The British journal of surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Economic evaluation of a randomized clinical trial of hospital versus telephone follow-up after treatment for breast cancer.
This was an economic evaluation of hospital versus telephone follow-up by specialist nurses after treatment for breast cancer. ⋯ Telephone follow-up for breast cancer may reduce the burden on busy hospital clinics but will not necessarily lead to cost or salary savings.
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The in situ hypothermic liver preservation technique may allow a more aggressive approach to tumours of the caval confluence and/or all three hepatic veins, which would otherwise be deemed irresectable. ⋯ The in situ hypothermic liver preservation technique appears to be a useful adjunct to radical hepatobiliary tumour excision procedures that require total hepatic vascular exclusion and major vascular reconstruction.