鼻窦炎鼻息肉内窥镜手术的临床分析

2002年4月至2004年4月我们开展鼻内镜下治疗慢性鼻窦炎、鼻息肉手术117例,术后随访1～1.5年,效果较好,报告如下.

鼻腔鼻窦术后鼻内窥镜检查的意义

目的 探讨鼻腔鼻窦术后鼻内窥镜检查的意义。方法 对 1 2 0例各种鼻腔鼻窦术后病人 ,在术后 1～ 6个月内行鼻内窦镜检查术。结果 鼻腔鼻窦术后 30 %病人存在鼻道粘连、鼻息肉及其他新生物残留或复发 ,上颌窦自然开口堵塞 ,新的造孔狭窄及鼻窦仍有脓性分泌物。结论 鼻腔鼻窦术后鼻内窥镜检查有助于了解手术效果及疾病转归 ,尽早发现各种并发症 。

观察丙泊酚复合瑞芬太尼全身静脉麻醉在纤维支气管内窥镜(纤支镜)检查术中的麻醉效果、安全性和可行性

目的:探讨丙泊酚复合瑞芬太尼全身静脉麻醉在纤维支气管内窥镜(纤支镜)检查术中的麻醉效果、安全性和可行性。方法:选取2016年1月-2018年1月期间,在我院接受纤维支气管内窥镜(纤支镜)检查的患者62例,采用奇偶分组法将患者分为2组,对照组患者接受常规麻醉方式,实验组患者接受丙泊酚复合瑞芬太尼全身静脉麻醉。结果:实验组患者的麻醉效果和不良反应发生情况与对照组对比,差异有统计学意义,P<0.05。结论:对接受纤维支气管内窥镜(纤支镜)检查的患者实施丙泊酚复合瑞芬太尼全身静脉麻醉,具有较好的麻醉效果,不良反应较少,值得推广应用。

自制碘-125支架治疗进展期食管癌的临床应用研究

目的探讨碘-125粒子支架治疗食管癌的疗效及碘-125粒子治疗剂量。方法75例患者分为治疗组(A组)45例,对照组(B组)30例,A组将0.4m c i、0.6m c i、0.8m c i三种不同剂量碘-125粒子捆绑在带膜支架上,分别于3月、6月、12月、15月观察总并发症发生情况、肿瘤生长转移情况、总生存率、不同剂量作用下生存率。结果A组在3月、6月、12月肿瘤生长阻塞支架发生率显著低于B组,新增转移癌灶低于B组,平均生存时间明显长于B组,p<0.05;0.6m c i、0.8m c i两种剂量组在阻止肿瘤生长、转移、延长生存率等方面优于0.4m c i剂量组,0.6m c i、0.8m c i两种剂量组间无统计学差异。结论碘-125粒子支架治疗食管癌可显著改善吞咽困难,有效阻止肿瘤生长、转移,延长生存期,碘-125粒子剂量以0.6m c i为宜。

内放疗支架治疗中晚期食管癌的临床应用研究

目的探讨125I粒子支架治疗中晚期食管癌的疗效。方法122例患者分为治疗组(A组)62例,对照组(B组)60例,A组将剂量为0.6mCi的125I粒子(根据病变长度决定粒子数量)捆绑在带膜支架上放置,B组直接放置普通带膜支架,分别于3、6、12、18个月观察并发症发生情况、肿瘤生长转移情况、总生存率。结果A组在3、6、12个月肿瘤生长阻塞支架发生率显著低于B组,新增转移癌灶低于B组,平均生存时间明显长于B组(P<0.05)。结论125I粒子支架治疗食管癌可显著改善吞咽困难,有效阻止肿瘤生长、转移,提高生存质量,延长生存期。

Effect of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy on gastroesophageal reflux in mechanically-ventilated patients

