Heart failure (HF) can damage various organs, including the liver, a phenomenon known as "cardiohepatic syndrome." The latter is characterized by liver congestion and hepatic artery hypoperfusion, which can lead to liver damage. In this study, we aimed to assess liver damage quantitatively in chronic HF (CHF) with sound touch elastography (STE).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study explored the anatomic relationship of the popliteus complex (PC) and collected anatomic data of PC in a Chinese population. The anatomic study was performed using 81 formalin-fixed knees. The femoral attachment of the popliteus tendon could be classified into three types with respect to femoral attachment of the lateral collateral ligament.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To explore the anatomic features of the fabella and its relationship with the common peroneal nerve and the fabellofibular ligament, so as to provide anatomical evidence for clinical diagnosis and treatment of fabella diseases in a Chinese population.
Methods: Sixty-one formalin-fixed knee specimens were obtained for anatomic dissection. Structural features of the fabella were investigated by radiological and histological tests.
The pelvic autonomic nerves innervate the pelvic viscera, and carry a high risk of damage during surgery. This high risk has been ascribed to the complex interrelationship of pelvic paravisceral structures and the difficulty in identifying particular structures, despite the fact that the anatomic characteristics of the pelvic autonomic plexus have been well documented. We dissected ten male embalmed adult cadavers with particular attention to the quantitative parameters of the pelvic plexus and its subsidiary plexus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLong thoracic nerve (LTN) is an important nerve originating from cervical nerve roots. It varies a lot in origins and branches, which lead to several clinical problems, such as diagnosis, prophylaxis and treatment of LTN injury. LTN was dissected in 38 cadavers in the present study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi
April 2007
Objective: To explore the association between genetic polymorphisms of DNA repair genes XRCC1, XRCC3 and susceptibility to chronic benzene poisoning.
Methods: A case-control study was conducted. Eighty patients with chronic benzene poisoning and 62 workers occupationally exposed to benzene who were engaged in the same working time and job title as patients were investigated.
Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi
July 2006
Objective: To explore the relationship between genetic polymorphisms of XPD gene and susceptibility to chronic benzene poisoning.
Methods: A case control study was conducted. Eighty patients diagnosed with chronic benzene poisoning and 62 workers occupationally exposed to benzene who were engaged in the same working time and job title as patients were investigated.