早期和晚期再次肝移植的临床分析

目的 比较首次肝移植术后因移植肝失功实施早期和晚期再次肝移植的疗效并总结临床经验.方法 回顾性分析2004年1月至2009年7月间接受再次肝移植手术的36例患者的临床资料,包括早期再次肝移植17例和晚期再次肝移植19例.早期和晚期再次肝移植患者的年龄分别为(45±13)岁和(48±10)岁,与首次肝移植的时间间隔分别为(49±54)d和(514±342)d.结果 胆道并发症是早期再次肝移植和晚期再次肝移植的主要适应证.其他常见的适应证包括早期再次肝移植的血管并发症和晚期再次肝移植的原发病复发.除了MELD评分外,两组再次肝移植术中出血量、冷缺血时间、手术时间和围手术期病死率的差异均无统计学意义.早期再次肝移植中有8例患者死亡,其中3例死于脓毒症相关性疾病,3例死于多器官功能衰竭;晚期再次肝移植中有10例患者死亡,其中4例死于脓毒症相关性疾病,3例死于肝癌的复发.早期和晚期再次肝移植的l、2年的生存率分别为52.9％、41.2％和63.2％、52.6％,差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).结论 早期再次肝移植和晚期再次肝移植治疗移植肝失功的疗效相当.手术适应证及时机的正确把握、娴熟的手术技巧以及围手术期有效的抗感染治疗是提高再次肝移植患者总体存活率的关键.     

再次肝移植治疗移植肝失功能22例报告

目的 总结再次肝移植治疗移植肝失功能的临床经验。方法 回顾分析2004年1月至2006年6月期间中山大学附属第三医院施行22例再次肝移植受者的临床资料，结合文献加以讨论。再次肝移植的原因分别为移植术后胆道并发症（12例）、移植术后肝癌复发（4例）、肝动脉栓塞（2例）、肝动脉狭窄（2例）以及乙肝复发（2例）。再次移植率为3．62％，供肝植入均采用改良背驮式肝移植技术。结果 全组无手术死亡，8例随访至今分别存活21、14、8、3个月各1例，12、1个月各2例；14例存活2周到28个月不等。首次肝移植术后8～30d行再次肝移植病人围手术期病死率最高，为66．7％；1年内死亡10例，主要死亡原因为感染（60％）。结论 再次肝移植是移植肝失功能的惟一有效的治疗方法，正确掌握手术时机及适应证，钻研手术技巧，合理的个体化免疫抑制方案以及围手术期有效的抗感染治疗是提高再次肝移植病人存活率的关键。     

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目的总结再次肝移植病人围手术期临床特点和管理经验。方法回顾分析中山大学附属第三医院肝移植中心2004年1月至2006年12月期间施行的34例再次肝移植受者临床资料。结果再次肝移植的原因分别为移植术后胆道并发症(18例)、移植术后肝癌复发(6例)、肝炎复发(6例)以及肝动脉并发症(4例)。34例均采用附加腔静脉整形的改良背驮式肝移植技术。全组无手术死亡。院内死亡9例(26.5%),明显高于首次肝移植的病死率(6.9%,46/671)(P<0.05)。死亡原因中感染占55.6%(5/9)。再次肝移植组术前感染率为32.4%(11/34),首次肝移植组为10.7%(72/671),两组间差异有显著性意义(P<0.05)。再次肝移植组术后感染率为61.8%(21/34),首次肝移植组为46.3%(311/671),两组相比差异无显著性意义(P>0.05)。结论感染是再移植的主要死亡原因,围手术期有效的抗感染治疗和针对再次肝移植特点的个体化免疫抑制方案可以提高再次肝移植的成功率。     

