Hepatic encephalopathy with status epileptics： A case report

A 62-year-old male with decompensated liver cirrhosis due to hepatitis C virus developed severe hepatic encephaiopathy with status epileptic us. The blood ammonia level on admission was more than twice the normal level. Brain computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were normal. In addition, electroencephalogram showed diffuse sharp waves, consistent with hepatic encephaiopathy. The status epilepticus was resolved after antiepileptic therapy (phenytoin sodium) and treatment for hepatic encephaiopathy (Branched chain amino acids). The blood ammonia level normalized with the clinical improvement and the patient did not have a recurrence of status epilepticus after the end of the antiepileptic treatment. Additionally, the electroencephalogram showed normal findings. Thus, we diagnosed the patient as hepatic encephaiopathy with status epilepticus. We consider the status epilepticus of this patient to a rare and interesting finding in hepatic encephaiopathy.     

Hepatic cyst misdiagnosed as a gastric submucosal tumor： A case report

We describe here a case of 51-year-old woman with a symptomatic hepatic cyst that was misdiagnosed as a gastric submucosal tumor （SMT） with endoscopic ultrasound （EUS） and CT scan. The patient presented with an epigastric pain for two months. On endoscopy, a submucosal tumor was found on the cardia of the stomach. Based on EUS and abdominal CT scan, the lesion was diagnosed as a gastric duplication cyst or a gastrointestinal stromal tumor （GIST）. The operative plan was laparoscopic wedge resection for the GIST of the gastric cardia. A cystic mass arising from the left lateral segment of the liver was found at the laparoscopic examination. There was no abnormal finding at the gastric cardia. She was treated by laparoscopic hepatic wedge resection including the hepatic cyst using an endoscopic linear stapler.     

Pancreatic transection from blunt trauma associated with vascular and biliary lesions： A case report

Major injuries of the pancreas may result in considerable morbidity and mortality when associated with vascular and visceral injuries. In such cases, a right diagnosis and a prompt surgical intervention are necessary to give a chance to the patient. We herein describe a case of blunt abdominal trauma in a 29-year- old man whose pancreatic rupture was associated with hepatic artery, splenic vein and extrahepatic bile duct damage. Immediate surgery was performed after computer tomograghy （CT）, the haemorrhagic lesions dictat the emergency transfer to the operating room. Spleno-pancreatic resection was done with reconstruction of the hepatic artery, ligation of the splenic vein and a Roux-en-Y bilio-jejunal diversion. The early post-operative course was complicated by stenosis of the arterial reconstruction, which was treated by endovascular angioplasty followed by percutaneous drainage of symptomatic pseudocyst, rest and antibiotics. Finally, the patient was discharged and was alive without clinical problems at the time when we wrote this case report. The present case underlines the clinical relevance of vascular and visceral injuries associated with pancreatic trauma and the problems arising in the diagnostic evaluation and the surgical strategy of complex multiple visceral and vascular lesions in blunt abdominal trauma.     

Acute pancreatitis associated with peroral double-balloon enteroscopy： A case report

A 58-year-old Japanese man had tarry stool and severe anemia. Neither upper nor lower gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy showed any localized lesions. Thus, the source of his GI bleeding was suspected to be in the small intestine, and he underwent peroral double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) using EN-450T5 (Fujinon-Toshiba ES System Co., Tokyo, Japan). There were no lesions considered to be the source of GI bleeding. After the procedure, the patient began to experience abdominal pain. Laboratory tests revealed hyperamylasemia and abdominal computed tomography revealed an inflammation of the pancreas and the peripancreas. He was thus diagnosed to have acute pancreatitis. Conservative treatments resulted in both clinical and laboratory amelioration. He had no history of alcohol ingestion, gallstone disease or pancreatitis. Magnetic resonance cholangio-pancreatography demonstrated no structural alterations and no stones in the pancreatobiliary ductal system. As his abdominal pain started after the procedure, his acute pancreatitis was thus thought to have been related to the peroral DBE. This is the first reported case of acute pancreatitis probably associated with peroral DBE.     

