Hepatoblastoma is the most common malignant hepatic tumor in children. About 50% of the cases occur before the age of 18 months and almost all before the age of 2 years. We present an extremely rare case of hepatoblas...Hepatoblastoma is the most common malignant hepatic tumor in children. About 50% of the cases occur before the age of 18 months and almost all before the age of 2 years. We present an extremely rare case of hepatoblastoma in an 11-year-old girl, which was pathologically verified and treated twice with transcatheter arterial infusion combined with radical resection. To date she has been followed-up for 15 years and has shown normal development after the operation. She has received no chemotherapy or radiation and has displayed no evidence of metastatic or recurrent disease.展开更多
Objective： To compare the dose requirements of continuous infusion of rocuronium and atracurium throughout orthotopic liver transplantation （OLT） in humans. Methods： Twenty male patients undergoing liver transplan...Objective： To compare the dose requirements of continuous infusion of rocuronium and atracurium throughout orthotopic liver transplantation （OLT） in humans. Methods： Twenty male patients undergoing liver transplantation were randomly assigned to two comparable groups of 10 patients each to receive a continuous infusion of rocuronium or atracurium under intravenous balanced anesthesia. The response of adductor pollicis to train-of-four （TOF） stimulation of unlar nerve was monitored. The infusion rates of rocuronium and atracurium were adjusted to maintain Tl/Tc ratio of 2%-10%. The total dose of each drug given during each of the three phases of OLT was recorded. Results： Rocuronium requirement, which were （0.468±0.167）mg/（kg·h） during the paleohepatic phase, decreased significantly during the anhepatic phase to （0.303±0.134）mg/（kg·h） and returned to the initial values at the neohepatic period （（0.429±0.130） mg/（kg·h））; whereas atracuruim requirements remained unchanged during orthotopic liver transplantation. Conclusions： This study showed that the exclusion of the liver from the circulation results in the significantly reduced requirement of rocuronium while the requirement of atracurium was not changed, which suggests that the liver is of major importance in the clearance of rocuronium. A continuous infusion of atracurium with constant rate can provide stable neuromuscular blockade during the three stages of OLT.展开更多
Objective： The aim of this study was to investigate the role of preoperative neoadjuvant intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy （NAIC） in treating locally advanced cervical caner. Methods： Nineteen locally advanced ...Objective： The aim of this study was to investigate the role of preoperative neoadjuvant intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy （NAIC） in treating locally advanced cervical caner. Methods： Nineteen locally advanced cervical cancer （LACC） patients from November 2003 to November 2005 were analyzed retrospectively. NAIC was administrated 2 courses every 2 weeks using a combination of 30 mg/m^2 bleomycin and 50 mg/m^2 cisplatin via bilateral femur artedes. The response to NAIC was assessed by pelvic examination and imaging diagnostics and histological analysis. Two weeks after NAIC radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy was performed. Results： Radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy were performed in 18 patients successfully. The mean tumor reduction rate was 73.04%. The overall clinical response rate of NAIC was 84.2% with 2 complete responses and 16 partial responses. Only 1 nonresponder. Six of 7 cases who had parametrial infiltration had a absence after chemotherapy, no significant change was observed in 1 case who followed by radiotherapy. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that tumor volume prior to treatment was determining factor affecting the efficacy of NAIC in LACC. Conclusion： pre-operative NAIC inhibited the growth of LACC, minimized the size, eliminate effectively the pathologic dsk factors in the pelvic cavity, to improve the operability in cervical cancer patients with stage lib or above, considered inoperable.展开更多
Objective： To study the efficiency, safety and feasibility of preoperative bronchial artery infusion （BAI） chemotherapy on operation in patients with locally advanced （stage Ⅲ） non-small cell lung cancer （NSCLC...Objective： To study the efficiency, safety and feasibility of preoperative bronchial artery infusion （BAI） chemotherapy on operation in patients with locally advanced （stage Ⅲ） non-small cell lung cancer （NSCLC）. Methods： 92 cases with locally advanced NSCLC patients were randomly divided into two groups： （1） BAI chemotherapy group： 39 cases were received BAI chemotherapy for 2 courses and followed surgery; （2） surgery alone group： 51 cases were treated by operation alone. The complete resection rate and preoperative complications were compared between these two groups. Results： In BAI chemotherapy group, the rate of clinical efficiency was 68.3% with slight toxicity. In BAI chemotherapy group the surgery complete resection rate was 89.7%, which was significantly higher than that in surgery alone group （72.5%, P 〈 0.05）. No significant differences of blood loss, operative complications and mortality were observed between these two groups. Conclusion： BAI neoadjuvant chemotherapy was safe and effective, which can increase the complete resection rate of the tumor and did not increase the operative complications and mortality.展开更多
