Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of endoscopic therapy in the treatment of symptomatic pancreatic divisum (PD).Methods Data of 8 patients who underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with the diagnosis of pancreas divisum at our institution from June 2006 to June 2013 was retrospectively analyzed.Results The patients were identified as pancreatic divisum with 28 ERCP procedures.All patients received stent placement,7 underwent minor papilla sphincterotomy,6 pancreatic duct stricture dilatation,and 1 stone extraction.Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis occurred in 1 patient,and no other complications occurred.After a follow-up of 2-47 months,1 patient died of pancreatic carcinoma,3 patients removed the stents,3 patients were followed up regularly,and 1 was unavailable for the interview.The episode of chronic pancreatitis and the extent of abdominal pain decreased after the operations.Conclusion Endoscopic therapy is effective and safe for the pancreatic divisum patients.It can reduce the episode of chronic pancreatitis and relieve the chronic abdominal pain in PD patients with low incidence of complication.

Objective To explore the changes of serum interleukin-6 (IL-6),and interleukin-8 (IL-8) in patients with gastric cancers and the clinical relationships with Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection.Methods Totally 62 cases of patients who were diagnosed gastric cancer in our hospital from January 2013 to September 2015 were selected as the study group,who did not accept anti-tumor therapy.The patients were divided into the Hp positive group (with 53 cases) and Hp negative group (with 9 cases) according to whether the merger of Hp infection.Another 60 normal healthy volunteers of the same age in our hospital for health examination during the same period were selected as the control group.The serum IL-6 and IL-8 levels were detected,and the changes of the factors in the study group and control group were compared and analyzed,as well as the U values of Hp infection.The clinical relationships between the expression levels of the two in patients with gastric cancer and the U values of Hp infection were confirmed.Results The serum IL-6 and IL-8 levels and the U values of Hp infection of the study group were significantly higher than those of the control group (P ＜ 0.05),which in the Hp positive group were significantly higher than those in the Hp negative group (P ＜ 0.05).The levels of serum IL-6 and IL-8 in patients with gastric cancer showed positive correlations with the U value of Hp infection (r =0.457,0.531,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The serum IL-6 and IL-8 levels in patients with gastric cancer are much higher than those in normal healthy people,and there are significant positive relationship with Hp infection.It can improve the curative effect of gastric cancer patients by improving the eradication rate of Hp.

Objective To study the risk factors for pathological upgrading after diagnosis of esophageal low?grade intra?epithelial neoplasia with ESD preoperative biopsy. Methods The endoscopic and pathological data of 85 lesions with ESD preoperative biopsy were analyzed, and grouped based on pathological upgrading after ESD. The risk factors for pathological upgrading after ESD was studied through single and multiple factor analysis. Results Pathological upgrading occurred in 45(52?94%) lesions after ESD, among whom 38 lesions developed up to high?grade intra?epithelial neoplasia and 7 lesions developed to esophageal early cancer. NBI?ME was performed on 37 patients and the accuracy of detecting the pathological invasion was 83?8%(31/37).Multi?factor analysis showed that reddish surface(OR=9?478, 95%CI:2?775?32?368, P = 0?000 3 ) and nodular lesion ( OR = 15?628, 95%CI:1?475?165?617, P =0?022 5) were independent factors for pathological upgrading after ESD. Conclusion Pathological upgrading of low?grade intra?epithelial neoplasia was common, especially esophageal mucosa with red surface and nodular lesion.Biopsy combined with NBI?ME is of significant importance to improve diagnostic accuracy.

Objective To evaluate the effects of exendin-4 on glial brillary acidic protein (GFAP ) and interleukin-1β(IL-1β) expression in hippocampi of aged rats .Methods Forty-eight healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats ,aged 22-24 weeks ,weighing 500-700 g ,were randomly divided into 4 groups (n=12 each) using a random number table:control group (group C ) ,exendin-4 group (group E ) ,operation group (group O ) and exendin-4 plus operation group (group OE) .The rats were anesthetized with intraperitoneal fentanyl and droperidol .Groups C and E did not receive anesthesia or splenectomy .In O and OE groups ,splenectomy was carried out .In E and OE groups , exendin-4 5 μg/kg was injected intraperitoneally at 30 min before skin incision and 12 h after operation .C and O groups received the equal volume of normal saline instead of exendin-4 .Learning and memory function was assessed using Morris water maze test (escape latency (EL) and total swimming distance (TSD) at 1 day before operation (T0 ) .The fasting blood glucose was measured after anesthesia (T1 ) ,at the end of operation (T2 ) and on postoperative day 1 (T3 ) .The rats were sacrificed after assessment of the cognitive function at T 3 and the hippocampi were removed for determination of the expression of GFAP (by immuno-histochemistry ) and IL-1β(by Western blot ) .Results There was no significant difference in the EL and TSD at T0 between the four groups ( P>0.05) .Compared with group C ,the EL and TSD were significantly prolonged at T3 and fasting blood glucose was increased at T2 ,3 ,and the expression of IL-1βand GFAP was up-regulated at T3 in O and OE groups ( P<0.05) .Compared with group O ,the EL and TSD were significantly prolonged at T3 and fasting blood glucose was decreased at T2 ,3 ,and the expression of IL-1βand GFAP was down-regulated at T3 in group OE ( P<0.05) . Conclusion Exendin-4 can improve the postoperative cognitive function of aged rats by inhibiting inflammatory responses in hippocampi and maintaining stable perioperative blood glucose .