BACKGROUND Congenital renal arteriovenous fistula(RAVF)is a clinically rare condition and frequently missed and misdiagnosed.Multimodal imaging techniques can pro-vide more detailed diagnostic information to help phys...BACKGROUND Congenital renal arteriovenous fistula(RAVF)is a clinically rare condition and frequently missed and misdiagnosed.Multimodal imaging techniques can pro-vide more detailed diagnostic information to help physicians more accurately diagnose and treat diseases.Combining imaging methods to diagnose RAVF has rarely been reported.CASE SUMMARY A 69-year-old female patient presented with gross hematuria that had persisted for 10 days.The patient underwent ultrasound examinations of the kidneys and renal blood vessels,enhanced computed tomography,three-dimensional com-puted tomography angiography,and digital subtraction angiography of the renal arteries.These revealed dilatation of the left renal vein and abnormal shunting between the left renal artery and vein.The patient was diagnosed with a left RAVF using combined multimodal imaging techniques.The patient was treated with left renal artery embolization immediately after renal arteriography.Hema-turia resolved following the left renal artery embolization without serious bleeding or other complications.The patient made a full recovery after one year of postoperative follow-up.CONCLUSION Multimodal imaging techniques complement each other when diagnosing RAVF,providing detailed diagnostic information that can aid in accurate diagnosis and treatment.In addition,this case reminds the sonographer to pay more attention to the color doppler flow imaging and blood flow spectrum when examining the kidney,so as to avoid misdiagnosis of renal cystic lesions as renal cysts and missed diagnosis of RAVF.展开更多
Background and Objectives: the effects of oral enteral nutrition (EN) in lung cancer patients receivingchemotherapy and/or radiotherapy were controversial, so we made a systematic review to analyze the clinicaleffi...Background and Objectives: the effects of oral enteral nutrition (EN) in lung cancer patients receivingchemotherapy and/or radiotherapy were controversial, so we made a systematic review to analyze the clinicalefficacy of EN in lung cancer patients after chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. Methods and Study Design:Pertinent studies were identified by searching in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, ChinaNational Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), WanFang Database, China Biomedical Literature database (CBM) andChinese Science and Technology Periodical Database (VIP). Energy intake, protein intake, weight and other datawere extracted. Results: Finally, 5 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included in this systematic review.Patients in 3 studies received chemotherapy, in 1 with radiotherapy and in 1 with chemo-radiotherapy. Thecombined results showed that EN significantly increased energy and protein intake in lung cancer duringchemotherapy, while there was no significant effect on other results after patients had received chemotherapyand/or radiotherapy. Conclusions: Limited evidence is available to judge whether EN can improve clinical effect oflung cancer with or without chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy, as clinical heterogeneity and other potentialvariation existed in this review. Further studies are needed.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Congenital renal arteriovenous fistula(RAVF)is a clinically rare condition and frequently missed and misdiagnosed.Multimodal imaging techniques can pro-vide more detailed diagnostic information to help physicians more accurately diagnose and treat diseases.Combining imaging methods to diagnose RAVF has rarely been reported.CASE SUMMARY A 69-year-old female patient presented with gross hematuria that had persisted for 10 days.The patient underwent ultrasound examinations of the kidneys and renal blood vessels,enhanced computed tomography,three-dimensional com-puted tomography angiography,and digital subtraction angiography of the renal arteries.These revealed dilatation of the left renal vein and abnormal shunting between the left renal artery and vein.The patient was diagnosed with a left RAVF using combined multimodal imaging techniques.The patient was treated with left renal artery embolization immediately after renal arteriography.Hema-turia resolved following the left renal artery embolization without serious bleeding or other complications.The patient made a full recovery after one year of postoperative follow-up.CONCLUSION Multimodal imaging techniques complement each other when diagnosing RAVF,providing detailed diagnostic information that can aid in accurate diagnosis and treatment.In addition,this case reminds the sonographer to pay more attention to the color doppler flow imaging and blood flow spectrum when examining the kidney,so as to avoid misdiagnosis of renal cystic lesions as renal cysts and missed diagnosis of RAVF.
基金Funding:This research was supported by NSFC (Natural Science Foundation of China) (81360351, 81660512),the Department of Science and Technology of Guizhou Province (Grant No. Qian Ke He SY [2013] 3003),High-level Innovative Talents Cultivation Program Of Guizhou Province, Start-Up Fund for Doctor of ZunyiMedical University and the Social Practice Program for Postgraduate of Zunyi Medical University(Grant No.zy-yjs2015004), Applied Basic Research Programs of Science and Technology Commission Foundation of SichuanProvince (Grant No. 2012JY0058)
文摘Background and Objectives: the effects of oral enteral nutrition (EN) in lung cancer patients receivingchemotherapy and/or radiotherapy were controversial, so we made a systematic review to analyze the clinicalefficacy of EN in lung cancer patients after chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. Methods and Study Design:Pertinent studies were identified by searching in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, ChinaNational Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), WanFang Database, China Biomedical Literature database (CBM) andChinese Science and Technology Periodical Database (VIP). Energy intake, protein intake, weight and other datawere extracted. Results: Finally, 5 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included in this systematic review.Patients in 3 studies received chemotherapy, in 1 with radiotherapy and in 1 with chemo-radiotherapy. Thecombined results showed that EN significantly increased energy and protein intake in lung cancer duringchemotherapy, while there was no significant effect on other results after patients had received chemotherapyand/or radiotherapy. Conclusions: Limited evidence is available to judge whether EN can improve clinical effect oflung cancer with or without chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy, as clinical heterogeneity and other potentialvariation existed in this review. Further studies are needed.