PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS & RESEARCH
MD Thesis:
“Validity of Objective Metrics of Psychomotor Performance in Laparoscopic Surgical Simulation”(Newcastle University 2007)
Quality improvement program to achieve acceptable colonoscopy completion rates: prospective before and after study:
J E Ball, J Osbourne,S Jowett, M Pellen, M R Welfare. British Medical Journal. 2004 September 18; 329(7467): 665–667
Changing Cholecystectomy Practice in a District General Hospital:
M.G.C.Pellen, M.Clarke, E.Nevill, L.F.Horgan. Surgical Endoscopy (2006): 20 Supplement (Abstract)
The Introduction of a Laparoscopic Approach for Midline and Incisional Herniae by the Northumbrian Upper Gastrointestinal Team of Surgeons (NUGITS):
M.Pellen, H.Andrew, L Horgan, S.Bawa, M.Youssef, S.Attwood. Surgical Endoscopy (2006): 20 Supplement (Abstract)
Ventral Hernia Mesh Repair: Lessons Learned From Introducing a Laparoscopic Approach in 113 Consecutive Cases.
M.Pellen, H.Andrew, S.Bawa, M.Youssef, S.Attwood. BJS. Volume 93, Issue S1 (May 2006). Abstract.
Construct Validity of the ProMIS Laparoscopic Simulator:
Pellen, MGC; Horgan, LF; Barton, JR; Attwood, SE. Surgical Endoscopy (2009) 23:130-139
Laparoscopic Surgical Skills Assessment: Can Simulators Replace Experts?
Pellen, MGC; Horgan, LF; Barton, JR; Attwood, SE. World J Surg (2009) 33:440-447
Preoperative Factors Predicting Remission of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus After Roux- en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery for Obesity:
Hall TC, Pellen MGC, Sedman PC, Jain PK. Obesity Surgery (2010) 20(9): 1245-1250
Safety and Efficacy of Self Expanding Removable Metal Oesophageal Stents During Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Resectable Oesophageal Cancer:
Pellen MGC, Gilani SQ, Sabri S, Razack A, Jain PK. Diseases of the Oesophagus (Published Online)
Risk factors in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A multivariate analysis:
V Kanakala, DW Borowski, MGC Pellen, S Dronamaraju,SAA Woodcock, K Seymour, SE Attwood, LF Horgan. Int J Surg. (2011). 9(4):318-23