Publications by authors named "Mehrdad Nikfarjam"

100Publications

Outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound as a one-off pancreatic cancer screening tool for 122 high- and moderate-risk patients.

Authors:
Marios Efthymiou Sujievvan Chandran Leonardo Zorron Cheng Tao Pu Allison Collins Anton Rajadurai Mehrdad Nikfarjam Rhys Vaughan

JGH Open 2020 Dec 17;4(6):1217-1223. Epub 2020 Oct 17.

Endoscopy Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Austin Health Melbourne Victoria Australia.

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December 2020

Cannabinoids Inhibited Pancreatic Cancer via P-21 Activated Kinase 1 Mediated Pathway.

Authors:
Yang Yang Nhi Huynh Chelsea Dumesny Kai Wang Hong He Mehrdad Nikfarjam

Int J Mol Sci 2020 Oct 28;21(21). Epub 2020 Oct 28.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia.

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October 2020

Postoperative complications and hospital costs following small bowel resection surgery.

Authors:
Dong-Kyu Lee Ashlee Frye Maleck Louis Anoop Ninan Koshy Shervin Tosif Matthew Yii Ronald Ma Mehrdad Nikfarjam Marcos Vinicius Perini Rinaldo Bellomo Laurence Weinberg

PLoS One 2020 21;15(10):e0241020. Epub 2020 Oct 21.

Department of Anesthesia, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia.

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December 2020

The Protective Effect of Zinc Against Liver Ischaemia Reperfusion Injury in a Rat Model of Global Ischaemia.

Authors:
Ernest Cheung Mehrdad Nikfarjam Louise Jackett Damien M Bolton Joseph Ischia Oneel Patel

J Clin Exp Hepatol 2020 May-Jun;10(3):228-235. Epub 2019 Jul 24.

Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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July 2019

Population-based analysis of treatment patterns and outcomes for pancreas cancer in Victoria.

Authors:
Charles H C Pilgrim Luc Te Marvelde Ella Stuart Dan Croagh David Deutscher Mehrdad Nikfarjam Belinda Lee Christopher Christophi

ANZ J Surg 2020 09 29;90(9):1677-1682. Epub 2020 Apr 29.

Division of Surgery, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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September 2020

Inhibition of PAK1 suppresses pancreatic cancer by stimulation of anti-tumour immunity through down-regulation of PD-L1.

Authors:
Kai Wang Yifan Zhan Nhi Huynh Chelsea Dumesny Xiao Wang Khashayer Asadi David Herrmann Paul Timpson Yang Yang Katrina Walsh Graham S Baldwin Mehrdad Nikfarjam Hong He

Cancer Lett 2020 03 16;472:8-18. Epub 2019 Dec 16.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address:

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March 2020

Incidence and predictors of common bile duct stones in patients with acute cholecystitis: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.

Authors:
Hongyi Chen Robert Jorissen James Walcott Mehrdad Nikfarjam

ANZ J Surg 2020 09 19;90(9):1598-1603. Epub 2019 Nov 19.

Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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September 2020

Genomic Profiling of Biliary Tract Cancer Cell Lines Reveals Molecular Subtypes and Actionable Drug Targets.

Authors:
David K Lau Dmitri Mouradov Wiphawan Wasenang Ian Y Luk Cameron M Scott David S Williams Yvonne H Yeung Temduang Limpaiboon George F Iatropoulos Laura J Jenkins Camilla M Reehorst Fiona Chionh Mehrdad Nikfarjam Daniel Croagh Amardeep S Dhillon Andrew J Weickhardt Toshihide Muramatsu Yoshimasa Saito Niall C Tebbutt Oliver M Sieber John M Mariadason

iScience 2019 Nov 31;21:624-637. Epub 2019 Oct 31.

Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute, Austin Health, Level 5 ONJ Centre, 145 Studley Road, Heidelberg, Melbourne, VIC 3084, Australia; School of Cancer Medicine, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3084, Australia; Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia. Electronic address:

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November 2019

The Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Registry (UGICR): a clinical quality registry to monitor and improve care in upper gastrointestinal cancers.

Authors:
Ashika D Maharaj Jennifer F Holland Ri O Scarborough Sue M Evans Liane J Ioannou Wendy Brown Daniel G Croagh Charles H C Pilgrim James G Kench Lara R Lipton Trevor Leong John J McNeil Mehrdad Nikfarjam Ahmad Aly Paul R Burton Paul A Cashin Julie Chu Cuong P Duong Peter Evans David Goldstein Andrew Haydon Michael W Hii Brett P F Knowles Neil D Merrett Michael Michael Rachel E Neale Jennifer Philip Ian W T Porter Marty Smith John Spillane Peter P Tagkalidis John R Zalcberg

BMJ Open 2019 09 30;9(9):e031434. Epub 2019 Sep 30.

Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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September 2019

Quantitation and chemical coding of enteroendocrine cell populations in the human jejunum.

Authors:
Therese E Fazio Coles Linda J Fothergill Billie Hunne Mehrdad Nikfarjam Adam Testro Brid Callaghan Rachel M McQuade John B Furness

Cell Tissue Res 2020 Jan 2;379(1):109-120. Epub 2019 Sep 2.

Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia.

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January 2020

Impact of a goal directed fluid therapy algorithm on postoperative morbidity in patients undergoing open right hepatectomy: a single centre retrospective observational study.

Authors:
Laurence Weinberg Lois Mackley Alexander Ho Steven Mcguigan Damian Ianno Matthew Yii Jonathan Banting Vijayragavan Muralidharan Chong Oon Tan Mehrdad Nikfarjam Chris Christophi

BMC Anesthesiol 2019 07 31;19(1):135. Epub 2019 Jul 31.

Department of Surgery, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.

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July 2019

Goal directed fluid therapy for major liver resection: A multicentre randomized controlled trial.

Authors:
Laurence Weinberg Damian Ianno Leonid Churilov Steven Mcguigan Lois Mackley Jonathan Banting Shi Hong Shen Bernhard Riedel Mehrdad Nikfarjam Chris Christophi

Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2019 Sep 10;45:45-53. Epub 2019 Jul 10.

Department of Surgery, Austin Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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September 2019

PAK inhibition by PF-3758309 enhanced the sensitivity of multiple chemotherapeutic reagents in patient-derived pancreatic cancer cell lines.

Authors:
Kai Wang Nhi Huynh Xiao Wang Marina Pajic Ashleigh Parkin Jennifer Man Graham S Baldwin Mehrdad Nikfarjam Hong He

Am J Transl Res 2019 15;11(6):3353-3364. Epub 2019 Jun 15.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health Studley Road, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia.

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June 2019

The financial impact of postoperative complications following liver resection.

Authors:
Luka Cosic Ronald Ma Leonid Churilov David Debono Mehrdad Nikfarjam Christopher Christophi Laurence Weinberg

Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Jul;98(27):e16054

Department of Anesthesia.

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July 2019

Health economic implications of postoperative complications following liver resection surgery: a systematic review.

Authors:
Luka Cosic Ronald Ma Leonid Churilov Mehrdad Nikfarjam Christopher Christophi Laurence Weinberg

ANZ J Surg 2019 12 13;89(12):1561-1566. Epub 2019 May 13.

Department of Anaesthesia, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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December 2019

Outcomes of central hepatectomy versus extended hepatectomy.

Authors:
Jenny Chan Luke Bradshaw Nezor Houli Laurence Weinberg Marcos V Perini Michael Fink Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Graham Starkey Robert Jones Bao Zhong Wang Christopher Christophi Mehrdad Nikfarjam

Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2019 Jun 26;18(3):249-254. Epub 2019 Mar 26.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address:

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June 2019

Antitumor effects of all-trans retinoic acid and its synergism with gemcitabine are associated with downregulation of p21-activated kinases in pancreatic cancer.

Authors:
Kai Wang Graham S Baldwin Mehrdad Nikfarjam Hong He

Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2019 05 7;316(5):G632-G640. Epub 2019 Mar 7.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria , Australia.

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May 2019

Potential Use of Cannabinoids for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer.

Authors:
Golnaz Sharafi Hong He Mehrdad Nikfarjam

J Pancreat Cancer 2019 25;5(1):1-7. Epub 2019 Jan 25.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia.

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January 2019

Emergency presentations of acute biliary pain: changing patterns of management in a tertiary institute.

Authors:
Daniel R A Cox Jonathan Fong Chon Hann Liew Su Kah Goh Michael Yeoh Michael A Fink Robert M Jones Jude Mukkadayil Mehrdad Nikfarjam Marcos V Perini Greg Rumler Graham Starkey Chris Christophi Vijayaragavan Muralidharan

ANZ J Surg 2018 12 9;88(12):1337-1342. Epub 2018 Nov 9.

HPB and Transplant Unit, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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December 2018

Monitoring quality of care for patients with pancreatic cancer: a modified Delphi consensus.

Authors:
Ashika D Maharaj Liane Ioannou Daniel Croagh John Zalcberg Rachel E Neale David Goldstein Neil Merrett James G Kench Kate White Charles H C Pilgrim Lorraine Chantrill Peter Cosman Andrew Kneebone Lara Lipton Mehrdad Nikfarjam Jennifer Philip Charbel Sandroussi Peter Tagkalidis Richard Chye Koroush S Haghighi Jaswinder Samra Sue M Evans

HPB (Oxford) 2019 04 11;21(4):444-455. Epub 2018 Oct 11.

Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address:

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April 2019

p21-activated kinase signalling in pancreatic cancer: New insights into tumour biology and immune modulation.

