Horizon Scanning in Surgery: Application to Surgical Education and Practice Microwave ablation for hepatic metastases December 2012

Horizon Scanning in Surgery: Application to Surgical Education and Practice

Horizon Scanning in Surgery: Application to Surgical Education and Practice Stapled transanal rectal resection for obstructed defecation syndrome

Multimodal Liver-Directed Management of Neuroendocrine Hepatic Metastases

A preponderance of patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) will experience hepatic metastases during the course of their disease. Many diagnoses of NETs are made only after the neoplasms have spread from their primary gastroenteropancreatic sites to the liver. This paper reviews current evidence-based treatments for neuroendocrine hepatic metastases, encompassing surgery, hepatic artery embo...

Horizon Scanning in Surgery: Application to Surgical Education and Practice Implantable gastric stimulation device for glycemic control and/or obesity management

Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumor Liver Metastases

In the care of patients with hepatic neuroendocrine metastases, medical oncologists should work in multidisciplinary fashion with surgeons, interventional radiologists, and radiation oncologists to assess the potential utility of liver-directed and systemic therapies. This paper addresses the various roles and evidence basis for cytoreductive surgery, thermal ablation (radiofrequency, microwave...