Two cases of ectopic varices(EV) admitted in our hospital were reported.According to literature search from Wanfang Data and China National Knowledge Infrastructure 127 cases of ectopic varices were reported in mainland China.Among 129 cases there were 93 males and 36 females,with a mean age of (54.4 ± 7.2) years.The most common cause of EV was portal hypertension with cirrhosis (n =104,80.6％).The common manifestations of EV were melena (35.7％) and hematemesis (18.6％).The diagnosis was confirmed by endoscopy in 100 cases(77.5％),by surgery in 16 cases(12.4％),and by angiography in 13 cases(10.1％).The sites of EV lesions included duodenum (n =52,40.3％),rectum (n =34,26.4％),and jejunum or ileum (n =13,10.1％).Among 129 EV patients,4(3.1％)died and 125(96.9％)survived.Analysis indicates that most ectopic varices are secondary to portal hypertension of cirrhosis,and ectopic varices account for a certain percentage of all gastrointestinal hemorrhage.

Objective To study the dynamic change of anatomy and dosimetry distribution and its influence during intensity modulated radiation therapy(IMRT) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC). Methods From June 2006 to August 2007,12 patients with stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ NPC receiving initial IMRT concurrently combined with chemotherapy were included in the study. The target volumes and,involving organs were contoured on the first set of spiral CT images. When IMRT planning was finished,a second CT scans was acquired to rectify the treatment center. Weekly spiral CT images acquired during the treatment period according to the same treatment center were fused with the first CT images. In order to determine the best time of replanning, modified plan target volume( PTV1 ) and normal organs( parotids and outline) were contoured on the fusion interface by a single physician. Changes of each structure throughout treatment period were measured by a system software. Then the dose distributions were computed and evaluated for replanning CT using the same beams arrangement in the original plan. Cumulative dose was estimated compared with the original plan. Results The volume of outlines and parotids decreased gradually, and the change came to peak in the fifth week. So the fifth and first week CT scans were selected as research objectives. No significant changes in maximal and mean dose was observed in the brainstem, spinal cord or mandible. Despite volume changes,D99 and D95 of the PTV1 did not change siguificantly(P＞0.05). D95 of the bilateral parotids increased significantly ( PL = 0.03,PR = 0.01 ). Conclusions During IMRT for NPC, the volume of PTV1, the outlines and parotids decrease,and the change come to peak in the fifth week. Comparing to the first treatment plan, the dose parameters of the parotids increase significantly in the second plan based on the fifth week CT,but those of the brainstem,cord,mandible and PTV1 change slightly.

Objective To investigate the clinical features,treatment outcome and prognosis of pa tients with nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma(ACC).Methods From March 1963 to August 2002, 33 patients with ACC were retrospectively reviewed.Among them,13 received multimedality therapy(S + R in 9 and R +S in 4) and the remaining 20 received radiotherapy alone.The interval between the first visit and clinical diagnosis was 12 months(1.0-36.4 months).The misdiagnosis rate was 55% (18/33),with the most common error of otitis media.The clinical symptoms of ACC were similar to those of squamous carcino ma in nasopharynx,though the cervical lymph node metastasis was rare(12%) and cranial nerve invasion was common (58%). ResultsAfter a median follow-up of 60.8 months (5.0-245.2 months),the 5-and 10-year overall survival rates,free-disease survival rates,local regional control rates and metastasis-free sur vival rates were 66% and 29% ,41% and 27% ,61% and 40% ,62% and 62% ,respectively.Among the 20 patients(61%) with recurrence,15 had local regional failure(13 in situ and 2 in cervical lymph node) ,and 9 had distant metastasis(5 in the lung,2 in the lung and bone,1 in the liver and I in the bone).Univariate analysis showed that clinical stage was a prognostic factor(Ⅰ + II vs Ⅲ + Ⅳ,P = 0.009),while treatment modality(radiotherapy alone vs multimodality therapy) was not. ConclusionsNasopharyngeal ACC is a locally aggressive disease with a long course.Either radiotherapy alone or muhimodality therapy(S + R/R + S) is effective in the treatment.

