Background:Visceral fat represents a metabolically active entity linked to adverse metabolic sequelae of obesity.We aimed to determine if celiac artery mesenteric fat thickness can be reliably measured during endoscop...
Introduction Ectopic varices are a rare cause of gastrointestinal(GI)bleeding that may occur in the GI tract outside the esophageal and gastric distribution[1].The majority of these cases are rectal varices in cirrhot...
This work is supported by the grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(#81570588).
Most abdominal neoplasms involving the root of the superior mesenteric artery and/or celiac artery are difficult to manage with conventional operative techniques because of limited intestinal ischemia times and poor a...
The research and education activity of Bo Shen,MD,is supported by the Ed and Joey Story Endowed Chair.The remaining authors declare no funding support.
Objective:Our aim was to assess the risk factors for non-surgery-related portal and mesenteric vein thrombosis(PMVT)and its impact on the outcomes of inflammatory bowel diseases(IBD).Methods:All patients with a concur...
Although total mesorectal excision has now become the‘gold standard’for the surgical management of rectal cancer,this is not so for colon cancer.Recent data,provided by Hohenberger and West et al.and others,have dem...