Ollie Pickering

Average general surgical registrar | Amateur cyclist | Netflix expert

[University Hospital Southampton HPB surgery @SotonHPB]

We are looking for a keen surgically minded junior fellows at Southampton. Ideal for those looking to do an F3 year. 4 months rotations across various surgical specialities. Please apply if you are interested!
https://t.co/ScqxllHmJz

[University Hospital Southampton HPB surgery @SotonHPB]

Great few days in Dublin #eahpba2025 with the team. Full of motivation, lots of research ideas 🤓🧐. Bring on Singapore 2026!! #IHPBA 💪 @decsamethasone @ollie_pickering @LiudmylaPererva @drvictoriamj @sosiddig

[University Hospital Southampton HPB surgery @SotonHPB]

Professor John Primrose starts the first session of the day in the Auditorium of #EAHPBA2025, covering liver transplant for CRC

[University Hospital Southampton HPB surgery @SotonHPB]

Miss Lulu Tanno @Tanno_Lulu gets the first session of the day underway at the fantastic #EAHPBA2025 in Dublin, Ireland

[The Roux Group @roux_group]

Join us for the National HPB Research Meeting: Shaping the Future of HPB Research
🗓 Friday, 27 June 2025
📍 Royal College of Surgeons of England
💡 Trial design, NIHR applications, big data, breakout rooms, CI/PI roles & more
🔗 Register now: https://t.co/cythN8OaQa

[University Hospital Southampton HPB surgery @SotonHPB]

Mr Ali Arshad gives an overview of the evolution of the robotic HPB programme in @UHSFT at the 3rd UK Robotic HPB conference in Coventry. Over 60 level 3 cases successfully performed 👏 @Jawad004 @roux_group @EAHPBA @MarcBesselink @Augishealth @IHPBA

[Ollie Pickering @ollie_pickering]

@doctorhelgi @DrFBE @ASiTofficial @Schoolofsurg This self populating electronic discharge letter sounds game changing.

[Ollie Pickering @ollie_pickering]

@doctorhelgi @DrFBE @ASiTofficial @Schoolofsurg I bet that surgical trainee can do a cracking discharge letter after that list

[Ville Sallinen @villesallinen]

New RCT: Antibiotics vs appendectomy for uncomplicated appendicitis in children

❌Failure: 34% antibiotics vs 7% appendectomy

❌With 20% (!!) non-inferiority margin 👉 Antibiotics inferior

❌4 times more mild-moderate adverse events in antibiotic group

https://t.co/OmdvviYhRS

[Marianne Hollyman @misshollyman]

Latest findings from the @covidharem dataset on non-operative management of appendicitis have been published!

At 1 year, 71% of patients hadn't had an appendicectomy.

Presence of a faecolith and high AAS were key predictors of recurrence.

Read more: https://t.co/0xDAqKMMZS

[E-AHPBA @EAHPBA]

📢Join us for the next #HPBCases session on Pancreatic NET.

Don't miss this insightful discussion!

📅Date: 26th September 2024 - 1900 CET

Register: https://t.co/CqaDy1lewt

@IhPBA @AHPBA @APHPBA

[Ollie Pickering @ollie_pickering]

@D_Rodders Absolutely makes sense.

[Sharlene Gill, MD, MPH, MBA, FASCO @GillSharlene]

@ASCO #ASCO24 #ESOsm
🥇ESOPEC #plenary
FLOT v CROSS loc adv EAC
📌 N=438, 80%cN+
➡️OS 58% FLOT V 50%, CROSS HR 0.7
pCR 17% v10%
🤔 CROSS underperformed…
How does adjuvant nivo post CROSS impact?
@OncoAlert

[Tim Underwood @TimTheSurgeon]

Our latest paper in @BJSurgery questions the safety of organ-sparing approaches in oesophageal cancer. https://t.co/6FV3BLqWwB 1/12

[Ollie Pickering @ollie_pickering]

@easan_anand @MStott88 Learnt from some fantastic senior registrars Mr Anand.

[Ollie Pickering @ollie_pickering]

@HansL16 @aneelbhangu @Neil_J_Smart @NIHR_GSU @MariaPicciochi @dnepo @DrJamesGlasbey @eurohernias @BJSurgery @BJSAcademy @AISChannel @VirginiaLedda @BritishHernia I think 60 is ambitious in today’s climate. ISCP requires 50 and many struggle with that.

[Ganesh Vigneswaran @ganesh_vignes]

🔬 Calling All Oesophageal Cancer MDT Members! - please give us your views on AI-based decision-support tools for MDT decisions, and which factors matter most to you.🩺
📝 Please spare 10 minutes for our survey:
https://t.co/qVBhRlTR24
Thanks! 🌟
@BritSocGastro @AUGIShealth

[Ollie Pickering @ollie_pickering]

@MStott88 @MarcBesselink @maloehr1 @pancreatitis_nl @rcverdonk @BJSAcademy @BJSurgery @EAHPBA @IHPBA Away from tertiary centres I’m not sure many places are doing EUS for presumed IAP in the UK

[Arndt Vogel @ArndtVogel]

VESTIGE: Adjuvant immunotherapy in pts with resected GEA following preoperative chemotherapy with high risk for recurrence presented by @LizzySmyth1 at #WCGIC2023
🔎EORTC phs II study
unfortunately⛔️
👉Adj. Nivo/IPI did not improve DFS & OS compared to CTx
@myESMO @WCGIC @OncoAlert