Publications by authors named "Jeffery W Saranchuk"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to evaluate how well preoperative cross-sectional imaging can predict the outcomes of upper tract urothelial cancer (UTUC), particularly regarding tumor grade and invasiveness, which is crucial for choosing appropriate treatments.
- - Researchers analyzed data from 112 patients with localized UTUC who underwent surgery, focusing on factors like tumor location and hydronephrosis as seen in imaging, using statistical methods to determine their association with disease severity.
- - Results indicated that while certain radiologic features, like hydronephrosis and tumor location, were linked to invasive disease, imaging techniques have a limited effectiveness in predicting high-grade disease or lymphovascular invasion.
Objectives: Screening for prostate cancer in healthy asymptomatic men using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is controversial due to conflicting recommendations from and a lack of strong evidence regarding the benefit of population-based screening. In Canada and internationally, there is variability in how family physicians (FPs) approach PSA testing in asymptomatic men. The purpose of our study was to explore how family FPs approach discussions with their male patients around PSA testing in Manitoba, Canada.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The most favorable outcome that can be achieved after radical prostatectomy is complete tumor resection without recurrence and full recovery of continence and potency. Risks of erectile dysfunction, incontinence, and disease recurrence are well described, but in isolation, do not adequately inform patients of the possibility of becoming cancer-free while at the same time returning to their preoperative functional state. We sought to determine the frequency of optimal outcomes after radical prostatectomy and the time to such outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: We correlated intraoperative video documentation and pathology findings to understand the mechanisms by which positive surgical margins occur and improve the surgical technique.
Materials And Methods: Between January 2003 and May 2004, 240 consecutive patients underwent laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, of whom 180 had pT2 prostate cancer and represent the population of this study. After the first 90 patients (group 1) we started a quality assurance study, analyzing intraoperative video recordings and correlating them with pathology findings in patients with a positive margin.
Objective: To report the experience of partial nephrectomy in patients with a solitary kidney at one institution, with analysis of renal function, complications, oncological efficacy and survival.
Patients And Methods: We identified 54 consecutive patients with a solitary kidney who had a partial nephrectomy between December 1989 and July 2003. Variables examined included patient age and gender, renal function, renal ischaemia time, surgical margin status and complications.