Authors:
Kai Wang Graham S Baldwin Mehrdad Nikfarjam Hong He

World J Gastroenterol 2018 Sep;24(33):3709-3723

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3084, Australia.

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September 2018

Functions of the CXC ligand family in the pancreatic tumor microenvironment.

Authors:
Nien-Hung Lee Mehrdad Nikfarjam Hong He

Pancreatology 2018 Oct 1;18(7):705-716. Epub 2018 Aug 1.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address:

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October 2018

Metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma demonstrating intense uptake on Ga-DOTATATE positron emission tomography: Three case reports and a review of the literature.

Authors:
David P Nadebaum Sze Ting Lee Mehrdad Nikfarjam Andrew M Scott

World J Nucl Med 2018 Jul-Sep;17(3):195-197

Department of Molecular Imaging and Therapy, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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July 2018

The outcomes of central hepatectomy versus extended hepatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Authors:
Jenny Chan Marcos Perini Michael Fink Mehrdad Nikfarjam

HPB (Oxford) 2018 06 10;20(6):487-496. Epub 2018 Feb 10.

University of Melbourne Department of Surgery, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address:

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June 2018

The cost of perioperative complications following pancreaticoduodenectomy: A systematic review.

Authors:
Jason Wang Ronald Ma Leonid Churilov Paul Eleftheriou Mehrdad Nikfarjam Christopher Christophi Laurence Weinberg

Pancreatology 2018 Mar 19;18(2):208-220. Epub 2017 Dec 19.

Department of Anaesthesia, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia; University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia. Electronic address:

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March 2018

Health economic implications of complications associated with pancreaticoduodenectomy at a University Hospital: a retrospective cohort cost study.

Authors:
Jason Wang Ronald Ma Paul Eleftheriou Leonid Churilov David Debono Ray Robbins Mehrdad Nikfarjam Chris Christophi Laurence Weinberg

HPB (Oxford) 2018 05 14;20(5):423-431. Epub 2017 Dec 14.

University of Melbourne, Department of Anaesthesia, Austin Health, Studley Road, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia; Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Studley Road, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia. Electronic address:

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May 2018

Inhibition of p21 activated kinase enhances tumour immune response and sensitizes pancreatic cancer to gemcitabine.

Authors:
Kai Wang Nhi Huynh Xiao Wang Graham Baldwin Mehrdad Nikfarjam Hong He

Int J Oncol 2018 Jan 7;52(1):261-269. Epub 2017 Nov 7.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria 3048, Australia.

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January 2018

Restrictive intraoperative fluid optimisation algorithm improves outcomes in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy: A prospective multicentre randomized controlled trial.

Authors:
Laurence Weinberg Damian Ianno Leonid Churilov Ian Chao Nick Scurrah Clive Rachbuch Jonathan Banting Vijaragavan Muralidharan David Story Rinaldo Bellomo Chris Christophi Mehrdad Nikfarjam

PLoS One 2017 7;12(9):e0183313. Epub 2017 Sep 7.

Department of Surgery, Austin Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.

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October 2017

Diagnosis and management of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Jeremy S Wilson Ross C Smith

Med J Aust 2017 Aug;207(4):161-165

Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.

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August 2017

Depletion of p21-activated kinase 1 up-regulates the immune system of APC mice and inhibits intestinal tumorigenesis.

Authors:
Nhi Huynh Kai Wang Mildred Yim Chelsea J Dumesny Mauro S Sandrin Graham S Baldwin Mehrdad Nikfarjam Hong He

BMC Cancer 2017 Jun 19;17(1):431. Epub 2017 Jun 19.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Studley Rd, Heidelberg, VIC, 3084, Australia.

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June 2017

Age 80 years and over is not associated with increased morbidity and mortality following pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Authors:
Sandy Y Kim Michael A Fink Marcos Perini Nezor Houli Laurence Weinberg Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Graham Starkey Robert M Jones Christopher Christophi Mehrdad Nikfarjam

ANZ J Surg 2018 May 7;88(5):E445-E450. Epub 2017 Jun 7.

Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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May 2018

K-Ras mutation and amplification status is predictive of resistance and high basal pAKT is predictive of sensitivity to everolimus in biliary tract cancer cell lines.

Authors:
Yvonne Yeung David K Lau Fiona Chionh Hoanh Tran Janson W T Tse Andrew J Weickhardt Mehrdad Nikfarjam Andrew M Scott Niall C Tebbutt John M Mariadason

Mol Oncol 2017 09 14;11(9):1130-1142. Epub 2017 Jun 14.

Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.

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September 2017

The outcomes of pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients aged 80 or older: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Authors:
Sandy Y Kim Laurence Weinberg Christopher Christophi Mehrdad Nikfarjam

HPB (Oxford) 2017 06 11;19(6):475-482. Epub 2017 Mar 11.

