In this editorial,we explored currently available strategies for reducing the occurrence of esophageal strictures following circumferential endoscopic submucosal dissection.This manuscript provided a comprehensive ove...
funded by Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka and Ministry of Higher Education(MoHE)Malaysia,grant number FRGS/1/2024/FTKM/F00586.
Nanotechnology holds immense importance in the biomedical field due to its ability to revolutionize healthcare on a molecular scale.Motivated by the imperative of enhancing patient outcomes,a comprehensive numerical s...
When kidney function declines to a point where it can no longer maintain life and requires renal replacement therapy(i.e.renal transplant or dialysis),it is called end-stage renal disease(ESRD).Patients with ESRD ofte...
BACKGROUND Intraoperative and postoperative biliary injuries remain significant complications of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration(LCBDE).Indocyanine green(ICG)has been shown to significantly reduce injuries c...
BACKGROUND Current United States Food and Drug Administration(FDA)guidelines established since 2005 recommend the usage of silicone stents over metal stents due to the risk of complications associated with the older g...
supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province(No.2023NSFSC1622);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2022M712265);Chengdu Municipal Science and Technology Program(No.2022-YF05-01263-SN).
To the Editor:Esophageal stenosis can be either benign or malignant.Benign stenosis usually results from esophageal reflux,radiation therapy,corrosive ingestion,or surgical anastomosis following endoscopic submucosal ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81970325, and 82170375);Key Research and Development Project of Science&Technology Department of Sichuan Province (2022ZDZX0020);Key Research and Development Support Project of Science&Technology Department of Chengdu (2021-YF08-00121-GX);Chinese Medical Association Cardiovascular Branch (CSC) Clinical Research Special Fund Project(CSCF2020B04);West China Hospital 1·3·5 Discipline of Excellence Project-Percutaneous transcatheter aortic valve implantation and Mechanisms of aortic stenosis and the clinical applications
Objective To examine the association of handgrip strength with aortic stenosis incidence among adults aged 60 years and older.Methods We conducted a cohort study using the UK Biobank data to assess the relationship be...
Background:An increase in epidural pressure around the stenosis has been observed in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis(LSS)with positive signs of sedimentation or redundant nerve roots.Further analysis of the press...
BACKGROUND Stapled hemorrhoidopexy(SH)is currently a widely accepted method for treating the prolapse of internal hemorrhoids.Postoperative anal stenosis is a critical complication of SH.A remedy for this involves the...
Introduction: The choice of adopting unilateral pedicle screw fixation or using bilateral pedicle screw fixation in lumbar spinal stenosis remains controversial. In our context, very few studies have been performed co...