Objective To summarize the clinical diagnosis and treatment of nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver. Methods Retrospective analysis was made on the clinical manifestations,imagings, laboratory tests, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of 18 consecutive cases finally established as NRH during the past 26 years. Results 15 of the 18 cases showed portal hypertension, 4 cases showed mono or multiple occupations of the liver, 8 cases suffered from concurrent autoimmune diseases, 3 cases were suspected of blood diseases. Preoperatively, 13 cases were diagnosed as cirrhosis, 2 cases were diagnosed as liver cancer or focal nodular hyperplasia ( FNH). All cases were diagnosed by operative wedging biopsy. 3 cases received splenectomy, 4 cases received disconnection /Phemister surgery, 3 cases received liver occupation/liver lobe resection, 1 case received partial small bowel resection, and 1 case received spleen artery restrictive surgery. Postoperatively, symptoms of portal hypertension relieved obviously. Follow-up study showed most of the patients were stable and prognosis of the NRH was good.Conclusions NRH may relate to the disturbance of liver blood supply, and most common clinical manifestation is portal hypertension, and can combine with immune diseases, hematopathy also can present single or multiple liver occupations. Differential diagnoses include liver cirrhosis, FNH, idiopathic portal hypertension. Diagnosis of NRH relies on liver wedging biopsy. Surgery can relive concurrent portal hypertension.

Objective To investigate the effect and long-term prognosis of patients who underwent hepatectomy for hepatolithiasis. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 98 patients with hepatolithiasis who were treated by hepatectomy in Peking Union Medical College Hospital.Results Male/femah:1/1.7;median age:55 years old.58 cases(59.2%)had been treated before;among them.50 by surgery.In 88 cages(89.8%)hepatolithiasis involved the left lobe only,in 2(2.0%) only the right lobe involved.and in 8(8.2%)both left and right lobe were involved.51(52.0%)had extrahepatic biliary stones,30(30.6%)had biliary duct strictures,28(28.6%)had a history of biliary ascariasis.and 5(5.1%)had a concurrent biliary tract malignancy.All received partial hepatectomy according to the stone location;for the 8 bilaterally involved patients,left hepatectomy and right lithotomy were performed.Postoperative complications occurredin 14 cases(14.3%),and there were2perioperative deaths(2.0%).Seventy-eight patients(79.6%)have beenfollowedupfor over1 yearwith no tumors;the results were excellent or good in 91.0%;the stone residue and recurrence rate were both 2.0%.Conclusions Hepatectomy not only eliminates calcuci,but also removes diseased biliary tracts,with advantages of low residue stone and recurrence rate.

Objective To investigate the impact of vascular inflow occlusion of the liver on arterial lactate level and pH value. Methods In this study, 68 patients who underwent hepatectomy from January 2006 to December 2008 were retrospectively studied. The patients were assigned to one of the three study groups according the vascular inflow status: clamping of portal vein and hepatic artery in the hepatic pedicle (n = 20), hemihepatectomy under total hemihepatic vascular exclusion (THVE, n = 22), and non-vascular occlusion (n = 26). Postoperative arterial blood gas analysis including systemic arterial lactate concentration, and liver and renal function tests were performed. Results Systemic arterial blood lactate levels significantly elevated in the portal clamping and THVE groups (5.53 ±2. 31 mmol/L and 5.62 ±2.52mmol/L, respectively), compared to the non-occlusion group (3. 37 ± 1.56 mmol/L, P < 0. 05) ;significant increase in arterial HCO3- level was observed in the THVE group in comparison to the nonocclusion group (19. 68 ± 3. 82) mmol/L vs. (21.65 ± 2. 48) mmol/L, (P < 0. 05). There were no significant differences as to the changes of pH values, liver and renal function tests between the three groups. Conclusions Vascular inflow deprivation may result in significantly increased arterial lactate level. Thus, intense surveillance of blood lactate level with prompt treatment is necessary to prevent postoperative hyperlactatemia and metabolic acidosis.

PURPOSETo verify whether there exists any difference in higher order aberrations after undergoing myopic LASIK (laser in situ keratomileusis) with conventional ablation and customized ablation in different eyes of the same patient.

METHODSThis was a prospective randomized study of 54 myopic eyes (27 patients) that underwent LASIK using the Nidek EC-5000 excimer laser system (Nidek, Gamagori, Japan). Topography-guided customized aspheric treatment zone (CATz) was used in the first eye of the patient (study group) and the other eye of the same patient was operated on with conventional ablation (control group). Higher order aberrations [root-mean-square (RMS) in the 5-mm zone] of both groups were observed with the Nidek OPD-Scan aberrometer before and 3 months after LASIK. Preoperative mean refractive error was similar between two eyes of the same patient (t=-0.577, P>0.05).

