Curative effect and technical key points of laparoscopic surgery for choledochal cysts in children.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the curative effect of and experience with laparoscopic surgery for congenital choledochal cysts in children.

Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of 33 children diagnosed with congenital choledochal cyst in the pediatric surgery department of the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University between January 2019 and December 2021. The cohort included 8 males and 25 females aged 0.

A Selenium-Modified Ginseng Polysaccharide Promotes the Apoptosis in Human Promyelocytic Leukemia (HL-60) Cells via a Mitochondrial-Mediated Pathway.

A ginseng polysaccharide was extracted, purified, and modified by nitric acid-selenious acid (HNO-HSeO) method to yield one selenylation-modified polysaccharide (sGP). We reported for the first time the anticancer potential of sGP on the human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cell line and evaluated its relevant underlying mechanism. Our results showed that sGP markedly inhibited the growth of HL-60 cells via induction of apoptosis.

Laparoscopic management of multiple ureteral polyps in children.

Purpose: We describe laparoscopic management of multiple ureteral polyps and our objective initial experience in children.

Materials And Methods: We used laparoscopic polypectomy and pyeloureterostomy to treat 13 patients (15 ureters) diagnosed with hydronephrosis caused by multiple ureteral polyps between August 2006 and November 2010. Mean patient age was 11.