[Long-term prognosis and quality of life of survivors with hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure].

Objective: To explore the long-term prognosis and health-related quality of life of patients surviving hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF).

Methods: The clinical data were collected from patients with HBV-ACLF, who were hospitalized in our department between November, 2011 and October, 2016 and survived for more than 90 days. The patients were followed for occurrence of newly diagnosed cirrhosis, decompensation events, hepatocellular carcinoma and death.

Larger biopsies evaluation of transient elastography for detecting advanced fibrosis in patients with compensated chronic hepatitis B.

Background And Aim: Although larger biopsies sample had been recommended for the study of non-invasive liver fibrosis assessment, few studies with larger biopsies for transient elastography (TE) detecting liver fibrosis had been reported. The present study tries to re-evaluate the performance of TE for detecting advanced fibrosis (≥F3) with larger biopsies in patients with compensated chronic hepatitis B.

Methods: A total of 375 compensated patients were analyzed, who had undergone liver biopsy, reliable TE and routine blood tests.

Improving transient elastography performance for detecting hepatitis B cirrhosis.

Background: Transient elastography is a well-established method for detecting cirrhosis.

Aim: To improve the performance of transient elastography in detecting hepatitis B cirrhosis by alanine aminotransferase (ALT)-stratified cutoffs, bilirubin normalization and transient elastography-based algorithms.

Methods: A total of 315 compensated patients were analysed following liver biopsies, transient elastography, ultrasonography and blood tests.

[Imaging diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma using ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound and multislice spiral CT].

Objective: To evaluate the value of gray-scale ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound and multislice spiral CT in early and differential imaging diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma (SHCC).

Methods: This study included 35 patients with space-occupying lesions in the liver identified by routine ultrasound examination. The hemodynamics of the patients was recorded during the arterial, portal and lag phases using contrast-enhanced ultrasound.

[Effect of enucleation of hysteromyoma by laparoscopic surgery on protein oxidation and lipid hyperoxidation].

Objective: To evaluate the effect of laparoscopic surgery on and lipid hyperoxidation in patients with hysteromyoma.

Methods: Forty patients with hysteromyoma were randomly divided into 2 equal groups: laparoscopy group and laparotomy group. The plasma advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), malondialdehyde (MDA), antioxidant activity (AOA), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity were measured before operation, just after operation (5 minutes after deflation) and 24 hours after operation.