Medicine
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Review Case Reports
Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm caused by chronic pancreatitis: Case report and literature review.
Visceral artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of chronic pancreatitis (CP), all pancreatic or peripancreatic arteries have been reported to be involved, while hepatic artery is less common. ⋯ Herein, we report a patient with CP who developed right HAP causing infected hematoma, gastrointestinal bleeding, and obstructive jaundice, and a literature review is also presented. HAP caused by CP is a rare disease in the clinic, but rupture of pseudoaneurysm is fatal. Careful evaluation, early detection, and prompt treatment should be performed when the patient is admitted and followed up.
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Accumulating evidence supported the clinical efficacy of Danhong injection (DHI) on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is urgent to summarize the effects of DHI on various outcomes in COPD patients and to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of DHI in treating COPD. ⋯ Taken together, this study suggested that DHI could ameliorate hemorheological indicators, lung function, arterial blood gas, and as well as coagulation functions of COPD patients and elucidate the underlying mechanism of DHI against COPD.
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Follicular pancreatitis is a very rare type of focal chronic pancreatitis and is often mistaken for pancreatic neoplasms. It is histologically characterized by extensive lymphoid follicular formation with reactive germinal centers. ⋯ To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of follicular pancreatitis in Korea.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of oral Xiao-xian decoction combined with acupoint application therapy on pediatric adenoid hypertrophy: A randomized trial.
This study aimed to observe the clinical effects of Xiao-xian decoction combined with acupoint application therapy (AAT) for treating pediatric adenoid hypertrophy (AH). ⋯ Oral Xiao-xian decoction combined with AAT significantly improved the symptoms and signs of nasal congestion, open-mouth breathing, snoring, tongue, and quality of life of AH children and may be used as a long-term treatment for AH.
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most frequently occurring malignancy tumors. Surgical treatment has made great progress in CRC liver metastasis (CRLM), including radiofrequency ablation (RFA), and hepatectomy. We perform a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided RFA and hepatectomy in treating CRLM. ⋯ This study may provide more convincing evidence to help surgeons make decisions when dealing with CRLM.