5 results match your criteria: "Kaiser Vallejo Medical Center[Affiliation]"
Improving outcomes in malignant pleural mesothelioma in an integrated health care system.
J Thorac Dis
September 2022
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kaiser Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, CA, USA.
Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and aggressive tumor that should be managed by an experienced surgical and multidisciplinary group. Our objective was to determine the impact of proficient surgeons and MPM bi-disciplinary review on outcomes of patients with MPM.
Methods: Through this cohort study, electronic medical records of 368 adult patients with MPM from 1/1/2009 to 12/31/2020 were reviewed and compared before and after MPM surgeries were regionalized to specialized surgeons and bi-disciplinary review of MPM patient treatment options.
Comparison of Survival by Multimodal Treatment Regimen Among Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Patients in an Integrated Health System.
Clin Lung Cancer
December 2022
Department of Oncology, Kaiser Vallejo Medical Center, Vallejo, CA.
Background: Optimal therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) remains unclear. We compared overall survival in patients with MPM after various multimodal treatment regimens including combinations of immunotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgery.
Patients And Methods: We examined MPM patients treated within our integrated health system from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2020.
Early-life ozone exposure associated with asthma without sensitization in Latino children.
J Allergy Clin Immunol
December 2016
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif; Department of Bioengineering & Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, Calif. Electronic address:
Internal mammary lymph nodes as incidental findings at screening breast MRI.
Clin Imaging
April 2016
University of California, San Francisco, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, 1600 Divisadero St., Room C250, Mail Box 1667, San Francisco, CA 94115. Electronic address:
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of internal mammary lymph nodes (IMLNs) on breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a screening population.
Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 92 consecutive screening breast MRI exams. Logistic regression was performed to ascertain the risk of IMLNs in cancer-free subjects and to determine whether the risk varies with age.
Foley balloon to tamponade bleeding in the retropubic space.
Obstet Gynecol
November 2003
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Vallejo Medical Center, Vallejo, California, USA.
Background: Hemorrhage from the retropubic space is a well-described complication of the tension-free vaginal tape procedure that can be difficult to control with conservative measures.
Case: A 40-year-old female patient underwent tension-free vaginal tape procedure to treat stress incontinence. The procedure was complicated by persistent intraoperative bleeding from the retropubic space.