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| Igor LangerSummaryAffiliation: University Hospital Country: Switzerland Publications
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Axillary recurrence rate in breast cancer patients with negative sentinel lymph node (SLN) or SLN micrometastases: prospective analysis of 150 patients after SLN biopsyIgor Langer
Department of Surgery, University of Basel, Switzerland
Ann Surg 241:152-8. 2005..2 mm to <or=2.0 mm) after breast surgery and SLN procedure without formal axillary lymph node dissection (ALND)...
Long-term outcomes of breast cancer patients after endoscopic axillary lymph node dissection: a prospective analysis of 52 patientsI Langer
Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, CH 4031, Basel, Switzerland
Breast Cancer Res Treat 90:85-91. 2005..The objective of this prospective study was to assess the oncological and functional outcomes in breast cancer patients after endoscopic ALND...
Axillary lymph node dissection for sentinel lymph node micrometastases may be safely omitted in early-stage breast cancer patients: long-term outcomes of a prospective studyIgor Langer
Department of Surgery, University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Ann Surg Oncol 16:3366-74. 2009..To evaluate the long-term disease-free and overall survival of patients with sentinel lymph node (SLN) micrometastases, in whom a completion axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) was systematically omitted...- Sentinel lymph node procedure leads to upstaging of patients with resectable colon cancer: results of the Swiss prospective, multicenter study sentinel lymph node procedure in colon cancerCarsten T Viehl
Department of Surgery, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Ann Surg Oncol 19:1959-65. 2012.... - Morbidity of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLN) alone versus SLN and completion axillary lymph node dissection after breast cancer surgery: a prospective Swiss multicenter study on 659 patientsIgor Langer
Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Ann Surg 245:452-61. 2007..To assess the morbidity after sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy compared with SLN and completion level I and II axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in a prospective multicenter study... - Accuracy of frozen section of sentinel lymph nodes: a prospective analysis of 659 breast cancer patients of the Swiss multicenter studyIgor Langer
Division of General Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Breast Cancer Res Treat 113:129-36. 2009..To assess the accuracy of sentinel lymph node (SLN) frozen section in a prospective multicenter study of early-stage breast cancer patients... - Prognostic impact and therapeutic implications of sentinel lymph node micro-metastases in early-stage breast cancer patientsCarsten T Viehl
Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
J Surg Oncol 103:531-3. 2011.... - A new approach in breast cancer with non-inflammatory skin involvementUwe Guth
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Basel, UHB, Spitalstrasse 21, CH 4031, Basel, Switzerland
Acta Oncol 45:576-83. 2006..The highest T category, or Stage III, is not the appropriate classification for a considerable number of patients having this clinicopathologic entity... - Non-inflammatory skin involvement in breast cancer, histologically proven but without the clinical and histological T4 category featuresUwe Gueth
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Basel UHB, Spitalstrasse, Basel, Switzerland
J Surg Oncol 95:291-7. 2007.... - T4 category revision enhances the accuracy and significance of stage III breast cancerUwe Guth
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Cancer 106:2569-75. 2006..In the current study, the authors evaluated how implementation of this proposal will affect Stage III noninflammatory breast cancer... - Association of the presence of bone marrow micrometastases with the sentinel lymph node status in 410 early stage breast cancer patients: results of the Swiss Multicenter StudyIgor Langer
Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Ann Surg Oncol 14:1896-903. 2007..It is unknown whether an association exists between the SLN status and the presence of bone marrow (BM) micrometastases. The objective of the present investigation was to evaluate whether or not such an association exists... - Selective axillary surgery in breast cancer patients based on positron emission tomography with 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose: not yet!Ulrich Guller
Department of Surgery, University of Basel, Switzerland
Breast Cancer Res Treat 71:171-3. 2002..Selective axillary surgery in breast cancer patients based on 18F-FDG PET is yet not possible... - Inadequate quality of surveillance after curative surgery for colon cancerCarsten T Viehl
Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Ann Surg Oncol 17:2663-9. 2010..However, data on the quality of surveillance are scarce. The objective of this study is to analyze the quality of surveillance after curative surgery for colon cancer among a cohort of Swiss patients... - Sentinel lymph node biopsy is associated with improved survival compared to level I & II axillary lymph node dissection in node negative breast cancer patientsI Langer
Division General Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Eur J Surg Oncol 35:805-13. 2009.... - Mammotome: less invasive than ABBI with similar accuracy for early breast cancer detectionWalter P Weber
Department of Surgery, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, Basel, CH-4031 Switzerland
World J Surg 29:495-9. 2005..The larger specimen obtained by the ABBI procedure resulted in more detailed histology. In conclusion, recommend the Mammotome system as the method of choice for detecting nonpalpable early breast cancer... - Retroperitoneoscopic living donor nephrectomy: a retrospective comparison to the open approachAlexander Bachmann
