1.Clinic evaluation of interventional treatment for renal artery aneurysm
Dehan LIU ; Feng YUAN ; Xiangwen XIA ; Huimin LIANG ; Gansheng FENG
Chinese Journal of Urology 2015;36(1):16-19
Objective To evaluate the safety and efficacy of interventional procedure for treating the renal artery aneurysm (RAA).Methods From Jan 2009 to Apr 2014,17 patients,who were diagnosed as RAA and accepted the interventional therapy,were reviewed in our hospital.The mean age in those patients,including 7 males and 10 females,was (46.4±10.3) years old (range from 20 to 67 years old).The related symptoms included backache in 4 cases,abdominal pain in 4 cases,intermittent hematuria in 2 cases,chyluria in one case,oligouria in one case.9 cases were diagnosed as multiple RAA and 8 cases were confirmed as signle cases.In 17 cases,31 aneurysms were found,including 26 true aneurysms,5 pseudoaneurysums,17 sacculated aneurysms,4 spindle-like aneurysms,4 irregular shape aneurysms,4 parenchyma aneurysm and 2 dissecting aneurysm.8 aneurysms located in the main renal artery,19 aneurysms located in the branch of renal artery,4 aneurysums located in the renal parenchyma.Intracavitary coil embolization was used in 4 patients.We carried out parent artery embolization in 3 patients.A combination of the former techniques was performed in 6 cases.Covered stent placement was operated in one case.Combination of the intracavitary coil embolization and nude stent placement were performed in 2 patients.We used two techniques in one patient with multiple artery aneurysms in both sides.Results The interventional treatment of RAAs succeed at the first operation in 16 of 17 patients.17 cases were followed-up from 3 to 53 months (mean 23 months).No severe complications or death cases occurred in this study.Urine occult blood in 3 patients turned to negative after one week.Primary symptoms such as gross hematuria,abdominal pain,lumbodorsalgia,fever vanished or obviously eased after a month.Laboratory tests showed that normal level in SCr,BUN,routine urinalysis 3 months,6 months and 1 year later.No tendency of stent and coil stent shifting was found in 16 patients and the parent arteries were patent in 8 cases,with reexamination bv ultrasonic or computed tomography angiography (CTA).Conclusions Interventional techniques are minimally-invasive,safe and effective methods for treating the RAAs.
2.Expression of caspase-3 in colon carcinoma,colon adenoma and normal colon mucosa and its clinical significance
Dehan YUAN ; Juling KANG ; Yantao SU ; Zhixiong WEN ; Huazhong TANG
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2012;(32):4-6
Objective To investigate the expression of caspase-3 in colon carcinoma,colon adenoma and normal colon mucosa and its clinical significance.Methods The expression of caspase-3 was detected with immunohistochemical EnVision in 60 cases of colon carcinoma,30 cases of colon adenoma and 30 cases of normal colon mucosa.Results The positive expression rates of caspase-3 in colon carcinoma,colon adenoma and normal colorn mucosa were 18.3%(11/60),50.0%(15/30),86.7%(26/30).There was significant difference among three groups(P<0.01).The expression of caspase-3 was closely related to Dukes clinical stage,differentiation degree,lymph node metastasis and the degree of infiltration(P<0.01).Conclusion The low expression of caspase-3 may play an important role in the carcinogenesis of colon carcinoma and it is involved in the metastasis and infiltration.