Objective To explore the effects of anatomical and nonanatomical hepatectomy on the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Methods A total of 62 HCC patients were enrolled,including 33 cases of anatomical hepatectomy(Group AH)and 29 cases of nonanatomical hepa-tectomy(Group IH).The operation situation and hematocrystallin(HB)loss were record.Fasting venous blood of HCC patients were extracted for detection of circulating AFP mRNA expression.The recurrence, mortality and complication rate were recorded at the same time.Results The operative time of Group AH was significantly higher than that of Group IH,while the bleeding volume and HB loss were lower(P<0.05).There were no significant differences in AFP mRNA expression and recurrence rate.The short-term mortality rate of Group AH was lower than Group IH(P<0.05 ),but their long-term mortality rates were similar(P>0.05 ).There was no significant difference in complication rate between groups.Patients of Group AH got more hepatosis due to liver cirrhosis or fibrosis,while patients of Group IH got more bleeding or infection due to the central tumor.Conclusion Anatomical hepatectomy has advantages in protecting artery and improving prognosis for HCC patients,but it has surgical risks for patients with serious patholog-ical damage in hepatic lobes,and nonanatomical hepatectomy may be considered.

Hepatic satellite cell (HSC) is a kind of nonparenchymal cells in the liver,which releases various collagenous fibers and cytoskeletal proteins,playing an important role in the pathophysiological changes of the liver.In normal,HSCs maintain normal tissue architecture via regulating the synthesis and degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins.During liver injury,HSCs were activated.Activated HSCs are the main cells that lead to the accumulation of extracellular matrix,which is the main reason of hepatic fibrosis,cirrhosis and liver failure.Therefore,lucubrating the role and mechanism of HSC in the progress of hepatic disease and investiating the HSC-related therapeutic strategies have practical significances for the prevention and treatment of liver injury and raise of patients' survival rates in clinical practice.

Objective To analyse the imaging characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis(TB) in elder in order to improve its diagnostic accuracy.Methods Radiological and CT fndings of pulmonary tuberculosis in 200 old patients were analysed retrospectively.Results The types of TB in 200 patients were:type Ⅱin 13 cases(6.5%),type Ⅲ in 163 cases (81.5%),accompanied with the pleuritis in 44 cases(22%) and type Ⅳ in 24 cases (12%).The mainly imaging findings included:old lesions in 85 cases(42.5%),exudative and/or multiplicative lesions in 81 cases (40.5%),caseous pneumonia in 47 cases(23.5%),cavitive lesions in 127 cases(63.5%),tuberculoma in 12 cases(6%),miliary nodules in 13 cases(6.5%),TB pleuritis in 68 cases(34%) and enlargement of lymph nodes in 57 cases (28.5%).Conclusion TB in elder is of characteristics of atypical location and unstable morphology.

Exposure of gerbils 120 min to a high concentration oxygen (HCO)atmosphere after 60 min cerebral ischemia resulted in a marked increase in cerebral malondialdehyde (MDA, 4.39?0.26 nmol/mg protein). Much less cerebral MDA was among the other groups (2.63?0.50 nmol/mg protein in sham-operated controls; 3.07?0.52 nmol/mg protein in gerbils exposed to HCO without ischemia; 2.96?0.41nmol/mg protein in ger. bils subjected to 60 min ischemia; 2.79?0.59nmol/mg protein in gerbils subjected to 60 min ischemia and 120 min reperfusion). The contents of cerebral water, sodium, increassd after 60 mln cerebral ischemia. The contents of TXB_2 increased, 6-Keto-PGF_(1?) decreased, the elevation of cerebral water and sodium were more obvious after 120 min repefusion following ischemia. There was no difference in these items except for MDA between the reperfusion groups within air and within HCO.The authors proposed the mechanism that HCO elevates the contents of cerebral MDH might be due to abnormal function of election transport chain of mitochondria.

