BACKGROUND This study examines the complex relationships among the neuroendocrine axis,gut microbiome,inflammatory responses,and gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome(IBS).The findings pr...
BACKGROUND There is growing evidence that patients with coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)frequently present with liver impairment.Hepatitis B virus(HBV)remains a major public health threat in current society.Both sev...
BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori)infection is known to prevent the occurrence of gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD)by inducing gastric mucosal atrophy.However,little is known about the relationship between a...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81372681;Key Research Development Program of Shandong Province,No.2015GGH318014
AIM: To explore the correlation between Helicobacter pylori(H. pylori)-associated gastric diseases and colorectal neoplasia.METHODS: Patients included in this study underwent a colonoscopy and esophago-gastro-duodenos...
Supported by Grants from Public Interest Research and Social Development Program of Zhejiang Province,No.2011C23098;Biomedical Science and Technology Foundation of Zhejiang Province,No.2012B20123;Education bureau of Zhejiang Province,China,No.Y201223481
AIM: To assess the relationship between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) with metabolic risk factors and brachial ankle pulse wave velocity(ba PWV). METHODS: A total of 8603 subjects(6662 males and 1941 female...
AIM: To detect the expression of COX-2 and HER-2 in colorectal cancer and to analyze their correlation and clinical significance.METHODS: A total of 1026 colorectal cancer surgical specimens were collected from patien...
AIM: To investigate the prognostic value of metastaticlymph node ratio(MLNR) in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma(ECC) patients undergoing radical resection.METHODS: Seventy-eight patients with ECC were enrolled.Associa...
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)refers to the accumulation of fat(mainly triglycerides)within hepatocytes.Approximately 20%-30%of adults in the general population in developed countries have NAFLD;this trend is...
AIM:To investigate whether early liver regeneration after resection in patients with hepatic tumors might be influenced by post-operative infective complications.METHODS:A retrospective analysis of 27 liver resections...