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Joost Rothbarth

Researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam

Publications -  51
Citations -  1162

Joost Rothbarth is an academic researcher from Erasmus University Rotterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Survival rate. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 41 publications receiving 935 citations. Previous affiliations of Joost Rothbarth include Malmö University & Leiden University Medical Center.

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What is the impact of fecal incontinence on quality of life

TL;DR: A Wexner score of 9 or higher indicates a significant impairment of quality of life and can therefore be used in decision making in patients with anterior sphincter repair for fecal incontinence.
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MRI versus mammography for breast cancer screening in women with familial risk (FaMRIsc): a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial

TL;DR: MRI screening detected cancers at an earlier stage than mammography in women with familial risk of breast cancer, and the lower number of late-stage cancers identified in incident rounds might reduce the use of adjuvant chemotherapy and decrease breast cancer-related mortality.
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Isolated hepatic perfusion with high-dose melphalan for the treatment of uveal melanoma metastases confined to the liver.

TL;DR: Although only a small group of patients has been treated and evaluated so far, isolated hepatic perfusion is a treatment option for uveal melanoma metastases confined to the liver which can result in tumour responses and may lead to survival benefits in a selective group of Patients.
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The use of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with resectable colorectal liver metastases: Clinical risk score as possible discriminator.

TL;DR: In this series, patients with a high CRS benefit from neo-adjuvant CTx in patients with resectable CRLM, and in customers with a low risk profile, neo- adjuvantCTx might not be beneficial.