OBJECTIVE To evaluate how arterial infusion chemotherapy after radical surgery influences long-term surviva if patients with pathologic T3 （pT3） esophageal squamous carcinoma. METHODS We divided 190 patients with pa...OBJECTIVE To evaluate how arterial infusion chemotherapy after radical surgery influences long-term surviva if patients with pathologic T3 （pT3） esophageal squamous carcinoma. METHODS We divided 190 patients with pathologic PT3 esophageal squamous carcinoma, confirmed by consecutive radical surgery, into an experimental group （surgery ＋ intra-arterial infusion, 56 T3N0M0 and 52 T3N1M0 cases）, and the remaining patients into a control group （surgery alone, 48 T3N0M0 and 34 T3N1M0 cases）. The experimental group was sub-grouped into 56 cases （26 T3N0M0 and 30 T3N1M0 cases） receiving 1 or 2 periods of chemotherapy, while 52 cases （30 T3N0M0 and 22 T3N0M0 cases） underwent 3 or more than 3 periods of chemotherapy. We used one to seven courses of selected arterial infusion chemotherapy of cisplatin （80 mg/m2 of body-surface area） and fluorouracil （800 mg/m2） with or without epirubicin at 3-4 weeks post operation. The interval between each period was 3-4 weeks. All cases were followed-up for more than 5 years. Survival rates were calculated by the Kaplan-Meier methods and survival differences between patients with and without selected arterial infusion chemotherapy were compared with the Log-rank test. Prognostic variables were entered into a Cox regression analysis model controlling for age, site, lymph node status, and treatment received. RESULTS The overall survival rates were not significantly different between the experimental group and the control group, but there was better survival for patients who received 3 or more than 3 courses of chemotherapy. Lymph node status （N） was an important factor in the prognosis. CONCLUSION Trans-catheter arterial infusion chemotherapy is a safe and effective method of therapy. Postoperative selective arterial infusion chemotherapy can improve the survival rate in patients with esophageal squamous carcinoma who were previously treated by radical surgery. However, this modality of therapy needs further investigation.展开更多
Despite the advent of improved surgical techniques and the development of cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents useful for the treatment of colorectal cancer,the primary clinical challenge remains that of preventing and c...Despite the advent of improved surgical techniques and the development of cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents useful for the treatment of colorectal cancer,the primary clinical challenge remains that of preventing and combating metastatic spread.Surgical resection is the best treatment for colorectal metastases isolated to the liver.However,in rodent models,the hepatic ischemia-reperfusion(I/R) applied during the surgery accelerates the outgrowth of implanted tumors.Among the adverse effects of I/R on cellular function,several studies have demonstrated an over expression of the matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP-9) in the ischemic liver.Since several studies showed high local levels of expression and activity of this proteolytic enzyme in the primary colorectal adenocarcinoma,the role of MMP-9 might be considered as a potential common mediator,favoring both growth of local tumor and the dissemination of colorectal carcinoma metastases.展开更多
Objective： The relative preventative efficacy of amiodarone and lidocaine for ventricular fibrillation（VF） after release of an aortic cross-clamp（ACC） during open heart surgery has not been determined. This meta-...Objective： The relative preventative efficacy of amiodarone and lidocaine for ventricular fibrillation（VF） after release of an aortic cross-clamp（ACC） during open heart surgery has not been determined. This meta-analysis was designed to systematically evaluate the influence of amiodarone, lidocaine, or placebo on the incidence of VF after ACC. Methods： Prospective randomized controlled trials（RCTs） that compared the VF-preventative effects of amiodarone with lidocaine, or amiodarone or lidocaine with placebo were included. Pub Med, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched for relevant RCTs. Fixed or randomized effect models were applied according to the heterogeneity of the data from the selected studies. Results： We included eight RCTs in the analysis. Pooled results suggested that the preventative effects of amiodarone and lidocaine were comparable（relative risk（RR）=1.12, 95% confidence interval（CI）： 0.70 to 1.80, P=0.63）, but both were superior to the placebo（amiodarone, RR=0.71, 95% CI： 0.51 to 1.00, P=0.05; lidocaine, RR=0.63, 95% CI： 0.46 to 0.88, P=0.006）. The percentage of patients requiring electric defibrillation counter shocks（DCSs） did not differ significantly among patients administered amiodarone（RR=0.21, 95% CI： 0.04 to 1.19, P=0.08）, lidocaine（RR=2.44, 95% CI： 0.13 to 44.02, P=0.55）, or the placebo（RR=0.56, 95% CI： 0.25 to 1.25, P=0.16）. Conclusions： Amiodarone and lidocaine are comparably effective in preventing VF after ACC, but the percentage of patients who subsequently require DCSs does not differ among those administered amiodarone, lidocaine, or placebo.展开更多