Objective Gastrointestinal tract is commonly affected in amyloidosis.The deposition of amyloid protein may cause a variety of endoscopic changes in the gastrointestinal tract.The aim of this study was to investigate the endoscopic manifestations and evaluate the biopsy results in amyloidosis of the gastrointestinal tract.Methods The gastroscopy or colonoscopy records of ten patients with amyloidosis of gastrointestinal tract(five males,five females) were reviewed.The definitive diagnosis of amyloidosis was made by tissue biopsy.The endoscopic changes in the gastrointestinal tract were characterized. Results The frequent clinical symptoms related to amyloidosis of the gastrointestinal tract presented as:abdominal pain,hematochezia or melena,abdominal distension and chronic diarrhea.Five patients underwent gastroscopy and three of them were established the diagnosis.Gastroscopic examinations revealed ulcerations,granular appearance,mucosal denudations and scars except one patient in whom the mucosa appeared normal.Eight patients underwent colonoscopy or sigmoscopy and all of them got positive results.The endoscopy revealed polyps,ulcerations,mucosal denudations,granular appearance,mucosal hyperemia and edema.Two patients who suffered from abdominal pain and hematochezia were diagnosed as colonic ischemia clinically.The histopathological examination of one of the patients showed that there was amyloid deposits in the blood vessels.In another patient,amyloid was found in the stroma.This suggests that there are some relationship between amyloidosis and colonic ischemia. The amyloid deposition in the small vessels may decrease the blood flow of the colon,on the other hand,chronic ischemia may cause inflammation which may lead to amyloidosis.The relationship between amyloidosis and colonic ischemia needs to be further investigated.Conclusion Gastrointestinal tract is one of the predisposed organs in amyloidosis.Endoscopic examination may discover the lesion.Biopsy of gastrointestinal tract may greatly help the diagnosis of this disease.

MicroRNA ( miRNA) is a family of 19 - 24 nucleotides small non - coding RNA in eukaryotic organisms , which can regulate genes at the post - transcriptional level. miRNA has been shown to be involved in a variety of cellular processes such as development, proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis etc, and is closely related to the oncogene-sis. Recent study indicates that several miRNAs play an important role in initiation and progression of hematological malignancies. miRNA expression profiling has identified signatures associated with diagnoses, prognoses and therapy of hematological malignancies. The review discusses miRNA and its biogenesis, functional mechanisms and potential role in the diagnosis , prognoses and therapy of hematological malignancies.

With the improvement of endoscopic retrograde eholangiopancreatography (ERCP) technology, endoscopy is not only applied to diagnosis, but also utilized to therapy for cholangiopancreatic neoplasm. This article is to summarize the application of endoscopic technology on cholangiopancreatic neoplasm.

Objective To summarize the nursing care and cooperation with surgeons using transoral Orvil EEA stapler during total laparoscopic gastrectomy (TLG).Methods We present our initial experience of nursing care and cooperation with surgeons for 8 patients undergoing TLG using a circular end-toside anastomosis created with the transoral directed EEA circular stapler Orvil.Results The surgeries of all 8 patients were successfully completed under our good cooperation with surgeons using the technique of Orvil system.Conclusions Good preparations and knowing well the surgical procedures were the key points to achieve success using the transoral Orvil EEA stapler for patients undergoing TLG.

With the wide application of liver transplantation techniques,rapid development of digital imaging medicine and continuous update of surgical implements,the theory of precision hepatectomy still keeps optimizing.Precision hepatectomy is not a surgical implement or surgical technique,but a concept of liver surgery emphasizing less bleeding,minimal invasion,fast recovery and long-term curative effect,which is updating and improving with the development of modern science.Much less intraoperative bleeding,shorter operation time,better postoperative recovery and long-term survival should be the chief pursuit and principle of precision hepatectomy.

Ontogenesis of gastrin cells (G cells) and somatostatin cells (D cells) in the gastrointestinal tract was studied by PAP and indirect immunofluorescence method in sixty human fetuses aged 8-38 weeks of gestation. The appearance of D cells and G cells was observed as early as 8-9 weeks of gestation. These cells were not seen in the submucosa and the tunica muscularis except the epithelium of gut. After 12 weeks of gestation, D cells can be found in the mucosa of the whole gut, whereas G cells only in the mucosa of the antrum and small intestine. The distribution, number and the ratio of G cells to D cells were also examined. In addition, we have observed that G cells in the antral mucosa often possessed processes which were considered to have paracrine function. The G cells and D cells were open-type endocrine cells in the human fetal gut except the D cells in the fundic mucosa. The possible function of G cells and D cells in the development of gut was discussed. The ratio of the two cell types in adult human antrum and upper duodenum has also been compared with that of fetus.