BACKGROUND The detection rate of peptic ulcer in children is improving,with development of diagnostic procedures.Gastroscopy is the gold standard for the diagnosis of peptic ulcer,but it is an invasive procedure.Gastr...BACKGROUND The detection rate of peptic ulcer in children is improving,with development of diagnostic procedures.Gastroscopy is the gold standard for the diagnosis of peptic ulcer,but it is an invasive procedure.Gastrointestinal contrast-enhanced ultrasonography(CEUS)has the advantages of being painless,noninvasive,nonradioactive,easy to use,and safe.AIM To investigate the clinical value of CEUS for diagnosis and treatment of peptic ulcer in children.METHODS We investigated 43 children with digestive tract symptoms in our hospital from January 2021 to June 2022.All children were examined by routine ultrasound,gastrointestinal CEUS,and gastroscopy.The pathological results of gastroscopy were taken as the gold standard.Routine ultrasonography was performed before gastrointestinal CEUS.Conventional ultrasound showed the thickness of the gastroduodenal wall,gastric peristalsis,and the adjacent organs and tissues around the abdominal cavity.Gastrointestinal CEUS recorded the thickness of the gastroduodenal wall;the size,location and shape of the ulcer;gastric peristalsis;and adjacent organs and tissues around the abdominal cavity.The results of routine ultrasound and gastrointestinal ultrasound were compared with those of gastroscopy to evaluate the diagnostic results and coincidence rate of routine ultrasound and gastrointestinal CEUS.All children received informed consent from their guardians for CEUS.This study was reviewed and approved by the hospital medical ethics committee.RESULTS Among the 43 children,17(15 male,2 female)were diagnosed with peptic ulcer by gastroscopy.There were 26 children with nonpeptic ulcer.There were eight cases of peptic ulcer and 35 of nonpeptic ulcer diagnosed by conventional ultrasound.The diagnostic coincidence rate of peptic ulcer in children diagnosed by conventional ultrasound was 79.1%(34/43),which was significantly different from that of gastroscopy(P=0.033).It indicates that the coincidence rate of gastrointestinal contrast-enhanced ultrasound and gastroscope is low.Fifteen cases of peptic ulcer and 28 of nonpeptic ulcer were diagnosed by CEUS.The diagnostic coincidence rate of peptic ulcer in children was 95.3%(41/43).There was no significant difference between CEUS and gastroscopy(P=0.655).It indicates that the coincidence rate of gastrointestinal contrast-enhanced ultrasound and gastroscope is high.CONCLUSION Gastrointestinal CEUS has a high coincidence rate in the diagnosis of peptic ulcer in children,and can be used as a preliminary examination method.展开更多
The complete decomposition of formaldehyde(HCHO) at ambient temperature is the most potential strategy for HCHO elimination from indoor environment.Herein,extra low content of Pt nanoparticles(0.025 wt%)supported on w...The complete decomposition of formaldehyde(HCHO) at ambient temperature is the most potential strategy for HCHO elimination from indoor environment.Herein,extra low content of Pt nanoparticles(0.025 wt%)supported on water-solubility carbon nitride/ceria(Pt/gC_(3)N_(4)@CeO_(2)) was prepared for gaseous HCHO removal at ambient temperature in a simulated indoor environment.Fluorescent light(8 W) illumination could visibly boost the complete decomposition of HCHO into CO_(2) over Pt/gC_(3)N_(4)@CeO_(2).The cooperative effect in the distinct heterostructure and plenty of surface reactive oxygen species contribute primarily to the enhanced catalytic performance of Pt/g-C_(3)N_(4)@CeO_(2).Moreover,the possible mechanism of HCHO oxidation over Pt/g-C_(3)N_(4)@CeO_(2) assisted by the fluorescent light irradiation was proposed based on the physicochemical and optical characterization as well as the result of in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectra.This work might shed some light on the potential application of the versatile catalysts for ambient-temperature catalytic decomposition of HCHO by making full use of the indoor energies.展开更多
基金Supported by Scientific Research Fund of the Wenzhou Science and Technology Division,No.Y2020798 and No.Y2020805.