AIM： To investigate the effect of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy （PEG） on gastroesophageal reflux （GER） in mechanically-ventilated patients. METHODS ： In a prospective, randomized, controlled study 36 patients with recurrent or persistent ventilatorassociated pneumonia （VAP） and GER 〉 6% were divided into PEG group （n=16） or non-PEG group （n = 20）. Another 11 ventilated patients without reflux （GER 〈 3%） served as control group. Esophageal pH-metry was performed by the ＂pull through＂ method at baseline, 2 and 7 d after PEG. Patients were strictly followed up for semi-recumbent position and control of gastric nutrient residue. RESULTS： A significant decrease of median （range） reflux was observed in PEG group from 7.8 （6.2-15.6） at baseline to 2.7 （0-10.4） on d 7 post-gastrostomy （P 〈 0.01）, while the reflux increased from 9 （6.2-22） to 10.8 （6.3-36.6） （P〈 0.01） in non-PEG group. A significant correlation between GER （%） and the stay of nasogastric tube was detected （r= 0.56, P〈 0.01）. CONCLUSION： Gastrostomy when combined with semi- recumbent position and absence of nutrient gastric residue reduces the gastroesophageal reflux in ventilated patients.

Treatment of gastric remnant cancer post distal gastrectomy by endoscopic submucosal dissection using an insulation-tipped diathermic knife

AIM: To evaluate the effectiveness of endoscopic submucosal dissection using an insulation-tipped diathermic knife (IT-ESD) for the treatment of patients with gastric remnant cancer. METHODS: Thirty-two patients with early gastric cancer in the remnant stomach, who underwent distal gastrectomy due to gastric carcinoma, were treated with endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) or ESD at Sumitomo Besshi Hospital and Shikoku Cancer Center in the 10-year period from January 1998 to December 2007, including 17 patients treated with IT-ESD. Retrospectively, patient backgrounds, the one-piece resection rate, complete resection (CR) rate, operation time, bleeding rate, and perforation rate were compared between patients treated with conventional EMR and those treated with IT-ESD. RESULTS: The CR rate (40% in the EMR group vs 82% in the IT-ESD group) was significantly higher in the IT-ESD group than in the EMR group; however, the operation time was significantly longer for the IT- ESD group (57.6 ± 31.9 min vs 21.1 ± 12.2 min). No significant differences were found in the rate of underlying cardiopulmonary disease (IT-ESD group, 12% vs EMR group, 13%), one-piece resection rate (100% vs 73%), bleeding rate (18% vs 6.7%), and perforation rate (0% vs 0%) between the two groups. CONCLUSION: IT-ESD appears to be an effective treatment for gastric remnant cancer post distal gastrectomy because of its high CR rate. It is useful for histological confirmation of successful treatment. Thelong-term outcome needs to be evaluated in the future.

The value of endoscopic ultrasonography on diagnosis and treatment of esophageal hamartoma

Objective:To examine the values of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) on diagnosis and treatment of esophageal hamartoma. Methods:We compared and analyzed various kinds of imaging examinations such as barium esophagram, con-trast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and conventional gastroscopy in retrospectively reviewing the clinical data of an esophageal hamartoma patient seen in our clinic in the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. Having received various imaging examinations, this patient was finally diagnosed with esophageal hamartoma and underwent gastroscopic resection of hamartoma with the diagnostic information obtained from EUS. The patient had been regularly followed up for 13 months after treatment. Results: Barium esophagram, CT and conventional gastroscopy detected the lesion, but were unable to distinguish it from common esophagopolypus and other submucosal lesions, and unable to determine etiopathogenisis. EUS detected the hamartoma and identified its internal structure, echo, exact size, depth of invasion, origin and the relationship between adjacent tissues and organs, differentiating the lesion from other submucosal tumors and clearly defining the diagnosis. EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) also helped to identify the etiological diagnosis. Conclusion: EUS was superior to other imaging means in diagnosis and treatment of hamartoma.

