Fecal incontinence: the quality of reported randomized, controlled trials in the last ten years. [PDF]
, 2008 This study was designed to analyze the characteristics and the quality of reporting of randomized, controlled trials published during the last ten years on fecal ...
Chelvanayagam, Sonya +2 more
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Association of perioperative blood pressure with long-term survival in rectal cancer patients
Chinese Journal of Cancer, 2016 Background Several studies suggested that hypertension is positively related to cancer incidence and mortality. In this study, we investigated the association between perioperative blood pressure (BP) and long-term survival outcomes in patients with ...
Hui-Chuan Yu +8 more
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Use of radiobiological modeling in treatment plan evaluation and optimization of prostate cancer radiotherapy [PDF]
, 2011 There are many tools available that are used to evaluate a radiotherapy treatment plan, such as isodose distribution charts, dose volume histograms (DVH), maximum, minimum and mean doses of the dose distributions as well as DVH point dose constraints ...
Baltas, Dimos +3 more
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Outlier identification in radiation therapy knowledge-based planning: A study of pelvic cases. [PDF]
, 2017 PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to apply statistical metrics to identify outliers and to investigate the impact of outliers on knowledge-based planning in radiation therapy of pelvic cases.
Aggarwal +23 more
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Current Oncology, 2023 Background: To evaluate the association between perfusion parameters derived from dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) with prognostic factors in primary rectal cancer patients.
Hye Ri Kim, Seung Ho Kim, Kyung Han Nam
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Practice parameters for the treatment of colonic diverticular disease: Italian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (SICCR) guidelines [PDF]
, 2015 The mission of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR) is to optimize patient care. Providing evidence-based practice guidelines is therefore of key importance.
Annibale, Bruno +7 more
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Radio-chemotherapy as a preoperative treatment for advanced rectal cancer. Evaluation of down-staging and morbidity [PDF]
, 2002 Background: The standard therapy for patients with clinically resectable rectal cancer is generally considered to be surgery, If the patient is diagnosed with advanced disease, postoperative radiochemotherapy (RCT) is usually recommended. In our study we
Dühmke, Eckhart +4 more
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Adequacy of Lymph Node Staging in Colorectal Cancer: Analysis of 250 Patients and Analytical Literature Review [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research, 2013 Background The extent of lymph node involvement is the most important prognostic factor in resected locoregional colorectal cancer. Currently, examination of at least 12 lymph nodes is recommended for adequate colorectal cancer staging.
Leila Ghahramani +3 more
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Survival in Cases of Intestinal Tumors
Journal of Coloproctology, 2021 Objective To assess the survival rate of patients with colorectal cancer at Hospital Universitário Alzira Vellano, in the municipality of Alfenas, state of Minas Gerais (MG), Brazil, from 2007 to 2016. Methodology A search was conducted in the
Maurício Daniel dos Santos +7 more
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Factors associated with the efficacy of polyp detection during routine flexible sigmoidoscopy [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: Flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces the incidence of colonic cancer through the detection and removal of premalignant adenomas. However, the efficacy of the procedure is variable.
Anderson, John H. +4 more
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