RESULTSPreoperatively, higher order aberrations (RMS in the 5-mm zone) in the CATz ablation and conventional groups were (0.3600+/-0.0341) microm and (0.2680+/-0.1421) microm, respectively. This difference was not statistically significant (t=1.292, P>0.05). Three months after LASIK, higher order aberrations (RMS in 5-mm zone) in the CATz ablation and conventional groups were (0.3627+/-0.1510) microm and (0.3991+/-0.1582) microm, respectively. No statistically significant difference was noted between pre- and postoperative higher order aberrations in the CATz group (t=-0.047, P>0.05). However, a statistically significant increase in higher order aberrations was observed after conventional ablation (t=-5.261, P<0.05). A statistically significant difference was noted in the increase of higher order aberrations after LASIK between groups (t=-2.050, P=0.045).

CONCLUSIONLASIK with conventional ablation and topography-guided CATz ablation resulted in the same BSCVA (best spectacle-corrected visual acuity) 3 month after LASIK. Higher order aberrations were increased, but the increase of higher order aberrations after customized ablation treatment was less than that after conventional ablation.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Humans ; Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ ; methods ; Myopia ; surgery ; Prospective Studies ; Visual Acuity

In order to elucidate the effect of acetylcholine (ACh) on the occurrence and development of human pituitary adenoma, it was firstly observed whether there exists choline acetyl transferase (ChAT) which is necessary for the synthesis of acetylcholine in the cells of human pituitary adenoma, and then MTT method, (3)H TdR incorporation, cell cycle analysis and TUNEL were employed to estimate the influence of ACh on the proliferation, DNA synthesis and apoptosis of three kinds of human pituitary adenoma (human prolactinoma, somatotropinoma and non-functional tumor) cells cultured in vitro. The results showed that (1) the positive staining of ChAT was obviously observed in the cells of the three kinds of human pituitary adenoma, however, it was lower than that in normal human pituitary gland; (2) ACh had a similar effect on the proliferation of the three kinds of human pituitary adenoma cells. ACh at 0.1-10 micromol/L decreased the (3)H TdR incorporation and the MTT A value in a dose-dependent manner. At the same time, ACh decreased the ratio of S or G(2) phase pituitary adenoma cells significantly, but increased the ratio of G(1) phase pituitary tumour cells markedly; (3) the effect of acetylcholine on the proliferation of human pituitary adenoma cells was inhibited by atropine, but not by tubocurarine; (4) ACh had no effect on the apoptosis of human pituitary adenoma cells cultured in vitro. These data suggest that ACh may have a significant modulating effect on the proliferation of pituitary adenoma cells by means of paracrine or autocrine, and the effect is mediated by muscarinic receptor.
Acetylcholine ; pharmacology ; physiology ; Acetyltransferases ; biosynthesis ; physiology ; Adenoma ; pathology ; secretion ; Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Cell Division ; drug effects ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Humans ; Pituitary Neoplasms ; pathology ; secretion ; Tumor Cells, Cultured

OBJECTIVETo observe the precise time of the recurrence after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and to further explore the risk factors associated with postoperative recurrence.

METHODSTotally 94 patients who had undergone resection of HCC were divided into three groups based on the time of recurrence, which was indicated by the digital subtraction angiography (DSA) examination: recurrence between 1 to 6 months, recurrence between 7 to 12 months, and tumor-free after 12 months. Patients with intra-hepatic recurrence were treated with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization and confirmed by CT scans after embolization, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, or magnetic resonance imaging.

RESULTSThe recurrence rates of 6 months and 1 year were 30.9% and 36.2%, respectively. No statistically significant difference between 6-month and 1-year recurrence rates was observed. Nine (26.5%) patients with recurrence and five (8.3%) patients free of tumor had previously presented as multifocal HCC, which showed a statistical significance (P = 0.032). The diagnostic accuracy of DSA was 87.2%, which was eventually confirmed by the other investigations.

CONCLUSIONSMost recurrences occure within the first six months postoperatively and multifocal carcinogenesis is one of the risk factors associated with early recurrence after liver resection for advanced HCC. DSA is an important surveillance for early detection of intra-hepatic recurrence after surgery; meanwhile, it also provides information for early management to control the disease progression and for future active therapies.

