Stephen Farrell

Selective intra-arterial calcium stimulation test for the localization of insulinomas: an Australian hospital experience

Anneke Graf, Stella Sarlos, Stephen G Farrell, Richard J MacIsaac, Warrick J Inder, Nirupa Sachithanandan

Journal article  |  2020  |  ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY

BACKGROUND: Insulinomas are rare tumours of the pancreas and the most common cause of hypoglycaemia in non-diabetic adults. They c..

Thyroid nodules: diagnosis and management

Rosemary Wong, Stephen G Farrell, Mathis Grossmann

Journal article  |  2018  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

Thyroid nodules are common. Their importance lies in the need to assess thyroid function, degree of and future risk of mass effect..

Trans-cervical resection of a separate substernal goitre.

Henry To, Antara Karmakar, Stephen Farrell, Steve Manolas

Journal article  |  2017  |  Int J Surg Case Rep

INTRODUCTION: A separate substernal goitre which is not continuous with the main cervical thyroid proves a unique challenge for re..

Outcomes for minimally invasive parathyroidectomy: widening inclusion criteria based on preoperative imaging results

Daniel J Reilly, Grace L Chew, Jazmin Eckhaus, Nicolas R Smoll, Stephen G Farrell

Journal article  |  2016  |  ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY

BACKGROUND: Primary hyperparathyroidism is caused by a single adenoma in at least 80% of cases. Minimally invasive parathyroidecto..

Cushing's conundrum: an unusual case of primary pigmented nodular adrenal disease in a 60-year-old woman

Jasna Aleksova, Glenn Ward, Kim Taubman, Jason Tan, Stephen Farrell, Stuart Galloway, Richard J MacIsaac, Nirupa Sachithanandan

Journal article  |  2016  |  LANCET DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY

Bowel perforation complicating an ACTH secreting phaeochromocytoma

E Flynn, S Baqar, D Liu, EI Ekinci, S Farrel, JD Zajac, M De Luise, E Seeman

Journal article  |  2016  |  Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Case Reports

ACTH-secreting phaeochromocytoma (ASP) is a rare cause of ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome (CS). We report the case of a 63-year-..

The prognostic significance of the BRAF(V600E) mutation in papillary thyroid carcinoma detected by mutation-specific immunohistochemistry

Penelope A McKelvie, Fiona Chan, Yong Yu, Paul Waring, Irma Gresshoff, Stephen Farrell, Richard A Williams

Journal article  |  2013  |  PATHOLOGY

AIMS: BRAF mutation has been shown in a large meta-analysis to be an independent prognostic marker for papillary thyroid carcinoma..

Parathyromatosis following spontaneous rupture of a parathyroid adenoma: natural history and the challenge of management

I-W Sim, S Farrell, S Grodski, C Jung, KW Ng

Journal article  |  2013  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

Parathyromatosis, the presence of small nodules of hyper-functioning parathyroid tissue scattered throughout the soft tissues of t..

Concurrent intracardiac metastasis in a patient with intestinal perforation.

CT Lee, S Farrell, BS Silbert

Journal article  |  2011  |  Anaesth Intensive Care

The administration of anaesthesia to subjects with intracardiac lesions poses the potential for cardiac complications. Cardiac met..

Acute chylous ascites mimicking acute appendicitis in a patient with pancreatitis

Emily K Smith, Edmund Ek, Daniel Croagh, Lavinia A Spain, Stephen Farrell

Journal article  |  2009  |  WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

We report a case of acute chylous peritonitis mimicking acute appendicitis in a man with acute on chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatit..