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Feng S, Li Z, Liu M, Ye Q, Xue T, Yan B. Postoperative serum interleukin-6 levels correlate with survival in stage I-III colorectal cancer. BMC Gastroenterol 2023; 23:156. [PMID: 37194025 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-023-02800-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023] Open
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AIMS The preoperative serum levels of inflammatory mediators, including C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), have been demonstrated to be correlated with patient outcomes in colorectal cancer (CRC); however, the prognostic role of these levels has been less well-studied in postoperative settings. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 122 stage I-III CRC patients were retrospectively enrolled. Serum levels of CRP, PCT and IL-6 were measured after surgery, and their prognostic value was evaluated. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to determine the differences in disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) between patients with different levels of these mediators, and the Cox proportional hazards model was used to estimate the risk factors. RESULTS In contrast to CRP and PCT, only the level of IL-6 was significant in predicting DFS (P = 0.01) but not OS (P = 0.07). A total of 66.39% (81/122) of patients were assigned to the low IL-6 group and no significant differences were found in the collected clinicopathological parameters among the low or high IL-6 subgroups. The level of IL-6 was negatively correlated with postoperative (1 w) (R=-0.24, P = 0.02) absolute lymphocyte counts. Patients with low levels of IL-6 had better DFS (log rank = 6.10, P = 0.01) but not OS (log rank = 2.28, P = 0.13). Finally, the level of IL-6 was an independent risk factor for DFS (HR: 1.81, 95% CI: 1.03-3.15, P = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS Compared to CRP and PCT, the level of IL-6 was observed to be the only significant factor in predicting the prognosis of stage I-III CRC patients after surgery, and a low level of IL-6 was associated with good DFS.
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- Shouhan Feng
- Department of Oncology, Huzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Huzhou city of Zhejiang Province, 313000, P.R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hainan Hospital of PLA General Hospital, Sanya city of Hainan province, 572000, P.R. China
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- Department of Tumor Chemotherapy, Haikou People's Hospital, Haikou city of Hainan province, 570208, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Hainan Hospital of PLA General Hospital, No. 80 of Jianglin Road, Haitang District of Sanya city, Hainan province, 572000, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Hainan Hospital of PLA General Hospital, No. 80 of Jianglin Road, Haitang District of Sanya city, Hainan province, 572000, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Hainan Hospital of PLA General Hospital, No. 80 of Jianglin Road, Haitang District of Sanya city, Hainan province, 572000, P.R. China.
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Huang X, Huan Y, Liu L, Ye Q, Guo J, Yan B. Preoperative low absolute lymphocyte count to fibrinogen ratio correlated with poor survival in nonmetastatic colorectal cancer. World J Surg Oncol 2022; 20:309. [PMID: 36153540 PMCID: PMC9508774 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-022-02775-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Preoperative absolute lymphocyte count (LC) and fibrinogen (FIB) are useful prognostic indicators in colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the prognostic value of the LC to FIB ratio (LFR) has never been addressed. Methods A total of 189 nonmetastatic CRC patients after resection were enrolled retrospectively. The significance of the LFR in predicting disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) was estimated by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, and the prognostic efficacy was compared with individual LC and FIB. Patients were assigned to LFR low or high subgroups. Differences in clinicopathological features among these subgroups were calculated, and the survival differences of these subgroups were determined by the Kaplan-Meier analysis. A Cox proportional hazards model was applied to test the risk factors for survival. Results Taking 0.54 as the optimal cutoff point, the LFR had sensitivities of 79.70% and 86.40% and specificities of 52.30% and 51.00% in predicting the DFS and OS, respectively. A total of 109/189 (57.67%) patients were assigned to the LFR low group, and these patients were more likely to be characterized by criteria such as T3 + T4 (P < 0.01), stage 3 (P < 0.01), tumor deposits (P = 0.01), high CEA (P < 0.01), or CA19-9 levels (P = 0.04). And they also displayed worse DFS (log rank = 18.57, P < 0.01) and OS (log rank = 20.40, P < 0.01) than the high LFR group. Finally, the LFR was independently associated with inferior DFS (HR = 0.32, 95% CI: 0.16–0.61, P < 0.01) and OS (HR = 0.23, 95% CI: 0.09–0.55, P < 0.01). Conclusions The LFR is a useful prognostic indicator in nonmetastatic CRC, and patients with a relatively low LFR had poor survival.
