Long non-coding RNA H19 correlates with unfavorable prognosis and promotes cell migration and invasion in ovarian cancer.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the expression pattern of lncRNA H19 in OC tissues and to detect the ability of H19 to influence OC cell migration and invasion in vitro. We quantified the levels of H19 within the obtained cancerous and adjacent noncancerous tissues from 258 OC patients. H19 association with patient progression-free survival (PFS) was analyzed by a Kaplan-Meier plot.

Postoperative pain control with continuous paravertebral nerve block and intercostal nerve block after two-port video-assisted thoracic surgery.

Introduction: Effective pain control after video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is critical because of the correlation between postoperative pain and recovery after surgery. Due to the limitations of traditional analgesic modalities, in this study, we present a method of placing a paravertebral catheter (PVC) or an intercostal catheter (ICC) in the sub-pleural space, followed by continuous ropivacaine injection by an infusion pump after surgery.

Aim: To investigate the impact of continuous paravertebral nerve block and intercostal nerve block on postoperative pain control in patients who underwent two-port thoracic surgery.

Application of mediastinal drainage tube in intrathoracic esophageal anastomotic leakage for early diagnosis and effective treatment: a retrospective study.

Background: Intrathoracic esophageal anastomotic leakage (AL) is one of the most fatal complications after esophagectomy. In this study, we placed an additional drainage tube in the esophagus bed and evaluated its effect in early diagnosis and treatment of AL.

Methods: From January 2010 to August 2020, 312 patients with esophageal or cardia carcinoma underwent esophageal resection with intrathoracic esophagogastric anastomosis.