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Upfront Neck Dissection in Organ Preservation Protocol in Head-Neck SCC : Can it be a Game Changer?
The major prognostic factor in head-neck squamous cell carcinoma is the status of lymph nodes. Though there are studies addressing the role of neck...
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Treatment Options for Distal Rectal Cancer in the Era of Organ Preservation
The introduction of total mesorectal excision into the radical surgery of rectal cancer has significantly improved the oncological outcome with...
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Evaluation of the efficacy of HEMO2life®, a marine OXYgen carrier for Organ Preservation (OxyOp2) in renal transplantation: study protocol for a multicenter randomized trial
BackgroundPreventing ischemia‒reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major issue in kidney transplantation, particularly for transplant recipients receiving a...
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Organ preservation strategy: new therapeutic alternative in rectal cancer
BackgroundThe therapeutic modalities for nonmetastatic rectal cancer are presently undergoing major changes. The standard treatment is...
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Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation dissemination and integration with organ preservation in the USA: ethical and logistical considerations
Use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, termed eCPR, offers the prospect of improving survival with good...
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Chemoradiation and consolidation chemotherapy for rectal cancer provides a high rate of organ preservation with a very good long-term oncological outcome: a single-center cohort series
AimTo report long-term oncological outcomes and organ preservation rate with a chemoradiotherapy-consolidation chemotherapy (CRT-CNCT) treatment for...
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Effect of short-course radiotherapy followed by oxaliplatin-based consolidation chemotherapy on organ preservation in locally advanced rectal cancer
PurposeWe analyzed the effectiveness, safety, and mid-term oncological outcomes of short-course radiotherapy (SCRT) and oxaliplatin-based...
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Open Pancreatic Duct Stenting in Pancreatic Trauma: A Bridge in the Path of Pancreatic Preservation
Pancreatic trauma is often associated with high mortality and morbidity. Current management protocol advises conservative management when the duct is...
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Adoption of Organ Preservation and Surgeon Variability for Patients with Rectal Cancer Does Not Correlate with Worse Survival
Background and ObjectivesWatch-and-wait is variably adopted by surgeons and the impact of this on outcomes is unknown. We compared the disease-free...
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Comparison of outcomes of laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy with concomitant supracervical hysterectomy or uterine preservation
Introduction and hypothesisSacrocolpopexy was traditionally performed for post-hysterectomy prolapse or during concurrent hysterectomy....
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Organ donation after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a nationwide retrospective cohort study
BackgroundLimited data are available on organ donation practices and recipient outcomes, particularly when comparing donors who experienced cardiac...
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Assessing the impact of positive cultures in preservation fluid on renal transplant outcomes: a sco** review
BackgroundInfection following kidney transplantation is a significant risk factor for adverse outcomes. While the donor may be a source of infection,...
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Methods for the optimal preservation of blow fly intra-puparial forms for morphological analysis in forensic casework
Accurate minimum post-mortem interval (minPMI) estimations often rely on a precise age determination of insect developmental stages, which is...
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Evaluating cochlear insertion trauma and hearing preservation after cochlear implantation (CIPRES): a study protocol for a randomized single-blind controlled trial
BackgroundIn order to preserve residual hearing in patients with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) who receive a cochlear implant (CI), insertion...
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Testicular Tissue Vitrification: a Promising Strategy for Male Fertility Preservation
Destruction of spermatogonial stem cells in juvenile men survivors of pediatric cancers leads to infertility as a side effect of gonadotoxic...
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Validation of a prognostic model for predicting larynx preservation outcome (TALK score) in a Southern European population
ObjectiveLarynx preservation is the current standard for locally advanced (LA) laryngeal/hypopharyngeal tumors, but not all patients respond as...
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The Carbon Footprint of Organ Transplantation in the USA
Purpose of ReviewThe purpose of this review is to evaluate the available literature on the environmental impact of healthcare, focusing specifically...
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Beyond surgery: bladder preservation and the role of systemic treatment in localised muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Over the last two to three decades the non-surgical curative management of bladder cancer has significantly progressed. Increasing evidence supports...
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Whole-organ decellularization of the human uterus and in vivo application of the bio-scaffolds in animal models
PurposeThe aim of this investigation was to design a perfusion-based decellularization protocol to provide whole human uterine bio-scaffolds with...
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Microbiological screening of corneas stored in organ culture medium at Lions Eye Bank of Western Australia from 2011 to 2022
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to analyse the contamination rate of corneal samples stored in OCM at Lions Eye Bank of Western Australia over a...
