ASSOC. PROF. ALEX ADES
RESEARCH, PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Research Published in Medical Journals
Diabetic nephropathy during pregnancy
Brazilian Journal of Gynaecology (1991 Jul, 101(7): 275-8)
Treatment of carcinoma in situ of the cervix experience at the Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo.
Souen JS, Carvalho JP, Filassi JR, Marques JA, Ades A, Pinotti JA.
Rev Paul Med. (1992 Nov-Dec; 110(6):276-9)
Uptake of a cholesterol-rich emulsion by neoplastic ovarian tissues.
Ades A, Carvalho JP, Graziani SR, Amancio RF, Souen JS, Pinotti JA, Maranhão RC.
Gynecol Oncol. (2001 Jul; 82(1):84-7)
Removal of copper-bearing iuds in asymptomatic patients.
Lee L, Ades A, Ang WC.
J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care (2008 Apr; 34(2):135-6)
URL: https://srh.bmj.com/content/familyplanning/34/2/135.3.full.pdf
Experience with laparoscopic transabdominal cervico-isthmic cerclage.
Sheehan P, Ades A, Palma-Dias R.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol (2008 Aug; 48(4):448)
Spontaneous combined bladder and uterine rupture in pregnancy
McCarthy FP, Ades A, Ang WC.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Volume 49, Issue 2, pages 234–235, April 2009)
Transabdominal cervical cerclage
Umstad MP, Quinn MA, Ades A
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Volume 50, Issue 5, pages 460–464, October 2010)
URL: https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1479-828X.2010.01212.x
Porous diaphragm syndrome. Haemothorax secondary to haemoperitoneum following laparoscopic hysterectomy
May J, Ades A
BMJ Case Reports (Dec 5; 2013)
Laparoscopic Transabdominal Cerclage – a 6 year experience.
Ades A, May J, Cade TJ, Umstad MP
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology(2014 Apr;54(2):117-20)
URL: https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ajo.12156
Correct placement of the Essure device detected by transvaginal ultrasound at one month predicts correct placement at three months.
Mitchell s, May J, Ades A
International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Volume 3, Issue 1 pages 75-78, March 2014)
URL: https://www.ijrcog.org/index.php/ijrcog/article/view/751
Laparoscopic Transabdominal Cerclage - Successful term pregnancy following radical trachelectomy.
May J, Ades A
Journal of Gynecologic Surgery (Volume 30, Number 3, 2014)
Laparoscopic Removal of Abdominal Cerclage and Vaginal Delivery at 21 Weeks
Ades A, Dobromilsky K
Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (March 31, 2015)
URL: http://crsls.sls.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/jls101153488001.pdf
Transabdominal cervical cerclage –laparoscopy versus laparotomy
Ades A, Dobromilsky KC, Cheung KT, Umstad MP.
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (2015 Sep-Oct;22(6):968-73)
URL: https://www.jmig.org/article/S1553-4650(15)00329-5/abstract
Successful laparoscopic transabdominal cerclage in uterus didelphys
Ades A, Hong P.
British Medical Journal (BMJ Case Rep 2015 PMID:26578507)
URL: https://casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2015-212977.long
Uterine fibroids: Investigation and current management trends
Kaganov H, Ades A
Australian Family Physician (Volume 45, No.10, 2016 Pages 722-725)
URL: https://www.racgp.org.au/download/Documents/AFP/2016/October/AFP-OCT-Clinical-Kaganov.pdf
Laparoscopic resection of caesarean section scar ectopic pregnancy: Video article
Ades A, Parghi S
The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (JMIG-D-16-00664 - 2016.NOV.06)
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1553465016311682
Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diagnostic Features of Uterine Leiomyosarcomas: a Systematic Review
Kaganov H, Ades A, Fraser DS
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care ( 2018 Jan;34(2):172-179)
Laparoscopic transabdominal cerclage: Outcomes of 121 pregnancies
Ades A, Parghi S, Aref-Adib M.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (2018 January, doi.org/10.1111/ajo.12774)
URL: https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ajo.12774
Poor sensitivity of transvaginal ultrasound markers in diagnosis of superficial endometriosis of the uterosacral ligaments
Robinson AJ., Rombauts L., Ades A., Leong K., Paul E., Piessens S.
Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders (2018, Vol. 10(1) 10–17 © DOI: 10.1177/2284026518767259)
URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2284026518767259
Preventing adhesions in laparoscopic surgery: the role of anti-adhesion agents
Aref-Adib M, Phan T., Ades A
The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (2019;21:185–92)
URL: https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tog.12588
Laparoscopic transabdominal cerclage in pregnancy: A single centre experience
Ades A, Parghi S, Aref-Adib M, Hong P.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (2018 July 09, https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.12848)
URL: https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ajo.12848
Laparoscopic Transabdominal Cerclage and Subsequent Pregnancy Outcomes When Left In Situ
Ades A, Hawkins D
Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG Green Journal - 2019 May 9, Obstet Gynecol. doi: 10.1097/AOG)
Isolated uterine metastasis from a lung adenocarcinoma
Knox B, Dobrotwir A, Ades A
British Medical Journal Case Reports (2019 Dec 8)
Ovarian cysts in pregnancy: a narrative review
Senarath S, Ades A, Nanayakkara P
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (2020 April)
URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01443615.2020.1734781
Iatrogenic endometriosis due to isthmic stenosis post trachelectomy
Nanayakkara P, Ades A
BMJ Case Reports(2020 Feb 16)
URL: https://casereports.bmj.com/content/bmjcr/13/2/e233579.full.pdf
Cervical cerclage: a review and rethinking of current practice
Senarath S, Ades A, Nanayakkara P
https://journals.lww.com/obgynsurvey/Abstract/2020/12000/Cervical_Cerclage__A_Review_and_Rethinking_of.19.aspx
Correlation between ultrasound findings and laparoscopy in the prediction of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis
Pattanasri M, Ades A, Nanayakkara P
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Awaiting Publication
Rethinking pharmacological VTE prophylaxis in minimally invasive gynaecological procedures
Ades A, Nanayakkara P
The Medical Journal of Australia
Awaiting Publication
Simulation training in laparoscopic surgery
Lu D, Ades A, Nanayakkara P
Australian Medical Student Journal
Awaiting publication
Musculoskeletal Disorders in Surgeons
Xiang S, Ades A, Nanayakkara P
Australian Medical Student Journal
Awaiting publication
Ovarian cysts in pregnancy: a narrative review
Senarath S, Ades A, Nanayakkara P
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
2021 Feb;41(2):169-175 - doi: 10.1080/01443615.2020.1734781.
Rethinking pharmacological VTE prophylaxis in minimally invasive gynaecological procedures
Johns E, Ades A, Nanayakkara P
The Medical Journal of Australia
2021 Feb;214(2):60-62.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50897. Epub 2020 Dec 11. PMID: 33314172.
Simulation training in laparoscopic surgery
Lu D, Ades A, Nanayakkara P
(Submitted to Australian Medical Student Journal)
Contained power morcellation
Rann H, Ades A, Nanayakkara P
(Submitted to J Obs Gyn)
Port site hernias: an under-recognised iatrogenic complication of laparoscopic surgery
De Alwis D, Ades A, Nanayakkara P
(Submitted to TOG)
Research Presented in Medical Conferences
‘In situ’ vulvar carcinoma
Ades A, Carvalho JP, Souen JS
Presented at the IV MEDICAL CONGRESS OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SAO PAULO.
Sao Paulo, Brazil, 18th – 21st May 1987.
Low malignancy ovarian carcinoma
Souen JS, Ades A, Carvalho JP, Marques JA, Pinotti JA.
Presented at the II SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS OF MEDICAL STUDENTS OF SOUTH AMERICA.
Sao Paulo, Brazil, 29th July – 2nd August 1987.
Evaluation of the surgical treatment of inguinal hernias in older patients
Strassman V, Ades A
Presented at the XXVI WORLD CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COLEGE OF SURGEONS.
Milan, Italy 3rd – 9th July 1988.
Evaluation of the surgical treatment of gallbladder disease in older patients
Strassman V, Ades A
Presented at the XXVI WORLD CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COLEGE OF SURGEONS.
Milan, Italy 3rd – 9th July 1988.
Treatment of atypical ovarian tumours at the hospital clinics of the faculty of medicine of the university of sao paulo
Ades A, Carvalho JP, Souen JS
Presented at the II LATIN AMERICAN CONVENTION OF THE EUROPEAN SCHOLL OF ONCOLOGY.
Sao Paulo, Brazil, 12th – 14th June 1997.
Laparoscopic Transabdominal Cerclage – A 6 year experience in Melbourne, Australia
Ades A, May J, Cade TJ, Umstad MP
Presented at the Epworth Clinical Institute of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Symposium
Melbourne, AU, 9th August 2013
Presented at the RANZCOG Annual scientific meeting
Sydney, AU, 9th September 2013
Why preoperative diagnosis of deep endometriosis helps the surgeon
Ades A
Presented at the ASUM 44th Annual Scientific Meeting.
Melbourne, AU, 17th – 19th October 2014.
Obstetric outcomes following laparoscopic transabdominal cerclage in women with a history of oncological cervical surgery.
