Reirradiation: Standards, challenges, and patient‐focused strategies across tumor types
Abstract Reirradiation (reRT), defined as administering a course of radiation therapy to a specific area previously irradiated, is an evolving treatment strategy for locoregionally recurrent cancer that offers significant potential and poses inherent challenges.
Arnaud Beddok +21 more
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Tratamiento quirúrgico de las fístulas rectales complejas usando la técnica de transposición de músculo gracilis [PDF]
Las fístulas son uniones anormales entre un órgano, un vaso o el intestino y otra estructura. Las fístulas entre el recto y la uretra o entre el recto y la vagina, tienen diferentes etiologías, raramente son congénitas, en la mayoría de casos son ...
Sierra Jaramillo, Jorge Iván
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Leakage after surgery for rectum cancer; inconsistency in reporting to the Danish Colorectal Cancer Group? [PDF]
Purpose. Anastomotic leakage accounts for up to 1/3 of all fatalities after rectal cancer surgery. Evidence suggests that anastomotic leakage has a negative prognostic impact on local cancer recurrence and long-term cancer specific survival. The reported
Ellebæk, Mark Bremholm +2 more
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Diagnostic performance of MRI for detection of intestinal fistulas in patients with complicated inflammatory bowel conditions [PDF]
The diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for detection of intestinal fistulas, other than perianal, in patients with known complicated inflammatory bowel conditions (CIBC) was investigated.
Bessoud, B. +7 more
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European consensus meeting of ARM-Net members concerning diagnosis and early management of newborns with anorectal malformations. [PDF]
The ARM-Net (anorectal malformation network) consortium held a consensus meeting in which the classification of ARM and preoperative workup were evaluated with the aim of improving monitoring of treatment and outcome.
A Bischoff +30 more
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A Rare Case of Rectovaginal Fistula Due to Consensual Sexual Intercourse
Rectovaginal fistulae after sexual intercourse are rare. We report a healthy recently married 21-year-old woman who presented to the Jordan Healthcare Centre, Amman, Jordan in 2014 with a five-week history of passing flatus and stool from the vagina. Six
Fida Al-Asali +3 more
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Abstract Aim Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is the standard treatment for peritoneal metastases (PM) of colorectal or appendiceal origin. Rectal anastomotic leakage (RAL) or rectal stump blow‐out is a serious complication following rectal resection after CRS‐HIPEC. This study aimed to compare outcomes
Lana Ghanipour +4 more
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Recurrent anal fistulae: Limited surgery supported by stem cells [PDF]
AIM: To study the results of stem-cell therapy under a Compassionate-use Program for patients with recurrent anal fistulae. METHODS: Under controlled circumstances, and approved by European and Spanish laws, a Compassionate-use Program allows the ...
García-Arranz, Mariano +5 more
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Cancer of the cervix uteri: 2025 update
Abstract Since the publication of the 2021 FIGO Cancer Report, there has been further progress in the global effort to attain the WHO goal of cervical cancer elimination using a three‐pillar approach of vaccination, screening, and treatment. The HPV vaccination is now included in the national program of over 140 countries.
Neerja Bhatla +3 more
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High-dose rate brachytherapy (HDRB) for primary or recurrent cancer in the vagina [PDF]
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of HDR brachytherapy for primary or recurrent vaginal cancer. METHODS: Between the years 2000 to 2006, 18 patients with primary or recurrent vaginal cancer were treated with brachytherapy ...
Dwight E Heron +5 more
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