Predicting and evaluation the severity in acute pancreatitis using a new modeling built on body mass index and intra-abdominal pressure.

Object: Acute pancreatitis (AP) keeps as severe medical diagnosis and treatment problem. Early evaluation for severity and risk stratification in patients with AP is very important. Some scoring system such as acute physiology and chronic health evaluation-II (APACHE-II), the computed tomography severity index (CTSI), Ranson's score and the bedside index of severity of AP (BISAP) have been used, nevertheless, there're a few shortcomings in these methods.

Cholecystolithotomy Combined Armillarisin A versus Cholecystectomy in Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension Patients with Symptomatic Cholelithiasis.

Object: To discover whether cirrhotic portal hypertension patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis would benefit from cholecystolithotomy combined with Armillarisin A in the authors hospital. Sixty-one patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension and symptomatic gallstone disease who underwent either cholecystolithotomy combined with Armillarisin A (group A) or cholecystectomy (group B) for cholelithiasis from Feb 2007 to March 2011 were retrospectively reviewed. These patients were undergoing simultaneous procedure for esophageal varices.

Predicting the incidence of portosplenomesenteric vein thrombosis in patients with acute pancreatitis using classification and regression tree algorithm.

Background And Objective: The accurate prediction of portosplenomesenteric vein thrombosis (PVT) in patients with acute pancreatitis(AP) is very important but may also be difficult because of our insufficient understanding of the characteristics of AP-induced PVT. The purpose of this study is to design a decision tree model that provides critical factors associated with PVT using an approach that makes use of classification and regression tree (CART) algorithm.

Methods: The analysis included 353 patients with AP who were admitted between January 2011 and December 2015.

Evaluation the value of markers for prediction of portal vein thrombosis after devascularization.

Aim: To evaluate the value of D-dimer and P-selectin in cirrhotic portal hypertension (PHT) patients for prediction of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) after devascularization.

Material And Methods: 137 patients with cirrhotic PHT who undergone devascularization from January 2012 to April 2014 were retrospectively reviewed, all of them were divided into two groups (PVT group and non-PVT group) by Doppler ultrasonography (DU) examination. The level of D-dimer and P-selectin was tested during the peri-operative period.

Fast-track protocols in devascularization for cirrhotic portal hypertension.

Introduction/objective: fast-tract surgery (FTS) has been rapidly embraced by surgeons as a mechanism for improving patient care and driving down complications and costs. The aim of this study was to determine if any improvement in outcomes occurred after FTS protocol for selective double portazygous disconnection with preserving vagus (SDPDPV) compared with non-FTS postoperative care.

Methods: patients eligible for SDPDPV in the period January 2012-April 2014 were randomly selected for the FTS group or non-FTS group.

Comparison of effects of devascularization versus shunt on patients with portal hypertension: a meta-analysis.

Background/aims: To systematically evaluate the effectiveness of devascularization and shunt on patients with portal hypertension.

Methodology: Relevant studies compared devascularization and shunt for the treatment of portal hypertension were identified searching the PubMed, Embase, Elsevier, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) database and Cochrane Trial Register searches until December 2013. Data of interest for devascularization and shunt including postoperative recurrent bleeding, postoperative hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, operative mortality rate, and long term survival rate were subjected to meta-analysis.

Evaluation of the Value of d-Dimer, P-Selectin, and Platelet Count for Prediction of Portal Vein Thrombosis After Devascularization.

Background/aim: To evaluate the value of d-dimer, P-selectin, and platelet count in patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension (PHT) for prediction of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) after devascularization.

Methods: A total of 137 patients with cirrhotic PHT who undergone devascularization from January 2012 to April 2014 were retrospectively reviewed, all of them were divided into 2 groups (PVT group and non-PVT group) by Doppler ultrasonography (DU) examination. The level of d-dimer, P-selectin, and platelet count was tested during the perioperative period.

Effects of selective double portazygous disconnection and devascularization on hemodynamics of the portal venous system.

Aim: Selective double portazygous disconnection with preserving vagus (SDPDPV) is currently used for the therapy of portal hypertension. Doppler ultrasonography (DU) has been proposed for non-invasive evaluation of splanchnic hemodynamics, but the effect of SDPDPV on portal vein (PV) hemodynamics has not been analyzed with DU. This was the aim of the study.

Selective double disconnection for cirrhotic portal hypertension.

Background: To evaluate the effect of selective double portazygous disconnection with preserving vagus (SDPDPV) for patients with portal hypertension (PHT) in the authors' hospital.

Methods: Patients (453) with cirrhotic PHT who underwent either SDPDPV or pericardial devascularization with splenectomy (PDS) for variceal bleeding from February 2007 to January 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. The operation-relevant information, change of lavatory examination data, postoperative complications, and clinical outcomes were analyzed.

[The expression of P120 catenin in pancreatic carcinoma and the relationship between the T755G polymorphism of P120 catenin gene and pancreatic carcinoma].

Objectives: To investigate the expression of P120 catenin in pancreatic carcinoma and to explore the association between P120 catenin gene polymorphism at T755G position and pancreatic carcinoma.

Methods: The expression of P120 catenin in 52 cases of pancreatic carcinoma and normal pancreatic tissues on the mRNA and protein levels were evaluated by RT-PCR and Western Blot methods respectively. P120 catenin gene polymorphism at T755G position of in 52 patients and 60 healthy controls were examined by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) technique.

[Surgical treatment result of hilar cholangiocarcinoma: report of 84 patients].

Objective: To analyze the surgical treatment result and clinical characteristics of hilar cholangiocarcinoma in order to improve the rate of early diagnosis and radical resection.

Methods: Between 1986 and 2004,84 hilar cholangiocarcinoma patients underwent surgery, and their data were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: According to the Bismuth-Corlette staging system, 7 were type I, 18 type II, 22 type II a, 12 type IlI b, 20 type IV and 5 unclassified.