Publications by authors named "U Boekeler"
Outcomes for hip fracture patients have improved over the years, yet the population of older patients (≥80 years) continues to grow. By 2100, the global centenarian population is projected to exceed 25 million, but data on hip fracture outcomes in this group are rare and often derived from small samples. This study aimed to analyze outcomes for centenarian hip fracture patients in specialized geriatric trauma centers and compare them with those of patients under 80.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The size of lymph node (LN) metastases in prostate cancer patients represents an important prognosticator, but histological work-up may not reflect the true extent of tumor invasion. We present a novel technique (1) to detect early tumor cell dissemination and (2) to quantify the true tumor burden.
Methods: Prospectively 232 LN of 20 consecutive patients with prostate cancer after lymph node dissection were longitudinally bisected, one half was subjected to single cell immunocytochemistry for pancytokeratine (CK), the other half underwent routine histopathological work-up and step section analysis.
Background: Advantages and disadvantages of open and endoscopic hernia surgery are still being discussed. Until now there has been no study that evaluated the advantages and disadvantages of bilateral hernia repair in a large number of patients.
Methods: Our prospectively collected database was analyzed to compare the results of laparoscopic bilateral with laparoscopic unilateral hernia repair.
Purpose: To present a modified concept for sentinel lymph node (SLN)-guided pelvic lymph node dissection in prostate cancer.
Methods: A total of 463 patients with histologically proven prostate cancer underwent SLN-guided lymph node dissection. The day before surgery patients received intraprostatic injection of Tc-99 m-labeled nanocolloid (Tc-NC) under transrectal ultrasound guidance.