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James Cook University Hospital
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The incidence of cutaneous melanoma (CM) is increasing among elderly patients, who often present with advanced disease, including cutaneous metastases. Electrochemotherapy (ECT) is a local ablative treatment that enhances chemotherapy uptake via electric pulses. Management in pat...
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2026 – A year in review for the British Journal of Neurosurgery
The last Editorial of the year is always a special and an important one. This is even more so as the BJNS prepares for a new 2027 with lots of new hopes and expectations and with some new colleague...
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Background: Odontogenic cervicofacial infections are prevalent and can progress to life-threatening conditions, imposing a substantial burden on both patients and healthcare systems. The present study evaluated the association of presentation delay and comorbidities with clinical...
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Abstract Introduction Despite advances in surgery and radiotherapy, glioblastoma patients often experience progression within a year, adjacent to the resection cavity. Conventional imaging techniques are not sensitive enough to detect invasive tumour, leaving occult tumour undete...
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Abstract Topic Benign Disease: Gastro-Esophageal Reflux and Hiatal Hernia Background Large paraesophageal hernias are clinically heterogeneous, yet operative strategies and outcome measures are often applied uniformly. This creates a disconnect between patient presentation, opera...
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BACKGROUND: Bleomycin Electrosclerotherapy (BEST) is an emerging treatment for slow-flow vascular malformations (SFVMs), utilising electroporation to enhance intralesional bleomycin uptake. This study evaluates the safety and clinical outcomes of BEST in reducing symptom severity...