Publications by authors named "Kena Park"
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- The study evaluated the learning curve for robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy using CUSUM analysis to understand the surgeon's progress based on operation time, complications, and conversion rates to open surgery.
- A total of 50 surgeries performed by one experienced gynecologist were analyzed, identifying key breakpoints in the learning phases at approximately case 9 for proficiency and case 35 for competency.
- Results indicated that the surgeon faced no complications or need for conversion to open laparotomy throughout the study period, demonstrating successful learning and skill acquisition without any adverse outcomes.
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- Combination immunotherapy using atezolizumab and bevacizumab has become the go-to treatment for inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but there's a lack of markers to predict patient response.
- Researchers developed an immune signature score (ISS) and narrowed it down to 10 key genes (ISS10) to identify which patients are likely to respond better to treatment.
- Their findings show that patients with a high ISS had better survival rates and response to treatment, highlighting ISS and ISS10 as valuable tools for personalizing HCC therapies.
Objective: To evaluate the clinical impact of suspicious extra-abdominal lymph nodes (EALNs) identified preoperatively on CT and/or PET/CT images in advanced ovarian cancer.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted with 122 patients diagnosed with stage III or IV ovarian cancer with preoperative CT and/or PET/CT images from 2006 to 2022. Imaging studies were evaluated for the presence, size and location of suspicious EALNs.
Increased life expectancy and cancer prevalence rates expose patients to a higher risk of developing other comorbidities such as stroke. This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors for and prognosis of stroke in patients with gynecological cancers. A single-center retrospective cohort study was conducted on patients with cervical, endometrial, and epithelial ovarian cancers.
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