Publications and conferences
• Myrelid P, Lovegrove R. Low rectal cancer in a patient with ulcerative colitis: late reconstruction with continent Kock ileostomy In George B, Guy R, Jones O, Vogel J, eds. Colorectal Surgery: Clinical Care and Management. John Wiley & Sons Inc., May 2016. ISBN 978-1-118-67478-9• Lovegrove R. Long-standing Crohn’s colitis and enterocutaneous fistula In George B, Guy R, Jones O, Vogel J, eds. Colorectal Surgery: Clinical Care and Management. John Wiley & Sons Inc., May 2016. ISBN 978-1-118-67478-9
• Leff DR, Lovegrove RE, Athanasiou T. Data collection, database development and quality control: Guidance for clinical research studies In Athanasiou T, Debas H, Darzi A, eds. Key Topics in Surgical Research and Methodology. Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. 2010. ISBN 978-3-540-71914-4• Lovegrove RE, Tekkis PP. Crohn’s Disease In Aziz O, Purkayastha S, Paraskeva P eds. Hospital Surgery: Foundations in Surgical Practice. Cambridge University Press, April 2009. ISBN 978-0-521-68205-3• Lovegrove RE, Tekkis PP. Ulcerative Colitis In Aziz O, Purkayastha S, Paraskeva P eds. Hospital Surgery: Foundations in Surgical Practice. Cambridge University Press, April 2009. ISBN 978-0-521-68205-3• Lovegrove RE, Tekkis PP. Infective Colitis In Aziz O, Purkayastha S, Paraskeva P eds. Hospital Surgery: Foundations in Surgical Practice. Cambridge University Press, April 2009. ISBN 978-0-521-68205-3• Lovegrove RE, Tekkis PP. Functional outcomes following restorative proctocolectomy In Taylor I, Johnson C eds. Recent Advances in Surgery 30. London: RSM Press, March 2007, p139-51. ISBN 978-1-85315-720-2• The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland The National Bowel Cancer Audit Project 2007: Quality Improvement and Open Reporting April 2008• Tekkis PP, Lovegrove RE, Tilney HS, Sagar PM, Shorthouse AJ, Mortensen NJ, Nicholls RJ. Report on the national ileal pouch registry July 2006• The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland Report on the National Bowel Cancer Audit Project 2006: Assessing Quality July 2006• Blazeby J, Bluebelle Study Group (inc Lovegrove R) Bluebelle pilot randomised controlled trial of three wound dressing strategies to reduce surgical site infection in primary surgical wounds. BMJ Open 2020; 10(1):e030615• Lamb CA, Kennedy NA, Raine T, Hendy PA, Smith PJ, Limdi JK, Hayee B, Lomer MCE, Parkes GC, Selinger C, Barrett KJ, Davies RJ, Bennett C, Gittens S, Dunlop MF, Faiz O, Fraser A, Garrick V, Johnston PD, Parkes M, Sanderson J, Terry H; IBD guidelines eDelphi group (inc Lovegrove RE), Gaya DR, Iqbal TH, Taylor SA, Smith M, Brookes M, Hansen R, Hawthorne AB British Society of Gastroenterology consensus guidelines on the management of inflammatory bowel disease in adults Gut 2019; 68(S3):s1-s106• Macefield R, Brookes S, Blazeby J, Avery K; Bluebelle Study Group (inc Lovegrove R) Development of a ‘universal reporter’ outcome measure (UROM) for patient and healthcare professional completion: a mixed methods design study demonstrating a novel concept for optimal questionnaire design. BMJ Open 2019; 9(8):e029741• Reeves BC, Rooshenas L, Macefield RC, Woodward M, Welton NJ, Waterhouse BR, Torrance AD, Strong S, Siassakos D, Seligman W, Rogers CA, Rickard L, Pullybank A, Pope C, Pinkney TD, Pathak S, Owais A, O’Callaghan J, O’Brien S, Nepogodiev D, Nadi K, Murkin CE, Munder T, Milne T, Messenger D, McMullan CM, Mathers JM, Mason M, Marshall M, Lovegrove R, Longman RJ, Lloyd J, Lim J, Lee K, Korwar V, Hughes D, Hill G, Harris R, Hamdam M, Brown HG, Gooberman-Hill R, Glasbey J, Fryer C, Ellis L, Elliott D, Dumville JC, Draycott T, Donovan JL, Cotton D, Coast J, Clout M, Calvert MJ, Byrne BE, Brown OD, Blencowe NS, Bera KD, Bennett J, Bamford R, Bakhbakhi D, Atif M, Ashton K, Armstrong E, Andronis L, Ananthavarathan P, Blazeby JM Three wound-dressing strategies to reduce surgical site infection after abdominal surgery: the Bluebelle feasibility study and pilot RCT Health Technol Assess 2019; 23(39):1-166• Bluebelle Study Group (inc Lovegrove R) Validation of the Bluebelle Wound Healing Questionnaire for assessment of surgical-site infection in closed primary wounds after hospital discharge Br J Surg 2019; 106(3):226-235• Developing a core outcome set for fistulising perianal Crohn’s disease Sahnan K, Tozer PJ, Adegbola SO, Lee MJ, Heywood N, McNair AGK, Hind D, Yassin N, Lobo AJ, Brown SR, Sebastian S, Phillips RKS, Lung PFC, Faiz OD, Croook K, Blackwell S, Verjee A, Hart AL, Fearnhead NS; ENIGMA Collaborators (inc Lovegrove R) Gut 2019; 68(2):226-238• Brigic, Sakuma