Efficacy of Surgical Excision and Brachytherapy in the Treatment of Keloids: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Objective: To demonstrate the efficacy of a protocol combining surgical excision and high-dose-rate brachytherapy for treatment of keloids.

Methods: The authors performed a unicentric retrospective cohort study between 2013 and 2018. The minimum follow-up was 12 months.

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy of anal squamous cell carcinoma: Relationship between delineation quality and regional recurrence.

Background And Purpose: Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is currently indicated to treat anal squamous cell carcinoma (ASCC). Conformal dose delivery and steep dose gradients may cause marginal misses. We analyzed patterns of locoregional recurrences (LRR) and delineation quality to determine IMRT-specific predictive factors.

Anatomically based comparison of the different transthoracic routes for colon ascension after total esogastrectomy.

Colon interposition is the method of choice to restore the digestive tract after esogastrectomy. The aim of this study was to compare the length of the four available routes for colon transposition (posterior mediastinum route, transpleural route, substernal route and subcutaneous route) and to achieve a specific evaluation of the transpleural route. Our study was conducted with anatomical (dissection) and radiological (2D CT scan reconstructions) protocols.