1.Clinical value of DR and CT in the secondary pulmonary tuberculosis
Luchang WANG ; Deming ZHAO ; Chungen WU
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2017;24(4):491-494
Objective To discuss different performance of DR and CT examination on secondary pulmonary tuberculosis,to improve the clinical guidance value of CT in the diagnosis of secondary pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods The image data of 52 cases with secondary pulmonary tuberculosis confirmed by pathology were collected, including chest DR radiography and CT scans.The different image characteristics of two kinds of imaging examination were analyzed and compared.Results In 52 cases of secondary pulmonary tuberculosis,chest X -ray plain film found lesions calcification in 3 cases,2 cases of bronchiectasis,pleural thickening and adhesion in 12 cases,pleural effusion in 1 case,empty cavity in 4 cases,emphysema in 1 case,the lung nodules in 5 cases.Chest CT revealed lesions calcification in 9 cases,16 cases of bronchiectasis,pleural thickening and adhesion in 40 cases,pleural effu-sion in 4 cases,empty cavity in 10 cases,emphysema in 8 cases,the lung nodules in 10 cases,6 cases of pulmonary bullae,pulmonary interstitial change:4 cases of lung reticulocyte shadows,interlobular septal thickening in 4 cases, ground glass sample density in 4 cases.Conclusion DR and CT can be used for inspection of secondary pulmonary tuberculosis,but CT is a better tool,it has important guiding role for clinical diagnosis and treatment.
2.Exploring Traditional Chinese Medicine Pattern Identification and Treatment of Malignant Tumors Based on “Regulating Qi with Changes”
Xinmiao WANG ; Luchang CAO ; Jie LI
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(8):796-800
It is believed that qi changes throughout the whole process of malignant tumors. Tumour formation is induced by qi constraint in the early stage, qi sinking is the core disease mechanism after tumour surgery, qi counterflow is an important disease mechanism for nausea and vomiting related symptoms in chemotherapy stage, and qi deficiency is the main pathology in recurrence and metastasis stage. It is proposed that the therapeutic principle of “regulating qi with changes” discussed in Miraculous Pivot-Wei Qi Disorder (《灵枢·卫气失常》) should be implemented in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) pattern identification and treatment of malignant tumours, modifying the treatment with changes, and regulating qi with corresponding methods: for qi constraint, it should soothe to eliminate the tumour by the method of rectifying qi to resolve constraint, with treatment as Shugan Jianpi Formula (疏肝健脾方); for qi sinking, it should raise to lift up postoperative viscera by the method of boosting qi to raise sinking, with treatment as Shengxian Decoction (升陷汤) from Records of Chinese Medicine with Reference to Western Medicine (《医学衷中参西录》); for qi counterflow, the method of moving qi and direct counterflow downward will be used to dissipate the accumulated medicinal toxicity, and patients with retention of medicinal toxicity in the middle jiao and ascending counterflow of stomach qi treated by Xuanfu Daizhe Decoction (旋覆代赭汤) from On Cold Damage (《伤寒论》), patients with middle yang deficiency and turbid ying failing to descend treated by Wuzhuyu Decoction (吴茱萸汤) from On Cold Damage (《伤寒论》) ; for qi deficiency, it should tonify to prevent the tumor toxin from spreading by the method of boosting qi to resolve toxins, treated by Fuzheng Jiedu Formula (扶正解毒方).
3.Ideas for Prevention and Treatment of Postoperative Recurrence and Metastasis of Gastric Cancer Based on the Theory of “Chuan-she”(传舍) and “Yang Deficiency and Toxic Knot”
Ziyu KUANG ; Jiaxi WANG ; Luchang CAO ; Jie LI
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2023;64(22):2300-2304
Based on the theory of “chuanshe”, this paper expounded the role of yang deficiency and toxic knot as the core pathogenesis in various aspects of gastric cancer recurrence and metastasis after surgery, and put forward the prevention and treatment ideas of recurrence and metastasis of gastric cancer by conjugating yang to curb the trend of “transmission (chuan)”, protecting the yang to prevent metastasis by settling its “residence (she)”, preventing immersion by warming the yang to block the way of “chuan-she”, and attacking and cutting to clear the pathogen of cancer and poison and eliminate the root of the disease. In the process of preventing and treating recurrence and metastasis after gastric cancer surgery, the three methods of conjugating yang, protecting yang and warming yang should be flexibly used based on the principle of treating yang; combined with attacking and removing cancer poison, differentiating syndromes and diseases ; meanwhile, the changes of cold and heat in the body should be identified in detail and treated by the syndromes, in order to provide reference for the clinical differentiation and treatment of recurrence and metastasis after gastric cancer accurately.
4.Single-port inflatable mediastinoscope-assisted transhiatal esophagectomy versus functional minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: A propensity score matching study
Qian WANG ; Huibing LIU ; Luchang ZHANG ; Defeng JIN ; Zhaoqing CUI ; Haiyang NI ; Yutao WEI
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2024;31(11):1625-1631
Objective To compare the efficacy of mediastinoscope-assisted transhiatal esophagectomy (MATHE) and functional minimally invasive esophagectomy (FMIE) for esophageal cancer. Methods Patients who underwent minimally invasive esophagectomy at Jining No.1 Hospital from March 2018 to September 2022 were retrospectively included. The patients were divided into a MATHE group and a FMIE group according to the procedures. The patients were matched via propensity score matching (PSM) with a ratio of 1 : 1 and a caliper value of 0.2. The clinical data of the patients were compared after the matching. Results A total of 73 patients were include in the study, including 54 males and 19 females, with an average age of (65.12±7.87) years. There were 37 patients in the MATHE group and 36 patients in the FMIE group. Thirty pairs were successfully matched. Compared with the FMIE group, MATHE group had shorter operation time (P=0.022), lower postoperative 24 h pain score (P=0.031), and less drainage on postoperative 1-3 days (P<0.001). FMIE group had more lymph node dissection (P<0.001), lower incidence of postoperative hoarseness (P=0.038), lower white blood cell and neutrophil counts on postoperative 1 day (P<0.001). There was no statistically significant difference in the bleeding volume, R0 resection, hospital mortality, postoperative hospital stay, anastomotic leak, chylothorax, or pulmonary infection between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion Compared with the FMIE, MATHE has shorter operation time, less postoperative pain and drainage, but removes less lymph nodes, which is deficient in oncology. For some special patients such as those with early cancer or extensive pleural adhesions, MATHE may be a suitable surgical method.