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Colorectal metastatic disease of the liver carries a significant mortality. Surgical resection improves prognosis in suitable patients. Microwave ablation is a recent innovative technique for the management of hepatic cancer. The aim of this study was to review the relevant literature regarding its safety and efficacy.A literature search was performed using Pubmed, Athens, Medline and Google Scholar...
To determine detection strategies for colorectal cancer (CRC) and to analyse subsequent survival from a 2 week wait (2WW) service.Retrospective analysis of 2WW and hospital CRC databases from January 2006 to July 2009. Survival was assessed using Kaplan Meier survival curves and Cox’s proportional hazard models. Proximal cancers were those proximal to and including the splenic flexure.From 1725 patients...
Our aim was to audit the diagnostic and survival outcomes of colonoscopy in octogenarians and to determine if it confers any survival benefit.A review of a prospectively maintained database over a two year period between October 2005 and September 2007 was undertaken. Data on numerous outcome variables and survival were collected and analysed. Categorical variables were compared using the Chi-square...
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