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There is a serious shortage of organs and many patients in need of transplantation
From December 9th to 10th, the sub-forum of the 2023 World Life Science and Technology Conference, the 9th International Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Summit and International Conference on Organ Protection, was held in Zhengzhou People's Hospital.
At the meeting, Zheng Shusen, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, an expert in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery and liver transplantation, accepted an exclusive interview with Top News to answer this question.
After the "Hangzhou Standard" for liver transplantation for liver cancer was proposed, more liver cancer patients were benefited
Top News: What are the latest advances in liver transplantation at home and abroad, and what are the technical updates?
Zheng Shusen:The incidence of liver cancer in China is relatively high, accounting for about 45% of the world. Many of these patients end up with liver transplantation, so the world's attention is now focused on the standard option of liver transplantation for liver cancer.
In the past, the "Milan standard" for liver transplantation for liver cancer was used, and now many countries are also adopting the "Hangzhou standard" proposed by China.
In the past, the "Milan criterion" only considered the size of the tumor, not the degree of malignancy of the tumor. China's "Hangzhou Standard" incorporates the malignant biological characteristics of tumors, in addition to the expansion of size.
After China introduced the "Hangzhou Criteria", the number of people who met the criteria for liver transplantation increased by 52% compared with before. This is an important development in liver transplantation in the world.
Another development is that we emphasize the downstaging of liver cancer before liver transplantation, and the anti-liver treatment after transplantation. After the liver cancer is effectively controlled, the liver transplant will be effective, and the rate will be low or not. That's a lot of progress.
High-quality liver splitting to two patients to solve the problem of organ shortage
Top News: There is a severe shortage of organs, and there are many patients in need of transplants, how to break the situation?
Zheng Shusen:There are more patients who need liver transplantation, but the proportion of patients who receive liver is relatively low. What if the demand for organ transplantation in China cannot be met?
China's medical workers are working hard to find ways to save more patients. The method taken is to split a *** liver in half and give it to two people (split liver transplant technique). In the past, only one person could be transplanted, but now two people are transplanted, two adults are transplanted, or a child and one adult are transplanted.
This method solves a big problem of organ shortage, which is a big step forward.
22 academicians shared the latest academic achievements to promote the development of medical treatment in Henan
Top News: What do you think is the significance of the "Academician Zhongyuan Tour" series of activities and the 2023 World Life Science and Technology Conference held in Zhengzhou to promote a healthy Central Plains?
Zheng Shusen:The 2023 World Life Science and Technology Conference was held in Zhengzhou, and many academicians and well-known experts came. The Shulan Medical Award was also selected.
The conference invited more than 20 academicians to give keynote speeches, share the latest academic achievements in depth, answer questions from the guests on the spot, and contribute wisdom to the development of the medical industry.
The conference was held in Zhengzhou, which will greatly promote the basic research and innovative development of Henan's medical work in the future.
Zhengzhou People's Hospital has a solid foundation for liver transplantation and broad prospects for development
Top News: How do you think the Organ Transplantation Center of Zhengzhou People's Hospital should develop in the future?
Zheng Shusen:Zhengzhou People's Hospital has a solid foundation for liver transplantation, and the medical equipment and talent echelon are very good.
After Shulan Medical came here, I personally came here to do several liver transplants, and the prognosis was very good.
In the future, it is hoped that Zhengzhou People's Hospital will strengthen organ donation to ensure the quality of donated organs, so that high-quality organ donation can save more patients. It is believed that the hospital will develop very rapidly in the future, bringing good news to the people of Henan Province and the surrounding people.
A message to young doctors: find problems from the clinic, and then return to the clinic through research
Top News: What advice do you have for young doctors and researchers in Henan?
Zheng Shusen:In recent years, Henan has made great progress in medical work, clinical work and basic work, and has developed very rapidly.
The key in the future is how to develop with high quality, and at the same time as the high-quality development of clinical medicine, it is necessary to conduct scientific research and engage in applied basic research. It is the future development direction to find problems from clinical development, return to clinical practice through research, and solve problems for clinical practice.