急诊成人右半肝活体肝移植治疗重型肝炎九例报告

目的 探讨急诊成人右半肝活体肝移植治疗重型肝炎的疗效。方法 2002年9月至2005年8月期间共施行急诊成人右半肝活体肝移植治疗重型肝炎患者9例,回顾性分析所有患者的临床和随访资料。结果 9例患者术前肝功能均为Child C级,MELD评分为26．74-8．8,术前主要并发症为肝性脑病5例,严重电解质紊乱3例,肾功能衰竭2例,消化道出血1例。供、受者手术均顺利。术后主要并发症：急性肾功能衰竭3例,肺部感染2例,肝移植相关性脑病1例。未出现原发性肝脏无功能及血管、胆道系统并发症。1年生存率为55．6％。全组供者未出现严重并发症及死亡。结论 急诊成人活体肝移植治疗重症乙型肝炎可明显提高患者生存率,供者术前评估必须充分以确保安全。     

Concordance of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview Version 3.0 (CIDI 3.0) with standardized clinical assessments in the WHO World Mental Health surveys

The DSM-IV diagnoses generated by the fully structured lay-administered Composite International Diagnostic Interview Version 3.0 (CIDI 3.0) in the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) surveys were compared to diagnoses based on follow-up interviews with the clinician-administered non-patient edition of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) in probability subsamples of the WMH surveys in France, Italy, Spain, and the US. CIDI cases were oversampled. The clinical reappraisal samples were weighted to adjust for this oversampling. Separate samples were assessed for lifetime and 12-month prevalence. Moderate to good individual-level CIDI-SCID concordance was found for lifetime prevalence estimates of most disorders. The area under the ROC curve (AUC, a measure of classification accuracy that is not influenced by disorder prevalence) was 0.76 for the dichotomous classification of having any of the lifetime DSM-IV anxiety, mood and substance disorders assessed in the surveys and in the range 0.62-0.93 for individual disorders, with an inter-quartile range (IQR) of 0.71-0.86. Concordance increased when CIDI symptom-level data were added to predict SCID diagnoses in logistic regression equations. AUC for individual disorders in these equations was in the range 0.74-0.99, with an IQR of 0.87-0.96. CIDI lifetime prevalence estimates were generally conservative relative to SCID estimates. CIDI-SCID concordance for 12-month prevalence estimates could be studied powerfully only for two disorder classes, any anxiety disorder (AUC = 0.88) and any mood disorder (AUC = 0.83). As with lifetime prevalence, 12-month concordance improved when CIDI symptom-level data were added to predict SCID diagnoses. CIDI 12-month prevalence estimates were unbiased relative to SCID estimates. The validity of the CIDI is likely to be under-estimated in these comparisons due to the fact that the reliability of the SCID diagnoses, which is presumably less than perfect, sets a ceiling on maximum CIDI-SCID concordance.     

白蛋白和Ⅳ型胶原及脾长径评分系统对慢性乙型肝炎肝纤维化分期的诊断意义

目的从常用的非创伤性指标中筛选出与肝纤维化分期相关的指标,并进一步建立评分系统用于慢性乙型肝炎肝纤维化的诊断。方法收集208例慢性乙型肝炎患者的33项非创伤性指标值,分析这些指标与纤维化分期的关系,筛选与肝纤维化分期相关的指标,继续用Bayes逐步判别并分析筛选出具有判别作用的指标,从中选取代表性较强的指标以建立评分系统用于肝纤维化分期的诊断,并验证此评分系统的敏感性及特异性。结果通过相关分析,共筛选出20项与肝纤维化分期相关的指标,继续用Bayes逐步判别分析并筛选出白蛋白、Ⅳ型胶原及脾长径建立评分系统,取总分4分为诊断截断值,以该评分系统区分S0～2及S3～4纤维化的符合率为70.9%,诊断S3～4纤维化组的灵敏度和特异度分别为69.7%和71.7%。结论白蛋白、Ⅳ型胶原及脾长径3项指标组成的评分系统可以较好地区分S1～2及S3～4肝纤维化,符合率为70.9%。     

慢性乙型肝炎患者HBsAg“a”决定簇变异与HBV基因型的相关性

目的探讨HBeAg阳性的慢性乙型肝炎患者HBsAg＂a＂决定簇氨基酸（AA）变异与HBV基因型的相关性。方法对99例HBeAg阳性的慢性乙型肝炎患者进行HBVS基因直接测序,分析HBV基因型及HBsAg＂a＂决定簇的AA变异,并应用Logistic回归分析其相关性。结果 B基因型占52.5%（52/99）,C基因型占47.5%（47/99）,未发现其他基因型;HBsAgAA126Thr存在变异,而AA124、131、133、139、141、145未发现变异及AA122～124未发现缺失或插入,其中AA126Thr占52.5%（52/99）,Ile占39.4%（39/99）,Ser占4.0%（4/99）,Ala占4.0%（4/99）;AA126Thr变异为Ile在C基因型中多见（χ2=35.201,P〈0.001,OR=48.125）。结论 HBeAg阳性的慢性乙型肝炎患者HB-sAg＂a＂决定簇AA变异多发生在AA126Thr变异为Ile,且基因型C较基因型B更易发生AA126Ile变异。     

