BACKGROUND Gastric cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide and surgical resection remains the sole curative treatment for gastric cancer.Minimally invasive gastrectomy including laparoscopi...
BACKGROUND Recurrent acute pancreatitis(RAP)may be a presenting feature of and an indication for resection of pancreatic cysts,including intra-ductal papillary mucinous neoplasm(IPMN).Few data are available regarding ...
Supported by an Educational Grant from AbbVie Inc.Israel.
BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus(HCV)infection is a leading cause of chronic liver disease worldwide.New treatments for HCV revolutionized management and prompted the world health organization to set the goal of viral eli...
AIM To examine the association between the timing of endo-scopy and the short-term outcomes of acute variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients.METHODS This retrospective study included 274 consecutive patients admitted ...
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81401947;Beijing Nova Program,No.xxjh2015A090;Cancer Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,No.LC2015L11
AIM to evaluate the association of body mass index(b MI) with the overall survival of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC) patients.METHODS A retrospective analysis of PDAC patients diagnosed in the National Cancer ...
The manuscript titled "Vacuoles of Candida yeast behave as a specialized niche for Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori)" not only has not been prepared in a scientific manner but the methodology used was not adequate, and th...
AIM To establish the impact of portal hypertension(PH) on wait-list/post-transplant outcomes in patients with polycystic liver disease(PCLD) listed for liver transplantation. METHODS A retrospective single-centre case...
Sentinel lymph node (SLN) navigation surgery is accepted as a standard treatment procedure for malignant melanoma and breast cancer. However, the benefit of reduced lymphadenectomy based on SLN examination remains unc...
Many herbal medicines are effective anti-inflammatory agents and may therefore suppress the development of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC). Recently, treatment with a single-tablet regimen containing ledipasvir and sofo...
AIM:To determine whether or not the use of antioxidant supplementation aids in the prevention of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis.METHODS:A systematic review of randomized controlled tr...