Publications by authors named "L E Thibault"
Objective: To assess the feasibility, accuracy, and safety of ultrasound (US)-guided coaxial core-needle biopsy (CNB) for histomolecular diagnosis of extra-ocular orbital soft tissue tumours as a minimally invasive alternative to surgical biopsy.
Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at a single Comprehensive Cancer Center and included all consecutive patients referred to our center between 2015 and 2023 for the diagnosis and treatment of orbital soft tissue tumours. All patients underwent US-guided transconjunctival coaxial CNB using a semiautomatic 18-gauge biopsy gun.
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- Systematic screening for pancreatic cancer is important for high-risk individuals due to the generally poor outcomes of late-stage diagnoses, which are often advanced and inoperable.
- Individual risk is assessed through genetic information and family history, with genetic testing recommended for those suspected of having a genetic predisposition.
- While current screening involves annual MRI and endoscopic ultrasound, challenges remain due to the methods' lack of sensitivity and specificity, leading to potential missed diagnoses and unnecessary surgeries, highlighting the need for improved imaging techniques and biological research.
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- Children with medical complexities (CMC) make up a small percentage of kids but incur significant healthcare costs; complex care programs (CCPs) help reduce their medical resource use and enhance satisfaction among parents.
- This study used interviews with parents to understand how enrollment in a CCP led to fewer emergency department visits and shorter hospital stays for CMC.
- Key factors identified by parents included personalized care, parental empowerment, and effective guidance, with a clinical nurse coordinator playing a crucial role in implementing these strategies.
Background: Antiplatelet and antithrombotic medication management before, during, and after neurointerventional procedures has significant practice variation. This document updates and builds upon the 2014 Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) Guideline 'Platelet function inhibitor and platelet function testing in neurointerventional procedures', providing updates based on the treatment of specific pathologies and for patients with specific comorbidities.
Methods: We performed a structured literature review of studies that have become available since the 2014 SNIS Guideline.
Breast cancer is the most common malignant disease worldwide, with over 2.26 million new cases in 2020. Its diagnosis is determined by a histological review of breast biopsy specimens, which can be labor-intensive, subjective, and error-prone.
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