Publications by authors named "L Boccalatte"
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- A global collaborative study reviewed the management and outcomes of malignant skull base tumors, collecting data from 28 institutions involving 3,061 patients.
- The majority of surgeries utilized an open approach (55%), with endoscopic (36%) and combined techniques (9.6%) being less common, and the overall 5-year survival rates were 65% for overall survival (OS) and 71.7% for disease-specific survival (DSS).
- Factors such as older age, comorbidities, and the extent of tumor involvement were identified as independent predictors of survival, while adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) emerged as a protective factor in outcomes.
We demonstrate pre-epiglottic baton plate as non-invasive treatment modality for initial airway management in newborns with Pierre Robin Sequence. A case example illustrates management of upper airway obstruction and feeding using digital technology to facilitate customization. Laryngoscope, 134:4766-4769, 2024.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLatin American surgical outcomes study: study protocol for a multicentre international observational cohort study of patient outcomes after surgery in Latin American countries.
BJA Open
September 2022
Background: Reported data suggest that 4.2 million deaths will occur within 30 days of surgery worldwide each year, half of which are in low- and middle-income countries. Postoperative complications are a leading cause of long-term morbidity and mortality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Meningiomas are slow-growing neoplasms, accounting for 20% of all primary intracranial neoplasms and 25% of all intraspinal tumors. Atypical and anaplastic meningiomas are infrequent, representing fewer than 5% of all meningiomas. Unusually, they can show aggressive behavior, and extracranial metastases are extremely rare, representing approximately 0.
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