The association between thyroid malignancy and chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis: should it alter the surgical approach?

Background: The relation between thyroid neoplasms and chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis (CLT) is controversial. While it is accepted that focal lymphocytic thyroiditis develops secondarily to malignancy, it is not clear whether diffuse lymphocytic thyroiditis has a tendency to develop into thyroid cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between CLT and malignant tumours of the thyroid and evaluate the surgical approach to CLT cases.

Sexual dysfunction after curative radical resection of rectal cancer in men: the role of extended systematic lymph-node dissection.

Background: This study was designed to determine the incidence and patterns of sexual dysfunction after curative radical resections (CRR) with or without extended systematic lymph-node dissection (ESLND) for rectal cancer Material/Methods: A total of 91 patients with rectal cancer were reviewed with respect to surgical procedures and postoperative sexual functions using the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), a 15-item self-administered questionnaire. CCR (abdomino-perineal resections or sphincter-saving anterior resections) was performed in 78 patients (Group I) and ESLND plus CRR in 13 patients (Group II), and sexual functions were also evaluated in the colostomy and non-colostomy subgroups.

Results: In the postoperative period, the five domains of IIEF scoring decreased significantly from the preoperative scores in both groups (p<0.

Local recurrence and survival rates after extended systematic lymph-node dissection for surgical treatment of rectal cancer.

Background/aims: Extended systematic lymph-node dissection (ESLND) is a surgical procedure aimed at decreasing the local recurrence rate of rectal cancer and increasing the survival rate. However, it is criticized because it has not shown the expected effects on survival, and it has been shown to increase the proportion of complications in rectal cancer surgery. This study was designed to determine incidence and patterns of recurrence after curative resection with or without ESLND for rectal cancer.