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Clin J Gastroenterol 2021 Apr 10. Epub 2021 Apr 10.

Department of Radiology, Saint-Eloi University Hospital, 80 Av. Augustin Fliche, 34000, Montpellier, France.

Inferior mesenteric arteriovenous fistula is a rare abnormal high flow communication with only 40 primary and secondary cases reported in literature. Shunting of arterial flow through the inferior mesenteric vein to the portal system can cause a variety of nonspecific clinical signs and symptoms usually associated with the diagnosis of arteriovenous malformation. Symptom intensities are flow-dependent and can range from minimal abdominal symptoms to severe heart failure due to left to right shunt. Read More

J Med Ultrason (2001) 2021 Apr 9. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Ascites Treatment Center, Kanamecho Hospital, 1-11-13 Kanamecho, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 171-0043, Japan.

Purpose: Hemodynamic change after total paracentesis was investigated because it might lead to various complications. Although cell-free and concentrated ascites reinfusion therapy (CART) is safer and more effective than total paracentesis in theory, hemodynamic change after CART has been never reported. And previous studies did not mention hemodynamics of the venous system. Read More

World J Gastroenterol 2021 Apr;27(13):1330-1340

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China.

Background: The factors affecting the short-term and long-term prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT) receiving transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) are still unclear.

Aim: To clarify the predictors correlated with the short-term and long-term survival of HCC patients with PVTT who underwent TACE.

Methods: The medical records of 181 HCC patients with PVTT who underwent TACE at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from January 2015 to July 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Read More

Minerva Med 2021 Apr 9. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is the most frequent among the splanchnic vein thrombosis, accounting for 90% of cases. More than half of PVT are provoked by liver cirrhosis, solid cancer or myeloproliferative neoplasms. The remaining cases are non-malignant non-cirrhotic PVT and include either unprovoked events or thrombosis secondary to other less common risk factors (e. Read More

J Ethnopharmacol 2021 Apr 5:114045. Epub 2021 Apr 5.

National Engineering Laboratory for Quality Control Technology of Chinese Herbal Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China. Electronic address:

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The Dang-Gui-Si-Ni (DGSN) decoction as a classic prescription has been widely used for thousands of years in the clinical practice of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Especially in recent years, the potential efficacy of TCM for the treatment of Raynaud's syndrome has attracted great attention as there are still no specific remedies for this disease. However, the active constituents and underlying mechanisms responsible for the therapeutic benefits are not well understood, which makes it difficult to ensure quality control or to design research and drug development strategies. Read More