Publications by authors named "G Schoen"
Port-wine birthmarks (PWB) are common vascular malformations in infants. Despite various laser and light-based treatments, comparative data on their effectiveness is limited. This study compares different treatments for PWB using a systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA).
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- Conversions from robot-assisted partial nephrectomy to more invasive surgeries happen in about 1-5% of cases, and this study looks at what could predict these conversions.
- The research analyzed 2,549 patients operated on by 25 surgeons, finding a 3.5% conversion rate linked to factors like older age, higher BMI, tumor size, and the surgeon’s experience.
- The study concludes that both patient characteristics and surgical expertise significantly impact the likelihood of conversion, suggesting that better training could enhance outcomes and allow for more kidney-sparing procedures.
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- - The study aimed to analyze factors affecting postoperative renal function (PRF) following robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for patients with multiple kidney tumors, using data from 132 surgeries and assessing both patient and surgical influences on outcomes.
- - Key findings included that most patients had two tumors, the average surgery lasted 175 minutes, and that the majority of surgeries met trifecta criteria, indicating successful outcomes in terms of cancer control, renal preservation, and complications.
- - Factors such as warm ischemia time, body mass index (BMI), and preoperative kidney function were found to impact kidney function loss post-surgery, with BMI and comorbidities being significant predictors of acute kidney injury during hospitalization.
Objectives: To define and compare growth rates of the distal aorta in Marfan patients with and without aortic root replacement using serial MR angiography (MRA).
Methods: We retrospectively included 136 Marfan patients with a total of 645 MRAs who underwent a median of five MRAs (range: 2-13) at 1.5 T and 3 T in annual intervals.