Assessment of the postoperative prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma using vibration-controlled transient elastography: A systemic review and meta-analysis.

Backgrounds/aims: This meta-analysis examined whether preoperative vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) can predict postoperative complications and recurrence in patients undergoing hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted using Ovid-Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane, and KoreaMed databases. Out of 431 individual studies, thirteen published between 2008 and 2022 were included.

Noninvasive imaging biomarkers for liver fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: current and future.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasingly prevalent worldwide and becoming a major cause of liver disease-related morbidity and mortality. The presence of liver fibrosis in patients with NAFLD is closely related to prognosis, including the development of hepatocellular carcinoma and other complications of cirrhosis. Therefore, assessment of the presence of significant or advanced liver fibrosis is crucial.

Changes in Bone Mineral Density in Women With Breast Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Background: Cancer treatment-induced bone loss is an important long-term effect among breast cancer survivors. Little is known, however, about the pattern of bone loss and the factors associated with it.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine annual bone health changes and factors associated with bone loss for 3 years after diagnosis among women with breast cancer.

Self-management Needs of Breast Cancer Survivors After Treatment: Results From a Focus Group Interview.

Background: Recognition of the importance of self-management (SM) for breast cancer survivors (BCSs) is increasing, but evidence from investigations of their needs focusing on SM is limited.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the SM needs of BCSs who had completed treatment.

Methods: Using a qualitative study design, we interviewed a focus group of 20 BCSs who underwent cancer therapy (mean time since diagnosis 3.

Vision Outcomes of Endovascular Treatment for Unruptured Ophthalmic Artery Aneurysms.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to report the authors' experience with endovascular treatment (EVT) of ophthalmic artery (OA) aneurysms and to investigate risk factors for visual complications of EVT for unruptured OA aneurysms.

Methods: Fifty-four patients with unruptured OA aneurysms subjected to EVT were recruited for this study from March 2010 to December 2017. The clinical and angiographic outcomes of all 54 patients were investigated and analyzed retrospectively.

Factor V Deficiency in Korean Patients: Clinical and Laboratory Features, Treatment, and Outcome.

Due to rarity of factor V (FV) deficiency, there have been only a few case reports in Korea. We retrospectively analysed the clinical-laboratory features of FV deficiency in 10 Korean patients. Between January 1987 and December 2013, 10 case reports published in a Korean journal or proceedings of Korea Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis were reviewed.