Objective To study the change of immunologic function of the patient with obstructive jaundice. Methods The level of the sIL-2R, TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-8 in 36 cases of obstructive jaundice before and after operation were measured. Results The level of the sIL-2R, TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-8 in 36 cases of obstructive jaundice before operation was higher than normal control group (Ｐ＜0.01). It decreased after the obstruction was removed, and it was close to normal control on 14th day after operation. Conclusion The result suggest that relief of jaundice could improve the immunologic function of the patient.
Objective To investigate the effects and mechanisms of bile on small intestine mucosal barrier.Methods Fifty Wistar rats were assinged into 3 groups randomly: obstructive jaundice (OJ) group （n=20）, biliary external drainage group （n=20） and control group （n=10）. Ten days after operation, the plasma endotoxin level was determinated, the terminal ileum mucosas was obtained to be morphologically measured by light microscope, and immunohistochemistry and Western blot were uesd to examine the expressions of tight junction proteins zona occludens-1 (ZO-1) and occludin in the mucosas. Results Atrophy significantly appeared in the distal ileum mucosas in OJ group. Compared with control group, the intestinal villus height, mucosa thickness and crypt depth in OJ group were obviously decreased 27.8%, 21.7%, and 25.4% (P=0.001, 0.001, 0.040). There were no differences between external drainage group and control group (P=0.050, 0.070, 0.080); While the values of external drainage group were significantly higher than those in OJ group (all P=0.001). The level of plasma endotoxin was up to (1.49±0.27) EU/ml in OJ group compared with control group 〔（0.27±0.09） EU/ml〕, P=0.001. In external drainage group, the value was （0.91±0.25） EU/ml, which was obviously higher than that in control group and lower than that in OJ group （all P=0.001）. Immunohistochemical study showed b positive expression of ZO-1 dropped from 7/10 in the control group to 6/20 in OJ group （P=0.040）, occludin expression was 8/10 in control group and 7/20 in OJ Group （P=0.020）; expressions of them in external drainage group 〔8/20 （P=0.100,0.210） and 9/20 （P=0.060, 0.200）〕 displayed no significant differences compared with the other twogroups. Quantitative testing of Western blot showed the expressions of ZO-1 and occludin in OJ group were significantly lower than those in control group (P=0.001, 0.010), the values in external drainage group were higher than those in OJ group （P=0.005, 0.014）. The expression of ZO-1 was lower in external drainage group than that in control group (P=0.001), and there was no significant difference of occludin between the two groups (P=0.062）. Conclusion Lack of intestinal bile will undermine the intestinal tight junction protein composition, and make intestinal mucosal barrier impaired. The intestinal barrier more severely injured when biliary tract obstructs because of multiple factors. Bile plays an important role in the maintenance of intestinal mucosal barrier.
The comparison made between two experimental models with obstructive jaundice, which were newly established reversible model and traditional bile duct ligation and internal drainage model, showed that the new model was superior to the traditional one. This study suggests that the new model would be an ideal model, which could replace the traditional one for studying obstructive jaundice.
ObjectiveTo study the diagnostic value of imaging examinations and their accuracy in evaluating the malignant obstructive jaundice and their resectability. MethodsThe clinical data of 674 malignant obstructive jaundice within 10 years were collected and analyzed.ResultsFor BUS, CT, PTC, ERCP and MRCP, the preoperative accuracy in malignant obstructive jaundice were 74.0%, 86.5%, 88.4%, 92.9% and 94.0%, while the ratio of actual removals in those who had been assessed removable preoperatively were 63.4%, 68.5%, 86.8%, 87.3% and 93.9%, respectively. Conclusion MRCP， PTC, CT and ERCP are better than BUS in the diagnosis of malignant obstructive jaundice (P＜0.05 vs. P＜0.01), while MRCP，ERCP and PTC are much better than BUS and CT in evaluating resectability (P＜0.01). Combination of two or more imaging examinations can improve the accuracy of preoperative diagnosis and assessing resectability.
