What’s new in minimally invasive thoracic surgery? Clinical application of...
Lung cancer represents the most lethal cancer worldwide. Surgery is the treatment of choice for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer, with an overall survival that can reach 90% at 5 years, but its...
View ArticleComparing trimodal therapy with radical cystectomy in muscle-invasive bladder...
BackgroundWe conducted this meta-analysis to compare the two muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) treatment modalities in terms of cancer-specific survival (CSS) and other outcome indicators.MethodA...
View ArticleAssociation of quantitative radiomic shape features with functional outcome...
ObjectiveSpinal meningiomas (SM) account for 25%–46% of all primary spinal tumors and show an excellent long-term disease control in case of complete resection. Therefore, the postoperative functional...
View ArticleTranscatheter arterial embolization followed by laparoscopic anatomic...
Hepatic angiomyolipoma is a rare and possibly cancerous mesenchymal tumor that consists of three components: blood vessels, smooth muscle cells, and adipose tissue. In this paper, we reported a case of...
View ArticleCase Report: Recurrent colonic metastasis from lung cancer—diagnostic...
Lung cancer (LC) mortality exceeds 20%, and detecting metastases from LC is becoming a challenging step in understanding the real prognostic role of specific localization. We report a case of a patient...
View ArticleRobotic-assisted sleeve gastrectomy with simultaneous Roux-en-Y...
IntroductionWe tried to apply a new surgical method to treat obesity combined with pancreatic pseudocyst and achieved satisfactory results.Case and presentationWe report a case of a severely obese...
View ArticleSurgical anatomy and clinical variation of the left colonic artery in...
ObjectivesThis study aims to investigate the surgical anatomy and clinical variation of the left colonic artery (LCA) during laparoscopic anterior rectal resection.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective...
View ArticleFeasibility and accuracy of targeted axillary dissection in breast cancer...
IntroductionAxillary complete response (pCR) was observed in approximately half of breast cancer patients who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) due to axillary positivity. Preventing axillary...
View ArticleShort-term outcomes of robotic vs. laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer...
BackgroundThe effect of robotic surgery (RS) for rectal cancer after neoadjuvant therapy is still controversial, and a comprehensive search and analysis of the current relevant evidence is necessary....
View ArticleDownstaging and laparoscopic hepatectomy plus intraoperative radiofrequency...
BackgroundUsing TKIs plus anti-PD-1 antibodies combined with TACE in the treatment of patients with initially unresectable multiple HCCs has a high tumour response rate, and using laparoscopic...
View ArticleCase Report: Successful R0 resection in locally advanced retroperitoneal...
We present a case series of three successfully resected tumors in our center at Al-Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem, Palestine, all of which primarily involved or invaded adjacent structures and needed a...
View ArticleLong-term functional swallowing and speech outcomes after transoral robotic...
ObjectivesTransoral robotic surgery (TORS) has emerged as a minimally invasive approach for oropharyngeal cancer, aiming to improve functional preservation and reduce morbidity. However, the long-term...
View ArticlePrognostic factors in gastric cancer patients: a 10-year mono-institutional...
IntroductionGastric cancer (GC) is one of the main causes of death from cancer globally. Long-term survival, especially in Western countries, remains dismal, with no significant improvements in recent...
View ArticleCase Report: Uniportal robot-assisted thoracoscopic double-sleeve lobectomy...
Minimally invasive thoracic surgery, including video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, has been proven to have an advantage over open thoracotomy with less pain,...
View ArticleTriple-negative accessory breast cancer occurring concurrently with primary...
IntroductionAccessory breast cancer (ABC) is an extremely rare condition, particularly the presence of triple-negative ABC with ipsilateral invasive in situ breast cancer. Binary breast tumors are...
View ArticleCase Report: A challenging diagnosis of an apocrine sweat gland carcinoma
The differential diagnosis for an axillary mass in a patient with a previously treated malignancy is broad and definitive tissue diagnosis is required to guide treatment and surveillance strategies. We...
View ArticlePersonalized medicine for locally advanced rectal cancer: five years of...
We present a case report of a 73-year-old male patient with a complete clinical response following neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy of mid-rectal adenocarcinoma. The patient was initially diagnosed with...
View ArticleComparison of uncut Roux-en-Y anastomosis and Billroth-II with Braun...
BackgroundThis study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes and patient benefits of uncut Roux-en-Y (URY) anastomosis and Billroth-II with Braun (BB) anastomosis after distal gastrectomy.MethodsWe...
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