Publications

PAPERS ON BOWEL CANCER DIAGNOSIS INCLUDING ‘DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS’AND A BOWEL SYMPTOM CHECKER.

1. Thompson JA, Pond CL, Ellis BG, Beach A, Thompson MR. Rectal Bleeding in General and Hospital Practice; 'The tip of the iceberg'. Colorect Dis 2000; 2: 288-293
2. National Referral Guidelines for Bowel Cancer www.acpgbi.org.uk Colorectal Dis 2002; 4 (4): 287-297 
3. Thompson MR, Heath I, Ellis BG, Swarbrick ET, Faulds Wood L, Atkin WS. Identifying and managing patients at low risk of bowel cancer in General Practice. BMJ 2003; 327: 263-265
4. Flashman K, O’Leary DP, Senapati A, Thompson MR. The Department of Health’s ‘two-week standard’ for bowel cancer: is it working? Gut 2004; 53(3): 387-391
5. Ellis BG, Thompson MR. Factors identifying higher risk bleeding in General Practice. Br J Gen Pract 2005; 55(521): 949-55
6. Thompson MR, Perera R, Senapati A, Dodds S. The diagnostic and predictive value of the common symptom combinations of bowel cancer. BJS 2007; 94: 1260-1265
7. Thompson MR, Flashman KG, Wooldrage K, Statistician, Rogers PA, Statistician, Senapati A, O’Leary DP, Atkin WS. Flexible sigmoidoscopy and whole colonic imaging in the diagnosis of cancer in patients with colorectal symptoms. Br J Surg 2008; 95: 1140-114
8. Thompson MR, I. Heath, E. T. Swarbrick, L. Faulds Wood and B. G. Ellis. Earlier diagnosis and treatment of symptomatic bowel cancer: can it be achieved and how much will it improve survival?  Colorectal Disease 2011; 13, 6–16 
9. Thompson MR, Asiimwe A, Flashman K, Tsavellas G. Is earlier referral and investigation of bowel cancer patients presenting with rectal bleeding associated with better survival? Colorectal Disease 2011;13:1242-1248 

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NATIONAL BOWEL CANCER AUDITS

1. Stamatakis J, Thompson M. Chave H, Kinsman R. National Audit of Bowel Obstruction due to colorectal cancer. April 1998 – March 1999
2. Tekkis PP, Poloniecki JD, Thompson MR, Stamatakis JD. ACPGBI Colorectal Cancer Study 2002. Part A: Unadjusted outcomes.www.nbocap.org.uk
3. Tekkis PP, Poloniecki JD, Thompson MR, Stamatakis JD. ACPGBI Colorectal Cancer Study 2002. Part B: Risk Adjusted Outcomes. The ACPGBI Colorectal Cancer Model. www.nbocap.org.uk
4. Smith J, Tekkis P, Thompson MR, Stamatakis J. Report of ACPGBI Bowel Cancer Study. June 2004. www.nbocap.org.uk
5. Tekkis PP, Smith JJ, Constantinides V, Thompson MR, Stamatakis JD. Report of The National Bowel Cancer Audit Project “Knowing your results”. June 2005. www.nbocap.org.uk
6. Tilney HS, Tekkis PP, Heriot AG, Lovegrove RE, Smith JJ, Thompson MR, Stamatakis JD. Report of the National Bowel Cancer Audit Project. “Assessing Quality”. June 2006. www.nbocap.org.uk/download/report
7. Smith JJ, Cornish J, Tekkis PP, Thompson MR. Report of The National Bowel Cancer Audit Project. “Quality Improvement & Open Reporting”. April 2008. www.nbocap.org.uk/download/report
8. Cornish J, Tekkis PP, Tan E, Tilney H. Thompson M, Smith JJ. The National Bowel Cancer Audit Project: the impact of organisational structure in operative bowel cancer within the United Kingdom. Colorect Dis 2008 (Jul 10 (sl);7 
9. Cornish J, Tilney H, Tan E, Thompson M, Northover J, Smith JJ, Tekkis PP. The National Bowel Cancer Audit Project – what do Trusts think of the National Bowel Cancer Project and how can it be improved? Colorect Dis 2008 July 10 (sl): 28
10. Sugden C, Slight S, Adams K, Cornish J, Thompson M, Tekkis PP, Smith JJ. National Bowel Cancer Audit Programme: stenting in bowel cancer; results and outcomes from the audit. Colorect Dis 2008 Sep 10(s2): 5
11. Cornish J, Tekkis PP, Tan E, Tilney H, Thompson M, Smith JJ. The National Bowel Cancer Audit Project: the impact of organisational structure in operative bowel cancer within the United Kingdom. Colorect Dis 2008 Sep 10(s2): 47
12. Thompson MR, Tekkis PP, Stamatakis MS, Smith J, Faulds Wood L, Shortis M, Poloniecki J. National Bowel Cancer Audit; the move to open reporting. Colorectal Disease 2010; 12, 783–791

