Objective:To explore the application value of whole-process ultrasound-guided percutaneous portal vein puncture islet transplantation.Methods:From October 2018 to May 2021, 16 diabetics underwent whole-process ultrasound-guided percutaneous portal vein puncture islet transplantation at First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University.The whole process was guided by ultrasound for completing percutaneous portal vein puncture catheterization, islet infusion monitoring, bleeding prevention and ablation hemostasis after bleeding.Results:Ten patients [8 males and 2 females with a mean age of(45.9±21.1)years]underwent 16 islet transplants, including one islet(5 cases), two islets(4 cases)and three islets(1 case). A single puncture was successfully performed without damage to other extrahepatic organs, persistent portal hypertension, portal vein embolism or infection.Bleeding at liver puncture site occurred in 3 cases and ultrasound radiofrequency ablation was performed for immediate hemostasis.Among them, postoperative blood glucose stabilized at 4~12 mmol/l post-operation.And 5 cases(31.3%)achieved insulin independence for>2 months and 10 cases(62.5%)lowered insulin dosage by>50% as compared with preoperative level.The level of fasting C-peptide recovered or was higher than normal in 10 cases(62.5%)and became obviously elevated in the remainders.In 11 cases(68.8%)of them, liver transaminase was briefly and mildly elevated post-operation, and no other complications were observed.Conclusions:The whole-process ultrasound-guided percutaneous portal vein islet transplantation is both safe and feseasible.It avoids the injury of transplanted kidney caused by contrast agent and radiological radiation to operator and patient.It is a method of islet transplantation worth a wider popularization.

Objective:To investigate the effectiveness and safety of fully-covered self-expandable metal stent (FCSEMS) with plastic stent over the treatment of post liver transplantation anastomotic biliary stricture (AS).Methods:The clinical data of AS patients after liver transplantation admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from January 2014 to April 2018 was collected for the retrospective study. According to different implanted stents, patients were divided into FCSEMS group and plastic stent group. The general information of the two groups of patients, surgical success rate, postoperative complications, the number of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), the number of indwelling stents and other indicators were compared and analyzed.Results:A total of 54 patients were enrolled, including 41 males and 13 females, with a median age of 48 (34-65) years. A total of 23 cases were included in the FCSEMS group and 31 cases were included in the plastic stent group. The overall technical success rate of the operation was 98.3% (176/179). In the FCSEMS group, there were 21 patients recovered and 2 patients were relieved; in the plastic stent group, 29 patients were recovered, 1 case was relieved, and 1 case failed. There were no statistically significant differences in the efficacy and complication rate between the two groups (all P>0.05). The median stent indwelling time, ERCP times, and the number of indwelling stents in the FCSEMS group were 5.9 months, 2 times, and 1, respectively, and in the plastic stent group were 9.5 months, 4 times, and 8 respectively. There were statistical differences between the two groups (all P<0.05). Conclusions:FCSEMS for treatment of AS showed less duration of stenting, numbers of stents and endoscopic treatment sessions with the similar efficacy as plastic stents. It’s indicated that it’s necessary to pay attention to the probability of stent migration and pancreatitis.

Objective To investigate the correlation between the elastographic characteristics of liver and postoperative function of liver allografts.Methods Forty-eight cases of liver transplantation from The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University were analyzed,Shear wave elastography (SWE) was performed before operation or at one week or one month post-operation.Liver function was evaluated by measuring alanine aminotransferase (ALT),aspartate transaminase (AST),total bilirubin (TBIL),γ-glutamine transferase (GGT),albumin (ALB),alkaline phosphatase (ALP),prothrombin time (PT),activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT),and international normalized ratio (INR).Early allograft dysfunction (EAD) was also analyzed with reference to SWE among liver transplant recipients.Results SWE at one week after transplantation was significantly correlated with TBIL (r=0.525 6,P<0.01),APTT (r=0.668 3,P<0.000 1),PT (r=0.593 7,P=0.000 1),INR (r=0.609 6,P<0.000 1) and prealbumin (r=-0.464 1,P<0.01).However,no significant correlation was observed between pre-operative SWE and parameters of post-operative liver function.SWE in EAD patients was higher than that of patients without EAD (17.60±1.09 kPa vs.13.38±0.99 kPa,P<0.01).The optimal cut-off value of SWE at one week post-operation was 14.85 kPa.Conclusion Postoperative SWE is significantly correlated with postoperative liver function tests and EAD,suggesting SWE is a potential test for evaluating the quality of liver allografts.