Treatment of over 20 mm gastric cancer by endoscopic submucosal dissection using an insulation-tipped diathermic knife

AIM： To evaluate the effectiveness of endoscopic submucosal dissection using an insulation-tipped diathermic knife （IT-ESD） for the treatment of patients with over 20 mm early gastric cancer （EGC）. METHODS： A total of 112 patients with over 10 mm EGC were treated with IT-ESD at Sumitomo Besshi Hospital and Shikoku Cancer Center in the 5 year period from January 2002 to December 2006, including 40 patients with over 20 mm EGC. We compared patient backgrounds, the one-piece resection rate, complete resection （CR） rate, operation time, bleeding rate, perforation rate between patients with over 20 mm EGC [over 20 mm group （21-40 ram）] and the remaining patients （under 20 mm group）. RESULTS： We found no significant difference in the rate of underlying cardiopulmonary disease （over 20 mm group vs under 20 mm group, 5.0% vs 5.6%）, one- piece resection rate （95% vs 96%）, CR rate （85% vs 89%）, operation time （72.3 rain vs 66.5 rain）, bleeding rate （50 vs 4.2%）, and perforation rate （0% vs 1.4%） between the 2 groups. Three patients in each group had submucosal invasion and two in each groups underwent additional surgery. CONCLUSION： There was no significant difference in the outcome resulting from IT-ESD between the 2 groups. Our study proves that IT-ESD is a feasible treatment for patients with over 20 mm mucosal gastric cancer although the long-term outcome should be evaluated in the future.

Endoscopic therapy in acute recurrent pancreatitis

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has evolved from a largely diagnostic to a largely therapeutic modality. Cross-sectional imaging, such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and less invasive endoscopy, especially endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), have largely taken over from ERCP for diagnosis. However, ERCP remains the "first line" therapeutic tool in the management of mechanical causes of acute recurrent pancreatitis, including bile duct stones (choledocholithiasis), ampullary masses (benign and malignant), congenital variants of biliary and pancreatic anatomy (e.g. pancreas divisum, choledochoceles), sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD), pancreatic stones and strictures, and parasitic disorders involving the biliary tree and/or pancreatic duct (e.g Ascariasis, Clonorchiasis).

Endoscopic mucosal resection in the upper gastrointestinal tract

Endoscopic mucosal resection （EMR） is a technique used to locally excise lesions confined to the mucosa. Its main role is the treatment of advanced dysplasia and early gastrointestinal cancers. EMR was originally described as a therapy for early gastric cancer. Recently its use has expanded as a therapeutic option for ampullary masses, colorectal cancer, and large colorectal polyps. In the Western world, the predominant indication for EMR in the upper gastrointestinal tract is the staging and treatment of advance dysplasia and early neoplasia in Barrett＇s esophagus. This review will describe the basis, indications, techniques, and complications of EMR, and its role in the management of Barrett＇s esophagus.

How helpful is capsule endoscopy to surgeons?

Capsule endoscopy is a new technology that, for the first time, allows complete, non-invasive endoscopic imaging of the small bowel. The efficacy of capsule endoscopy in the diagnosis of suspected small bowel diseases has been established. Important applications for surgeons include observations of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding and small bowel neoplasms.

Complications of endoscopic retrograde cholangiography in the post-MRCP era: A tertiary center experience

AZM： To evaluate our experience in endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography （ERCP） in terms of fulfilling the ASGE guidelines in indications, positive findings, and complications in the post-magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography （MRCP） era. METHODS： Between November 2001 and February 2003, consecutive ERCP cases were prospectively evaluated with regard to the indications, findings, cannulation techniques, devices used during the procedure, sedation given, duration of procedure, and complications. These data were entered in a database for subsequent processing and analysis. RESULTS： Of 336 cases, 21.4% were diagnostic and 78.6% therapeutic ERCR The indications for ERCP fulfilled the ASGE guidelines in 323 cases （96.1%）. Suspected bile duct stone was the most frequent indication （26.8%）, and this was followed by cholangitis （24.4%）, dilated common bile duct （14.9%）, and cholestatic jaundice （23.4%）. Cannulation success rate was 94%. Biliary sphincterotomy was performed in 175 （52.1%） patients. Repeated ERCP was performed on 31.5% of the patients. Overall, the complication rate was 9.8% with 0.3% being procedurerelated mortality. The complications were pancreatitis （5.4%）, bleeding （0.8%）, cholangitis （2.4%） and others （1.5%）. No significant difference was observed between the complication rate and the type of ERCP performed. CONCLUSION： Our study showed that post-ERCP complication rate was comparable with the other large prospective studies and there was no difference in the complication between the diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP.

