published on July 1996

Cecal volvulus as a complication of gastric banding.

scientific article published in December 2009

Central representation of the inferior rectal nerve of the rat.

scientific article published in March 2010

Cesarean delivery and anal sphincter injury

scientific article published on 01 October 1998

Circulating fibrocytes and Crohn's disease.

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Colonic biogeography in health and ulcerative colitis

scientific article published on 11 August 2016

Colonic pseudo-obstruction following acute pancreatitis

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

Combined ischemic and neuropathic insult to the anal canal in an animal model of obstetric-related trauma.

scientific article published in January 2012

Commentary on Mercer-Jones et Al

scientific article published on 01 February 2014

Completion proctectomy in ulcerative colitis

scientific article published on 01 April 1997

Correlations between colonic crypt mucin chemotype, inflammatory grade and Desulfovibrio species in ulcerative colitis.

scientific article published in May 2014

Desulfovibrio Bacterial Species Are Increased in Ulcerative Colitis

scientific article published on November 1, 2010

Does anal sphincter injury preclude subsequent vaginal delivery?

scientific article published on 04 January 2016

Does rectal mucosa regenerate after ileoanal anastomosis?

scientific article published on 01 January 1987

Does the angle of episiotomy affect the incidence of anal sphincter injury?

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Double-blind randomised controlled trial of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation versus sham electrical stimulation in the treatment of faecal incontinence: CONtrol of Faecal Incontinence using Distal NeuromodulaTion (the CONFIDeNT trial).

scientific article published on September 2015

Effect of anterior resection on anal sphincter function

scientific article published on 01 August 1989

Effect of injury on S1 dorsal root ganglia in an experimental model of neuropathic faecal incontinence

scientific article published on 29 March 2011

Effect of prolonged vaginal distention and sphincter transection on physiologic function of the external anal sphincter in an animal model

scientific article published on 01 October 2008

Effect of second vaginal delivery on anorectal physiology and faecal continence: a prospective study

scientific article published in The Lancet

Effects of stimulation frequency and intensity in sacral neuromodulation on anorectal inputs to the somatosensory cortex in an experimental model.

scientific article published on 28 July 2014

Emerging role of hydrogen sulfide in colonic physiology and pathophysiology

scientific article published on November 8, 2010

Endoglin negatively regulates transforming growth factor beta1-induced profibrotic responses in intestinal fibroblasts

scientific article published on 01 June 2010

Endosonographic assessment of postpartum anal sphincter injury using a 120 degree sector scanner.

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Enrichment of Inflammatory IL-17 and TNF-α Secreting CD4(+) T Cells within Colorectal Tumors despite the Presence of Elevated CD39(+) T Regulatory Cells and Increased Expression of the Immune Checkpoint Molecule, PD-1

scientific article published on 7 March 2016

Enteric bacteriology, absorption, morphology and emptying after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis

scientific article published on 01 November 1986

Enteric transit and absorption after canine ileostomy. Effect of pacing

scientific article published on 01 September 1987

Enterocutaneous fistula: a reconstructive dilemma.

scientific article published in January 1998

Evidence for a decrease in substance P content of substantia nigra in Huntington's chorea

scientific article published on January 21, 1977

Experience with an obstetric perineal clinic.

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Experimental models of neuropathic fecal incontinence: an animal model of childbirth injury to the pudendal nerve and external anal sphincter.

scientific article published on 9 September 2008

Expression and regulation of connective tissue growth factor by transforming growth factor beta and tumour necrosis factor alpha in fibroblasts isolated from strictures in patients with Crohn's disease.

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External anal sphincter fatigue is not improved by N-acetylcysteine in an animal model.

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Femoral nerve neuropraxia after abdominoperineal resection

scientific article published on 01 May 2000

Fibrogenesis in Crohn's disease.

scientific article published on 11 December 2006

Haematoma in a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck mimicking a Richter's hernia.

scientific article published in December 2009

Hyaluronidase assisted reduction of intestinal intussusception; a novel application

scientific article published on 01 May 2005

Hydrogen sulphide: an increasing need for scientific equipoise

scientific article published on 28 October 2009

Ileal Pouch Microbial Diversity

scientific article published on 01 October 2011

Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis

scientific article published on 01 July 2007

Increased adhesion molecule expression in serosal fibroblasts isolated from patients with inflammatory bowel disease is secondary to inflammation

scientific article published on 01 April 2002

Increased vascular endothelial growth factor production in fibroblasts isolated from strictures in patients with Crohn's disease

scientific article published on 01 January 2004

Influences of the colonic microbiome on the mucous gel layer in ulcerative colitis

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Internal anal sphincter defect influences continence outcome following obstetric anal sphincter injury

scientific article published on 01 March 2007

Is there a nitrergic modulation of the rat external anal sphincter?

scientific article published on 7 August 2012

Laparoscopic mobilization and exteriorization for minimally invasive small bowel resection

scientific article published on 01 February 1993

Laparoscopic versus open appendicectomy.

