Objective: This study was undertaken to examine the value of 3-dimensional power Doppler (3DPD) ultrasound imaging in diagnosis and follow-up of fetal vascular anomalies. Study design: In 174 women undergoing early se...Objective: This study was undertaken to examine the value of 3-dimensional power Doppler (3DPD) ultrasound imaging in diagnosis and follow-up of fetal vascular anomalies. Study design: In 174 women undergoing early second-trimester targeted organ scanning, followed by a midtrimester second scan in a university hospital setting, 3DPD was applied to the fetal intraabdominal and intrathoracic vessels. Results: In 137 of 174 fetuses (75%) in the earlier scan, and in 164 of 174 fetuses (95%) in the later scan, 3DPD ultrasound successfully visualized the fetal vessels. In an additional 9 cases, anomalous vascularity was identified: fetal intra-abdominal umbilicalvein varix (2), persistent right umbilical vein (1), agenesis of ductus venosus (2), eventration of diaphragm (1), parenchymal and vascular lung anomaly (1), sacrococcygeal teratoma (1), and chorioangioma (1). 3DPD improved diagnostic precision, aided our understanding of anomalous structure, and added information on the vascular volume of lesions in some cases. Conclusion: 3DPD improved ultrasound visualization of the fetal vessels of the abdomen and thorax in normal and anomalous cases.展开更多
A 48-year-old Indian male with alcoholic liver cirrhosis was admitted after being found unresponsive. He was hypotensive and had hematochezia. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) showed small esophageal varices and a cle...A 48-year-old Indian male with alcoholic liver cirrhosis was admitted after being found unresponsive. He was hypotensive and had hematochezia. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) showed small esophageal varices and a clean-based duodenal ulcer. He continued to have hematochezia and anemia despite blood transfusions. Colonoscopy was normal. Repeat EGD did not reveal any source of recent bleed. Twelve days after admission, his hematochezia ceased. He refused further investigation and was discharged two days later. He presented one week after discharge with hematochezia. EGD showed non-bleeding Grade 1 esophageal varices and a clean-based duodenal ulcer. Colonoscopy was normal. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed liver cirrhosis with mild ascites, paraumbilical varices, and splenomegaly. He had multiple episodes of hematochezia, requiring repeated blood transfusions. Capsule endoscopy identified the bleeding site in the jejunum. Concurrently, CT angiography showed paraumbilical varices inseparable from a loop of small bowel, which had herniated through an umbilical hernia. The lumen of this loop of small bowel opacified in the delayed phase, which suggested variceal bleeding into the small bowel. Portal vein thrombosis was present. As he had severe coagulopathy and extensive paraumbilical varices, surgery was of high risk. He was not suitable for transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt as he had portal vein thrombosis. Percutaneous paraumbilical embolization via caput medusa was performed on day 9 of hospitalization. Following the embolization, the hematochezia stopped. However, he defaulted subsequent follow-up.展开更多
Objective: To describe two cases of bilateral transumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site(LESS) surgeries in a single operative session and assess the safety, feasibility and efficacy. Methods: One patient underwe...Objective: To describe two cases of bilateral transumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site(LESS) surgeries in a single operative session and assess the safety, feasibility and efficacy. Methods: One patient underwent right ureterolithotomy and left varicocelectomy, and the patient was performed with right simple nephrectomy for nonfunctioning kidney due to ureteral calculus and left ureterolithotomy using a novel multichannel TriPortTM via a single 2-3 cm transumbilical incision Results: The right-side ureterolithotomy and left-side varicocelectomy were finished in 229 minutes, with a total estimated blood loss of 50 hal. The right-side simple nephrectomy and left-side ureterolithotomy in the other patient were finished in 340 minutes, with a total estimated blood loss of 100 ml. There were no major complications. At the latest follow-up, both patients remained symptom-free and there were no evidences of recurrence. Both of them were delighted for the single scarConclusion: Synchronous LESS urologic procedure via a single umbilical incision is technically feasible, safe and efficacious with a promising potential展开更多
文摘Objective: This study was undertaken to examine the value of 3-dimensional power Doppler (3DPD) ultrasound imaging in diagnosis and follow-up of fetal vascular anomalies. Study design: In 174 women undergoing early second-trimester targeted organ scanning, followed by a midtrimester second scan in a university hospital setting, 3DPD was applied to the fetal intraabdominal and intrathoracic vessels. Results: In 137 of 174 fetuses (75%) in the earlier scan, and in 164 of 174 fetuses (95%) in the later scan, 3DPD ultrasound successfully visualized the fetal vessels. In an additional 9 cases, anomalous vascularity was identified: fetal intra-abdominal umbilicalvein varix (2), persistent right umbilical vein (1), agenesis of ductus venosus (2), eventration of diaphragm (1), parenchymal and vascular lung anomaly (1), sacrococcygeal teratoma (1), and chorioangioma (1). 3DPD improved diagnostic precision, aided our understanding of anomalous structure, and added information on the vascular volume of lesions in some cases. Conclusion: 3DPD improved ultrasound visualization of the fetal vessels of the abdomen and thorax in normal and anomalous cases.
文摘A 48-year-old Indian male with alcoholic liver cirrhosis was admitted after being found unresponsive. He was hypotensive and had hematochezia. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) showed small esophageal varices and a clean-based duodenal ulcer. He continued to have hematochezia and anemia despite blood transfusions. Colonoscopy was normal. Repeat EGD did not reveal any source of recent bleed. Twelve days after admission, his hematochezia ceased. He refused further investigation and was discharged two days later. He presented one week after discharge with hematochezia. EGD showed non-bleeding Grade 1 esophageal varices and a clean-based duodenal ulcer. Colonoscopy was normal. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed liver cirrhosis with mild ascites, paraumbilical varices, and splenomegaly. He had multiple episodes of hematochezia, requiring repeated blood transfusions. Capsule endoscopy identified the bleeding site in the jejunum. Concurrently, CT angiography showed paraumbilical varices inseparable from a loop of small bowel, which had herniated through an umbilical hernia. The lumen of this loop of small bowel opacified in the delayed phase, which suggested variceal bleeding into the small bowel. Portal vein thrombosis was present. As he had severe coagulopathy and extensive paraumbilical varices, surgery was of high risk. He was not suitable for transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt as he had portal vein thrombosis. Percutaneous paraumbilical embolization via caput medusa was performed on day 9 of hospitalization. Following the embolization, the hematochezia stopped. However, he defaulted subsequent follow-up.
基金Supported by the Municipal Hospitals' Project for Emerging and Frontier Technology of Shanghai(NO.SHDC12010115)Project for the Key Discipline of Shanghai
文摘Objective: To describe two cases of bilateral transumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site(LESS) surgeries in a single operative session and assess the safety, feasibility and efficacy. Methods: One patient underwent right ureterolithotomy and left varicocelectomy, and the patient was performed with right simple nephrectomy for nonfunctioning kidney due to ureteral calculus and left ureterolithotomy using a novel multichannel TriPortTM via a single 2-3 cm transumbilical incision Results: The right-side ureterolithotomy and left-side varicocelectomy were finished in 229 minutes, with a total estimated blood loss of 50 hal. The right-side simple nephrectomy and left-side ureterolithotomy in the other patient were finished in 340 minutes, with a total estimated blood loss of 100 ml. There were no major complications. At the latest follow-up, both patients remained symptom-free and there were no evidences of recurrence. Both of them were delighted for the single scarConclusion: Synchronous LESS urologic procedure via a single umbilical incision is technically feasible, safe and efficacious with a promising potential