World journal of gastroenterology : WJG
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Jan 2011
Meta AnalysisEffect of preoperative biliary drainage on malignant obstructive jaundice: a meta-analysis.
To evaluate the effect of preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) on obstructive jaundice resulting from malignant tumors. ⋯ PBD cannot significantly reduce the postoperative mortality and complications of malignant obstructive jaundice, and therefore should not be used as a preoperative routine procedure for malignant obstructive jaundice.
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Nov 2010
Review Case ReportsLeft-sided appendicitis: review of 95 published cases and a case report.
To give an overview of the literature on left-sided acute appendicitis (LSAA) associated with situs inversus totalis (SIT) and midgut malrotation (MM). ⋯ The diagnosis of left lower quadrant pain is based on well-established clinical symptoms, physical examination and physician's experience.
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Nov 2010
Cortical and spinal evoked potential response to electrical stimulation in human rectum.
To study a novel technique to record spinal and cortical evoked potentials (EPs) simultaneously in response to electrical stimulation in the human rectum. ⋯ This technique can be used to assess potential abnormalities in primary afferent neural pathways innervating the rectum in several neurodegenerative and functional pain disorders.
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Sep 2010
Diagnosis and management of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor in von Hippel-Lindau disease.
The pancreatic manifestations seen in patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease are subdivided into 2 categories: pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NET), and cystic lesions, including simple cyst and serous cystadenoma. The VHL-associated cystic lesions are generally asymptomatic and do not require any treatment, unless they are indistinguishable from other cystic tumor types with malignant potential. ⋯ It will be recommended that comprehensive surveillance using dynamic computed tomography for abdominal manifestations, including pancreatic NET, should start from the age of 15 years in VHL patients. Unlike sporadic non-functioning NET without VHL disease, in which surgical resection is generally recommended, VHL patients at lower metastatic risk of pancreatic NET should be spared the risks of operative resection.
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Aug 2010
Meta AnalysisUse of pre-, pro- and synbiotics in patients with acute pancreatitis: a meta-analysis.
To assess the clinical outcomes of pre-, pro- and synbiotics therapy in patients with acute pancreatitis. ⋯ Pre-, pro- or synbiotics treatment shows no significant influence on patients with acute pancreatitis. There is a lack of evidence to support the use of probiotics/synbiotics in this area.