SGK3 overexpression correlates with a poor prognosis in endoscopically resected superficial esophageal squamous cell neoplasia: A long-term study.

Background: The expression status of serum and glucocorticoid-induced protein kinase 3 (SGK3) in superficial esophageal squamous cell neoplasia (ESCN) remains unknown.

Aim: To evaluate the SGK3 overexpression rate in ESCN and its influence on the prognosis and outcomes of patients with endoscopic resection.

Methods: A total of 92 patients who had undergone endoscopic resection for ESCN with more than 8 years of follow-up were enrolled.

Interventional radiology followed by endoscopic drainage for pancreatic fluid collections associated with high bleeding risk: Two case reports.

Background: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transluminal drainage is an advanced technique used to treat pancreatic fluid collections (PFCs). However, gastric varices and intervening vessels may be associated with a high risk of bleeding and are, therefore, listed as relative contraindications. Herein, we report two patients who underwent interventional embolization before EUS-guided drainage.

CLiAlE and CLiAlE (E = P, As, Sb, Bi): Planar Tetracoordinate Carbon Clusters with 16 and 14 Valence Electrons.

The strategy to remove the lone pairs of ligands combined with the bonding similarity between Li and Al have been utilized to design new planar tetracoordinate carbon (ptC) species CLiAlE and CLiAlE based on ptC global minima CAlE (E = P, As, Sb, Bi) clusters. The explorations of potential energy surfaces and high-level CCSD(T) calculations indicate that these planar tetracoordinate carbon (ptC) species with 16 and 14 valence electrons (ve) are the global minima except for CLiAlP. Bonding analyses reveal that there is one π and three σ bonds between C and ligands, one delocalized σ bond between the peripheral ligands, and three/two lone pairs for CLiAlE and CLiAlE (E = P, As, Sb, Bi).