Surgical and endoscopic management of clinical T1b esophageal cancer.

Objective: Esophageal cancers that invade the submucosa (T1b) have increased risk for occult lymph node metastases. To avoid the morbidity and recovery from esophagectomy, patients with cT1bN0 tumors have been increasingly managed endoscopically. We hypothesized that tumor attributes could predict upstaging and outcome associated with surgical and endoscopic treatment.

Do commonly used prostate medications alter prostate MRI and fusion biopsy performance?

Aims: To determine whether phosphodiesterase inhibitors (PDEi) or α-antagonists (AA) were associated with differences in region of interest (ROI) characteristics or prostate cancer detection on fusion biopsy (FB).

Materials And Methods: Records from 847 consecutive patients undergoing FB at three separate institutions over a period of 2 years were retrospectively reviewed. Associations between medication use, Prostate Imaging Reporting & Data System (PIRADS) scores, and ROI locations were assessed with ordinal logistic regression.

The Emerging Global Tobacco Treatment Workforce: Characteristics of Tobacco Treatment Specialists Trained in Council-Accredited Training Programs from 2017 to 2019.

Tobacco use is projected to kill 1 billion people in the 21st century. Tobacco Use Disorder (TUD) is one of the most common substance use disorders in the world. Evidence-based treatment of TUD is effective, but treatment accessibility remains very low.

Initial Experience of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Fusion Biopsy in the Community Setting.

Introduction: Magnetic resonance imaging fusion biopsy is diagnostically superior to transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy for detecting clinically significant prostate cancer. Fusion biopsy has an expanding role at major academic centers. However, the reproducibility of outcomes in the community setting is unknown.

A rare case of a retroperitoneal lymphangioma causing chronic flank pain in an adult.

Retroperitoneal lymphangiomas are exceedingly rare and typically asymptomatic. We present a case of a 27 year-old female with chronic right flank pain and cross-sectional imaging showing a large multi-cystic mass located medial and inferior to the right kidney. The patient underwent an uncomplicated robotic-assisted, laparoscopic resection of the mass with final pathology showing a benign lymphangioma.