Notification highlights concerns around surgical practices related to anorectal procedures, impacting Dr. Dixon’s professional standing.
B.N. Chaudhary, F. Alam, and A.R. Dixon, "Use of the Ethicon EndoSurgery Anoscope Retractor for Anorectal Procedures Other than Stapled Haemorrhoidectomy," Colorectal Disease. 14, no. 5 (2012): 644-645. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.02951.x. This notification is for the above article, published online on 19 January 2012 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), and has been issued by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Steven Brown; The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. After the publication of an Expression of Concern for this article on March 25, 2025 (https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.70063), corresponding author Anthony Dixon was removed from the UK Medical Register on 6 August 2025 at the request of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS), as a result of the MPTS's investigation into allegations against Dr. Dixon. The notification has been agreed due to concerns raised regarding Dr. Dixon's surgical and research practices. Therefore, the journal has decided to issue this notification to inform and alert the readers.
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