Is high cord radical orchidectomy always necessary for testicular cancer?

Is surgery always necessary in rectal cancer?

Rectal cancer is a major health problem around the world, representing about one-third of the total colorectal cancer cases. Because of its anatomical location, there is a higher risk of local recurrence, and treatment often requires a complex multidisciplinary approach which includes neoadjuvant radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and a radical surgical procedure that commonly leads to a permanent col...

Orchidectomy alone for stage I testicular teratoma.

Testicular implants and patient satisfaction: a questionnaire-based study of men after orchidectomy for testicular cancer.

OBJECTIVES To assess the satisfaction of men with their testicular implants after undergoing orchidectomy for testicular cancer, and to determine their reasons for accepting or declining a prosthesis. PATIENTS AND METHODS In all, 424 men who had undergone radical orchidectomy and were part of the testicular cancer follow-up programme were sent an anonymous questionnaire comprising 10 question...

Preoperative pathological diagnosis of lung cancer: is it always necessary?

Received: January 17, 2012; Accepted: March 12, 2012 Corresponding author: Jun Nakajima, MD, DmedSc. Department of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Graduate School, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bukyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan Email: [email protected] ©2012 The Editorial Committee of Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. All rights reserved. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012; 18: 183...

Short stay in general intensive care units: is it always necessary?

  Background: There are challenges ahead of short-term hospitalization of low-risk patients hospitalized only for monitoring of severe disease who may die soon after admission. The purpose of this study was to suggest strategies for the management of ICU stay lengths and to ensure optimal use of ICU resources.   Methods: The study was conducted retrospectively on 246 patients admitted to 9 gene...