Publications by authors named "Michael A Fink"

25Publications

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

Treatment choice for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma in real-world practice: impact of treatment stage migration to transarterial chemoembolization and treatment response on survival.

Authors:
Stuart K Roberts Alessia Gazzola John Lubel Paul Gow Sally Bell Amanda Nicoll Anouk Dev Michael A Fink Siddharth Sood Virginia Knight Thai Hong Eldho Paul Gauri Mishra Ammar Majeed William Kemp

Scand J Gastroenterol 2018 Oct - Nov;53(10-11):1368-1375. Epub 2018 Nov 5.

a Department of Gastroenterology , Alfred Hospital, and Monash University , Melbourne , Australia.

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April 2019

Untapped potential in Australian hospitals for organ donation after circulatory death.

Authors:
Sandeep S Rakhra Helen I Opdam Laura Gladkis Byron Arcia Michael A Fink John Kanellis Peter S Macdonald Gregory I Snell David V Pilcher

Med J Aust 2017 Sep;207(7):294-301

Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC.

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September 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

Using stem cells to generate organs for transplantation.

Authors:
Michael A Fink

ANZ J Surg 2015 Sep;85(9):597

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

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September 2015

Setting short-answer question standards using borderline regression.

Authors:
Katharine J Reid Agnes E Dodds Michael A Fink

Med Educ 2015 May;49(5):520-1

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May 2015

From minimal to maximal surgery in the treatment of hepatocarcinoma: A review.

Authors:
Marcos Vinicius Perini Graham Starkey Michael A Fink Ramesh Bhandari Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Robert Jones Christopher Christophi

World J Hepatol 2015 Jan;7(1):93-100

Marcos Vinicius Perini, Graham Starkey, Michael A Fink, Ramesh Bhandari, Vijayaragavan Muralidharan, Robert Jones, Christopher Christophi, Austin Health, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia.

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January 2015

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

Nature and outcomes of the increased incidence of colorectal malignancy after liver transplantation in Australasia.

Authors:
Deborah J Verran Marie H Mulhearn Pamela J Dilworth Glenda A Balderson Stephen Munn John W Chen Michael A Fink Michael D Crawford Geoffrey W McCaughan

Med J Aust 2013 Nov;199(9):610-2

Transplantation Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

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November 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

Normothermic extracorporeal human liver perfusion following donation after cardiac death.

Authors:
Rinaldo Bellomo Bruno Marino Graham Starkey Bhao Zhong Wang Michael A Fink Nan Zhu Satoshi Suzuki Shane Houston Glenn Eastwood Paolo Calzavacca Neil Glassford Brenton Chambers Alison Skene Antoine G Schneider Daryl Jones Andrew Hilton Helen Opdam Stephen Warrillow Nicole Gauthier Lynne Johnson Robert Jones

Crit Care Resusc 2013 Jun;15(2):78-82

Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

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June 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

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

Australia's first liver-intestinal transplant.

Authors:
Mayur Garg Robert M Jones Darius Mirza Bao Zhong Wang Michael A Fink Graham Starkey Rhys B Vaughan Adam G Testro

Med J Aust 2012 Oct;197(8):463-5

Liver Transplant Unit, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

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October 2012

Normothermic extracorporeal perfusion of isolated porcine liver after warm ischaemia: a preliminary report.

Authors:
Rinaldo Bellomo Satoshi Suzuki Bruno Marino Graeme K Starkey Brenton Chambers Michael A Fink Bao Zhong Wang Shane Houston Glenn Eastwood Paolo Calzavacca Neil Glassford Alison Skene Daryl A Jones Robert Jones

Crit Care Resusc 2012 Sep;14(3):173-6

Austin Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 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

Early-onset versus late-onset nonanastomotic biliary strictures post liver transplantation: risk factors reflect different pathogenesis.

Authors:
Jessica A Howell Paul J Gow Peter W Angus Robert M Jones Bao-Zhong Wang Michael Bailey Michael A Fink

Transpl Int 2012 Jul 30;25(7):765-75. Epub 2012 May 30.

Liver Transplant Unit Victoria, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Australia.

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July 2012