Objective To observe the changes of lung and kidney aquaporin-1 expression in Lung-Qi deficiency model rats and to investigate and compare the effects of endothlin(ET)on the expression of lung and kidney aquaporin-1.It provide expremental basis to the theory of mutual relationship of lung and kidney.Method Twenty healthy rats were divided into the model group and the control group.Sample blood was taken and ET was measured by radioimmunoassay.The method of Western blot was used to observe the expression of aquaporin-1 in lung and kidney.Result The expression of aquaporin-1 in kidney was higher in model group than in the control group,while the expression of aquaporin-1 in lung was on the contrary.Compared with the control group,ET in the plasma was higher in the model group(P

Objective To investigate the preventions and managements of hepatic artery reconstructions and its complications. Method Seventy-two patients who underwent the reconstruction of hepatic artery in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) and were followed up during recent 3 years after OLT were collected and analyzed retrospectively. Results The overall hepatic artery complications rate was 1.4 % (1/72). A pseudoaneurysm at the side of hepatic artery anastomosis was found by angiography and embolized successfully. The patency of hepatic artery toward donor liver was remained. Postoperative Doppler ultrasonography monitoring showed that no hepatic arterial thrombosis and stenosis occurred during 43 months of follow-up after OLT. Six patients died in the hospital after OLT and 6 patients died during the follow-up period. The overall cumulative 1-, 3-year survival rate was 83.3 % and 83.3 % respectively. No death associated with hepatic artery complications occurred. Conclusion Complete evaluation and prompt management perioperatively of hepatic artery reconstruction and its complications may improve the long-term survival of the recipients and grafts after OLT.

Objective To evaluate the application of preoperative CT-guided Hook-wire localization of pulmonary nodules in thoracoscopic lobectomy of lung.Method Twenty eight patients with 31 pulmonary nodules of ground-glass opacity (GGO) detected by CT scan were admitted in our hospital from December 2008 to December 2013,including 17 males and 11 females with an average age of 55.The lesions were located by CT-guided Hook-wire technique,and lobectomy plus lymphadenectomy or pulmonary wedge resection were performed according to the results of fast frozen pathology.The characteristics of pulmonary nodules and general condition of the patients were analyzed.Results Among 31 nodules,19 were malignant and 12 benign with an average size of (1.8 ± 0.6) cm and thickness of (1.2-± 0.4) cm.The vertical distance from pleural to nodules was (1.5 ± 0.7) cm and the insert depth of needle was (2.5 ± 0.9) cm.The time for CT-guided Hook-wire localization was (16.5 ± 5.2) min.The operation time for pulmonary wedge resection and pulmonary lobectomy was (18.5 ± 5.5) min and (54.7 ± 12.5) min,respectively.Intraoperative frozen section showed malignant tumors in 18 patients (19 GGO nodules),lobectomy plus lymphadenectomy were performed in 16 cases; 2 patients did not undergo pulmonary lobectomy because of poor physical condition or 2 GGO nodules in different lobes.There were no operation complications in this series.Postoperative pathologic findings of 31 nodules showed 9 cases of adenocarcinoma,10 bronchioloalveolar carcinoma,5 atypical adenomatous hyperplasia,2 epithelioid hemangioendothelioma,2 chronic inflammation,1 hamartoma,1 inflammatory pseudotumor and 1 sarcoidosis.The average postoperative hospital stay was (6.6 ± 1.9) days.Conclusions Endoscopic resection of pulmonary GGO nodules with CT-guided Hook-wire localization technique is feasible and safe,with less complications and less time consuming.

