Background Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy with intraoperative pelvic lymph node dissection is the criterion standard for surgical treatment of nonmetastatic intermediate-and high-risk prostate cancer.However,thi...
The funding for this project was provided by SingHealth Duke-NUS Musculoskeletal Sciences Academic Clinical Program Pitch for Fund Research Support Grant 2019.
Prostate cancer is the second most prevalent cancer in men.Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy(RARP)has altered the landscape of prostate cancer treatment.Despite the excellent oncological outcomes associated with RA...
BACKGROUND Brachial artery aneurysms are defined as dilations greater than 50%of the normal diameter,which are rare among all peripheral arterial aneurysms.While they are often present as pseudoaneurysms,true brachial...
BACKGROUND Primary thumb carpometacarpal(CMC)osteoarthritis is one of the most common conditions encountered by hand surgeons.Of the vast number of operations that have been proposed,none have demonstrated results sig...
Introduction: Thumb carpometacarpal joint arthritis can cause significant pain and limitation in activity. Patients who are unable to obtain symptomatic relief from anti-inflammatories, splinting, and cortisone inject...
BACKGROUND Chronic large to massive rotator cuff tears are difficult to treat and re-tears are common even after surgical repair.We propose using a synthetic polypropylene mesh to increase the tensile strength of rota...
BACKGROUND Gastric tube formation and pull-up is the most common technique of reconstruction following esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.If previous treatment with radiotherapy for gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid...
supported by Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning Program,China,No.201504253(to WW);Special Fund for Science and Technology Innovation by Shanghai Jiao Tong University,China,No.YG2016MS10(to WW);the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.81570906(to HW)and 81371086(to ZYW)。
Both interposition nerve grafts and masseter nerve transfers have been successfully used for facial reanimation after irreversible injuries to the cranial portion of the facial nerve.However,no comparative study of th...
Supported by the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality,No.20Y11908600;the Shanghai Shenkang Hospital Development Center,No.SHDC2020CR5008;Shanghai Municipal Health Commission,No.20194Y0195。
BACKGROUND The life-threatening complications following pancreatoduodenectomy(PD),intraabdominal hemorrhage,and postoperative infection,are associated with leaks from the anastomosis of pancreaticoduodenectomy.Althoug...
Dear Editor,Ureteral stenosis at anastomotic site is a common complication of radical cystectomy with construction of an ileal conduit or an ileal neobladder.Reconstruction is sometimes challenging because of difficul...