Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital

PROSPECTIVE DOUBLE-BLINDED RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL ON ROBOTIC ARM-ASSISTED VERSUS CONVENTIONAL ONE-STAGE BILATERAL TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY WITH TWO-YEAR FOLLOW-UP

Introduction Robotic arm assisted total knee arthroplasty(RA-TKA) has gained popularity. Yet for postoperative pain and patient reported outcomes, high quality evidence is lacking. We hypothesize that RA-TKA would provide better postoperative pain control and patient reported out...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography versus endoscopic ultrasound-guided primary biliary drainage for malignant distal biliary obstruction: a review

Approximately 70% of pancreatic cancers arising in the head of the pancreas cause malignant distal biliary obstruction. Therefore, biliary drainage is an important aspect of the management of these patients. Conventionally, the technique for relieving biliary obstruction has been...

Genomic Landscape of 6597 Hong Kong HBOC Patients: Implications for Beyond-BRCA Multi-Gene Panel Testing and Cancer Surveillance

Breast cancer remains highly prevalent, where the lifetime risk before age 75 is one in 13. However, known genetic factors were only identified in 14.7% of cases in our Hong Kong Hereditary Breast Cancer Family Registry. Our current local policy for genetic testing does not cover...