Dr. Edward Chu describes recent progress in the effort to increase the number of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who are eligible for curative hepatic resection. Medscape Hematology-Oncology
A committee opinion released by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists does not support supracervical hysterectomy as being superior to total hysterectomy in treating benign disease. Reuters Health Information
Young men can achieve excellent 5-year biochemical control rates after prostate brachytherapy, researchers say, and this alternative to surgery should be offered. Medscape Medical News
Targeted cryoablation of the prostate (TCAP) is safe and effective for localized prostate cancer recurrence after radiotherapy, according to a report in the October issue of BJU International. Reuters Health Information
A cloned lysin derived from bacteriophage phi-MR11 specifically eliminates Staphylococcus aureus, including multidrug-resistant strains, according to a report in the October 15th issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Laparoscopic and vaginal hysterectomy are less commonly employed than abdominal hysterectomy for benign disease in the United States, according to a report in the November issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Reuters Health Information
Cytolytic peptides similar to the phenol-soluble modulin (PSM) proteins of Staphylococcus epidermidis contribute to the virulence of community-associated (CA) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a report in the November 11th advance online publication of Nature Medicine. Reuters Health Information
Surgical errors involving ophthalmic procedures -- such as operating on the wrong site, the wrong patient or performing the wrong procedure -- although rare, may involve serious consequences for the patient and physician, and often could have been prevented with better systems and procedures. Reuters Health Information
Headache is twice as common after acoustic neuroma surgery than before, and the new onset headache appears to typically have certain characteristics, according to Finnish researchers. Reuters Health Information
