Objective To explore clinical characteristics of the digestive tract obstruction due to annular pancreas. Methods We reviewed retrospectively clinical features, operative findings and the autopsy of 5 children with annular pancreas. Results Neonate patients usually present complete upper gastro intestinal obstruction because most of them were complicated with duodenal atresia. Infants present chronic incomplete intestinal obstruction duo to annular pancreas. 35.8% of duodenal constriction was caused by annular pancreas. Conclusions All the symptomatic patients with annular pancreas should undergo exploration to restore the consecution of the digestive tract and to detect if there is a concurrent malformation such as intestinal atresia.

Objective To establish the animal model of periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) caused by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and investigate the immune mechanisms in the pathogenesis of cerebral palsy due to intrauterine infection. Methods Twenty-six mature pregnant Wistar rats were divided into experiment(n= 15)and control groups(n =11). LPS(0. 3 mg/kg) and distilled water were injected on 15 days of gestation to two groups respectively intraperitoneally. One hundred and twenty-eight neonatal rats of experiment group and 105 in the control group were obtained till the gestation day of 21. The level of IL-2, TNF-? and histology changes in neonatal rats' brain were observed by HE staining and RIA, water content in brain tissues were compared. Results IL-2[(3. 56?0. 450) ng/g] and TNF-? concentrations [(8. 23?0. 47)ng/g] in neonatal rats' brain of the experiment group were significantly higher than those in the control group [(0. 78?0. 2)ng/g and (5. 23?0. 32)ng/g, P

Objective To investigate the relationships between parameters of serum iron metabolism and liver in-flammatory activity grades, and to find out the difference in parameters of serum iron metabolism between patients with hepa-titis B and patients with hepatitis C. Methods A total of 166 patients with viral hepatitis were enrolled in this study, in-cluding 135 case of hepatitis B and 31 cases of hepatitis C. The serum iron metabolism indexes including serum iron (SI), se-rum ferritin (SF), transferring (TRF), total iron binding capacity (TIBC) were collected, and the transferring saturation (TS), al-anine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), total bilirubin (TBIL) and albumin (ALB) were calculated. Thirty-nine patients were selected from 135 hepatitis B patients by corresponding gender, age and liver function with 31 hep-atitis C patients. The indicators of iron metabolism were compared between two groups. Results There was a positive corre-lation between age , TRF and TIBC. There were positive correlations between SI, SF, TS and ALT, AST, TBIL respectively, and negative correlations between SF, TS and ALB. TRF and TIBC were negatively correlated with ALT, AST and TBIL, but positively correlated with ALB (rs=0.551,P<0.001). The value of SF was significantly higher in patients with hepatitis C than that of patients with hepatitis B. The levels of TRF and TIBC were significantly lower in patients with hepatitis C than those of patients with hepatitis B (P<0.05). There were no significant differences in SI and TS between two groups. Conclu-sion There was a significant correlation between parameters of serum iron metabolism and live inflammatory activity grades. The iron overload phenomenon is much common in patients with chronic hepatitis C than that of patients with chronic hepatitis B.

Objective To evaluate the effect of preadministration phenylephrine on the hemodynamics result from oxytocin during caesarean section.Methods One hundred parturients,ASA Ⅰ-Ⅱ,with single baby at full term in vertex presentation scheduled for cesarean section under continuous epidural anesthesia were randomly divided into 4 groups,each group was 25 cases.All parturients received injection 10 U of oxytocin in the uterus after delivery,followed by an oxytocin rapid infusion of 10 U (less than 5 min),meanwhile,through the other intravenous channel,injection of phenylephrine 1 μ g/kg in group 1,2 μ g/kg in group Ⅱ,3 μ g/kg in group Ⅲ,while injection of 0.9％ sodium chloride 1 ml in groupⅣ as control.The mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heat rate (HR) at preanesthesia (T0),the time of oxytocin injection after dehvery (T1) and after oxytocin injection 30 s (T2),1 ain (T3),3 min (T4),5 ain (T5),10 min(T6) was recorded.Results There were no significant difference in MAP at T0 and clinical data among the groups (P ＞ 0.05).The level of MAP in group Ⅰ and Ⅳ at T3-T5 was significantly lower than that at T0[(82 ± 7),(79 +5),(83 ± 6) mm Hg(1 mm Hg =0.133 kPa) vs.(90 ± 7) mm Hg,(84 ±7),(76 ± 5),(82 ±7) mm Hg vs.(91 ±7) mm Hg] (P ＜0.05).The level of MAP in group Ⅲ at T2-T3 was significantly higher than that at T0[(93 ± 8),(103 ± 10)mm Hg vs.(91 ± 8) mm Hg] (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with group Ⅳ,the level of MAP in group Ⅱ at T3-T5 was significantly higher,the level of MAP in group Ⅲ at T2-T5 was significantly higher,there was significant difference (P ＜0.05).The level of HR had no significant difference in T0 among the groups (P ＞ 0.05).The level of HR in four groups at T3-T5 was significantly higher than that at T0[(98 + 12),(105 + 12),(96 + 9) times/ain vs.(79 ± 8) times/ain,(89 ± 10),(96 ± 13),(92 + 12) times/min vs.(80 ± 11) times/min,(88 ± 10),(94 ± 12),(90 ± 9) times/min vs.(83 ± 10) times/min,(94 ± 12),(112 ± 13),(102 ± 1 1) times/ain vs.(82 ± 9) times/min](P ＜ 0.05 or ＜ 0.01),and reached to peak value at T4(P＜ 0.01),then gradually declined to the baseline values (T1) except in group Ⅳ at T6.Compared with group Ⅳ,the level of HR in group Ⅲ and group Ⅲ was significantly decreased at T4-T5(P ＜ 0.05).The rate of MAP decrease range above 30％ in group Ⅳ was 24％(6/24),and significantly higher than that in group Ⅱ (0) and group Ⅲ (0),there was significant difference(P＜ 0.05).The rate of nausea in group Ⅳ was significantly higher than that in group Ⅱ and group Ⅲ,there was significant difference (P ＜0.05).The scores of Apgar scale after delivery 1,5 min had no significant difference among four groups (P ＞0.05).Conclusion Haemodynamic stability can be obtained by administration 2 μ g/kg of phenylephrine when parturients received injection 10 U of oxytocin in the uterus after delivery,and followed by an oxytocin rapid infusion of 10 U during cesarean section.