S, Lovegrove RE, Bassett P, Faiz O, Clark SK, Mortensen N, Kennedy RH A prospective case control study of functional outcomes and related quality of life after colectomy for neoplasia Int J Colorectal Dis 2017; 32(6):777-787• Warraich S, Lovegrove R, Guy R Abdominal wall reconstruction with biological mesh: novel reinforcement with mesh “off-cuts” Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2014; 96(8):623-4• Myrelid P, Marti-Gallostra M, Ashraf S, Sunde ML, Tholin M, Øresland T, Lovegrove RE, Tøttrup A, Kjær DW, George BS Complications in surgery for Crohn’s disease with intestinal anastomosis after preoperative anti-TNF therapy British Journal of Surgery 2014; 101(5):539-45• Thompson AR, Peters N, Lovegrove RE, Ledwidge S, Kitching A, Magee TR, Galland RB Cardiopulmonary exercise testing provides a predictive tool for early and late outcomes in abdominal aortic aneurysm patients Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2011; 93(6):474-81• Lovegrove RE, Tilney HS, Remzi FH, Nicholls RJ, Fazio VW, Tekkis PP To divert or not to divert: A retrospective analysis of variables that influence ileostomy omission in ileal pouch surgery Archives of Surgery 2011; 146(1):82-8• Gill J, Lovegrove R, Naessens K, Pursell R, Cominos T, McCormick C, Umeh H, Courtney S, Smith B Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer: An analysis of the maximum number of nodes requiring excision The Breast Journal 2011; 17(1):3-8• Tekkis PP, Lovegrove RE, Tilney HS, Smith JJ, Sagar PM, Shorthouse AJ, Mortensen NJ, Nicholls RJ Long-term failure and function after restorative proctocolectomy - A multi-centre study of patients from the UK National Ileal Pouch Registry Colorectal Disease 2010; 12(5):433-441• De’Ath HDI, Lovegrove RE, Javid M, Peter N, Magee TR, Galland RB An assessment of between-recti distance and divarication in patients with and without abdominal aortic aneurysm Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2010; 92(10):591-4• Lovegrove RE, Fazio VW, Remzi FH, Tilney HS, Nicholls RJ, Tekkis PP Development of a pouch functional score following restorative proctocolectomy British Journal of Surgery 2010; 97(6):945-51• Chan JKK, Lovegrove R, Dunckley M, Woo EK, Farouk M Unusual computed tomography findings in a patient presenting with acute abdominal pain British Medical Journal 2009; 339:b3192 (Picture Quiz)• Rolton DJ, Lovegrove RE, Dehn TC Laparoscopic splenectomy and diaphragmatic rupture repair in a 27-week pregnant trauma patient Surgery, Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques 2009; 19(4):e159-160• Rolton DJ, Lovegrove RE, Dehn TC Use of sterile glove as a retrieval bag in laparoscopic surgery Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2009; 91(5):440• Tilney H, Lovegrove RE, Smith JJ, Thompson MR, Tekkis PP The National Bowel Cancer Project: Social deprivation is an independent predictor of nonrestorative rectal cancer surgery Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 2009; 52(6):1046-53• Khan MA, Lovegrove RE Diagnostic peritoneal lavage versus hand-held FAST: The future for diagnosis of injury in the military environment Journal of the Royal Navy Medical Service 2008; 94(1):19-21• Lovegrove RE, Javid M, Magee TR, Galland RB A meta-analysis of 21,178 patients undergoing open or endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm British Journal of Surgery 2008; 95(6):677-84• Weston-Petrides GK, Lovegrove RE, Tilney HS, Heriot AG, Nicholls RJ, Mortensen NJ, Fazio VW, Tekkis PP Comparison of outcomes following restorative proctocolectomy with or without defunctioning ileostomy Archives of Surgery 2008; 143(4):406-12• Lovegrove RE, Javid M, Magee TR, Galland RB Endovascular and open approaches to non-thrombosed popliteal aneurysm repair: A meta-analysis European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 2008 36(1):96-100• Iqbal N, Lovegrove RE, Tilney HS, Abraham AT, Bhattacharya S, Tekkis PP, Kocher HM A comparison of pancreaticoduodenectomy with extended pancreaticoduodenectomy: A meta-analysis of 1909 patients European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2009; 35(1):79-86• Lovegrove RE, Symeonides P, Tekkis PP, Goodfellow PJ, Shorthouse AJ A selective approach to restorative proctocolectomy without ileostomy: A single centre experience Colorectal Disease 2008; 10(9):916-24• Iqbal N, Lovegrove RE, Tilney HS, Abraham AT, Bhattacharya S, Tekkis PP, Kocher HM A comparison of pancreaticoduodenectomy with pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy: A meta-analysis of 2822 patients European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008; 