Superselective angiography and embolization is one of the important methods in the management of acute hemorrhage, providing mini-invasion and high efficacy, etc. The implication of angiography and embolization on bleeding were reviewed and the embolic agents as well as the interventional procedures were commented in this article.

Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been widely used in the treatment of malignant hepatic tumors and has achieved satisfactory effects.Complications after RFA have been taken seriously and the risk of the development of complications is closely associated with tumor location.It is a great challenge for physicians to perform RFA for hepatic tumors in high-risk locations due to related difficulties and risks.This article reviews the complications after RFA for hepatic tumors in high-risk locations and analyzes related control strategies.

Objective:We clarify the relationship between dysfunction of gastric motility and the plasma motilin,in order to study the pathogenesis,diagnosis and therapy of the hepatocirrhosis with dyspepsia.Methods:The liquid gastric emptying (GE),electrogastrograpgy(EGG) and plasma motilin were examined in 51 patients with hepatocirrhosis.Results:The dysfunction of gastric motility is associated with the liver function,gastric rhythm and upper gastrointestinal symptom.The plasma motilin concentration increased significantly in patients with hepatocirrhosis as compared with that of controls (P<0.01).The sorbefacient prokinetic drug (prepulsid) can improve the function of gastric power,but the lever of motilin no change.Conclusion:The patients with hepatocirrhosis have the dysfunction of gastric motility,and gastric emptying delayed,and there is a relation between GE and the liver function.We evaluate that this disorder is associated with the low sensitivity about stomach to the plasma molitin in this case.We can judge the degree of the liver damage,gastric emptying delayed.gastric rhythm by testing the gastric motilin.Drug can deal it.

AIM: Supercritical CO_2 extraction of Rhizoma Chuanxiong volatile oil was studied under conditions of extraction temperature between 33-48 ℃,pressure between 10-25 MPa and CO_2 flow rate between 2-4 L?min -1 .Influence of extraction conditions on solubility and mass transfer rate were analyzed. METHODS: Based on plug flow in fixed bed,experimental extraction curves were evaluated using a model put forward by Stastova.And the effects of extraction conditions on mass transfer coefficients were also analyzed. RESULTS: Coefficient of mass transfer was slowly increased as the extraction temperature elevated,and was in accord with flow and in contrast with pressure. CONCLUSION:The method has a practical use value in the extraction of Rhizoma Chuanxiong volatile oil.

Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of a fast gradient-echo(GRE) three-dimensional contrast-enhanced volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination(3D-VIBE) MR sequence in evaluating focal liver lesions.Methods Conventional spin-echo T2W,2D GRE T1W plain scan and Gd-enhanced 3D-VIBE multi-phasic(early arterial,late arterial and portal venous phases) acquisitions were prospectively performed for 51 consecutive patients suspected of having focal liver lesions on CT or ultrasound imaging.Native T2W and 2D GRE T1W were acquired first,then 3D-VIBE fast scanning at early arterial,late arterial and portal venous phases respectively.The SNR and CNR of the liver lesions on plain scan and the enhancement patterns on contrast-enhanced 3D-VIBE images were carefully observed with correlation of the clinical and surgical pathological findings.Results There exited certain differences in SNR,CNR,and the enhancement patterns of different kinds of focal hepatic lesions in plain scan and Gd-enhanced multi-phasic 3D-VIBE acquisitions.Conclusion 3D-VIBE MR sequence is helpful in the detection and characterization of focal liver lesions.

Objective To analyze the reasons of perioperative hypoxia in Stanford A aortic dissection,and summarize its management strategies.Methods From Dec.2005 to Jul.2011,sixty four patients underwent surgery for acute type A aortic dissection,of which 9 cases were with chronic dissection and 55 cases with emergent ones.Preoperative oxygen fraction ratio( PaO2/FiO2 )in 51 cases was lower than 200 mm Hg.All of them underwent the surgery with the help of deep hypothermia cardiac arrest technique.Results Three cases died.Thirty-three cases could not live without ventilation during the first 72 h because of continuous hypoxia ( PaO2/FiO2 ＜ 200 mm Hg).One case underwent tracheotomy and auxiliary ventilation for 9 days.The rest were live without ventilation after auxiliary ventilator for 72 - 120 hrs.The data showed that postoperative hypoxia was related to preoperative hypoxia (oxygen fraction ratio ＜ 200 mm Hg),BMI,acute onset,hypothermia cardiac arrest time,and transfusion more than 3000 ml ( P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusion Great attention should be paid to the perioperative hypoxia-related factors in Stanford A dissection,which will be helpful to improve prognosis.

