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Royal Free Hospital
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London NW3 2QG, UK

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  1. Magos AL, Baumann R, Cheung K, Turnbull AC. Intrauterine surgery under intravenous sedation as an out-patient alternative to hysterectomy. Lancet 1989; ii: 925-6.
  2. Lockwood GM, Baumann R, Turnbull AC, Magos AL. Extensive hysteroscopic surgery under local anaesthesia. Gynaecol Endosc 1992; 1: 15 -21.
  3. Cooper MJ, Molnar BG, Broadbent JAM, Richardson R, Magos AL. Hypothermia associated with extensive hysteroscopic surgery. Austr NZ J Obstet Gynaecol 1994; 34: 88-89.
  4. Magos AL, Bournas N, Sinha R, Richardson RE, O'Connor H. Vaginal myomectomy. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1994; 101: 1092-1094.
  5. Broadbent JAM, Magos AL. Menstrual blood loss after hysteroscopic myomectomy. Gynaecol Endosc 1995; 4 ; 41-44.
  6. Magos AL, Bournas N, Sinha R, O'Connor H. Vaginal hysterectomy for the large uterus. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1996; 103: 246-251.
  7. Davies A, Magos AL. Is laparoscopic hysterectomy ever indicated? J Irish Col Phys Surg 1996; 25: 289-292.
  8. Davies A, Magos AL. Vaginal hysterectomy for the large uterus. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1996; 103: 940.
  9. Hart R, Magos AL. Minimall access surgery: In: "Practical Guide to Reproductive Medicine ", (Eds. Rainsbury PA, Viniker DA). Carnforth, Parthenon Publishing Group 1997: 409-430.
  10. Davies A, Magos A. Indications and alternatives to hysterectomy. In: " Hysterectomy " (Ed. Wood C, Maher PJ). Bailliere's Clin Obstet Gynaecol 1997; 11: 61-75.
  11. Richardson RE, Magos A. Operative laparoscopy in gynaecology. In: " Laparoscopic surgery: the implications of changing practice ", (Eds. Hobsley M, Treaure T, Northover J). London , Arnold 1997: 99-113.
  12. Magos A. Treatment of large uterine fibroids. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1997; 104: 867-868.
  13. Molnar GB, Magos AL, Kay J. Monitoring fluid absorption using 1% ethanol-tagged glycine during operative hysteroscopy. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 1997; 4: 357-362.
  14. Davies A, Vizza E, Bournas N, O'Connor H, Magos A. How to increase the proportion of hysterectomies performed vaginally. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1998; 179: 1008-1012.
  15. O'Connor H, Magos A. How to avoid complications at hysteroscopic surgery. In: "Recent Advances in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Volume 20 ", (Ed. Bonnar J). Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone 1998: 201-214.
  16. Shushan A, Mohamed H, Magos AL. How long does laparoscopic surgery really take? Lessons learned from 1000 operative laparoscopies. Hum Reprod 1999; 14: 39 -43.
  17. Davies A, Magos A. Treatment with a gonadotrophin releasing hormone agonist before hysterectomy for leiomyomas: results of a multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1999; 106: 751-752.
  18. Shushan A, Mohamed H, Magos AL. A case-control study to compare the variability of operating time in laparoscopic and open surgery. Hum Reprod 1999; 14: 1467-1469.
  19. Hart R, Molnar BG, Magos A. Long term follow up of hysteroscopic myomectomy assessed by survival analysis. Br J Obstet Gynecol 1999; 106: 700-705.
  20. Miskry T, Davies A, Magos A. Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy compared with total abdominal hysterectomy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1999; 181: 1580-1581.
  21. Miskry T, Magos A. Laparoscopic myomectomy. Seminars Lap Surgery 1999; 6: 73-79.
  22. Davies A, Magos A. A prospective study to evaluate excision of uterine fibroids by vaginal myomectomy. Fertil Steril 1999; 71: 961-964.
  23. Miskry T, Magos A. Laparoscopically assisted hysterectomy for the large uterus. Gynaecol Endosc 2000; 9: 273.
  24. Sushan A, Protopapas A, Hart R, Magos A. Diagnostic and therapeutic advantages of hysteroscopic surgery in management of intrauterine lesions in postmenopausal women. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 2001: 8: 87-91.
  25. Davies A, Magos A. The hysterectomy lottery. J Obstet Gynaecol 2001; 21: 166-170.
  26. Miskry T, Magos A. Hysterectomy. In: "Textbook of Female Urology and Urogynaecology ", (Eds. Cardozo L, Staskin D)". London , Isis Medical Media 2001: 675-689.
  27. Davies A, Hart R, Magos A, Hadad E, Morris R. Hysterectomy: surgical route and complications. Eur J Obstet Gynecol 2002: 104: 148-51.