Objective To observe the early effect of organ donation after pancreas-kidney transplantation.Methods Eight cases of diabetic nephropathy received combined pancreas kidney transplantation.There were 8 donors,including 6 males and 2 females,with an average age of (26 10) years old (range from 15 to 42 years).There were 4 cases of donors with China during the transition period of brain heart double death organ donation (C-Ⅲ) standard,3 cases of donors in line with the international standard of brain death organ donation (C-Ⅰ) standard,1 case of international standard of heart death organ donation (C-lⅡ M-Ⅲ) citizen donors.There were 6 men and 2 women for recipients of the same blood type.Results Eight cases were awake 4-6 h postoperation and the ventilator was removed 8-14 h after operation.The rehabilitation therapy began 2 days postoperation from surgery intensive care unit (SICU) to the common wards.Serum C-peptide and insulin levels achieved normal range in 1-2 weeks after transplant.Blood glucose returned to the normal level in 2-3 weeks,and the creatinine level decreased to the normal level in 2 weeks postoperation.Duodenal intramural hematoma occurred in one patient intraoperatively,and the pancreatic graft was removed for safe consideration.Other patients had no serious surgical complications within 2 weeks after transplantation.Conclusion For organ donation after death of pancreas kidney transplantation,early organ function recovered well.Under the strict preoperative evaluation,the young donors can be safely used in combined pancreas and kidney transplantation.

Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effect of abdominal multiple visceral organ transplantation for hepatic cirrhosis combined with diabetes by using donation after cardiac death (DCD).Methods Two patients suffering from hepatitis B-related liver cirrhosis,hepatocellular carcinoma combined with insulin dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus were given multiple visceral organ transplantation from May to June 2012.The transplanted organs including the liver,pancreas and duodenum were obtained from two donors after cardiac death which accorded with C-Ⅲ criteria.The donor internal and external iliac arteries were anastomosed to celiac axis and superior mesenteric artery and then the donor arteria iliaca communis was anastomosed to recipient abdominal aorta.The portal vein reconstruction was performed by end-to-side anastomosis between the donor and recipient portal vein.The pancreatic juice drainage was achieved by side to side anastomosis between donor duodenum and recipient jejunum.The pancreases of recipients were retained.Results The alanine aminotransferase,aspartate aminotransferase and total bilirubin of two patients were recovered to normal level at 2nd week after operation.The blood glucose and serum amylase returned to normal levels at 7th d and 4th d respectively.The fasting serum C-peptide and insulin were also at normal level at 2nd week.One patient with local intestinal anastomotic fistula was given percutaneous puncture drainage for four weeks and recovered.One patient recovered smoothly one month after transplantation without surgical complications.Conclusion Abdominal multiple visceral organ transplantation is an effective treatment for hepatic cirrhosis combined with diabetes by using DCD donor.

ObjectiveTo summarize the clinical experience of simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPK) after liver transplantation for patients with diabetes and uremia.MethodsThe clinical data of two patients who received SPK after liver transplantation were retrospectively analyzed.The two male patients had type 2 diabetes mellitus before liver transplantation,and suffered from endstage uremia due to diabetic nephropathy and immunosuppressant-induced toxicity.Rapid technique for combined abdominal multiple viscera procurement was performed.Kidneys,pancreas,duodenum segment and spleen were procured.Renal allograft was placed in the left iliac fossa,whereas pancreas allograft in the right iliac fossa. The pancreatic allograft exocrine secretion was drained into the proximal jejunum via a side-to-side duodenojujunostomy. Quadruple immunosuppressive regime including IL2 receptor monoclonal antibody induction,tacrolimus (Tac),mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and steroid were used in case 1,and ATG and methylprednisolone were used in case 2.ResultsSPK was successfully applied to these two patients without serious surgical complications such as pancreatitis,graft and pancreatic fistula. The immunosuppressive regimen was based on tacrolimus with ATG induction,MMF and steroids.In the second case,serum creatinine level was decreased to the normal range within 1 week after the operation and then elevated continuously even he received empirical anti rejection treatment,Tac was tampered and rapamycin was used when the renal graft biopsy indicated drug toxicity,and creatinine level was decreased 3 weeks after the operation and recovered to the normal range at 5th week post-transplant. Both of the two patients achieved euglycemia with insulin independence about 10 days after the operation.And now these two patients have been followed up for 36 and 9 months,and the grafts function of the liver,kidney and pancreas was normal. Conclusion Immunologic reaction in patients undergoing simultaneous pancreas and kidneytransplantationafterlivertransplantationseemsmorecomplex, andareasonable immunosuppressive regimen is important to improVe the outcome.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the clinical and radiological efficacy of TNFR Ⅱ -Fc combined with methotrexate( MTX ) in treatment of patients with moderate and severe rheumatoid arthritis.MethodsThree hundred and ninty-six RA patients were randomized into the combined treatment group,the TNFR Ⅱ -Fc only group and MTX only group.All patients were treated for 24 weeks.ACR-N,ACR20,ACR50,ACR70,DAS28-ESR and Sharp score of both hands were measured for efficacy,and the side-effects were analyzed by one-way ANOVA.Results After 24-week therapy,the ACR-N of the combined treatment group [( 12.79±9.24)％-year] was significantly improved than that of the TNFR Ⅱ-Fc only group [(9.56±11.16)％-year,P＜0.05] and that of the MTX only group[(5.08±11.10)％-year,P＜0.05],and the TNFR Ⅱ-Fc group was significantly improved than that of the MTX group(P＜0.05).The ACR20 response rate of the combined group(80.4％) was significantly higher than that of the TNFR Ⅱ -Fc group(71.1％,P＜0.05) and the MTX group(56.7％,P＜0.01 ).The ACRS0 response rate of the combined group(53.6％) was significantly higher than that of the MTX group(30.8％,P＜0.01 ).The ACR70 response rate of the combined group was 27.7％,which was significantly different from that of the TNFR Ⅱ -Fc group (15.8％) and MTX group (7.7％,P＜0.05or P＜0.01 ).DAS28-ESR in the combination group was significantly reduced than those of the TNFR Ⅱ -Fc group and MTX group,and the DAS28-ESR of the TNFR Ⅱ -Fc group was significantly reduced than MTX group.The average total Sharp score of both hands,which demonstrated the radiographic changes,was significantly reduced in the combination group than the MTX group(P=0.03).The total adverse events in the combined group(40.9％) was significantly high than that of the MTX group(28.8％,P＜0.05).Conclusion TNFR Ⅱ -Fc combined with MTX can effectively control the activity of RA and radiological progress.