Department of Urology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Transplantation 78:168-71. 2004..As a result of the direct access, RLDN is superior in terms of operation time, even to the open access on our series, while maintaining the advantage of minimal invasiveness... - Retroperitoneoscopic living-donor nephrectomy: first clinical experiences in 19 operationsTullio Sulser
Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
J Endourol 18:257-62. 2004..Because of the direct anatomic approach, retroperitoneoscopic living-donor nephrectomy has become the preferred access at our institution for both donors and surgeons... - [The Advanced Breast Biopsy Instrumentation (ABBI) for evaluation of mammographically suspicious, non-palpable findings of the breast: a reliable diagnosis with minor therapeutic potential]W R Marti
Departement Chirurgie, Universitat Basel
Swiss Surg 6:111-5. 2000..The advanced breast biopsy instrumentation (ABBI) allows stereotactically guided excision of a specimen up to 20 mm in diameter on an outpatient basis under local anaesthesia... - Retroperitoneoscopic living donor nephrectomy: a comparison with the open approach in respect of early postoperative pain managementA Bachmann
Department of Urology, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Transplant Proc 37:609-12. 2005..We retrospectively compared perioperative donor outcomes and early postoperative pain control after retroperitoneoscopic (RLDN) and standard open (OLDN) living donor nephrectomy... - Scope and significance of non-uniform classification practices in breast cancer with non-inflammatory skin involvement: a clinicopathologic study and an international surveyU Guth
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
Ann Oncol 16:1618-23. 2005..The study evaluates the scope of non-uniform classification practices concerning breast carcinomas with non-inflammatory skin involvement... - Breast cancer sagittal/horizontal plane location influences axillary lymph node involvementU Guth
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Basel UHB, Spitalstrasse 21, CH 4031 Basel, Switzerland
Eur J Surg Oncol 32:287-91. 2006..To assess the influence of tumour location on axillary lymph node involvement (ALNI) and prognosis in breast cancer by evaluating the significance of the sagittal/horizontal alignment... - Breast carcinoma with noninflammatory skin involvement (T4b): time to abandon an historic relic from the TNM classificationUwe Guth
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Cancer 104:1862-70. 2005.... - Advanced breast biopsy instrumentation for the evaluation of impalpable lesions: a reliable diagnostic tool with little therapeutic potentialW R Marti
Department of Surgery, University of Basel, Switzerland
Eur J Surg 167:15-8. 2001..As in other published series margins were often not clear of tumour and therefore the therapeutic use of the ABBI procedure is limited... - Surgical treatment of acute recurrent diverticulitis: early elective or late elective surgery. An analysis of 237 patientsHenry Hoffmann
Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
World J Surg 36:898-907. 2012..The optimal timing of elective surgery in diverticulitis remains unclear. We attempted to investigate early elective versus late elective laparoscopic surgery in acute recurrent diverticulitis in a retrospective study... - Gastric necrosis complicating lately a Nissen fundoplication. Report of a caseNicola Patuto
Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Langenbecks Arch Surg 393:45-7. 2008..Prompt diagnosis and appropriate therapy of acute gastric dilatation is mandatory to avoid potentially fatal gastric necrosis... - Retroperitoneoscopic donor nephrectomy: donor outcome and complication rate in comparison with three different techniquesRobin Ruszat
Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstr 21, 4031 Basel, Switzerland
World J Urol 24:113-7. 2006..Independent of the preferred technique, donor nephrectomy is associated with complication rates. RLDN is comparable to OLDN in terms of OPT, WIT. Learning endoscopic donor nephrectomy could be associated with a higher complication rate... - Interleukin 6 is important for survival after partial hepatectomy in miceAlex Blindenbacher
Department of Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Hepatology 38:674-82. 2003..We conclude that the major role of IL-6 is the induction of an adaptive response to PH that ensures body homeostasis and survival... - Diagnosis of malignant hyperthermia susceptibility during CABG surgeryT Girard
Department of Anesthesiology, Kantonsspital University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 47:233-5. 2003..This case report describes a diagnostic approach to obtain a definite MH diagnosis by performing an in vitro contracture test at the time of CABG surgery in combination with molecular genetic investigations... - Peritoneal mesothelioma after environmental asbestos exposureR Rosenthal
Department of Surgery, Basel University Hospital, Basel
Swiss Surg 9:311-4. 2003..This report of a patient from Anatolia with peritoneal mesothelioma after environmental exposure outlines the importance of considering this pathology in the differential diagnosis of a Turkish patient presenting with ascites... - [Follow-up recommendations for patients after curative treatment of invasive breast cancer]Markus Zuber
Departement Chirurgie, Kantonsspital Olten, CH 4600 Olten
Ther Umsch 65:319-21. 2008.... - Correlation and significance of histopathological and clinical features in breast cancer with skin involvement (T4b)Uwe Guth
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Basel UHB, CH 4031 Basel, Switzerland
Hum Pathol 37:264-71. 2006..Our results challenge the validity of the TNM rules and recommendations concerning T4b breast cancer because it leads, in the majority of cases, to tumors of comparable extent and prognosis being placed in different categories... - [Breast cancer surgery]Georges Vlastos
Service de Gynecologie, Unité de sénologie et d oncogynécologie chirurgicales, HUG, Geneve
Rev Med Suisse 3:2389-90, 2392-5. 2007..Sentinel node biopsy has already remplaced axillary lymph node dissection in the evaluation of the axilla. Local ablation of the tumor may be a valuable alternative to surgery in the future...