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1. - Introduction - scientific background, relevance and rationale of the research
According to data from 2014 of the World Health Organization (WHO), globally there are more than 1.9 billion adults are overweight and at least 600 million obese. 39% of adults above 18 years were overweight and 13%
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Determine if intra-pyloric botulinum toxin type A (botulinum toxin) injection (Botox) during a minimally invasive esophagectomy decreases postoperative occurrence of delayed gastric emptying.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Determine if intra-pyloric botulinum toxin injection during
The prospective, randomized controlled unblinded study with 61 consecutive outpatients. All patients were stratified according to primary disease (esophageal-, gastric- or gynecological cancer). Patients were randomised using tin foil-lined sealed envelopes by the authors. The sample size was
This prospective, randomized study was conducted at Tenwek Hospital in Bomet, Kenya, and was approved by the hospital's institutional review board (IRB) as well as the Kenya Medical Research Institute's Ethical Review Committee. Participants with dysphagia were recruited and provided signed informed
Background
Endoscopic modalities have been reported to be effective in definitive treatment of early stage esophageal cancer. A study comparing endoscopic treatment to surgery in early esophageal cancer using the SEER (Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results) database showed no difference in the
BACKGROUND
Much of the clinical practice of oncology involves palliative care. In this setting ,the emphasis is on alleviation of symptoms and preservation or improvement of quality of life. A large body of clinical evidence documents the effectiveness of local-field external beam radiotherapy in
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- To establish whether endoscopic surveillance every 2 years or endoscopy at need only is superior in terms of overall survival and, if neither is superior, whether endoscopy at need only is non-inferior to surveillance every 2 years in patients with Barrett
Adjuvant treatment of resected head and neck cancers The incidence of locoregional failures and distant metastasis is high after primary resection of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC), especially in patients with unfavorable prognostic factors such as residual disease,