Comparison of 7 surgical interventions for recurrent lumbar disc herniation: A network meta-analysis and systematic review.

Study Design: Network meta-analysis of multiple treatment comparisons of recurrence lumbar disc herniation.

Objective: The purpose of comparing the differences between different surgical approaches for recurrent lumbar disc herniation (LDH).

Methods: The PubMed, Embase, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Google Scholar and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases were searched for articles published before April 10th, 2024.

Clinical comparison of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy and posterior lumbar interbody fusion for L4/5 and L5/S1 dual-level disc herniation.

This was a retrospective study. The present study investigates whether Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy via Transforaminal Approach Combined with Interlaminar Approach(PELD) is no less effective than posterior lumbar interbody fusion(PLIF) in the treatment of L4/5 and L5/S1 two-level disc herniation. In this retrospective study, we included 40 patients with L4/5 and L5/S1 two-level lumbar disc herniation (LDH) who received PELD (n = 18) or PLIF (n = 22).

Percutaneous cement discoplasty for the treatment of lumbar degenerative diseases: A system review and meta-analysis.

Background: Lumbar degenerative disease (LDD) is one of the main causes of low back pain in the elderly. Surgical treatment usually involves decompression surgery and fusion techniques; however, standard fusion surgery in elderly patients is associated with a higher rate of complications, hospital length of stay, and readmission. Although minimally invasive surgery can reduce risk and shorten hospital stays, it still cannot eliminate the inherent complications of fusion or internal fixation, especially in frail patients.

The safety and efficacy of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy and fenestration discectomy in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation.

Background: The aim of the study was to explore the safety and efficacy of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) and fenestration discectomy (FD) in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation (LDH).

Material And Methods: The complete clinical data from 87 patients with LDH from our hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into a control group (n = 39, treated with FD) and a research group (n = 48, treated with PTED) according to the prescribed treatments.

Efficacy and Safety of EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Combined with Cranial Radiotherapy for Brain Metastases from Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

. Brain metastases (BMs) are common in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which leads to a poor prognosis. As the two most effective strategies available, the use of combination of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) and radiotherapy (RT) is still controversial.

Preliminary results on anal cancer by applying intensity modulated radiotherapy and synchronous capecitabine chemotherapy simultaneously.

Background: Anal cancer is a rare clinical disease with the incidence rate of 1-2/10 million. The present study aims to assess the feasibility, safety and short-term outcome of the simultaneous integrated boost intensity-modulated radiotherapy (SIB-IMRT) schedule with oral capecitabine in patients with anal cancer.

Methods: From September 2009 to February 2014, a total of 10 patients with anal carcinoma were treated with SIB-IMRT in 32 daily fractions of 1.

MicroRNA-330 inhibited cell proliferation and enhanced chemosensitivity to 5-fluorouracil in colorectal cancer by directly targeting thymidylate synthase.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in males and the second most common in females, worldwide. Currently, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-mediated chemotherapy is the adjuvant treatment for patients with CRC following surgical resection. However, a number of patients with CRC develop 5-FU resistance, which is a major challenge for the effective treatment of cancer.

Dosimetric Evaluation of Different Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Techniques for Breast Cancer After Conservative Surgery.

Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) potentially leads to a more favorite dose distribution compared to 3-dimensional or conventional tangential radiotherapy (RT) for breast cancer after conservative surgery or mastectomy. The aim of this study was to compare dosimetric parameters of the planning target volume (PTV) and organs at risk (OARs) among helical tomotherapy (HT), inverse-planned IMRT (IP-IMRT), and forward-planned field in field (FP-FIF) IMRT techniques after breast-conserving surgery. Computed tomography scans from 20 patients (12 left sided and 8 right sided) previously treated with T1N0 carcinoma were selected for this dosimetric planning study.