A PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION REDUCES THE NEED FOR ANESTHESIA DURING RADIOTHERAPY FOR YOUNG CHILDHOOD CANCER PATIENTS

A psychoeducational intervention reduces the need for anesthesia during radiotherapy for young childhood cancer patients

Abstract Background Radiotherapy (RT) has become an important treatment modality in pediatric oncology, but its delivery to young children with cancer is challenging and general anesthesia is often needed.Methods To evaluate whether a psychoeducational intervention might reduce the need for anesthesia, 223 consecutive pediatric cancer patients rece

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Malignant transformation of vaginal adenosis to clear cell carcinoma without prenatal diethylstilbestrol exposure: a case report and literature review

Abstract Background We report an extremely rare case of vaginal clear cell carcinoma, which originated from the hand wipes individual packets malignant transformation of vaginal adenosis without prenatal diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure.Case presentation In this case, the patient was a Chinese woman with a history of two decades of intermittent va

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Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the medial plantar artery with arteriovenous fistula treated by coil embolization of the main feeding artery and percutaneous thrombin injection

Endovascular treatment for post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm (PsA) has been deemed effective and minimally invasive.However, embolization of all feeding and h?rklype outflow vessels is difficult if multiple fine arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are present.In the present case, PsA of the medial plantar artery with AVF was diagnosed 1 month after injury by

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