Objective To explore the classification and surgical management of pancreatic duct stones.Methods The clinical data of 54 patients with pancreatic duct stones who were admitted to the People's Hospital of Hunan Province from June 1994 to November 2009 were retrospectively analyzed. Stones were found in the head of the pancreas (type Ⅰ ) in 31 patients, in the body and tail of the pancreas (type Ⅱ ) in 7 patients, and in all the pancreas (type Ⅲ ) in 16 patients. According to the types of the pancreatic duct stones, ten patients (6 with type Ⅰ , two with type Ⅱ and two with type Ⅲ pancreatic duct stones) received opening of the main pancreatic duct + pancreaticojejunostomy or pancreaticogastrostomy ( group A). Twenty-four patients ( 16 with type Ⅰ and eight with type Ⅲ pancreatic duct stones) received pancreaticoduodenectomy (group B). Fifteen patients (nine with type Ⅰ and six with type Ⅱ pancreatic duct stones) received subtotal resection of pancreatic head preserving duodenum (group C). Five patients with type Ⅱ pancreatic duct stones received resection of the body and tail of the pancreas and the spleen (group D). All data were analyzed using the t test. Results The mean operation time, blood loss, length of postoperative stay and hospital charges of group A were (2.2 ± 1.2)hours,( 127 ±24)ml,( 11.4 ±4.3) days and (3.24 ± 1.15 ) × 104 yuan, respectively. Five out of nine patients who were followed up had stone recurrence. The mean operation time, blood loss, length of postoperative stay and hospital charges of group B were (7.6 ± 1.1 ) hours, (409 ± 37 ) ml, ( 18.9 ± 2.5 ) days and (7.93 ± 1.35 ) × 104 yuan, respectively.No stone recurrence was detected in the 21 patients who were followed up. The mean operation time, blood loss,length of postoperative stay and hospital charges of group C were (4. 1 ± 0.7 ) hours, ( 156 ± 63 ) ml, ( 10.3 ±2.1 )days and (4. 12 ± 1.22) × 104 yuan, respectively. No stone recurrence was detected in the 15 patients who were followed up. The mean operation time, blood loss, length of postoperative stay and hospital charges of group D were (3.3 ± 1.4) hours, ( 185 ± 36 ) ml, ( 9.3 ± 2.0) days and ( 3.22 ± 1.05 ) × 104 yuan, respectively. No complication was detected after the operation, and no stone recurrence was detected in the three patients who were followed up. There were significant differences in the mean operation time, blood loss, length of postoperative stay and hospital charges between patients with type Ⅰ and Ⅲ pancreatic duct stones who received pancreaticoduodenectomy and subtotal resection of pancreatic head preserving duodenum (t = 12. 143, 14. 099, 11. 550, 9. 103,P < 0.05 ). Conclusions Classification of the pancreatic duct stones is important for choosing the proper surgical procedure. Subtotal resection of pancreatic head preserving duodenum is ideal for the treatment of patients with type Ⅰ or Ⅱ pancreatic duct stones.

Objective:To explore the effect of Angelica Sinensis Volatile Oil on the mi RNA expression profiling in myocardium tissue of the spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs),and to clarify the possible mechanism of Angelica Sinensis Volatile Oil.Methods:All the SHRs were divided into Angelica group,model group and captopril group,and other Wistar rats with the same age were selected as control group.The non-invasive systolic blood pressure was detected;after 4 weeks of administration,the changes of miRNA expression profiling in myocardium tissue were measured by Affymetrix miRNA 4.0 Array.KEGG analysis was used to identify the target genes. Results:Compared with control group,the systolic blood pressure of the rats in model group was significantly decreased (P < 0.05)before treatment.4 weeks after administration,compared with model group,the systolic blood pressure of the rats in Angelica group was significantly decreased (P <0.05).Compared with model group, 29 differential miRNAs of rats in Angelica group were found (P < 0.05 ), with 13 up-regulated miRNAs and 16 down-regulated miRNAs.The KEGG analysis results showed that miR-19a,let-7i,and miR-181c were related to insulin signaling pathways; let-7i, miR-181a, and miR-455 were related to VEGF signaling pathways;miR-122,miR-181a, miR-200b, miR-181c, let-7i, and miR-19a were related to apoptosis (P < 0.05 ). Conclusion:Angelica Sinensis Volatile Oil can decrease the blood pressure in SHRs and it can regulate the blood pressure by regulating the miRNA related to insulin signaling pathways and VEGF signaling pathways.