Objective To investigate CT findings of hepatic necrosis and regeneration after liver failure.Methods Five patients with liver failure underwent CT scan before orthotopic liver transplantation.These findings were retrospectively reviewed and correlated with gross specimen and pathologic findings obtained after transplantation.Results Among 5 cases,the CT appearances of liver failure can be divided into 3 types.(1)Massive confluent aggregate foci in 2 patients demonstrated low attenuation and high attenuation as geographical patlerns on CT scans before contrast enhancement.respectively.The histopathological liver changes showed massive necrosis and regencratinn. Regions of necrosis enhanced to attenuation greater than that of normal liver parenchyma in portal-venous phase,the regions of regeneration enhanced to attenuation greater than that of normal liver parenchyma in arterial phase on postcontrast CT images.(2)In 2 patients,diffuse nodules of liver demonstrated high attenuation on plain CT scans,which was nodular necrosis and nodular regeneration pathologically.All enhanced to attenuation greater than that of normal liver parenchyma in arterial phase.The former showed hypointensity in portal-venous phase and equilibrium phase.The latter enhanced to attenuation equal to that of normal liver parenchyma in portalvenous phase and equilibrium phase on postcontrast CT images.(3)Multiple small foci in 1 case demonstrated low attenuatiun on precontrast CT images and enhanced to hyperintensity in portal-venous phase and isointensity in arterial phase and equilibrium phase on postcontrast CT images.The histopathological liver changes showed multiple necrosis.Conclusion Liver failure may reveal characteristic imaging patterns at CT.

Objective To explore the effect of perioperative risk factors on post-liver transplantation acute renal failure ( ARF). Methods Clinical data of 89 cases undergoing liver transplantation between 1999 and 2002 in our centre were retrospectively analyzed. Univariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine relative risk factors leading to post-liver transplantation ARF. Significant factors were then entered into a multivariate logistic regression to identiy factors independently associated with post-liver transplantation ARF. Result In univariate analysis, intraoprative volume of blood transfusion (P - 0. 041) and duration of operation (P = 0. 005) are with statistical significance. ARF is associated with a poor prognosis ( P

Objective To investigate the diagnosis and treatment for severe hemorrhage of portal vein system after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD).Methods Clinical data of 6 patients with severe portal vein hemorrhage after PD in Chinese PLA General Hospital from January 2000 to December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed.All patients were male,aged 50-70 years with a median age of 56 years.The informed consents of all patients were obtained and the local ethical committee approval was received.The primary diseases were 2 cases of distal bile duct carcinoma,2 cases of pancreatic head ductal adenocarcinoma,1 case of duodenal carcinoma and 1 case of duodenal papilla carcinoma.3 patients underwent pylorus-preserving PD and 3 underwent classic PD.Results Among the 2 149 cases undergoing PD,6 suffered from portal vein system hemorrhage after operation with an incidence of 0.28％.Portal vein hemorrhage occurred from 6 to 38 d after PD with a median of 20 d.All 6 cases were complicated with pancreatic fistula,with symptom of abdominal bleeding or hematochezia.Portal vein or superior mesenteric vein hemorrhage was confirmed by reoperation or angiography.3 patients received portal vein stent implantation and 3 underwent reoperation.After operation,4 cases survived and 2 died of hemorrhagic shock.Conclusions Massive portal vein system hemorrhage after PD is rare.Its diagnosis depends on clinical manifestations,surgical exploration and angiography.The treatments include surgical suture and interventional therapy.Portal vein stent implantation has been proven a safe and effective treatment and can be the preferred alternative treatment for the complication.

Objective To investigate the efficacy of ICG clearance test for hepatic reserve function in patients with hepatic cirrhosis and primary liver carcinoma by pulse dye deusitometry (PDD). Methods Eighty-nine patients with hepatic cirrhosis and forty patients with primary hver carcinoma were enrolled in this study. All patients were classified by Child-Pugh grade. The value of indocyanin green retention at 15 min (ICGRI5) was measured by PDD. Biochemical parameters including CHE, PAB, ALB, PTA and TBA were also examined. Correlation analysis between ICGR15 and those indexes were conducted. Results (1) ICGR15, CHE, TBA, ALB, PTA among Child-Pugh A, B, C in all patients were significantly different (P < 0.05). PAB between Child-Pugh B and A group, C and B group was significantly different (P < 0.05). (2)Increased level of ICGR15 and TBA positively correlated with Child-Pugh scores, while negatively correlated with the level of PTA. The difference of ICGRI5 between Child-Pugh score 5 and score 7, score 9 and score 10 were all significant (P <0.05). (3) The correlation between ICGR15 and other clinical markers is significant. The clinical marker with the best correlation was TBA (r=0.605), was the parameter in most significantly correlated with ICGR15 followed by PTA, CHE, PAB, and ALB (r= -0.598, -0.565, -0.537, -0.424). Conclusion There was good correlation between the clinical markers and the value of ICGR15 which demonstrate superiority to the other indexes. The data also suggested that CHE, TBA, could be used in evaluating liver reserve function.

