Fiona Tudehope
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Nail Diseases and Treatments
- FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Voice and Speech Disorders
St Vincent's Hospital
2024
St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
2024
UNSW Sydney
2020
INTRODUCTION: Complete inability to belch due retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction (R-CPD) may lead chronic gas-related gastrointestinal complaints. We aimed validate high-resolution manometric (HRM) diagnostic criteria and prospectively evaluate the feasibility efficacy of cricopharyngeal botulinum toxin injection (CBTI) by flexible endoscopy. METHODS: Consecutive manometrically diagnosed patients with R-CPD were included. Asymptomatic volunteers also included for validation. Patients...
Cryptococcus, a yeast-like fungus, is the most common cause of fungal meningitis worldwide. The Cryptococcus gattii variety concentrated in Australia has greater propensity to infect immunocompetent hosts, and form crytococcomas. This case presents novel disease complication, that is, acute neurological symptoms without seizures, progression or reactivation.A 58-year-old male was brought emergency department with dysarthria right arm paraesthesias. Computed tomography brain magnetic...