Going, gonad, gone. Gender inequalities in the management of gonadal torsion: a cohort study.

Gonadal torsion (when the gonad twists on its ligamentous supports) is a surgical emergency in both men and women. Prompt management is essential to preserve gonadal function. Our aim was to compare the timeliness with which men and women who underwent surgery for suspected gonadal torsion are managed.

Keratinocyte cancer with incidental perineural invasion: A registry analysis of management and 5-year outcomes.

Background/objectives: Perineural invasion within keratinocyte cancer is a hallmark of tumour aggression, and a definitive treatment paradigm for this condition remains undetermined. Our aim was to investigate the treatment and outcomes of keratinocyte cancer with incidental perineural invasion within two skin cancer databases to refine treatment protocols.

Methods: We retrospectively assessed the Queensland Perineural Invasion Registry for surgery, histopathology, adjuvant radiotherapy and recurrence of keratinocyte cancer five years post-definitive treatment.

Palliative Radiotherapy: Inpatients, Outpatients, and the Changing Role of Supportive Care in Radiation Oncology.

Palliative radiotherapy is an effective treatment in alleviating many symptoms of advanced cancer. Short courses of radiotherapy provide rapid symptom relief and minimize impact on patients. Patients referred for palliative radiotherapy have many concerns beyond radiotherapy; often, these concerns are not fully addressed in traditional radiotherapy clinics.

Reconstruction of the Base of Skull Defect-Lessons Learned over 25 Combined Years.

With an increased understanding of the pathological processes involved in perinerual spread, surgery has come to play a greater role in its management. As skull base techniques have been refined, the reconstructive surgeon has been presented with increasingly complex and voluminous defects requiring repair. To enable such surgery to have acceptable outcomes, attention to form and function is paramount.

Estimating the impact of mandatory folic acid fortification on the folic acid intake of Australian women of childbearing age.

Objective: The primary aim of this study was to estimate the impact of mandatory folic acid (FA) fortification of bread-making flour on the FA intake of Australian women of childbearing age (16-44 years). The secondary objective was to investigate the relationship between estimated FA intake and socio-economic status (SES) and age.

Method: Dietary modelling was used to estimate FA intake under four mandatory fortification scenarios--no supplement use, supplement use unrelated to FA intake, supplement use only among the highest consumers of bread, and increased supplement use.