PUBLICATIONS
1) Rieger NA, Britten-Jones R, Jamieson GG. Reoperation after
failed antireflux surgery. Br J Surg 1994, 81:159-161.
2) Rieger NA, Lyon B, Bryce R, Birrell S. A case of colonic
pseudoobstruction in pregnancy.
Aust N. Z. J. Obstet Gynaecol. 1996; 36:363-365.
3) Rieger NA, Sweeney JL, Young J, Hoffmann DC, Hunter A.
Investigation of faecal incontinence with endoanal
ultrasound. Dis Colon Rectum 1996; 39: 860-864.
4) Rieger NA, Downey PR, Wattchow DA. Endoanal ultrasound
during contraction of the anal sphincter- improved definition and
diagnostic accuracy.
Br J Radiology 1996, 69:665-667.
5) Gall CA, Rieger NA, Wattchow DA. Proximal resection
margins after resection of the oesophagus and stomach:
effect on survival and symptom recurrence.
Aust N Z J Surg. 1996,66:738-741.
6) Watkin NA, Rieger NA, Moisey CU. Is the conservative
management of the acute scrotum justified on clinical grounds?
Br J Urology 1996, 78:623-627.
7) Rieger NA, Wattchow DA, Sarre RG, Cooper SJ, Rich CA,
Saccone GTP, Schloithe AC, Toouli J, McCall JL. Prospective
trial of pelvic floor retraining in patients with fecal incontinence.
Dis Colon Rectum 1997;40: 821-826.
8) Rieger NA, McIntosh NA. Port site metastasis from
synchronous primaries of the colon and ovary following laparoscopic
cholecystectomy. Eur J Surg Oncology 1998;24:144-145.
9) Rieger NA, Schloithe AC, Saccone GTP, Wattchow DA. The
effect of a normal vaginal delivery on anal function.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1997;76:769-72.
10) Rieger NA, Sarre RC, Saccone GTP, Hunter A, Toouli J.
Postanal repair for faecal incontinence: Long-term followup.
Aust N Z J Surg. 1997, 67: 566-570.
11) Rieger NA, Wattchow DA, Sarre RC, Cooper SJ, Rich CA,
Saccone GTP, Marshall VR, McCall JL. Prospective study of biofeedback for
treatment of constipation. Dis Colon Rectum 1997,40:1143-1148.
12) Rieger NA, Sarre RG, Schloithe AC, Saccone GTP, Wattchow
DA. The correlation of PNTML with the results of anal manometry.
Int J Colorectal Disease. 1997,12:303-307.
13) Rieger N, Stahl J, Wattchow D. Case Report. Intractable
Crohn's colitis and perianal disease responding to cyclophosphamide
and epirubicin.
Dig Dis Sci 1997,42:2367-2369.
14) Wood J, Amos L, Rieger N. Third degree anal sphincter
tears: risk factors and outcome. Aust N. Z. J. Obstet Gynaecol.
1998,38:414-417.
15) Rieger NA, Wattchow DA. Letter to the editor.
Dis Colon Rectum 1998,41;671-678.
16) Wattchow DA, Rieger NA. Motility disorders of the colon
and anorectum. In: Integrated basic surgical sciences. Editors
Toouli, Russell, Devitt, Ingham Clark. 1998 Arnold Publishers. UK.
17) Rieger NA, Saccone GTP, Schloithe AC, Wattchow DA.
A prospective study of anal sphincter injury due to childbirth.
Scand J Gastroenterology 1998;33:950-955.
18) Rieger N, Collopy B, Fink R, Mackay J, Keck J, Woods R.
Total colectomy for Crohn's disease.
Aust N Z J Surg 1999,69:28-30.
19) Sweeney T, Rieger NA, Mackay JA. Neutropaenic
proctosigmoiditis complicating breast cancer chemotherapy.
Aust N Z J Surg 1999,69:681-2.
20) Rieger NA, Wattchow DA. The effect of vaginal delivery on
anal function: A review. Aust N Z J Surg 1999,69:172-177.
21) Rieger NA, Slaven J, Keck JO, Mackay J, Woods R.
Intestinal sleeve anastomosis. A comparative study with end to end anastomosis.
Journal of Surgical Research. 1999,81:170-173
22) Rieger NA, Stitz RW, Lumley JW, Stevenson ARL. Tube seton
and anal fistula: Increased diagnostic accuracy of endoanal ultrasound.
Colorectal Disease.
23) Rieger NA, Stitz RW, Lumley JW. Full thickness transrectal
advancement flap for the treatment of anal fistula.
Colorectal Disease 1999, 1:238-241.
24) Wattchow DA, Rieger NA. Lancet Commentary.
