Cystic ductal adenocarcinoma of pancreas complicated with neuroendocrine tumor: A case report and review of literature.

Background: Difficulties in making an accurate preoperative diagnosis of cystic pancreatic lesions pose a challenge for radiologists. It would be helpful to report rare cases and review the literature.

Case Summary: In the present report, a case of a patient with a pancreatic cystic lesion initially misdiagnosed as a pseudocyst by radiologist was documented, which was later pathologically confirmed as pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with neuroendocrine tumor.

Maintenance of Intestinal Homeostasis in Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Electroacupuncture Through Submucosal Enteric Glial Cell-Derived S-Nitrosoglutathione.

To determine whether electroacupuncture (EA) maintains intestinal homeostasis in diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) rats by repairing intestinal barrier function through enteric glial cell (EGC)-derived S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO). Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into a control group ( = 10) and an IBS-D group ( = 20). These rats received senna solution by gavage and chronic unpredictable mild stress for 14 days and were further divided into a model group ( = 10) and an EA group ( = 10).

Electroacupuncture Alleviates Visceral Hypersensitivity in IBS-D Rats by Inhibiting EGCs Activity through Regulating BDNF/TrkB Signaling Pathway.

Objective: To determine whether electroacupuncture (EA) could alleviate visceral hypersensitivity in diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) rats by inhibiting EGCs activity via the BDNF/TrkB signaling pathway.

Methods: Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided to a control group ( = 8) and a model preparation group ( = 32), which received Senna solution by gavage and CUMS (chronic unpredictable mild stress) for 14 consecutive days and was further divided to a Model group, an EA group (only electroacupuncture), an EA + TrkB agonist group (electroacupuncture and TrkB), and an EA + DMSO group (electroacupuncture and DMSO,  = 8 for each). Rats in the three EA groups were acupunctured at ST25, ST36, and LR3 for 20 min every day for 14 days.