Publications by authors named "Xin-Qiang Han"
Endoscopic metal stenting for malignant hilar biliary obstruction: an update meta-analysis of unilateral versus bilateral stenting.
Wideochir Inne Tech Maloinwazyjne
September 2021
Article Synopsis
- - MHBO often can't be treated with surgery due to advanced tumor stages, so patients typically receive palliative care through endoscopic or percutaneous stenting.
- - This study compared the effectiveness of unilateral versus bilateral metal stent insertion in 818 MHBO patients, finding no major differences in success rates or complications, but noted that bilateral stenting had a longer stent patency.
- - The results showed unilateral stenting had a higher technical success rate, while bilateral stenting offered the advantage of longer-lasting stent function, highlighting the trade-offs in stenting options for MHBO treatment.
Irradiation stent insertion for distal biliary obstruction secondary to primary common biliary cancer.
Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol
June 2022
Purpose: To assess the effectiveness and safety of irradiation stent insertion for patients with distal biliary obstruction (DBO) secondary to primary common biliary cancer.
Material And Methods: Eighty-two consecutive patients with DBO secondary to primary common biliary cancer were treated either normal ( = 45) or irradiation stenting ( = 37) between January 2013 and December 2019. The instant and long-term outcomes were compared.
Background: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is known to occur frequently in and may predict worsening progression of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). SDB is also known to play an important role in the development of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) via inducing endothelial dysfunction and vascular remodeling, a pathological process that can be significantly influenced by factors such as osteoprotegerin (OPG) and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). The objective of this study is to determine if CHF with SDB is associated with changes in OPG, EPCs, and PAH.
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