University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address:

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June 2017

Inhibition of group 1 p21-activated kinases suppresses pancreatic stellate cell activation and increases survival of mice with pancreatic cancer.

Authors:
Dannel Yeo Phoebe Phillips Graham S Baldwin Hong He Mehrdad Nikfarjam

Int J Cancer 2017 05 7;140(9):2101-2111. Epub 2017 Feb 7.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne. Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

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May 2017

Refining the care of patients with pancreatic cancer: the AGITG Pancreatic Cancer Workshop consensus.

Authors:
Robert C Gandy Andrew P Barbour Jaswinder Samra Mehrdad Nikfarjam Koroush Haghighi James G Kench Payal Saxena David Goldstein

Med J Aust 2016 Jun;204(11):419-22

Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW.

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June 2016

Glaucarubinone Combined with Gemcitabine Improves Pancreatic Cancer Survival in an Immunocompetent Orthotopic Murine Model.

Authors:
Dannel Yeo Nhi Huynh John A Beutler Graham S Baldwin Hong He Mehrdad Nikfarjam

J Invest Surg 2016 Dec 30;29(6):366-372. Epub 2016 Mar 30.

a Department of Surgery , University of Melbourne, Austin Health , Melbourne , Victoria , Australia.

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December 2016

Sodium bicarbonate infusion in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation: a single center randomized controlled pilot trial.

Authors:
Laurence Weinberg Jeremy Broad Param Pillai Guangjun Chen Micheline Nguyen Glenn M Eastwood Nick Scurrah Mehrdad Nikfarjam David Story Larry McNicol Rinaldo Bellomo

Clin Transplant 2016 05 14;30(5):556-65. Epub 2016 Mar 14.

Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Vic., Australia.

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May 2016

Intraoperative analysis of cross-talk inhibition between diaphragmatic and cardiac pacemakers.

Authors:
Katrina Fernandes Ruth Louise McLeod Mehrdad Nikfarjam Laurence Weinberg

BMJ Case Rep 2016 Jan 28;2016. Epub 2016 Jan 28.

Department of Anaesthesia, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Department of Surgery and Anaesthesia Perioperative Pain Medicine Unit, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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January 2016

Summary and recommendations from the Australasian guidelines for the management of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency.

Authors:
Ross C Smith Sarah F Smith Jeremy Wilson Callum Pearce Nick Wray Ruth Vo John Chen Chee Y Ooi Mark Oliver Tamarah Katz Richard Turner Mehrdad Nikfarjam Christopher Rayner Michael Horowitz Gerald Holtmann Nick Talley John Windsor Ron Pirola Rachel Neale

Pancreatology 2016 Mar-Apr;16(2):164-80. Epub 2015 Dec 23.

Cancer Control Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Qld, Australia.

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December 2016

FRAX597, a PAK1 inhibitor, synergistically reduces pancreatic cancer growth when combined with gemcitabine.

Authors:
Dannel Yeo Hong He Oneel Patel Andrew M Lowy Graham S Baldwin Mehrdad Nikfarjam

BMC Cancer 2016 Jan 16;16:24. Epub 2016 Jan 16.

Department of Surgery, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.

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January 2016

Assessment of Liver Remnant Using ICG Clearance Intraoperatively during Vascular Exclusion: Early Experience with the ALIIVE Technique.

Authors:
Lawrence Lau Christopher Christophi Mehrdad Nikfarjam Graham Starkey Mark Goodwin Laurence Weinberg Loretta Ho Vijayaragavan Muralidharan

HPB Surg 2015 27;2015:757052. Epub 2015 May 27.

Department of Surgery, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3084, Australia.

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June 2015

Postoperative wristwatch-induced compressive neuropathy of the hand: a case report.

Authors:
Laurence Weinberg Manfred Spanger Chong Tan Mehrdad Nikfarjam

J Med Case Rep 2015 Jun 16;9:141. Epub 2015 Jun 16.

Department of Surgery, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, VIC, 3084, Australia.

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June 2015

The role of p21-activated kinases in pancreatic cancer.

Authors:
Dannel Yeo Hong He Graham S Baldwin Mehrdad Nikfarjam

Pancreas 2015 Apr;44(3):363-9

From the Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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April 2015

Somatostatinoma of the minor papilla treated by local excision in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1.

Authors:
Ramesh Bhandari Georgina Riddiough Julie Lokan Laurence Weinberg Marios Efthymiou Mehrdad Nikfarjam

JOP 2015 Jan 31;16(1):81-4. Epub 2015 Jan 31.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health. Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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January 2015

Laparoscopic partial splenectomy performed by monopolar saline-cooled radiofrequency coagulation.

Authors:
Nagendra Naidu Dudi-Venkata Nezor Houli Laurence Weinberg Mehrdad Nikfarjam

J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2014 Jul 11;24(7):502-5. Epub 2014 Jun 11.

