ENDOSCOPIC PANCREATIC STENTING IN CHRONIC PANCREATITIS WITH DUCTAL DILATION PROXIMAL TO A STRICTURE: A SAFE and EFFECTIVE PROTOCOL

After removal of intraductal stones, a 10‐Fr or 7‐Fr pancreatic stent was placed in 16 patients with upstream ductal dilation proximal to a stricture of the main pancreatic duct. Stents were removed after a mean duration of 52.5 days. Nine patients underwent repeated stenting. About one year after removal of the initial stent, when the remaining upstream ductal dilation was found on follow‐up pancreatograms, the next stent was replaced. Repeated stenting improved outflow of pancreatic juice more effectively than one‐time stenting. Correlation between long‐term pain relief without recurrence of intraductal stones and reduction of duct diameter was also shown. Stent occlusion was observed in 14 of 30 stents. Stent occlusion was frequently associated with recurrence of pancreatitis and intraductal stones, and was also associated with morphologic changes in the pancreatic ductal system. Although there were no significant differences between stent patency of the initial stents and that of the next stents, stent patency of 10‐Fr stents was superior to that of 7‐Fr stents. 10‐Fr stents should be removed within 8 weeks and 7‐Fr stents should be removed within 4 weeks for the prevention of stent occlusion. Repeated stenting with short‐term stenting is therefore considered a safe and effective protocol of endoscopic pancreatic stenting.     

十二指肠镜下逆行胆胰管造影及取石并发急性胰腺炎6例分析

目的探讨十二指肠镜下逆行胆胰管造影(ERCP)及取石(EST)引发急性胰腺炎的防治方法。方法对该院已行ERCP和EST的42例患者的临床资料进行回顾性分析。结果6例术后并发急性胰腺炎，其中1例死亡。结论ERCP和EST引发急性胰腺炎，主要有两种情况，一是化学刺激引发急性胰腺炎；另一方面为共同通道受阻引发急性胰腺炎，只有在操作中认真防范，术后仔细观察、处理，该并发症是可以防治的。     

雷尼替丁与复方丹参联合治疗急性胰腺炎35例疗效分析

目的：观察雷尼替丁与复方丹参联合治疗急性胰腺炎的疗效。方法：对确诊急性胰腺炎65例随机分成治疗组35例,对照组30例,分别用常规治疗,常规治疗加雷尼替丁与复方丹参静滴,连用4－7天,评价其疗效。结果：治疗组与对照组显效率分别为85.71%、43.3%,两组差异显著,P＜0.05。结论：两药联合应用不仅可减轻本病的炎症病变,且可改善心肌细胞营养状况。     

Effect of vagotomy on acute pancreatitis in rats

Acute pancreatitis ( AP) is a common surgicalabdomen,which has a high mortality,especiallyhemorrhagic necrotic pancreatitis.Many things areunknown for its pathogen,pathogenesis and clinicaltreatment.Restraining secretion of pancreatin so asto decrease its complication is used now in clinicalpractice[1] .A lot of information indicates that vagushas directdomination on exocrine of pancreas[2 ] .Thepurpose of this study was to investigate whether thevagotomy ( VG) had effect on AP in rats.1　M…     

急性胰腺炎患者IL-6、TNFα水平测定及临床意义

目的研究急性胰腺炎患者IL-6、TNFα分泌情况及其临床意义。方法选择30例急性胰腺炎患者和28例健康对照,用生物学方法检测血浆中IL-6、TNFα的水平。结果急性胰腺炎患者血浆中IL-6、TNFα分别为(76．4±10．1)k u/L、60．7％±12．3％,均高于正常对照组(20．8±6．1)ku/L、12．4％±4．7％,随疾病的恢复逐渐趋于正常(28．5±9．1)ku/L、18．8％±6．4％。结论急性胰腺炎患者血浆中的IL-6、TNFα水平均高于正常组,说明二者参与这一炎症过程。     

Recent status of primary sclerosing cholangitis in Japan

Patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) in Japan have two peaks in age distribution, one in their twenties and the other in their fifties and sixties. PSC patients in Japan have different characteristics from those in other countries: there is a higher incidence of eosinophilia (27%) and positivity for anti-nuclear antibody (30%), less frequent complication with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD; 21%), and more frequent complication with chronic pancreatitis (15%). In younger patients in Japan (those aged less than 40 years), the incidence of positivity for anti-nuclear antibody was lower (20% vs 38% P < 0.05), complication with IBD was more frequent (39% vs 9% P < 0.01), complication with chronic pancreatitis was less frequent (4% vs 22% P < 0.01), and damage to both the intra- and extrahepatic bile ducts was more frequent (89% vs 56% P < 0.01) than in older patients (those aged 40 years or more). These findings suggest that younger PSC patients in Japan have characteristics similar to those of patients in other countries, and that in Japan older PSC patients have a different pathogenesis from that of younger patients. Received for publication on Feb. 16, 1999; accepted on April 5, 1999