Faecal incontinence after vaginal delivery.
Lancet 1999;354:965-966.
25) Rieger N, Kennedy R, Farrell S, Woods R.
Informed consent, patient satisfaction and length of hospitalisation:
The contribution of written information leaflets. .
Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 1999;9:188-191.
26) Rieger N. The Senna Story. Australian Continence Journal. 1999;5:91-92.
27) Voyvodic F, Scroop R, Schloithe AC, Wattchow DA, Rieger NA, Saccone GT.
Endosonographic evaluation of the neuropathic anal sphincter complex. Diseases Colon Rectum 2000;43:1689-1694.
27) Rieger N, Brundell S. Colovesical fistula secondary to laparoscopic TAPP mesh hernioplasty. Surgical Endoscopy 2002;16:218-219.
28) Rieger N. Stool thickeners as a treatment for faecal incontinence. Australian Continence Journal. 2001;7:12-13.
29) McGorm K, Rieger NA. Complementary and alternative medicine use by patients who have colorectal cancer. Submitted Australian Journal of Cancer Nursing.
30) Rieger N. Oily laxatives. Australian Continence Journal. 2001;7:11-12.
31) Harris G, Pathma-Nathan N, Rieger N. Striving for intestinal continuity: are we trying to hard? Australian and New Zealand Continence Journal. 2004;10:22-32.
32) Rabbitt P, Pathma-Nathan N, Collinson T, Hewett P, Rieger N. Sentinal node biopsy for SCC of the anal canal. Aust N Z J Surg 2002;72:651-654.
33) Watson D, Rieger N, Roach D, Kow L, Russell T, Walsh D.
STEM Program
Basic Surgical Training Module. RACS
Clinical Skills and Procedures / Endoscopy
34) Ho Hanh-Tam, Russ G, Stephens J, Rieger N. Colorectal cancer in patients with chronic renal failure: the effect of dialysis or renal transplantation. Colorectal Disease 2002;4:193-196.
35) Wiley M, Rieger N. Audit and the birth of the abdomino-perineal excision of the rectum. Aust N Z J Surg 2003;73:858-861.
36) Perera DS, Pathma-Nathan N, Rabbitt P, Hewett P, Rieger N. Sentinal node biopsy for squamous cell carcinoma of the anus. Dis Colon Rectum 2003;46:1027-1029.
37) Rieger N, Fynes M, Knight R, Atherton M. An instructional workshop for primary and delayed anal sphincter repair.
38) Rieger NA. Faecal Incontinence. How to treat. Australian Doctor. September 2002
39) Voyvodic F, Rieger N, Skinner S, Schloithe A, Saccone G, Sage M, Wattchow D. Anal sphincter injury on ultrasonographic imaging: Does the size of the tear correlate with the degree of dysfunction? Dis Colon Rectum 2003;46:735-741.
40) Rieger N. Surgical intervention for faecal incontinence in women – an update. Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2002;14:545-548.
41) Rieger N, Munday D. Retrorectal Endometrial Cyst: A Case Report. Archives Obstet and Gynaecol 2004;270:67-68.
42) Rieger N, Solomon M, Tjandra J. Endoanal and endorectal ultrasound: applications in colorectal surgery. ANZJS 2004;74:671-675.
43) Rieger N, Perera S, Stephens J, Coates D, Po D. Anal sphincter tear in childbirth: A prospective analysis. ANZJS 2004;74:122-124.
44) Chew SSB, Rieger NA. Transperineal repair of obstetric related anovaginal fistulas. ANZJOG 2004;44:68-71.
45) Chen G, McIver C, Texler M, Lloyd J, Rieger N, Hewett P, Wan DS, Hardingham J. Detection of occult metastases in lymph nodes from colorectal cancer patients: A multiple-marker RT-PCR study. Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 May;47(5):679-86. Epub 2004 Mar 25.
46) Rieger N. Endoanal and endorectal ultrasound. In Radiology for Surgical Practice. Editors. Neuhaus S, Devitt PG, Gormly KL. Elsevier 2006.
47) Wiley M, Day P, Rieger N, Stephens J, Moore J. Open vs. closed lateral internal sphincterotomy for idiopathic fissure-in-ano; A prospective randomised controlled trial. Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 Jun;47(6):847-52. Epub 2004 May 06.
48) Rieger N, Moore J, Hewett P, Lee S, Stephens J. Parastomal hernia repair. Colorectal Disease. 2004;6:203-205.
49) Tonkin DM, Murphy E, Brooke-Smith M, Hollington P, Rieger N, Wattchow DA. Perianal abscess-A pilot study comparing packing with non-packing of the abscess cavity. Dis Colon Rectum. 2004;47:1510-4.
