门静脉的解剖与变异

目的：利用经动脉性门静脉造影CT重建门静脉、肝静脉三维结构，观察生理状态下的门静脉的解剖与变异。方法：150例病人，导管置入于肠系膜上动脉内，注入造影剂后门静脉期和肝静脉期连续扫描肝脏。三维重建门静脉及肝静脉，分析门静脉的解剖与变异。结果：150次成像中门静脉变异25例，12例（8．0％）显示门静脉呈三分叉状，10例（6，7％）门静脉先分出右后支，然后上行分为左支和右前支，1例（0．7％）门静脉左支水平段缺如，门静脉右支缺如2例（1．3％），余下125例（83．3％）显示正常左右门静脉分支。结论：门静脉的三维图像重建及类型分析对术前手术方式的确定有一定的临床意义。     

Experience in identifying the venous drainage of the adrenal gland during laparoscopic adrenalectomy

Laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) is the procedure of choice for most adrenal tumors. An important part of LA is the early identification and ligation of the adrenal veins. The venous drainage from each adrenal gland is usually via a single vein: the right vein draining into the inferior vena cava (IVC) and the left vein into the left renal vein. Although infrequent, variable venous drainage has been documented. The aim of the study was to clarify if LA identified venous drainage and its variants. Between January 1999 and January 2008, 142 consecutive patients underwent LA. Adrenal vein anatomy was documented on a prospective database. In total, 142 patients underwent 162 LA (right = 62, left = 66, bilateral = 17). All adrenal veins were identified at the time of laparoscopy. For 157 LA, the adrenal venous drainage was constant: right vein drained into the IVC and left vein drained into left renal vein. Five patients had adrenal vein variants: two right veins draining separately into IVC (n = 1), two right veins draining into the IVC and right renal vein (n = 1), and two left veins draining separately into the left renal vein (n = 3). Adrenal vein variants were present in patients with phaeochromocytomas (n = 4) or adrenocortical carcinoma (n = 1). The laparoscopic approach allowed an excellent view of the main adrenal venous anatomy. This has helped confirm the constant nature of the venous drainage and successfully identify variant adrenal veins.     

Characterization of clear cell renal cell carcinoma with diffusion kurtosis imaging: correlation between diffusion kurtosis parameters and tumor cellularity

The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) in the characterization of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and to correlate DKI parameters with tumor cellularity. Fifty‐nine patients with pathologically diagnosed ccRCCs were evaluated by DKI on a 3‐T scanner. Regions of interest were drawn on the maps of the mean diffusion coefficient (MD) and mean diffusion kurtosis (MK). All ccRCCs were histologically graded according to the Fuhrman classification system. Tumor cellularity was measured by the nuclear‐to‐cytoplasm (N/C) ratio and the number of tumor cell nuclei (NTCN). ccRCCs were classified as grade 1 (n = 23), grade 2 (n = 24), grade 3 (n = 10) and grade 4 (n = 3). Both MD and MK could readily discriminate between normal renal parenchyma and ccRCCs (p < 0.001), and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed that MK exhibited a better performance with an area under the ROC curve of 0.874 and sensitivity/specificity of 68.33%/100% (p < 0.001). Further, MD and MK were significantly different between grade 1 and grades 3 and 4 (p = 0.01, p < 0.001) and between grade 2 and grades 3 and 4 (p = 0.015, p < 0.005), respectively. However, no significant difference was found between grade 1 and grade 2 (p > 0.05) for both MD and MK. With regard to NTCN, no significant difference was found between any two grades (p > 0.05), and the N/C ratio changed significantly with grade (p < 0.01, between any two grades). Negative correlations were found between MK and MD (r = –0.56, p < 0.001), and between MD and N/C ratio (r = –0.36, p < 0.005), whereas MK and the N/C ratio were positively correlated (r = 0.45, p = 0.003). DKI could quantitatively characterize ccRCC with different grades by probing non‐Gaussian diffusion properties related to changes in the tumor microenvironment or tissue complexities in the tumor. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Lipid accumulation product (LAP) is related to androgenicity and cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women

Objectives

To investigate whether lipid accumulation product (LAP) is related to androgen and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) levels and to cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women with no evidence of established cardiovascular disease.

