This study is registered at clinicaltrials.gov.The registration identification number is NCT05627999.
BACKGROUND Hemorrhoidal artery embolization(Emborrhoid)is a novel method for the treatment of severe hemorrhoidal bleeding.Despite having a technical success rate of 93%-100%,the clinical success ranges between 63%and...
AIM: To elucidate the natural history and the longitudinal outcomes in cirrhotic patients with non-forward portal flow(NFPF).METHODS: The present retrospective study consisted of 222 cirrhotic patients(120 males and 1...
While debate continues as to which is the best surgical method for the treatment of hemorrhoids, none of the currently available surgical methods approach the ideal surgical option, which is one that is effective whil...
Supported by Project number 99CP/I//2007 ANCS;Project number 12-106/2008 CNMP,Romania
Optical coherence tomography(OCT) is a noninvasive,high-resolution,high-potential imaging method that has recently been introduced into medical investigations.A growing number of studies have used this technique in th...
AIM: To elucidate the significance of Doppler measurements of hepatic vein in cirrhotic patients and to correlate with liver dysfunction and hepatic hemodynamics. METHODS: One hundred patients with liver cirrhosis and...
Supported by the grant from the Cathay Groups,Taipei,Taiwan,China
AIM: To study the changes of portal blood flow in congestive heart failure. METHODS: We studied the congestion index (CI) and portal vein pulsatility index (PI) in patients with varied degrees of congestive hear...
AIM:Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)and endoanal ultrasound which are established imaging methods for perianal inflammatory lesions in patients with Crohn's disease require expensive specialized equipments and e...