Mucosal invasion by fusobacteria is a common feature of acute appendicitis in Germany, Russia, and China.

Background/aim: To investigate the geographic occurrence of mucosa-invading Fusobacteria in acute appendicitis.

Patients And Methods: Carnoy- and formalin-fixated appendices from Germany, Russia, and China were comparatively investigated. Bacteria were detected using fluorescent in situ hybridization.

[Segmental resection of the liver by Glissonean pedicle transection for primary liver cancer].

Objective: To study the clinical effect of segmental resection of the liver using Glissonean pedicle transection for primary liver cancer.

Methods: The clinical data of 55 primary liver cancer patients admitted from January 2006 to October 2008 were analyzed retrospectively. Twenty-five of the patients underwent segmental resection of the liver by Glissonean pedicle transection (group A), and 30 underwent routine hepatectomy (group B).

Cluster of acute hemorrhagic appendicitis among high school students in Wuhan, China.

Background: Features of a cluster of acute appendicitis that occurred among a high school student population in China were investigated.

Methods: Epidemiologic data, medical records, and histologic slides of resected appendices were examined.

Results: During a period between April 10, 1997, and June 11, 1997, 11 cases occurred in a high school, with 10 cases among 290 students enrolled at the time.