Impact of previous upper/lower abdominal surgery on pancreatic surgical outcomes and complications: a propensity score matching study.

Purpose: Pancreatic surgery is a complex operation that has been associated with severe intraoperative and postoperative complications, especially in patients with previous abdominal surgery (PAS). Our study aimed to assess the impact of PAS on pancreatic surgery.

Methods: A total of 1430 patients who underwent pancreatic surgery were included in this retrospective study and classified into the following 3 groups: previous upper abdominal surgery (PUAS) (n = 135); previous lower abdominal surgery (PLAS) (n = 161), and no history of abdominal surgery (non-PAS) (n = 1134).

The Landscape of Genetic Alterations Stratified Prognosis in Oriental Pancreatic Cancer Patients.

Background: Pancreatic cancer is a life-threatening malignant disease with significant diversity among geographic regions and races leading to distinct carcinogenesis and prognosis. Previous studies mainly focused on Western patients, while the genomic landscape of Oriental patients, especially Chinese, remained less investigated.

Methods: A total of 408 pancreatic cancer patients were enrolled.

[The rules of acupoint selection of acupuncture for dry eye].

The rules of acupoint selection of acupuncture for dry eye in recent 10 years were summarized to provide reference for clinical treatment. The clinical researches regarding acupuncture for dry eye published from May 5, 2007 to December 1, 2017 were searched in CNKI, WANFANG and VIP database. The acupoint and meridian used and application frequency were analyzed to summarize the rules of acupoint selection.