Comparison osteopontin vs AFP for the diagnosis of HCC: a meta-analysis.

Backgrounds: Osteopontin (OPN) has been reported as one of the most promising markers for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The goal of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the clinical value of the plasma OPN versus alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in the diagnosis of HCC.

Methods: A comprehensive literature search of PubMed, Foreign Medical Journal Service, Chinese Science Journals Database, and Google Scholar was conducted on articles published before 1st October 2013.

[Budd-Chiari syndrome in children and adolescents: therapeutic radiological intervention].

Objective: Due to its minimal-invasive approach, endovascular procedure had replaced surgery in treating Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS). The interventional therapy was a safe and effective treatment in adults with BCS and the cure rate was high. However Budd-Chiari syndrome in children and adolescents is rare.

Combining angioplasty with percutaneous microwave ablation for treating primary Budd-Chiari syndrome associated with hepatocellular carcinoma in two patients: A case report.

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty using balloon catheters for Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have become increasingly accepted as alternative therapeutic modalities. However, few studies have investigated the clinical efficacy of combining percutaneous microwave ablation with angioplasty for patients with BCS complicated by HCC. In the present study, a safe and effective method for treating BCS associated with HCC is presented.

[Interventional treatment of idiopathic long-segment occlusion of infrahepatic inferior vena cava complicated with thrombosis].

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of interventional treatment of idiopathic long-segment occlusion of infrahepatic inferior vena cava (IVC) complicated with thrombosis.

Methods: Fourteen patients with idiopathic long-segment occlusion of infrahepatic IVC complicated with thrombosis underwent endovascular recanalization. All procedures were performed under local anesthesia via internal jugular vein in combination with a unilateral femoral approach.

Study of large medical equipment allocation in Xuzhou.

Objective: To investigate the allocation and management of large medical equipment (LME) in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, in order to make the best use of LME to meet the medical needs of local people.

Methods: The research collected data from all hospitals that have LME in Xuzhou using questionnaire; 38 (97.4%) hospitals returned the questionnaire.

[Application of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stent placement at the third hepatic porta in treatment of Budd-Chiari syndrome].

Objective: To evaluate percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) and stent placement at the third hepatic porta in treatment of Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS).

Methods: Twenty patients with BCS, 12 males and 8 females, aged 17 to 53, with the main clinical symptom of abdominal distention and mild abdominal pain, were treated with PTA and stent placement: after the identification of the target vessel percutaneous puncture was performed at femoral or jugular vein and rendezvous procedure was used so as to conduct PTA or place a stent. Follow-up was made for 3 - 54 months.