Adenocarcinoma and infection in a solitary hepatic cyst： A case report

Solitary non-parasitic liver cysts are being increasingly diagnosed due to the increased use of abdominal sonography. The majority of solitary liver cysts are asymptomatic; however, there are some complications which include infection, perforation, spontaneous hemorrhage, obstructive jaundice and neoplastic degeneration. In some cases a cystic liver lesion may mimic a tumor and is difficult to differentiate with standard imaging studies or fine needle aspiration cytology. Here in, we report a case of adenocarcinoma arising in a solitary hepatic cyst complicated with Klebsiella pneumoniae infection. High levels of CEA in the cyst fluid levels suggested malignancy, which was confirmed by pathology of the resected specimen.     

Liver transplantation for polycystic liver with massive hepatomegaly： A case report

A previous study has shown that liver or combined liver-kidney transplantation can be a valuable surgical technique for the treatment of polycystic liver disease.Herein, we present the case of a 35-year-old woman with polycystic liver disease, who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) on November 11, 2008.The whole-size graft was taken from a deceased donor (a 51-year-old man who died of a heart attack).Resection in a patient with massive hepatomegaly is very difficult. Thus, after intercepting the portal hepatic vein, left hepatectomy was performed, then the vena cava was intercepted, the second and third porta hepatic isolated, and finally, right hepatectomy was performed. OLT was performed successfully.The recipient did well after transplantation. This case suggested that OLT is an effective therapeutic option for polycystic liver disease and left hepatectomy can be performed first during OLT if the liver is over enlarged.     

Right colon and liver hemangiomatosis： A case report and a review of the literature

INTRODUCTION Hemangiomas constitute 7% of all benign vascular tumors and are characterized by increased numbers of normal or abnormal vessels filled with blood and are usually local- ized; however, when they involve a large number of organs in the body th…     

Fulminant ulcerative colitis associated with steroid-resistant minimal change disease and psoriasis： A case report

A 43-year-old Chinese patient with a history of psoriasis developed fulminant ulcerative colitis after immunosuppressive therapy for steroid-resistant minimal change disease was stopped. Minimal change disease in association with inflammatory bowel disease is a rare condition. We here report a case showing an association between ulcerative colitis, minimal change disease, and psoriasis. The possible pathological link between 3 diseases is discussed.     

Liver cell adenoma with malignant transformation： A case report

A 57-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of a liver mass detected by computed tomography. She had taken oral contraceptives for only one month at the age of thirty. Physical examination revealed no abnormalities, and laboratory data, including hepatic function tests, were within the normal range, with the exception of elevated levels of those serum proteins induced by the absence of vitamin K or by raised levels of the antagonist (PIVKA)-II (3,502 AU/ml). Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a hyperechoic mass measuring 10 X 10 cm in the left posterior segment of the liver. Because hepatocellular carcinoma could not be completely excluded, this mass was resected. The tumor consisted of sheets of uniform cells with clear cytoplasm, perinuclear eosinophilic granules and round nuclei. These histological findings were consistent with liver cell adenoma. Background hepatic tissue appeared normal. After resection of the tumor, serum PIVKA-II fell to within the normal range. An area of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with a mid-trabecular pattern was immunohistochemically found, which was positive for PIVKA-II. Sinusoidal endothelial cells were CD34-positive, containing scattered PIVKA-II positive cells. This tumor was therefore finally diagnosed as liver cell adenoma with focal malignant transformation to HCC.     

关注脑微出血

<正>脑微出血(CMB)源自脑病理标本切片,在光学显微镜下所显示的出血后产生的含铁血黄素沉积。在神经影像学发达的21世纪,对既往发生的小血管完整性被破坏区域,应用高强度MRI或梯度-回波T2加权MRI(Gradient-echo T2-weighted,GRE)或磁敏感加权成像(SWI),可发现针孔样的低信号,证实了病理学所见的出血后铁蛋白沉积,通常是因高血压小动脉病或脑淀粉样血管病(CAA)所致。越来越     

Gardner's syndrome associated with periampullary carcinoma,duodenal and gastric adenomatosis

A 48-year-old man with Gardner's syndrome, who had abdominoperineal resection for rectal carcinoma in 1962, was found to have an ulcerating growth of the duodenum, and pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed in 1979. Histologic examination by complete step-serial sectioning disclosed a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma with adenomatous remnants, a large adenoma with focal carcinoma, 256 adenomas of the duodenum, and 91 adenomas of the gastric antrum. The world medical literature was reviewed, and 29 cases of periampullary carcinoma and 12 cases of gastric carcinoma complicating familial polyposis coli or Gardner's syndrome were analyzed.     

