Characteristics of Atrial Fibrillation Patients Suffering Esophageal Injury Caused by Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.

The close proximity of esophagus to the left atrial posterior wall predisposes esophagus to thermal injury during catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). In this retrospective study, we aimed to investigate risk factors of esophageal injury (EI) caused by catheter ablation for AF. Patients who underwent first-time AF ablation from July 2013 to June 2018 were included.

Pancreatic solid cystic desmoid tumor: case report and literature review.

Desmoid tumors (DTs) are nonmetastatic, locally aggressive neoplasms with a high rate of postoperative recurrence. Pancreatic DTs are especially rare; only a few cases have been reported to date. This paper describes a case of a sporadic cystic DT of the pancreas managed successfully with central pancreatectomy, with no signs of recurrence 40 mo after surgery.

Curcumin reverses chemoresistance of human gastric cancer cells by downregulating the NF-κB transcription factor.

Gastric cancer remains one of the major health problems worldwide. Chemotherapy is an important therapeutic modality for gastric cancer, but the success rate of this treatment is limited because of chemoresistance. The ubiquitously expressed transcription factor NF-κB has been suggested to be associated with chemoresistance of gastric cancer.

[Effect of Luteolin and its combination with chemotherapeutic drugs on cytotoxicity of cancer cells].

Objective: To investigate the effect of Luteolin alone or combination with chemotherapentic drugs on the cytoxicity of cancer cells.

Methods: Cultured A549, Hela, MCF-7, AGS, MGC-803, Caco2 and HepG2 cells were treated with Luteolin or the combination of Luteolin with other chemotherapeutic agents (Bexarotene, Cisplatin and Bleomycin). Cell viability was measured by MTS assay and IC(50) was calculated.

Therapeutic effects of rectal administration of muscovite on experimental colitis in rats.

Background And Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate whether rectal administration of muscovite can ameliorate colonic inflammation in a rat model of experimental colitis, and its possible mechanism.

Methods: Female Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats with trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis were treated with rectal administration of muscovite or 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) daily for 14 days. The changes in body weight, macroscopic damage and histologic scores were subsequently evaluated.

[Laparoscopic splenectomy and pericardial devascularization for treatment of portal hypertension due to liver cirrhosis].

Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) and pericardial devascularization in treatment of portal hypertension due to liver cirrhosis.

Methods: Twenty three cases with hepatitis B and schistosoma cirrhosis and portal hypertension underwent LS and paraesophagogastric devascularization performed by one treatment team. Follow-up was conducted for 9 months.

A primary intestinal lymphangiectasia patient diagnosed by capsule endoscopy and confirmed at surgery: a case report.

Intestinal lymphangiectasia (IL) is a rare disease characterized by dilated lymphatic vessles in the intestinal wall and small bowel mesentery which induce loss of protein and lymphocytes into bowel lumen. Because it most often occurs in the intestine and cannot be detected by upper gastroendoscopy or colonoscopy, and the value of common image examinations such as X-ray and computerized tomography (CT) are limited, the diagnosis of IL is difficult, usually needing the help of surgery. Capsule endoscopy is useful in diagnosing intestinal diseases, such as IL.

Gynura root induces hepatic veno-occlusive disease: a case report and review of the literature.

Gynura root has been used extensively in Chinese folk medicine and plays a role in promoting microcirculation and relieving pain. However, its hepatic toxicity should not be neglected. Recently, we admitted a 62-year old female who developed hepatic veno-occlusive disease (HVOD) after ingestion of Gynura root.

[The effect of muscovite on the quality of gastric ulcer healing].

Objective: To explore the effect of muscovite on the quality of gastric ulcer healing.

Method: Gastric ulcers were produced in male rats by serosal application of acetic acid. Rats were gavaged for 14 days with saline, omeprazole and muscovite starting 3 days after ulcer induction.

Quality of gastric ulcer healing evaluated by endoscopic ultrasonography.

Aim: To evaluate the quality of gastric ulcer healing after different antiulcer treatment by endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS).

Methods: The patients were divided into three groups, and received lansoprazole, amoxicillin and clarithromycin for 1 wk. Then group A took lansoprazole combined with tepreton for 5 wk, group B took lansoprazole and group C took tepreton for 5 wk.

[Prevention and treatment of chronic atrophic gastritis in rats with isinglass].

Objective: To evaluate the effect of isinglass on the prevention and treatment of chronic atrophic gastritis in rats.

Method: Animal model of SD rats with CAG was established in accordance with the previous experience of combined administration of 60% ethanol, 20 mmol x L(-1) sodium deoxycholate and 0.1% ammonia water.

[Mechanism of isinglass in prevention and treatment of chronic atrophic gastritis in rats].

Objective: To investigate the mechanism of isinglass in the prevention and treatment of chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) in rats.

Method: Animal models of SD rats with CAG were made in accordance with the previous experience of combined administration of 60% ethanol, 20 mmol x L(-1) sodium deoxycholate and 0.1% ammonia water.

[Effects of EGF/EGFR expression on atrophic gastritis in rats].

Objective: To investigate the epidermal growth factor(EGF) and epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR) expression in atrophic gastritis in rats to explore the relationship between EGF and chronic atrophic gastritis(CAG).

Methods: The serum EGF and gastric mucosal, EGFR level were measured in 20 rats with CAG and 20 normal controls.

Results: The average EGF level (0.