Objective To study the impact of splenectomy and esophagogastric devascularization on the nutritional status of patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.Methods Sixty consecutive patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension who underwent splenectomy and esophagogastric devascularization at the Beijing YouAn Hospital from April 5,2015 to January 23,2017 were included in this study.The body mass index (BMI),albumin (Alb),prealbumin (PA) and lymphocyte counts were prospectively collected at the end of 1-week,1-month,3-month,6-month and 1-year after surgery.The postoperative results were compared with the preoperative results in these patients.Results The BMI results obtained at 1-week and 1-month after surgery were significantly lower than the preoperative level [(22.14 ± 3.08)kg/m2 vs.(22.85 ± 3.14) kg/m2,(21.72 ± 3.05) kg/m2 vs.(22.86 ± 3.16) kg/m2,P ＜ 0.05].The BMI result at the end of 1-year after surgery was significantly elevated when compared with the preoperative level [(23.24 ± 3.64) kg/m2 vs.(22.68 ± 3.47) kg/m2,P ＜ 0.05].The ALB levels at 1-month and 3-month after surgery were significantly higher than the preoperative level [(39.87 ± 4.22)g/L vs.(35.35 ±5.15) g/L,(39.35 ± 4.75) g/L vs.(34.82 ± 5.50) g/L,P ＜ 0.05].The PA obtained at 1-week after surgery was significantly lower than the preoperative levels [(79.59 26.52)mg/L vs.(121.77 ±39.96)mg/L,P ＜ 0.05].The lymphocyte counts at all the points after surgery were significantly higher than the preoperative level (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Short term and long term nutritional status improved in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension after splenectomy and esophagogastric devascularization.

Objective To observe the value of ultrasound radiomics for distinguishing early and middle-late stage endometrial cancer(EC).Methods A total of 294 women with EC were retrospectively enrolled,including 196 in early stage and 98 in middle-late stage.The patients were randomly divided into training set(n=206)and validation set(n=88)at the ratio of 7∶3.Clinical data were compared between different stages,and a clinical model was constructed.Radiomics features were extracted and screened based on ultrasound data,and radiomics models were constructed with logistic regression(LR),random forest(RF),support vector machine(SVM),Gaussian naive Bayes(GNB)and extreme gradient boosting(XGBoost),respectively.Finally,a clinical-radiomics model was constructed.The value of each model for distinguishing early and middle-late stages EC was observed.Results Significant differences of age of consultation,menstrual disorders,abdominal pain and proportion of menopause were found between patients with early and middle-late stage EC(all P＜0.05).Among these 5 radiomics models,RF model had the highest area under the curve(AUC)for distinguishing early and middle-late stage EC.Pairwise comparison of clinical model,RF radiomics model and clinical-RF radiomics model showed that significant differences of AUC were found between each 2 models(all P＜0.05),and clinical-RF radiomics model had the highest AUC.Conclusion Ultrasound radiomics based on RF were helpful for distinguishing early and middle-late stage EC,and better diagnostic efficacy could be obtained through combining with clinical data.

Objective:To test the practical effect of the research projects outpatient strategy for application of the National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC) in a hospital of Chinese medicine.Methods:We compared the number and success rate of the National Natural Science Foundation of China grant awards before and after the implementation of the research projects outpatient strategy, and further analyzed the promotional effect of the research projects outpatient strategy on general programs and youth scientists funds through univariate analysis and multivariate Logistic regression.Results:Since the implementation of the research projects outpatient strategy, both the number of NSFC grant awards and the success rate continuously increased, indicating that the strategy played a positive role in improving the overall success rate of the hospital. However, this effect was primarily reflected in the assistance provided to applications for youth scientists funds. The main favorable factor for winning general programs was the applicant′s preliminary foundation. Applicants who have previously received NSFC funding had a higher success rate.Conclusions:The strategy of research projects outpatient can promote the winning of NSFC youth scientists funds.