World Wide Web and Internet: applications for radiologists

Global exchange of information is one of the major sources of scientific progress in medicine. For management of the rapidly growing body of medical information, computers and their applications have become an indispensable scientific tool. Approximately 36 million computer users are part of a worldwide network called the Internet or “information highway” and have created a new infrastructure to promote rapid and efficient access to medical, and thus also to radiological, information. With the establishment of the World Wide Web (WWW) by a consortium of computer users who used a standardized, nonproprietary syntax termed HyperText Markup Language (HTML) for composing documents, it has become possible to provide interactive multimedia presentations to a wide audience. The extensive use of images in radiology makes education, worldwide consultation (review) and scientific presentation via the Internet a major beneficiary of this technical development. This is possible, since both information (text) as well as medical images can be transported via the Internet. Presently, the Internet offers an extensive database for radiologists. Since many radiologists and physicians have to be considered “Internet novices” and, hence, cannot yet avail themselves of the broad spectrum of the Internet, the aim of this article is to present a general introduction to the WWW/Internet and its applications for radiologists. All Internet sites mentioned in this article can be found at the following Internet address: http://www.univie.ac.at/radio/radio.html (Department of Radiology, University of Vienna) Received: 2 February 1998; Revision received: 11 June 1998; Accepted: 27 July 1998     

In vitro mitogen-stimulated T-cell from hepatitis C virus-positive liver transplantation candidates, increases T-cell activation markers and T-cell proliferation

The incidence of acute rejection is significantly higher in hepatitis C virus (HCV) liver-transplant patients than in patients who have received a graft for other liver diseases, i.e., mainly alcoholic cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to assess T-cell function, i.e., intralymphocyte cytokine expression (IL-2 and TNF-alpha), T-cell activation [i.e., transferrin receptor (CD71) and interleukin (IL)-2 alpha-chain (CD25) expression], and T-cell proliferation using a flow-cytometry whole-blood assay in patients waiting for a liver transplantation (n=49). Our data suggest that, in mitogen-stimulated T-cells, (i) intra-lymphocyte cytokine expression is significantly higher in patients with liver disease than in healthy volunteers (n=25); (ii) the expression of T-cell activation markers is decreased in patients with liver cirrhosis compared to healthy volunteers, and (iii) the expression of T-cell activation markers and T-cell proliferation are increased in patients with HCV infection (n=15) compared to those without HCV infection (n=34), particularly compared to patients with alcoholic liver disease (n=19). Circulating CD19-positive cells count was also significantly higher in HCV-positive patients. In conclusion, in vitro, mitogen-stimulated T-cell seem to induce a higher immune response in the blood from patients waiting for a liver transplant for HCV-related liver disease than those without HCV infection, and particularly those with alcoholic liver disease.     

Cost-effective osteoporosis treatment thresholds: the United States perspective

Summary A United States-specific cost-effectiveness analysis, which incorporated the cost and health consequences of clinical fractures of the hip, spine, forearm, shoulder, rib, pelvis and lower leg, was undertaken to identify the 10-year hip fracture probability required for osteoporosis treatment to be cost-effective for cohorts defined by age, sex, and race/ethnicity. A 3% 10-year risk of hip fracture was generally required for osteoporosis treatment to cost less than $60,000 per QALY gained. Introduction Rapid growth of the elderly United States population will result in so many at risk of osteoporosis that economically efficient approaches to osteoporosis care warrant consideration. Methods A Markov-cohort model of annual United States age-specific incidence of clinical hip, spine, forearm, shoulder, rib, pelvis and lower leg fractures, costs (2005 US dollars), and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) was used to assess the cost-effectiveness of osteoporosis treatment ($600/yr drug cost for 5 years with 35% fracture reduction) by gender and race/ethnicity groups. To determine the 10-year hip fracture probability at which treatment became cost-effective, average annual age-specific probabilities for all fractures were multiplied by a relative risk (RR) that was systematically varied from 0 to 10 until a cost of $60,000 per QALY gained was observed for treatment relative to no intervention. Results Osteoporosis treatment was cost-effective when the 10-year hip fracture probability reached approximately 3%. Although the RR at which treatment became cost-effective varied markedly between genders and by race/ethnicity, the absolute 10-year hip fracture probability at which intervention became cost-effective was similar across race/ethnicity groups, but tended to be slightly higher for men than for women. Conclusions Application of the WHO risk prediction algorithm to identify individuals with a 3% 10-year hip fracture probability may facilitate efficient osteoporosis treatment. The authors comprise the National Osteoporosis Foundation Guide Committee.     

