Preoperative cytological and histological diagnosis of breast lesions: A critical reviewB Kooistra
Department of Surgery, Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Weg door Jonkerbosch 100, 6532 SZ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Eur J Surg Oncol 36:934-40. 2010
..Additionally, we provide an update on novel techniques that derive cytological specimens from CNB (i.e., touch imprint (TI) and core wash (CW) cytology) in an attempt to get the best of both worlds...
- Indeterminate breast fine-needle aspiration: repeat aspiration or core needle biopsy?
Bauke Kooistra
Department of Surgery, Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Ann Surg Oncol 16:281-4. 2009
..image guided), this difference slightly increased (odds ratio = 3.0, P = .001). CNB should be performed after an indeterminate FNA of a breast lesion to obtain a reliable and clear preoperative diagnosis...
- Prospectively screening for eligible patients was inaccurate in predicting patient recruitment of orthopedic randomized trials
Bauke W Kooistra
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8L 2X2, Canada
J Clin Epidemiol 64:537-42. 2011
..To compare the accuracy of estimates of potential recruitment from a prospective 8-week screening study compared with a retrospective chart review across sites participating in two fracture management trials...
- Conclusiveness of fine needle aspiration in 2419 histologically confirmed benign and malignant breast lesions
B Kooistra
Department of Surgery, Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Weg door Jonkerbosch 100, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Breast 20:229-32. 2011
..02). Breast FNA has to be utilised selectively in the routine work-up of breast lesions. In suspicious lesions of large size, FNA may still be used to obtain a quick confirmation of malignancy...
Can orthopedic trials change practice?Bernadette G Dijkman
Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Acta Orthop 81:122-5. 2010
..We surveyed surgeons to assess whether they would change practice based upon results of a large, multicenter randomized controlled hip fracture trial...
- Twenty years of meta-analyses in orthopaedic surgery: has quality kept up with quantity?
Bernadette G Dijkman
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, 293 Wellington Street North, Suite 110, Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2, Canada
J Bone Joint Surg Am 92:48-57. 2010
..The objectives of this review were to assess the scientific quality and number of published meta-analyses on orthopaedics-related topics over time...
- The radiographic union scale in tibial fractures: reliability and validity
Bauke W Kooistra
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of SurgeryMcMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Orthop Trauma 24:S81-6. 2010
..This may increase the utility of radiographs as a standardized measure of treatment efficacy in the follow-up of tibial fractures...
- Outcomes assessment in fracture healing trials: a primer
Bauke W Kooistra
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Orthop Trauma 24:S71-5. 2010
..Critically evaluating established clinician-based assessments and integrating those found to be valid with patient-assessed outcomes into a composite measure of fracture healing constitute major future challenges...
Is cytology useful in the diagnostic workup of male breast lesions? A retrospective study over a 16-year period and review of the recent literatureCarla A P Wauters
Department of Pathology, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Acta Cytol 54:259-64. 2010
..To determine the value of cytology in the workup of male breast lesions, important for the management in a same-day breast clinic...
- Electrical stimulation: Nonunions
Bauke W Kooistra
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics McMaster University, 293 Wellington Street North, Suite 110, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8L 2X2
Indian J Orthop 43:149-55. 2009
..This impediment is probably formed by small sample sizes, lack of consistency regarding the definition of union and nonunion, and variability in ES current used...
