Research Article

Although the international guidelines recommend the CDH1 germline mutations screening in patients at risk of carrying pathogenic mutations, few data exist about the compliance to systematic screening programs carried out in surgical centres

Imaging biomarkers are needed to assess modifications in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PA) induced by stroma-targeted therapies. The study investigates correlations between quantitative diffusion parameters obtained in vivo and ex vivo with a tumour volumetric approach and quantitative pathologic findings including fibrosis, vascular and total nuclear densities in PA

There are quite more than dozens studies in world literature concerning the problems of the quality of life of patients with colorectal cancer in a wide variety of clinical and socio-individual aspects. It is significantly difficult any specific screening and stratified grouping of similar problems in patients with locally advanced cancerboth of the colon and …

Quality of Life in Locally Advanced Colorectal Cancer Patients – An Extremely Multi-Layered Problem – A Systematic Review Read More »

To assess the benefits of performing endoluminal forceps biopsy during initial drainage compared to postponed biopsy using two patient management scenarios. Since 2006, 101 consecutive patients with malignant biliary stenosis due to cholangiocellular carcinoma have been followed up. All patients underwent a percutaneous biliary drainage (PBD) procedure and endoluminal forceps biopsy to obtain histological verification …

Percutaneous Endoluminal Forceps Biopsy in Cholangiocellular Carcinoma – A Perspective Approach to Timeliness of Diagnostic Confirmation Using Two Scenarios Read More »

When and how to initiate oral reefeding in patients with mild acute pancreatitis (AP) is still an important issue. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of early oral reefeding in these patients

Hepatic venous outflow complications are major obstacles to success of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), especially using a right-liver graft without the middle hepatic vein (MHV). The aim of this study wasto clarify hepatic venous outflow complication, the risk factors for hepatic venous stenosis and the role of endovascular intervention in its management in LDLT …

Venous Outflow Complication after Living Donor Liver Transplantation Using Right-Liver Graft without Middle Hepatic Vein Read More »

Ulcerative colitis, a chronic relapsing form of inflammatory bowel disease, is often neglected at initial stages due to its difficulty in detection leading to delayed clinical evaluation and treatment. Fenugreek, an annual plant and spice, is known to possess anti-inflammatory property. We examined the effect of dietary fenugreek on inflammatory cells related cyto-kine-mediated inflammation in …

Dietary Fenugreek Attenuates Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Ulcerative Colitis: Role of Inflammation Read More »

Hepatic Vena Cava Syndrome (HVCS) is a chronic obliterative disease of Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) at the site of hepatic vein opening characterized by long asymptomatic period, recurrent Acute Exacerbations (AE) and high incidence of hypersplenism, ascites, Liver Cirrhosis (LC) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

Primary hepatic carcinoma is one of the types with high incidence of cancer. It has the characteristics of hidden disease, long incubation period, rapid development and easy metastasis, and the prognosis is poor, which seriously affects the quality of life of patients. Although much progress has been made in its research, the complex mechanisms of …

Management of Primary Hepatic Carcinoma by Traditional Chinese Medicine Read More »