Standardisierte Kontrastmittelsonographie (CEUS) in der klinischen Akut- und Notfallmedizin sowie Intensivmedizin (CEUS-Akut)

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CD19 + CD21lo/neg cells are increased in systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) represents a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). The purpose of this study was to examine recirculating lymphocytes from SSc patients for potential biomarkers of interstitial lung disease (ILD). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated from patients with SSc and healthy controls enrolled in the Vanderbilt University Myositis and Scleroderma Treatment Initiative Center cohort between 9/2017–6/2019. Clinical phenotyping was performed by chart abstraction. Immunophenotyping was performed using both mass cytometry and fluorescence cytometry combined with t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding analysis and traditional biaxial gating. This study included 34 patients with SSc-ILD, 14 patients without SSc-ILD, and 25 healthy controls. CD21^lo/neg cells are significantly increased in SSc-ILD but not in SSc without ILD (15.4 ± 13.3% vs. 5.8 ± 0.9%, p = 0.002) or healthy controls (5.0 ± 0.5%, p < 0.0001). While CD21^lo/neg B cells can be identified from a single biaxial gate, tSNE analysis reveals that the biaxial gate is comprised of multiple distinct subsets, all of which are increased in SSc-ILD. CD21^lo/neg cells in both healthy controls and SSc-ILD are predominantly tBET positive and do not have intracellular CD21. Immunohistochemistry staining demonstrated that CD21^lo/neg B cells diffusely infiltrate the lung parenchyma of an SSc-ILD patient. Additional work is needed to validate this biomarker in larger cohorts and longitudinal studies and to understand the role of these cells in SSc-ILD.

     

经动脉栓塞术治疗食管癌出血14例

【摘要】 目的 探讨经动脉栓塞术（transarterial embolization，TAE）治疗食管癌出血的有效性及安全性。方法 收集2018年1月至2020年12月行TAE治疗的14例食管癌出血患者的临床资料、技术成功率、临床成功率，严重并发症情况。评估TAE治疗的有效性及安全性。结果 14例患者中导管成功选择性插入靶动脉并行栓塞患者11例。9例患者接受治疗后未再出现出血征象。出血的主要责任血管为胃左动脉7例，支气管动脉6例和食管固有动脉6例。栓塞材料为微弹簧圈、明胶海绵颗粒及聚乙烯醇颗粒。常见不良反应有疼痛、发热，其中1例患者发生食管瘘。结论 对于内科治疗无效的食管癌出血，TAE可以起到良好的疗效。食管瘘作为术后的严重并发症，需特别注意预防。对于胸段食管癌及食管胃交界处癌，最常见的责任血管为胃左动脉、支气管动脉及食管固有动脉。     

The role of endoscopic ultrasound for portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis

Journal of Medical Ultrasonics - Chronic liver disease is still a major problem because disease progression will ultimately lead to liver cirrhosis. Portal hypertension is the hallmark in advanced...