Abstract: The techniques for endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of biliary and pancreatic diseases mainly include endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasonography, which have achieved great progress in recent years. Meanwhile, new techniques including combined therapy with endosco...
Since Reich completed the first laparoscopic hepatectomy ( LH) in 1991, LH has been developed rapidly with the continuous improvement of surgeons' technique and the technological changes in devices and related processes. This article elaborates on the safety and efficacy of LH, the value of 3D visua...
Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation ( RFA) has been widely used in the treatment of malignant hepatic tumors and has achieved satisfactory effects. Complications after RFA have been taken seriously and the risk of the development of complications is closely associated with tumor location. It is a g...
Bile duct stones are a common disease in clinical practice in China, and due to a high incidence rate of complications and complex causes, its clinical diagnosis and treatment has become a difficult problem which needs to solved urgently. With the development of science and technology and the enhanc...
Elderly patients with biliary and pancreatic diseases are often complicated by other underlying diseases and have poor cardiopulmonary function, and most of them cannot tolerate general anesthesia. The patients aged above 80 years who have undergone bile duct exploration have high mortality rate and...
Central pancreatectomy is an ideal surgical procedure for the treatment of benign or low-grade malignant tumors in the pancreatic neck or the proximal body of the pancreas, and it can preserve more normal pancreatic tissue in order to reduce the incidence of endocrine and exocrine insufficiency afte...
Objective To investigate the impact of different HBV DNA detection methods on evaluating the clinical effect of PEG-IFNα-2b in the treatment of HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB) .Methods A total of 83 CHB patients who were admitted to Tianjin Second People's Hospital from September 2014 to Ja...
Abstract: Objective To construct an HepG2 cell model containing HBV whole-genome 1. 3 ploid ( HBV 1. 3P) , and to investigate the expression of HBV biomarkers. Methods HepG2 cells were transfected with the 1. 3-ploid whole-genome HBV DNA sequence using the adenovirus vector to construct an HBV 1. 3P-HepG2 cel...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical features of HBsAg-negative HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) .Methods The patients who were newly diagnosed with HCC from January 2005 to January 2012 were enrolled.According to the HBV-related serological markers, the patients were divided into HBsAg-n...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical features of patients developing hepatocellular carcinoma ( HCC) during anti-hepatitis B virus ( HBV) therapy with nucleos ( t) ide analogues ( NAs) . Methods A total of 542 patients who were diagnosed with HCC for the first time in The Third Affiliated Hospital ...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of minimally invasive therapy on the 1-year survival of patients with HBV-related primary liver cancer ( PLC) complicated by portal vein tumor thrombus ( PVTT) , and to provide a guidance for clinical treatment. Methods A total of 191 patients who were diagnosed w...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the correlation between microRNA-520 a and clinicopathological parameters in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) .Methods The medical records and tissue specimens of 183 HCC patients, who received surgical treatment in the Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical Coll...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical effect and safety of Cyber Knife stereotactic radiosurgery in the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma ( s HCC) . Methods Twenty-eight patients with s HCC who underwent Cyber Knife radiosurgery in 302 hospital of PLA form March 2011 to December 2012 were ...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical effect of hepatectomy versus extracapsular peeling in the treatment of hepatic hemangioma, and to provide a basis for selection of surgical procedure in clinical practice.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 115 patients who un...
Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical effect of selective laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) after percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGD) in the treatment of elderly patients with acute severe cholecystitis, as well as the most appropriate timing for selective operation.Methods A total...
Objective To investigate the risk factors for poor short-term prognosis of patients with hepatic encephalopathy (HE) .Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 316 patients with HE who were hospitalized and treated in The First Hospital of Jilin University from January ...
Objective To investigate the clinical effect of plasma perfusion (PP) combined with plasma exchange (PE) in the treatment of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) .Methods A total of 72 patients with ACLF who were admitted to The Second People's Hospital of Lanzhou from January 2014 to December 2015...
Objective To investigate the influencing factors for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) , and to provide a reference for clinical diagnosis and prognosis evaluation.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 667...
Abstract: Almost 10% of neonates whose mothers have a high HBV DNA load may have HBV infection, even after the preventive treatment with hepatitis B vaccine and immune interruption. In pregnant women with a high HBV DNA load, nucleos ( t) ide analogues ( lamivudine, telbivudine, and tenofovir) have been used ...
Abstract: In non-active or cured patients with hepatitis B virus ( HBV) infection, when the body's immune homeostasis is broken, HBV reactivation may occur, with the manifestations of liver inflammation and increased HBV DNA level, and lead to varying degrees of abnormal liver function, liver failure, and eve...
Abstract: With an increasing prevalence all over the world, diabetes mellitus is considered as a potential cause of liver cancer in patients with non-viral hepatitis. Whether diabetes mellitus is the cause of liver cancer and related pathogenesis remain unknown. The article reviews recent large-sample cohort ...
Abstract: The main biological functions of insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor ( IGF-1R) include formation and maintenance of transformed cell phenotype, involvement in cell proliferation and differentiation, and inhibition of cell apoptosis. In addition, IGF-1R regulates cell cycle and works with epidermal...
Abstract: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease ( NAFLD) has been developing rapidly in recent years and has become one of the most common liver diseases. However, its pathogenesis remains unclear, and there are no widely accepted therapeutic regimens. NAFLD has a complex pathogenesis with multiple factors involve...
Abstract: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease ( NAFLD) is a common liver disease with multiple factors involved, and its incidence is gradually increasing around the world. Recent studies have found that gut microbiota is involved in the development and progression of NAFLD. This article summarizes the associati...
Abstract: Recent studies have found that inflammatory response is positively associated with the progression of liver cirrhosis, acute-on-chronic liver failure, and primary liver cancer and can affect their prognosis, and as a marker for inflammatory response, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio ( NLR) is easy to cal...
Abstract: Infectious pancreatic necrosis ( IPN) is a challenging complication of acute pancreatitis and can lead to poor prognosis. Over the years, open necrosectomy has become the main treatment modality for IPN, but it will cause high incidence rate of complications and mortality rate. In recent years, with...
Abstract: Insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor ( IGF-1R) widely exists in the surface of various types of cells and is closely associated with the formation and development of tumor cells. It also provides a new direction for the targeted therapy for tumors. This article reviews the expression, development, ...