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    Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after different axillary treatments in women with breast cancer: a 1-year longitudinal cohort study

    As life expectancy continues to rise, post-treatment health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of breast cancer patients becomes increasingly important. This study examined the one-year longitudinal relation betw...

    N. J. M. C. Vrancken Peeters, Z. L. R. Kaplan, M. E. Clarijs in Quality of Life Research (2024)

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    Markers for Major Complications at Day-One Postoperative in Fast-Track Metabolic Surgery: Updated Metabolic Checklist

    In fast-track metabolic surgery, the window to identify complications is narrow. Postoperative checklists can be useful tools in the decision-making of safe early discharge. The aim of this study was to evalua...

    J. W. H. ‘t Hart, R. Takken, C. R. C. Hogewoning, L. U. Biter in Obesity Surgery (2023)

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    Implementation of robotic rectal cancer surgery: a cross-sectional nationwide study

    An increasing number of centers have implemented a robotic surgical program for rectal cancer. Several randomized controls trials have shown similar oncological and postoperative outcomes compared to standard ...

    L. J. X. Giesen, J. W. T. Dekker, M. Verseveld, R. M. P. H. Crolla in Surgical Endoscopy (2023)

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    Treatment Strategies and Prognosis of Patients With Synchronous or Metachronous Colorectal Peritoneal Metastases: A Population-Based Study

    This study aimed to compare treatment strategies and survival of patients with synchronous colorectal peritoneal metastases (CPM) and patients with metachronous CPM in a nationwide cohort.

    C. Bakkers, R. J. Lurvink, A. Rijken, S. W. Nienhuijs in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2021)

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    Relation between body composition and severe diarrhea in patients treated with preoperative chemoradiation with capecitabine for rectal cancer: a single-centre cohort study

    Chemoradiation with capecitabine followed by surgery is standard care for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). Severe diarrhea is considered a dose-limiting toxicity of adding capecitabine to radiation thera...

    J. M. van Rees, W. Hartman, J. J. M. E. Nuyttens, E. Oomen-de Hoop in BMC Gastroenterology (2021)

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    The Influence of Surgical Experience on Postoperative Recovery in Fast-Track Bariatric Surgery

    Short duration of surgery is an important aspect in fast-track protocols. Peroperative training of surgical residents could influence the duration of surgery, possibly affecting patient outcome. This study eva...

    M. Leeman, G.H.E.J. Vijgen, J.A. Apers, J.F. Zengerink, C. Verhoef in Obesity Surgery (2020)

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    Patient-Reported Outcome Measures may optimize shared decision-making for cancer risk management in BRCA mutation carriers

    The aim of this study was to compare patient-reported outcomes (PROs) of BRCA1/2 mutation carriers, either after bilateral prophylactic mastectomy (BPM) or during breast surveillance, to improve shared decisio...

    L. S. E. van Egdom, M. A. de Kock, I. Apon, M. A. M. Mureau, C. Verhoef in Breast Cancer (2020)

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    A Single-Center Comparison of Extended and Restricted THROMBOPROPHYLAXIS with LMWH after Metabolic Surgery

    Morbid obesity is an important risk factor for develo** a venous thromboembolic events (VTE) after surgery. Fast-track protocols in metabolic surgery can lower the risk of VTE in the postoperative period by ...

    M. Leeman, L. U. Biter, J. A. Apers, E. Birnie, S. Verbrugge, C. Verhoef in Obesity Surgery (2020)

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    Breast and Tumour Volume Measurements in Breast Cancer Patients Using 3-D Automated Breast Volume Scanner Images

    The resection volume in relation to the breast volume is known to influence cosmetic outcome following breast-conserving therapy. It was hypothesised that three-dimensional ultrasonography (3-D US) could be us...

    M. Lagendijk, E. L. Vos, K. P. Ramlakhan, C. Verhoef in World Journal of Surgery (2018)

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    MiR expression profiles of paired primary colorectal cancer and metastases by next-generation sequencing

    MicroRNAs (miRs) have been recognized as promising biomarkers. It is unknown to what extent tumor-derived miRs are differentially expressed between primary colorectal cancers (pCRCs) and metastatic lesions, an...

    M Neerincx, D L S Sie, M A van de Wiel, N C T van Grieken, J D Burggraaf in Oncogenesis (2015)

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    Response to chemotherapy in patients with recurrent rectal cancer in previously irradiated area

    Tumor lesions in previously irradiated area may have a less favorable response to chemotherapy compared to tumor sites outside the radiation field. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the response to ...

    W. J. Alberda, B. C. Haberkorn in International Journal of Colorectal Disease (2015)

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    Local excision of rectal cancer afterchemoradiation: feasibility depends on the primary stage

    J. W. A. Burger, E. J. R. de Graaf in International Journal of Colorectal Disease (2010)

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    Total Pelvic Exenteration for Primary and Recurrent Malignancies

    Complete resection is the most important prognostic factor in surgery for pelvic tumors. In locally advanced and recurrent pelvic malignancies, radical margins are sometimes difficult to obtain because of clos...

    F. T. J. Ferenschild, M. Vermaas, C. Verhoef, A. C. Ansink in World Journal of Surgery (2009)

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    Total pelvic exenteration for primary locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer

    M. Vermaas, F. Ferenschild, C. Verhoef, J. Nuyttens in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2004)

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    Pre-operative radiotherapy improves outcome of multimodality treatment in recurrent rectal cancer

    M. Vermaas, F. Ferenschild, C. Verhoef, J. Nuyttens in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2004)