Surgery

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.

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.

Experts from Sibley Memorial Hospital discuss how multidisciplinary work has enhanced outcomes such as survival and resource use at their institution.

Postoperative complications and mortality after standard or postponed surgery for esophageal cancer after active surveillance were similar in both groups.

Adding HIPEC to CRS did not show any added benefit but has shown increased toxicities in patients with colorectal peritoneal metastasis.

Future research will aim to assess the efficacy of PIPAC-MMC plus systemic therapy vs systemic therapy alone in patients with peritoneal tumors.

Although small incision surgery may serve as a conduit to deliver PIPAC-MMC, it may confer benefits in the staging and treatment of peritoneal tumors.

Muhammad Talwa Waheed, MD, found that resection after appendectomy should be prioritized in the treatment of patients with appendiceal cancer.

Patients with peritoneal metastases were historically associated with limited survival and low consideration for clinical trials.

Laparoscopic, histologic, and biomarker responses occurred at all dose levels of mitomycin treatment in patients with peritoneal metastases.

A phase 2 trial presented at SSO met its primary end point by achieving negative margins in 79% of patients with node-negative rectal cancer.

The “inescapability” of climate hazards may necessitate prioritization of research to improve outcomes among vulnerable populations who require treatment.

Future work may focus on determining strategies for protecting the health of patients who undergo surgery during climate disasters.

Leticia Nogueira, PhD, MPH, highlights how facilities exposed to wildfires tend to have longer lengths of stay for patients undergoing surgery for NSCLC.

At 5 years, 100% of patients with breast cancer who did not receive surgery had ipsilateral breast tumor relapse-free survival.

Future work may need to assess whether extended hospital stays improve surgical care outcomes during disasters, according to one of the study authors.

Future research may explore predictors of interval debulking surgery success and the scope of required surgery in advanced ovarian cancer.