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Safety and Efficacy of Covered Self-Expandable Metallic Stent for Choledochojejunal Anastomotic Stricture: A Multi-Center Retrospective Cohort Study
BackgroundBenign choledochojejunal anastomotic stricture (CJS) is a complication of pancreaticoduodenectomy and choledochojejunostomy. Typically...
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Hyponatremia Is Associated with Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis Patients
BackgroundDisorders of serum sodium are common among general patients and are associated with poor outcomes. The prognostic value of serum sodium...
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On-treatment decline in MELD score predicts one-month transplant-free survival in rodenticidal hepatotoxicity patients treated with low-volume plasma exchange
Background and AimPlasma exchange (PLEX) improves survival in patients with rodenticidal hepatotoxicity. However, predictors of treatment response...
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Differences of clinical phenotype between familial and sporadic Crohn’s disease in East China
PurposeFamily history is one of the strongest risk factors for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) while studies about the clinical phenotype of...
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Hemorrhagic shock from gastric pseudoaneurysm post-percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: a case report
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is widely used for long-term enteral nutrition in patients unable to maintain adequate oral intake. Despite...
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Elemental Diet as a Therapeutic Modality: A Comprehensive Review
Elemental diets have been employed for the management of various diseases for over 50 years, with several mechanisms mediating their beneficial...
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Does preoperative symptom duration affect outcomes following per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM)?
BackgroundPer oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a safe therapy for the treatment of achalasia. Long-term effects of untreated achalasia include...
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Clinical outcomes and reintervention after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in primary sclerosing cholangitis in absence of cholangitis
Background and AimEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) may help detect cholangiocarcinoma in patients with primary sclerosing...
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Combined neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist and sorafenib is a promising approach for hepatocellular carcinoma therapy
BackgroundHCC (Hepatocellular carcinoma) is the most common primary malignant cancer in the liver. Treatment options to incurable HCC such as...
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Association of resection margin distance with anastomotic recurrence in stage I-III colon cancer: data from the National Colorectal Cancer Cohort (NCRCC) study in China
PurposeFew studies have focused on anastomotic recurrence (AR) in colon cancer. This study aimed to clarify the association of resection margin...
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Surgeon variability in repair of hiatal hernia at the time of bariatric surgery
BackgroundHiatal hernia (HH) is estimated to affect between 20 and 50% of patients undergoing bariatric surgery. However, there is no consensus...
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Reducing transient severe motion artifacts of gadoxetate disodium-enhanced MRI by oxygen inhalation: effective for pleural effusion but not ascites
ObjectivesTo evaluate the efficacy of low-flow oxygen inhalation in mitigating transient severe motion (TSM) artifacts associated with gadoxetate...
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Whole-tumor histogram analysis of multiple non-Gaussian diffusion models at high b values for assessing cervical cancer
PurposeTo assess the diagnostic potential of whole-tumor histogram analysis of multiple non-Gaussian diffusion models for differentiating cervical...
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Clinical relevance of the 3-cm threshold in sigmoid diverticulitis with abscess: consensus or quandary?
PurposeDiverticular abscess is a common manifestation of acute complicated diverticulitis. We aimed to analyze the clinical course of patients with...
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Role of gut microbiota and immune cells in metabolic-associated fatty liver disease: clinical impact
In 2020, a revised definition of fatty liver disease associated with metabolic dysfunction (MAFLD) was proposed to replace non-alcoholic fatty liver...
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Rationale for Hepatitis C Virus Treatment During Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in the Era of Novel Direct-Acting Antivirals
Background and AimsUntreated hepatitis C (HCV) infection in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can lead to worse...
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NAT10 Overexpression Promotes Tumorigenesis and Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition Through AKT Pathway in Gastric Cancer
BackgroundN-acetyltransferase 10 (NAT10), the only RNA cytosine acetyltransferase known in humans, contributes to cancer tumorigenesis and...
