Analysis and Follow up of Endoscopy Results in 1099 Patients with Terminal Ileum Lesions.

Objective: We aim to analyze the diagnostic yield, diagnostic accuracy, and delayed diagnosis of patients with terminal ileum lesions, providing follow-up suggestions for suspected patients.

Methods: We carried out an analysis of 1099 patients who had terminal ileum lesions in our hospital from 2009 to 2019. The endoscopy reports and histopathology reports of terminal ileal biopsies were recorded.

Serum Surfactant Protein D is Associated with Atherosclerosis of the Carotid Artery in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis.

Background: Surfactant protein-D (SP-D) is an inflammatory modulator that has been associated with cardiovascular disease-related mortality, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and major adverse cardiac events in patients with chronic kidney disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the link between SP-D level and atherosclerosis in patients on hemodialysis.

Methods: A total of 116 patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis were recruited to this cross-sectional study.

Adjuvant and chemopreventive therapies for resectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a literature review.

The recurrence rate of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after potentially curative hepatic resection (HR) is very high. Many clinical trials have explored the efficacy of several treatment modalities to prevent recurrence, including adjuvant and chemopreventive therapy, but they have often reported contradictory findings. As a result, most liver guidelines and liver seminars do not unequivocally endorse adjuvant or chemopreventive therapy for HCC patients after potentially curative HR.