50) Iswariah H, Stephens J, Rieger NA, Rodda D, Hewett PJ. Randomised prospective controlled trial of lateral internal sphincterotomy versus injections of botulinum toxin for the treatment for idiopathic fissure in ano. ANZJS 2005;75:553-555.
51) Handley DV, Rieger NA, Rodda DJ. Rectal perforation from colonic irrigation administered by alternative practitioners. MJA 2004;181:575-576.
52) Jamieson GG, Rieger N. Surgical procedures of the anus: the anatomy of the anal canal and associated structures. Book chapter in; Jamieson: Anatomy of General Surgical Operations Second Edition. Elsevier Publications. 2005
53) Jamieson GG, Anvari M, Rieger N. Colectomy open and laparoscopic approaches; colonic conduits: the anatomy of the colon. Book chapter in; Jamieson: Anatomy of General Surgical Operations Second Edition. Elsevier Publications. 2005
54) Zhou Zhi-Wei, Rieger N, Ruszkiewicz A, Wang Guo-Qiang, Wan De-sen. Detection of lynph nodes micrometastases in Dukes A and B colorectal cancer using anti-cytokeratin antibodies AE1/AE3. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2005 Jun 21;11(23):3640-3.
55) Luke CG, Koczwara B, Moore JE, Olver IN, Pittman K, Price TJ, Rieger NA, Roediger BWE, Wattchow DA, Young GP, Roder DM. Treatment and survival from colorectal cancer: the experience of patients at South Australian teaching hospitals between 1980 and 2002. Clinical Oncology. 2005 17;372-381.
56) Li LR, Wan DS, Pan ZZ, Hardingham J, Rieger N, Hewett P, Zhou ZW, Chen G. Clinical significance of human telomerase reverse transcriptase in patients with colon cancer. Ai Zheng. 2004 Nov;23(11 Suppl 1):1502-7.
57) Li L, Wan D, Lloyd J, McIver C, Texler M, Rieger N, Hewett P Hardingham. The prognostic significance of human telomerase reverse transcriptase in patients with colorectal cancer. Submitted Dis Colon Rectum.
58) Lloyd JM, McIver CM, Stephenson SA, Hewett PJ, Rieger N, Hardingham JE. Identification of early stage colorectal cancer patients at risk of relapse post-resection using immunobead RT-PCR. Analysis of peritoneal lavage fluid for malignant cells. Clinical Cancer Research. 2006;12(2):417-423.
59) Price T, Pittman K, Patterson W, Collbeck M, Rieger N, Hewett P, Rodda D, Maddern G, Luke C, Roder D. Survival trends for advanced colorectal cancer (CRC): Are improvements only for patients in clinical trials. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2008 Jun 2
60) Rieger NA, Barnett FS, Moore JW, Ananda SS, Croxford M, Johns J, Gibbs P. Quality of pathology reporting impacts on lymph node yield in colon cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Feb 1;25(4):463.
61) Lee JS, Rieger NA, Stephens JH, Hewett PJ, Rodda DJ, Lawrence MJ. Six-year prospective analysis of the rectal bleeding clinic at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia. ANZ J Surg. 2007 Jul;77(7):553-6.
62) Watt AM, Faragher IG, Griffin TT, Rieger NA, Maddern GJ. Self-expanding metallic stents for relieving malignant colorectal obstruction: a systematic review. Ann Surg. 2007 Jul;246(1):24-30. Review.
63) Kichenadasse G, Zakaria J, Rodda DJ, Hewett PJ, Rieger NA, Stephens JH, Pittman K, Patterson K, Borg M, Price TJ. Squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital: A local experience. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology 2007;3:214-218.
64) Tan PY, Stephens JH, Rieger NA, Hewett PJ. Laparoscopically assisted colectomy; a study of risk factors and predictors of open conversion. Surg Endosc. 2008 Jul;22(7):1708-14. Epub 2007 Dec 11.
65) Rieger NA. Faecal Incontinence. How to treat. Australian Doctor. Feb 2008
66) Allardyce RA, Bagshaw PF, Frampton CM, Frizelle FA, Hewett PJ, Rieger NA, Smith S, Solomon MJ, Stevenson ARL. The Australian Laparoscopic Colon Cancer Study. ANZJS. 2008; 78:832-833.
67) Allardyce RA, Bagshaw PF, Frampton CM, Frizelle FA, Hewett PJ, Rieger NA, Smith S, Solomon MJ, Stevenson ARL. Australian and New Zealand study comparing laparoscopic and open surgeries for colon cancer in adults: organization and conduct. ANZJS. 2008; 78:840-847.