Purpose： The aim of present study is to evaluate the outcome of bone marrow instillation at the fracture site in fracture of intracapsular neck femur treated by head preserving surgery. Methods： This study included ...Purpose： The aim of present study is to evaluate the outcome of bone marrow instillation at the fracture site in fracture of intracapsular neck femur treated by head preserving surgery. Methods： This study included 32 patients of age group 18e50 years with closed fracture of intracapsular neck femur. Patients were randomized into two groups as per the plan generated via www.randomization.com. The two groups were Group A （control）, in which the fracture of intracapsular neck femur was treated by closed reduction and cannulated cancellous screw fixation, and Group B （intervention）, in which additional percutaneous autologous bone marrow aspirate instillation at fracture site was done along with cannulated cancellous screw fixation. Postoperatively the union at fracture site and avascular necrosis of the femoral head were assessed on serial plain radiographs at final follow-up. Functional outcome was evaluated by Harris hip score. Results： The average follow-up was 19.6 months. Twelve patients in each group had union and 4 patients had signs of nonunion. One patient from each group had avascular necrosis of the femoral head. The average Harris hip score at final follow-up in Group A was 80.50 and in Group B was 75.73, which was found to be not significant. Conclusion： There is no significant role of adding on bone marrow aspirate instillation at the fracture site in cases of fresh fracture of intracapsular neck femur treated by head preserving surgery in terms of accelerating the bone healing and reducing the incidence of femoral head necrosis.展开更多
Purpose： To investigate the changes of cerebral hemodynamics pre- and post-ventricular drainage in patients with posttraumatic acute diffuse brain swelling. Methods： Twenty-four cases of traumatic diffuse brain swel...Purpose： To investigate the changes of cerebral hemodynamics pre- and post-ventricular drainage in patients with posttraumatic acute diffuse brain swelling. Methods： Twenty-four cases of traumatic diffuse brain swelling were analyzed retrospectively. Patients in nonsurgical group were treated by medicine therapy. Patients in surgical group were treated by external ventricular drainage plus medicine therapy. The first CT perfusion scan was completed within 4 -5 h after trauma and scanned again after 7 days. The changes of perfusion parameters in area-of- interest in two groups were analyzed and compared before and after treatment. Results： Compared with the nonsurgical group, the value of cerebral blood volume, cerebral blood flow and mean transit time in bilateral frontal temporoparietal grey matter, basal ganglia, cerebellum, and brain stem at pre- and post-therapy were increased significantly （p 〈 0.05） in surgical group, and consequently the prognosis of patients undergoing surgery was also better than that of nonsurgical group. Conclusion： External ventricular drainage can improve cerebral perfusion and increase survival quality for the patients with posttraumatic acute diffuse brain swelling.展开更多
文摘Hepatoblastoma is the most common malignant hepatic tumor in children. About 50% of the cases occur before the age of 18 months and almost all before the age of 2 years. We present an extremely rare case of hepatoblastoma in an 11-year-old girl, which was pathologically verified and treated twice with transcatheter arterial infusion combined with radical resection. To date she has been followed-up for 15 years and has shown normal development after the operation. She has received no chemotherapy or radiation and has displayed no evidence of metastatic or recurrent disease.
文摘Objective： To compare the dose requirements of continuous infusion of rocuronium and atracurium throughout orthotopic liver transplantation （OLT） in humans. Methods： Twenty male patients undergoing liver transplantation were randomly assigned to two comparable groups of 10 patients each to receive a continuous infusion of rocuronium or atracurium under intravenous balanced anesthesia. The response of adductor pollicis to train-of-four （TOF） stimulation of unlar nerve was monitored. The infusion rates of rocuronium and atracurium were adjusted to maintain Tl/Tc ratio of 2%-10%. The total dose of each drug given during each of the three phases of OLT was recorded. Results： Rocuronium requirement, which were （0.468±0.167）mg/（kg·h） during the paleohepatic phase, decreased significantly during the anhepatic phase to （0.303±0.134）mg/（kg·h） and returned to the initial values at the neohepatic period （（0.429±0.130） mg/（kg·h））; whereas atracuruim requirements remained unchanged during orthotopic liver transplantation. Conclusions： This study showed that the exclusion of the liver from the circulation results in the significantly reduced requirement of rocuronium while the requirement of atracurium was not changed, which suggests that the liver is of major importance in the clearance of rocuronium. A continuous infusion of atracurium with constant rate can provide stable neuromuscular blockade during the three stages of OLT.
