Investigators ID Predictors of CKD Progression After Radical Nephrectomy
Kidney microstructural features appear predictive of progressive CKD and mortality following radical nephrectomy.
Surgery
Clinically Significant Fatigue Common After Surgery for Gynecologic Cancers, Remains High 1 Year Later
Researchers identified factors for increased risk of clinically significant fatigue among women who underwent surgery for gynecologic cancers.
Experts Establish Surgical Priority Ranking for Head and Neck Cancers
Experts have developed a new tool for surgical prioritization and ranking for patients with head and neck cancer in a scarce-resource settings associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Doubling of Radical Surgery Rates for High-Risk Prostate Cancer Reported
By 2016, radical prostatectomy use nearly equaled radiation therapy use for high-risk prostate cancer.
PN Risks May Outweigh Benefits in Some CKD Cases
Investigators highlight the importance of preoperative renal biopsy to rule out an indolent or benign tumor in patients with stage 4 CKD.
Complete Metastasectomy Found to Prolong Survival in mRCC
A study showed that mortality risk was reduced by 59% for patients who underwent complete metastasectomy compared with those who did not.
Transoral Robotic Surgery Ups Survival in Oropharyngeal Cancer
Outcomes and survival improved for early-stage oropharyngeal cancer, but not other cancers.
Prognosis for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Remains Good Despite Pandemic-Related Delays in Surgery
A retrospective review of women treated for breast cancer diagnosed in 2010-2016 demonstrated the effects of delays in time to surgery for DCIS and cT1-2N0 disease.
Routine Use of Neoadjuvant Docetaxel Plus ADT Not Supported in Localized, High-Risk Prostate Cancer
Patients with localized prostate cancer characterized by high-risk features are at increased risk of a negative outcome following radical prostatectomy.
Bowel Procedure During Ovarian Surgery Linked to Higher Odds of Surgical Infection
The odds of developing a surgical infection after cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer more than doubled in women who had bowel resection or repair.
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