Study design

Cross-sectional study.

Main outcome measures

LAP (waist-58 × triglycerides [nmol/L]), LAP ≥ arbitrary cutoff point of 34.5, serum testosterone, SHBG, ultrasensitive C-reactive protein (us-CRP).

Results

Forty-nine women (mean age 55 ± 5 years; median amenorrhea time 5.5 years [3–8]) were studied: 14% had the metabolic syndrome and 24.5% were hypertensive. Compared with LAP < 34.5, LAP ≥ 34.5 (n = 29, 59%) was associated with higher testosterone (p = 0.021) and free androgen index (FAI) (p = 0.003) and lower SHBG levels (p = 0.013). Us-CRP (p = 0.012), total cholesterol (p = 0.041), glucose (p = 0.020) and homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) (p = 0.019) were higher, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (p = 0.001) was lower with LAP ≥ 34.5. LAP was positively correlated with total testosterone (r = 0.349, p = 0.014), FAI (rs = 0.470, p = 0.001), us-CRP (r = 0.315, p = 0.042), systolic (r = 0.318, p = 0.028) and diastolic (r = 0.327, p = 0.023) blood pressure, total cholesterol (r = 0.498, p < 0.001) and glucose (rs = 0.319, p = 0.026). LAP was negatively correlated with SHBG (rs = −0.430, p = 0.003) and HDL-C (r = −0.319, p = 0.026).

Conclusions

LAP index seems to be associated with androgens and SHBG and with cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women. Also, LAP seems to be a suitable method to screen for cardiovascular risk in postmenopause.     

成人间体外劈离式肝移植中肝静脉分配方式的临床观察

 目的：分析成人间劈离式肝移植中肝静脉不同分配方式的利弊,探讨合理的临床分配方案。方法：回顾2007年1月至2011年10月间我院完成的12例成人间劈离式肝移植病例的肝静脉分配及重建方式,观察患者术后的肝静脉血管并发症及相关预后。结果：12例病人中使用右半肝的6例病人采取了4种静脉分配和重建方式：肝右+肝中+腔静脉1例;肝右+5、8段静脉重建+腔静脉2例;肝右+5、8段静脉重建2例;肝右+1/2肝中+腔静脉1例。相应的6例左半肝移植物亦得到4种肝静脉分配和重建方式：肝左+4段静脉重建1例;肝左+肝中静脉2例;肝左+肝中+腔静脉2例;肝左+1/2肝中静脉1例。术后1例左半肝采用肝左+4段静脉重建,患者因4段重建血管阻塞导致小肝综合征,最终死亡,其余11例病人未出现肝静脉相关并发症。结论：成人间劈离式肝移植的肝静脉分配和重建可有多种方式,在临床操作中应在满足移植物功能性肝体积足够的前提下,结合患者病情和外科操作的需要制定合理的个体化方案。     

A study of the accessory hepatic vein to segments VI and VII with a morphological reconsideration of the human liver