Objective To explore the causes and management of intra-abdominal hemorrhage after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Methods Clinical data of 638 OLT patients were analyzed retrospectively from January 2004 to December 2008 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University. The diagnosis and treatment of postoperative intra-abdominal hemorrhage after OLT were reviewed. Results Among the 638 patients, 53 suffered from posttransplant intra-abdominal hemorrhage,the morbidity was 8. 3% (53/638). Thirty-one cases suffering from bleeding on raw surfaces or around the liver due to impairment of coagulation function were treated by non-surgery methods, 22 cases who suffered from active postoperative intra-abdominal hemorrhage due to surgical factors underwent laparotomy and bleeding control operation after failure of anti-shock treatments such as hemostatic drugs, blood reperfusion.Among the 53 patients who suffered from intra-abdominal hemorrhage, 12 patients died, and the main causes were serious infections and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. The mortality associated with intraabdominal hemorrhage was 22. 6%. Conclusions Intra-abdominal hemorrhage at different locations were found after OLT, and the fatal rate is quite high. Timely and appropriate treatments especially laparotomy may improve the prosnosis of these patients.

Objective To summarize the experience with salvage liver transplantation for patients with recurrent hetaptocellular carcinoma(HCC)after primary liver resection.Methods From 2004 to 2008,376 patients with HCC received liver transplantation in our single center.Among these patients,36 (9.6 %)underwent salvage liver transplantation after primary liver curative resection due to intrahepatic recurrence.There were 29 males and 7 females with the mean age of 46 years old.Sixteen received right lobectomy,10 received left lobectomy and the others received sectionectomy or segmentectomy.As a control group for comparison,we used clinical data of the 147 patients who underwent primary OLT for HCC within Milan Criteria.Results The mean interval between initial liver resection and salvage transplantation was 34.9±16.2 months(1-63 months).Intraoperative bleeding volume,transfusion volume and operative time in the salvage group were significantly different from those in control group (P<0.05).There were no significant difference in post-operative complications,tumor recurrence rate,survival rate and tumor-free survival between these two groups(P>0.05).Conclusion In comparison with primary OLT,although salvage liver transplantation would increase the operation difficulties,it still remains a good option for patients with HCC recurrence after curative resection.

BACKGROUND: Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPK) has been considered an effective therapeutic means of diabetes mellitus (including type 1 and type 2) combined with end stage uremia. Because the pancreas possesses high immunogenicity, so a feasible immunosuppressive regimen is a key to successful pancreas transplantation. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasible immunosuppressive regimen after simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPK). METHODS: From January 2005 to June 2009, 9 patients with diabetic nephropathy and end stage uremia, consisting of 5 males and 4 females, received SPK. The pancreatic allograft exocrine secretion was drained into the proximal jejunum via a side-to-side duodenojujunostomy. Quadruple immunosuppressive regimen including induction of interleukin-2 receptor monoclonal antibody, tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil and steroid, and gradual tacrolimus monotherapy. The clinical data of the 9 patients were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: SPK was successfully applied to all patients without serious surgical complications such as pancreatitis, graft dysfunction and pancreatic fistula. One patient died of cardiovascular accident in the early stage after SPK. The other 8 patients were followed up for 4-50 months. Serum creatinine decreased to normal range within 1 week after surgery. The 8 patients achieved euglycemia during early postoperative stage with insulin independence time (11.5±3.5) days and with fasting blood glucose recovery time (15.4±6.3) days. Acute rejection of the renal graft occurred in 4 patients, 1 patient died of cardiovascular accident and the other 3 recovered after antihuman thymocyte globulin or steroids bolus treatment. No rejection was noted in pancreatic grafts. These findings indicate that SPK is an effective treatment for patients with diabetes mellitus-related middle- and end-stage uremia．Quadruple immunosuppressive regime including interleukin-2 receptor monoclonal antibody induction is feasible after SPK, and such a regimen can be safely converted to tacrolimus monotherapy.