Publications by authors named "A K Gangakhedkar"
Aim: Pre-school wheeze is a common hospital presentation in Australasia. The aim of this study was to describe the regional hospital presentation and cost of pre-school wheeze.
Methods: Audit of children diagnosed with pre-school wheeze at two hospitals in Auckland, New Zealand from October 2017 to September 2019.
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a peritoneal flap on the formation of lymphoceles after robotic assisted radical prostatectomy with bilateral extended pelvic lymph node dissection.
Methods: We conducted a single surgeon, assessor blinded prospective randomized controlled trial (the Prospective Lymphocele Ultrasound Study) in men undergoing robotic assisted radical prostatectomy with bilateral extended pelvic lymph node dissection. At the conclusion of the node dissection, patients were block randomized 1:1 to either standard of care (no bladder peritoneal flap) or to the creation of a bladder peritoneal flap.
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluates the effectiveness of MRI-fusion targeted biopsy compared to systematic template biopsy for detecting significant prostate cancer.
- A total of 457 patients were analyzed, revealing a 68% overall cancer detection rate, with both biopsy methods identifying unique cases of clinically significant cancer that the other method missed.
- The findings suggest that using both MRI-targeted and systematic biopsies together increases the chances of detecting clinically significant prostate cancer, as each method has its strengths.
Purpose: To examine the ability of the Decipher test to predict early biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy and to impact clinical decisions in advance of metastasis and death.
Methods: We identified Decipher tests ordered after radical prostatectomy for adverse pathology in men treated for prostate cancer between 1/1/14 and 8/31/18. Biochemical recurrence was defined as prostate-specific antigen > 0.
Background: Climacturia affects up to 45% of men after radical prostatectomy (RP). Although urethral slings decrease the severity and frequency of stress incontinence after RP, their efficacy as a treatment for climacturia after RP has not been well studied.
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess patient-reported changes in climacturia symptoms after implantation of a urethral sling as a treatment for stress incontinence after RP.