The influence of stone size on spontaneous passage of common bile duct stones in patients with acute cholangitis: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: The common bile duct (CBD) stones passage in patients with cholangitis was unclear.This study aimed to evaluate the effect on CBD stone sizes and predicting factors on spontaneous passage in patients with cholangitis.

Method: The medical records of cholangitis at Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center, Srinakharinwirot University from January 2014 to December 2019 were retrospectively reviewed.

Impact of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation on Short-Term Outcomes for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients: A Meta-analysis.

Background: Neoadjuvant chemoradiation (NCRT) has emerged as a component of the standard treatment for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The primary benefit of NCRT is an improvement in long-term survival; however, the impact of NCRT on short-term outcomes is unclear.

Methods: A comprehensive electronic literature search was performed via the MEDLINE (PubMed), Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar databases through November 2015 for the inclusion of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated short-term outcomes of patients administered NCRT followed by surgery compared with surgery alone for resectable esophageal SCC.

Gradual sucrose gastric loading test: A method for the prediction of nonsuccess gastric enteral feeding in critically ill surgical patients.

Background And Aims: Intolerance of gastric enteral feeding (GEN) commonly occurs in surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU). A liquid containing sugar could prolong gastric emptying time. This study was to propose a method for prediction of nonsuccess GEN using gastric volume after loading (GVAL) following gradual sucrose gastric loading.