supported by the grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81972322).
To the Editor:Long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs)are a class of RNA molecules comprising more than 200 nucleotides in length,which possess negligible ability to encode functional proteins.LncRNAs are involved in several cel...
supported by the First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University(2019YXK006);the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(21Y31900100)
Background:Evaluating the impact of digestive system diseases is vital for devising effective prevention strategies.However,comprehensive reports on the burden of digestive system diseases in China are lacking.Our stu...
Medical Health Science and Technology Project of the Zhejiang Provincial Health Commission(No. 2020KY125);National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 81800511)。
To the Editor: In China, colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks third in cancer incidence and fifth in cancer-related deaths.[1] Most CRCs arise from adenomatous polyps. Colonoscopy can detect and remove polyps early to preven...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2020YFC2005000);the National Science Foundation of China(No.82100775).
Gut microbiota-derived metabolites influence host physiology and pathology,where short-chain fatty acids(SCFAs)are the main class of gut microbiota-derived metabolites.[1]SCFAs are fatty acids containing 1 to 6 carbon...
To the Editor:Diverticular disease is common worldwide and the incidence of this disease increases with aging.Complicated diverticulitis is serious and includes abscess,fistula,obstruction,and peritonitis.Eventually,s...
To the Editor:The literature has registered a considerable interest among Western surgeons in the role of extended lymph node dissection in right hemicolectomy.There are a lot of voices of dissent regarding the harves...
To the Editor:Colonic diverticulosis is a common colon disorder worldwide and is mostly observed in the right colon in Asian patients,unlike in western patients.Inverted colonic diverticula(ICD)are less common and are...
To the Editor:Ulcerative colitis(UC)is traditionally known to be confined to the large bowel.The presence of upper gastrointestinal(GI)involvement has long been considered as a sign of Crohn disease(CD)rather than UC....
To the Editor:Most of the multiple primary malignancies are metachronous or involve more than one system,we instead describe a case with synchronous triple cancers involving one organ system.This study was approved by...
This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81770559 and 81370500)。
Colorectal cancer(CRC)is the third most commonly diagnosed malignant tumor in the world.The past few years have seen a remarkable increase in both incidence and mortality of CRC in developing countries like China,posi...