Objective To investigate precise and regulable animal model of benign bile duct strictures.Methods Mini pigs were divided into four groups as sham surgery group, conventional surgery group, small caliber group and large caliber group according to random number table, with 6 pigs in each group.For the small caliber group, outside diameter 3.0mm catheter were inserted into bile duct and partial sutured.For the large caliber group, outside diameter 6.0mm catheter were inserted into bile duct and partial sutured.Conventional surgery group were treated with 5-0 absorbable suture on distal bile duct and controlled stricture severity visually.For sham surgery group, bile duct were exposed without suture.Observe the general condition of four groups.Test liver function on 1st, 3rd, 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th day postoperative.Perform cholangiography on 30th day postoperative.All four groups were put to death to observe the histological changes of liver and bile duct.Results Liver function of sham surgery group showed no obvious change during observation.On 28th day postoperative, compared to conventional surgery group, the liver enzymes ALT, AST, γ-GT, ALP, bilirubin level of small caliber group elevated(P<0.05)and the liver enzymes ALT, AST, γ-GT, bilirubin level of large caliber group elevated(P<0.05),while ALP level lowered(P<0.05).Cholangiography showed bile duct stenosis of different degree on 6 pigs of small caliber group with average diameter 2.7mm (from 2mm to 4mm).As for large caliber group, 5 pigs showed stenosis with average diameter 5.5mm (from 5mm to 7mm).3 pigs of conventional surgery group showed no obvious bile duct stenosis.The 6 pigs of sham surgery group showed no bile duct stenosis.According to designed stenosis standard, the success rate of small caliber group and large caliber group are both higher than conventional surgery group.(P<0.05).30 days after surgery, all 6 pigs of small caliber group had postoperative intraperitoneal adhesion, hepatomegaly, obvious expansion of intrahepatic bile duct and gallbladder expanded by 4~5 times.5 pigs of large caliber group had hepatomegaly, slight dilation of intrahepatic bile duct, obvious expansion of gallbladder, clear choledochal edema, sutured tissue thickening and visible bile duct stenosis.HE staining with the small caliber group showed hepatocyte spotty degenerative necrosis, expanded cholestatic intrahepatic small bile duct, swelling hepatocyte and fibrous septa.HE staining with the large caliber group showed intrahepatic small bile duct slightly expanded and hepatocyte arranged basically normal.VG staining with the small caliber group showed excessive accumulaton of collagen fibers outside bile duct mucous cells, randomly and densely arranged and irregularly shaped.VG staining with the large caliber group showed increased collagen fibers in bile duct submucosa, densely and banded arranged.Conclusion This animal model of mini pig is an relatively ideal large animal model of biliary stricture with high surgical success rate and few postoperative complications.

As an essential technique involved in complicated liver surgery,portal vein reconstruction results in eradication of macro- or microscopic tumor residual on surgical margins when combined with precise hepatectomy,improving both the living quality and the survival rate of patients.The application of this reconstruction technique needs precise evaluation of pre-operational image data,clearly dissection of portal vessels and tremendous amount of collaborative effort by the surgery team. Other techniques performed during the surgical procedure include intra-operative ultrasound scan,revitalizing the cryopreserved vessels,and angioplasty.

Objective To explore the optimal surgical treatment strategy of advanced gallbladder carcinoma (Nevin Ⅲ - Ⅴ ), with an aim to prolong patients' overall survival. Methods 17 patients with advanced gallbladder carcinoma were reviewed. Their preoperative diagnosis, surgical treatment, complications and survival time were studied. Results The diagnosis of advanced gallbladder carcinoma was done using different medical imaging techniques, but incorrect diagnosis still happened. There is a wide range of surgical treatment for advanced gallbladder carcinoma. Controversy still exists as whether lymph node resection should be done. In our patients, 35.3% of the 13a lymph nodes and 23. 5% of the 8 lymph nodes were positive for metastasis, which showed that lymph node resection should be carried out. Extended surgery was sometime required to ensure a R0 resection.The main complications of surgery were intraabdominal infection, bile leakage and paralytic ileus.Conclusion An aggressive surgical approach for advanced gallbladder carcinoma is required to ensure a R0 resection, which contributed to better overall survival.

Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effect and safety of precise hepatectomy for primary liver cancer.nethods A total of 103 liver cancer patients who had been admitted to Drum Tower Hospital from July 2007 to October 2009 were divided into precise hepatectomy group(n=54)and routine hepatectomy group (n=49).Peri-and postoperative conditions and the results of follow-up of patients in the 2 groups were compared.All data were analyzed via t test or Fisher exact test.Results No perioperative mortality was observed in the 2 groups.Mean blood loss was(635±608)ml in precise hepatectomy group and(929±1044)ml in routine hepatectomy group,with no significant difference between the 2 groups(t=1.722,P>0.05).Intraoperative blood transfusion volume,postoperative level of aspartate transaminase,positive rate of resection margin and incidence of postoperative complications were(222±381)ml,(158±121)U/L,2%(1/54)and 7%(4/54)in precise hepatectomy group,and were(542±785)ml,(292±347)U/L,18%(9/49)and 24%(12/49)in routine hepatectomy group,with significant difference between the 2 groups(t=2.590,2.558,P<0.05).The 1-year tumor recurrence rate and 1-year survival were 24%(8/33)and 85%(28/33)in precise hepatectomy group,42%(20/48)and 77%(37/48)in routine hepatectomy group,with no significant difference(P>0.05).Conclusion Precise hepatectomy is safe and effective in the treatment of liver caner without much injury to patients.

Objective To investigate the effects of structured triglyceride on hepatic function,nutritional status,inflammatory reaction and immunologic function of patients with primary liver cancer after hepatectomy.Methods A prospective,double-blind,randomized,controlled clinical trial was conducted based on the clinical data of 80 patients with primary liver cancer who underwent hepatectomy at the Drum Tower Hospital from January 2011 to December 2012.All the 80 patients were allocated into the testing group (40 patients) and the control group (40 patients) based on a random number table,and received isometrical nitrogen and isocaloric parenteral nutritional support therapy for 7 days after operation.Structured triglyceride (STG) and physical mixed medium chain/long chain triglycerides (MCT/LCT) were applied to the patients in the testing group and the control group,respectively.The hepatic function,nutritional status,inflammatory reaction,immunologic function and prognosis of patients were compared between the 2 groups.The measurement data with normal distribution were presented as (x) ± s.The comparision between groups was evaluated with an independent sample t test.The trend analyses for variables were done using the repeated measures ANOVA.The measurement data with skew distribution were described as M(P25,P75) and analyzed by the analysis of variance.The count data were analyzed using the chi-square test.Results All the 80 patients who were screened for eligibility were randomly divided into the testing group (40 patients) and the control group (40 patients).The alanine transaminase (ALT),aspartate transaminase (AST),prealbumin,choline esterase,C-reactive protein,IgG,IgM,IgA,CD3 +,CD4 +,CD8 + and CD4 +/CD8 + in the 2 groups showed a range of variations before operation and at postoperative day 5 and 7.The ALT,AST,prealbumin,choline esterase,C-reactive protein,IgG,IgM,IgA,CD3 +,CD4 +,CD8 + and CD4+/CD8 + from preoperation to postoperative day 7 were from (36 ± 10)U/L,(37 ± 13)U/L,(233 ±42)mg/L,(154±32)U/L,(8.1 ±1.6)mg/L,(14±5)g/L,(3.2±1.3)g/L,(2.1 ±1.3)g/L,55.6％±6.8％,37.5％±2.0％,25.9％±2.9％ and 1.5 ±0.5 to (83 ±33)U/L,(63 ±42)U/L,(208 ±37)mg/L,(145 ±26)U/L,(30.3 ±8.6)mg/L,(12 ±3)g/L,(2.8 ±1.6)g/L,(2.0 ±1.2)g/L,46.2％±3.9％,33.4％±3.1％,27.9％±3.0％ and 1.2 ±0.4 in the control group,and from (36 ± 12)U/L,(36 ± 14)U/L,(231 ±45)mg/L,(149 ±25)U/L,(7.6 ± 1.8)mg/L,(13 ±5)g/L,(3.3 ±0.7)g/L,(2.1 ± 1.1)g/L,54.2％±6.3％,37.6％±3.5％,24.8％±3.4％ and 1.5 ±0.4 to (43 ±30)U/L,(40 ±33)U/L,(255 ±44)mg/L,(153 ±27)U/L,(21.7 ±11.2)mg/L,(17 ±4)g/L,(4.1 ± 1.7)g/L,(2.4 ± 1.9)g/L,57.9％±3.2％,39.2％ ± 2.9％ 22.7％ ± 3.4％ and 1.7 ± 0.4 in the testing group,respectively,showing significant differences between the 2 groups (F =94.71,86.40,64.22,16.77,8.18,37.23,11.52,22.58,50.30,26.44,13.16,44.84,P ＜ 0.05).There were no significant differences in the level of ALT,AST,prealbumin,choline esterase,C-reactive protein,IgA,CD8 + and CD4 +/CD8 + at postoperative day 5 between the 2 groups (t =1.24,1.03,0.91,1.02,0.53,0.68,1.61,0.98,P＞0.05).There were significant differences in the IgG,IgM,CD3+and CD4 + at postoperative day 5 between the 2 groups (t =2.58,3.15,3.87,2.46,P ＜ 0.05).There were significant differences in the levels of ALT,AST,prealbumin,choline esterase,C-reactive protein,IgG,IgM,IgA,CD3 +,CD4 +,CD8 + and CD4 +/CD8 + at postoperative day 7 between the 2 groups (t =4.83,2.79,5.58,2.12,3.10,2.53,4.17,2.35,3.45,2.98,3.12,3.75,P ＜0.05).The body weight of patients at postoperative day 7 and duration of hospital stay in the control group were (57 ± 6) kg and (9.9 ± 1.5) days,which were significantly different from (61 ± 8) kg and (8.8 ± 1.3) days in the testing group (t =3.67,2.71,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Structured triglyceride can effectively improve the recovery of hepatic function,nutrition status and immunologic function and reduce inflammatory reaction for the patients with primary liver cancer after hepatectomy.

Objective:To investigate the value of 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in the diagnosis of suspected autoimmune encephalitis (AE) in children with epilepsy and negative MRI. Methods:From May 2019 to August 2022, 94 suspected AE children (49 males, 45 females; age 1-15 years) with epilepsy and negative MRI who underwent brain 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging at Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were divided into AE and non-AE groups based on clinical final diagnosis. The effectiveness of visual diagnosis was evaluated. The cortical lesion extent score (S), and SUV max, SUV mean and minimum of SUV (SUV min) of cortical lesions (L), basal ganglia (B) and thalamus (T) were measured and SUV ratios (SUVR) of L/B or L/T were obtained. Independent-sample t test or Mann-Whitney U test was used to analyze data. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to screen the diagnostic factors of AE, and a diagnostic model was established. The diagnostic efficiency was evaluated by ROC curve analysis and Delong test. Results:There were 53 cases in AE group and 41 cases in non-AE group. Based on visual analysis, the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/CT for AE were 100%(53/53), 43.9%(18/41) and 75.5%(71/94), respectively. Differences of LSUV max, LSUV mean, LSUV min, L/BSUVR max, L/BSUVR mean, L/BSUVR min, L/TSUVR max, L/TSUVR mean, L/TSUVR min and S between AE and non-AE groups were statistically significant ( z=-6.74, t values: from -8.51 to -3.97, all P<0.001). ROC curve analysis showed that the AUC of L/BSUVR max was the highest (0.914) among visual analysis and semi-quantitative parameters. Logistic regression analysis showed that S (odds ratio ( OR)=11.40, 95% CI: 2.18-59.52, P=0.004), L/BSUVR max( OR=13.19, 95% CI: 2.11-82.51, P=0.006) and L/TSUVR max( OR=9.66, 95% CI: 1.57-59.55, P=0.015) were independent diagnostic factors for AE. Regression model was established: P=1/(1+ e - x), x=2.433×S+ 2.580×L/BSUVR max+ 2.267×L/TSUVR max-3.802. The AUC of this model was 0.948, with the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of 98.1%(52/53), 90.2%(37/41) and 94.7%(89/94), respectively. The diagnostic efficacy of the optimized scoring system was consistent with the pre-optimization model, and were both superior to L/BSUVR max(both z=2.01, both P=0.040). Conclusion:The diagnostic model and scoring system based on the semi-quantitative analysis of 18F-FDG PET/CT have better diagnostic efficacy for AE and are superior to semi-quantitative parameters alone.