慢性肝炎辨治五法

慢性肝炎（简称慢肝）属中医学“胁痛”、“黄疽”、“瘾积”等范畴。其病程长，疗效慢，且易反复发作。目前尚无特殊疗法。笔者通过研习有关文献，回顾长期临床验案，对慢性肝炎之证治略有心得，兹介绍如下。     

超声引导下犬肝注射醋酸高渗氯化钠混合液对射频消融毁损体积的影响

目的探讨超声引导下活体犬肝注射不同剂量的醋酸高渗氯化钠液(acetic acid hypertonic saline solution,AHS)后行射频消融(RFA),观察犬肝一次性毁损体积的变化。方法使用LDRF-120S多极RFA系统联合AHS对活体犬肝行RFA。健康成年杂种犬30只,随机分为5组(n=6)。A组:注射2ml AHS后立即行RFA;B组:注射2ml AHS后延时5min行RFA;C组:注射4ml AHS后立即行RFA;D组:注射4ml AHS后延时5min行RFA;E组:注射6ml AHS后立即行RFA。结果5组间平均起始阻抗差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);5组间平均消融时间差异有统计学意义(F=83.831,P<0.001),LSD-t检验分析各组间两两比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.001),在观察范围内E组平均消融时间最长;5组间平均毁损直径差异有统计学意义(F=53.488,P<0.001),在观察范围内E组平均毁损直径最大,LSD-t检验分析除D与E组间差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)外,其余各组间两两比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.001);网状纤维染色显示凝固坏死区及其邻近的正常肝组织均可见血管内血栓形成;E组在AHS注射过程中出现不同程度的外溢;A、B、C及D组14d内无动物死亡,E组死亡4只。结论活体犬肝局部注射AHS4ml后延时5min行RFA即可达到较理想的毁损体积。     

Histamine and tryptase modulate asthmatic airway smooth muscle GM-CSF and RANTES release.

Degranulating mast cells are increased in the airway smooth muscle (ASM) of asthmatics, where they may influence ASM function. The aim of the present study was to determine whether histamine and tryptase modulate ASM cell granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and RANTES (regulated on activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted) release and also to examine which receptors are involved in this release. Confluent, quiescent ASM cells from asthmatic and nonasthmatic donors were treated with histamine (1 microM-100 microM) with and without histamine receptor antagonist pre-treatment, or the protease-activated receptor (PAR)-2 agonists tryptase (0.5-5 nM) and SLIGKV (100 and 400 microM). The cells were then stimulated with interleukin (IL)-1beta and/or tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha (10 ng.mL(-1)) or left unstimulated for 24 h. Release of GM-CSF and RANTES was determined by ELISA and prostaglandin (PG)E(2) measured by enzyme immunoassay. Neither histamine nor tryptase induced ASM GM-CSF or RANTES secretion. However, histamine increased IL-1beta-induced GM-CSF release and markedly reduced TNF-alpha-induced RANTES release by both asthmatic and nonasthmatic cells to a similar extent, but did not modulate PGE(2) release. All changes involved activation of the histamine H1 receptor as they were partially or fully blocked by chlorpheniramine, but not ranitidine. Tryptase, via its proteolytic activity, also potentiated GM-CSF, but not RANTES, release from asthmatic and nonasthmatic ASM cells induced by both cytokines. PAR-2 involvement in the tryptase potentiation was unlikely because SLIGKV had no effect. In conclusion, mast cells, through histamine and tryptase, may locally modulate airway smooth muscle-induced inflammation in asthma.     

球囊导管加压注射法子宫输卵管造影对不孕症的应用价值

目的探讨利用球囊导管加压注射泛影葡胺行子宫输卵管造影的应用价值。方法对219例不孕症用76%泛影葡胺采用球囊导管加压注射法作子宫输卵管造影检查,并在透视下实时点片。结果普通注射时双侧输卵管显示185例(84.47%),单侧显示24例;加压注射后203例(92.69%)双侧输卵管显示,单侧显示14例,成功率100%。子宫畸形见于9例,输卵管异常131例,造影剂弥散与吸收异常104例。结论利用球囊导管加压注射水溶性造影剂,可以明显提高子宫输卵管造影质量及输卵管再通效果,有重要的临床价值。     

Analysis of the Surface Ozone During Summer and Autumn at a Coastal Site in East China

The levels and temporal variations of surface ozone at a coastal site in East China during summer and autumn were analyzed and the influences of meteorological parameters on ozone were investigated. An inland city was chosen as a comparison site. The main results and conclusions of this study are: (1) ozone pollution, with a maximum 1 h concentration of 150.98 ppbv, was severe during summer and autumn at the coastal site; (2) the ozone level was obviously higher at the coastal site than that at the inland site in September; (3) besides temperature and solar radiation, sea-land breeze circulation is an important factor influencing the ozone level at the coastal site, and sea breeze often induce high ozone levels (the average ozone concentration for sea breeze was about 13 ppbv higher than that for land breeze).     

Internal Hernias: Clinical Findings,Management, and Outcomes in 49 Nonbariatric Cases

Internal hernia, the protrusion of a viscus through a peritoneal or mesenteric aperture, is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction. We report the clinical presentation, surgical management, and outcomes of one of the largest series of nonbariatric internal hernias. Ten-year retrospective review of patients at our institution yielded 49 cases of internal hernias. Majority of patients presented with symptoms of acute (75%) or intermittent (22%) small bowel obstruction. While 16% of CT scans were suspicious for internal hernia, in no cases the preoperative diagnosis of internal hernia was made. The most frequent internal hernias were transmesenteric (57.0%) and 34 hernias (69%) were caused by previous surgery. All internal hernias were reduced and the defects were repaired. Compromised bowel was present in 22 cases and 11 patients underwent small bowel resection. The mean postoperative hospitalization was 10.9 days. The overall mortality rate from our series is 2%, and the morbidity rate is 12%. Transmesenteric hernias, as complications of previous surgeries, are the most prevalent internal hernias. Preoperative diagnosis of internal hernia is extremely difficult because of the nonspecific clinical presentation. However, if discovered promptly, internal hernias can be repaired with acceptable morbidity and mortality. Poster presentation at Digestive Disease Week, May 22, 2006, Los Angeles, California, USA.