1 Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne , Austin Health, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia .

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July 2014

Fluid prescription practices of anesthesiologists managing patients undergoing elective colonoscopy: an observational study.

Authors:
Laurence Weinberg Matthew Faulkner Chong O Tan Daniel H Liu Stanley Tay Mehrdad Nikfarjam Philip Peyton David Story

BMC Res Notes 2014 Jun 10;7:356. Epub 2014 Jun 10.

Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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June 2014

Glucagon-like peptide 1 and peptide YY are in separate storage organelles in enteroendocrine cells.

Authors:
Hyun-Jung Cho Eliza S Robinson Leni R Rivera Paul J McMillan Adam Testro Mehrdad Nikfarjam David M Bravo John B Furness

Cell Tissue Res 2014 Jul 20;357(1):63-9. Epub 2014 May 20.

Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia.

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July 2014

The impact of fluid intervention on complications and length of hospital stay after pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple's procedure).

Authors:
Laurence Weinberg Derrick Wong Dharshi Karalapillai Brett Pearce Chong O Tan Stanley Tay Chris Christophi Larry McNicol Mehrdad Nikfarjam

BMC Anesthesiol 2014 14;14:35. Epub 2014 May 14.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Australia.

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October 2015

Total pancreatectomy for the treatment of pancreatic neoplasms.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Nicholas Low Laurence Weinberg Ping Han Chia Hong He Christopher Christophi

ANZ J Surg 2014 Nov 22;84(11):823-6. Epub 2014 Apr 22.

Department of Surgery, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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November 2014

Results of pancreatic resection associated with portal vein resection in an Australian tertiary care centre.

Authors:
Dragos G Iorgulescu Sophia Ling Mehrdad Nikfarjam Michael A Fink Robert Jones Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Graham Starkey Christopher Christophi

ANZ J Surg 2015 Apr 9;85(4):270-3. Epub 2014 Apr 9.

HPB and Transplant Unit, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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April 2015

Association of diabetes mellitus and pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a meta-analysis of 88 studies.

Authors:
Pikli Batabyal Stephen Vander Hoorn Christopher Christophi Mehrdad Nikfarjam

Ann Surg Oncol 2014 Jul 9;21(7):2453-62. Epub 2014 Mar 9.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, LTB 8, 145 Studley Rd, Heidelberg, Melbourne, VIC, 3084, Australia.

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July 2014

Glaucarubinone and gemcitabine synergistically reduce pancreatic cancer growth via down-regulation of P21-activated kinases.

Authors:
Dannel Yeo Nhi Huynh John A Beutler Christopher Christophi Arthur Shulkes Graham S Baldwin Mehrdad Nikfarjam Hong He

Cancer Lett 2014 May 31;346(2):264-72. Epub 2014 Jan 31.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria 3084, Australia. Electronic address:

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May 2014

Treatment with the vascular disruptive agent OXi4503 induces an immediate and widespread epithelial to mesenchymal transition in the surviving tumor.

Authors:
Theodora Fifis Linh Nguyen Cathy Malcontenti-Wilson Lie Sam Chan Patricia Luiza Nunes Costa Jurstine Daruwalla Mehrdad Nikfarjam Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Mark Waltham Erik W Thompson Christopher Christophi

Cancer Med 2013 Oct 18;2(5):595-610. Epub 2013 Aug 18.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia.

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October 2013

Pressurized pulse irrigation with saline reduces surgical-site infections following major hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery: randomized controlled trial.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Laurence Weinberg Michael A Fink Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Graham Starkey Robert Jones Kevin Staveley-O'Carroll Christopher Christophi

World J Surg 2014 Feb;38(2):447-55

University of Melbourne Department of Surgery, Austin Health, LTB 8, Studley Rd, Heidelberg, VIC, 3084, Australia,

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February 2014

Percutaneous cholecystostomy for treatment of acute cholecystitis in the era of early laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Lilly Shen Michael A Fink Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Graham Starkey Robert M Jones Christopher Christophi

Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2013 Oct;23(5):474-80

Department of Surgery, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.

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October 2013

Comparison of two syngeneic orthotopic murine models of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Dannel Yeo Hong He Graham Baldwin Theodora Fifis Patricia Costa Bryan Tan Eunice Yang Shu wen Wen Christopher Christophi

J Invest Surg 2013 Dec 19;26(6):352-9. Epub 2013 Aug 19.

1 Department of Surgery, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, LTB8, Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia.

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December 2013

Outcomes of cholecystectomy for treatment of acute cholecystitis in octogenarians.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam David Yeo Marcos Perini Michael A Fink Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Graham Starkey Robert M Jones Christopher Christophi

ANZ J Surg 2014 Dec 1;84(12):943-8. Epub 2013 Aug 1.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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December 2014

Lymphatics and colorectal liver metastases: the case for sentinel node mapping.

