Is endoscopic ultrasonography an independent predictive factor of prognosis in locally advanced esophageal cancer . Results from the randomized FFCD 9102 study from the Fédération Francophone de Cancérologie Digestive?
Degree of dysphagia, age and presence of neoplastic subdiaphragmatic LN on EUS were independently predictive of the prognosis for locally advanced esophageal cancer. EUS results should be taken into account in future trials.
Natural disruption of the group 2 PLA2 gene protects against CDE diet-induced acute pancreatitis and associated lung injury. These findings support the view that group 2 PLA2 is one of the factors in the exacerbation of severe acute pancreatitis.