Objective To analyze the effect of Chinese diabetes risk score in health checkup of elderly population and to explore the risk factors of abnormal glucose metabolism in the elderly patients.Methods Chinese diabetes risk score(C-DRs)screening,glucose tolerance test(OGTT),blood biochemical parameters and history collection were performed in 1 181 elderly people participating the health checkup.The area under the ROC curve(AUC)was used to evaluate the accuracy of the screening method.The effect of different cumulative C-DRs on screening target population was reflected by the Gordon index.Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to analyze relevant risk factors for the glucose metabolic abnormalities.Results The AUC of screening for diabetes was 0.749(95%CI:0.715-0.782),and the best cut-point value was 32.5 points.The sensitivity was 86.50%,the specificity was 60.84%,and the Gordon index was 0.47(P=0.000).The AUC of screening for the pre-diabetes was 0.760(95%CI:0.733-0.787),and the best cut-point was 33.5 points.The sensitivity was 70.89%,the specificity was 68.72%,and the Gordon index was 0.40(P=0.000).The AUC of screening for MS was 0.797(95% CI:0.772-0.823),and the best cut-point value was 32.5 points.The sensitivity was 83.62%,the specificity was 64.90%,and the Gordon index was 0.49(P=0.000).The AUC of screening for insulin resistance was 0.609(95%CI:0.645-0.734),and the best cut-point value was 30.5 points.The sensitivity was 81.25%,the specificity was 44.81%,and the Gordon index was 0.26(P=0.000).Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that age over 80 years,abdominal obesity(waist circumference,male ≥ 90 cm,female ≥ 85 cm),hypertension,hypertriglyceridemia,family history of diabetes were risk factors for abnormality of glucose metabolism in the elderly.The odd ratio values of the above were 1.557,1.543,1.495,1.569,1.625,1.715(all P<0.05).Conclusions Chinese diabetes risk score may be used to screen for diabetes,metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in the elderly population.Old age,abdominal obesity,hypertension,hypertriglyceridemia and family history of diabetes are independent risk factors for abnormal glucose metabolism in the elderly population.

Objective:To investigate the risk factors of citrate accumulation in patients with liver failure treated with regional citrate anticoagulated continuous renal replacement therapy (RCA-CRRT).Methods:The clinical data of liver failure patients with RCA-CRRT admitted to department of intensive care unit (ICU) of Nantong Third People's Hospital from January 2017 to June 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. The selected patients were divided into citrate accumulation group and control group according to whether there was citrate accumulation (serum total calcium/free calcium ratio ≥ 2.4) during CRRT. The age, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHEⅡ), mean arterial pressure (MAP), norepinephrine (NE) dose, blood lactic acid (Lac) concentration, liver function status, citrate dose, filter time and prognosis of the patients were compared between the two groups. Unconditional Logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors for citrate accumulation.Results:Among 48 patients with RCA-CRRT and liver failure, 20 patients had citrate accumulation (accumulation group), and a total of 96 CRRTs were performed; the remaining 28 patients did not have citrate accumulation (control group), a total of 106 CRRTs were performed. There were no significant differences in age and APACHEⅡ score between the two groups. Compared with the control group, the MAP in the accumulation group was lower [mmHg (1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa): 66.9±13.6 vs. 86.4±8.3, P = 0.032], and the dosage of NE (μg/min: 16.3±8.4 vs. 5.9±2.8, P = 0.015) and lactic acid level (mmol/L: 4.89±1.45 vs. 2.98±0.87, P = 0.004) were higher, the damage of liver function was more serious [total bilirubin (TBil, μmol/L): 220.4±45.2 vs. 163.4±43.8, P = 0.012; Child-Pugh score: 12.0±2.5 vs. 8.8±1.4, P = 0.029; model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score: 31.30±8.22 vs. 21.78±6.40, P = 0.041], hourly citric acid dosage (mmol/h: 27.4±6.9 vs. 19.3±4.9, P = 0.032) and total citric acid dosage (mmol: 3 393±809 vs. 1 819±502, P = 0.039) were higher. Although there were no significant differences in the length of ICU stay, total length of hospitalization stay and cost of hospitalization between the two groups, the 28-day mortality of the accumulation group was higher than that of the control group (60.0% vs. 28.6%, P = 0.039). Unconditional Logistic regression analysis showed that MAP [odds ratio ( OR) = 2.901, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was 0.921-19.493, P = 0.019], NE dosage ( OR = 2.098, 95% CI was 1.923-12.342, P = 0.002), Lac level ( OR = 5.201, 95% CI was 3.211-9.433, P = 0.012), Child-Pugh score ( OR = 1.843, 95% CI was 0.437-7.420, P = 0.018), MELD score ( OR = 3.012, 95% CI was 0.384-12.843, P = 0.031), hourly citric acid dosage ( OR = 4.254, 95% CI was 1.734-11.839, P = 0.011) and total citric acid dosage ( OR = 4.109, 95% CI was 1.283-18.343, P = 0.001) were risk factors for citrate accumulation. Conclusion:In patients with tissue hypoperfusion and severe liver function damage, citrate anticoagulation should be avoided or the dosage of citric acid should be reduced, in order to avoid citrate accumulation.