Treatment of Hemorrhoids in Day Surgery: Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy vs Milligan–Morgan Hemorrhoidectomy

Background Recently, it has been demonstrated that surgical treatment of hemorrhoids in a day-care basis is possible and safe. The aim of this study was to compare the Longo stapled hemorrhoidopexy (SH) and the Milligan–Morgan hemorrhoidectomy (MMH). Methods One hundred seventy one patients (95 cases in SH group and 76 cases in MMH group) entered the study: 83 cases were III degree hemorrhoids, 88 IV degree. A priori and a post hoc power analysis were performed. Results, prospectively collected, were compared using chi squared test and student t test. Visual analog scale was used for pain evaluation. Postoperative pain, duration of pain, wound secretion, bleeding, resumption of a normal lifestyle, and postoperative complication were evaluated. Results Surgical time was 28.41 ± 10.78 for MMH and 28.30 ± 13.28 min in SH (P = 0.94). Postoperative pain was not different between MMH and SH during the first two postoperative days (4.73 ± 2.91 vs 5.1 ± 3.048; P = 0.4), during the following 6 days, patients treated with SH had less pain (4.63 ± 2.04 in MMH vs 3.60 ± 2.35 in SH; P = 0.006). In the SH group, seven patients needed further hospital stay for complicated course. SH showed higher incidence of anal fissure compared with MMH (6.3% vs 0%; P = 0.025) but no differences in urinary retention, anal stricture, urgency, or anal hemorrhage. Conclusions This study confirms that SH is associated with less postoperative pain and shorter postoperative symptoms, compared with MMH. SH may be a viable addition to the therapy for hemorrhoids with some advantages in early postoperative pain and some disadvantages in postoperative complications and costs.     

70例原位肝脏移植

目的总结肝脏移植治疗不同终末期肝病的经验,探讨肝移植在治疗肝细胞癌(HCC)和重症乙型肝炎(乙肝)的疗效,以及评价拉米夫定对预防乙肝复发的价值.方法回顾性分析了自1993年4月～2000年12月实施的70例肝移植患者的临床资料.肝移植的主要指征是原发性肝癌(26例)、肝硬化(21例)、重症乙型肝炎(12例)、硬化性胆管炎(4例)以及其它终末期肝病(7例).对12例重症乙型肝炎患者应用拉米夫定治疗.采用多元回归分析确定影响肝移植预后的危险因素.结果54例患者存活1个月以上,16例患者在移植术后30d内死亡,院内存活率为77.1%,肝功能属ChildA级和B级的患者院内存活率明显高于ChildC级患者(P＜0.05),小肝癌患者的疗效优于大肝癌患者.移植前APACEⅢ评分,腹水量以及血肌酐水平与肝移植预后有密切关系.在重症乙肝患者中,9例仍存活、存活时间为2～24个月,拉米夫定可有效地预防肝移植术后乙肝复发,且无明显的副作用.结论本研究结果表明原位肝移植可使部分HCC患者获得治愈,部分病例可获得良好的姑息疗效,病例选择对肝癌肝移植的预后极其重要;结果还提示肝移植是治疗各种终末期肝病的有效手段.同时认为拉米夫定是一种疗效肯定,副作用小的预防肝移植术后乙肝病毒复发的药物.     

Hepatitis C Infection in Liver Transplantation

Hepatitis C-associated liver failure is the most common indication for liver transplantation and recurs nearly universally following transplantation. Histological evidence of recurrence is apparent in approximately 50% of HCV-infected recipients in the first postoperative year. Approximately 10% of HCV-infected recipients will die or lose their allograft secondary to hepatitis C-associated allograft failure in the medium term. While the choice of calcineurin inhibitor and/or the use of azathioprine have not been clearly shown to affect histological recurrence of hepatitis C or the frequency of rejection in hepatitis C-infected recipients, cumulative exposure to corticosteroids is associated with increased mortality, higher levels of HCV viremia and more severe histological recurrence. In contrast to nonhepatitis C-infected recipients, treatment for acute cellular rejection is associated with attenuated patient survival among recipients with hepatitis C. The development of steroid-resistant rejection is associated with a greater than five-fold increased risk of mortality in HCV-infected liver transplant recipients. In lieu of large studies in a post-transplant population therapy with pegylated interferon (+/- ribavirin) should be considered in recipients with histologically apparent recurrence of hepatitis C before total bilirubin exceeds 3 mg/dL. The role of hepatitis C immunoglobulin and new immunosuppression agents in the management of post-transplant hepatitis C infection is still evolving. Overall, HCV-infected recipients who undergo retransplantation experience 5-year patient and graft survival rates that are similar to recipients undergoing retransplantation who are not HCV-infected.