| 1 | Effects of recombinant human growth hormone on enterocutaneous fistula patients显示文摘AIM:To explore the effects of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) on intestinal mucosal epithelial cell proliferation and nutritional status in patients with enterocutaneous fi stula. METHODS:Eight patients with enterocutaneous fi stulas received recombinant human growth hormone (10 μg/d) for 7 d. Image analysis and immunohisto-chemical techniques were used to analyse the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in intestinal mucosal epithelial cells in biopsy samples from the patients who had undergone an endoscopic biopsy through the fi stula at day 0,4 and 7. Body weights,nitrogen excretion,serum levels of total proteins,albumin,prealbumin,transferrin and fi bronectin were measured at day 0,4 and 7. RESULTS:Significant improvements occurred in the expression of PCNA in the intestinal mucosal epithelial cells at day 4 and 7 compared to day 0 (24.93 ± 3.41%,30.46 ± 5.24% vs 12.92 ± 4.20%,P < 0.01). These changes were accompanied by the significant improvement of villus height (500.54 ± 53.79 μm,459.03 ± 88.98 μm vs 210.94 ± 49.16 μm,P < 0.01),serum levels of total proteins (70.52 ± 5.13 g/L,74.89 ± 5.16 g/L vs 63.51 ± 2.47 g/L,P < 0.01),albumin (39.44 ± 1.18 g/L,42.39 ± 1.68 g/L vs 35.74 ± 1.75 g/L,P < 0.01) and f ibronectin (236.3 ± 16.5 mg/L,275.8 ± 16.9 mg/L vs 172.5 ± 21.4 mg/L,P < 0.01) at day 4 and 7,and prealbumin (286.38 ± 65.61 mg/L vs 180.88 ± 48.28 mg/L,P < 0.05),transferrin (2.61 ± 0.12 g/L vs 2.41 ± 0.14 g/L,P < 0.05) at day 7. Nitrogen excretion was signifi cantly decreased at day 7 (3.40 ± 1.65 g/d vs 7.25 ± 3.92 g/d,P < 0.05). No change was observed in the body weight. CONCLUSION:Recombinant human growth hormone could promote intestinal mucosal epithelial cell proliferation and protein synthesis in patients with enterocutaneous fi stula. | Guo-Sheng Gu Jian-An Ren Ning Li Jie-Shou Li | 2008 | World Journal of Gastroenterology2008,14,44: | 7 |
| 3 | Catheter-related infection in gastrointestinal fistula patients显示文摘AIM: To study the incidence, bacterial spectrum and drug sensitivity of catheter-related infection (CRI) in gastrointestinal fistula patients.METHODS: A total of 216 patients with gastrointestinal fistulae during January 1998 to April 2001 were studied retrospectively. Two hundred and sixteen catheters of the 358 central venous catheters used in 216 gastrointestinal fistula patients were sent for microbiology analysis.RESULTS: Ninety-five bacteria were cultivated in 88 catheters (24.6%). There were 54 Gram-negative bacteria(56.8%), 35 Gram-positive bacteria (36.8%), and 6 fungi(6.4%). During the treatment of CRI, 20 patients changed to use antibiotics or antifungal, and all patients were cured.The mean time of catheters used was 16.9+13.0 d.CONCLUSION: CRI is still the common complication during total parenteral nutrition (TPN) treatment in patients with gastrointestinal fistulae, and Gram-negative bacteria are the main pathogens, and bacterial translocation is considered the common reason for CRI. | Ge-FeiWang Jian-AnRen JunJiang Cao-GanFan Xin-BoWang Jie-ShouLi | 2004 | World Journal of Gastroenterology2004,10,9: | 1 |
| 4 | Squamous cell carcinoma arising from longstanding colocutaneous fistula: A case report显示文摘A 60-year-old female patient suffered unhealed wounds over left flank for around 30 years after surgical removal of left renal stones. Fecal material spilled from the two small openings of the scar, bothered her all day long. During the course of the 30 years, she suffered from intermittent fever, diarrhea and wound pain and presented with malnourished condition. After serial examinations, tumor associated with iatrogenic colo-cutaneous fistula was impressed and she received en bloc resection. Pathology revealed squamous cell carcinoma arising from the fistula with colon and spleen invasion. To the best of our knowledge,no such case has been reported, as yet. | Yueh-Tsung Lee Sheng-Der Hsu Chien-Long Kuo Dev-Aur Chou Mao-Sheng Lin Min-Ho Huang Hurng-Sheng Wu | 2005 | World Journal of Gastroenterology2005,11,33: | 0 |