Prof. Ajith
Siriwardena
University of
Manchester, UK
Email:
Ajith.Siriwardena@cmft.nhs.uk
Qualifications
1991 M.D.,
University of Manchester
Publications (selected)
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Conway AM,
Partington R, Jones DRT, Siriwardena AK, Sheen AJ. A re-audit of adherence to
local guidelines for antibiotic prescribing in the department of General
Surgery. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Surgeons of
Great Britain and Ireland, Glasgow, May 19th 2009.
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Shah N,
Siriwardena AK. Long-term outcome of elective surgery in chronic
pancreatitis. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association of
Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI), Glasgow May 20th 2009.
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Babu BI,
Malleo G, Genovese T, Di Paola R, Siriwardena AK, Cuzzocrea S. Green Tea
Polyphenol ameliorates pancreatic injury in experimental acute pancreatitis.
Presented at the 8th Congress of the European Hepato-Biliary Association (EHPBA
June 20th 2009, Athens, Greece).
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Jegatheeswaran
S, Sheen AJ, Siriwardena AK. Guidance for development of a high-quality
surgical service for hilar cholangiocarcinoma in a regional hepatobiliary
surgical service. Presented at the 8th Congress of the European Hepato-Biliary
Association (EHPBA June 18th 2009, Athens, Greece).
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Oliveira-Cunha
M, Sheen AJ, Siriwardena AK, Byers RJ. Poly (A) cDNA real-time PCR in
pancreatic ductal juice in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Presented at the 8th Congress of the European Hepato-Biliary Association (EHPBA
June 18th 2009, Athens, Greece).
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Junejo M,
Sheen AJ, Siriwardena AK. Towards a no-laparoscopy staging algorithm for patients
undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy. Presented at the 8th Congress of the
European Hepato-Biliary Association (EHPBA June 20th 2009, Athens, Greece).
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Henley N, Reid
F, Petras P, Hill J, Siriwardena AK, Watson AJ, Sheen AJ. Synchronous
hepatectomy and colon resection for colorectal cancer co-presenting with
hepatic metastases. Presented at the 8th Congress of the European
Hepato-Biliary Association (EHPBA June 20th 2009, Athens, Greece).
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Shah N,
Siriwardena AK. Long-term outcome of surgical intervention for chronic
pancreatitis. Presented at the 8th Congress of the European Hepato-Biliary
Association (EHPBA June 20th 2009, Athens, Greece).
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Jegatheeswaran
S, Sheen AJ, Siriwardena AK. Development of a surgical service for hilar
cholangiocarcinoma in a regional hepatobiliary surgical service. Presented at
the Annual meeting of the Association of Upper GI Surgeons of Great Britain and
Ireland (AUGIS), Nottingham, September 3rd 2009.
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Jegatheeswaran
S, Sheen AJ, Siriwardena AK. Co-localisation of a High-volume liver surgery
service is beneficial for pancreatic cancer surgery: towards optimal
designation of HPB centres. Presented at the Annual meeting of the
Association of Upper GI Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (AUGIS),
Nottingham, September 3rd 2009.
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Bandara I,
Henley N, Al-Himdani R, Siriwardena AK, Sheen AJ. Within-service pathways
facilitate urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy by specialist HPB surgeons
without recourse to parallel upper GI/ colorectal rotas. Presented at the
Annual meeting of the Association of Upper GI Surgeons of Great Britain and
Ireland (AUGIS), Nottingham, September 4th 2009.
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Mason JM,
Balachandra S, Babu BI, Bagul A, Siriwardena AK. An exploratory phase
diagnostic study of organ dysfunction score performance for the prediction of
severity in acute pancreatitis. Presented at the special meeting to mark the
40th Anniversaries of the American Pancreatic Association and Japanese Pancreas
Society, Honolulu, Hawaii, 4th November 2009.
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Oliveira-Cunha
M, Sheen AJ, Byers R, Siriwardena AK. Poly (A) cDNA real-time PCR in pancreatic
ductal juice in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy. Presented at the
special meeting to mark the 40th Anniversaries of the American Pancreatic
Association and Japanese Pancreas Society, Honolulu, Hawaii, 4th November 2009.
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Shah NS,
Siriwardena AK. Quality of life indices assessed by EORTC QLQ C-30 and PAN 28
questionnaire: comparison of a disease duration matched cohort of patients with
chronic pancreatitis taking antox to a non-antox CP group. Presented at the
special meeting to mark the 40th Anniversaries of the American Pancreatic
Association and Japanese Pancreas Society, Honolulu, Hawaii, 5th November 2009.
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Oliveira-Cunha
M, Siriwardena AK, Newman W. EGFR mutation in pancreatic and peri-ampullary
cancer. Prsented at the special meeting to mark the 40th Anniversaries of the
American Pancreatic Association and Japanese Pancreas Society, Honolulu,
Hawaii, 5th November 2009.
