Hepato Gastroenterol
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Hepato Gastroenterol · Jan 2012
Serum and tissue vascular endothelial growth factor predicts prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma patients after partial liver resection.
To explore the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression on prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after partial liver resection. ⋯ Serum and tissue VEGF level of HCC patients ascends distinctly, correlates to the recurrence of HCC after partial liver resection which can be used to estimate the risk of postoperative recurrence of HCC.
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Hepato Gastroenterol · Jan 2012
Comparative StudyB1 versus B2 Dukes stage rectal cancer: prospective evaluation of 87 patients in a single institution and quest for re-evaluation of the current protocol.
Current protocols indicate surgery as single modality of therapy for B1 stage rectal cancer and surgery with adjuvant therapy for B2 stage. The aim of our study was to analyze the five-year survival rate for patients with surgically treated B1 and B2 rectal cancer and to assess the impact of adjuvant therapy on overall survival. ⋯ Patients with B1 stage rectal cancer might benefit from adjuvant/neoadjuvant therapy.
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Hepato Gastroenterol · Jan 2012
Comparative StudyThe efficacy of oral tegafur-uracil as maintenance therapy following intravenous 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy in stage III colon cancer.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact on disease-free survival (DFS) of adding oral tegafur-uracil (UFT) to intravenous 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) as surgical adjuvant chemotherapy for stage II and III colon cancer. ⋯ The addition of UFT to 5-FU was found that significantly improve DFS in patients with stage III colon cancer. The authors cautiously suggest UFT as a maintenance therapy following 5-FU chemotherapy could be another option in stage III colon cancer patients.
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Hepato Gastroenterol · Jan 2012
The effect of terlipressin on hepatic hemodynamics in small-for-size livers.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of terlipressin on hepatic hemodynamics in small-for-size livers at early phase after major hepatectomy. ⋯ The survival rate of rats with small-for-size liver can be significantly improved by terlipressin. Terlipressin ameliorates portal hyperperfusion in small-for-size liver by effectively reducing portal pressure and portal blood flow at early phase after hepatectomy.
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Hepato Gastroenterol · Jan 2012
Lateral pelvic lymph node dissection using latero-vesical approach with aspiration procedure for advanced lower rectal cancer.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of complete dissection of areolar tissue surrounding lymph nodes in lateral pelvic lymphadenectomy on the outcome of advanced rectal cancer at or below the peritoneal reflection. ⋯ For patients with lateral pelvic lymph node metastasis, lateral pelvic lymphadenectomy, complete dissection of areolar tissue surrounding lymph nodes, may contribute to improve the prognosis of advanced rectal cancer at, or below, the peritoneal reflection.