Authors:
Christopher Christophi Linh Nguyen Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Mehrdad Nikfarjam Jonathan Banting

HPB (Oxford) 2014 Feb 19;16(2):124-30. Epub 2013 Jul 19.

Department of Surgery, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Vic, Australia.

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February 2014

The utility of upfront double wire guided biliary cannulation following early unintentional pancreatic cannulation in patients undergoing ERCP.

Authors:
Sujievvan Chandran Mehrdad Nikfarjam

Indian J Gastroenterol 2013 Sep 3;32(5):324-9. Epub 2013 May 3.

Department of Gastroenterology, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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September 2013

Improving outcomes for pancreatic cancer: radical surgery with patient-tailored, surgery-specific advanced haemodynamic monitoring.

Authors:
Laurence Weinberg Nezor Houli Mehrdad Nikfarjam

BMJ Case Rep 2013 Apr 30;2013. Epub 2013 Apr 30.

Department of Anaesthesia, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.

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April 2013

Sex differences and outcomes of management of acute cholecystitis.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Efrant Harnaen Farrukh Tufail Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Michael A Fink Graham Starkey Robert M Jones Christopher Christophi

Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2013 Feb;23(1):61-5

Department of Surgery, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

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February 2013

A fast track recovery program significantly reduces hospital length of stay following uncomplicated pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Laurence Weinberg Nicholas Low Michael A Fink Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Nezor Houli Graham Starkey Robert Jones Christopher Christophi

JOP 2013 Jan 10;14(1):63-70. Epub 2013 Jan 10.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.

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January 2013

Biliary stenting versus surgical bypass for palliation of periampullary malignancy.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Andrew K Hadj Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Niall Tebbutt Michael A Fink Robert M Jones Graham Starkey Rhys B Vaughan Alexander W Marshall Christopher Christophi

Indian J Gastroenterol 2013 Mar 16;32(2):82-9. Epub 2012 Nov 16.

University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery, Austin Health, LTB 8, Studley Road, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria 3084, Australia.

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March 2013

Spatial morphological and molecular differences within solid tumors may contribute to the failure of vascular disruptive agent treatments.

Authors:
Linh Nguyen Theodora Fifis Caterina Malcontenti-Wilson Lie Sam Chan Patricia Nunes Luiza Costa Mehrdad Nikfarjam Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Christopher Christophi

BMC Cancer 2012 Nov 15;12:522. Epub 2012 Nov 15.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia.

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November 2012

Reduction in delayed gastric emptying following non-pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy by addition of a Braun enteroenterostomy.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Nezor Houli Farrukh Tufail Laurence Weinberg Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Christopher Christophi

JOP 2012 Sep 10;13(5):488-96. Epub 2012 Sep 10.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.

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September 2012

Outcomes of patients with histologically proven acute acalculous cholecystitis.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Kiran Manya Michael A Fink Andrew K Hadj Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Graham Starkey Robert M Jones Christopher Christophi

ANZ J Surg 2012 Dec 3;82(12):918-22. Epub 2012 Sep 3.

Department of Surgery, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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December 2012

Embryonal sarcoma of the liver in an adult patient.

Authors:
Nicole Lightfoot Mehrdad Nikfarjam

Case Rep Surg 2012 29;2012:382723. Epub 2012 May 29.

Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Melbourne, VIC 3084, Australia.

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August 2012

Cystic duct clip migration into the common bile duct.

Authors:
David Rowe Mehrdad Nikfarjam

Indian J Gastroenterol 2012 Apr;31(2):86

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Hospital, LTB 8, Studley Rd, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria 3084, Australia.

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April 2012

Direct diaphragm pacing stimulation.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam David A Story Andrew Nunn Mark Howard

ANZ J Surg 2011 Jul-Aug;81(7-8):496-8

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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May 2012

Outcomes of contemporary management of gangrenous and non-gangrenous acute cholecystitis.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Vachara Niumsawatt Arun Sethu Michael A Fink Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Graham Starkey Robert M Jones Christopher Christophi

HPB (Oxford) 2011 Aug 3;13(8):551-8. Epub 2011 Jun 3.

Department of Surgery, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.

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August 2011

Induction of Th1Immune responses following laser ablation in a murine model of colorectal liver metastases.

Authors:
Wen Xu Lin Theodora Fifis Caterina Malcontenti-Wilson Mehrdad Nikfarjam Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Linh Nguyen Christopher Christophi

J Transl Med 2011 May 29;9:83. Epub 2011 May 29.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Australia.

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May 2011

Paraganglioma mimicking a pancreatic neoplasm.

Authors:
Nicole Lightfoot Peter Santos Mehrdad Nikfarjam

JOP 2011 May 6;12(3):259-61. Epub 2011 May 6.

Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.

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May 2011

Pseudoaneurysm of the hepatic artery.

Authors:
Andrew K Hadj Mark Goodwin Heinrich Schwalb Mehrdad Nikfarjam

J Gastrointest Surg 2011 Oct 2;15(10):1899-901. Epub 2011 May 2.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

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October 2011

Complete surgical resection of giant mucinous hepatic cystadenomas.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Eric T Kimchi Niraj J Gusani Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll

Am Surg 2010 May;76(5):E17-9

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May 2010

Changes in growth factor levels after thermal ablation in a murine model of colorectal liver metastases.

Authors:
Theodora Fifis Caterina Malcontenti-Wilson Jason Amijoyo Beatrice Anggono Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Mehrdad Nikfarjam Christopher Christophi

HPB (Oxford) 2011 Apr 2;13(4):246-55. Epub 2011 Mar 2.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Vic, Australia.

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April 2011

Concurrent lymphoma and pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Authors:
Jiun Miin Lai Peter Crowley Mehrdad Nikfarjam

JOP 2011 Mar 9;12(2):185-9. Epub 2011 Mar 9.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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March 2011

Lymphatic patterns of colorectal liver metastases.

Authors:
Andrew K Hadj Cathy Malcontenti-Wilson Mehrdad Nikfarjam Christopher Christophi

J Surg Res 2012 Apr 8;173(2):292-8. Epub 2010 Oct 8.

Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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April 2012

The effect of surgical volume and the provision of residency and fellowship training on complications of major hepatic resection.

Authors:
Geoffrey Paul Kohn Mehrdad Nikfarjam

J Gastrointest Surg 2010 Dec 8;14(12):1981-9. Epub 2010 Sep 8.

Department of Surgery, Monash University, Maroondah Hospital, 1 Davey Drive Ringwood East, Victoria, 3135, Australia.

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December 2010

In vitro and in vivo evaluation of tumor targeting styrene-maleic acid copolymer-pirarubicin micelles: Survival improvement and inhibition of liver metastases.

Authors:
Jurstine Daruwalla Mehrdad Nikfarjam Khaled Greish Cathy Malcontenti-Wilson Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Chris Christophi Hiroshi Maeda

Cancer Sci 2010 Aug 17;101(8):1866-74. Epub 2010 May 17.

Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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August 2010

Transgastric natural-orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery peritoneoscopy in humans: a pilot study in efficacy and gastrotomy site selection by using a hybrid technique.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Michael F McGee Joseph A Trunzo Raymond P Onders Jonathan P Pearl Benjamin K Poulose Amitabh Chak Jeffrey L Ponsky Jeffrey M Marks

Gastrointest Endosc 2010 Aug 11;72(2):279-83. Epub 2010 Jun 11.

Department of Surgery, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.

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August 2010

Feasibility of radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of chronic radiation proctitis.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Ashley Faulx Michelle Laughinghouse Jeffrey M Marks

Surg Innov 2010 Jun;17(2):92-4

University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.

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June 2010

Combined pancreaticoduodenectomy and extended right hemicolectomy: outcomes and indications.

Authors:
Eric T Kimchi Mehrdad Nikfarjam Niraj J Gusani Diego M Avella Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll

HPB (Oxford) 2009 Nov;11(7):559-64

Department of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine Hershey, PA, USA.

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November 2009

Pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam

Saudi J Gastroenterol 2010 Apr-Jun;16(2):65

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June 2010

The diagnostic efficacy of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery: is there a role in the intensive care unit?

Authors:
Joseph A Trunzo Benjamin K Poulose Michael F McGee Mehrdad Nikfarjam Steve J Schomisch Raymond P Onders Judy Jin Amitabh Chak Jeffrey L Ponsky Jeffrey M Marks

Surg Endosc 2010 Oct 24;24(10):2485-91. Epub 2010 Mar 24.

Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Lakeside Building 7th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.

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October 2010

Peritoneal inflammatory response of natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) versus laparoscopy with carbon dioxide and air pneumoperitoneum.

Authors:
Joseph A Trunzo Michael F McGee Leandro T Cavazzola Steve Schomisch Mehrdad Nikfarjam Jessica Bailey Tripurari Mishra Benjamin K Poulose Young-Joon Lee Jeffrey L Ponsky Jeffrey M Marks

Surg Endosc 2010 Jul 28;24(7):1727-36. Epub 2010 Jan 28.

Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Lakeside Building 7th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.

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July 2010

Human acellular dermal matrix: an innovative tool for diaphragmatic reconstruction in patients with large intra-abdominal tumors.

Authors:
Diego Avella Luis J Garcia Niraj J Gusani Mehrdad Nikfarjam Serene Shereef Eric T Kimchi Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll

Am J Surg 2010 Jan 17;199(1):e12-6. Epub 2009 Oct 17.

