Publications by authors named "Tam Warczynski"
Background: Readmission after ileostomy creation in patients undergoing colorectal surgery creates a significant burden on health care cost and patient quality of care, with a 30-day readmission rate of 40%.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the implementation of our perioperative quality improvement program, Decreasing Readmissions After Ileostomy Creation.
Design: Perioperative interventions were administered to patients who underwent ileostomy creation.
Background: Survivorship care plans (SCP) should outline pertinent information about cancer treatment and follow-up.
Methods: We descriptively analyzed the content of 74 colorectal cancer SCPs completed as part of a randomized, controlled trial of SCPs at an academic and community cancer center. Surveillance recommendations were compared with American Cancer Society, American Society of Clinical Oncology and National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines.
Background: There is continued debate regarding the optimal combinations of radiation therapy and chemotherapy in the preoperative treatment of locally advanced rectal adenocarcinomas. We report our single-institution experience of feasibility and early oncologic outcomes of short-course preoperative radiation therapy (5 Gy X 5 fractions) followed by consolidation neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Methods: We reviewed the records of 26 patients with locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma.
Introduction: Primary melanoma of the bile duct is extremely rare with only nine cases of primary melanoma of the bile duct reported in the literature.
Presentation Of Case: A 55-year-old previously healthy gentleman developed increasing jaundice over several months and subsequently underwent an ERCP with stone extraction. Cytology brushings in an area of a distal stricture in the bile duct were concerning for cholangiocarcinoma.