PILONIDAL SINUS DISEASE

1. Senapati A, Cripps NPJ, Thompson MR. Bascom's operation in the day-surgical management of symptomatic pilonidal sinus. Br J Surg 2000; 87: 1067-1070
2. Branagan G, Thompson MR, Senapati A. Cleft closure for the treatment of unhealed perineal sinus. Colorect Dis 2006; 8(4): 317-4
3. Thompson MR, Senapati A, Kitchen P. Simple day-case surgery for pilonidal sinus disease BJS 2011; 98: 198–209 
4.  Senapati A, Cripps NPJ, Flashman K, Thompson MR Cleft closure for the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease Colorectal Disease 2011;13:333-336

RECTAL PROLAPSE

1. Plusa S, Charig A, Thompson MR. Physiological Changes after Delorme's Procedure for Full Thickness Rectal Prolapse. Br J Surg 1995: 82: 1475-1478
2. Watts AMI, Thompson MR. Evaluation of the Delorme's Procedure as a Treatment for Full Thickness Rectal Prolapse. Br J Surg 2000; 87: 218-222

INVITED ARTICLES

1. Thompson MR, Prytherch D. Rectal Bleeding. The Practitioner 1996; 240:198-2000
2. Ellis BG, Thompson MR. Flexible sigmoidoscopy in primary care. Update 2001; 5th April: 440-446
3. Thompson MR, Ellis BG. Detecting bowel cancer in practice GP 2004: April 2004: 53-4 4 
4. Thompson MR. ACPGBI Report: What is the Government doing to improve outcomes for patients with bowel cancer? Colorectal Dis 2004: 6(6): 521-4
5. Thompson MR. Resources for Coloproctology: there are substantial deficits in the number of staff needed for a high quality service. Colorect Dis 2005; 7(1): 109-13 
6. Thompson MR, Steele RJC, Atkin WS. Effective screening for bowel cancer: a UK perspective. Dis Colon & Rectum 2006; 49 (6): 895-908
7. Population screening for colorectal cancer. Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin. 2006; 44(9): 65-70

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS 

1. 1. Advances in Surgery 24. Edited by: Irvine Taylor, Colin Johnson. Churchill Livingstone 2001. Chapter 8, pages 103-113. What can we learn from colorectal cancer audits? Stamatakis J, Aitken J, Smith J, Thompson MR. 
2. 2. Thompson MR, ET Swarbrick. BG Ellis, I Heath, L Faulds Wood, C Coles, Atkin WS. Chapter 12. Strategies for the efficient management of all patients with lower gastrointestinal symptoms to achieve effective diagnosis of colorectal cancer. In: Cunningham D, Topham C, Miles A, eds. The effective management of colorectal cancer. 2nd ed. London: Aesculapius Medical Press, 2002: 173
3. 3. Thompson MR, Swarbrick E, Ellis BG, Heath I, Faulds Wood L, Atkin W. The effective and efficient management of patients with rectal bleeding to identify those with cancer. Progress in Colorectal Surgery. Edited by J Beynon, ND Carr. Published by Springer-Verlag London Limited (2005). 
4. 4. Thompson MR Senapati A Kitchen P Pilonidal sinus disease in Past, Present and Future. Chapter 4 in Anorectal and colonic disease – A practical guide to their management. 3rd Edition (2010).