Since Reich completed the first laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) in 1991,LH has been developed rapidly with the continuous improvement of surgeons' technique and the technological changes in devices and related processes.This article elaborates on the safety and efficacy of LH,the value of 3D visualization,3D printing technology,and 3D laparoscopic technology in guiding precise hepatectomy,control of hemorrhage during LH,and safety and efficacy of robotic hepatectomy.

With the development of imaging technology,the reports of spontaneous isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection become more frequently,but there is no consensus on the therapeutic plans which consist of conservative therapy,endovascular treatment and surgical treatment.Therefore,the related questions of the spontaneous isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection will be discussed in order to improve the diagnosis and treatment of vascular diseases of digestive tract with a review of literatures.

Objective To analyze the rules for acupoint selection of warming acupuncture and moxibustion in clinical treatment of knee osteoarthritis based on data mining technology. Methods CNKI, Wanfang Data, CBM, VIP, PubMed and Cochrane Library were searched for relevant literature about warming acupuncture and moxibustion in treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Database was built according to the search results. Association rules were used to analyze the rules for acupoint selection. Results Totally 189 papers were included, involving 189 prescriptions of acupuncture and moxibustion, 46 acupoints, 1270 times of acupoint selection. There were 1119 times of neighboring acupoint selection (88.1%), 151 times of distant acupoint selection (11.9%), 654 times of acupoint selection in yang meridian (51.5%) and 283 times of acupoint selection in yin meridian (22.3%). Conclusion Warming acupuncture and moxibustion in clinical treatment of knee osteoarthritis focuses on acupoints in Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming, Spleen Meridian of Foot-Taiyin; the neighboring acupoint selection is the main method, combined with evidence-based distant acupoint selection; acupoint selection from yang meridian was emphasized.

Objective:To investigate the neuropsychological characteristics of Chinese agraphia caused by basal ganglia(BG)infarction.Methods:The writing abilities of 40 patients with BG infarction were detected by Chinese agraphia battery(CAB),and all the writing scores and agraphia quotient were calculated.The head CT/MRI images in agraphia and non-agraphia groups were standardized,the infarction were revealed and the superposition of two-dimensional arrays were performed,so that the central tendency of infarction was visually displayed.Results: Among the 40 patients,21 had left BG infraction,and 17 had agraphia;19 had right BG infraction,and 4 had agraphia.The two-dimensional superimposing neuroimages showed that BG infarctions caused agraphia was mostly in the left BG,including the left putamen,the head and body of the caudate nucleus,but there were fewer infarctions in the right putamen and the body of the candate nucleus.BG infarction caused agraphia was mostly aphasic agraphia,which was characterized by the orthographic disorders,paragraphia,and grammar mistakes.Conclusions: BG infarction may result in aphasic agraphia,which suggested that BG is involed in writing and processing,and it is the subcortical center of this advanced neurofunction in writing.

Objective To determine the clinical value of comcombined detection of serum FT 3 ,FT4 ,TSH ,TRAb ,TPOAb on outcome of women who have hyperthyroidism during pregnancy .Methods 100 patients with hyperthyroidism during pregnancy and 102 healthy pregnant women was selected in this research .Results The difference between the disease group and control group was statistically significant(P<0 .05) .Conclusion The combined detection of serum FT3 ,FT4 ,TSH ,TRAb ,TPOAb may have special impact on outcome of pregnant women .

Objective To investigate the value of three-dimensional visualization system in the treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma.Methods The clinical data of 10 patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma who were admitted to Chenggong Hospital of Xiamen University from January 2012 to September 2012 were retrospectively analyzed.The two-dimensional computed tomography images were converted to three-dimensional images with the three-dimensional visualization system,and then the volume of liver and tumor size,volume of liver to be resected,remnant liver volume were measured.Surgical procedure was planned based on the three-dimensional images,and the difference between the actual and planned surgical procedures was analyzed.The correlation between actual liver resection volume and predicted liver resection volume was analyzed by calculating the Pearson correlation coefficient.Results The mean liver volume,tumor size,predicted liver resection volume and remnant liver volume of the 10 patients detected by the three-dimensional visualization system were (1496 ± 162) ml,(67 ± 18) ml,(335 ± 241)ml and (1140 ± 197)ml,respectively.The average error rate of predicted liver resection volume was 6.4％.Surgical plan was made in accordance with the principle of curative hepatectomy,including 4 cases of left semihepatectomy,2 cases of right semihepatectomy,3 cases of partial liver resection and 1 case of palliative liver resection.The coincidence rate between the planned and actual surgical procedures was 9/10.R0 resection was performed on 7 patients,R1 resection on 1 patient and palliative resection on 2 patients.One patient received restrictive portal vein arterialization.Preoperative evaluation of the anatomy of blood vessels,bile ducts and tumors based on three-dimensional images was confirmed with operative findings.The accuracy of tumor typing by the three-dimensional visualization system was 8/10.The actual liver resection volume was (325 ± 258) ml,which was positively correlated with the predicted liver resection volume (r =0.902,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The three-dimensional visualization system is helpful in the treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma.