Introduction The liver is supplied by the common hepatic artery from the celiac trunk and by the portal vein from the gastrointestine. This double blood supply to the liver by the hepatic artery and the portal vein produced a complicated structure in the liver. For the blood outflow, we can see right, intermediate and left hepatic veins, and irregular veins: the accessory hepatic veins. These veins drain the blood in the liver into the inferior vena cava. In this study, we studied the layout of the accessory hepatic vein draining segments 6 and 7 in the human livers and attempted to reconsider the structure of the liver by the layout of the accessory hepatic vein. Methods Sixty livers were subjected in this study. They were prepared by using forceps to trace the layout of the blood vessels inside the livers. We carefully examined the relation between the layouts of the accessory vein to the segments 6 and 7 and of the portal vein. The confluence patterns of the accessory hepatic vein into the inferior vena cava were also examined to find the character of the vein. The relation between the accessory hepatic vein and standard hepatic veins was also studied. Results We found 2.2 accessory hepatic veins in one liver on average in our study. The vein was always within the area of segments 6 and 7, and did not surpass the boundary. We found at most five accessory hepatic veins in a liver in two cases. The accessory hepatic vein to the segments 6 and 7 always had its stem on the dorsal side to the portal vein. Different from the stem, the periphery of the accessory hepatic vein freely distributed with the peripheral branches of the portal vein. The area distributed by the accessory vein was also always dorsal part within the segments 6 and 7. The vein was small usually, but was big in few cases. When the vein was big, the area became solely drained by the accessory vein, because the standard hepatic veins (right and intermediate hepatic veins) did not reach the area, and we did not find any communication between the accessory vein and the standard veins. As the remaining region in the segments 6 and 7 became smaller, the draining right standard hepatic vein became shorter and smaller. Discussion The region drained by the accessory hepatic vein excluded the standard hepatic veins. Therefore, there are two different draining venous networks in the area of segments 6 and 7 classified by Couinaud. Conclusion The accessory hepatic vein draining segments 6 and 7 distributed somewhere dorsal side in the segments 6 and 7. The area where the accessory vein distributed was the region where standard hepatic veins did not reach. This would suggest that the region drained by the accessory hepatic vein makes an isolated segment in the liver in the segments 6 and 7 by the Couinaud’s Classification. The area might have a unique blood circulation system.     

正常引流肺静脉解剖变异的多层螺旋CT血管成像研究

目的 探讨正常引流肺静脉的解剖变异率及其变异形式。方法 回顾性分析2013年5月—2014年7月中山大学附属孙逸仙纪念医院220例两侧肺静脉均引流至左心房患者的胸部64层螺旋CT血管成像(MSCTA)资料,对肺静脉进行多平面重建(MPR)、最大强度投影(MIP)及VR重建,观察段以上肺静脉引流区域,以及双侧肺静脉与左心房连接模式。两侧肺静脉分别以上、下肺静脉独立开口于左房,右中叶肺静脉回流至上肺静脉者为正常肺静脉引流模式;一侧单支或多于两支肺静脉引流、跨叶引流者为肺静脉解剖变异。结果 220例正常引流肺静脉中,左右肺静脉总变异发生率22.7%(50/220)。右肺静脉解剖变异38例(17.3%,38/220),共见8种变异模式,分别为:(1)上、下叶肺静脉分别汇入左心房,中叶静脉汇入下叶肺静脉 4例(1.8%,4/220);(2)上、下叶肺静脉分别汇入左心房,上叶后段汇入下叶肺静脉2例(0.9%,2/220);(3)上、中、下叶静脉分别汇入左心房16例(7.3%,16/220);(4)上叶后段、尖前段、下叶肺静脉分别汇入左心房,中叶静脉汇入尖前段肺静脉4例(1.8%,4/220);(5)上叶、下叶背段、下叶基底段肺静脉分别汇入左心房,中叶静脉汇入上叶肺静脉2例(0.9%,2/220);(6)上叶、 中叶内段、中叶外段、下叶肺分别静脉汇入左心房6例(2.7%,6/220);(7)上叶后段、上叶尖前段、中叶、下叶肺静脉分别汇入左心房2例(0.9%,2/220);(8)上叶、中叶、下叶背段、下叶基底段肺静脉分别汇入左心房2例(0.9%,2/220)。左肺静脉变异12例(5.5%,12/220),共见2种变异模式,即上、下叶肺静脉组成共干汇入左心房8例(3.6%,8/220),上叶、舌叶、下叶肺静脉分别汇入左心房4例(1.8%,4/220)。220例患者中,左右肺静脉解剖变异率的差异有统计学意义(χ²＝13.533, P<0.01)。结论 MSCTA上正常引流肺静脉解剖变异常见,右肺静脉解剖变异发生率显著高于左肺静脉,且变异模式多样。     

Sexual dimorphism in hepatic lipids is associated with the evolution of metabolic status in mice