Section of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Penn State College of Medicine, PO Box 850, 500 University Dr., H070, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.

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January 2010

Acute management of stoma-related colocutaneous fistula by temporary placement of a self-expanding plastic stent.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Brad Champagne Harry L Reynolds Benjamin K Poulose Jeffrey L Ponsky Jeffrey M Marks

Surg Innov 2009 Sep 31;16(3):270-3. Epub 2009 Aug 31.

Department of Surgery, University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.

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September 2009

A reduction in delayed gastric emptying by classic pancreaticoduodenectomy with an antecolic gastrojejunal anastomosis and a retrogastric omental patch.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Eric T Kimchi Niraj J Gusani Syed M Shah Mandeep Sehmbey Serene Shereef Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll

J Gastrointest Surg 2009 Sep 23;13(9):1674-82. Epub 2009 Jun 23.

Liver, Pancreas and Foregut Unit, Department of Surgery, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA.

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September 2009

Completion pancreatectomy for treatment of a Clostridium perfringens pancreatic infection.

Authors:
Jovenel Cherenfant Mehrdad Nikfarjam Abraham Mathew Eric T Kimchi Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll

Arch Surg 2009 Apr;144(4):368-70

Department of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA.

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April 2009

Reduction of surgical site infections by use of pulsatile lavage irrigation after prolonged intra-abdominal surgical procedures.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Eric T Kimchi Niraj J Gusani Diego M Avella Serene Shereef Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll

Am J Surg 2009 Sep 2;198(3):381-6. Epub 2009 Apr 2.

Section of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA.

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September 2009

Pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with a history of Roux-en Y gastric bypass surgery.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll Eric T Kimchi Jeffrey M Hardacre

JOP 2009 Mar 9;10(2):169-73. Epub 2009 Mar 9.

Department of Surgery, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.

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March 2009

Optimizing imatinib mesylate treatment in gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

Authors:
Yixing Jiang Lee Ming Alberto J Montero Eric Kimchi Mehrdad Nikfarjam Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll

Gastrointest Cancer Res 2008 Sep;2(5):245-50

Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology Division, Penn State University, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA.

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September 2008

Early management of traumatic pancreatic transection by spleen-preserving laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Michael Rosen Todd Ponsky

J Pediatr Surg 2009 Feb;44(2):455-8

University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.

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February 2009

Additional organ resection combined with pancreaticoduodenectomy does not increase postoperative morbidity and mortality.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Mandeep Sehmbey Eric T Kimchi Niraj J Gusani Serene Shereef Diego M Avella Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll

J Gastrointest Surg 2009 May 7;13(5):915-21. Epub 2009 Feb 7.

Section of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, H070, 500 University Drive, P.O. Box 850, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA.

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May 2009

Diagnosis and management of retroperitoneal ancient schwannomas.

Authors:
Haroon A Choudry Mehrdad Nikfarjam John J Liang Eric T Kimchi Robert Conter Niraj J Gusani Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll

World J Surg Oncol 2009 Feb 2;7:12. Epub 2009 Feb 2.

Department of Surgery, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.

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February 2009

Survival outcomes of patients with colorectal liver metastases following hepatic resection or ablation in the era of effective chemotherapy.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Serene Shereef Eric T Kimchi Niraj J Gusani Yixing Jiang Diego M Avella Rickhesvar P Mahraj Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll

Ann Surg Oncol 2009 Jul 27;16(7):1860-7. Epub 2008 Nov 27.

Department of Surgery, Program for Liver, Pancreas and Foregut Tumors, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA.

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July 2009

Combined right nephrectomy and pancreaticoduodenectomy. Indications and outcomes.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Niraj J Gusani Eric T Kimchi Rickhesvar P Mahraj Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll

JOP 2008 Jul 10;9(4):449-55. Epub 2008 Jul 10.

Department of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine. Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA.

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July 2008

Surgical outcomes of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors in the era of targeted drug therapy.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Eric Kimchi Serene Shereef Niraj J Gusani Yixing Jiang John Liang Mandeep Sehmbey Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll

J Gastrointest Surg 2008 Nov 11;12(11):2023-31. Epub 2008 Jun 11.

Department of Surgery, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, H070, 500 University Drive, P.O. Box 850, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA.

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November 2008

Ischaemic colitis associated with colonic carcinoma.

Authors:
Sheng-Rong Low Neil Strugnell Mehrdad Nikfarjam

ANZ J Surg 2008 Apr;78(4):319-21

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April 2008

Improved contemporary surgical management of insulinomas: a 25-year experience at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Authors:
Mehrdad Nikfarjam Andrew L Warshaw Lloyd Axelrod Vikram Deshpande Sarah P Thayer Cristina R Ferrone Carlos Fernández-del Castillo

Ann Surg 2008 Jan;247(1):165-72

Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.

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January 2008