Surgery

Induction chemotherapy may allow investigators to biologically select patients with a favorable prognosis who benefit most from chemoradiotherapy.

Outcomes favoring robotic surgery for CRC may be influenced by patient selection factors, including clinical stability.

Tran Ho, DO, FSSO, FACS, discussed how she found her passion in breast surgical oncology and how her mentors helped her achieve success.

The development of nonnarcotic pain medication after GI surgery may help relieve chronic pain without the risk of opioid dependence.

A recently published study showed that a multicancer early detection blood test was able to identify cancer 3 or more years before a diagnosis.

Bhuvanesh Singh, MD, has big plans for enhancing the skin cancer program at Northwell Health.

Use of TumorSight Viz may support improved consistency, precision, and efficiency in breast cancer surgery.

Counseling received prior to colorectal surgery using 3-dimensional–printed anatomic models reduced mean anxiety scores vs conventional counseling.

The DREAM program led by Ankit Bharat, MD, MBBS, FACS, allowed Cornelia Tischmacher to receive a double lung transplant for her stage IV lung cancer.

Data from the INCITE-ES study show 100% technical success with pulsed electric field energy delivery before surgical resection.

Jennifer Moliterno, MD, FAANS, highlights post-operative complications that may arise after neurosurgery.

Jennifer Moliterno, MD, FAANS, discusses current neurosurgical strategies for maximizing safe resection in newly diagnosed high-grade gliomas.

Jennifer Moliterno, MD, FAANS, discusses current neurosurgical strategies for newly diagnosed high-grade gliomas.

A new type of robotic posterior surgery has been shown to be a treatment option for patients with devastated bladder outlets.

Utilizing a multidisciplinary breast cancer clinic helped improve time to first appointment and time to first treatment.

IBTR with the 1 mm and 2 mm cutoff found rates found the margin widths were small and not clinically meaningful.

Ninety days of endocrine therapy before surgery could change patient/surgeon preference on concurrent radiation use in those with breast cancer.

Data show that patients who undergo grade group 1 prostatectomies may experience an increased likelihood of higher risk features.

Findings may establish a framework for assisting patient counselling and optimizing therapy selection for those undergoing radical cystectomy.

Robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomies with anastomotic technique were completed without complications or mortality in a majority of patients.

Spatial transcriptomics and multiplex immunohistochemistry from samples may elucidate outcomes for patients who undergo surgical care for cancer.

The developer will conduct a US feasibility test to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the SIRA RFA Electrosurgical Device in patients who require breast-conservation surgery.

The Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale showed the potential to guide palliative care integration to better help patients and clinicians after AHSCT.

Future work may focus on optimizing symptom management associated with percutaneous transesophageal gastrostomy placement in malignant bowel obstructions.

Postoperative length of stay ranged from 4 to 9 days for patients who underwent percutaneous transesophageal gastrostomy for malignant bowel obstructions.