  28. Magos A. The extended scope of vaginal hysterectomy: technical highlights and prevention of complications. Jaarboek 2000. Vlaamse vereniging voor obstetrie en gynaecologie. VVOG, Sint-Niklass 2002: 251-8.
  29. Magos A, Taylor A. The modern management of fibroids. In: "The Year in Gynaecology 2002 ", (Eds. Barter J, Hampton N). Oxford , Clinical Publishing Services 2002: 251-68.
  30. Miskry T, Magos A. Randomised, prospective, double-blind comparison of abdominal versus vaginal hysterectomy in women without uterovaginal prolapse. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2003; 82: 351-8.
  31. Sabatini L, Atiomo W, Magos A. Successful myomectomy following infected ischaemic necrosis of uterine fibroids after uterine artery embolisation. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 2003; 110: 704-6.
  32. Sharma M, Buck L, Mastrogamvrakis G, Kontos K, Magos A, Taylor A. Cost effectiveness of pre-operative gonadotrophin releasing analogues for women with uterine fibroids undergoing hysterectomy or myomectomy. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 2003: 110: 712.
  33. Scott P, Taylor A, Yoong W, Magos A. Absorbable cervical tourniquet at open myomectomy: a pilot study. J Gynecol Surg 2004: 20: 33 -7.
  34. Sharma M, Taylor A, Magos A. Vaginal myomectomy. RCOG Year Book , Volume 11, (Eds. Hillard T, Purdie D). London , RCOG Press 2004: 479-88.
  35. Sharma M, Taylor A, Magos A. Hysteroscopic myomectomy. In: "State of Art: Atlas of Gynaecological Surgery", (Ed. Jain N). New Delhi , Jaypee Brothers 2004: 489-96.
  36. Taylor A, Sharma M, Buck L, Mastrogamvrakis G, Di Spiezio Sardo A, Magos A. Reducing blood loss at open myomectomy using triple tourniquets. BJOG 2005; 112:340-5.
  37. Lim S, Taylor A, Di Spiezio Sardo, Mastrogamvrakis G, Sharma M, Buck L, Magos A. Myomectomy can be "life saving" - a case of a 36-week fibroid uterus managed conservatively in a 40-year old nulliparous woman. J Obstet Gynaecol (in press).
  38. Taylor A, Sharma M, Tsirkas P, Arora R, d i Spiezio Sardo A, Mastrogamvrakis G, MD, Clinical Research Fellow, Buck L, Oak M, Magos A. Surgical and radiological management of uterine fibroids: A United Kingdom survey of current Consultant practice. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2005; 85: 340-5.
  39. Taylor A, Blackmore S, Tsirkas P, Magos A. Color Doppler evaluation of changes in uterine perfusion induced by the use of an absorbable cervical tourniquet during open myomectomy. J Clin Ultrasound 2005; 33:390-3.
  40. Chapman L, Magos A. Hysterectomy. In: "Uterine leiomyomata: Pathogenesis and Management", (Ed Brosens I). Taylor & Francis, London 2005: 181-97.
  41. Taylor A, Sharma M, Buck L, Mastrogamvrakis G, Di Spezio Sardo A, Magos A. The use of triple tourniquets for laparoscopic myomectomy. J Gynecol Surg 2005; 21: 65-72.
  42. Chapman L, Magos A. Surgical and radiological management of uterine fibroids in the UK. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2006; 18: 394-401.
  43. Taylor A, Magos A. Reducing blood loss at open myomectomy using triple tourniquets: a randomised controlled trial. BJOG 2006; 113: 618-9.
  44. Kochiadakis C, Magos A. Subtotal vaginal hysterectomy and myomectomy. In: " Advances in Reconstructive Vaginal Surgery ", (Eds. Kovac SR, Zimmerman CW). Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2007: 147-155.
  45. Magos A. Hysteroscopy and laparoscopy. In: "Dewhurst's Textbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 7th Ed. (Ed. Edmonds DK). Blackwell Publishing, Oxford 2007: 560-577.
  46. Papalampros P, Gambadauro P, Papadopoulos N, Polyzos D, Chapman L, Magos A. The mini-resectoscope: a new instrument for office hysteroscopic surgery. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2008.
  47. Magos A, Gambadauro P, Tsibanakos I, Georgakaki A, Kakaidis I, Moiety F. Submucous fibroids should be removed in infertile women. BMJ 2009; 338: b126.
  48. Al-Shabibi N, Chapman L, Madari S, Papadimitriou A, Papalampros P, Magos A. Prospective randomised trial comparing gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues with triple tourniquets at open myomectomy. BJOG, 2009 Feb 4.
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