Magnetic resonance imaging-guided single-fraction preoperative radiotherapy for early-stage breast cancer (the RICE trial): feasibility study.

Background: Over the past decade, the adoption of screening programs, digital mammography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has increased early-stage breast cancer diagnosis rates. Mortality rates have decreased due to early detection and improved treatments, including personalized therapies. Accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) is emerging as a convenient and effective treatment for some patients, with studies exploring its preoperative use.

Panniculectomy for a Rare End-Stage Complication of Severe Obesity and Increasing Surgical Phenomenon.

Panniculus morbidus (PM) is a presentation of severe chronic abdominal lymphoedema associated with obesity resulting in oedema and chronic fibrosis. It is a multifaceted condition with significant clinical and psychosocial implications. A 29-year-old female weighing 260 kg with a body mass index of 95 kg/m had recurrent infections and sepsis associated with an abdominal pannus extending to her knees and an area of ulceration.

Stabilised Hyaluronic Acid (sHA) gel as a novel marker for breast cancer tumour bed cavity: Surgical feasibility.

Introduction: Consistent delineation of the breast conserving surgery (BCS) tumour bed (TB) for breast cancer remains a challenge for radiation oncologists. Accurate delineation allows for better local control and reduces toxicity when planning partial breast or TB boost radiation therapy (RT).

Methods: In the operating theatre (OT) breast surgeons inserted stabilised hyaluronic acid (sHA) gel as small drops approximately one cm into the walls surrounding the resection cavity.

Problematic smartphone usage, objective smartphone engagement, and executive functions: A latent variable analysis.

The negative consequences of smartphone usage have seen frequent discourse in popular media. While existing studies seek to resolve these debates in relation to executive functions, findings are still limited and mixed. This is partly due to the lack of conceptual clarity about smartphone usage, the use of self-reported measures, and problems related to task impurity.

Pathologic Complete Response and Oncologic Outcomes in Locally Advanced Breast Cancers Treated With Neoadjuvant Radiation Therapy: An Australian Perspective.

Purpose: To assess the degree of pathologic complete response (pCR), postoperative surgical complication rates, and oncological outcomes in women with locally advanced breast cancer or high-risk breast cancers treated with neoadjuvant radiation therapy (NART).

Methods And Materials: This retrospective, multi-institutional review involved 138 clinically staged patients with 140 breast cancers treated with NART between January 2014 and February 2021. Treatments involved sequential neoadjuvant chemotherapy and NART, followed by mastectomy with or without axillary surgery and immediate autologous breast reconstruction.

Effect of the acute general surgical unit: a regional perspective.

Background: Acute surgical units have gained favour in Australia and New Zealand. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding their effectiveness in regional centres. We aim to investigate the effect of the introduction of the Acute General Surgical Unit (AGSU) on the outcomes for patients undergoing emergency appendicectomies or cholecystectomies in a regional hospital.