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Showing posts with label breast conserving surgery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label breast conserving surgery. Show all posts
Thursday, December 29, 2011

Editorial: Primary surgery or neoadjuvant chemotherapy in ovarian cancer: What is the value of comparing apples with oranges?

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Friday, July 22, 2011

(adverse event) abstract: Inadvertent cystotomy at laparoscopic hysterectomy – Sydney West Advanced Pelvic Surgery (SWAPS)

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Conclusion:  Inadvertent cystotomy is a recognised complication at hysterectomy. The rate in the SWAPS unit is comparable to that of oth...
Thursday, March 17, 2011

Radical fimbriectomy: A reasonable temporary risk-reducing surgery for selected women with a germ line mutation of 1 or 2 genes? Rationale and preliminary development

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Research Highlights ►Radical fimbriectomy is a new kind of temporary prophylactic operation in BRCA mutation carriers. ►It removes both fa...
Monday, February 28, 2011

full free access: Wound complications after gynecologic cancer surgery

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Definitions of adhesiolysis : Scar tissue can form as a result of prior surgery or infections involving reproductive tact, urinary tract...
Sunday, February 20, 2011

Platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy on moderate - and high-risk stage I and II epithelian ovarian cancer patients. Long-term single institution exper

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Background Although the optimal management of women with FIGO stages I and I I epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is still controversial, p...
Friday, December 31, 2010

abstract: Comparison of diaphragmatic surgery at primary or interval debulking in advanced ovarian carcinoma: An analysis of 163 patients

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Metachronous colorectal cancer risk for mismatch repair gene mutation carriers: the advantage of more extensive colon surgery Gut - abstract (Lynch Syndrome)

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Define: metachronous :  Multiple separate occurrences, such as multiple primary cancers developing at intervals. Conclusions: Patients wi...
Sunday, September 26, 2010

Dr Huntsman - media/video interview regarding surgery/fallopian tubes

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Monday, August 23, 2010

Research: Effect of Anaesthetic and Other Perioperative Factors on Cancer Recurrence: Abstract and Introduction

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Note: in research; long article
Sunday, August 08, 2010

abstract: How to follow-up patients with epithelial ovarian cancer : Current Opinion in Oncology

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How to follow-up patients with epithelial ovarian cancer Miller, Rowan E; Rustin, Gordon JS Abstract Purpose of review: Despite optimal ...
Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Indications and approach to surgical resection of lung metastases

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J Surg Oncol. 2010 Aug 1;102(2):187-95. Indications and approach to surgical resection of lung metastases. Kaifi JT , Gusani NJ , ...
Sunday, July 11, 2010

Cochrane Collaboration review: Palliative surgery versus medical management for bowel obstruction in ovarian cancer - Review

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CONCLUSIONS: We found only low quality evidence comparing palliative surgery and medical management for bowel obstruction in ovarian can...
Tuesday, July 06, 2010

The incidence of major complications after the performance of extensive upper abdominal surgical procedures during primary cytoreduction of advanced ovarian, tubal, and peritoneal carcinomas

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Objective . To assess the morbidity and mortality associated with extensive upper abdominal surgery (EUAS) performed during primary cyto...
Friday, June 25, 2010

The National Cancer Database report on advanced-stage epithelial ovarian cancer: Impact of hospital surgical case volume on overall survival and surgical treatment paradigm

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Abstract OBJECTIVE : To examine the effect of hospital procedure volume and other prognostic variables on overall survival outcome and l...
Saturday, May 22, 2010

Perioperative morbidity and outcome of secondary cytoreduction for recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer.

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CONCLUSION: Secondary cytoreduction in relapsed ovarian cancer is safe and feasible and perioperative outcome is not inferior compared to ...
Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Systematic Lymphadenectomy for Survival in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

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Note: also see post of Dr Maurie Markman (blogger dat May 4th) for Editorial on this particular subject matter Conclusions : These findin...

The role of initial maximal surgical cytoreduction in ovarian cancer still debated Dr Maurie Markman Editorial

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"Although the world of surgery is not necessarily characterized by the utility of innovative clinical hypotheses being formally evaluat...
Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Surgeon Recommendations and Receipt of Mastectomy for Treatment of Breast Cancer

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"These findings demonstrate the choice between BCS (breast conserving surgery) and mastectomy as initial treatment for breast cancer i...