文摘Objective： The aim of this study was to investigate the role of preoperative neoadjuvant intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy （NAIC） in treating locally advanced cervical caner. Methods： Nineteen locally advanced cervical cancer （LACC） patients from November 2003 to November 2005 were analyzed retrospectively. NAIC was administrated 2 courses every 2 weeks using a combination of 30 mg/m^2 bleomycin and 50 mg/m^2 cisplatin via bilateral femur artedes. The response to NAIC was assessed by pelvic examination and imaging diagnostics and histological analysis. Two weeks after NAIC radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy was performed. Results： Radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy were performed in 18 patients successfully. The mean tumor reduction rate was 73.04%. The overall clinical response rate of NAIC was 84.2% with 2 complete responses and 16 partial responses. Only 1 nonresponder. Six of 7 cases who had parametrial infiltration had a absence after chemotherapy, no significant change was observed in 1 case who followed by radiotherapy. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that tumor volume prior to treatment was determining factor affecting the efficacy of NAIC in LACC. Conclusion： pre-operative NAIC inhibited the growth of LACC, minimized the size, eliminate effectively the pathologic dsk factors in the pelvic cavity, to improve the operability in cervical cancer patients with stage lib or above, considered inoperable.
基金a grant from the Foundation of Science and Technology of Dalian (No. 20039907)
文摘Objective： To study the efficiency, safety and feasibility of preoperative bronchial artery infusion （BAI） chemotherapy on operation in patients with locally advanced （stage Ⅲ） non-small cell lung cancer （NSCLC）. Methods： 92 cases with locally advanced NSCLC patients were randomly divided into two groups： （1） BAI chemotherapy group： 39 cases were received BAI chemotherapy for 2 courses and followed surgery; （2） surgery alone group： 51 cases were treated by operation alone. The complete resection rate and preoperative complications were compared between these two groups. Results： In BAI chemotherapy group, the rate of clinical efficiency was 68.3% with slight toxicity. In BAI chemotherapy group the surgery complete resection rate was 89.7%, which was significantly higher than that in surgery alone group （72.5%, P 〈 0.05）. No significant differences of blood loss, operative complications and mortality were observed between these two groups. Conclusion： BAI neoadjuvant chemotherapy was safe and effective, which can increase the complete resection rate of the tumor and did not increase the operative complications and mortality.
文摘OBJECTIVE To evaluate how arterial infusion chemotherapy after radical surgery influences long-term surviva if patients with pathologic T3 （pT3） esophageal squamous carcinoma. METHODS We divided 190 patients with pathologic PT3 esophageal squamous carcinoma, confirmed by consecutive radical surgery, into an experimental group （surgery ＋ intra-arterial infusion, 56 T3N0M0 and 52 T3N1M0 cases）, and the remaining patients into a control group （surgery alone, 48 T3N0M0 and 34 T3N1M0 cases）. The experimental group was sub-grouped into 56 cases （26 T3N0M0 and 30 T3N1M0 cases） receiving 1 or 2 periods of chemotherapy, while 52 cases （30 T3N0M0 and 22 T3N0M0 cases） underwent 3 or more than 3 periods of chemotherapy. We used one to seven courses of selected arterial infusion chemotherapy of cisplatin （80 mg/m2 of body-surface area） and fluorouracil （800 mg/m2） with or without epirubicin at 3-4 weeks post operation. The interval between each period was 3-4 weeks. All cases were followed-up for more than 5 years. Survival rates were calculated by the Kaplan-Meier methods and survival differences between patients with and without selected arterial infusion chemotherapy were compared with the Log-rank test. Prognostic variables were entered into a Cox regression analysis model controlling for age, site, lymph node status, and treatment received. RESULTS The overall survival rates were not significantly different between the experimental group and the control group, but there was better survival for patients who received 3 or more than 3 courses of chemotherapy. Lymph node status （N） was an important factor in the prognosis. CONCLUSION Trans-catheter arterial infusion chemotherapy is a safe and effective method of therapy. Postoperative selective arterial infusion chemotherapy can improve the survival rate in patients with esophageal squamous carcinoma who were previously treated by radical surgery. However, this modality of therapy needs further investigation.
