AIM:To evaluate safety and feasibility of microcoil embolization of the common hepatic artery under proper or distal balloon inflation in preoperative preparation for en bloc celiac axis resection for pancreatic body ...AIM:To evaluate safety and feasibility of microcoil embolization of the common hepatic artery under proper or distal balloon inflation in preoperative preparation for en bloc celiac axis resection for pancreatic body cancer.METHODS:Fifteen patients(11 males,4 females;median age,67 years) with pancreatic body cancer involving the nerve plexus surrounding the celiac artery underwent microcoil embolization.To alter the total hepatic blood flow from superior mesenteric artery(SMA),microcoil embolization of the common hepatic artery(CHA) was conducted in 2 cases under balloon inflation at the proximal end of the CHA and in 13 cases under distal microballoon inflation at the distal end of the CHA.RESULTS:Of the first two cases of microcoil embolization with proximal balloon inflation,the first was successful,but there was microcoil migration to the proper hepatic artery in the second.The migrated microcoil was withdrawn to the CHA by an inflated microballoon catheter.Microcoil embolization was successful in the other 13 cases with distal microballoon inflation,with no microcoil migration.Compact microcoil embolization under distal microballoon inflation created sufficient resistance against the vascular wall to prevent migration.Distal balloon inflation achieved the requisite 1 cm patency at the CHA end for vascular clamping.All patients underwent en bloc celiac axis resection without arterial reconstruction or liver ischemia.CONCLUSION:To impede microcoil migration to the proper hepatic artery during CHA microcoil embolization,distal microballoon inflation is preferable to proximal balloon inflation.展开更多
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture combined with intermittent pneumatic compression therapeutic apparatus for treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and the effect on serum VEGF a...Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture combined with intermittent pneumatic compression therapeutic apparatus for treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and the effect on serum VEGF and HIF-lα levels of patients. Methods: Ninety-six patients were randomly divided into electroacupuncture treatment group (EA group), intermittent pneumatic compression treatment group (IPC group), electroacupuncture combined with intermittent pneumatic compression treatment group (EA + IPC group) and cobamamide group (CM group), with 24 cases in each group. Electroacupuncture treatment (once a day), intermittent pneumatic com pression treatment (twice a day) and intramuscular injection with cobamamide (1 rag, once a day) were carried out in EA group, IPC group and CM group, respectively, and intermittent pneumatic compres- sion treatment (twice a day) was conducted on the basis of electroacupuncture treatment (once a day) in EA+IPC group. After treatment for 2 consecutive weeks, the differences in subjective symptoms, mo- tor nerve conduction velocity, sensory nerve conduction velocity and serum HIF-lα and VEGF levels of patients in the four groups before and after treatment were observed and compared. Results: After treatment for 2 weeks, the differences in total effective rate between EA group and CM group, IPC group and CM group, as well as EA + IPC group and CM group were all significant (all P 〈 0.05), and the total effective rate in EA+ IPC group was significantly higher than that in EA group and IPC group (both P 〈 0.05). After treatment for 2 weeks, the motor nerve conduction velocity and sensory nerve conduction velocity of median nerve and common peroneal nerve of patients in EA group, 1PC group and EA+IPC group were all higher than that before treatment (all P 〈 0.05); the motor nerve conduction velocity of median nerve and the sensory nerve conduction velocity of common peroneal nerve in EA group were all higher than that in CM group (both P 〈 0.05); the motor nerve conduction velocity and sensory nerve conduction velocity of median nerve in IPC group were also all higher than that in CM group (both P 〈 0.05); the motor nerve conduction velocity and sensory nerve conduction velocity of median nerve and common peroneal nerve in EA+IPC group were all higher than that in CM group (both P 〈 0.05); the sensory nerve conduction velocity of common peroneal nerve in EA + 1PC group was higher than that in EA group and IPC group (both P 〈 0.05), and the motor nerve conduction velocity of median nerve in EA+IPC group was higher than that in IPC group (P 〈 0.05). The serum HIF-1α and VEGF levels of patients in EA group, IPC group and EA + IPC group after treatment significantly reduced (all P 〈 0.05). and were lower than that in CM group after treatment (all P 〈 0.05); the serum HIF-lα and VEGF levels of patients in EA + IPC group after treatment were lower than that in EA group and IPC group, and the difference in serum HIF-lα level was statistically significant (both P 〈 0.05). Conclusion: Electroacupuncture combined with intermittent pneumatic compression therapeutic apparatus can effectively improve the clinical symptoms of patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, the efficacy were better than electroacupuncture, intermittent pneumatic compression treatment and cobamamide.展开更多