Objective To investigate the risk factors of postoperative hemorrhage after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD).Methods The retrospective case-control study was adopted.The clinical data of 857 patients with pancreatic diseases who were admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University from January 2007 to December 2014 were collected.All the 857 patients underwent PD and digestive tract reconstruction using the Child method.The number of patients with postoperative hemorrhage,classification,bleeding sites,source and time of bleeding and method and effect of treatment after PD were observed.The correlations among the gender,age,concomitant diseases (diabetes and hypertension),malignancy degree of tumor,the preoperative levels of serum alanine transaminase (ALT),total bilirubin (TBil),albumin (Alb) and prothrombin time (PT),international normalized ratio (INR),operation time,volume of intraoperative blood loss,method of pancreatic and jejunal anastomosis and postoperative hemorrhage after PD were analyzed.The follow-up of outpatient examination and telephone interview was performed to observe postoperative recovery of patients for 2 months till February 2015.Univariate analysis and multivariate analysis were done using the chisquare test and Logistic regression model,respectively.Results Of 72 patients with postoperative hemorrhage,grade A,B and C hemorrhage were detected in 3,41 and 28 patients,respectively,and 41,29 and 2 patients had respectively enteral hemorrhage,parenteral hemorrhage and enteral and parenteral hemorrhage.After PD,38 patients had hemorrhage located at the gastrointestinal tract,9 at the common hepatic artery,proper hepatic artery and gastroduodenal artery (5 due to pseudoaneurysm),5 at the pancreatic section,3 at the jejunal mesenteric vessels,2 at the middle colic arterial branches,1 at the superior mesenteric artery,1 at the superior mesenteric vein and 13 at the ambiguous bleeding sites.The early and late stage hemorrhages (within postoperative hour 24 and after postoperative hour 24) were detected in 20 and 52 patients,respectively.Of 44 patients with grade A and B of hemorrhages,17 underwent conservative treatment,16 underwent reoperation,8 underwent hemostatic therapy under gastroscopy,3 underwent interventional treatment.All the 44 patients had good hemostasis effect.Of 28 patients with grade C of hemorrhage,interventional treatment,reoperation,hemostatic therapy under gastroscopy,conservative treatment,interventional treatment + reoperation and gastroscopy + interventional treatment were applied to 10,7,4,3,3 and 1 patients,respectively.Ten of 28 patients died and 18 had successful hemostasis.The gender and preoperative levels of ALT and TBil were related factors affecting postoperative hemorrhage after PD in the univariate analysis (x2 =4.516,7.585,7.209,P ＜ 0.05).Male,preoperative ALT ≥ 172 U/L and preoperative TBil ≥ 159 μmol/L were the independent risk factors affecting postoperative hemorrhage after PD in the multivariate analysis (HR =2.033,1.860,1.872,95％ confidence interval:1.237-3.341,1.135-3.047,1.060-3.307,P ＜ 0.05).Fifty of 62 patients were followed up for a median time of 2 months with a follow-up rate of 80.6％ (50/62),and no rehemorrhage was occurred.Conclusion Male,preoperative ALT≥172 U/L and preoperative TBil≥≥ 159 μmol/L are the independent risk factors affecting postoperative hemorrhage after PD.

Objective To investigate the efficacy of duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection (DPPHR) for the treatment of chronic pancreatitis combined with type Ⅰ and Ⅲ pancreatic duct stones.Methods The clinical data of 55 patients with chronic pancreatitis and type Ⅰ and Ⅲ pancreatic duct stones who were admitted to the People's Hospital of Hunan Province from June 2008 to June 2013 were prospectively analyzed.All the patients were randomly divided into the pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) group (27 patients) and the DPPHR group (28 patients).There were 18 patients with chronic pancreatitis and type Ⅰ pancreatic duct stones and 9 patients with chronic pancreatitis and type Ⅲ pancreatic duct stones in the PD group.There were 16 patients with chronic pancreatitis and type Ⅰ pancreatic duct stones and 12 patients with chronic pancreatitis and type Ⅲ pancreatic duct stones in the DPPHR group.Patients in the PD group received PD + Child anastomosis + end-toside pancreato jejunal anastomosis + pancreatic stent placement + end-to-side cholangiojejunostomy.Patients in the DPPHR group received free of duodenum + pancreatic duct incision + resection of pancreas at 1 cm ahead of the pancreatic duct + extraction of the pancreatic duct stones + pancreaticoduodenal Roux-en-Y anastomosis.Patients were followed up via out-patient examination till December 2013.The measurement data were analyzed using the t test or Mann-Whitney U test,and the count data were analyzed using the chi-square test.Results During the operation,2 patients in the PD group were converted to the DPPHR group and 1 patient in the DPPHR group was converted to the PD group.No patient died during the perioperative period,and the symptoms including abdominal pain and diarrhea were alleviated at postoperative week 2.The operation time,blood loss,duration of postoperative hospital stay,total expenses and incidence of complications were (7.5 ± 1.6) hours,(460 ± 88) mL,(18.0 ± 3.5) days,(7.8 ± 2.1) × 104 yuan,19.2％ (5/26) in the PD group,and (4.0 ± 1.0) hours,(120 ± 36) mL,(9.5 ± 2.9) days,(3.9 ± 1.2) × 104 yuan,3.4％ (1/29) in the DPPHR group,there were no significant differences in the operation time,blood loss,duration of hospital stay,total expenses and incidence of complications between the 2 groups (t =9.358,11.365,6.325,8.647,x2 =3.976,P ＜ 0.05).Fifty-three patients were followed up,with the median time of 33 months (range,6 months to 5 years).No patient died during the follow-up.Twenty-four patients in the PD group were followed up,2 patients had slight abdominal pain,1 patient had severe abdominal pain due to pancreatic duct stenosis,and the symptom was alleviated after resection of partial pancreas ; the condition of 12 patients was improved among the 19 patients with diabetes.Twenty-nine patients in the DPPHR group were followed up,2 patients had slight pain; the condition of 16 patients were improved among the 22 patients with diabetes.Conclusion DPPHR is an ideal surgical procedure for patients with chronic pancreatitis and type Ⅰ and Ⅲ pancreatic duct stones.

