Publications by authors named "Ruo-Bai Lin"
Background: Complete video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (c-VATS) for left upper lobectomy is difficult due to the branching pattern of the left pulmonary artery.
Objective: Our purpose was to report outcomes of a modified technique of c-VATS left upper lobectomy.
Methods: We retrospectively compared the outcomes of 83 patients with stage I/II non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received left upper lobectomy between 2008 and 2011; 32 underwent conventional c-VATS and 50 received modified c-VATS.
[Thoraco-laparoscopic esophagectomy with two-field lymph node dissection for esophageal carcinoma: report of 150 cases].
Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi
September 2012
Objective: To summarize early experience in combined thoraco-laparoscopic esophagectomy with two-field lymph node dissection for esophageal carcinoma.
Methods: A total of 150 patients with thoracic esophageal cancer who underwent combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy in Union Hospital, Fujan Medical University, were enrolled in this study.
Results: Locations of the tumors included upper esophagus (n=14), middle esophagus (n=95), and lower esophagus (n=41).
Article Synopsis
- A genome-wide association study was conducted on esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) involving 1,077 ESCC patients and 1,733 control subjects, focusing on the Chinese Han population.
- The study successfully replicated findings in larger cohorts, identifying two new genetic risk factors for ESCC: PLCE1 and C20orf54, with strong statistical significance.
- PLCE1 is linked to essential cellular functions like growth and apoptosis, while C20orf54 is involved in riboflavin transport, highlighting their potential roles in ESCC and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (GCA) risk.
[Mini-invasive treatment of esophageal leiomyoma by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery].
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi
December 2008
Objective: To discuss the application value of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in treatment of esophageal leiomyoma.
Method: Clinical data of patients with esophageal leiomyoma treated by VATS from January 1999 to August 2007 were analyzed.
Results: VATS esophageal leiomyoma enucleations were performed successfully in 23 patients, and 18 patients of them were performed by pure VATS, 5 patients of them were performed with mini-thoracotomy.
[Isografts on subsequent ischemia-reperfusion injury: experiment with rats].
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi
December 2007
Article Synopsis
- Scientists wanted to see if using a special virus to deliver a gene called hIL-10 into transplanted lungs could help protect them from damage.
- They did tests on 56 male rats, dividing them into four groups with different treatments, including one group that received the hIL-10 gene.
- Results showed that the group with hIL-10 had better lung function and less damage compared to the other groups.
Background & Objective: It is still very difficult to make a definite diagnosis for some mediastinal diseases through some examinations, such as CT scan and fibrobronchoscopy. To judge the metastasis of mediastinal lymph nodes exactly for lung cancer patients and make proper staging of lung cancer are important for defining therapeutic schedule and estimating prognosis. This study was to explore the application value and summarize the experience of mediastinoscopy in the diagnosis of mediastinal diseases and the staging of lung cancer with enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes.
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