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A Novel Treatment Planning Design for Intraoperative Electron Radiation Therapy (IOERT) using an Electronic Board [PDF]

Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering
Background: Intraoperative Irradiation Therapy (IORT) refers to the delivery of radiation during surgery and needs the computed- thickness of the target as one of the most significant factors.Objective: This paper aimed to compute target thickness and ...
Zahra Pouyanrad, Mojtaba Shamsaei Zafarghandi, Saeed Setayeshi   +2 more
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Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Diverticular Disease: A Structured Review Across Clinical Settings and Operative Strategies

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Laparoscopic surgery is increasingly used to treat colonic diverticulitis; however, its role in emergency, perforated, high‐risk, and procedure‐specific settings remains uncertain. This structured narrative review evaluated and synthesized comparative evidence by clinical setting, operative strategy, and patient risk profile to provide a ...
Marie Hanaoka, Yudai Fukui, Koya Hida, Hiroya Takeuchi, Yusuke Kinugasa   +4 more
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Case report: IORT as an alternative treatment option for breast cancer patients with difficulty staying still

Frontiers in Oncology
BackgroundAdministering radiation therapy to individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) and psychiatric patients taking antipsychotics poses challenges, especially with whole breast irradiation (WBI) due to difficulty staying still (DSS).
Fardeen Bhimani, Maureen McEvoy, Yu Chen, Anjuli Gupta, Jessica Pastoriza, Shani Fruchter, Zachary C. Bitan, Wolfgang A. Tomé, Keyur Mehta, Jana Fox, Sheldon Feldman   +10 more
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External radiotherapy of thyroid cancer [PDF]

, 2001
Differentiated thyroid cancer comprises papillary, mixed papillary-follicular and follicular adenocarcinomas. They are mostly hormone-sensitive and respond to thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression. The standard treatment is total thyroidectomy. I-
Pollinger, B., Dühmke, Eckhart
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Association Between Preoperative Steroid Use and Short‐Term Outcomes Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Nationwide Analysis Using the National Clinical Database

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) carries a high risk of postoperative complications. Although steroids are widely prescribed for various chronic diseases, the specific impact after PD remains unclear. This study evaluated the association between preoperative chronic steroid use and short‐term outcomes following PD.
Yoshito Tomimaru, Hideki Endo, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Teruhide Ishigame, Hideki Ueno, Ken Shirabe, Hidetoshi Eguchi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Minimally Invasive Versus Open Total and Distal Gastrectomy After Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer: A Nationwide Observational Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This nationwide observational study used data from the National Clinical Database. Patients who underwent total or distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer after chemotherapy between January 2014 and December 2022 were included. Minimally invasive surgery was associated with lower incidences of overall postoperative complications of Clavien–Dindo grade ...
Nobuaki Hoshino, Shinya Hirakawa, Shiogeo Hisamori, Hisateru Tachimori, Yusuke Fujii, Koshi Kumagai, Hideki Ueno, Ken Shirabe, Kazutaka Obama   +8 more
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RISK OF DEVELOPING METACHRONIC CARCINOMAS IN GASTRIC CANCER PATIENTS TREATED WITH SURGERY ALONE AND IN COMBINATION WITH PREOPERATIVE AND INTRAOPERATIVE RADIATION THERAPY

Сибирский онкологический журнал, 2016
The incidence of metachronic tumors in gastric cancer patients was analyzed depending on the treatment method (surgery alone and combination of surgery with preoperative and intraoperative radiotherapy).
G. O. Rukhadze, V. Yu. Skoropad, B. A. Berdov   +2 more
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Exploring Symptom Domains of Postoperative Bowel Dysfunction by Integrating LARS and Wexner Scores: A Longitudinal Factor‐Analytic Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Item‐level factor analysis of the LARS and Wexner scores in 320 patients undergoing sphincter‐preserving rectal resection identified three distinct symptom domains: incontinence, urgency/clustering, and gas control. These domains had different clinical determinants: radiotherapy was associated with greater severity of both incontinence and urgency ...
Yoshiko Matsumoto, Issei Takeshita, Keiichi Shiokawa, Kurumi Sahara, Taro Munechika, Ken Nagata, Hideki Nagano, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Suguru Hasegawa   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of intraoperative radiotherapy in the treatment of sacral chordoma

, 2018
Background context: Sacral chordoma is a rare entity with high local recurrence rates when complete resection is not achieved. To date, there are no series available in literature combining surgery and intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT).
Calvo, F.M., J.L. García-Sabrido, F.M. Calvo, P. Lozano, J.M. Lasso, Serrano, J., Ariel Christian Jullien-Petrelli, Calvo Haro, José Antonio, Asencio Pascual, José Manuel, J. Serrano, J.A. Calvo-Haro, García Sabrido, José Luis, M.I. Orue-Echebarria, Lozano, P., Orue Echebarria, M.I., Lasso Vázquez, José María, J.M. Asencio, Álvarez, A., A. Álvarez, Jullien Petrelli, Ariel Christian   +19 more
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Investigation of the effectiveness of intraoperative radiotherapy in treatment of unifocal invasive breast cancer [PDF]

, 2023
Objective: Assess the 5 year local recurrence rate of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) in relation to the conventional treatment of external breast radiotherapy (EBRT) in eligible females diagnosed with breast cancer over age 40.
Schultz, Julie, Oslund, Annie M.
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