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Repeat Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy in Neuroendocrine Tumors: A NET Center of Excellence Experience
IntroductionThe available data for the safety and efficacy of repeat peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) are almost exclusively from...
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Preoperative counseling for penile implant surgery: standardized approach in a high-volume center of excellence
Shared-decision making is crucial in today’s society. Although penile prosthesis surgery has had significant improvements regarding technique and...
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Evaluating the Social Impact of a Proposed Orthopedic Center of Excellence in Northern Tanzania: A Novel Use of the Impact Multiple of Money Methodology
BackgroundMusculoskeletal injuries—often a result of Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs)—represent a significant burden in sub-Saharan Africa. RTA victims...
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Ovarian cancer management in an ESGO ovarian cancer center of excellence: a systematic case study of the interprofessional and interdisciplinary interaction
PurposeWith growing knowledge about ovarian cancer over the last decades, diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of ovarian cancer patients have become...
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Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency after bariatric surgery: a bariatric surgery center of excellence experience
IntroductionGastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, bloating, abdominal pain, and nausea are common after bariatric surgery (BS) and can lead to...
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Outcomes from Explantation of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band: Experience from a Canadian Bariatric Center of Excellence
PurposeLaparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) has declined in popularity due to poor weight loss and high revision rates. The study aim was...
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Safety and efficacy of OAGB/MGB during the learning curve: setting a benchmark in a bariatric center of excellence
Very little has been published on the learning curve (LC) of the One Anastomosis /Mini Gastric Bypass (OAGB/MGB). Aim of this study was to compare...
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Pancreatic-Portal Vein Fistula: a Rare Diagnosis with Wide-Ranging Complications—13-Year Experience of a Pancreas Center of Excellence
PurposeTo determine factors affecting mortality, and long-term patency of portal vein, in patients with pancreatic-portal vein fistula (PPVF).
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Postoperative management of patients with pituitary tumors submitted to pituitary surgery. Experience of a Spanish Pituitary Tumor Center of Excellence
There is a lack of evidence on timing, frequency, and duration of postoperative endocrine, radiologic, and ophthalmologic assessments that should be...
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Develo** a National Center of Excellence for Prostate Imaging
Purpose of ReviewThe purpose of this review is to summarize the most current literature regarding the most important aspects to consider when...
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Learning curve and global benchmark values of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: results of first 100 cases of a newly trained surgeon in an Italian center of excellence
To evaluate whether the learning curve for sleeve gastrectomy could be completed after 50 cases. First 100 patients undergoing LSG under a newly...
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The Cancer Survivorship Program at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
The Cancer Survivorship Program was established at the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center in 2001. The Cancer Center was renamed the Abramson...
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25th anniversary of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the University Medical Center Maribor: advancing hearts, changing lives
In 1996, Slovenia witnessed a profound transformation in its cardiac care landscape with the establishment of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at...
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Weight Loss and Eating Pattern 7 Years After Sleeve Gastrectomy: Experience of a Bariatric Center of Excellence
PurposeReport the analysis from a single center series of consecutive primary sleeve gastrectomy (SG) on the factors affecting weight loss at long...
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Utility of histopathological revision in the management of gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasia
BackgroundHistological evaluation and grading assessment are key points in the diagnostic work-up of gastroentero-pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms...
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Standardizing periprocedural anticoagulation management: a stewardship initiative
BackgroundStudy data indicates anticoagulant interruption peri-procedurally can increase the risk of anticoagulation-related bleeding and thrombosis....
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Barriers and facilitators to publicly-funded gender-affirming surgery: the perspectives amongst a cohort of Australian clinicians
IntroductionBarriers to publicly-funded gender-affirming surgery (GAS) in Australia have been identified as costly with limited availability of...
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Novel Health Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice Program: Strategy and Implementation
This book describes a novel health interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP) program established at King Saud University (KSU),...
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Pilot study to define criteria for Pituitary Tumors Centers of Excellence (PTCOE): results of an audit of leading international centers
PurposeThe Pituitary Society established the concept and mostly qualitative parameters for defining uniform criteria for Pituitary Tumor Centers of...
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History and current status of the survivorship care program at the University of California, Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCLA JCCC)
AbstractAs one of the first comprehensive cancer centers to receive a designation from the National Cancer Institute, the Jonsson Comprehensive...