Ectopic lipid accumulation in the liver is implicated in metabolic disease in an age‐ and sex‐dependent manner. The role of hepatic lipids has been well established within the scope of metabolic insults in mice, but has been insufficiently characterized under standard housing conditions, where age‐related metabolic alterations are known to occur. We studied a total of 10 male and 10 female mice longitudinally. At 3, 7 and 11 months of age, non‐invasive ¹H‐magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹H‐MRS) was used to monitor hepatic lipid content (HLC) and fatty acid composition in vivo, and glucose homeostasis was assessed with glucose and insulin challenges. At the end of the study, hepatic lipids were comprehensively characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and liquid chromatography‐mass spectrometric analyses of liver tissue samples. In males, HLC increased from 1.4 ± 0.1% at 3 months to 2.9 ± 0.3% at 7 months (p < 0.01) and 2.7 ± 0.3% at 11 months (p < 0.05), in correlation with fasting insulin levels (p < 0.01, r = 0.51) and parameters from the insulin tolerance test (ITT; p < 0.001, r = –0.69 versus area under the curve; p < 0.01, r = –0.57 versus blood glucose drop at 1 h post‐ITT; p < 0.01, r = 0.55 versus blood glucose at 3 h post‐ITT). The metabolic performance of females remained the same throughout the study, and HLC was higher than that of males at 3 months (2.7 ± 0.2%, p < 0.01), but comparable at 7 months (2.2 ± 0.2%) and 11 months (2.2 ± 0.1%). Strong sexual dimorphism in bioactive lipid species, including diacylglycerols (higher in males, p < 0.0001), phosphatidylinositols (higher in females, p < 0.001) and omega‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (higher in females, p < 0.01), was found to be in good correlation with metabolic scores at 11 months. Therefore, in mice housed under standard conditions, sex‐specific composition of bioactive lipids is associated with metabolic protection in females, whose metabolic performance was independent of hepatic cytosolic lipid content.     

Hepatic manifestations of tuberous sclerosis complex: a genotypic and phenotypic analysis

Black ME, Hedgire SS, Camposano S, Paul E, Harisinghani M, Thiele EA. Hepatic manifestations of tuberous sclerosis complex: a genotypic and phenotypic analysis. A retrospective review of the clinical records and radiological images of 205 patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) was performed to evaluate the prevalence and progression of hepatic lesions; examine the association of hepatic phenotype with genotype, age, and gender; and investigate the relationships between hepatic, renal, and pulmonary involvement. Hepatic angiomyolipomas (AML), cysts, and other benign lesions were identified in 30% of the cohort, and some lesions grew significantly over time. However, no patient had clinical symptoms or complications from hepatic lesions. TSC2 patients exhibited a higher frequency of AML compared to TSC1 patients (p = 0.037), and patients with no mutation identified exhibited a higher frequency of cysts compared to TSC2 patients (p = 0.023). Age was positively correlated with frequency of hepatic involvement (p < 0.001), whereas hepatic phenotype was independent of gender. Presence of hepatic AML was associated with presence of renal AML (p = 0.001). These findings confirm a high rate of asymptomatic hepatic lesions in TSC and further characterize the TSC phenotype.     

