A Comparative Study of Surgical Approaches for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Conversion versus Direct Resection.

Purpose: The purpose of This study is exploring the intraoperative and perioperative differences between patients undergoing conversion surgery and those undergoing direct surgery, so as to improve preoperative preparation.

Methods: The retrospective study was approved by an ethics review committee. A total of 232 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent surgical resection at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from September 2022 to December 2023 were included, comprising 210 operating patients and 53 conversion patients.

Visualized sensing of erythritol using a simple enzyme-free catechol-based hydrogel film.

Based on the versatile properties of bio-derived materials, non-enzymatic assays in combination with electronic devices have attracted increasing interest. Here, we report a novel enzyme-free visualization approach for the detection of erythritol, which is a zero-calorie natural sweetener and serves as an ideal sucrose substitute for diabetics or overweight people who need sugar control. The recognition element of the electrochemical biosensor was constructed by catechol modification on a chitosan-based hydrogel film.

Lymphadenectomy and optimal excise lymph nodes count for early-stage primary fallopian tube cancer: a SEER-based study.

Backgrounds: There is still no consensus on the significance of Lymphadenectomy (LD) and the number of lymph nodes that need to be excised (ELNs) for adequate LD in patients with early-stage primary fallopian tube cancer (PFTC). Our endeavor is geared towards deepening comprehension of LD in early-stage PFTC and identify the optimal cut-off of ELNs.

Methods: This SEER-based study analyzed the clinical data of patients with early-stage PFTC between 2000 and 2018.

Survival impact of bowel resection in patients with FIGO stage II-IV ovarian cancer.

Introduction: To compare the effect of bowel resection vs stripping on the clinical outcomes of patients with FIGO II-IV ovarian cancer.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients with FIGO II-IV ovarian cancer who suffered from bowel involvement and underwent cytoreductive surgery between January 2014 and March 2022. Patients' survival was compared by Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox proportional hazards models.

A Novel Functionalized MoS-Based Coating for Efficient Solar Desalination.

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS) has emerged as a promising photothermal material for solar desalination. However, its limitation in integrating with organic substances constrains its application because of the lack of functional groups on its surface. Here, this work presents a functionalization approach to introduce three different functional groups (-COOH -OH -NH) on the surface of MoS by combining them with S vacancies.

Lymphadenectomy in Primary Fallopian Tube Cancer is Associated with Improved Survival.

Background And Objectives: Primary fallopian tube cancer (PFTC) shares the same diagnostic and management guidelines with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). The LION trail raised concerns regarding the role of systematic pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy during debulking surgery. We aimed to evaluate the significance of lymphadenectomy in PFTC survival.

Facile Preparation of Three-Dimensional MoS Aerogels for Highly Efficient Solar Desalination.

Aerogels, with porous channels for water supply and vapor escape, can provide many inherent advantages in solar desalination and wastewater treatment. For the first time, this work demonstrates the preparation of a novel three-dimensional (3D) MoS-based aerogel with high porosity and mechanical stability by a facile strategy for solar desalination. This 3D MoS aerogel has an excellent light-absorbing efficiency of over 95% within the whole solar spectrum range, enabling a high evaporation efficiency of 88.

Olfactory ensheathing cell neurorestorotherapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients: benefits from multiple transplantations.

Our previous series of studies have proven that olfactory ensheathing cell (OEC) transplantation appears to be able to slow the rate of clinical progression after OEC transplantation in the first 4 months and cell intracranial (key points for neural network restoration, KPNNR) and/or intraspinal (impaired segments) implants provide benefit for patients (including both the bulbar onset and limb onset subtypes) with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Here we report the results of cell therapy in patients with ALS on the basis of long-term observation following multiple transplants. From March of 2003 to January of 2010, 507 ALS patients received our cellular treatment.

Intracranial transplant of olfactory ensheathing cells in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Successful repair of damage in cerebral palsy (CP) needs effective clinical interventions other than simply symptomatic treatments. To elucidate the feasibility of using olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) to treat CP in children and adolescents, we conducted a randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) on 33 patients. The patients were randomly assigned into two groups (treatment group, n = 18; control group, n = 15), and OECs derived from aborted fetal tissue were injected into the bilateral corona radiata in the frontal lobes (a key point for neural network restoration, KPNNR).

[Olfactory ensheathing cells transplantation for central nervous system diseases in 1,255 patients].

Objective: To analyze the therapeutic effect of olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) transplantation for central nervous system diseases.

Methods: Between November 2001 and January 2008, 1,255 participants with central nervous system diseases were enrolled in this clinical study for fetal OECs transplantation. There were 928 males and 327 females aged 1.

[Introduction of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis self-assessment scale].

Objective: To introduce a new functional self-assessment scale of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Methods: By comparing current different ALS functional scales and combining relative clinical experience and numeric pain intensity scale, ALS self-assessment scale was set down by International Association of Neural Restoration.

Results: ALS self-assessment scale included 3 categories with 18 items, adopting 10 points grading system, namely 10 was defined as the normal, 0 as the worst, and the total scores was 180.