基金Supported by The Swiss National Science Foundation,No. 32003B-134963/1,to Montecucco FEU FP7 Athero-Remo,No. 201668Swiss National Science Foundation,No. 310030B-133127,to Mach F
文摘Despite the advent of improved surgical techniques and the development of cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents useful for the treatment of colorectal cancer,the primary clinical challenge remains that of preventing and combating metastatic spread.Surgical resection is the best treatment for colorectal metastases isolated to the liver.However,in rodent models,the hepatic ischemia-reperfusion(I/R) applied during the surgery accelerates the outgrowth of implanted tumors.Among the adverse effects of I/R on cellular function,several studies have demonstrated an over expression of the matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP-9) in the ischemic liver.Since several studies showed high local levels of expression and activity of this proteolytic enzyme in the primary colorectal adenocarcinoma,the role of MMP-9 might be considered as a potential common mediator,favoring both growth of local tumor and the dissemination of colorectal carcinoma metastases.
文摘Objective： The relative preventative efficacy of amiodarone and lidocaine for ventricular fibrillation（VF） after release of an aortic cross-clamp（ACC） during open heart surgery has not been determined. This meta-analysis was designed to systematically evaluate the influence of amiodarone, lidocaine, or placebo on the incidence of VF after ACC. Methods： Prospective randomized controlled trials（RCTs） that compared the VF-preventative effects of amiodarone with lidocaine, or amiodarone or lidocaine with placebo were included. Pub Med, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched for relevant RCTs. Fixed or randomized effect models were applied according to the heterogeneity of the data from the selected studies. Results： We included eight RCTs in the analysis. Pooled results suggested that the preventative effects of amiodarone and lidocaine were comparable（relative risk（RR）=1.12, 95% confidence interval（CI）： 0.70 to 1.80, P=0.63）, but both were superior to the placebo（amiodarone, RR=0.71, 95% CI： 0.51 to 1.00, P=0.05; lidocaine, RR=0.63, 95% CI： 0.46 to 0.88, P=0.006）. The percentage of patients requiring electric defibrillation counter shocks（DCSs） did not differ significantly among patients administered amiodarone（RR=0.21, 95% CI： 0.04 to 1.19, P=0.08）, lidocaine（RR=2.44, 95% CI： 0.13 to 44.02, P=0.55）, or the placebo（RR=0.56, 95% CI： 0.25 to 1.25, P=0.16）. Conclusions： Amiodarone and lidocaine are comparably effective in preventing VF after ACC, but the percentage of patients who subsequently require DCSs does not differ among those administered amiodarone, lidocaine, or placebo.
文摘Purpose： The aim of present study is to evaluate the outcome of bone marrow instillation at the fracture site in fracture of intracapsular neck femur treated by head preserving surgery. Methods： This study included 32 patients of age group 18e50 years with closed fracture of intracapsular neck femur. Patients were randomized into two groups as per the plan generated via www.randomization.com. The two groups were Group A （control）, in which the fracture of intracapsular neck femur was treated by closed reduction and cannulated cancellous screw fixation, and Group B （intervention）, in which additional percutaneous autologous bone marrow aspirate instillation at fracture site was done along with cannulated cancellous screw fixation. Postoperatively the union at fracture site and avascular necrosis of the femoral head were assessed on serial plain radiographs at final follow-up. Functional outcome was evaluated by Harris hip score. Results： The average follow-up was 19.6 months. Twelve patients in each group had union and 4 patients had signs of nonunion. One patient from each group had avascular necrosis of the femoral head. The average Harris hip score at final follow-up in Group A was 80.50 and in Group B was 75.73, which was found to be not significant. Conclusion： There is no significant role of adding on bone marrow aspirate instillation at the fracture site in cases of fresh fracture of intracapsular neck femur treated by head preserving surgery in terms of accelerating the bone healing and reducing the incidence of femoral head necrosis.
文摘Purpose： To investigate the changes of cerebral hemodynamics pre- and post-ventricular drainage in patients with posttraumatic acute diffuse brain swelling. Methods： Twenty-four cases of traumatic diffuse brain swelling were analyzed retrospectively. Patients in nonsurgical group were treated by medicine therapy. Patients in surgical group were treated by external ventricular drainage plus medicine therapy. The first CT perfusion scan was completed within 4 -5 h after trauma and scanned again after 7 days. The changes of perfusion parameters in area-of- interest in two groups were analyzed and compared before and after treatment. Results： Compared with the nonsurgical group, the value of cerebral blood volume, cerebral blood flow and mean transit time in bilateral frontal temporoparietal grey matter, basal ganglia, cerebellum, and brain stem at pre- and post-therapy were increased significantly （p 〈 0.05） in surgical group, and consequently the prognosis of patients undergoing surgery was also better than that of nonsurgical group. Conclusion： External ventricular drainage can improve cerebral perfusion and increase survival quality for the patients with posttraumatic acute diffuse brain swelling.
