Total vs Partial Thyroidectomy: Which Is Needed?
Which one applies to you? It comes down to a few things, mostly. How big the problem is, where exactly it’s sitting, what kind of thyroid cancer it turns out to be if cancer is even involved, and whether both sides of the gland show issues or just one. A total...
Partial vs Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer?
Radical cystectomy is the standard here, not partial, and that surprises a lot of patients who assume keeping more of the organ is always the better goal. A radical cystectomy removes the entire bladder along with nearby lymph nodes, sometimes other organs too...
Who Is Not a Candidate for HIPEC Surgery?
Not everyone with peritoneal cancer qualifies, and that’s actually one of the harder conversations in this field. Cancer that’s already spread beyond the abdomen rules HIPEC out entirely, since the whole point of the procedure is treating disease confined...