Preoperative decompression for left-sided obstructive colorectal cancer: a comparative study between a stent and a decompression tube.

Introduction: Stents and decompression tubes (DTs) are both commonly utilized for preoperative decompression in patients with left-sided obstructive colorectal cancer (OCRC). However, the comparative effectiveness and oncological safety of these 2 approaches remain uncertain.

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare clinical performance and long-term oncological outcomes of preoperative stent and DT insertion in patients with left-sided OCRC.

Preoperative computed tomography-guided soft hook-wire localization for multiple pulmonary nodules.

Background: While there have been prior reports on pulmonary nodule (PN) localization through computed tomography (CT)-guided soft hook-wire (SHW) placement, there remains a dearth of studies specifically focused on the CT-guided SHW localization of multiple PNs. This study was thus designed to specifically evaluate the efficacy and safety of this localization strategy in patients with multiple PNs.

Methods: In total, 43 consecutive patients with multiple PNs underwent CT-guided SHW localization followed by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) to resent these PNs in our hospital between January 2022 and December 2022.

Stent insertion for malignant hilar obstruction: a meta-analysis of percutaneous versus endoscopic approaches.

Introduction: In an effort to treat patients with malignant hilar obstruction (MHO), both percutaneous trans-hepatic biliary stenting (PTBS) and endoscopic biliary stenting (EBS) strategies have been implemented in the clinic, but the relative advantages of these techniques remain to be clarified.

Aim: This meta-analysis was designed to compare the relative clinical efficacy of PTBS and EBS in MHO patients.Material and methods: Relevant studies were identified through searches of the PubMed, Web of science, and Wanfang databases, and pooled analyses of these studies were then performed.

Computed tomography-guided biopsy for sub-centimetre pulmonary nodules: a meta-analysis.

Introduction: Pulmonary nodules (PNs) with a diameter from 5 to 10 mm exhibit malignancy rates anywhere from 47.5 to 61.5%.

Radioactive stent insertion for inoperable hilar cholangiocarcinoma: a prospective randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: Hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HC) is the leading cause of hilar biliary obstruction. Radioactive stent insertion has been utilized extensively for inoperable HC patients.

Aim: To assess the relative clinical outcomes of inoperable HC patients who underwent either normal or radioactive stent insertion.

Computed Tomography-Based Predictive Model for the Probability of Lymph Node Metastasis in Gastric Cancer: A Meta-analysis.

Objectives: Whether or not a gastric cancer (GC) patient exhibits lymph node metastasis (LNM) is critical to accurately guiding their treatment and prognostic evaluation, necessitating the ability to reliably predict preoperative LNM status. The present meta-analysis sought to examine the diagnostic value of computed tomography (CT)-based predictive models as a tool to gauge the preoperative LNM status of patients with GC.

Methods: Relevant articles were identified in the PubMed, Web of Science, and Wanfang databases.

Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging features predict microvascular invasion in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

Introduction: Clinical features and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-related data are commonly employed in clinical settings and can be used to predict the microvascular invasion (MVI) status of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) patients.

Aim: To generate a clinical and MRI-based model capable of predicting the MVI status of ICC patients.

Material And Methods: Consecutive ICC patients evaluated from June 2015 to December 2018 were retrospectively enrolled in a training group to establish a predictive clinical MRI model.

Differential expression of diacylglycerol kinase ζ is involved in inferior parietal lobule-related dysfunction in schizophrenia with cognitive impairments.

Background: Cognitive impairment is the main factor in the poor prognosis of schizophrenia, but its mechanism remains unclear. The inferior parietal lobule (IPL) is related to various clinical symptoms and cognitive impairment in schizophrenia. We aimed to explore the relationship between IPL-related functions and cognitive impairment in schizophrenia.

Transcriptional level of inflammation markers associates with short-term brain structural changes in first-episode schizophrenia.

Background: Inflammation has been implicated in the pathology of schizophrenia and may cause neuronal cell death and dendrite loss. Neuroimaging studies have highlighted longitudinal brain structural changes in patients with schizophrenia, yet it is unclear whether this is related to inflammation. We aim to address this question, by relating brain structural changes with the transcriptional profile of inflammation markers in the early stage of schizophrenia.

Low-dose versus standard-dose computed tomography-guided biopsy for pulmonary nodules: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: To assess relative safety and diagnostic performance of low- and standard-dose computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsy for pulmonary nodules (PNs).

Materials And Methods: This was a single-center prospective randomized controlled trial (RCT). From June 2020 to December 2020, consecutive patients with PNs were randomly assigned into low- or standard-dose groups.