再次肝移植132例的临床分析

目的 探讨再次肝移植的比率、原因及术后存活时间.方法 回顾性分析1998至2007年间2833例次肝移植术后患者的资料.比较1998至2003年(手术技术初期)和2004至2007年(手术技术相对成熟期)两个阶段中,再次肝移植的比率、原因及术后患者的存活时间.结果 共对132例患者进行了再次肝移植,再次肝移植率为4.66%(132/2833).1998至2003年行首次肝移植的患者中有67例进行了再次肝移植,再次肝移植率为10.84%(67/618),2004至2007年行首次肝移植的患者中有65例进行了再次肝移植,再次肝移植率为3.12%(65/2083),两者再次肝移植率的比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01).132例患者再次肝移植的原因包括:胆道并发症6H4例、原发病复发24例、排斥反应14例、移植肝功能不良13例、肝动脉血栓形成12例、腹腔感染2例、门静脉血栓形成2例及其他原因1例.手术技术初期再次肝移植的主要原因为胆道并发症、排斥反应、移植物功能不良及乙型肝炎复发;手术技术相对成熟期则以胆道并发症、肝动脉血栓形成、排斥反应及移植物功能不良为主.首次肝移植术后6个月之内和之后行再次肝移植的患者分别为42和90例,其中位存活时间分别为570和1202 d(P<0.05).结论 随着肝移植手术技术的进步,再次肝移植率下降.再次肝移植成为治疗首次肝移植术后朋道并发症、原发病复发、排斥反应、移植物功能不良等的有效方法 .再次肝移植的手术时机最好在首次肝移植术后6个月之后.     

再次肝移植治疗移植肝失功的经验分析

目的 总结再次肝移植治疗移植肝失功的临床经验。方法 回顾分析1993年4月至2005年4月期间施行的9例再次肝移植受者临床资料。再次肝移植的原因包括肝动脉血栓（2／9）,门静脉血栓（1／9）,胆道并发症（6／9）;9例再次肝移植均为尸肝移植,3例采用经典原位肝移植,6例采用背驮式肝移植,6例采用Roux-en-Y胆肠内引流,1例供受体门静脉间用供体脾静脉搭桥,1例供体肝动脉与供体腹主动脉之问用供体脾动脉搭桥。结果 全组无手术死亡,5例术后未出现并发症,1例术后门静脉吻合口狭窄,3例术后6个月内死亡。结论 首次肝移植后由于胆道和血管并发症导致移植肝失功是再次肝移植的主要适应证,不失时机地进行再次肝移植是治疗移植肝失功惟一有效的方法。     

Late retransplantation of the liver: a single-centre experience

Liver retransplantation is considered to carry a higher risk than primary transplantation. The aim of this study was to analyse a single-center experience with late liver retransplantation. The overall rate of primary retransplantation was 11% (30 re-OLT out of 272 primary OLT). fiftten of these (50%) had retransplantation more than 3 months after the first transplant and were analyzed by reviewing their medical records. Causes of primary graft failure leading to retransplantation were chronic hepatic artery thrombosis in 6 cases (40%), HCV cirrhotic recurrence in 4 cases (28%), chronic rejection in 2 cases (14%), veno-occlusive disease, hepatic vein thrombosis and idiopathic graft failure in 1 case each (6%). UNOS status at re-OLT was 2A in all cases. All patients were hospitalised, and three of them were in intensive care. One- and two-year patient and graft survival rates were 80% and 66% and 66% and 59%, respectively. Death occurred in 5 patients, including 2 of the 3 admitted to the intensive care unit at the time of retransplantation, who died after a mean interval of 15 +/- 9 days from retransplantation. Retransplantation should be considered a very efficient way of saving lives, especially when the optimal timing for its execution is defined.     

肝细胞癌肝移植术后复发和转移的研究:单中心经验

目的 研究肝细胞癌肝移植术后复发和转移的临床特点及治疗方法.方法 回顾分析2003年1月至2005年11月收治的95例肝细胞癌肝移植术后肝癌复发转移病例的临床资料.结果 在随访期内,42例(43.2%)患者被诊断为肝癌复发.复发部位最多见于移植肝(32例)、肺(21例)、骨(7例).单因素分析结果显示,肿瘤大小、肿瘤分布、肝硬化背景、术前甲胎蛋白浓度、组织学分期、大血管侵犯6项因素对肝移植术后生存和(或)肝癌复发有明显影响.多因素分析结果显示,肿瘤分布、组织学分期、大血管侵犯是影响术后总体生存率和肝癌复发率的独立危险因素.肝癌复发后的介入治疗及内放疗可延缓肿瘤进展,选择合适病例行复发灶手术切除可最大限度地改善预后.结论 合理选择接受肝移植的肝癌患者可能可以大幅度降低移植术后肝癌的复发率.在现阶段,外科治疗应是目前移植术后复发性肝癌的首选治疗手段.     