Selected biologic markers of inflammation and activity of Crohn’s disease

Abstract

The study aimed to compare the accuracy of selected biologic markers in assessing the disease activity in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD). The analysis included serum IL-2, IL-6, IL-17, TNF-α, IFN-γ, hsCRP, peripheral CD4?+?CD25?+?FOXP3?+?regulatory T cells, as well as fecal calprotectin and lactoferrin. A group of 55 adults with CD was enrolled to the study. Disease activity was assessed using Crohn’s Disease Endoscopic Index of Severity (CDEIS), which currently represents the gold standard for the evaluation of endoscopic activity. For clinical activity scoring, the Crohn’s Disease Activity Index (CDAI) was used. Concentrations of investigated markers were estimated by means of flow cytometry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, and the results were correlated with both indices. The study demonstrated that both fecal markers, i.e. calprotectin (r?=?0.827, p?<?0.001) and lactoferrin (r?=?0.704, p?<?0.001), correlate closely with CDEIS score, and might be used to evaluate the severity of CD in clinical setting. The correlation of those markers with CDAI was also significant, with r?=?0.742 for calprotectin (p?<?0.001) and r?=?0.675 for lactoferrin (p?<?0.05). As for the other investigated markers, only hsCRP (r?=?0.672, p?<?0.001) and IL-17 (r?=?0.296, p?<?0.005) correlated closely with CDEIS. The correlation of the markers with CDAI was also significant, though weaker, with r?=?0.518 for hsCRP (p?<?0.001) and r?=?0.296 for IL-17 (p?<?0.05). The study showed that IL-17, despite its vague role in the pathogenesis of CD, might be a useful marker, comparable with hsCRP, in assessing the activity of the disease.     

Higher Plasma Myeloperoxidase Levels Are Not Associated with an Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Events in HIV-Infected Adults

Abstract

Objectives: Elevated myeloperoxidase (MPO) levels are predictive of high cardiovascular (CV) risk in the general population. The value of MPO as a CV marker in the HIV population has not been investigated. Method: Medical records were reviewed to identify HIV+ patients with a documented CV event (myocardial ischemia/infarction) and stored plasma samples within 12 months prior to the event. HIV+ adults with no CV history and with similarly available stored plasma samples were site-, age-, and gender-matched 1:1 to cases. Results: We identified 124 participants (62 case-control pairs): 94% male, median age 46 years. Median (IQR) MPO levels (pmoles/L) were lower in cases vs. controls: 292 (235–376) vs. 320 (249–467); p = .004. Cases were more likely to have other CV risk factors, including smoking, hypertension, and higher cholesterol and triglycerides. The observed MPO directional difference persisted after controlling for CV risk factors. In the reduced model, observed differences in MPO remained independently and negatively associated with CV event (p = .03) after adjusting for two positively associated risk factors, differences in cholesterol levels (p = .01), and differences in smoking history (ever smoked vs. never smoked; p = .04). Differences in triglyceride levels and hypertension were not statistically significant independent risk factors in this sample (p > .05). Within cases, MPO was negatively correlated with CD4 count (r_s = –0. 40, p = .0023) and age (r_s = ?0. 34, p = .01). In contrast, age at blood draw was positively correlated with MPO in controls (r_s = 0.28, p = .031) and CD4 was uncorrelated (r_s = ?0. 01, p > .9). No other factors were significantly correlated with MPO within groups. Conclusion: In contrast to the general population, higher MPO levels were not predictive of CV events in this study, underscoring the fact that pathways operative in HIV arteriopathy may be distinct from traditional CV disease pathogenesis.     

Relative importance of lean and fat mass on bone mineral density in a group of adolescent girls and boys

The aim of this study was to determine the relative importance of lean mass (LM) and fat mass (FM) on bone mineral density (BMD) in a group of adolescent girls and boys. A total of 65 adolescent boys and 35 adolescent girls participated in this study. Whole body (WB) and lumbar spine (L1–L4) BMD were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Body composition was assessed using the same technique. In boys, LM was strongly related to WBBMD (r = 0.68; p < 0.001) and to L1–L4 BMD (r = 0.61; p < 0.001), whereas FM was not positively related to BMD and was negatively associated with WB bone mineral apparent density (WBBMAD). In girls, both LM and FM were positively related to WBBMD (r = 0.41; p < 0.05 and r = 0.49; p < 0.01, respectively), whereas only FM was correlated to L1–L4 BMD (r = 0.33; p < 0.05). Finally, in a multiple regression analysis, FM was found to be a better positive determinant of WBBMD than LM in girls, whereas in boys, FM was found to be a negative determinant of WBBMD and L1–L4 BMD. This study suggests that LM is a strong determinant of WBBMD and L1–L4 BMD in boys, and that FM is a stronger determinant of WBBMD than LM in girls.     

