Safety and efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy for gastric outlet obstruction in different sites: A single-center retrospective study.

Objectives: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy (EUS-GE) has recently been employed as a novel treatment for gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of EUS-GE for GOO at different sites.

Methods: Consecutive hospitalized patients who underwent EUS-GE for GOO at the Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital from March 2017 to April 2020 were recruited in this retrospective study.

Characterization of the gene family encoding metal tolerance proteins in Triticum urartu: Phylogenetic, transcriptional, and functional analyses.

Homeostasis of microelements in organisms is vital for normal metabolism. In plants, the cation diffusion facilitator (CDF) protein family, also known as metal tolerance proteins (MTPs), play critical roles in maintaining trace metal homeostasis. However, little is known about these proteins in wheat.

Risk factor analysis of post-ERCP cholangitis: A single-center experience.

Background: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) may have complications. Our study aimed to investigate the risk factors and prevention of post-ERCP cholangitis.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 4234 cases undergone ERCP in the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School from January 2008 to December 2013.

Dilation Time in Endoscopic Papillary Balloon Dilation for Common Bile Duct Stones.

Background: To assess the short-term outcomes after endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) plus endoscopic papillary balloon dilation (EPBD) versus EPBD alone and appropriate balloon dilation time in EPBD alone.

Materials And Methods: A total of 413 patients with common bile duct stones (CBDSs) were included in the EST plus EPBD group and 84 were in the EPBD alone group. We retrospectively evaluated the safety and efficacy between EST plus EPBD and EPBD alone group.

[Effect of Tanshinone II A on Cytokines of Rats with Severe Acute Pancreatitis Lung Injury].

Objective: To explore the effect of Tanshinone II A on severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) lung injury (ALI) rats and its possible mechanism.

Methods: SD rats were injected with sodium taurocholate to induce SAP group, and then intervened with sodium tanshinone II A sulfonate ( STS group). Simultaneously a sham-operation group (SO group) was set up.