News tagged with radical surgery
Surgeon variation affects QoL after prostatectomy
(HealthDay)—There is a significant association between performing surgeons and patient quality of life following radical prostatectomy, according to a study published in the April issue of The Journal of ...
Cancer
May 15, 2013 |
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Hospital surgical volume should be considered when judging value of procedures
The volume of cases performed at an institution each year has a direct effect on the outcome of surgical procedures, and should always be considered when looking at the benefits of a technique, according to a team of researchers ...
Cancer
May 05, 2013 |
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Surgery is superior to radiotherapy in men with localized PCa, Swedish study says
Surgery offers better survival benefit for men with localised prostate cancer, according to a large observational study, conducted by a group of researchers in Sweden and the Netherlands.
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Mar 15, 2013 |
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Fertility after ectopic pregnancy: Study finds reassuring evidence on different treatments
The first randomised trial to compare treatments for ectopic pregnancies has found no significant differences in subsequent fertility between medical treatment and conservative surgery on one hand, and conservative or radical ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mar 12, 2013 |
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First patients in US receive non-surgical device of sunken chest syndrome
Surgeons at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD) have fitted a patient with a device that might eliminate the need for surgery in some patients with one of the world's most common chest deformities, pectus excavatum, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 21, 2012 |
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Active surveillance provides a viable alternative to surgery for small kidney masses
Active surveillance of small kidney masses is a safe and effective alternative to immediate surgery, with similar overall and cancer specific survival rates, according to a study published in the November issue of the urology ...
Surgery
Oct 17, 2012 |
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Rising eye injury rates seen with robotic prostate surgery
(HealthDay)—The number of eye injuries associated with robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy—complete removal of the prostate—increased nearly tenfold in the United States between 2000 and 2009, although ...
Surgery
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Denosumab reduces burden of giant-cell tumor of the bone
Treatment with denosumab, a drug targeted against a protein that helps promote bone destruction, decreased the number of tumor giant cells in patients with giant-cell tumor of the bone, and increased new bone formation, according ...
Cancer
Sep 21, 2012 |
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Photodynamic therapy added to lung-sparing surgery improves survival for mesothelioma patients
(Medical Xpress) -- Among patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, treatment with lung-sparing surgery in combination with photodynamic therapy (PDT) yielded unusually long survival rates, with median survival rates ...
Surgery
May 30, 2012 |
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Quality of care, other issues may cause worse results in black prostate cancer surgery patients
Black prostate cancer patients may not be getting the same quality of care as white patients, according to a first-of-its-kind study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital who found racial disparities in the results of surgery ...
Cancer
May 15, 2012 |
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Fewer prostate cancer surgery complications found in teaching hospitals with fellowship programs
Patients who undergo radical surgery for prostate cancer may expect better results, on average, if they're treated in accredited teaching hospitals with residency programs, and better still if the hospitals also have medical ...
Cancer
May 15, 2012 |
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Fewer complications, better outcomes with robot-assisted prostate cancer surgery
Robot-assisted surgery is now both more common and far more successful than radical "open" surgery to treat prostate cancer in the United States, according to a new Henry Ford Hospital study published in the current issue ...
Surgery
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Serious complications after oesophageal surgery cause lasting health problems in long-term survivors
(Medical Xpress) -- Oesophageal cancer is a very serious form of cancer that, if not fatal, requires extensive surgery. A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that when serious complications arise after surgery for ...
Cancer
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Prostate cancer -- robotic surgery may be best option
Prostate cancer is a significant public health concern and cause of morbidity among men in the United States. In 2011, it is estimated that 240,890 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed and almost 34,000 men will ...
Cancer
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Improved radical surgery techniques provide positive outcomes for bladder cancer patients
Bladder cancer patients who have radical surgery at university hospitals can benefit from excellent local control of the disease, acceptable clinical outcomes and low death rates, according to research in the August issue ...
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Aug 08, 2011 |
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