Fetal development of the retrohepatic inferior vena cava and accessory hepatic veins: Re‐evaluation of the Alexander Barry's hypothesis

The retrohepatic inferior vena cava (IVC) is commonly considered to originate from the right vitelline or omphalomesenteric vein. In contrast, Alexander Barry hypothesized that one of the hepatic veins grows to merge with the subcardinal vein and develops into the retrohepatic IVC. We re‐examined fetal development of the retrohepatic IVC and other related veins using serial histological sections of 20 human fetuses between 6 and 16 weeks of gestation. At 6–7 weeks, when a basic configuration of the portal‐hepatic vein systems had just been established, one of hepatic veins (i.e., the posterocaudal vein in the present study) had grown caudally to reach the posterocaudal surface of the liver, and notably, extended into the primitive right adrenal gland (five of the eight early‐staged fetuses). Because the inferior right hepatic vein (IRHV) and retrohepatic IVC appeared at the same developmental stage, it is likely that any peripheral remnants of the posterocaudal vein would continue to function as primary drainage territory for the IRHV. The caudate vein developed rapidly in accordance with marked caudal and leftward extension of Spiegel's lobe at 12–16 weeks. Thin accessory hepatic veins developed later than the caudate vein and IRHV. The present results supported Barry's hypothesis. Clin. Anat. 23:297–303, 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

64层螺旋CT三维重建活体肝静脉的研究及临床意义

目的:探讨64层螺旋CT应用于正常人活体体肝静脉研究的可行性,观察三维重建肝静脉的一般形态及走行规律.方法:153例正常受试者经肘正中静脉注射造影剂后,使用64层螺旋CT进行上腹部扫描,图像采集后经容积再现(volume rendering,VR)技术重建肝静脉.结果:重建图像清晰,可显示出6～8级血管及与周围组织间的关系.其中153例肝静脉的分型结果如下:①3分支型,占35.3%(54例);②中左共干型,占41.8%(64例);③中左合干型,占20.9%(32例);④中右共干型,占2.0%(3例).结论:64层螺旋CT可以作为研究活体肝静脉形态的有效手段,三维重建能更准确、全方位地显示肝静脉的正常解剖类型和发现变异,而且图像清晰,对于活体肝静脉的研究有较好的临床应用价值.     

DNA bacterial load in children and adolescents with pneumococcal pneumonia and empyema

The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate a rapid quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the direct detection and quantification of pneumococcal DNA bacterial load (DBL) in patients with pneumonia and empyema. DBL and molecular serotype detection was determined by DNA quantification of the pneumolysin (ply) gene and an additional capsular gene by real-time PCR. Plasma or pleural fluid samples from children and adolescents with confirmed pneumococcal pneumonia were analyzed. DBL was correlated with clinical parameters and outcomes. One hundred and sixty-nine patients with pneumococcal pneumonia (145 empyema) had bacterial cultures and real-time PCR assays performed. Among them, 41 (24.3%) had positive results for both, 4 (2.4%) had positive culture alone, and 124 (73.3%) had positive real-time PCR alone. The pleural fluid DBL was lower in patients with prior antibiotics (p = 0.01) and higher in patients with positive culture (p < 0.001). The pleural fluid DBL was positively correlated with serum C-reactive protein (p = 0.009), pleural fluid neutrophils (p < 0.001), and pleural fluid glucose (p < 0.001). The plasma and pleural fluid DBL were higher in patients with ≥8 days of hospital stay (p = 0.002), and the pleural fluid DBL was positively correlated with the number of hours of pleural drainage (p < 0.001). Quantification of pneumococcal DBL by real-time PCR may be helpful for the diagnosis and clinical management of pediatric patients with pneumonia and empyema     

Validity of newly-developed BMI and waist cut-off values for Sri Lankan children

Background: Excess body fat leads to obesity-related morbidity and population/ethnicity-specific cut-off values of anthropometric measures are useful for better diagnosis. This study assesses the suitability of newly-developed Sri Lankan anthropometric cut-off values in the diagnosis of obesity in Sri Lankan children.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at University of Colombo, Sri Lanka involving 5–15 year old children. Height, weight, waist (WC), and hip (HC) circumferences were measured. Total body fat (FM) was measured using whole body BIA. WHR and WHtR were calculated. Validity of anthropometric measures in detecting childhood obesity (Sri Lankan BMI/WC; IOTF, WHO, British and CDC BMI and British WC cut-off values) were evaluated.

