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Evidence-based guide to pineoblastoma and supratentorial PNETs (CNS embryonal tumours): surgical resection, chemotherapy, craniospinal irradiation, prognosis, and outcomes reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Evidence-based guide to multiple myeloma treatment: induction chemotherapy, autologous stem cell transplantation, maintenance therapy, and supportive care reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Evidence-based guide to plastic surgery: reconstructive vs cosmetic procedures, pre-operative planning, board certification requirements, recovery, risks, and outcomes reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Portal hypertension surgery — including TIPS, surgical shunts, and liver transplantation — controls variceal bleeding and ascites in cirrhosis, with TIPS achieving 90-95% haemostasis.
Evidence-based guide to post-stroke facial rehabilitation: neuromuscular retraining, facial physiotherapy, mirror therapy, botulinum toxin for synkinesis, and recovery timelines reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Evidence-based guide to preimplantation genetic testing (PGT/PGD): chromosomal aneuploidy screening, monogenic disorder testing, IVF-PGT technique, success rates, and ethical considerations reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Evidence-based guide to prostate biopsy: transperineal vs transrectal technique, MRI-fusion biopsy, preparation, histological results, Gleason grading, and what to expect reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Evidence-based guide to prostate surgery: TURP, laser prostatectomy, and other procedures for BPH and prostate cancer, with recovery, urinary outcomes, and risks reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Evidence-based guide to radical prostatectomy: open, laparoscopic, and robotic techniques, nerve-sparing surgery, recovery, incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and oncological outcomes reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Evidence-based guide to proton therapy: Bragg peak physics, pencil beam scanning, indications for paediatric tumours and prostate cancer, treatment schedule, and outcomes reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Ptosis surgery corrects drooping upper eyelid (blepharoptosis) by tightening the levator muscle or frontalis sling, achieving satisfactory lid position in 80-90% of patients with a day-case procedure.
Pulmonary artery banding is a palliative cardiac operation that restricts blood flow to the lungs in children with large left-to-right shunts; protects pulmonary vasculature until definitive repair at 3–6 months of age.
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