Patient selection
Perioperative Treatment in Gastric Cancer—Developments in Patient Selection
... Additionally, one of the major pitfalls considering GC staging is accurate nodal disease assessment—that is generally considered to be under evaluated by standard imaging, such as computed tomography (CT) scan. The ...
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Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate: patient selection and perspectives
... Nearly all men with symptomatic BPH are candidates for surgical management with HoLEP. HoLEP is effective and safe for all prostate sizes, in the setting of urinary retention, non-neurogenic impaired bladder ...
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Prostate embolization: patient selection, clinical management and results
... Prostate lobe volume composition and histology may play a role in success as well, although data in this area is very limited. In a retrospective review of 68 patients Little et al. demonstrated that adenomatous dominant ...
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Whipple procedure: patient selection and special considerations
... Abstract: At the inception of pancreatic surgery by Dr Whipple in 1930s, the mortality and morbidity risk was more than 20%. With further understanding of disease processes and improve ments in pancreas resection ...
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Secukinumab in the treatment of psoriasis: patient selection and perspectives
... Biologic medications currently approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis include TNF- α inhibitors (adalimumab, etanercept, infliximab), IL-17 pathway inhibitors (ixekizumab, brodalumab, ...
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Informed Consent: Influence on Patient Selection Among Critically III Premature Infants
... Informed Consent: Influence on Patient Selection Among Critically III Premature. Services[r] ...
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Trastuzumab in the management of gastroesophageal cancer: patient selection and perspectives
... Abstract: The addition of trastuzumab to the treatment of a subset of patients with advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers showing HER2 positivity has been shown to confer clinical benefit; however, ...
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Drainage of malignant ascites: patient selection and perspectives
... and patient-reported outcomes (PRO) of different drainage methods for the management of ...trajectory. Patient selection should be performed using a thorough assessment of symptoms and QOL, and ...
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Bevacizumab in the treatment of NSCLC: patient selection and perspectives
... VEGF’s biologic activity through a steric blocking of its binding with VEGF receptor. Cur- rently, bev is the only antiangiogenic agent approved for the first-line treatment of advanced or recurrent nonsquamous NSCLC in ...
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Pneumatic retinopexy: patient selection and specific factors
... strict selection criteria are ...appropriate patient selection, a high success rate can be achieved, and therefore, this procedure has an important role in the armamentarium of the vitreoretinal ...
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Sharp wound debridement: patient selection and perspectives
... the patient preference, and the work environment as well as the knowledge, skill, and judgment of the ...discusses patient selection and perspectives for conservative sharp wound debridement (CSWD), ...
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Patient selection for corneal collagen cross-linking: an updated review
... Abstract: Corneal cross-linking (CXL) is an option that in the last decade has demonstrated its efficacy and safety in halting the progression of keratoconus (KCN) and other corneal ectasias. Its indication has been ...
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Endoscopic bronchial valve treatment: patient selection and special considerations
... proper patient selection, the emphysema severity and distribution have to be assessed by high resolution CT, ideally in combination with an automated software ...
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Spotlight on lenvatinib in the treatment of thyroid cancer: patient selection and perspectives
... approach to the understanding of the pathophysiology of thyroid cancer led to the development of clinical trials that assessed the antitumor activity of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). These studies provided evidence ...
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Alemtuzumab in the treatment of multiple sclerosis: patient selection and special considerations
... aspects, is early treatment escalation. Although data are sparse, it may also be used for induction therapy. Because of some severe but usually manageable safety and tolerability issues accurate patient ...
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Patient selection for total ankle arthroplasty
... including patient characteristics, are thought to influence clinical outcome and ...(TAR), patient selection is considered critical for good (long-term) ...regarding patient characteristics ...
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Chemical peels in the treatment of acne: patient selection and perspectives
... unrealistic regarding treatment outcomes. A mindful talk with a detailed explanation about the procedure, its implications and possible outcomes will gain the trust of the patient and improve the ...
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Bosutinib in chronic myeloid leukemia: patient selection and perspectives
... selected patient cohort; however, especially within the group of patients in AP, durable responses were ...1 patient maintained his initial complete hematologic response (CHR) for > ...
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Irreversible electroporation of hepatocellular carcinoma: patient selection and perspectives
... of selection include patients who would otherwise be amenable to have local therapy with RFA or MWA but have tumors adjacent to structures that would cause either heat sink or collateral ...
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Cryolipolysis: patient selection and special considerations
... The Localized Adiposity Physiotherapeutic Evaluation Protocol created by Meyer et al, is a simple, low-cost, and easy-to-use method that assists in the evaluation and thera- peutic planning of the patient with ...
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