N-acetylcysteine does not prevent post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography hyperamylasemia and acute pancreatitis

AIM： Acute pancreatitis （AP） is the most common and often severe complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography （ERCP）. The early step in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis is probably the capillary endothelial injury mediated by oxygen-derived free radicals. N-acetylcysteine - a free radical scavenger may be potentially effective in preventing post-ERCP acute pancreatitis and it is also known that N-acetylcysteine （ACC） can reduce the severity of disease in experimental model of AP. METHODS： One hundred and six patients were randomly allocated to two groups. Fifty-five patients were given N-acetylcysteine （two 600 mg doses orally 24 and 12 h before ERCP and 600 mg was given iv, twice a day for two days after the ERCP）. The control group consisted of 51 patients who were given iv. isotonic saline twice a day for two days after the ERCP. Serum and urine amylase activities were measured before ERCP and 8 and 24 h after the procedure. The primary outcome parameter was post-ERCP acute pancreatitis and the secondary outcome parameters were differences between groups in serum and urine amylase activity. RESULTS： There were no significant differences in the rate of post-ERCP pancreatitis between two groups （10 patients overall, 4 in the ACC group and 6 in the controlgroup）. There were also no significant differences in baseline and post-ERCP serum and urine amylase activity between ACC group and control group. CONCLUSION： N-acetylcysteine fails to demonstrate any significant preventive effect on post-ERCP pancreatitis, as well as on serum and urine amylase activity.

Pancreatic guidewire placement for achieving selective biliary cannulation during endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography

AIM: To investigate the frequency and risk factors for acute pancreatitis after pancreatic guidewire placement (P-GW) in achieving cannulation of the bile duct during endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP). METHODS: P-GW was performed in 113 patients in whom cannulation of the bile duct was difficult. The success rate of biliary cannulation, the frequency and risk factors of post-ERCP pancreatitis, and the frequency of spontaneous migration of the pancreatic duct stent were investigated. RESULTS: Selective biliary cannulation with P-GW was achieved in 73% of the patients. Post-ERCP pancreatitis occurred in 12% (14 patients: mild, 13; moderate, 1). Prophylactic pancreatic stenting was attempted in 59% of the patients. Of the 64 patients who successfully underwent stent placement, three developed mild pancreatitis (4.7%). Of the 49 patients without stent placement, 11 developed pancreatitis (22%: mild, 10; moderate, 1). Of the five patients in whom stent placement was unsuccessful, two developed mild pancreatitis. Univariate and multivariate analyses revealed no pancreatic stenting to be the only significant risk factor for pancreatitis. Spontaneous migration of the stent was observed within two weeks in 92% of the patients who had undergone pancreatic duct stenting.CONCLUSION: P-GW is useful for achieving selective biliary cannulation. Pancreatic duct stenting after P-GW can reduce the incidence of post-ERCP pancreatitis, which requires evaluation by means of prospective randomized controlled trials.