34(11):1237-45• Von Roon AC, Tekkis PP, Lovegrove RE, Neale KF, Phillips RKS, Clark SK Comparison of outcomes of ileal pouch anal anastomosis for familial adenomatous polyposis with and without previous ileorectal anastomosis British Journal of Surgery 2007; 95(4):494-8• Von Roon AC, Tekkis PP, Clark SK, Heriot AG, Lovegrove RE, Truvolo S, Nicholls RJ, Phillips RKS The impact of technical factors on outcome of restorative proctocolectomy for familial adenomatous polyposis Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 2007; 50(7):951-61• Lovegrove RE, Heriot AG, Constantinides V, Tilney HS, Darzi AW, Fazio VW, Nicholls RJ, Tekkis PP Meta-analysis of short-term and long-term outcomes of J, W and S ileal reservoirs for restorative proctocolectomy Colorectal Disease 2007; 9(4):310-20• Tilney HS, Sains PS, Lovegrove RE, Reese GE, Heriot AG, Tekkis PP Comparison of outcomes following ileostomy versus colostomy for defunctioning colorectal anastomoses World Journal of Surgery 2007; 31(5):1142-51• Simillis C, Constantinides VA, Tekkis PP, Darzi A, Lovegrove R, Jiao L, Antoniou A Laparoscopic versus open hepatic resections for benign and malignant neoplasms – a meta-analysis Surgery 2007; 141(2):203-11• Antoniou A, Lovegrove RE, Tilney HS, Heriot AG, John TG, Rees M, Tekkis PP, Welsh FKS Meta-analysis of clinical outcome after first and second liver resection for colorectal metastases Surgery 2007; 141(1):9-18• Reese GE, Lovegrove RE, Tilney HS, Yamamoto T, Heriot AG, Darzi A, Fazio VW, Tekkis PP The effect of Crohn’s disease on outcomes after restorative proctocolectomy Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 2007; 50(2):239-250• Tilney HS, Lovegrove RE, Purkayastha S, Sains PS, Weston-Petrides GK, Darzi AW, Tekkis PP, Heriot AG Comparison of colonic stenting and open surgery for malignant large bowel obstruction Surgical Endoscopy 2007; 21(2):225-233• Tilney HS, Lovegrove RE, Heriot AG, Purkayastha S, Constantinides V, Darzi AW, Fazio VW, Nicholls RJ, Tekkis PP Comparison of short-term outcomes of laparoscopic vs open approaches to ileal pouch surgery International Journal of Colorectal Disease 2007; 22(5):531-542• Lovegrove RE, Tilney HS, Heriot AG, von Roon AC, Athanasiou T, Church J, Fazio VW, Tekkis PP A comparison of adverse events and functional outcomes after restorative proctocolectomy for familial adenomatous polyposis and ulcerative colitis Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 2006; 49(9):1293-1306• Lovegrove RE, Constantinides VA, Heriot AG, Athanasiou T, Darzi A, Remzi FH, Nicholls RJ, Fazio VW, Tekkis PP A comparison of hand-sewn versus stapled ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) following proctocolectomy – a meta-analysis of 4183 patients Annals of Surgery 2006; 244(1):18-26• Tilney HS, Lovegrove RE, Purkayastha S, Heriot AG, Darzi AW, Tekkis PP Laparoscopic vs open subtotal colectomy for benign and malignant disease Colorectal Disease 2006; 8(5):441-50• Lovegrove RE, Greenstein D, Hussain T Hepatic artery aneurysm as a cause of abdominal pain and cholestatic jaundice following abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Extra 2004; 7:55-56• Bloemendaal ALA, Lovegrove R, Buchs NC, Guy RJ, George BD Continent ileostomy (Kock pouch) formation: A video vignette Colorectal Disease 2017; 19(1):85-6• Lovegrove RE, Mishra A, Mortensen NJ Trans-pouch biopsy of the prostate: A word of caution Colorectal Disease 2013; 15(4):503-4• Middleton SB, Lovegrove RE, Reece-Smith H Management of haemorrhoids British Medical Journal 2008; 336(7642):461
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Importantly Richard is a really nice guy, wonderfully understanding and reassuring to the max, explained clearly the issue at hand and the treatment required. Hopefully I never need to go back but if I do I will certainly reach out to Richard and his team.
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Outstanding surgeon, first class attention to detail, extremely professional and carried out procedure to a very high standard
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Clear information and what to expect from pre-op to theatre, to post recovery. Kind caring manner and very professional, would return for future treatment if it were necessary.
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An excellent experience while under the care of Mr Lovegrove, from initial consultation to post surgery care. Clear explanations and recommendations for best success on treatment and recovery around my injury. Very happy with the outcomes from my surgery.