Ｈｅｍｏｄｙｎａｍｉｃ ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ ｏｆ ｓｙｓｔｅｍｉｃ ａｎｄ ｐｏｒｔａｌ ｖｅｉｎ ｆｌｏｗ ａｎｄ ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｉｎｄｏｍｅｔｈａｃｉｎ ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ｓｔｕｄｉｅｄ ｉｎ ７３ ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｏｂｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｖｅ ｊａｕｎｄｉｃｅ（ｇｒｏｕｐ Ａ）ａｎｄ ３９ ｃａｓｅｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｓｉｍｐｌｅ ｇａｌｌｂｌａｄｄｅｒ ｓｔｏｎｅｓ（ｇｕｏｕｐ Ｂ）．Ｏｂｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｖｅ ｊａｕｎｄｉｃｅ ｗａｓ ｓｕｂｇｒｏｕｐｅｄ ｉｎｔｏ ｇｒｏｕｐ Ａ１（ｎｏｉｎｄｏｍｅｔｈａｃｉｎ ａｄｍｉｎｉｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎ），ｇｒｏｕｐ Ａ２（ｐｒｅｏｐｅｒａｔｉｖｅ ａｄｍｉｎｉｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｉｎｄｏｍｅｔｈａｃｉｎ），ｇｒｏｕｐ Ａ３（ｐｏｓｔｏｐｅｒａｔｉｖｅ ａｄｍｉｎｉｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｉｎｄｏｍｅｔｈａｃｉｎ），ａｎｄ ｇｒｏｕｐ Ａ６（ｓｅｎｉｌｅ ｏｂｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｖｅ ｊａｕｎｄｉｃｅ）．Ｏｆ ｔｈｅｍ ｇｒｏｕｐ Ａ１ ｗａｓ ｓｕｂｇｒｏｕｐｅｄ ｉｎｔｏ ｇｒｏｕｐ Ａ４（ｍａｌｉｇｎａｎｔ ｏｂｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｏｎ）ａｎｄ ｇｒｏｕｐ Ａ５（ｂｅｎｉｇｎ ｏｂｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｏｎ）ａｇａｉｎ．Ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｕｌｔｓ ｓｈｏｗｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｔｒｏｋｅ ｖｏｌｕｍ（ＳＶ），ｃａｒｄｉａｃ ｏｕｔｐｕｔ（ＣＯ）ａｎｄ ｃａｒｄｉａｃ ｉｎｄｅｘ （ＣＩ）ｗｅｒｅ ｈｉｇｈｅｒ ｉｎ ｅａｃｈ ｇｒｏｕｐ ｏｆ ｏｂｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｖｅ ｊａｕｎｄｉｃｅ ｔｈａｎ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｉｎ ｇｒｏｕｐ Ｂ（Ｐ＜０．０１），ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｍｅａｎ ａｒｔｅｒｙ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ （ＭＡＰ），ｓｔｒｏｋｅ ｖｅｓｓｅｌ ｒｅｓｉｓｔａｎｃｅ （ＳＶＲ）ａｎｄ ｐｏｒｔａｌ ｖｅｉｎ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｆｌｏｗ（ＰＶＦ）ｗｅｒｅ ｌｏｗｅｒ ｉｎ ｅａｃｈ ｇｒｏｕｐ ｏｆ ｏｂｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｖｅ ｊａｕｎｄｉｃｅ ｔｈａｎ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｉｎ ｇｒｏｕｐ Ｂ（Ｐ＜０．０１）．Ｔｈｅ ＭＡＰ，ＳＶＲ ａｎｄ ＰＶＦ ｉｎ ｇｒｏｕｐ Ａ２ ａｎｄ ｇｒｏｕｐ Ａ３ ｓｈｏｗｅｄ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ｉｍｐｒｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ ｔｈａｎ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｉｎ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｓｕｂｇｒｏｕｐｓ，ｂｕｔ ａｓ ｃｏｍｐａｒｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｇｒｏｕｐ Ｂ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅｓ （Ｐ＜０．０１）．Ｔｈｅ ａｕｔｈｏｒｓ ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒ ｔｈａｔ ｉｎｄｏｍｅｔｈａｃｉｎ ｃａｎ ｉｍｐｒｏｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｃｉｒｃｕｌａｔｉｏｎ ｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎ，ＰＶＦ ａｎｄ ｌｉｖｅｒ ｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎ ｉｎ ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｏｂｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｖｅ ｊａｕｎｄｉｃｅ．
Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in obstructive jaundice. Methods Forty eight consecutive patients with obstructive jaundice were examined by MRCP, all results were testified during and /or after operation. Results Different causes of obstruction had their own characteristic manifestations. Level of obstruction was accurate in 100%, the accuracy in distinguishing obstructive causes was 93.8%. Conclusion MRCP is quite effective, safe and reliable in diagnosis of obstructive jaundice.