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Preoperative lymphocyte to C-reactive protein ratio as a new prognostic indicator in patients with resectable gallbladder cancer. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2022; 21:267-272. [PMID: 34507896 DOI: 10.1016/j.hbpd.2021.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inflammation is often related to cancer, and several inflammatory scores have been established to predict the prognosis of various types of cancer. Our study aimed to determine the prognostic value of the preoperative lymphocyte to C-reactive protein ratio (LCR) for predicting postoperative outcomes in patients with resectable gallbladder cancer (GBC). METHODS A retrospective analysis of 104 GBC patients who received curative surgery at Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from January 2000 to December 2016 was performed. A time-dependent receiver operating characteristic curve was constructed to evaluate the accuracy of different markers. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard models were used to define factors associated with overall survival. RESULTS Among the assessed variables, the preoperative LCR showed the highest accuracy in predicting the overall survival of GBC patients (AUC: 0.736). Decreased preoperative LCR was significantly associated with advanced tumor stage, including tumor invasion (P = 0.018), lymph node metastasis (P = 0.011) and TNM stage (P = 0.022). A low preoperative LCR (cutoff threshold = 145.5) was an independent risk factor for overall survival in patients with resectable GBC (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The preoperative LCR is a novel and valuable prognostic indicator of postoperative survival in patients with resectable GBC.
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Zhou Y, Cheng F, Zhang Z, Xiang J, Xue T, Ye Q, Yan B. Preoperative Absolute Lymphocyte Count to Carcinoembryonic Antigen Ratio Is a Superior Predictor of Survival in Stage I to III Colorectal Cancer. CLINICAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS: ONCOLOGY 2022; 16:11795549221126249. [PMID: 36186673 PMCID: PMC9515526 DOI: 10.1177/11795549221126249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background: Preoperative absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) and carcinoembryonic antigen
(CEA) are useful prognostic indicators in colorectal cancer (CRC); however,
the role of the ALC-to-CEA ratio (LCR) has been less addressed. Methods: A total of 189 stage I to III CRC patients who underwent radical resection
were enrolled retrospectively. The significance of the LCR in predicting
disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) was calculated and
compared with other markers based on ALC. The DFS and OS differences among
the low- and high-LCR subgroups and risk factors for the outcome were
estimated by Kaplan–Meier analysis and the Cox proportional hazards model,
respectively. Results: Taking 0.28 as the cutoff point, the LCR has a sensitivity and a specificity
of 75.60% and 77.00%, respectively, in predicting OS. The prognostic
efficacy of LCR was significantly superior to that of other markers based on
ALC for predicting DFS and OS. A total of 34.92% (66/189) of patients
displayed a low LCR (<0.28), and these patients were more likely to
present poor cell differentiation (P = .03), tumor deposits
(P < .01) and advanced T (P <
.01) and liver metastasis (P = .02). Patients with a low
LCR had significantly worse DFS (Log Rank = 34.98, P <
.01) and OS (Log Rank = 43.17, P < .01) than those with
a high LCR. The LCR was an independent prognostic factor for both DFS
(hazard ratio (HR) = 0.35, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.20-0.62,
P < .01) and OS (HR = 0.18, 95% CI: 0.08-0.37,
P < .01). Conclusions: The LCR is a superior predictor of survival in stage I to III CRC, and
patients with a low LCR have an inferior outcome; however, additional
studies are required to validate its prognostic role.
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- Yue Zhou
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hainan Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hainan Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hainan Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Hainan Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Hainan Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Hainan Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Hainan Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, P.R. China
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Satake M, Yoshimatsu K, Sagawa M, Yokomizo H, Shiozawa S. Inflammation-based Indexes Upon Adjuvant Chemotherapy Initiation as a Predictor of Relapse After Curative Resection of Colorectal Cancer With an Oxaliplatin-based Regimen. CANCER DIAGNOSIS & PROGNOSIS 2022; 2:64-70. [PMID: 35400004 PMCID: PMC8962845 DOI: 10.21873/cdp.10077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIM We investigated the clinical efficacy of inflammation-based indexes in predicting unfavourable relapse-free survival (RFS) in patients with stage II/III colorectal cancer (CRC) receiving oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed on 45 patients who underwent curative resection for stage II/III CRC followed by oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy after 8 weeks. Upon adjuvant chemotherapy initiation, all patients were evaluated for lymphocyte count (LC), neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte/monocyte ratio (LMR), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (mGPS) and prognostic nutritional index (PNI), after which their correlation with relapse was analysed. RESULTS Univariate analysis identified LC <1,350/mm 3 , NLR ≥2.03, LMR <5.15, PLR ≥209, mGPS 2, and early discontinuation of chemotherapy within two months as significant risk factors for RFS. Multivariate analysis identified LMR <5.15, PLR > 209 and mGPS 2 as significant independent risk factors for unfavourable RFS. CONCLUSION Measurement of LMR, PLR, and mGPS upon adjuvant therapy initiation can be a useful tool for predicting recurrence after curative surgery for stage II/III CRC.
