This editorial elaborates on the current and future applications of linear endoscopic ultrasound(EUS),a substantial diagnostic and therapeutic modality for various anatomical regions.The scope of endosonographic asses...
Minimally invasive surgery is increasingly indicated in the management of malignant disease.Although oesophagectomy is a difficult operation,with a long learning curve,there is actually a shift towards the laparoscopi...
This work was supported by the Chen Xiao-ping Foundation for the Development of Science and Technology of HuBei Province:“Rui”special research fund[grant number CXPJJH1200000-07-113]。
Background:Delayed mediastinal emphysema with subcutaneous emphysema after extubation is rarely reported in current literature.Symptomatic treatment is considered effective for management.Case presentation:We report a...
supportedbyBeijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals(No.DFL20181103);Beijing Hospitals Authority Innovation Studio of Young Staff Funding Support(No.202123).
Objective: To explore the change and feasibility of surgical techniques of laparoscopic transhiatal(TH)-lower mediastinal lymph node dissection(LMLND) for adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction(AEG)according t...
BACKGROUND Pancreatitis is a severe inflammatory pancreatic disease commonly due to bile duct stones or excessive alcohol usage,with clinical manifestations of abdominal pain,nausea,fever,and fluid collections.Healthy...
BACKGROUND Pulmonary sequestration-both intralobar and extralobar-is a rare congenital developmental malformation.Extralobar pulmonary sequestrations(EPS)have their own pleura but are separated from the bronchus and u...
supported by the Natural Scienceof Shanghai“Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan”(Grant No.20ZR1452800);Clinical Research Plan of SHDC(Grant No.SHDC2020CR1031B);Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Specialty of China(Grant No.shslczdzk03501)。
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous core needle biopsy(PCNB)using ultrasound(US)-guided and contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS)-guided procedures for anterior mediastinal masses(AMMs).Methods:...
supported by the Chinese Medical Foundation(No.2020064)。
Objective:This study aims to verify the feasibility and efficacy of laparoscopic lower mediastinal lymphadenectomy for Siewert typeⅡ/Ⅲadenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction(AEG).Setting:An exploratory,observatio...
BACKGROUND Germ cell tumors(GCTs)account for 2%of human malignancies but are the most common malignant tumors among males aged 15-35.Since 1983,an association between mediastinal GCT(MGCT)and hematologic malignancies ...
Objective:to investigate the clinical and pathological characteristics of bronchial cyst of the posterior mediastinum misdiagnosed as a ganglioneuroma,and to improve the level of their diagnosis,diflerential diagnosis...