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of preoperative nutritional support (PNS) therapy in the hepatectomy of patients with nutritional risk.Methods The prospective study was conducted.The clinical data of 133 patients with nutritional risk who were admitted to the Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University Medical School from August 2012 to June 2016 were collected.All the patients undergoing PNS and traditional therapy were divided into the PNS group and the control group by random number table method,respectively.Observation indicators:(1) comparisons of laboratory indexes between groups;(2) comparisons of postoperative situations between groups;(3) comparisons of postoperative complications between groups.Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as-x±s.Comparisons between groups were evaluated with the independent-sample t test.Comparisons of count data were analyzed using the chi-square test,and repeated measures data were analyzed by the repeated measures ANOVA.Results All the 133 patients were screened for eligibility,including 68 in the PNS group and 65 in the control group.(1) Comparisons of laboratory indexes between groups:alanine transaminase (ALT),aspartate transaminase (AST),total bilirubin (TBil),cholinesterase,albumin (Alb),prealbumin,transferrin and C-reactive protein (CRP) in the PNS group were respectively (36± 13) U/L,(29± 10) U/L,(18.5±2.4) mmol/L,(5 738± 1 824) U/L,(37.4±5.1) g/L,(155±48) mg/L,(2.2±0.5)g/L,(10±4) g/L at admission and (33 ± 9) U/L,(27 ± 8) U/L,(17.9± 1.8) mmol/L,(5 796± 2 016) U/L,(38.5 ± 4.7) g/L,(181 ± 40) mg/L,(2.4± 0.5) g/L,(8± 4) g/L before operation and (285±100)U/L,(218±93)U/L,(33.5±6.3)mmol/L,(4 847±1 044)U/L,(32.6±3.8)g/L,(105±34)mg/L,(1.3±0.4) g/L,(55±28) g/L at 1 day postoperatively and (149±84) U/L,(76±42) U/L,(22.7±4.9) mmol/L,(3 866±893) U/L,(34.2±2.4) g/L,(125±30) mg/L,(1.6±0.4) g/L,(51±34) g/L at 3 days postoperatively and (64±33) U/L,(44±18) U/L,(19.4±2.8) mmol/L,(4 257± 1 032) U/L,(37.0±2.1) g/L,(148±42) mg/L,(1.9±0.4)g/L,(16±11)g/L at 7 days postoperatively;ALT,AST,TBil,cholinesterase,Alb,prealbumin,transferrin and CRP in the control group were respectively (36± 15)U/L,(31± 12)U/L,(18.3±2.9)mmol/L,(5 762±1 693)U/L,(37.3±6.1)g/L,(162±51)mg/L,(2.3±0.5)g/L,(10±4)g/L at admission and (36±11)U/L,(30±11)U/L,(18.2±2.8)mmol/L,(5 789±1 673)U/L,(37.8±7.1)g/L,(166±57) mg/L,(2.3±0.6) g/L,(9±5) g/L before operation and (305±127) U/L,(246± 104) U/L,(34.2±7.8) mmol/L,(4 842±1 173)U/L,(32.0±4.1) g/L,(83±32) mg/L,(1.2±0.4) g/L,(61 ±31) g/L at 1 day postoperatively and (163±104)U/L,(82±62)U/L,(23.1±6.0)mmol/L,(3 672±937) U/L,(33.8±3.6) g/L,(106±30)mg/L,(1.4±0.4)g/L,(61±40)g/L at 3 days postoperatively and (77±48) U/L,(52±27) U/L,(20.2±3.5) mmol/L,(3 925±987) U/L,(36.6±2.8) g/L,(125±40) mg/L,(1.7±0.4) g/L,(22± 12) g/L at 7 days postoperatively,showing no statistically significant difference in changing trends of above indicators between groups (F =1.007,2.223,0.579,0.014,0.235,3.533,2.970,2.143,P＞0.05).Results of further analysis showed that there were statistically significant differences in the levels of ALT,AST and cholinesterase at 7 days postoperatively between groups (t=1.832,2.073,1.899,P＜0.05),and in the levels of prealbumin before operation and at 1,3 and 7 days postoperatively between groups (t =1.698,3.738,3.625,3.178,P＜0.05) and in the levels of transferrin and CRP at 3 and 7 days postoperatively between groups (t=2.917,2.709,1.667,2.990,P＜0.05).