Dissertation Library
The Discipline of Surgery keeps a copy of all dissertations submitted by Master of Surgery (by Coursework) students. Dissertations submitted for higher research degrees are held in Rare Books at Fisher Library.
The dissertations listed below are available for loan to all staff, current and future students for 6 hours on campus only (10am-4pm, Monday-Friday). Please contact Donna Sikorski in advance to arrange a time to access the library.
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The dissertations are listed here by speciality:
Breast Surgery
|
Student |
Title |
Year |
Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sharif, Salma | Impact of Internal Mammary Lymph Nodes Status on Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer - Opinions of Medical and Radiation Oncologists | 2010 | Andrew Spillane |
| Saremi, Shahram Ghahri | Mastectomy versus Lumpectomy in one of the Australian Rural Hospitals | 2010 | Martin Jones |
Colorectal
|
Student |
Title |
Year |
Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byrne, Christopher | Patient Preferences for Surgical Treatment Options in Inflammatory Bowel Disease | 2005 | Michael Solomon |
| El-Khoury, Toufic | The Role of Lateral Non-Mesorectal Sentinal Lymph (LNMSL) Node Biopsy in the Management of Rectal Cancer: Feasibility Study (phase II trial) and Literature Overview | 2009 | Michael Solomon Jane Young |
| Gett, Rohan | Faecal Incontinence and the Role of Silicone Implants in Treatment | 2008 | David Gyorki |
| Habib, Miriam | Evidence-Based Practice and its Association with Clinical Outcome in Colorectal Cancer: A Population-Based Study | 2007 | Michael Solomon Jane Young |
| Kaur, Gagandeep | The Short and Medium Outcomes of Anal Fistula Plug Therapy | 2010 | Christopher Young |
| Keshava, Anil | A Non Surgical Means of Faecal Diversion | 2010 | Michael Solomon |
| Koh, Cherry | Anorectal Physiology Score in Faecal Incontinence | 2008 | Christopher Young Jane Young |
| MacDermid, Ewan | Decision-Making with Rectal Anastomoses and Defunctioning Stomas | 2010 | Christopher Young |
| Rangiah, David | Laryngo-pharyngeal reflux and gastro-oesophageal reflux: A comparative quality of life study after laparoscopic fundoplication | 2007 | Michael Solomon |
| Saul, Karen | Triple Tributary Ligation and Quality of Life after Sacrectomy | 2010 | Michael Solomon |
| Smith, Stephen | Long Term Functional Outcomes following Laparoscopic Rectopexy for the treatment of Rectal Prolapse | 2006 | Michael Solomon Jane Young |
| Turner, Catherine | The relative mobidity of vaginal delivery compared with elective caesarean section: The views of pregnant women and clinicians | 2007 | Michael Solomon Jane Young |
| Wong, Shing Wai | Cure, Continence and Quality of Life after treatment for Fistula-in-Ano | 2007 | Michael Solomon Philip Crowe |
| Yeo, David | Diagnostic Accuracy of PET/CT for Localisation and Characterisation of Colorectal Liver Metastases | 2008 | Michael Crawford Michael Solomon |
| Young, Christopher | The Role of Self-Expanding Metallic Stent Placement in the Management of Large Bowel Obstruction | 2006 | Michael Solomon Jane Young |
Endocrine Surgery
|
Student |
Title |
Year |
Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chang, Ling-Yun | Sutureless Total Thyroidectomy - A Safe and Cost Effective Alternative | 2010 | Mark Sywak |
| O'Neill, Christine | BRAFV600E Mutation in Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Impact on Disease Outcomes and The Need for Re-operative Surgery in an Australian Context | 2010 | Mark Sywak |
Hand Surgery
|
Student |
Title |
Year |
Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapila, Shivam | The Hand Assessment Pro-forma: Bridging the gap between emergency department examination and operative findings | 2010 | Dihn Chen |
Head & Neck
|
Student |
Title |
Year |
Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquilina, Peter | An Investigation into Patient & Professional Delays in the Diagnosis of Head & Neck Cancer | 2007 | Jane Young |
| Warner, Ross | Microvascular free flap reconstruction following tumour ablation of the head and neck region: A 19 year review of 609 reconstructions at a single institution | 2008 | Christopher O'Brien Kerwin Shannon |
Neurosurgery
| Student | Title | Year | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson, Andrew | A Study of the Characteristics of Cranial Dural Arteriovenous Malformations Associated with Adverse Outcome from Treatment | 2006 | Michael Morgan |
| Mahindu, Antony | Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: The Northern Sydney and Central Findland Experiences | 2006 | Michael Morgan |
| Pandey, Ramesh | A novel method of atlanto-axial fixation using multi-axial C1 posterior arch screws: A biomechanical and bone density analysis | 2010 | William Sears |
| Winder, Mark | Factors Determining the Neurosurgical Management of Unruptured Incidental Cerebral Aneurysms less than 10mm | 2006 | Michael Morgan |
Orthopaedic
| Student | Title | Year | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen, Raviraj | Acute Uncomplicated Haematogenous (Staphylococcal) Osteomyelitis in Childhood - Uncovering the Evidence for Rational Antibiotic Therapy | 2010 | Sydney Nade |
Otorhinolaryngology
| Student | Title | Year | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon, Dan | The predictive value of promontory electrical stimulation testing in cochlear implantation | 2008 | William Gibson |
| Huang, Johnson | Quality of Life After Retrosigmoid Craniotomy for Vestibular Schwannoma | 2010 | Glen Croxson |
| Iseli, Claire | Clinical Electrocochleography in Meniere's Disease: The Value of Low Frequency Stimulus Biasing | 2008 | William Gibson |
| Turner, Scott | Metastatic Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the External Ear: Poor Outcome for a High-Risk Site | 2008 | Michael Veness |