Objective To investigate the efficacy of double-“ U” embedding and pursestring suture and binding pancreaticojejunostomy for the prevention of pancreatic fistula.Methods The retrospective cohort study was adopted.The clinical data of 208 patients who underwent pancreaticojejunostomy at the Hunan Provincial People's Hospital from March 2011 to March 2015 were collected.Of 208 patients,106 patients undergoing double-“ U” embedding and pursestring suture and binding pancreaticojejunostomy were allocated into the double-“ U” group and 102 patients undergoing Child pancreaticojejunostomy were allocated into the Child group.Observation indicators included (1) surgical effects:anastomosis time,postoperative pancreatic leakage,duration of hospital stay,(2) follow-up situations.The follow-up using telephone interview and outpatient examination was performed to detect postoperative long-term complications and recovery of patients by abdominal ultrasound or computed tomography (CT) at every 6 months postoperatively up to September 2015.Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as x ± s and comparison between groups was analyzed by t test.Count data were analyzed using the chi-square test.Results (1) Surgical effects:208 patients underwent successful surgery without occurrence of death.The anastomosis time was (13.0 ± 1.5) minutes in the double-“ U” group and (20.0 ± 1.6) minutes in the Child group,with a statistically significant difference between the 2 groups (t =4.713,P ＜ 0.05).Two patients in the double-“ U” group were complicated with grade A of pancreatic leakage,including 1 of 36 patients with normal pancreatic remnant and 1 of 70 patients with fibrotic pancreatic remnant.Nine patients in the Child group were complicated with pancreatic leakage,including 6 in grade A,1 in grade B and 2 in grade C,and there were 6 of 33 patients (4 in grade A,1 in grade B,1 in grade C) with normal pancreatic remnant and 3 of 69 patients (2 in grade A,1 in grade C) with fibrotic pancreatic remnant.There were statistically significant differences in the pancreatic leakage between the 2 groups and among the patients with normal pancreatic remnant in the 2 groups (x2 =2.951,4.994,P ＜ 0.05).The duration of postoperative hospital stay was (13.5 ± 1.2)days in the double-“U” group and (15.7 ± 2.6)days in the Child group,with a statistically significant difference (t =1.011,P ＜ 0.05).No readmission in the 2 groups occurred.(2) Followup situations:91 of 106 patients in the double-“U” group were followed up for 6-54 months with a median time of 30 months.During the follow-up,8 patients were dead,12 patients didn't undergo reoperation due to multiple metastases in the liver,lung and greater omentum,4 and 4 patients were respectively complicated with relapsing pancreatitis and refluxing cholangitis,and other patients had good conditions without the occurrence of diabetes,diarrhea,indigestion and hypopancreatism.Eighty-eight of 102 patients in the Child group were followed up for 6-54 months with a median time of 25 months.During the follow-up,10 patients were dead,11 patients didn't undergo reoperation due to multiple metastases in the liver,lung and greater omentum,6 and 6 patients were respectively complicated with relapsing pancreatitis and refluxing cholangitis,and other patients had good conditions without the occurrence of diabetes,diarrhea,indigestion and hypopancreatism.Conclusion Double“U” embedding and pursestring suture and binding pancreaticojejunostomy for the prevention of pancreatic fistula can reduce the suture time,incidence of pancreatic leakage and duration of postoperative hospital stay,and it is especially suitable for the patients with normal pancreatic remnant.

