Background And Aims: Multiple artificial intelligence (AI) systems have been developed to assist with endoscopic diagnosis. We established the first real-time AI lesion-labeling system to assist in delineating lesion margin during endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). We aimed to further validate the efficacy of this system in improving histological complete resection rate especially for beginners in low-volume centers.
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June 2025
Background: Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are among the most prevalent and lethal malignancies worldwide. Early, non-invasive detection is essential for timely intervention and improved survival. To address this clinical need, we developed GutSeer, a blood-based assay combining DNA methylation and fragmentomics for multi-GI cancer detection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Flying Bird Dataset for Surveillance Videos (FBD-SV-2024) is introduced and tailored for the development and performance evaluation of flying bird detection algorithms in surveillance videos. This dataset comprises 483 video clips, amounting to 28,694 frames in total. Among them, 23,833 frames contain 28,366 instances of flying birds.
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March 2025
Background: There are few clinicopathologic characteristics and clinical results for oesophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs). Thus, the objective of this study was to identify the clinicopathologic characteristics and clinical results of oesophageal GISTs.
Aim: To investigate endoscopic treatment effective of oesophageal GISTs.
A computer-aided detection (CAD) system for early esophagus carcinoma identification during endoscopy with narrow-band imaging (NBI) was evaluated in a large-scale, prospective, tandem, randomized controlled trial to assess its effectiveness. The study was registered at the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR2100050654, 2021/09/01). Involving 3400 patients were randomly assigned to either routine (routine-first) or CAD-assisted (CAD-first) NBI endoscopy, followed by the other procedure, with targeted biopsies taken at the end of the second examination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWorld J Gastrointest Oncol
December 2023
Background: Gastric subepithelial tumors (SETs) may harbor potential malignancy. Although it is well recognized that large SETs should be resected, the precise treatment strategy remains controversial. Compared to surgical resection, endoscopic resection (ER) has many advantages; however, ER of SETs in the cardia is challenging.
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May 2023
Background: Improved adenoma detection at colonoscopy has decreased the risk of developing colorectal cancer. However, whether image-enhanced endoscopy (IEE) further improves the adenoma detection rate (ADR) is controversial.
Aim: To compare IEE with white-light imaging (WLI) endoscopy for the detection and identification of colorectal adenoma.
Background: Porphyromonas gingivalis plays an oncogenic role in development and progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). However, the impact of P. gingivalis on local recurrence of early ESCC or precancerous lesion after ESD treatment remains unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The CUGBP1 (CELF1) is differentially expressed in liver metastasis and no liver metastasis colorectal cancers (CRC) tissues and the function of CUGBP1 in CRC is still unclear.
Methods: Five cases of colorectal adenocarcinoma and 6 cases of liver metastatic CRC lesions were collected and subjected to cDNA microarray and bioinformatical analyses. The quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to confirm the result.
Background: The improved submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection (STER) with slant tunnel was created by our group innovatively for submucosal tumors (SMTs) in the proximal esophagus. This study aimed to provide the preliminary results of the improved STER from our center.
Methods: The key step of the improved STER is establishing a slant tunnel instead of a vertical tunnel.
J Exp Clin Cancer Res
April 2021
Background: NOD-like receptors affect multiple stages of cancer progression in many malignancies. NACHT, LRR, and PYD domain-containing protein 7 (NLRP7) is a member of the NOD-like receptor family, although its role in tumorigenesis remains unclear. By analyzing clinical samples, we found that NLRP7 protein levels were upregulated in colorectal cancer (CRC).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Colon cancer (CRC) was a malignant tumor and there were about 25% of patients with tumor metastasis at diagnosis stage. Chemotherapeutic agents for metastatic CRC patients were with great side effects and the clinical treatment results of advanced CRC were still not satisfactory. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is overexpressed in some CRC patients and is an effective target for CRC patient treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The clinical effect of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in the treatment of early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (EESCC) is widely recognized. However, the long-term treatment outcome of simultaneous ESD for multiple EESCC currently remained unknown. Hence, this study was aimed at further evaluating the long-term outcome of simultaneous ESD for synchronous multiple EESCC by comparing with ESD for single EESCC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHistone deacetylase 2 (HDAC2), a member of the Histone deacetylase family, plays a vital role in various carcinomas. In this study, we identified that HDAC2 expression levels are associated with liver metastasis, higher T stages and poor prognosis in colorectal cancer. HDAC2 down-regulation via lentivirus-mediated expression of HDAC2-targeting shRNA reduced the in vitro migration and invasion ability of HCT116 cell as well as their liver metastasis in nude mouse xenografts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The use of a self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) as a bridge to surgery has increased for patients with obstructing colorectal cancer. However, relatively few reports have compared SEMS as a bridge to elective surgery for acute malignant obstruction of the right-sided colon (MORC) vs. emergency surgery (ES).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a promising technique for removing superficial GI tumors, but ESD is technically difficult. The aim of this study was to establish a clinical score model for grading technically difficult colorectal ESD.
Methods: Data on patients, lesions, and outcomes of colorectal ESD at 2 centers were analyzed.
Background: Endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) provides a significant advancement to the treatment of gastrointestinal submucosal tumors (SMTs). However, technological challenges, particularly in the gastric fundus, hinder its wider application. Here, we investigated the efficacy of a simple traction method that used dental floss and a hemoclip (DFC) to facilitate EFTR.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Standard treatment for nonampullary duodenal tumors has not yet been established. In case of tumors originated from the muscularis propria (MP) layer and adherent to the serosa layer, the lesions can not be completely removed by ESD. However, with the development of the endoscopic suture technique, endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) of duodenal subepithelial lesions has become possible.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A
July 2019
Synchronous multiple primary early esophageal cancers (SMPEEC) are rare and aggressive. Early detection of esophageal cancer can improve survival rate. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a minimally invasive endoscopic treatment of early esophageal cancers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Gastric small submucosal tumors (SMTs) are becoming increasingly common. However, the fundus of stomach is regarded as a difficult area for endoscopic resection (ER). In this study, we investigated the efficacy, safety, and long-term outcomes of ER for small SMTs of the gastric fundus in a large series of patients, research that was previously lacking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) derived from endoscopic submucosal dissection has gradually been accepted and even promoted for the treatment of submucosal tumors (SMTs) originating from the muscularis propria (MP) layer. However, there are some difficulties when EFTR is used to treat MP lesions in the gastric fundus. This study intends to explore whether EFTR can be made simpler, safer, and more effective with the traction assistance of dental floss.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A
September 2018
Objective: With the improvement of endoscopic diagnosis, the discovery rate of the synchronous multiple primary early cancers in esophagus and stomach is gradually increased, while the traditional surgery bringing serious damages. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has become the first treatment option of early cancer in the digestive tract partly. This study intends to explore the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of ESD in the treatment of the synchronous multiple early gastric cancer or precancerous lesions in the esophagus and stomach.
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