文摘AIM:To evaluate safety and feasibility of microcoil embolization of the common hepatic artery under proper or distal balloon inflation in preoperative preparation for en bloc celiac axis resection for pancreatic body cancer.METHODS:Fifteen patients(11 males,4 females;median age,67 years) with pancreatic body cancer involving the nerve plexus surrounding the celiac artery underwent microcoil embolization.To alter the total hepatic blood flow from superior mesenteric artery(SMA),microcoil embolization of the common hepatic artery(CHA) was conducted in 2 cases under balloon inflation at the proximal end of the CHA and in 13 cases under distal microballoon inflation at the distal end of the CHA.RESULTS:Of the first two cases of microcoil embolization with proximal balloon inflation,the first was successful,but there was microcoil migration to the proper hepatic artery in the second.The migrated microcoil was withdrawn to the CHA by an inflated microballoon catheter.Microcoil embolization was successful in the other 13 cases with distal microballoon inflation,with no microcoil migration.Compact microcoil embolization under distal microballoon inflation created sufficient resistance against the vascular wall to prevent migration.Distal balloon inflation achieved the requisite 1 cm patency at the CHA end for vascular clamping.All patients underwent en bloc celiac axis resection without arterial reconstruction or liver ischemia.CONCLUSION:To impede microcoil migration to the proper hepatic artery during CHA microcoil embolization,distal microballoon inflation is preferable to proximal balloon inflation.
文摘Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture combined with intermittent pneumatic compression therapeutic apparatus for treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and the effect on serum VEGF and HIF-lα levels of patients. Methods: Ninety-six patients were randomly divided into electroacupuncture treatment group (EA group), intermittent pneumatic compression treatment group (IPC group), electroacupuncture combined with intermittent pneumatic compression treatment group (EA + IPC group) and cobamamide group (CM group), with 24 cases in each group. Electroacupuncture treatment (once a day), intermittent pneumatic com pression treatment (twice a day) and intramuscular injection with cobamamide (1 rag, once a day) were carried out in EA group, IPC group and CM group, respectively, and intermittent pneumatic compres- sion treatment (twice a day) was conducted on the basis of electroacupuncture treatment (once a day) in EA+IPC group. After treatment for 2 consecutive weeks, the differences in subjective symptoms, mo- tor nerve conduction velocity, sensory nerve conduction velocity and serum HIF-lα and VEGF levels of patients in the four groups before and after treatment were observed and compared. Results: After treatment for 2 weeks, the differences in total effective rate between EA group and CM group, IPC group and CM group, as well as EA + IPC group and CM group were all significant (all P 〈 0.05), and the total effective rate in EA+ IPC group was significantly higher than that in EA group and IPC group (both P 〈 0.05). After treatment for 2 weeks, the motor nerve conduction velocity and sensory nerve conduction velocity of median nerve and common peroneal nerve of patients in EA group, 1PC group and EA+IPC group were all higher than that before treatment (all P 〈 0.05); the motor nerve conduction velocity of median nerve and the sensory nerve conduction velocity of common peroneal nerve in EA group were all higher than that in CM group (both P 〈 0.05); the motor nerve conduction velocity and sensory nerve conduction velocity of median nerve in IPC group were also all higher than that in CM group (both P 〈 0.05); the motor nerve conduction velocity and sensory nerve conduction velocity of median nerve and common peroneal nerve in EA+IPC group were all higher than that in CM group (both P 〈 0.05); the sensory nerve conduction velocity of common peroneal nerve in EA + 1PC group was higher than that in EA group and IPC group (both P 〈 0.05), and the motor nerve conduction velocity of median nerve in EA+IPC group was higher than that in IPC group (P 〈 0.05). The serum HIF-1α and VEGF levels of patients in EA group, IPC group and EA + IPC group after treatment significantly reduced (all P 〈 0.05). and were lower than that in CM group after treatment (all P 〈 0.05); the serum HIF-lα and VEGF levels of patients in EA + IPC group after treatment were lower than that in EA group and IPC group, and the difference in serum HIF-lα level was statistically significant (both P 〈 0.05). Conclusion: Electroacupuncture combined with intermittent pneumatic compression therapeutic apparatus can effectively improve the clinical symptoms of patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, the efficacy were better than electroacupuncture, intermittent pneumatic compression treatment and cobamamide.