Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting: Is It Reasonable in Octogenarians?
Our results suggest that use of BITA grafts for CABG is feasible and beneficial in octogenarians, resulting in improved late outcomes without increased operative risk.
Reducing the total irradiation dose to uninvolved nodal regions to 39.6 Gy in chemoradiation protocols for anal carcinoma was safe and effective, and a prospective evaluation in future clinical trials is warranted.