文摘BACKGROUND The detection rate of peptic ulcer in children is improving,with development of diagnostic procedures.Gastroscopy is the gold standard for the diagnosis of peptic ulcer,but it is an invasive procedure.Gastrointestinal contrast-enhanced ultrasonography(CEUS)has the advantages of being painless,noninvasive,nonradioactive,easy to use,and safe.AIM To investigate the clinical value of CEUS for diagnosis and treatment of peptic ulcer in children.METHODS We investigated 43 children with digestive tract symptoms in our hospital from January 2021 to June 2022.All children were examined by routine ultrasound,gastrointestinal CEUS,and gastroscopy.The pathological results of gastroscopy were taken as the gold standard.Routine ultrasonography was performed before gastrointestinal CEUS.Conventional ultrasound showed the thickness of the gastroduodenal wall,gastric peristalsis,and the adjacent organs and tissues around the abdominal cavity.Gastrointestinal CEUS recorded the thickness of the gastroduodenal wall;the size,location and shape of the ulcer;gastric peristalsis;and adjacent organs and tissues around the abdominal cavity.The results of routine ultrasound and gastrointestinal ultrasound were compared with those of gastroscopy to evaluate the diagnostic results and coincidence rate of routine ultrasound and gastrointestinal CEUS.All children received informed consent from their guardians for CEUS.This study was reviewed and approved by the hospital medical ethics committee.RESULTS Among the 43 children,17(15 male,2 female)were diagnosed with peptic ulcer by gastroscopy.There were 26 children with nonpeptic ulcer.There were eight cases of peptic ulcer and 35 of nonpeptic ulcer diagnosed by conventional ultrasound.The diagnostic coincidence rate of peptic ulcer in children diagnosed by conventional ultrasound was 79.1%(34/43),which was significantly different from that of gastroscopy(P=0.033).It indicates that the coincidence rate of gastrointestinal contrast-enhanced ultrasound and gastroscope is low.Fifteen cases of peptic ulcer and 28 of nonpeptic ulcer were diagnosed by CEUS.The diagnostic coincidence rate of peptic ulcer in children was 95.3%(41/43).There was no significant difference between CEUS and gastroscopy(P=0.655).It indicates that the coincidence rate of gastrointestinal contrast-enhanced ultrasound and gastroscope is high.CONCLUSION Gastrointestinal CEUS has a high coincidence rate in the diagnosis of peptic ulcer in children,and can be used as a preliminary examination method.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21871111)the Excellent Youth Foundation of Hubei Province of China(No.2019CFA078)。
文摘The complete decomposition of formaldehyde(HCHO) at ambient temperature is the most potential strategy for HCHO elimination from indoor environment.Herein,extra low content of Pt nanoparticles(0.025 wt%)supported on water-solubility carbon nitride/ceria(Pt/gC_(3)N_(4)@CeO_(2)) was prepared for gaseous HCHO removal at ambient temperature in a simulated indoor environment.Fluorescent light(8 W) illumination could visibly boost the complete decomposition of HCHO into CO_(2) over Pt/gC_(3)N_(4)@CeO_(2).The cooperative effect in the distinct heterostructure and plenty of surface reactive oxygen species contribute primarily to the enhanced catalytic performance of Pt/g-C_(3)N_(4)@CeO_(2).Moreover,the possible mechanism of HCHO oxidation over Pt/g-C_(3)N_(4)@CeO_(2) assisted by the fluorescent light irradiation was proposed based on the physicochemical and optical characterization as well as the result of in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectra.This work might shed some light on the potential application of the versatile catalysts for ambient-temperature catalytic decomposition of HCHO by making full use of the indoor energies.
