World journal of gastroenterology : WJG
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Apr 2015
ReviewRole of associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy in colorectal liver metastases: a review.
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the Western world. Approximately half of patients will develop liver metastases, which is the most common cause of death. The only potentially curative treatment is surgical resection. ⋯ In this review, it is shown that with ALPPS the resection rate was 97.1% for CRLM and the mortality rate for all diagnoses was 9.6%. The mortality rate was likely lower for patients with CRLM, but some data were lacking in the reports. Due to the novelty of ALPPS, the indications and technique are not yet established but there are arguments for ALPPS in the context of CRLM and a small FLR.
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Apr 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialVisual distraction alone for the improvement of colonoscopy-related pain and satisfaction.
To evaluate the effect of a relaxing visual distraction alone on patient pain, anxiety, and satisfaction during colonoscopy. ⋯ Visual distraction alone improves satisfaction in patients undergoing colonoscopy and decreases anxiety and pain during the procedure among patients with a high pre-procedural anxiety score.
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Apr 2015
Pancreatic fat and β-cell function in overweight/obese children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
To analyze the associations of pancreatic fat with other fat depots and β-cell function in pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). ⋯ In overweight/obese children with NAFLD, pancreatic fat is increased compared with those without liver involvement. However, only liver fat is independently related to prediabetes.
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Apr 2015
Candidate colorectal cancer predisposing gene variants in Chinese early-onset and familial cases.
To investigate whether whole-exome sequencing may serve as an efficient method to identify known or novel colorectal cancer (CRC) predisposing genes in early-onset or familial CRC cases. ⋯ Whole-exome sequencing of early-onset or familial CRC cases serves as an efficient method to identify known and potential pathogenic variants in established and novel candidate CRC predisposing genes.
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Apr 2015
Correlation between metastatic lymph node ratio and prognosis in patients with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
To investigate the prognostic value of metastatic lymph node ratio (MLNR) in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECC) patients undergoing radical resection. ⋯ MLNR is an independent prognostic factor for ECC patients after radical resection and is useful for predicting postoperative survival.