BACKGROUND:The frequency and pattern of hyperbili-rubinemia after open-heart surgery and its severe perioperative complications are not well clariifed. The purp
BACKGROUND:?In the isolated liver perfusion (ILP) technique, the liver is temporarily isolated from the systemic circulation in order to infuse large doses of c
BACKGROUND:?Cholelithiasis is a common entity in China, but its etiology and pathogenesis have not been fully elucidated. Pigment stones of the intrahepatic and
BACKGROUND: Death-associated protein kinase (DAPK) is a Ca2+/calmodulin-regulated Ser/Thr kinase which is involved in apoptosis. The aberrant methylation of its