supported by grants from National Key R&D Program of China(No.2022YFC2304705 to Jiayin Yang);National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82270691 to Jiayin Yang);Sichuan Province Key Research and Development Project(Nos.2023YFS0026 and 23ZDYF2182 to Jiayin Yang);Chengdu Province Key Research and Development Project(No.2022YF0900009SN to Jiayin Yang);1.3.5 Project for Disciplines of Excellence from West China Hospital of Sichuan University(No.ZYGD24002 to Jiayin Yang).
Background:Minimally invasive surgeries are increasingly central to modern medicine,particularly in liver transplantation.These techniques,which offer reduced trauma,precise operations,minimal bleeding,and swift recov...
Background:Post-hepatectomy liver failure(PHLF)is the first cause of death after major hepatectomy,and future liver remnant(FLR)volume is the main factor predicting PHLF.Liver venous deprivation(LVD)via portal and hep...
Background:Pancreaticoduodenectomy(PD)is associated with severe postoperative pain.Optimized pain management can potentially elevate patients’postoperative quality of life.This study focused on comparing the analgesi...
Background:Sarcopenia at the time of liver transplantation(LT)is an established risk factor for mortality following LT.However,most studies in this context have defined sarcopenia by one-time,static measurements.The a...
Background and Objective:Selective internal radiation therapy(SIRT)represents an endovascular treatment option for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Its use is widely recognized in the intermediate and advan...
supported by a grant from Intuitive Foundation for the development of the LIVEROBOT European training program in robotic liver surgery.
The robotic platform enables surgeons to operate with a similar level of freedom and control as in open surgery,while still providing the patient with the benefits of a minimally invasive approach.More centres continu...
Determining etiology of biliary strictures may be a diagnostic challenge involving multiple procedures and ensuing delays in therapeutic management(1).Delays in diagnosis have been shown to have an impact on survival;...
supported by grants from Xi’an Science and Technology Plan Project(No.22YXYJ0122);IIT Clinical Research Fund of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University(M074).
A multicenter prospective observational study by Di Cola et al.(1)examined the significant impact of individual muscle changes and their combinations on the prognosis of cirrhosis.In their study(1),the 1-year cumulati...
Malnutrition,encompassing both undernutrition and overnutrition,is a growing concern among older adults globally,affecting 25%of this population and up to 50%in hospital or nursing home settings(1,2).It leads to sever...
We read with interest the article by Hirobe et al.on using the infant biliary atresia liver fibrosis(iBALF)score to identify children with biliary atresia(BA)who have poor biliary drainage outcomes after the Kasai pro...