Objective To evaluate the treatment results of the patients with nasopharyngeal mucoe-pidermoid carcinoma (MEC), and explore an appropriate treatment method. Methods Eleven patients with pathologically confirmed nasopharyngeal MEC were included in this study. The number of patients with pathologically well-, medium-and poorly-differentiated tumor were 1, 2 and 7, respectively. Radiotherapy (RT) alone and surgery (S) alone were given to 1 patient each. Combined modality treatment was RT + S in 6 patients and S + RT in 3 patients. Results After a median follow-up of 41.5 months (range, 8 to 153 months), one patient died of heart disease and one was lost follow-up. The remaining 9 patients were alive, including 6 with disease-free and 3 with residual tumors. None of them had cervical lymphatic spread or dis-tant metastasis. Conclusions Nasopharyngeal MEC progresses slowly and has good prognosis, which should be followed up for a long time. Primary surgery followed by radiotherapy is recommended.

Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics , therapeutic outcomes , and prognostic factors of primary salivary gland type nasopharyngeal carcinoma ( SNPC) . Methods The medical records of 54 patients with SNPC at single institution between 1963 and 2006 were reviewed, 2 patients received surgery alone, 30 patients received radiotherapy alone and 22 patients received combined modality therapy consisting of surgery (S) and radiotherapy ( RT) ( S + RT in 15 and RT + S in 7). Of them, 8 patients received chemotherapy , including post-operative adjuvant chemotherapy in 1 patient, palliative chemotherapy in 6 patients and concurrent chemotherapy in 1 patient. 36 patients had adenoid cystic carcinoma ( ACC) ,11 mucoepidermoid carcinoma ( MEC) , and 7 primary traditional adenocarcinoma ( AC) . The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate the overall sunival ( OS) , locoregional failure-free survival ( LRFFS) , and distant failure-free survival ( DFFS) rates. Univariate analyses were performed using the Log-rank method.Comparisons of variables between cases were performed using Pearson chi-square test. Results The follow-up was 89％ . The 2-, and 5-year overall survival rates, loco-regional failure free survival rates and distant failure free survival rates were 85％ and 61％ , 74％ and 55％ , 92％ and 70％, respectively. Among the 35 patients with treatment failure, 26 patients had locoregional failure (1 in primary site and cervical lymph node ,23 in primary site and 2 in cervical lymph node) ,and 13 had distant metastasis. The lung was the most common site of metastasis ( n =10) , followed by liver (n = 3), bone ( n = 2) , brain ( n = 1) , and subcutaneous tissue ( n = 1) . Univariate analyses indicated that histological subtypes correlated with overall survival ( X2 = 15. 29, P = 0. 000) and cervial lymph node metastases correlated with distant failure-free survival ( X2 =9. 08 ,P = 0. 003) . Conclusions Primary salivary gland type nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a locally aggressive disease with a long course. The optimal treatment policy for patients with SNPC may be surgery plus radiotherapy.