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics of patients infected with human adenovirus type 7 and to provide guidance for early diagnosis and timely control of the outbreak.Methods A total of 301 patients infected with the human adenoviruses who were quarantined in hospital from December 2012 to February 2013 were observed.Epidemiological questionnaires were used to collect data of clinical features of the disease including symptoms,signs,images and laboratory tests.To confirm infection,real time polymerase chain reaction was performed using patients' swabs to detect viral nucleotide.Results Most cases happened in December to the next February.Totally 277 cases of the 301 patients were male,and only 24 cases were female.Mean age was (19.1±1.9) years old,range 15 to 29 years old.Identifiable epidemiologic links were seen between patients.The most common symptoms were fever (100.0％),cough (70.4％),expectoration (48.2％),and sore throat (47.8％).In addition,some patients presented with headache,dizziness,chills,fatigue.The most common signs were pharyngeal congestion (62.5％),enlargement of tonsils (56.5％) and lymphatic follicular hyperplasia (26.6％).Some patients' tonsil was covered with white secretions.Lung images were abnormal in 75 cases,which were presented with mild pneumonia with or without surrounding exudative lesions and pleural effusion in lung images.Laboratory tests showed that the number of white blood cells in the peripheral blood in most of the patients (99.0 ％) was elevated or normal.The proportions of neutrophils (54.2％) and monocytes (80.7％) and the level of C-reactive protein (42.2％) increased,while the proportion of lymphocytes reduced (67.1％).The average course of disease was (6.6±2.9) d.With the treatment of intravenous ribavirin and reduning,all patients were cured.Conclusions Human adenovirus type 7 is quite contagious and may cause epidemic outbreak,especially in winter.The majority exhibits mild symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection with short duration,including fever,cough,expectoration and sore throat.Through timely and active treatment,all patients have a good prognosis.

Objective To explore the differences in morphology and structure of collagen fiber of the hilar bile duct between human and rat. Methods The morphology and structure of vertical and horizontal cross-section of human and rat collagen fiber of the normal and dilated hilar bile duct, and their changes under stress were observed after Masson trichrome staining. Results The morphology and structure of collagen fiber of hilar bile duet in human was similar to that in rat. The collagen fiber mainly distributed in the middle and outer layer of the hilar bile duct. The wave-like collagen fiber bundles were arranged in parallel, consistent with the longitudinal axis direction of the bile duct, and connected by the small branches. Conclusions The morphology and structure of collagen fiber of the hilar bile duct in human is similar to that in rat. The anatomical structure of the collagen fiber is adapted to its function.

Objective To explore long-term effects of flow-restricted portal vein arterialization on hepatic function and structure in a rat model. Methods SD rats were divided into three groups to undergo respectively total portal vein arterialization ( PVA) , arterial inflow restricted portal vein arterialization (RPVA) ,and sham operation (SO). Postoperative portal blood flow and cross section after one month and six months, portal vein pressure, liver function and structure after six months were observed. Results The cross section and blood flow of the portal vein in PVA group consistently increased, serum ALT level was elevated after six months(F=7. 72,P

Objective To explore the application value of three-dimensional (3D) visualization combined with portal vein (PV) arterialization technologies in pancreaticoduodenectomy.Methods The retrospective descriptive study was adopted.The clinical data of 1 patient with duodenal cancer who was admitted to the Chenggong Hospital of Xiamen University in August 2015 were collected.The preoperative plain scan images in the upper abdomen and enhanced scan images in the arterial and PV phases using 320-slice spiral CT were converted to the 3D images by 3D visualization technology.The 3D data were used for detecting tumor invading pancreatic head and organizational structure surrounding hepatic hilus,and making a preliminary surgical plan.Open exploration found that tumor involved pancreatic head and didn't invade superior mesenteric artery and vein,and then pancreaticoduodenectomy was applied to the patient during operation.Intraoperative proper hepatic artery-PV end-to-side anastomosis was used for increasing R0 resection rate.Operation time,volume of intraoperative blood loss,result of postoperative pathological examination,liver function and complication and vascular patency at postoperative week 1 and vascular patency at postoperative month 1 were observed.The patient underwent color Doppler ultrasound and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) at postoperative month 1 in order to detect blood vessels,and was followed up by outpatient examination for observing tumor till November 2015.Results There was a clear and solid 3D reconstruction model between anatomical position of tumor and blood vessels,and preoperative assessment was consistent with intraoperative finding.Operation time and volume of intraoperative blood loss were 6.5 hours and about 1 500 mL.The patient was confirmed as intestinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma by postoperative pathological examination.The patient had normal liver function at postoperative week 1 and discharged from hospital at postoperative week 2,without abdominal secondary hemorrhage,infection,pancreatic fistula,intestinal fistula and other severe complications.PV blood flowing was normal by color Doppler ultrasonography at postoperative week 1 and month 1.DSA examination showed that there was no proper hepatic artery images and visible compensatory liver artery at postoperative month 1.During follow-up,no tumor recurrence was detected.Conclusion 3D reconstruction model can provide an accurate preoperative assessment,and PV arterialization technology for unreserved hepatic artery has a certain degree of clinical value in pancreaticoduodenectomy.