Acute Coronary Syndrome ; etiology ; Aortic Valve Insufficiency ; Female ; Heart Valve Prosthesis ; adverse effects ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Prosthesis Failure

Dideoxynucleosides ; False Positive Reactions ; Fluorine Radioisotopes ; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 ; Humans ; Inflammation ; diagnosis ; Neoplasm Staging ; Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; pathology ; radiotherapy ; Positron-Emission Tomography ; methods ; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Treatment Outcome

Adult ; Antiphospholipid Syndrome ; complications ; Humans ; Male ; Myocardial Infarction ; complications

Objective Using serum pharmacology method to assess the optimal dose of Rhodiolasachalinensis extract (RSE)and Codonopsispilosula extract (CPE)combination as well as the effects of the combination on the immune function of mice.Methods Using the 3×3 facterial design,nine medicated serum of CPE and RSE mixture were made to assess the optimum combinational dose of CPE and RSE by detecting the T,B lymphocyte proliferation abilities and NK cell activity in vitro .Using the optimum combinational dose and reducing 2.5,5 and 10 times as high,middle and low doses of RSE+CPE groups,and the T,B lymphocyte proliferation abilities and the activity of NK cells in the mice were detected in vivo .Results The result of serum pharmacology indicates that compared with control group,the proliferation abilities of T,B lymphocytes and the activity of NK cells inducing by ConA and LPS in 200 mg· kg-1 RSE + 790 mg· kg-1 CPE group were increased (P < 0.05).The result of in vivo experiment indicated that compared with cyclophosphamide group,the spleen indexes (SI)in middle and high doses of RSE+CPE groups were significantly increased (P <0.05);compared with low dose of RSE+CPE group,the WBC number in middle dose of RSE + CPEgroup was significantly increased (P < 0.05 ). Compared with cyclophosphamide group,the T and B cell proliferation abilities induced with ConA and LPS and killing activities of NK cells in low,middle and high doses of RSE+CPE groups and positive drug CVT-200 group were significantly increased (P <0.05).Compared with CVT-200 group,low and high doses of RSE+CPE groups,the T and B cell proliferation abilities induced with ConA and LPS and the activity of NK cells in middle dose of RSE+CPE group were significantly increased (P <0.05).Conclusion RSE and CPE mixture can enhance the immune function of mice;RES 200 mg·kg-1 and CPE 790 mg·kg-1 are the optimal doses.

Objective To explore the clinical features of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in aged patients in China. Methods The 711 patients with HCM in our hospital from Sep 2002 to Sep 2008 were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical data were compared between patients older and younger than 65 years. Results The 103 patients(14.5%) were older than 65 years. Compared with those patients younger than 65 years, the aged patients had a higher prevalence in female (52. 5 vs 29. 0%, P<0. 01), in comorbidity (64. 1% vs 25.0%, P<0, 01)and in atrial fibrillation (21.4% vs 14.0%, P<0. 05). Cardiac insufficiency was the most common symptom in aged patients with HCM. The age(r=0. 213, P<0. 05), size of left atrium (r=0. 308, P<0. 01) and atrial fibrillation (r= 0. 362, P<0. 01) had significant correlation with heart function. The 24 % of patients had one or more major risks for HCM-related sudden cardiac death (SCD), among which syncope was most common. Conclusions A higher prevalence of comorbidity, a higher incidence of atrial fibrillation and worse heart function existed in aged patients with HCM. The major risks for HCM-related SCD should not be neglected in evaluation for aged patients.

Objective To evaluate the clinical application of multi-slice spiral CT(MSCT) and X-ray plain film in congenital scoliosis.Methods 40 cases with congenital scoliosis were undergone MSCT scan,the imaging data were reconstructed with maximum intensity projection(MIP),multiple planar reconstruction(MPR),surface shaded display(SSD) and surface volume rendering(SVR),the applied value of these various reconstructed images were analysed comparatively with X-ray plain film.Results Based on the preoperative X-ray plain films,the spinal formation failure,segmentation failure and mixed failure of spine were found in 18,15 and 7 cases respecitvely.However MSCT scan showed that 13 cases had formation failure,12 cases had segmentation failure and 15 cases were mixed failure of spine,and in combination with spinal bifida in 6,rib deformity in 8 and bony ridge inside vertebral canal in 4.The relative features of congenital scoliosis could be comprehensively evaluated by SVR images.Conclusion The reformatted images of MSCT is remarkedly superior to conventional X-ray images in judging the classification and area of spinal deformity accurately.