Cost of Medical Care: Whose Money Are We Talking About?
Functional class Metabolic equivalents Activity I >8 Run, swim, play tennis, ski II 4–5 Yardwork, climb stairs, walk up a hill III <4 Light housework, grocery shopping, walking IV <4…
Considerations for Management of Hereditary Rectal Cancer and Desmoid Tumors
Amsterdam I Amsterdam II Amsterdam-like Family history 3 relatives with colorectal cancer 3 relatives with LS associated cancers 2 relatives with LS associated cancers and one with an advanced…
Diagnostic and Endoscopic Management of Bladder Tumors
Primary tumor (T) Tx: Primary tumor cannot be assessed T0: No evidence of primary tumor Ta: Noninvasive papillary carcinoma Tis: Carcinoma in situ (i.e., flat tumor) T1: Tumor invades subepithelial…
Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Rectal Cancer
RCT T/stage (S) status Number of patients Median age (years) Local recurrence rate at 5 years % OS at 5 years % German trial: pre op [29] T1–T4 405 62…
Setting Up Simulation Training for Pelvic Surgery
Fig. 2.1 Factors affecting the clinical pathway of a surgical patient. The WHO checklist for surgical safety is a means to ensure Human and Team factors. A quality control for…
Anatomy of the Rectum and Anus
4. Ayoub SF. Arterial supply to the human rectum. Acta Anat (Basel). 1978;100(3):317–27.CrossRef 5. Sato K, Sato T. The vascular and neuronal composition of the lateral ligament of the rectum…
Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Advanced Ovarian Cancer, Including Biological Agents
Study N Study population Treatment arms PFS (months) OS (months) GOG 111 410 Stage III with residual disease >1 cm after initial surgery or stage IV disease Cisplatin (75 mg/m2)/Cyclophosphamide…
Treatment of Early Ovarian Cancer
Author Nr. patients Nr.of pts having pregnancies Nr. of pts with term deliveries Nr. of pts with abortion Colombo [66] 24 7 6 – Zanetta [65] 56 20 17 babies…
Chemoradiation for Cervical Cancer
Fig. 36.1 Reduction in the risk (1 − relative risk) of death from six chemoradiation clinical trials in cervix cancer. (■) Risk reduction, (—) 95 % confidence interval, Cis cisplatin,…
Management of Pelvic Retroperitoneal Tumors
Fig. 21.1 (a) Standard lymph node dissection for prostate cancer includes the lymph nodes adjacent to the external iliac vein and the obturator fossa, extending from the node of Cloquet…
