Publications by authors named "Bao-Fu Chen"
Background: Owing to the lack of valid biomarkers, the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis relies solely on the behavioral phenotypes of children. Several researchers have suggested an association between ASD and inflammation; however, the complex relationship between the two is unelucidated to date. Therefore, the current study aims to comprehensively identify novel circulating ASD inflammatory biomarkers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the feasibility and efficacy of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy (CTLE) in the treatment of advanced esophageal carcinoma.
Methods: From June 2011 to February 2012, 11 patients with locally advanced esophageal carcinoma underwent neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by CTLE (clinical stage IIB-IIIA). NP (vinorelbine pin and cisplatin) or TP (program paclitaxel-pin and cisplatin) were applied as preoperative chemotherapy.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess how combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy affects early postoperative pulmonary function in patients with esophageal cancer and identify factors linked to pulmonary complications.
- A total of 61 patients were observed, with 32 undergoing the combined method and 29 having open surgery; pulmonary function tests were conducted at various intervals post-surgery.
- Results showed that the combined method improved pulmonary function and reduced postoperative complications, with lower pain scores compared to the open surgery group.
Objective: To explore and evaluate the feasibility, safety, radicality and the short-term outcome of minimally invasive esophagectomy versus open esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.
Methods: From July 2007 to October 2009, 67 patients with esophageal cancer received minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE group), while 38 patients underwent conventional open esophagectomy (OE group: via right thorax, abdomen, left neck). The operative procedures, clinicopathological data and short-term outcome were collected and compared between the two groups.