American journal of surgery
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Approximately 91% of urologists are male and 9% female. We aim to characterize gender differences amongst urology society awardees over the past six decades. ⋯ There is an increased trend in the representation of women awardees by urology societies, although the frequency varies widely between societies. This is in keeping with the trend of increasing number of women entering the field of urology.
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We aimed to compare long-term outcomes of surgical resection (SR) and percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) very early stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). ⋯ Surgical resection provides better OS and RFS compared with percutaneous RFA for patients with BCLC very early HCC in long-term follow-up.