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Laparoscopically assisted reversal of Hartmann's procedure

scientific article published on 01 January 1993

Letter from the ESCP Executive

scientific article published on 01 October 2011

Lynch syndrome: an updated review

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Management of colorectal cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

scientific article published on February 14, 2013

Management of synchronous rectal and prostate cancer.

scientific article published on 28 March 2012

Massive intra-abdominal haemorrhage following stapled haemorrhoidopexy

scientific article published on 06 July 2011

Mechanically evoked cortical potentials: A physiological approach to assessment of anorectal sensory pathways

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Metabolic substrate utilization differs in ileal faecal and urinary reservoirs

scientific article published on 01 June 1998

Microsatellite instability is associated with reduced disease specific survival in stage III colon cancer

scientific article published on 22 June 2016

Morphology, mucin histochemistry and crypt cell kinetics of ileal mucosa in an experimental model

scientific article published on 01 January 1996

Mucosal metabolic activity in endoscopic intestinal biopsy specimens

scientific article published on 01 April 1991

Mucosal metabolism in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease

scientific article published on 01 November 1998

Multimodal surgical intervention to improve outcome after colon cancer

scientific article published on 01 April 2011

Multivisceral resection for T4 or recurrent colorectal cancer.

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National trends in intestinal resection for Crohn's disease in the post-biologic era.

scientific article published on 19 April 2013

Needs Assessment for Treatment of Fecal Incontinence

scientific article published on 01 April 2017

Neutrophil apoptosis is delayed in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

scientific article published on 01 May 2000

New technique to measure mucosal metabolism and its use to map substrate utilization in the healthy human large bowel

scientific article published on 01 April 1993

Obstetric events leading to anal sphincter damage

scientific article published on 01 December 1998

Open versus laparoscopic abdominal rectopexy: an examination of early postoperative outcomes

scientific article published on 30 April 2014

Organ preservation with local excision or active surveillance following chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer

scientific article published on 20 December 2016

Palliative endoscopic trans-anal resection of advanced rectosigmoid carcinoma.

scientific article published on 17 October 2010

Pancolonic motor response to subsensory and suprasensory sacral nerve stimulation in patients with slow-transit constipation (Br J Surg 2012; 99: 1002–1010)

scientific article published on 01 July 2012

Patterns of abnormal pudendal nerve function that are associated with postpartum fecal incontinence

scientific article published on 01 September 2003

Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation versus sham electrical stimulation for the treatment of faecal incontinence in adults (CONFIDeNT): a double-blind, multicentre, pragmatic, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial

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Phaeochromocytoma--a presentation mimicking malignant hyperthermia.

scientific article published in December 1988

Plastic wound retractors as bacteriological barriers in gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective multi-institutional trial

scientific article published on 11 May 2012

Postdelivery anal function in primiparous females

scientific article published on 01 November 2000

Postpartum fecal incontinence is more common in women with irritable bowel syndrome

scientific article published on 01 May 1998

Postsurgical recurrence of ileal Crohn's disease: an update on risk factors and intervention points to a central role for impaired host-microflora homeostasis.

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Primary colorectal lymphoma - A single centre experience

scientific article published on 30 March 2014

Prognostic significance of tumor budding in rectal cancer biopsies before neoadjuvant therapy.

scientific article published on 26 July 2013

Propofol allows precise quantitative arterial spin labelling functional magnetic resonance imaging in the rat.

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Prospective study of the influence of parity and operative technique on the outcome of primary anal sphincter repair following obstetrical injury

scientific article published on 01 April 2000

Pudendal neuropathy is best determined by full neurophysiologic assessment

scientific article published on 01 November 2004

Randomised clinical trial of a laxative alone versus a laxative and a bulking agent after primary repair of obstetric anal sphincter injury.

scientific article published on June 2007

Randomised clinical trial to assess anal sphincter function following forceps or vacuum assisted vaginal delivery

scientific article published on 01 April 2003

Randomised controlled trial comparing early home biofeedback physiotherapy with pelvic floor exercises for the treatment of third-degree tears (EBAPT Trial).

scientific article published on 19 June 2013

Randomized clinical trial of intra-anal electromyographic biofeedback physiotherapy with intra-anal electromyographic biofeedback augmented with electrical stimulation of the anal sphincter in the early treatment of postpartum fecal incontinence

scientific article published on 01 September 2004

Rectopexy for incontinence: new solutions or more questions?