(2) Comparisons of postoperative situations between groups:time to initial exsufflation,time of initial defecation,infused volume of exogenous albumin and duration of postoperative hospital stay were respectively (46± 15)hours,(64±16)hours,(23±10)g,(9.2±2.6)days in the PNS group and (55±18)hours,(78±21)hours,(39±25)g,(11.7±5.3) days,with statistically significant differences in the above indicators between groups (t =2.830,4.157,5.044,3.497,P＜0.05).(3) Comparisons of postoperative complications between groups:23 and 33 patients in the PNS and control groups had postoperative complications,showing a statistically significant difference between groups (x2=3.915,P＜0.05).Eight and 17 patients in the PNS and control groups were respectively complicated with peritoneal effusion,with a statistically significant difference between groups (x2 =4.508,P＜ 0.05).Conclusion PNS therapy in the hepatectomy of patients with nutrition risk can effectively improve pre-and post-operative nutrition statuses,reduce liver damage,accelerate recoveries of liver and gastrointestinal functions,reduce complications,shorten duration of postoperative hospital stay and accelerate patients' recovery.

Objective:To investigate whether the presynaptic dopamine neuronal depletion in different striatal subregions predicts future development of wearing-off (WO) in Parkinson′s disease (PD) patients.Methods:A retrospective longitudinal study included 57 PD patients who were referred to the Department of Neurology of Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from January 2019 to September 2020, and completed 11C-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-fluorophenyl) tropane dopamine transporter (DAT) positron emission tomography scans at the initial evaluation and received dopaminergic drugs for at least 12 months during follow-up. The time of starting dopaminergic drug treatment and the occurrence of WO were recorded. After adjusting for clinical related factors, the predictive value of DAT uptake and related parameters in striatal subregions for WO was evaluated by Cox proportional hazards model. Results:During a median follow-up period of 23 months, 10 patients (18.18%) developed WO. Patients with WO exhibited less DAT uptake in the caudate nucleus and anterior putamen nucleus (0.66±0.52 vs 1.08±0.42, t=2.76, P=0.008 and 0.66±0.20 vs 0.87±0.28, t=2.27, P=0.027 respectively), especially in these subregions contralateral to the less-affected side of the body, compared to those without WO. Cox proportional hazard models revealed that after adjusting for gender, age, course of disease, baseline Unified Parkinson′s Disease Rating Scale Ⅲ score and increment of levodopa equivalent dosage, the lower the DAT uptake of the caudate ipsilateral to the less-affected side of the body ( HR=0.20, 95% CI 0.07-0.63, P=0.006), as well as the lower the DAT uptake of the caudate nucleus and posterior putamen nucleus ( HR=0.28, 95% CI 0.11-0.69, P=0.006 and HR=0.08, 95% CI 0.01-0.64, P=0.018 respectively) and the higher the ratio of putamen/caudate contralateral to the less-affected side of the body ( HR=2.33, 95% CI 1.02-5.33, P=0.045), the higher the risk of WO. Conclusion:The presynaptic dopamine neuronal loss, particularly bilateral caudate nucleus dopaminergic depletion at the early stage, has predictive value of development of WO in PD.

Due to the availability of 18F-FDG in PET centers, this article aims to advocate and promote the standardization of 18F-FDG PET brain imaging in dementia in order to improve the reliability, repeatability and comparison of the imaging process and results. It is also provided to guide the PET imaging operation standard and to give suggestions on image interpretation.

Presynaptic dopaminergic PET imaging is a useful method for the diagnosis of parkinsonism. Based on the expert consensus on operation and clinical application of dopamine transporter brain PET imaging technology published in 2020, this paper further recommends the relevant elements of result interpretation of presynaptic dopaminergic PET imaging.