Ben Thomson

Diagnosing primary pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma – Clinical correlation of radiological/molecular imaging, histopathologic features and whole genome/transcriptome profiling, and review of the literature

K Tran, OWJ Prall, C Mitchell, A Chou, AJ Gill, SM Grimmond, G Kong, G Kiernan, C Torche, L Lipton, B Thomson, HS Ko

Journal article  |  2023  |  Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports

Pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma (ACC) is a rare pancreatic neoplasm, often eluding clinicians because of the lack of diagnosis aw..

Use of Temporary Abdominal Closure in Non-Trauma Surgery: A Cohort Study.

Calvin C Peng, Jia Tay, Nicole Tham, Emma K Tully, Rose Shakerian, Tim Furlong, Benjamin NJ Thomson, Ian P Hayes

Journal article  |  2023  |  World J Surg

BACKGROUND: Damage control surgery in trauma is widely used but the evidence for the use of laparostomy in non-trauma abdominal em..

Victoria's surgical response to the COVID-19 pandemic: the first two years.

Henry Richard Edward Drysdale, David Allan Watters, Yit Leang, Benjamin N J Thomson, Wendy Ann Brown, Andrew Wilson, undefined Victorian Surgical Directors Group

Journal article  |  2023  |  ANZ J Surg

Victoria suffered three major waves during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Melbourne became the longest locked down ..

An algorithm for the management of traumatic abdominal wall hernia based on a 9-year review.

Jessica Wong, Calvin Peng, Rose Shakerian, Brett Knowles, Ben Thomson, David J Read

Journal article  |  2022  |  ANZ J Surg

BACKGROUND: Traumatic abdominal wall hernia (TAWH) is a rare consequence of blunt abdominal trauma, usually in the setting of mult..

Impact of first-line FOLFIRINOX versus Gemcitabine/Nab-Paclitaxel chemotherapy on survival in advanced pancreatic cancer: Evidence from the prospective international multicentre PURPLE pancreatic cancer registry.

Jordan Santucci, Mark Tacey, Benjamin Thomson, Michael Michael, Rachel Wong, Julia Shapiro, Ross Jennens, Kate Clarke, Sharon Pattison, Matthew Burge, Rob Zielinski, Mehrdad Nikfarjam, Sumitra Ananda, Lara Lipton, Peter Gibbs, Belinda Lee

Journal article  |  2022  |  Eur J Cancer

BACKGROUND: First-line palliative chemotherapy regimens in advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) have not been compared..

Massive gastric distension due to bulimia nervosa: a hotpot emergency.

Jordan D Lee, Sowmya Prabhakaran, Bruce D Wilkie, Calvin Peng, Benjamin NJ Thomson

Journal article  |  2022  |  J Surg Case Rep

Acute massive gastric distension is a rare but potentially life-threatening surgical complication of bulimia nervosa. This results..

Use and outcomes from neoadjuvant chemotherapy in borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in an Australasian population

Imogen Walpole, Belinda Lee, Jeremy Shapiro, Benjamin Thomson, Lara Lipton, Sumitra Ananda, Val Usatoff, Sue-Ann Mclachlan, Brett Knowles, Adrian Fox, Rachel Wong, Prasad Cooray, Matthew Burge, Kate Clarke, Sharon Pattison, Mehrdad Nikfarjam, Niall Tebbutt, Marion Harris, Adnan Nagrial, Rob Zielinski, et al.

Conference Proceedings  |  2022  |  ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

Background: Use of neoadjuvant (NA) chemotherapy is recommended when pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is borderline resecta..

Comparison of risk adjusted excess post-operative pancreatic fistula rates after pancreaticoduodenectomy using cumulative sum analysis.

Elizabeth B Lockie, Brett Knowles, Patwinder K Gill, Benjamin Thomson, Benjamin PT Loveday

Journal article  |  2022  |  ANZ J Surg

BACKGROUND: Post-operative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is a key outcome post pancreaticoduodenectomy. There are numerous POPF risk c..

Real-world staging computed tomography scanning technique and important reporting discrepancies in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Alexander Grogan, Benjamin Loveday, Michael Michael, Hui-Li Wong, Peter Gibbs, Benjamin Thomson, Belinda Lee, Hyun Soo Ko

Journal article  |  2022  |  ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY

BACKGROUND: Computed tomography (CT) is the first-line staging imaging modality for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) which ..

Early-onset pancreatic cancer: Defining contemporary presentation, treatment, and outcomes in the under 50 age group using real-world data

Shehara Ramyalini Mendis, Lara Rachel Lipton, Sumitra Ananda, Michael Michael, Sue-Anne McLachlan, Benjamin N Thomson, Brett Knowles, Adrian Fox, Mehrdad Nikfarjam, Val Usatoff, Julia Shapiro, Kate Clarke, Sharon Tracy Pattison, Cheng Ean Chee, Rob Zielinski, Rachel Wong, Peter Gibbs, Belinda Lee

Conference Proceedings  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

533 Background: The incidence of pancreatic cancer is increasing in younger patients (pts). Early onset pancreatic cancer (EOPC) ..