68) Hewett PJ, Allardyce RA, Bagshaw PF, Frampton CM, Frizelle FA, Rieger NA, Smith S, Solomon MJ, Stephens JH, Stevenson ARL. Short-term outcomes of the Australasian randomized clinical study comparing laparoscopic and conventional open surgical treatments for colon cancer: the ALCCaS trial. Ann Surg 2008; 248(5);728-38.
69) Price T, Pittman K, Patterson W, Colbeck M, Rieger N, Hewett P, Rodda D, Townsend A, Maddern G, Luke C, Roder D. Management and survival trends in advanced colorectal cancer. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2008 Oct;20(8):626-30. Epub 2008 Jun 3
70) Ciccocioppo A, Stephens JH, Hewett PJ, Rieger NA. Complete pathologic response after preoperative rectal cancer chemoradiotherapy. ANZJS. 2009;79:481-484.
71) Rieger NA, Lam FF. Single-incision laparoscopically assisted colectomy using standard laparoscopic instrumentation. Surgical Endoscopy: Volume 24, Issue 4 (2010), Page 888-890.
72) Ananda SS, Mc Laughlin SJ, Chen F, Hayes IP, Hunter AA, Skinner IJ, Steel MC, Jones IT, Hastie IA, Rieger NA, Shedda S, Compston DJ, Gibbs P. Initial impact of Australia’s national bowel cancer screening program. Med J Aust 2009;191:378-81.
73) Allardyce RA, Bagshaw PF, Frampton CM, Frizelle FA, Hewett PJ, Rieger NA, Smith JS, Solomon MJ, Stevenson AR; Australasian Laparoscopic Colon Cancer Study Group. Australasian Laparoscopic Colon Cancer Study shows that elderly patients may benefit from lower postoperative complication rates following laparoscopic versus open resection. Br J Surg. 2010 Jan;97(1):86-91.
74) Rieger N. Single incision laparoscopic (SIL) assisted colectomy. Book Chapter. Operative Surgery of the Colon, Rectum and Anus, 6th Edition. Editors Ronan O‘Connell, Robert Madoff and Michael Solomon.
75) Jacqueline H. Stephens, Nicholas A. Rieger, K. Chip Farmer, Stephen W. Bell, Judy E. Hooper and Peter J. Hewett. Implantation of ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer for faecal incontinence management ANZJS May 2010. 80;324-330.
76) Cu-Tai Lu, Jacqueline H Stephens, Nicholas A Rieger. Factors Influencing Medical Oncology Referral in Dukes’ C Colonic Cancer. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2010 Sep;6(3):191-6.
77) Liren L, Fang Y, Pan ZZ, Wu XJ, Wan DS, Hardingham JE, Rieger N. Length of lymphangiogensis in the rectal tissues distal to rectal cancer. Tumor Biology 31:6, December, 2010
78) Allardyce RA, Bagshaw PF, Frampton CM, Frizelle FA, Hewett PJ, Rieger NA, Smith JS, Solomon MJ, Stevenson AR; Australasian Laparoscopic Colon Cancer Study Group. Ethical issues with the disclosure of surgical trial short-term data. ANZJS March 2011. 81;125-131.
79) Field K, Platell C, Rieger N, Skinner I, Wattchow D, Jones I, Chen F, Kosmider S, Wohlers T, Hibbert M, Gibbs P. Lymph node yield following colorectal cancer surgery. ANZ J Surg. 2011 Apr;81(4):266-71
80) Rieger N. Stoma Surgery. Book chapter. Rural Surgery. Challenges and solutions for the rural surgeon. Editors Wichmann MW, Borgstrom DC, Caron NR, Maddern G. Springer 2011
81) Awwad GE, Tou SI, Rieger NA. Prognostic significance of lymph node yield after long course preoperative radiotherapy in patients with rectal cancer: a systematic review. Colorectal Disease. Colorectal Dis. 2013;15:394-403
82) Bagshaw PF, Allardyce RA, Frampton CM, Frizelle FA, Hewett PJ, McMurrick PJ, Rieger NA, Smith JS, Solomon MJ, Stevenson AR; the Australasian Laparoscopic Colon Cancer Study Group. Long-Term Outcomes of the Australasian Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Laparoscopic and Conventional Open Surgical Treatments for Colon Cancer. The ALCCaS Trial Annals of Surgery. Ann Surg. 2012 Dec;256(6):915-919
83) Pun AH, Kasmeridis H, RiegerN, Loganathan. Enteropathy associated T-cell lymphoma presenting with multiple episodes of small bowel haemorrhage and perforation. Journal of Surgical Case Reports 2014