Da-Cheng-Qi Decoction Alleviates Intestinal Injury in Rats with Severe Acute Pancreatitis by Inhibiting the JAK2-STAT3 Signaling Pathway.

Objective: To investigate the effect of Da-Cheng-Qi decoction (DCQD) on treating intestinal injury in rats with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), based on the Janus kinase 2 (JAK2)/signal transducers and transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling pathway.

Methods: Rats were randomly divided into the SAP group, SAP + ruxolitinib (JAK2 inhibitor) group, SAP + Stattic (STAT3 inhibitor) group, SAP + DCQD group, and sham operation group. They were further divided into 3-hour, 6-hour, 12-hour, and 18-hour subgroups.

The survival outcome and prognostic factors for distal cholangiocarcinoma following surgical resection: a meta-analysis for the 5-year survival.

Purpose: To assess the available evidence on the prognostic factors for the 5-year survival for patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma (DCC) following surgical resection.

Methods: We performed a comprehensive search of abstracts included in databases where relevant studies were published between January 2000 and August 2015. Risk ratios (RRs), 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CIs), and random-effects model were calculated using RevMan 5.

Effect of pharmaconutrition-supplemented parenteral nutrition for severe acute pancreatitis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of pharmaconutrition-supplemented parenteral nutrition (PN) for severe acute pancreatitis (SAP).

Methods: A comprehensive search of abstracts was performed in the MEDLINE, OVID, Springer, and Cochrane Library database. Published data of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) comparing the clinically relevant outcomes of pharmaconutrition-supplemented PN versus PN for patients with SAP were analyzed.

Early enteral nutrition after pancreatoduodenectomy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Purpose: The aim of our study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of early enteral nutrition (EN) for patients after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD).

Methods: We performed a comprehensive search of abstracts in the MEDLINE database, OVID database, Springer database, the Science Citation Index, and the Cochrane Library database. Published data of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) comparing the clinically relevant outcomes of early EN and other nutritional routes for patients after PD were analyzed.

Reconstruction by Pancreaticogastrostomy versus Pancreaticojejunostomy following Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Objectives. The aim of our study was to evaluate and compare the results of pancreaticogastrostomy (PG) and pancreaticojejunostomy (PJ) after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). Methods.