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- Masaya Satake
- Department of Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Surgery, Saitamaken Saiseikai Kurihashi Hospital, Kuki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan
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Pointer DT, Roife D, Powers BD, Murimwa G, Elessawy S, Thompson ZJ, Schell MJ, Hodul PJ, Pimiento JM, Fleming JB, Malafa MP. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, not platelet to lymphocyte or lymphocyte to monocyte ratio, is predictive of patient survival after resection of early-stage pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. BMC Cancer 2020; 20:750. [PMID: 32782024 PMCID: PMC7422564 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-020-07182-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background NLR, PLR, and LMR have been associated with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) survival. Prognostic value and optimal cutpoints were evaluated to identify underlying significance in surgical PDAC patients. Methods NLR, PLR, and LMR preoperative values were available for 277 PDAC patients who underwent resection between 2007 and 2015. OS, RFS, and survival probability estimates were calculated by univariate, multivariable, and Kaplan-Meier analyses. Continuous and dichotomized ratio analysis determined best-fit cutpoints and assessed ratio components to determine primary drivers. Results Elevated NLR and PLR and decreased LMR represented 14%, 50%, and 50% of the cohort, respectively. OS (P = .002) and RFS (P = .003) were significantly decreased in resected PDAC patients with NLR ≥5 compared to those with NLR < 5. Optimal prognostic OS and RFS cutpoints for NLR, PLR, and LMR were 4.8, 192.6, and 1.7, respectively. Lymphocytes alone were the primary prognostic driver of NLR, demonstrating identical survival to NLR. Conclusions NLR is a significant predictor of OS and RFS, with lymphocytes alone as its primary driver; we identified optimal cutpoints that may direct future investigation of their prognostic value. This study contributes to the growing evidence of immune system influence on outcomes in early-stage pancreatic cancer.
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- David T Pointer
- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 USF Magnolia Dr, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 USF Magnolia Dr, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 USF Magnolia Dr, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 USF Magnolia Dr, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 USF Magnolia Dr, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 USF Magnolia Dr, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 USF Magnolia Dr, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 USF Magnolia Dr, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
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Sun G, Li Y, Peng Y, Lu D, Zhang F, Cui X, Zhang Q, Li Z. Impact of the preoperative prognostic nutritional index on postoperative and survival outcomes in colorectal cancer patients who underwent primary tumor resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Colorectal Dis 2019; 34:681-689. [PMID: 30680451 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-019-03241-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE We aimed to explore whether the preoperative prognostic nutritional index (PNI) could be an indicator of prognostic outcomes in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. METHODS A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted using the PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases. All original comparative studies published in English that were related to a high PNI versus a low PNI in CRC patients were included. RESULTS A total of 10 studies involving 6372 patients were included in our meta-analysis. Our overall analysis indicated that the low-PNI group had a significantly reduced overall survival (OS) (HR = 1.87, 95% CI = 1.45-2.42, P < 0.01), cancer-specific survival (HR = 1.53, 95% CI = 1.07-2.19, P = 0.02), and disease-free survival (HR = 1.67, 95% CI = 1.23-2.26, P < 0.01) compared with the high-PNI group. Furthermore, our subgroup results indicated that a high PNI could be a significant indicator of improved OS in TNM stage II (HR = 1.93, 95% CI = 1.29-2.90, P < 0.01) and III (HR = 1.71, 95% CI = 1.25-2.34, P < 0.01), and a similar trend in TNM stage I or IV could also be observed though without statistical significance. Regarding postoperative complications, our pooled results indicated that the low-PNI group had a significantly increased incidence of total and severe postoperative complications. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicated that CRC patients with a preoperative high PNI had a significantly improved OS. However, almost only Asian CRC patients were included based on current issue.
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- Guangwei Sun
- Department of Anorectal Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anorectal Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anorectal Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anorectal Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anorectal Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anorectal Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anorectal Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anorectal Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, People's Republic of China.
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