Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Submucosal Tunnel Endoscopic Resection for Submucosal Masses in Esophageal Muscularis Propria.

Objective: To analyze the efficacy and safety of submucosal tunnel endoscopic resection (STER) for the treatment of submucosal masses in esophageal muscularis propria.

Method: A total of 272 patients with submucosal masses in esophageal muscularis propria diagnosed and treated in our hospital from February 2019 to January 2022 were randomly selected for the study and then were randomly divided into the STER group ( = 136) and the endoscopic mucosal dissection (ESD) group ( = 136) according to the random number table method. Patients in the STER and ESD groups were treated with STER and ESD, respectively.

Effective factors of peroral endoscopic myotomy for treatment of achalasia.

Introduction: Achalasia (AC) is an esophageal motility disorder clinically manifested as dysphagia.

Aim: To investigate the effective factors of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for AC treatment.

Material And Methods: A total of 182 AC patients treated between August 2019 and September 2020 were enrolled to receive POEM.

Acute pancreatitis associated with duodenal obstruction induced by groove pancreatitis: A case report.

Rationale: Groove pancreatitis (GP) is a rare form of chronic pancreatitis. Since GP presents with nonspecific symptoms, it can be challenging to diagnose. Duodenal obstruction is often caused by malignant diseases; however, when associated with acute pancreatitis, it is rarely induced by groove pancreatitis.

Feasibility and Efficacy of Transient Elastography using the XL probe to diagnose liver fibrosis and cirrhosis: A meta-analysis.

Background: Transient elastography (TE) has been validated as an effective noninvasive tool for the assessment of liver fibrosis. The XL probe is a new probe that was initially designed for use in patients with obesity. A meta-analysis was performed to assess the feasibility and efficacy of TE using the XL probe.

Incidence and clinical characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease in a developed region of Guangdong Province, China: a prospective population-based study.

Background And Aims: The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing in China with urbanization and socioeconomic development. There is however a lack of prospective, population-based epidemiology study on IBD in China. The aim of the study is to define the incidence and clinical characteristics of IBD in a developed region of Guangdong Province in China.