Ades A
Presented at the 15th Biennial Meeting of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society
Melbourne, AU, 8th – 11th November 2014.
Laparoscopic Abdominal Cerclage in a patient with uterus didelphys complicated by midtrimester FDIU: case report and review of the literature.
Ades A, Dobromilsky K
Presented at the AGES focus meeting - Complications.
Perth, AU, 24th – 25th October 2014.
Biopsy of uterine tumor and frozen section histopathology prior to laparoscopic morcellation – a pilot study.
Ades A, Hong P, Dobromilsky K, Machet D
Presented at the AGES/ISGE Congress – Controversies and Challenges in Minimally Invasive Surgery.
Melbourne, AU, 4th to 7th March 2015.
Transabdominal cerclage via laparotomy or laparoscopy: obstetric outcomes in patients with previous failed transvaginal cerclage.
Ades a, Dobromilsky K
Presented at the RCOG World Congress 2015, Joint RCOG / RANZCOG event.
Brisbane, AU, 12th to 15th April 2015.
Outpatient Hysteroscopy – A successful open access service
Ades A
Presented at 25th Annual Congress of the International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy (ISGE) & 4th Croatian Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynaecological Surgery
Opatija, Croatia 25th to 28th May 2016
Obstetric Outcomes of 101 Pregnancies Following Insertion of a Laparoscopic Transabdominal Cerclage
Ades A, Hong P
Presented at International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy (ISGE) 25th Annual Congress & 4th Croatian Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynaecological Surgery
Opatija, Croatia 25th to 28th May 2016
Laparoscopic Transabdominal Cerclage for the Treatment of Cervical Incompetence
Ades A
Presented at BIT 4th International Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Barcelona, Spain, 28th to 30th May 2016
Reverse hysterectomy: a modified technique for laparoscopic hysterectomy
Parghi S, Ades A
Presented at AGES XXVII Annual Scientific Meeting
Sydney, Australia, 2nd to 4th March 2017
Interstitial ectopic pregnancy – A laparoscopic surgical approach
McBain R , Palma-Dias R, Ades A
Presented at AGES XXVIII Annual Scientific Meeting
Melbourne, Australia, 8th to 10th March 2018
Biopsy of uterine tumour and frozen section histopathology prior to laparoscopic morcellation – a pilot study
Aref-Adib M, Tham J, Ades A
Presented at RCOG WORLD CONGRESS 2018.
Singapore, 21st to 24th March 2018.
Laparoscopic transabdominal cerclage: Outcomes of 121 pregnancies
Ades A, Parghi S, Aref-Adib M.
Presented at RCOG WORLD CONGRESS 2018.
Singapore, 21st to 24th March 2018.
Laparoscopic transabdominal cerclage in pregnancy: A single centre experience
Ades A, Parghi S, Aref-Adib M.
Presented at RCOG WORLD CONGRESS 2018.
Singapore, 21st to 24th March 2018.
Contained power morcellation
Hawkins D, Ades A
Presented at AGES XIX PELVIC FLOOR SYMPOSIUM
Brisbane, Australia 3rd to 4th August 2018.
Behind the Veil – Cultural Competency in Women’s Health
Rann H, Ades A, Nanayakkara, P
Presented at the 45th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Society for Psychosocial Obstetric and Gynaenocology (ASPOG)*
Melbourne, Australia 1st to 3rd August 2019.
*Awarded the 2019 Suzanne Abraham Clinical Presentation Award
Isolated uterine metastasis from a lung adenocarcinoma
Knox B, Debrotwir A, Ades A
Presented at RANZCOG Annual Scientific Meeting
Melbourne, Australia 13th to 16th October 2019.
Laparoscopic Transabdominal Cerclage – Outcomes of 244 pregnancies
Ades A, Nanayakkara, P, Hawkins D, Aref-Adib M, Panwar A.
Presented at AGES XXX Annual Scientific Meeting
Sydney, Australia, 5th to 7th March 2020
Laparoscopic Transabdominal Cerclage – Outcomes of subsequent pregnancies with the same suture left in situ
Ades A, Hawkins D, Aref-Adib M, Nanayakkara, P
Presented at AGES XXX Annual Scientific Meeting
Sydney, Australia, 5th to 7th March 2020
Increasing the adoption of ambulatory hysteroscopy in Australia – cost comparison and patient satisfaction
Nanayakkara, P, Ades A
Presented at AGES XXX Annual Scientific Meeting
Sydney, Australia, 5th to 7th March 2020
Correlation between transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) findings and laparoscopy in the prediction of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis (DIE)
Pattanasri M, Ades A , Nanayakkara, P
Presented at AGES XXX Annual Scientific Meeting
Sydney, Australia, 5th to 7th March 2020
