Interviews

Since its inception the casual mantra of interventional radiology has been, “If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it.” As a corollary if it is broken, fix it with minimal trauma and return the patient to productivity as soon as possible.To carry out...

My patient has no idea what I am talking about!!!! Sometimes as physicians we get frustrated explaining the brass tacks of our patient’s disease wondering if they understood anything. Regardless of the level of intelligence or social status,...

Most of us are now dealing with caner patients. We are satisfied with the successful treatment of the cancer but sometimes the overall well being of the patient is overlooked.One of the most common and serious limiting factors affecting...

I read with interest the recent article by Takaki et al1 regarding the comparable efficacy of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and radical nephrectomy in treating patients with stage T1b renal cell carcinoma (RCC).  The article...