A novel device for endoscopic submucosal dissection,the Fork knife

AIM： To introduce and evaluate the efficacy and technical aspects of endoscopic submucosal dissection （ESD） using a novel device, the Fork knife. METHODS： From March 2004 to April 2008, ESD was performed on 265 gastric lesions using a Fork knife （Endo FS） （group A） and on 72 gastric lesions using a Flexknife （group B） at a single tertiary referral center. We retrospectively compared the endoscopic characteristics of the tumors, pathological findings, and sizes of the resected specimens. We also compared the en b/oc resection rate, complete resection rate, complications, and procedure time between the two groups. RESULTS： The mean size of the resected specimens was 4.27 ± 1.26 cm in group A and 4.29 ± 1.48 cm in group B. The en b/oc resection rate was 95.8% （254/265 lesions） in group A and 93.1% （67/72） in group B. Complete ESD without tumor cell invasion of the resected margin was obtained in 81.1% （215/265） of group A and in 73.6% （53/72） of group B. The perforation rate was 0.8% （2/265） in group A and 1.4% （1/72） in group B. The mean procedure time was 59.63 ± 56.12 min in group A and 76.65 ± 70.75 min in group B （P 〈 0.05）. CONCLUSION： The Fork knife （Endo FS） is useful for clinical practice and has the advantage of reducing the procedure time.

New precut sphincterotomy for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in difficult biliary duct cannulation

AIM： To retrospectively investigate the effect and safety of various new type precut sphincterotomy techniques （VNTPST） in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography （ERCP） due to difficult biliary duct cannulation （DBC）. METHODS： A plough-like pull-type sphincterotome （PLPTS） or improved short nose sphincterotome or improved needle knife was applied. VNTPST was carried out in 30 of 280 patients, whose biliary tract could not be exposed well or deep cannulation was difficult to perform during ERCP with traditional methods. Patients were followed up for short-term complications and the therapeutic effect of VNTPS was observed and compared with that of traditional endoscopic sphincterotomy （EST）. RESULTS： A total 280 patients underwent ERCP, of which 3 failed in operation because of pathological features in stomch or duodenum, 247 successfully underwent traditional ERCP （89.1%, 247/277）, 30 failed （10.8%, 30/277）. VNTPS technique succeeded in 24 （80%, 24/30） of 30 cases. The successful rate of deep biliary duct cannulation increased 8.6% （24/277）, the total cannulation successful rate following precut was 97.7%. There was a significant difference between the two groups （97.7% vs 89.1%, x^2= 17.1, P 〈 0.01）. The incidence of complications was 9.3% （26/277） for traditional ERCP group and 13.3% （4/30） for VNTPS technique group. Guideline tip was broken in pancreatic duct （KPDGP） of one patient, and there was no pancreatitis, slight or moderate bleeding postoperatively occurred in 2 patients, 1 patient had bleeding during operation （PDWN）. There were no differences between VNTPS technique group and traditional ERCP（TRERCP）group （13.3% vs 9.3%, %2 = 0.478, P 〉 0.05）. CONCLUSION： VNTPS procedure and Deng＇s precut are highly effective methods to get biliary access during ERCP with DBC. With skillful techniques, it can increase the successful rate for deep cannulation of biliary duct and decrease complications. VNTPS technique, especially Deng＇s precut is as effective and safe as EST. This technique can be well performed in hospitals without particular equipments.

Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided drainage of an abdominal fluid collection following Whipple's resection

Percutaneous aspiration and drainage of post-operative abdominal fluid collections is a well established standard technique. However,some fluid collections are not amenable to percutaneous drainage either due to location or the presence of surrounding visceral structures. Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) has been widely used for the drainage of pancreatitis-related abdominal fluid collections. However,there are no reports on the use of this technique in the post-operative setting. We report a case where the EUS-guided technique was used to drain a percutaneously inaccessible post-operative collection which had developed after Whipple's resection.

Perforation of the duodenum by an ingested toothbrush

We report a rare case of duodenal perforation caused by an ingested 12-cm long toothbrush handle. A 22-year-old female presented with intermittent epigas- tric pain for 6 d after swallowing a broken toothbrush. The swallowed toothbrush could not be removed from the second portion of the duodenum by endoscopy. Laparotomy revealed a perforation in the anterior wall of the duodenal bulb. The toothbrush was removed via the perforation which was debrided and closed. There were no postoperative complications.