肝上皮样血管内皮瘤1例

上皮样血管内皮瘤(epithelioid hemangioendothelioma,EHE)是一种病因及发病机制不明,累及单个或多个器官的血管源性肿瘤,具有低至中度恶性潜能,呈慢性进行性发展过程.肝脏是EHE受累的常见器官之一.Ishak等[1]在1984年首次报道了肝上皮样血管内皮瘤(hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma,HEHE),此后相关报道逐渐增多.影像学检查是诊断HEHE常用的手段之一,如螺旋X线计算机断层摄影术(CT)、磁共振成像(MRI)、核医学检查等,但存在一定的局限性.我们在此报道1例病史长达17年的HEHE患者的肝脏CT灌注特点及其在HEHE诊断中的价值.     

肝淀粉样变1例

患者,男,58岁,因发现上腹部包块、尿色深黄、体质量下降半年入院.入院后检查发现患者肝脏肿大、肝功能轻度异常,伴有蛋白尿及碱性磷酸酶增高,经肝穿刺活检确诊为肝淀粉样变.肝淀粉样变临床少见,诊断困难,预后较差.     

肝结节病出现重度黄疸致肝硬化1例

一、临床资料1．病历摘要：患者女性,68岁,主诉间断乏力、腹胀、尿黄2年,加重半月于2006年5月第2次住院。患者2年前开始有乏力、腹胀、尿黄等不适症状,肝功能轻度异常,以“慢性肝炎”第1次住院,经保肝对症治疗20 d,肝功能好转,病原学检查阴性。其间出现咳嗽、气短症状,无发热,胸片检查提示肺门淋巴结肿大,双肺野可见点片状阴影,[第一段]     

血色病肝脏铁过度沉着症1例

1.病例资料：患者，男，48岁。以“乏力、多饮、多尿、多食，伴消瘦4个月，加重1周”入院。既往有乙型肝炎和地中海贫血病史30年，无输血史，无血色病家族史，曾行“脾脏切除”治疗。查体：慢性贫血面容，全身皮肤黄染有散在色素沉着，巩膜黄染，双手肝掌，男性乳房发育；肼右肋下3cm，剑突下5cm，质硬；腹部未触及肿块。     

肝棘球蚴病合并胆瘘梗阻性黄疸1例

本文报道1例肝棘球蚴病合并胆瘘、梗阻性黄疸患者的诊断与治疗。     

Liver adenomatosis: re‐evaluation of aetiology and management

Background: Liver adenomatosis (LA) is a rare benign parenchymal liver disease with unknown aetiology. In recent reports, LA has been associated with hepatic steatosis, with potential implications for the management of this disease. The aim of this study was to determine prognosis and optimal management of patients with LA. Methods: Clinical presentation, diagnostic studies and management of patients with LA were analysed in our centre. Furthermore, a Medline search of all published case reports and series of LA patients was performed. Results: Ninety‐four patients with LA have been reported in the literature. Fifty‐two per cent of females had a history of oral contraceptive use. Eighteen per cent of patients had steatosis in nontumoral tissue. In our own series, five of six patients had histologically confirmed steatosis. Forty‐three per cent of patients presented with acute pain, of whom 46% had a haemorrhagical complication, in contrast to 2% of nonsymptomatic patients. Tumours <5 cm tended to increase in size during follow‐up and only in four patients tumour regression was observed. Conclusion: Liver adenomatosis is a progressive, benign parenchymal disease mainly occurring in females. There is a potential link with hepatic steatosis with implications for the management of patients with LA. Noninvasive diagnosis is difficult because of the variety of tumoral and nontumoral components. Management should primarily be conservative.     

以糖尿病酮症酸中毒为首发症状的儿童血色病1例并文献复习

目的:提高对遗传性血色病临床特点和发病机制的认识,以利于及时诊断和治疗。方法:报道1例以糖尿病酮症酸中毒为首发症状的儿童遗传性血色病,并复习相关文献。结果:本例患者在糖尿病酮症酸纠正后胰酶持续升高,CT显示胰腺肿胀和肝脏密度升高,铁代谢指标显示机体铁负荷显著过多,血色病相关基因检查HFE第2号外显子存在His63Asp杂合突变。此外,患者抗谷氨酸脱羧酶抗体阴性,口服糖耐量试验显示内源性胰岛素和C肽相对缺乏。结论:儿童遗传性血色病以糖尿病酮症酸中毒发病少见,如果同时合并铁负荷显著过多,应考虑血色病的可能。