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Preop radiotherapy, immediate reconstruction feasible in breast cancer patients
25 May 2022
byAudrey Abella
Preoperative radiotherapy (preop RT), followed by skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap reconstruction, is technically feasible and safe in breast cancer patients who require mastectomy, the PRADA* trial suggests.
Preop radiotherapy, immediate reconstruction feasible in breast cancer patients
25 May 2022Higher echocardiographic calcium score seen in CVD patients on peritoneal dialysis
24 May 2022
byStephen Padilla
Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) with cardiovascular disease (CVD) show significantly higher echocardiographic calcium score (ECS) than those without CVD, according to a Singapore study. This indicates a higher vascular calcification burden in the former.