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Spine Deform
January 2025
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street S.W, Rochester, MN, 55906, USA.
Purpose: Non-fusion surgical options for pediatric scoliosis management such as vertebral body tethering (VBT) offer an alternative to spinal fusion. With this study, we aim to evaluate the postoperative outcomes in boys versus girls who have undergone VBT. Our hypothesis is that girls and boys will have similar outcomes by 2-year follow-up.
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January 2025
Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Introduction: SCLC is characterized by aggressiveness and limited treatment options, especially in extensive-stage SCLC (ES-SCLC). Immunotherapy added to the platinum-etoposide combination has recently become standard in this setting. This retrospective study aims to evaluate the real-world effectiveness of chemo-immunotherapy in patients with ES-SCLC, focusing on subpopulations excluded from clinical trials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Thorac Oncol
January 2025
Cancer Control & Evidence Integration, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Health Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
JTCVS Open
December 2024
Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Objective: The advent of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in Mongolia has faced funding and accessibility challenges, leading to languid adoption. A Mongolian-Canadian collaboration was inaugurated to support the development of a self-sustainable, self-governed minimally invasive thoracic surgery (MITS) program in Mongolia.
Methods: A multidisciplinary Canadian thoracic surgery team collaborated with the National Cancer Center of Mongolia Thoracic Surgery service from 2016 to 2023.
Acta Oncol
January 2025
Department of Respiratory Diseases and Allergy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Background And Purpose: There is limited data on the real-world management of incidental pulmonary nodules (IPN). In this article, we review current practices and adherence to international guidelines in the Nordic countries.
Materials And Methods: This non-interventional, observational survey study based on an online survey consisting of 13 questions.
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