Objective To explore an effective and viable way to establish small-for-size liver transplantation model in rats.Methods Male Lewis rats were used as donors and recipients,the grafts were implanted according to Kamada's 2-coff method.Animals were divided into the following groups:Group I (n=28):30% size graft liver transplantation using a median lobe graft,with left lobe,right lobe,caudate lobe and triangle lobe removed in situ;Group Ⅱ (n=36) :30% size graft liver transplantation using a median lobe graft,with an improved technic of lobe resection.7-day survival rat and the technical complications including bleeding,IVC or portal vein stricture and bile leakage were compared between the groups.Results Compared to the Group Ⅰ,the incidence of IVC stricture was significantly decreased in the Group Ⅱ.Other complications showed no significant difference between the two groups.No significant difference were observed in the 7-day survival rate between the two groups(33%,9/28 vs 60%,21/36),( X2 = 0.272,P ＞ 0.05 ),though Group Ⅱ had more survivors 7 days after liver transplantation.Conclusion With improved method of lobe resection,more effective and viable 30% small-for-size rat liver transplantation model can be established.

Objective To investigate subsequent treatment methods of nipple discharge after fiberoptic ductoscopic examination.Methods Intraductal lesions of 51 patients with nipple discharge were observed and assessed by fiberoptic ductoscopy.After examination,the patients were treated by various methods according to characteristic appearance of lesions under fiberoptic ductoscopy.The type of lesion with nipple discharge was classified as papillary lesions and nonpapillary lesions.And the papillary lesions could be further subdivided into nodular papillary lesions and irregular papillary lesions.There were 29 cases of nodular papillary lesion,23 of which were treated by local resection and 6 of which were given a simple mammectomy.There was 1 case of irregular papillary lesion,which was treated as malignant tumor after the focus was surgically removed and pathologically confirmed as breast cancer.Nonpapillary lesion was observed in 21 cases,18 of which were treated by local irrigation under ductoscopy,and 3 of which were treated as malignant tumor after the abnormal duct with its lobules was pathologically diagnosed as breast cancer.Results The 51 patients were followed with B-ultrasonography or chest roentgenography for 6～21 months(mean,14 months).No recurrence or metastasis was observed.Conclusions The characteristic appearance of lesion with nipple discharge under fiberoptic ductoscopy is an important evidence for choosing treatment method.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical features and variants of ABCD1 gene in a Chinese pedigree affected with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. METHODS: Clinical data of the proband were collected and analyzed. Potential variant of the ABCD1 gene were analyzed by PCR and Sanger sequencing of the proband, his parents and 100 unrelated healthy individuals. RESULTS: The prominent features of the proband included cerebellar and brainstem lesions, along with increased serum level of very-long chain fatty acids. He was found to harbor a hemizygous c.1509delG (p.L504Sfs*54) variant of the ABCD1 gene, for which his mother was heterozygous. The same variant was not detected in his father and 100 healthy controls. CONCLUSION X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy has a variety of clinical manifestations. Discovery of the c.1509delG (p.L504Sfs*54), as a novel pathogenic variant of the ABCD1 gene, has enabled diagnosis and genetic counseling for this pedigree.
Adrenoleukodystrophy/genetics* ; Asians/genetics* ; China ; Female ; Genetic Testing ; Humans ; Male ; Mutation ; Pedigree