Adult ; Aged ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; surgery ; Female ; Hepatectomy ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; Postoperative Period ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

OBJECTIVETo establish a three-dimentional liver function evaluation system using 99mTc-diethyl iminodiacetic acid (99mTc-EHIDA) scintigraphy based on single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).

METHODSTotally 16 patients with liver lesions were divided into cirrhosis group and non-cirrhosis group. SPECT was performed 2 days before operation and 5 days after operation. Serum liver functions were examined on the same day of scintigraphy. SPECT images of areas of interest of heart and liver were aquired. Time of the peak of EHIDA density in liver (Tpeak), five-minutes heart liver index (HLI5), blood clearance index (HH15), receptor index (LHL15), and the predictive values were calculated.

RESULTSTpeak was not significantly different between two groups, while HLI5, HH15, and LHL15 were significantly different (P = 0.033, P = 0.001, and P = 0.005). HLI, and LHL15 were significantly correlated with preoperative total protein and prealbumin levels (P = 0.003, P = 0.015, P = 0.022, P = 0.038) and post-operative prealbumin (P = 0.037, P = 0.042). The predictive values of HLI5 and LHL15 correlated well with postoperative HLI5 and LHL15 (r = 0.675, P = 0.016; r = 0.629, P = 0.028).

CONCLUSIONThe three-dimentional liver function evaluation system using 99mTc-EHIDA based on liver SPECT may facilitate the further studies of risks of liver surgery.

Adult ; Aged ; Animals ; Female ; Humans ; Liver Diseases ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; physiopathology ; Liver Function Tests ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Postoperative Period ; Preoperative Period ; Radiopharmaceuticals ; administration & dosage ; Technetium Tc 99m Diethyl-iminodiacetic Acid ; administration & dosage ; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

OBJECTIVETo summarize the surgical experiences, risks, complications, and managements for hepatic masses in difficult sites.

METHODSTotally 47 patients were divided into three groups based on the liver tumor sites: primary porta hepatis group, secondary porta hepatis group, and caudate lobe group. All patients underwent different portion of hepatectomy.

RESULTSThe surgery duration was (289.6 +/- 62.2) ml-nutes, intra-operative blood loss was (602.3 +/- 256.4) ml, and intra-operative blood transfusion was (524.0 +/- 325.9) ml. Incidence of surgical complications in each group was 61.5%, 26.9%, and 25%, respectively. Serious complications observed were biliary leakage (27.7%), bleeding (6.4%), and post-operative liver failure (2.1%). Three perioperative deaths were reported: two patients died of bleeding, and one patient died from liver failure.

CONCLUSIONSDissection of the liver and exposure of major blood vessels and biliary ducts are of critical importance in the surgeries for hepatic masses in difficult sites, and post-operative complications may be remarkably reduced through delicate manipulations of the small intra-hepatic vessels and biliary ducts during resection. A thorough pre-operative evaluation plays a key role in predicting the feasibility and risks of the surgery. Damage to the major blood vessels adjacent to the tumor, in addition to bleeding, may result in in-flow or outflow obstruction and cause necrosis of the corresponding hepatic lobe. Compared with damage to the primary portal area, vascular damage to the secondary porta is generally associated with higher fatality.

Adult ; Aged ; Blood Loss, Surgical ; Female ; Hepatectomy ; adverse effects ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms ; pathology ; surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Postoperative Complications ; Preoperative Care

Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Sarcoma ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Objective: To explore the safety and feasibility of associating diaphragm resection and liver-diaphragmatic metastasis lesions resection for patients with advanced ovarian cancer. Methods: Retrospectively analysis 83 cases(98 times) of advanced ovarian cancer with liver-diaphragmatic metastasis between January 2012 and December 2016 at Department of Liver Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital.The patients were aged from 19 to 75 years.Surgical procedure included metastatic lesions resection(43 times) and stripping(55 times). Operation status, post-operative complications, pathology results and follow-up of the patients were analyzed. Results: Fifteen patients received twice surgical treatment and 68 patients received one time surgical treatment. Postoperative hemorrhage in chest and between liver and diaphragm was not occurred in all cases.Dyspnea and low oxygen saturation were occurred in two cases of stripping patients and 1 case of metastatic lesions resection patients.Results of CT examination indicated that there was medium to large amount of ascites in right chests.The symptoms were relieved after placing thoracic closed drainage.Other patients were recovered smoothly.All patients were diagnosed as ovarian cancer by pathological examination. Conclusion Associating diaphragm resection is safe and feasible for liver-diaphragmatic metastasis lesions from ovarian cancer.