Publications by authors named "Cong-Dun Ran"
Background: Surgical treatment is still the most effective treatment for gallbladder cancer. For the patients with stage T1b and above, the current guidelines recommend the extended radical operation, and oncologic extended resection can benefit the survival of the patients. The laparoscopic approach is still in the early phase, and its safety and oncological outcomes are not well known.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSchwannoma in the hepatoduodenal ligament with portal vein invasion: A case report.
Medicine (Baltimore)
July 2020
Rationale: Schwannomas are mesenchymal tumors with low malignant potential that originate from Schwann cells. They can occur in most parts of the body, such as the head, neck, and extremities. Schwannoma in the hepatoduodenal ligament is extremely rare, and only four cases have been reported in the literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: To outline our experience with the radical resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HCCA) combined with the partial resection of the pancreatic head (RRHCCAPRPH) as a treatment for HCCA with distal bile duct involvement and to appraise the feasibility of this challenging procedure.
Methods: Between 2007 and 2017, 205 patients with HCCA who underwent curative surgery at our hospital were included. Among the patients, extrahepatic bile duct resection combined with hepatectomy (EBDRH), RRHCCAPRPH and hepatopancreaticoduodenectomy (HPD) was performed in 168, 21 and 16 patients, respectively.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to compare the intraoperative and postoperative outcomes of two types of pancreatic surgery: central pancreatectomy (CP) and distal pancreatectomy (DP).
- A systematic literature search was conducted, analyzing data from 24 studies involving 593 CP and 1,226 DP surgeries, using statistical software for meta-analysis.
- Key findings showed that CP resulted in longer surgery times and hospital stays, but lower estimated blood loss compared to DP, while also indicating higher rates of postoperative complications like pancreatic fistula and hemorrhage for CP.
Rational: Lymphoepithelioma-like hepatocellular carcinoma (LEL-HCC) is a rare variant of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To date, few cases have been reported in the literature, and almost no report in analyzing the different features of LEL-HCC.
Patient Concerns: We describe a 37-year-old female patient with a 32 × 30 mm mass in the right liver.