Expanded criteria for hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation

In this study, we evaluated our early results of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Between January 2004 and June 2006, 26 patients (4 females, 22 males; aged 1.1-65 years) with preoperatively diagnosed or incidental HCC underwent liver transplantation at our center. Inclusion criteria (independent of tumor size and number of tumor nodules) were no invasion of major vascular structures and no evidence of extrahepatic disease. In 13 of the patients, tumors were beyond the Milan criteria. At this writing, at a mean follow-up of 16.5 months (range, 1-31 months), all patients were doing well with excellent graft function. The longest survival is 2.5 years, and our patient survival rate is 100%. There has been only 1 tumor recurrence, which occurred 4 months after liver transplantation. In conclusion, liver transplantation provides long patient and disease-free survival, even in patients with HCC that exceeds the Milan criteria.     

Arterial conduits for hepatic artery revascularisation in adult liver transplantation

Arterial complications after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), including hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT), are important causes of early graft failure. The use of an arterial conduit is an accepted alternative to the utilisation of native recipient hepatic artery for specific indications. This study aims to determine the efficacy of arterial conduits and the outcome in OLT. We retrospectively reviewed 1,575 cadaveric adult OLTs and identified those in which an arterial conduit was used for hepatic revascularisation. Data on the primary disease, indication for using arterial conduit, type of vascular graft, operative technique and outcome were obtained. Thirty-six (2.3%) patients underwent OLT in which arterial conduits were used for hepatic artery (HA) revascularisation. Six of these were performed on the primary transplant, while the rest (n=30) were performed in patients undergoing re-transplantation, including six who had developed hepatic artery aneurysms. The incidence of arterial conduits was 0.4% (6/1,426 cases) in all primary OLTs and 20.1% (30/149 cases) in all re-transplants. Twenty-nine procedures utilised iliac artery grafts from the same donor as the liver, six used iliac artery grafts from a different donor, and a single patient underwent a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft. Two techniques were used: infra-renal aorto-hepatic artery conduit and interposition between the donor and recipient native HAs, or branches of the HAs. The 30-day mortality rate for operations using an arterial conduit was 30.6%. Three conduits thrombosed at 9, 25 and 155 months, respectively, but one liver graft survived without re-transplantation. The arterial conduits had 1- and 5-year patency rates of 88.5% and 80.8%. The 1- and 5-year patient survival rates were 66.7% and 44%. We can thus conclude that an arterial conduit is a viable alternative option for hepatic revascularisation in both primary and re-transplantation. Despite a lower patency rate than that of native HA in the primary OLT group, the outcomes of arterial conduit patency and patient survival rates are both acceptable at 1 and 5 years, especially in the much larger re-OLT group.     

预防肝癌肝移植后肿瘤复发转移的研究进展

目前即使是全球最先进的移植中心也有约1/3的受者为肝癌患者,原发性肝癌特别是早期肝癌已被世界多数器官移植中心列为肝移植的手术适应证之一,然而,由于术后肿瘤的转移和复发,很多患者将于术后2年左右死亡,其5年生存率仅为良性终末期肝病患者的50%.目前对此现象的研究无论从机制上、治疗上都尚浅尚少,如何预防肿瘤复发已成为肝移植外科必须面对的严峻挑战.显然,发现肝癌肝移植术后复发的分子机制及易感因素、探索适宜的肝癌肝移植标准以及加强围手术期处理是提高疗效的必由之路.     

Expanded criteria for hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation

In this study, we evaluated our early results of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Between January 2003 and June 2006, 26 patients (4 women and 22 men; age, 1.1-65 years) with preoperatively diagnosed or incidental hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) underwent liver transplantation at our center. Inclusion criteria (independent of tumor size and number of tumor nodules) were no invasion of major vascular structure and no evidence of extrahepatic disease. In 13 of the patients, tumors were beyond the Milan criteria. At this writing, with a mean follow-up of 16.5 months (range, 1-31 months), all patients are doing well with excellent graft function. The longest survival is 2.5 years, and our patient survival rate is 100%. There has been only one tumor recurrence that was 4 months after liver transplantation. Liver transplantation provides long patient and disease-free survival, even in patients with HCC that exceeds the Milan criteria.     