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Babu BI,
Jamdar S, Siriwardena AK, Jeziorska M. Effect of activated protein C on
apoptotic pathways in experimental acute pancreatitis. Presented at the special
meeting to mark the 40th Anniversaries of the American Pancreatic Association
and Japanese Pancreas Society, Honolulu, Hawaii, 6th November 2009.
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Babu BI,
Genovese T, Mazzon E, Crissafulli C, Siriwardena AK. Cuzzocrea S. Human
recombinant activated protein C (xigris) attenuates cerulein-induced
experimental acute pancreatitis. Presented at the special meeting to mark the
40th Anniversaries of the American Pancreatic Association and Japanese Pancreas
Society, Honolulu, Hawaii, 6th November 2009.
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Babu BI, Sheen
AJ, Siriwardena AK. Protein C dynamics in clinical acute pancreatitis. Presented
at the special meeting to mark the 40th Anniversaries of the American
Pancreatic Association and Japanese Pancreas Society, Honolulu, Hawaii, 7th
November 2009.
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Shah N, Makin
AJ, Sheen A, Siriwardena AK. Formal assessment of quality of life using validated
EORTC questionnaires in patients taking Antox™ for painful chronic
pancreatitis: comparison to a disease-duration matched cohort. Presented at the
United European Gastroenterology Week, London 25th November 2009.
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Oliveira-Cunha
M, Sheen AJ, Byers R, Siriwardena AK. RNA analysis of pancreatic ductal juice
by poly (a) cDNA real-time pcr during pancreaticoduodenectomy. Presented at the
annual meeting of the Pancreatic Society of Gt Britain &
Ireland, 4th December 2009. Awarded “top 3 posters at the meeting” award.
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Oliveira-Cunha
M, Siriwardena AK, Newman W. Mutational status of EGFR and K-RAS in pancreatic
and peri-ampullary cancer. Accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of
the Pancreatic Society of Gt Britain & Ireland, 4th December 2009.
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Babu BI,
Genovese T, Mazzon E, Crissafulli C, Siriwardena AK, Cuzzocrea S. Human
recombinant activated protein C (xigris) attenuates cerulein-induced
experimental acute pancreatitis via Nf-kB and apoptotic pathways. Presented in
the Patey prize session of the Society of Academic and Research Surgeons, Royal
Free Hospital, 6th January 2010, London, England.
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Malde D,
Siriwardena AK, Sheen AJ. Laparoscopic Floseal® haemostatic matrix as an aid to
haemostasis during parenchymal transection in laparoscopic hepatectomy. Submitted
for video presentation at the 9th World congress of the International
HepatoPancreatoBiliary Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 18th-22nd
2010.
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Babu BI,
Siriwardena AK. Functional Protein C levels early in the disease course of
acute pancreatitis. Submitted for presentation at the 9th World congress of the
International HepatoPancreatoBiliary Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina,
April 18th-22nd 2010.
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Petras P,
Sheen AJ, Siriwardena AK. Co-localization of liver and pancreas cancer surgery
is beneficial for outcome: towards optimal configuration of HPB services.
Submitted for presentation at the 9th World congress of the International
HepatoPancreatoBiliary Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 18th-22nd
2010.
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Babu BI,
Genovese T, Mazzon E, Siriwardena AK. Cuzzocrea S. Human recombinant activated
protein C (xigris) attenuates experimental acute pancreatitis via modulation of
Nf-kB and apoptotic pathways. Submitted for presentation at the 9th World
congress of the International HepatoPancreatoBiliary Association, Buenos Aires,
Argentina, April 18th-22nd 2010.
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Junejo M,
Sheen AJ, Moores J, Foster P, Atkinson D, Parker MJ & Siriwardena AK. Cardiopulmonary
exercise testing (CPX) for the pre-operative assessment of risk in patients
undergoing hepatic resection. Submitted for presentation at the 9th World
congress of the International HepatoPancreatoBiliary Association, Buenos Aires,
Argentina, April 18th-22nd 2010.
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Oliveira-Cunha
M, Siriwardena AK, Newman W. EGFR and KRAS mutational analysis and their
correlation to survival in pancreatic and peri-ampullary cancer. Submitted for
presentation at the 9th World congress of the International HepatoPancreatoBiliary
Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 18th-22nd 2010.
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Oliveira-Cunha
M, Sheen AJ, Byers RJ, Siriwardena AK. Gene expression in pancreatic ductal
juice and matched tissue in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Submitted for presentation at the 9th World congress of the International
HepatoPancreatoBiliary Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 18th-22nd
2010.
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Oliveira-Cunha
M, Sheen AJ, Byers RJ, Siriwardena AK. Utilizing poly-(A)-RT-PCR to evaluate
indicator genes in pancreatic and peri-ampullary cancer. Submitted for
presentation at the 9th World congress of the International
HepatoPancreatoBiliary Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 18th-22nd
2010.