Endoscopic management for pancreatic injuries due to blunt abdominal trauma decreases failure of nonoperative management and incidence of pancreatic-related complications.

Introduction: The actual benefit of endoscopic techniques in the non-operative management (NOM) of pancreatic injury is still unclear, with its role and effectiveness in the NOM of pancreatic injury remains defined and doubted. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and long-term results of endoscopic techniques in the NOM of blunt pancreatic injury, and to determine whether NOM can be performed safely for selective patients with pancreatic injury.

Patients And Methods: The records and follow-up data of all patients with blunt pancreatic injuries over 16-year period from October 1, 1996, to September 30, 2012 at our department were retrospectively reviewed.

[Mechanism of percutaneous myocardial laser revascularization in the treatment of experimental cardiac ischemia].

Objective: To evaluate the cardiac angiogenesis after percutaneous myocardial laser revascularization (PMR).

Methods: The left anterior descending coronary arteries of 10 healthy mongrel dogs weighing 14 - 18 kg were ligated partially so as to construct a model of chronic cardiac ischemia. Then the dogs were randomly divided into 2 groups of 5 dogs: PMR and control groups.

[Portosystemic shunt via the left branch of portal vein for the prevention of encephalopathy following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt].

Objective: To determine and analyze plasma ammonia concentration difference of the portal vein system and ramifications of rabbits and consequently guide selection of the portal vein in transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) so that reduce shunt-induced hepatic encephalopathic incidence. To evaluate clinical significance of transjugular intrahepatic left branch of portal vein portosystemic shunt (TILPS) and to analyse hemodynamics of both branches of the portal vein and to observe long-term results in the prevention of encephalopathy.

Methods: Blood samples in different portal vein branches of rabbits were collected and the plasma ammonia concentration was assayed and compared.