Peter Wong

Eastern Health Australia

Purpose Hypoxia is associated with aggressive tumour behaviour and can influence response to systemic therapy and radiotherapy. The prevalence of hypoxia in metastatic colorectal cancer is poorly understood, and the relationship of hypoxia to patient outcomes has not been clearly established. The aims of the study were to evaluate hypoxia in metast...

Background This study aimed to evaluate the compliance and loss‐to‐follow‐up (LTFU) rate in patients with stage 1 testicular germ cell tumours (GCTs) on active surveillance protocol at a metropolitan health service in Melbourne, Australia. Methods Patients with stage 1 testicular GCTs diagnosed between 30 June 2012 and 30 June 2018 were identified...

Rigid cystoscopy is one of the most commonly performed procedures in urology. Routinely performed in operating room setting under general anaesthesia, it provides direct visualization of the urethra, bladder and access to the upper urinary tract. Common indications for the procedure are summarised in Table 1.1.

Transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) is performed for diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer. The objective when performing TURBT is to ascertain accurate histological diagnosis of the tumour (type, grade and stage), and to completely resect non-muscle invasive tumours. It may also be used to debulk large tumours prior to radiothera...

Objectives: The ability to measure cellular proliferation non-invasively in renal cell carcinoma may allow prediction of tumour aggressiveness and response to therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the uptake of 18F-fluorothymidine (FLT) PET in renal cell carcinoma (RCC), and to compare this to 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), and to an immun...

to compare the comprehension gained by standard consent (SC) vs a unique interactive multimedia presentation (IMP), for radical prostatectomy (RP), as informed consent for RP requires that the patient understands the procedure and potential complications. forty patients undergoing RP were prospectively randomized to SC or IMP, followed by a 26-ques...

Phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors are established as first-line therapy in erectile dysfunction. There is emerging evidence that they may have a role in treating patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) from benign prostatic hypertrophy. All three commonly used PDE-5 inhibitors (sildenafil, vardenafil and tadalafil) appear to improve...

The increasing use of ultrasound and computerized tomography has led to over 50% of renal cell carcinomas being incidentally detected. With an increasing number of small and asymptomatic tumors being identified it is particularly important for an accurate diagnosis to be reached via available imaging modalities to permit selection of patients for s...