| Walton, Joanna | Cochlear nerve deficiency and auditory function in children with auditory neuropathy receiving cochlear implants | 2007 | William Gibson |
Paediatric Surgery
| Student | Title | Year | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alzahem, Abdulrahman | Epidemiology and Injury Patterns of Motorcycle Crashes in Sydney, Australia | 2005 | Danny Cass Mark Stevenson |
| Sandler, Gideon | Paediatric off-road vehicle (ORV) trauma - a growing problem in New South Wales | 2009 | Danny Cass |
| Sjarif, Adrian | Do Fibrocytes in Paediatric Burn Wounds Correlate with the Presence of Serum Cytokines? | 2008 | Andrew Holland John Fletcher |
| Wong, April | Long-term outcome of asymptomatic patients with Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation | 2010 | Andrew Holland |
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
| Student | Title | Year | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggarwal, Shagun | Low voltage electical burns due to Switchboard explosions in New South Wales - A 9 year experience | 2010 | Peter Maitz |
| Choy, Ellis | A pilot study to evaluate the impact of involving breast cancer patients in the multidisciplinary discussion of their disease and treatment plan | 2006 | Andrew Spillane |
| Haddad, Roger | The Biomechanical Behaviour of Repaired Flexor Tendons in Zone II of the Hand | 2009 | William Walsh |
| Ou Yang, Owen (Shuo) | Spring-Assisted Cranioplasty in the Treatment of Sagittal Craniosynostosis | 2010 | Damian Marucci |
| Phoon, Alexander | The development of laser-assisted microvascular anastomosis techniques in the Wistar animal rat model | 2005 | Peter Maitz |
| Southwell-Keely | A Meta-analysis of Early Mobilisation Versus Bed Rest Following Split Skin Grafting to Pretibial Lacerations | 2008 | John Vandervord |
| Zaman, Ayisha | Lactate Dehydrogenase Isoenzyme 5 Expression in Primary and Sentinal Node Positive Metastatic Melanoma | 2010 | Robyn Saw |
Surgical Oncology
| Student | Title | Year | Primary Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howle, Julie | Merkel Cell Carcinoma: The Importance of Addressing the Regional Lymph Nodes in Clinically Node Negative Patients | 2010 | Michael Veness |
| Lam, Tai Khoa | Melanoma localized to the dermis with no epidermal component. The largest reported case series of primary dermal melanoma: Clinicopathologic review of 43 cases providing diagnostic and management guidelines | 2008 | John Thompson |
| Martin, Richard | The efficacy of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in the evaluation of patients treated with chemoradiotherapy for mucosal head and neck cancer | 2007 | Kerwin Shannon |
Transplant Surgery
| Student | Title | Year | Primary Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lam, Vincent | Induction of long-term cardiac allograft survival using anti lymphocyte antibodies in the rat model | 2006 | Richard Allen Alex Bishop |
| Reddy, Chaithan | Role of Interleukin-4 and Donor Leucocyte Transfusion in Tolerance: Heart Transplant Rejection Model in Rodents | 2008 | Richard Allen Alex Bishop |
| Taylor, Claire | Effects of Anti-T cell antibody treatments on cardiac allograft acceptance in a rat model | 2006 | Alex Bishop |
Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
| Student | Title | Year | Primary Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chang, David | Pattern of Care Analysis of Gastric and Oesophageal Resections for Cancer | 2008 | Neil Merrett |
| Das, Amitabha | Surgical Therapy for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract | 2010 | Neil Merrett |
| Gan, Susan | Evaluating Surgery in the Management of Obesity and Obesity Related Complications: Prospective Data Analysis and Literature Review | 2006 | Ross Smith Michael Talbot |
| Gandy, Robert | Novel biomarkers for the diagnosis of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma | 2010 | Ross Smith |
Urology
| Student | Title | Year | Primary Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doeuk, Norbert | Renal Cell Carcinoma: Stage, Grade and Histology Migration and trends in surgical management over the Last 15 Years in a Large Australian Surgical Series | 2009 | Manish Patel |
| Gilbourd, Daniel | Indications ofr Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: A retrospective review of current practice | 2010 | Howard Lau |
| Haddad, Richard | Six year experience of external beam radiotherapy, brachytherapy boost with a 1mCi192lr source and neoadjuvant hormonal manipulation for prostate cancer | 2006 | Michael Izard |
| Hossack, Tania | Photoselective vaporization of the prostate for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia using the 120 kW GreenLight™ laser: Initial results from a prospective trial | 2010 | Henry Woo |
| Lee, Siew Yi Lorna | The Effectiveness of Unilateral Nephrectomy for Renal Hypertension in Adults | 2007 | Howard Lau |
| Richards, Andrew | The Role of Cyclo-oxygenase 2 and its inhibitors in the transition to Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer | 2006 | Manish Patel Qihan Dong |
| Thanigasalam, Ruban | Issues faced in the contemporary management of prostate cancer | 2008 | Manish Patel Qihan Dong |
Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
| Student | Title | Year | Primary Supervisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee, Regent | Redefining the Role of Monocytes in Intimal Hyperplasia | 2008 | John Fletcher |
| Stewart, Nathan | Does the Monocyte Transform into a Smooth-Muscle Like Cell in a Mouse Wound Model? | 2008 | John Fletcher |
| Varcoe, Ramon | The Circulating Progenitor in Intimal Hyperplasia: Could it be the Fibrocyte? | 2004 | John Fletcher |
| Ward-Harvey, Richard | Ultrasound-Detected Postoperative Wound Collections and the Development of Wound Complications After Vascular Surgical Procedures | 2010 | John Harris |