Surgical treatment for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma: Current status and challenges

Primary liver cancer is the sixth most commonly diagnosed cancer and was the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide in 2020. It includes hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (representing 75%-85% of cases), intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (representing 10%-15% of cases), and other rare types. The survival rate of patients with HCC has risen with improved surgical technology and perioperative management in recent years; however, high tumor recurrence rates continue to limit long-term survival, even after radical surgical resection (exceeding 50% recurrence). For resectable recurrent liver cancer, surgical removal [either salvage liver transplantation (SLT) or repeat hepatic resection] remains the most effective therapy that is potentially curative for recurrent HCC. Thus, here, we introduce surgical treatment for recurrent HCC. Areas Covered: A literature search was performed for recurrent HCC using Medline and PubMed up to August 2022. Expert commentary: In general, long-term survival after the re-resection of recurrent liver cancer is usually beneficial. SLT has equivalent outcomes to primary liver transplantation for unresectable recurrent illness in a selected group of patients; however, SLT is constrained by the supply of liver grafts. SLT seems to be inferior to repeat liver resection when considering operative and postoperative results but has the major advantage of disease-free survival. When considering the similar overall survival rate and the current situation of donor shortages, repeat liver resection remains an important option for recurrent HCC.     

Long-term results after liver transplantation.

Liver transplantation (OLT) has become a successful surgical therapy for terminal liver failure. We here report about long-term results of OLT in a single center over a period of 15 years. Between 1988 and 2002, 1365 adult OLTs were performed. Mean follow-up was 103 +/- 56 months. Main indications for OLT were viral-induced cirrhosis (27.1%), alcoholic liver disease (21%), tumors (15.7%) and cholestatic liver disease (14.6%). Retransplantation was necessary in 120 (9.6%) patients because of initial nonfunction (26.9%), recurrence of underlying disease (20.2%), acute and chronic rejection (16.8%) or thrombosis of the hepatic artery (16.8%). 275 patients (22.1%) died. Causes of death included recurrence of disease (32.1%), infections (21.8%), de novo malignancies (13.5%) and cardiovascular disease (11.6%). Patient survival after OLT was 91.4%, 82.5%, 74.7% and 68.2% after 1, 5, 10 and 15 years, and graft survival was 85.8%, 75.3%, 67.3% and 61.7% after 1, 5, 10 and 15 years, respectively. Patient survival after retransplantation was 81.6%, 68.8% and 57.1% and 48.0% after 1, 5, 10 and 15 years. This analysis reveals excellent long-term results after OLT achieved in a single center.     

Predictability and Survival in Liver Replantransplantation: Monocentric Experience

Liver retransplantation is the only treatment for patients with hepatic graft failure. Due to the shortage of organs, it is essential to optimize its use. Between 1998–2010, our center performed retransplantations on 48 (12.8%) patients (re-OLT). The data are compared with those for a group of 374 patients who did not receive retransplantations (NO re-OLT). The re-OLT vs NO re-OLT groups did not significantly differ in mean age of recipients (47 vs 51 years), indications for transplantation (hepatitis C virus cirrhosis 54% vs 56%, alcoholic cirrhosis 25% vs 17%, hepatocellular carcinoma 14% vs 22%), mean Model for End-stage Liver Disease (25 vs 20), mean total cold ischemia time (385 vs 379 minutes), or mean age of donors (52 vs 49 years). The main causes of retransplantation were primary graft nonfunction (64%), arterial thrombosis (8%), biliary complications (6%), and hepatitis C virus recurrence (4%). The difference in overall patient survival was not statistically significant. The patient's survival at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years for RE-OLT vs NO-reOLT was 56% vs 63%, 53% vs 60%, 46% vs 57%, and 44% vs 53%, respectively. Multivariate analysis identified Model for End-stage Liver Disease ≥23 as a predictor factor of retransplantation (P = .04). Other variables predicting outcome included age of donors (≥65 years vs younger group), age of recipients (≥50 years vs younger group), cold ischemia (≥600 vs <600 minutes), and transplantation indications (hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, alcohol, and others). The retransplantation performed between 8–15 days appeared to have worse results than those in other periods (0–7 days, 16–30 days, 1–6 months, >6 months). The incidence of re-OLT in the series (12.8%) was comparable to that in the literature, and primary graft nonfunction in the study represents the main cause of retransplantation. Our analysis showed that the indication of the first transplant and the age of the donor were not risk factors for re-OLT. Liver retransplantation is a concrete alternative lifesaver for patients with graft failure.     

