Outcome of decompression using a transnasal ileus tube in malignant adhesive bowel obstruction: A retrospective study.

Malignant adhesive bowel obstruction caused by peritoneal carcinomatosis is a common complication of advanced abdominal malignancies, and surgical treatment provides little benefit. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the decompression efficacy of a transnasal ileus tube under X-ray guidance, with benign adhesive bowel obstruction patients serving as the control group. A total of 21 patients with malignant adhesive bowel obstruction and 60 patients with benign conditions were enrolled between February 2011 and March 2015.

Study of CO2 cyclic absorption stability of CaO-based sorbents derived from lime mud purified by sucrose method.

Using lime mud (LM) purified by sucrose method, derived from paper-making industry, as calcium precursor, and using mineral rejects-bauxite-tailings (BTs) from aluminum production as dopant, the CaO-based sorbents for high-temperature CO2 capture were prepared. Effects of BTs content, precalcining time, and temperature on CO2 cyclic absorption stability were illustrated. The cyclic carbonation behavior was investigated in a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA).

Prognostic factors of spontaneously ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma.

Aim: To evaluate the prognostic factors in patients with spontaneously ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Methods: Seventy-nine patients experiencing spontaneous rupture of HCC between April 2004 and August 2014 were enrolled in this study. The clinical features, treatment modalities and outcomes were reviewed.

Polymorphisms of TERT and CLPTM1L and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in Chinese males.

Background: Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) and cleft lip and palate trans-membrane 1 like (CLPTM1L) genes located on chromosome 5p15.33 are known to influence the susceptibility to various cancers. Here, we examined the association of TERT and CLPTM1L single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

[Efficacy and safety of combination of sorafenib and transarterial chemoembolization in treating primary hepatocellular carcinoma].

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the combination of sorafenib and transarterial chemoembolization (TACE)in the treatment of primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Methods: The clinical data of 10 patients with unresectable HCC treated by sorafenib combined with TACE in the Department of Radiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University were retrospectively analyzed. The efficacy was evaluated according to the modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors assessment.

[Analysis of severe complications after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for primary hepatocellular carcinoma].

Objective: To investigate the cause and treatment as well as prevention measures of rarely occurring severe complications after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) for primary hepatic carcinoma.

Methods: 573 consecutive patients with primary hepatic carcinoma underwent a total of 1252 TACE procedures from January 2005 to July 2007. All the patients who developed complications after TACE received imaging and biochemical examinations.

[Pharmacodynamics of China-made rapamycin-polylactide-co-glycolide peripheral arterial eluting stent membrane: in vitro experiment].

Objective: To evaluate the property and drug releasing pattern of the China-made rapamycin-polylactide-co-glycolide (PLGA) peripheral arterial eluting stent membrane.

Methods: Rapamycin was put into PLGA so as to made rapamycin-PLGA complex. Twelve nickel-titanium self-expanding stents were dipped into the complex to make drug-eluting stents.