ObjectiveTo investigate the therapeutic value of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with conscious disturbance due to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with respiratory failure. MethodsForty-two patients with conscious disturbance due to COPD complicated with respiratory failure were selected in the study. GALILEO or PAPHAEL large EMT ventilator produced by Switzerland Hamilton Company was used for noninvasive mechanical ventilation with P-SIMV+PSV+PEEP mode. Meanwhile, the change of vital signs, consciousness, the degree of inspiratory muscle fatigue and blood gas indexes were observed before and after treatment. Glasgow coma scale (GCS) was applied to evaluate the consciousness, and scale for accessory muscle use was adopted to measure the degree of inspiratory muscle fatigue. ResultsAll the patients were treated successfully. Compared with admission, the pH value, the pressure of arterial carbon dioxide (PaCO2) and the arterial oxygen pressure/inhaled oxygen concentration (PaO2/FiO2)were significantly improved 2 hours, 4 hours and 24 hours after treatment. The respiration rate and heart rate were markedly decreased 24 hours after treatment, which indicated that the condition of the patients tended to be stable and the patients could endure the therapy. The average GCS was increased from 5.69-1-0.93 to 10.45±1.23 (t= 31.68, P<0.001), and the state of consciousness was improved significantly. The scale for accessory muscle use was decreased from 3.70±0. 45 to 2. 06±0. 52 (t = 31.21, P < 0. 001), and the respiratory muscle fatigue was relieved. ConclusionsNoninvasive mechanical ventilation has obvious clinical curative effect on severe infection and conscious disturbance due to severe COPD complicated with respiratory failure.

Objective To analyze the dose distributions of changing target volumes during intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Methods Twenty-one NPC patients received definitive IMRT. A total of 126 computed tomography (CT) planning images were acquired, including the first CT scan for the primary plan and a series of scans taken weekly from the start of treatment to the fifth week. The images were registered to the planning images. Target volumes (GTV_(nx), CTV_1 ,CTV_2 ,PTV, and PTV_2) and normal structures (the parotid, brain stem and spinal cord) were re-contoured on the fusion CT images. Results The D_(mean) D_(95), D_(90), D_(10), D_5 and V_(100) of GTV_(nx) were 15.44 -15.60 Gy (F=0.07,P=0.996),14.66 -14.92 Gy (F=0. 11,P=0.990),14.81 -15.06 Gy (F= 0. 12,P=0.988),15.88 -16.29 Gy (F =0.28,P=0.924),16.00 -16.38 Gy (F=0.25,P =0. 940) and 98. 1% -99. 5 % (F = 0. 08, P = 0. 995), CTV_1 with 14. 75 -14. 98 Gy (F = 0. 07,P = 0. 997), 13.39 -13.73 Gy (F=0.20,P=0.964),13.74 -13.96 Gy (F=0.08,P=0.995), 15.65 -15.90 Gy (F= 0.09,P=0.994),15.91 -16.05 Gy (F=0. 10,P=0.992), 98.2% -99.5% (F=0.02,P= 1.000), and CTV_2 with 13.34 -13.64 Gy (F=0. 18,P=0.970),12.71 -13. 18 Gy (F=0.32,P=0.898), 12.89 -13.28Gy(F=0.23,P=0. 949) ,13.79 -14.03Gy(F=0. 12,P=0. 987) ,13.92 -14. 16 Gy (F=0. 12,P=0.987), 94.4% -99.6% (F=0.25,P=0.937), respectively. Conclusions No significantly different dose distributions exists with the changes of the target volumes, even on the largest variations of external contours. The primary plan could ensure adequate doses to the changing target volumes. The replanning is unnecessary in terms of the change of target volumes during radiotherapy.

The delivery process is a strong mind-body experience and a major life event, thus contributing to mental health problems like postpartum depression syndrome and postpartum depression (PPD). Depression history, family history, stressful life events, lack of social support, pregnancy complications with other diseases, and so on are common risk factors for PPD. For PPD prevention, it is essential to identify highrisk factors and to carry out targeted management and intervention at the prenatal, delivery,and postpartum stages.