Indications for and Survival After Liver Retransplantation

Introduction

Orthotopic liver retransplantation (re-OLT) is the therapeutic option for hepatic graft failures. Survival after re-OLT is poorer than after primary OLT. Given that there is an organ shortage, it is essential that we optimize our use of this scarce resource. We evaluated the results of re-OLT among 58 consecutive Re-OLT.

Materials and Methods

Using registry data from our Liver Transplantation Unit, we performed a retrospective cohort study of adult urgent versus elective re-OLT between 1991 and 2008. We recorded the indications for the initial OLT, and the intervals from OLT to re-OLT as well as age and gender. Using the Rosen model to stratify patients into low-intermediate-, and high-risk groups we calculated survivals.

Results

Among 661 adult liver transplantations, 56 patients (8.4%) underwent late re-OLT at a median of 654.4 days post-OLT. There were 17 (29%) urgent re-OLT and 41 elective cases (71%). Vascular complications were the most common cause of urgent re-OLT (64%); elective re-OLT was primarily due to chronic rejection (56.1%). Overall survival for retransplanted patients was significantly lower among urgent procedures (82.4% vs 48.8%), as well as for overall survival after re-OLT for patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) versus other etiologies.

Conclusion

These data confirmed the utility of retransplantation in elective and emergency situations. Liver re-transplantation has a high morbidity and mortality. It requires multidisciplinary experience to decide inclusion and prioritization criteria for re-OLT, especially among patients with HCV.     

原发性肝癌肝移植术后化疗效果的初步观察

目的：探讨原发性肝癌肝移植后化疗的安全性和疗效。方法：回顾性分析22例因原发性肝癌而行肝移植病人的临床资料，以求进一步探明肝癌的肝移植指征，术后化疗时机、化疗方案、化疗的副作用及化疗对近、远期生存率的影响。结果：2002年6月至2003年7月，共有22例原发性肝癌进行肝移植；18例最迟于术后5周内进行第1次全身化疗，累计完成化疗41次；其余4例因各种原因未行化疗，包括1例意外发现的癌和1例小肝癌。8例出现肝功能损害，6例发生白细胞减少，仅2例需重组人集落刺激生长因子治疗。结论：原发性肝癌是肝移植的一个主要适应证；结合术后化疗可延长复发时间，提高生存率；且病人可以安全耐受。     

肝肾联合移植15例报道

目的探讨肝肾联合移植的适应证和疗效。方法对2001年2月至2003年12月施行肝肾联合移植术的15例患者进行了随访。15例中,乙型肝炎后肝硬化合并肝肾综合征8例、合并尿毒症2例、合并糖尿病肾病1例;多囊肝和多囊肾2例;Caroli病合并多囊肾1例;酒精性肝硬化合并尿毒症1例。对肝肾联合移植患者的手术方式,围手术期并发症,术后急、慢性排斥反应和乙型肝炎复发情况及随访结果进行了分析。结果15例肝肾联合移植术后移植物功能均恢复良好,6个月和1年生存率为100%。1例术前有严重营养不良者,术后给与48d的呼吸机支持后康复。术后创面出血和消化道出血各1例,经非手术治疗后治愈。胆道吻合口狭窄1例,用内镜下球囊扩张术治愈。1例术后2周发生急性移植肝排斥反应,给予激素冲击治疗后得到控制。1例术后30个月时因停用拉米夫定后乙型肝炎复发死于移植肝功能丧失。结论肝肾联合移植是终末期肝病合并慢性肾功能衰竭或肾功能损害的安全有效方法。对乙型肝炎患者术后尽早应用拉米夫定和乙型肝炎病毒免疫球蛋白预防肝炎复发。     

