Contacts & Sources
Introduction
My Story So Far.....
Enterra Therapy
Surgery & Aftercare
Financing Matters
Contacts & Sources
Patients Experiences
Info From Surgeon
My surgeon:

Grant Fullarton
Glasgow Royal Infirmary(NHS)
Castle St,Glasgow G4 0SF
Ross Hall Hospital (Private)Crookston Rd Glasgow & Nuffield Hospital Glasgow (Private)

Please make initial contact through his Upper GI Nurse, Mairi McPherson on 0141 211 0063 or through his secretary at Glasgow Royal Infirmary Fiona Plummer on 0141 211 4000 or by email at the address below.

Email: grant.fullarton@northglasgow.scot.nhs.uk

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Others in UK performing the surgery or specialising in Enterra Therapy(as of Apr 2008)

(1)Dr Sri Kadirkamanathan at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford - he was the first surgeon to do an implant in 2000(NHS)on 0844 8220002 or his secretary on 01245 516621 & BMI The London Independant Hospital (Privately I beleive)

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(2)Mr Rob Macadam at the University of Aintree Hospital Liverpool on 0151 525 5980 (Aintree Hospital Trust)
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(3)Gastroenterologist: Prof Epstein & Surgeon: Prof Winslet at the Royal Free Hospital in London on 0207 794 0500

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(4) Dr Basil Ammori BUPA Hospital Manchester (privately I believe) on 0161 276 4170 or Manchester Royal Infirmary (NHS) on 0161 276 4170 - he also has a website at http://laparoscopic-specialist.co.uk
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(5)Professor Forbes of University College Hospital (UCLH) 235 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BU switchboard 0845 155 5000
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The Manufacturers

Medtronic Ltd
Suite One
Sherbourne House
Croxley business Centre
Watford
Herts
WD18 8WW

Tel 01923 212213 or email
gastro-uro.ne@medtronic.com
They can supply leaflets,information & statistical data about Enterra Therapy

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Diabetes UK Careline
Tel 0207 424 1030

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USA Contacts:
Dr Thomas L Abel
2500 North State Street, Jackson, Mississippi Tel 001 601 9844 540 or email tabell@medicine.umsmed.edu - renowned in the field in the USA

Have also heard of a Dr Michael Cammalri in Minnasota, but unfortunately do not have any contact details as yet.

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My email address - Sam Cleal:

CLEAL@fsmail.net


Various articles have been published - by contacting the newspapers circulation departments they can provide you with back issues.

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Re:Enterra

Daily Mail
Article 31/12/02
‘The Diabetic Pacemaker’

Glasgow Herald
Article 24/12/05
‘Woman denied an operation’
Tel 0141 302 7372

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Re: other gastric stimulation devices & feeding tube problems

Daily Mail
Article re obesity 27/10/03
The Sun
Article re obesity 27/11/03

The Sun
Article re feeding tube 6/6/03


Information via the web:

Original newspaper article re Enterra Therapy:
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/archive/7-10-19102-0-10-12.html
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Various published papers & articles via the web:

Daily Mail article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=518645&in_page_id=1774

Patient article:

http://www.royalfree.nhs.uk/freestyle/freestyle121204.pdf

American article:

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=18324326

Professor Epstein review:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18248660?dopt=AbstractPlus


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Websites with information about Gastroparesis and Enterra Therapy:

http://www.medtronic.com/neuro/enterra/patient.html

http://www.diabetesuk.co.uk/infocentre/inform/gastro.html


http://www.gpda.net/page10.html

http://www.nice.org.uk

http://www.gastroparesis.org.uk THIS IS A FORUM FOR PEOPLE WITH THE CONDITION

Excellent canadian website on
www.digestivedistress.com

Forums:
On Facebook.com:
Gastroparesis 'R' Us
G-Pact
GASP (Gastroparesis.Awareness.Support.Pressure.)

On Yahoo:
yahoogroups.com/group/gastroparesis


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