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Reversal of sensory deficit through sacral neuromodulation in an animal model of fecal incontinence

scientific article published on 28 January 2016

Routine mobilization of the splenic flexure is not necessary during anterior resection for rectal cancer

scientific article published on 01 March 2007

S100A4 expression is increased in stricture fibroblasts from patients with fibrostenosing Crohn's disease and promotes intestinal fibroblast migration

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Sacral nerve stimulation for constipation (Br J Surg 2013; 100: 174–181)

scientific article published on January 1, 2013

Sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence and constipation: a European consensus statement.

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Sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence.

scientific article published on 8 April 2008

Sacral nerve stimulation for fecal incontinence: at a crossroad and future challenges.

scientific article published on May 2012

Sacral nerve stimulation increases activation of the primary somatosensory cortex by anal canal stimulation in an experimental model

scientific article published on 17 May 2011

Scintigraphic assessment of neorectal motor function

scientific article published on 01 April 1986

Sentinel lymph node mapping in colorectal cancer (Br J Surg 2003; 90: 659-667)

scientific article published on 01 November 2003

Simvastatin impairs smad-3 phosphorylation and modulates transforming growth factor beta1-mediated activation of intestinal fibroblasts.

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Spatial variation of the colonic microbiota in patients with ulcerative colitis and control volunteers

scientific article published on 16 January 2015

Squamous cell carcinoma occurring in a skin-grafted ileostomy stoma. Report of a case

scientific article published on 01 June 1987

Stercoral perforation associated with parathyroid adenoma

scientific article published on 01 January 1997

Stricture formation in Crohn's disease: the role of intestinal fibroblasts.

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Suboptimal outcome following sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence (Br J Surg 2011; 98: 140–147)

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Subumbilical hernia following laparoscopic cholecystectomy

scientific article published on 01 December 1993

Sulphate-reducing bacteria and hydrogen sulphide in the aetiology of ulcerative colitis.

scientific article published on February 2009

Surgical audit: the value of a morbidity and mortality conference

scientific article published on 01 April 1988

Surgical site infection and colorectal surgery: a research priority

scientific article published on 01 August 2014

Suture technique affects perianastomotic colonic crypt cell production and tumour formation

scientific article published on 01 June 1991

Systematic Review of Animal Models Used in Research of Origins and Treatments of Fecal Incontinence

scientific article published on June 2017

The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland consensus guidelines in surgery for inflammatory bowel disease

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

The Effects of Age and Parity on Anorectal Function

scientific article published on 01 March 2012

The abundance of Akkermansia muciniphila and its relationship with sulphated colonic mucins in health and ulcerative colitis

scientific article published on 30 October 2019

The dual influences of age and obstetric history on fecal continence in parous women

scientific article published on 01 February 2011

The effects of polyamines on human colonic mucosal function.

scientific article published on 2 July 2015

The influence of oestrogen replacement on faecal incontinence in postmenopausal women

scientific article published on 01 March 1997

The lymph node ratio does not provide additional prognostic information compared with the N1/N2 classification in Stage III colon cancer.

scientific article published on 18 June 2016

The relationship between technetium 99m pertechnetate gastric scanning and gastric contents

scientific article published on November 1, 1983

The surgical significance of residual mucosal abnormalities in rectal cancer following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.

scientific article published on 20 February 2012

Transanal endoscopic microsurgery versus standard transanal excision for the removal of rectal neoplasms: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on February 2015

Tumor Budding and PDC Grade Are Stage Independent Predictors of Clinical Outcome in Mismatch Repair Deficient Colorectal Cancer.

scientific article published on 3 November 2017

Tumour microenvironment of both early- and late-stage colorectal cancer is equally immunosuppressive

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Use of an electrothermal bipolar sealing device in ligation of major mesenteric vessels during laparoscopic colorectal resection.

scientific article published on 15 July 2011

Vacuum-assisted closure of chronic anorectal fistula

scientific article published on 02 March 2010

What should surgeons write?

scientific article published on 01 February 2000