This might be attributed to the broadened indication for CUTE at our institute, including primary bladder cancer in uremic patients.
They indicate a certain superiority of interventional port catheter implantation over the surgical approach with regard to both, technical failure rates and a broadened indication spectrum.
The radiation therapy shortage arose from a complex interplay of factors including: rising cancer incidence rates; broadening indications for radiation therapy; human resources management issues; government funding decisions; and responsiveness to previous planning recommendations.
Technological advances have broadened the indications for this treatment.
The Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial (MADIT -II has broadened the indications for cardioverter defibrillator iMADIT -IIon.
The increased availability of radioisotopes that have not traditionally been considered for therapy, such as α particle emitters, has also broadened the indications for targeted radiotherapy.
Development of the Griggs technique has broadened the indications for tracheostomy to include emergency settings [ 23], whereas the translaryngeal technique is contraindicated.