Results: Nine hundred and twenty children were assessed. FM showed significant associations with BMI (r = 0.92, p < 0.001), WC (r = 0.90, p < 0.001) and HC (r = 0.85, p < 0.001), but poor association with WHR (r = 0.17, p < 0.001). However, WHtR had a high association with FM (r = 0.75, p < 0.001) and %FM (r = 0.78, p < 0.001). Based on %FM cut-offs, 85 (22.8%) girls and 101 (18.5%) boys were obese. All international anthropometric cut-off values under-estimated obesity. Sri Lankan WC and BMI cut-off values over-estimated obesity. International BMI based cut-off values had high specificity (>99%) but a low sensitivity (～12–33%), while Sri Lankan BMI cut-off values had high sensitivity (>93.1) but low specificity (>79.7).

Conclusions: Internationally available BMI cut-off values are poor in diagnosing obesity in Sri Lankan children. Newly developed Sri Lankan BMI cut-off values for children improved the diagnosis. WC can be used successfully as an alternative diagnostic tool of obesity.     

国人肝段的再认识

目的:对肝内门静脉和肝静脉重新认识,提出一种新的国人肝段划分方法,为影像学和肝外科提供断层解剖学资料。方法:使用50例上腹部连续断层标本和20例多层螺旋CT图像及三维重建图像,研究了肝内门静脉的走行和分布以及肝静脉及其属支的回流范围及其两者之间的相互关系。结果:国人肝段新的划分方法:门静脉右支主干存在时,依肝中静脉所在的正中裂将肝分为左、右半肝。右半肝被一弯曲的右叶间裂分成右前上叶和右后下叶。右前上叶依垂直段间裂分为腹侧和背侧段。右前上叶的腹侧段被水平亚段间裂分为上、下两个亚段。右后下叶依水平段间裂分为上、下两段。肝左静脉主干存在时,依肝左静脉主干所在的左叶间裂将左半肝分成左后上叶和左前下叶。左前下叶依左段间裂分为内侧和外侧段。水平亚段间裂将左前下叶的内侧段分为上、下两个亚段。依弧形背裂分尾状叶和右前上叶及左前下叶内侧段。结论:国人肝段新的划分法不仅有利于肝内微小病变的精确定位,而且便于肝外科探索新的和更加安全的术式来施行各种肝切除和肝移植。     

Surgical anatomy of the vasculobiliary apparatus at the hepatic hilum as applied to liver transplantations and major liver resections

Introduction

To evaluate the hepatic arterial, bile duct and portal venous anatomy as applicable to major liver resections.

肝内肝门静脉解剖及变异的多层螺旋CT成像分析及意义

目的：用多层螺旋CT前瞻性地观测肝内肝门静脉的解剖和变异。方法 对200名正常人,使用16排多层螺旋CT行上腹部CT动态增强扫描,将肝内肝门静脉的解剖和变异进行分型。并对肝门静脉系统各血管参数进行定量研究,行统计学分析。结果：肝门静脉正常型占81.5% (163例),Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ型变异分别占11.5％ (23例、6.5％(13例)、0.5％ (1例),未发现有门脉左支水平段或右支缺如。在不同性别间门静脉直径（Dpv）、脾静脉直径（Dsv）及肠系膜上静脉直径（Dsmv）有统计学意义（P<0.05）;除男性≥50岁组较＜50岁组门静脉长度（Lpv）有所延长外,其他男性、女性不同年龄组间,肝门静脉系统各管径均无统计学意义（P>0.05）。结论：多层螺旋CT门静脉血管成像（multi-slice CT portography,MSCTP）能方便而清楚地显示肝内门静脉解剖和变异。