Publications by Dr Warwick Adams - Colorectal Surgeon

List of Publications
1. Hollands M, Adams W, Huang J, Little J.  Hepatocellular carcinoma in Western Sydney.
Annals Acad Med Surg 1988;17:89-95
2. Adams W, Ctercteko G, Billous M. Benefit of the omental pedicle on compromised intestinal anastomoses.
Aust NZ J Surg 1989;59;265
3. Adams W, Ctercteko G, Billous M. Histological events in a healing anastomosis protected by an omental pedicle.
Aust NZ J Surg 1989;59;266
4. Adams WJ; Avramovic J; Barraclough BH. Wound infiltration with 0.25% bupivacaine not effective for postoperative analgesia after cholecystectomy. Aust N Z J Surg 1991;61:626-30
5. Adams WJ; Thompson JF; Liounis B; Ekberg H; Rotenko I.  The Allen Brown shunt: a useful option for vascular access. Am J Surg 1991;162:24-30
6. Adams WJ; Mann LJ; Bokey EL; Chapuis PH; Koorey SG; Hughes WJ. Hartmann's procedure for carcinoma of the rectum and sigmoid colon. Aust N Z J Surg 1992;62:200-3
7. Adams W, Ctercteko G, Billous M. Effect of an omental wrap on the healing and vascularity of compromised intestinal anastomoses. Dis Colon Rectum 1992;35;731-738
8. Adams WJ, Lawson JA, Morris DL.  Cimetidine acts via histamine receptors to inhibit growth of human colon cancer. Br J Surg 1992;79:453
9. Adams WJ; Lawson JA; Nicholson SE; Cook TA; Morris DL. The growth of carcinogen-induced colon cancer in rats is inhibited by cimetidine. Eur J Surg Oncol 1993;19:332-5
10. Meagher A, Adams W, Lubowski D, King D.  Anatomy of rectum and anus.
In: Colorectal Physiology: Faecal incontinence. Kuijpers H Ed., CRC Press Florida 1993
11. Adams W; Morris D. Demonstration of histamine receptors on human colon cancer cells.
Aust NZ J Surg 1993;63:964
12. Adams WJ; Meagher AP; Lubowski DZ; King DW.  Bisacodyl reduces the volume of polyethylene glycol solution required for bowel preparation. Dis Colon Rectum 1994;37:229-33
13. Lawson JA; Adams WJ; Morris DL. The effect of misoprostol on colon cancer. Aust N Z J Surg 1994;64:197-201
14. Adams WJ, King DW, Lubowski DZ, Morris DL. Cimetidine prevents postoperative suppression of immune function following colorectal cancer surgery. Gut 1994;35(Sup2):S16
15. Adams WJ; Lawson JA; Morris DL. Cimetidine inhibits in vivo growth of human colon cancer and reverses histamine stimulated in vitro and in vivo growth. Gut 1994;35:1632-6
16. Adams WJ; Morris DL; Ross WB; Lubowski DZ; King DW; Peters L. Cimetidine preserves non-specific immune function after colonic resection for cancer. Aust N Z J Surg 1994;64:847-52
17. Meagher AP; Adams WJ; Lubowski DZ; Vonthethoff LW. Autonomic nerves cross the posterior plane of rectal dissection. Aust N Z J Surg 1995;65:48-50
18. Adams WJ; Morris DL.  Short-course cimetidine and survival with colorectal cancer. Lancet 1994;344:1768-9
19. Links M; Clingan PR; Phadke K; O'Baugh J; Legge J; Adams WJ; Ross WB; Morris D. A randomized trial of cimetidine with 5-fluorouracil and folinic acid in metastatic colorectal cancer.
Eur J Surg Oncol 1995;21:523-5
20. Adams WJ; Wong WD. Endorectal ultrasonic detection of malignancy within rectal villous lesions.
Dis Colon Rectum 1995;38:1093-6
21. Wing K, Vonthethoff L, Magarey C, Adams W, Morris D.  The effect of histamine antagonists on the presence of tumour infiltrating lymphocytes in breast cancer: a retrospective study. Surg Res Comm 1995;18:69-74
22. Morris DL; Adams WJ Cimetidine and colorectal cancer--old drug, new use? Nat Med 1995;1:1243-4
23. Adams W; Morris D.  Cimetidine and colorectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum 1996;39:111-112
24. Adams WJ; Morris DL. Carcinoembryonic antigen in the evaluation of therapy of primary and metastatic colorectal cancer. Aust N Z J Surg 1996;66:515-9
25. Lawson JA; Adams WJ; Morris DL. Ranitidine and cimetidine differ in their in vitro and in vivo effects on human colonic cancer growth. Br J Cancer 1996;73:872-6
26. Reynolds JL, Akhter JA, Adams WJ, Morris DL. Histamine content in colorectal cancer. Are there sufficient levels of histamine to affect lymphocyte function. Eur J Surg Oncol 1997;23(3):224-7
27. Adams WJ, Morris DL. Pilot study – cimetidine enhances lymphocyte infiltration of human colorectal carcinoma: results of a small randomised trial. Cancer 1997;80(1):15-21
28. Tse V, Lochhead A, Adams W, Tindal D. Concurrent colonic adenocarcinoma and two ileal carcinoids in a 72 year old male. Aust ANZ J Surg 1997;67(10):739-41
29. Reynolds JL, Akhter JA, Magarey CJ, Schwartz P, Adams WJ, Morris DL. Histamine in human breast cancer.
Br J Surg 1998;85(4):538-41
30. Invited Commentary on paper entitled: “Adjuvant Cimetidine in Breast Carcinoma: A Prospective Randomised Control Trial”. Asian J Surg
31. Chew SSB, Adams WJ. Laparoscopic hand-assisted extended right hemicolectomy for cancer – video
(accepted by Surg Endosc 2006)
32. Chew SSB, Adams WJ. Anal sphincter advancement flap for low transsphincteric anal fistula - Technical Notes
(accepted by Dis Colon Rectum 2006)
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