Association of prognostic nutritional index and severe abdominal aortic calcification in middle-aged adults: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The prognostic nutritional index (PNI) serves as an indicator of systemic inflammation, immunological function, and nutritional condition in individuals. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential association between PNI and severe abdominal aortic calcification (SAAC) in middle-aged adults.

Methods: The study included 1,436 subjects aged 40-60 years (average age 49.

Association between uric acid to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and abdominal aortic calcification: A cross-sectional study.

Background: The association between uric acid to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (UHR) and abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) is not fully understood. This study aimed to explore the potential association between UHR and AAC in adults older than 40 years.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data were collected from the 2013 to 2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

Increased derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System classification predict poor survival in patients with non-distant metastatic HER2+ breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Introduction: The prognostic role of the derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (dNLR) in human patients with HER2+ breast cancer is not well understood. Here, we aimed to investigate the prognostic significance of dNLR in patients with HER2+ breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Methods: A total of 310 patients with non-distant metastatic HER2+ breast cancer who had received neoadjuvant chemotherapy in our hospital from May 2006 to November 2013 were retrospectively included in this study.

Primary hepatic carcinoid tumor.

Primary hepatic carcinoid tumor is rare and poses a challenge for diagnosis and management. We presented a case of primary hepatic carcinoid tumor in a 53-year-old female with a complaint of right upper abdominal pain. Computer tomography scans revealed a hypervascular mass in segment 4 of the liver.

Role of Kasai procedure in surgery of hilar bile duct strictures.

Aim: To assess the application of the Kasai procedure in the surgical management of hilar bile duct strictures.

Methods: Ten consecutive patients between 2005 and 2011 with hilar bile duct strictures who underwent the Kasai procedure were retrospectively analyzed. Kasai portoenterostomy with the placement of biliary stents was performed in all patients.