Perioperative bleeding and blood product transfusion can increase the incidence of com-plications and mortality in patients.Optimizing blood management strategies can reduce perioperative risks,improve outcomes,and reduce healthcare costs.Prophylactic use of tranexamic acid(TXA)is an important component of perioperative blood management(PBM)strategies.TXA is an antifibrinolytic agent that com-petitively inhibits the activation of plasminogen,reducing surgical or traumatic bleeding and subsequently the amount of transfused blood during the perioperative period.It has been widely used in various types of surgeries in adults.However,experience in using TXA in the perioperative period in children is mostly based on adult data,and there are fewer pharmacokinetic studies on the use of TXA in children.The precise use of TXA in children has not yet been fully clarified.This article focuses on children and provides a review of TXA's pharmacological properties,methods of use in the perioperative period in children,and adverse re-actions.It aims to provide guidance on how to use TXA in perioperative blood protection in children and re-duce its complications.

Cancer theranostics has attracted increasing attention in the area of nanooncology, where the therapeutic drugs and diag-nostic imaging are integrated into a multifunctional nanoplatform. A theranostic nanoparticle can deliver therapeutic drugs and imag-ing agents simultaneously. Iron oxide based magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are one of the most typical theranostic nanoparticles and have many excellent properties, such as biosafety, superparamagnetism, and tunable surface modifications and functionalizations. Moreover, they have drug loading capacity along with the distinctive properties of T2 weighted magnetic resonance imaging (T2W MRI), magnetic targeting, and magnetic hyperthermia. Presently, iron oxide based MNPs are being widely used in cancer theranostic research. This paper introduces the general structure of iron oxide based MNPs and reviews their applications in cancer dual/multiple modal imaging (T2W MRI combining T1W MRI, CT, optical imaging, PET/SPECT, and ultrasound) and therapy (chemotherapy, photody-namic therapy, photothermal therapy, and magnetic hyperthermia).

Objective    To investigate the effect of in vitro fenestration on reconstruction of left subclavian artery in endovascular treatment of aortic dissection. Methods    A total of 89 patients with aortic dissection involving left subclavian artery were treated by endovascular treatment in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University from February 2017 to January 2020. There were 44 patients in the test group, including 36 males and 8 females, with an average age of 58.02±13.58 years. There were 45 patients in the control group, including 35 males and 10 females, with an average age of 54.10±12.32 years. The left subclavian artery was reconstructed by in vitro fenestration in the test group and by chimney technique in the control group. The clinical data were compared between the two groups. Results    The operation time of the test group was longer than that of the control group (126.16±7.53 min vs. 96.49±6.52 min, P<0.01). The median follow-up time was 31 (13-48) months. The incidence of endoleak in the test group (4.7%) was lower than that in the control group (18.6%, P=0.04) during the follow-up. There was no statistical difference in the incidence of stroke, myocardial infarction, false lumen thrombosis, retrograde aortic dissection or left subclavian artery occlusion between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion     In vitro fenestration for reconstructing left subclavian artery in thoracic endovascular aortic repair of aortic dissection is safe and feasible, which is worthy of further clinical promotion.

Objective To investigate the effect of rehabilitation training combined with acupuncture ( RTA) on upper limb function of stroke patients by Kinect. Methods Stroke patients with upper limb dysfunction werrandomly divided into control group (rehabilitation training) and treatment group ( RTA), with 15 cases in each group. The modified Barthel Index ( MBI), Fugl Meyer assessment ( FMA), and Wolf motor function test (WMFT) were compared between two groups before and after treatment. The changes in motor time ( MT), motor unit number (MUN), index of curvature (IC), elbow flexion angle (EFA), shoulder flexion angle (SFA),and shoulder adduction angle ( SAA) during three actions, namely, placing forearm on the table, extending elbow and drinking water, were evaluated by Kinect and then compared between two groups before and after treatment. Results After 6 weeks of intervention, the scores of MBI, FMA, WMFT and elbow extension in treatment group were higher than those in control group (P<0. 05). The scores of MBI, FMA, WMFT and three actions after treatment were higher than those before treatment (P<0. 05). For three actions, the improvement of MT, MUN, IC, EFA, SFA, and SAA in treatment group were better than those in control group ( P< 0. 05). Compared with pre-treatment, for the action of forearm placement on the table and elbow extension, both treatment group and control group showed an increase in EFA (P<0. 05), and a decrease in MT, MUN, IC, SFA and SA (P<0. 05). For the action of drinking water, both treatment group and control group showed an increase in EFA and SAA (P< 0. 05), and a decrease in MT, MUN, IC and SAA ( P< 0. 05). Conclusions RTA can improve the upper limb function of stroke patients. Kinect can accurately reflect the changes in upper limb function of stroke patients, and it is suitable for clinical work.