Image-guided radiofrequency ablation for adrenal metastatic tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and clinical efficacy of image-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in patients exhibiting adrenal metastatic tumors (AMTs).

Methods: The PubMed, Web of Science, and Wanfang databases were searched for relevant studies published as of November 2022, and study results were pooled for subsequent analysis. The endpoints of this meta-analysis included primary and secondary technical success, local hemorrhage, pneumothorax, hypertensive crisis, local recurrence, and 1- and 3-year overall survival (OS) rates.

Comparison of the effectiveness of anchoring needles and coils in localizing multiple nodules in the lung.

Background: Recently, a new type of pulmonary nodule positioning needle has been adopted clinically. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a new type of localization needles compared with coils for the simultaneous localization of multiple pulmonary nodules guided by computed tomography (CT) prior to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).

Materials And Methods: From January 2021 to March 2022, 87 pulmonary nodules from 40 patients were localized using the new localization needle.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging throughout the Clinical Course of Schizophrenia: Neurobiological Underpinnings and Clinical Implications.

As a non-invasive detection method and an advanced imaging method, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been widely used in the research of schizophrenia. Although a large number of neuroimaging studies have confirmed that MRI can display abnormal brain phenotypes in patients with schizophrenia, no valid uniform standard has been established for its clinical application. On the basis of previous evidence, we argue that MRI is an important tool throughout the whole clinical course of schizophrenia.

TACE with portal vein radioactive seeds for HCC with portal vein tumor thrombus: a meta-analysis.

Purpose: To assess the efficacy and safety of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) and portal vein radioactive seed insertion (RSI) combination in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT).

Material And Methods: The relevant databases were searched from the earliest to January 2021. The endpoints included treatment response, treatment side effects, and overall survival (OS).

Association Between Anatomical Location and Hematoma Expansion in Deep Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

Objective: To establish the relationship between hematoma sites of involvement and hematoma expansion (HE) in patients with deep intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).

Methods: Eligible patients with deep ICH admitted to hospital within 6 hours of onset between 2018 and 2020 were included in this retrospective multi-center study. Individuals with secondary ICH were excluded.

I-125 seeds insertion with TACE for advanced HCC: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Purpose: To assess the effectiveness of I-125 seeds (IS) insertion with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) in treating patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Material And Methods: An extensive search was conducted for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from the establishment date of each database to November 2020.

Results: A total of nine RCTs were included in this study.

The Association Between Lentiform Nucleus Function and Cognitive Impairments in Schizophrenia.

Cognitive decline is the core schizophrenia symptom, which is now well accepted. Holding a role in various aspects of cognition, lentiform nucleus (putamen and globus pallidus) dysfunction contributes to the psychopathology of this disease. However, the effects of lentiform nucleus function on cognitive impairments in schizophrenia are yet to be investigated.

Radioactive Seed Strand Efficacy in Superior Vena Cava Stenting Due to Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Obstruction.

Purpose: This study aims to determine the clinical effectiveness of a stent with radioactive seed strand (RSS) inserted in patients with superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction (SVCO) secondary to non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Methods: Between January 2013 and December 2019, 63 patients with SVCO related to NSCLC received stent implantation with (n = 30) or without (n = 33) RSS insertion at our center. The clinical efficacy, stent patency duration, and overall survival (OS) were compared between these two groups.

Computed tomography-guided trans-pulmonary-hepatic approach coil localization for pulmonary nodules near the right lung base.

Introduction: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)-guided diagnostic wedge resection (WR) is frequently used for removal of pulmonary nodules (PNs). Preoperative computed tomography (CT)-guided coil localization (CL) is often used for guidance.

Aim: To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of CT-guided trans-pulmonary-hepatic approach CL of PNs near the right lung base.

Transarterial embolization with hepatectomy for ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis.

Purpose: To compare the clinical effectiveness between transarterial embolization (TAE) with staged hepatectomy (SH) and emergency hepatectomy (EH) for ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Material And Methods: Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were screened for eligible publications from the inception of the databases till February 2021.

Results: This meta-analysis included seven studies comprising 162 patients who underwent TAE with SH and 266 patients who underwent EH.

Elaboration of a Radiomics Strategy for the Prediction of the Re-positive Cases in the Discharged Patients With COVID-19.

A considerable part of COVID-19 patients were found to be re-positive in the SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test after discharge. Early prediction of re-positive COVID-19 cases is of critical importance in determining the isolation period and developing clinical protocols. Ninety-one patients discharged from Wanzhou Three Gorges Central Hospital, Chongqing, China, from February 10, 2020 to March 3, 2020 were administered nasopharyngeal swab SARS-CoV-2 tests within 12-14 days, and 50 eligible patients (32 male and 18 female) with completed data were enrolled.