Objective: To study effect of small ubiquitin related modifier protein 1 (SUMO1) in inflammatory reactions mediated by tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and nuclear factor (NF)-κB in myocardial damage of rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods: A total of 20 Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats with spontaneous diabetes mellitus (DM) were randomly divided into group DM1 (pure DM group, n=10) and group DM2 (DM+high-fat diet group, n=10), and another 10 normal Wistar rats were regard as healthy control group. Expressions of SUMO1, TNF-α and NF-κB were measured by immunohistochemical method. Results: 1. Levels of blood glucose and TG in group DM1 and group DM2 were significantly higher than those of healthy control group, and those of DM2 group were higher than of DM1 group ,P<0.05 all; 2. Myocardial cells lined up in order and there was no hypertrophy in group DM1; but those in group DM2 showed cells loosely lined up and hypertrophy under light microscope; 3 Immunohistochemical assay indicated that expression of SUMO1 in group DM2 and DM1 group were significantly higher than those of healthy control group [(44.5±1.1) vs. (27.2±2.2) vs. (21.7±3.0)], and of group DM2 was significantly higher than that of DM1 group (P<0.01 all); expression of TNF-α in group DM2 and group DM1 were significantly higher than that of healthy control group [(27.5±1.5) vs. (20.2±2.7) vs. (13.1±1.6)], and of DM2 group was significantly higher than that of group DM1 (P<0.01 all)；expression of NF-κB in group DM2 and group DM1 were significantly higher than that of healthy control group [（30.1±1.7）vs.40.7±1.5）vs.（16.0±2.6）], but of group DM1 was significantly higher than that of group DM2 (P<0.01 all). Conclusion: There are obvious metabolic disorders of glucose and lipid in T2DM rats, and complicated morphological changes of myocardial tissues similar to myocardial lesions in DM humans; the expressions of SUMO1, NF-κB and TNF-α significantly increase, suggest SUMO1 takes part in inflammatory reaction mediated by NF-κB, TNF-α in myocardial lesion of rat with T2DM，and may inhibit NF-κB, possesses effect of protect myocardium.

Objective It is to observe the clinical effect of Wenxinkeli combined with metoprolol on frequent ventricular premature beat (FVEB).Methods234 patients with FVEB were randomly divided into the study group and control group.117 patients in the control group were treated with metoprolol combined with placebo, and 117 patients in the stduy group were treated with Wenxinkeli combined with metoprolol.4 weeks were a course of treatment.After four weeks, the heart rate variability, QT interval dispersion and 24h average heart rate of two groups were observed, and the clinical effect were evaluated.ResultsAfter 4 weeks of treatment, 5 cases in the study group and 7 cases in the control group were excluded.The efficiency of control group and study group were 89.29% and 79.09% (P<0.05), respectively.After treatment, the SDNN、SDANN、RMSSD and PNN50 of two groups were significantly higher than those before treatment(P<0.05), and the increase value of the study group was higher than that of the control group(P<0.05).After treatment, the QTd and QTcd of two groups were decreased than those before treatment(P<0.05), and the decreased value of the study group was higher than that of the control group(P<0.05).There was no significant change in the heart rate of the two groups before and after treatment.ConclusionWenxinkeli combined with metoprolol in the treatment of FVEB can prolong HRV, reduce QTd, improve the treatment effect, has no significant effect on the heart rate.

Objective By using multi detector row spiral CT (MDCT) to investigate the CT imaging findings of gallbladder abnormalities caused by hepatic parenchymal diseases and those of inflammatory cholecystitis. Methods CT and clinical data of 80 patients with gallbladder abnormalities were retrospectively reviewed. Fifty patients were in hepatic disease group, including 20 chronic hepatitis, 25 liver cirrhosis, and 5 cirrhosis with hepatocellular carcinoma. Thirty patients were in inflammatory group, including 19 chronic cholecystitis, 6 acute cholecystitis, 3 cholecystitis with acute pancreatitis, 1 gangrenous cholecystitis, and 1 xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis. All patients underwent MDCT plain scan and contrast enhanced dual phase scanning of upper abdomen. Results In hepatic disease group, 48 cases had evenly thickened gallbladder wall (96%) with mean thickness of (3.67?0.49) mm; 38 cases had clear gallbladder outlines (76%); 38 cases had gallbladder wall enhancement of various degree (76%); 14 cases had gallbladder bed edema and localized non dependant pericholecystic fluid collection (28%). In inflammatory cholecystitis group, 28 cases had obscuring gallbladder outlines (93%) ; 26 cases had gallbladder wall evenly thickened (87%), 4 cases showed unevenly thicked wall (13%), the mean thickness being (4.54?1.14) mm; 30 cases had inhomogenous enhancement of the gallbladder wall (100%); 9 cases had high attenuation bile (30%); 4 cases had dependant pericholecystic fluid collection (13%); 5 cases had transient enhancement of adjacent hepatic bed in arterial phase (17%); micro abscess and gas in the gallbladder wall was observed in 1 case respectively. Conclusion MDCT can offer imaging findings useful for differentiating abnormal gallbladder changes caused by hepatic parenchymal diseases from those due to inflammatory cholecystitis.

Objective To evaluate the value of MR imaging with a contrast enhanced multi phasic isotropic volumetric interpolated breath hold examination (VIBE) in diagnosis of primary liver carcinoma. Methods Thirty two consecutive patients with surgical pathologically confirmed 42 foci of primary carcinoma of liver underwent comprehensive MR examination of the upper abdomen, routine two dimensional (2D) T1WI and T2WI images were acquired before administration of Gd DTPA for contrast enhancement. Then, contrast enhanced multi phasic VIBE was acquired followed by 2D T1WI images. The lesion appearances on hepatic arterial, portal venous and equilibrium phases of VIBE sequence were carefully observed along with delineation of hepatic arterial and portal venous structures. The lesion detection rates and lesion characterization ability were compared among various MR sequences. Results 33(78.6%), 30(71.4%), 38(90.5%) and 42(100%) foci were displayed respectively on T2WI, non enhanced T1WI, enhanced T1WI and enhanced 3D VIBE images ( P