A single-center experience of late retransplantation of the liver

Liver retransplantation is considered to carry a higher risk than primary transplantation. However, there are an increasing number of retransplant candidates, especially owing to late graft failure. The aim of this study was to analyze a single-center experience in late liver retransplantation. The overall rate of primary retransplantation was 11.4% (28 re-OLT out of 245 primary OLT); the 14 (52%) who underwent retransplantation at more than 3 months after the first transplant were analyzed by a medical record review. Causes of primary graft failure leading to retransplantation were chronic hepatic artery thombosis in five cases (36%); recurrent HCV cirrhosis in four cases (29%); chronic rejection in two cases (14%); veno-occlusive disease; hepatic vein thrombosis or idiopathic graft failure in one case each (7%). UNOS status at re-OLT was always 2A, all patients were hospitalized; three were intensive care unit bound. ICU and total hospital stay had been 7 +/- 5 and 28 +/- 16 days, respectively. One- and 2-year patient and graft survivals were 84% and 62% and 67% and 67%, respectively. Death occurred in four patients. Two out of the three recovered in ICU at the time of retransplantation, at a median interval of 15 +/- 9 days after retransplantation. The survival rate after late retransplantation is improving, and this option should be considered to be a efficient way to save lives, especially by defining the optimal timing for retransplantation.     

Liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: one center's experience

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which worldwide is the fifth most common malignancy in men and the ninth most common malignancy in women, accounts for 6% of all malignant lesions. We evaluated our results of liver transplantation for patients with HCC. Between January 2004 and April 2007, 31 patients (5 females, 26 males; age range, 1.1-65 years) with preoperatively or incidentally diagnosed HCC underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) at our center. Eleven grafts were from deceased donors, and 20 from living-related donors. Inclusion criteria were no invasion of a major vascular structure and no evidence of extrahepatic disease. In 17 patients, tumors exceeded the Milan criteria. According to the tumor-node-metastasis staging system, 6 patients had stage 1, 8 had stage II, 2 had stage III, and 15 had stage 4A carcinoma. Three complications occurred in 31 patients: hepatic arterial thrombosis in 1 patient and biliary leakage in 2. At a mean follow-up of 24.3 +/- 12.5 months, 29 patients are well with excellent graft function. Two patients died at 23 and 17 months after OLT respectively. The longest graft survival is 43 months. There have been 4 tumor recurrences, namely, at 4, 26, 24, and 29 months after OLT, respectively. Patient and disease-free survival rates are 93.5% and 90%, respectively. In conclusion, OLT provided long-term disease-free survival for patients with HCC, even those with locally advanced tumors who had no effective alternative treatment than transplantation.     

肝癌肝移植术后肿瘤复发的治疗策略

目的比较肝癌肝移植术后肝内复发的患者分别实施肿瘤切除术、经导管肝动脉灌注化疗栓塞术（TACE）、射频消融术（RFA）、再次原位肝移植术（re—OLT）的临床疗效。方法回顾性分析我中心2004年1月至2009年6月凶肝癌行肝移植手术术后肝内复发的患者53例。其中肿瘤切除术3例,TACE22例,RFA18例,re—OLT10例,观察术前一般情况、术后生存时间、术后并发症、肿瘤进展情况、治疗费用等情况。重点对比分析TACE、RFA、re—OLT三种治疗方法的疗效。结果肿瘤切除术3例,随访4～12个月,均无手术并发症,未见肝脏及远处复发或转移,一般情况良好。TACE组、RFA组与re—OLT组的平均生存时间、累积生存率、各部位进展情况的差异无统计学意义;RFA组的并发症,特别是胆道并发症发生率比TACE组及re—OLT组低;3组的治疗费用的差异有统计学意义,RFA〈TACE〈re—OLT。结论TACE、RFA及re—OLT治疗方法对肝癌肝移植术后肝内复发的治疗效果相近。RFA的并发症及治疗费用明显少于TACE及re—OLT,可作为肝癌肝移植术后肝内复发的首选治疗方案。