Zoology Key Laboratory of Hunan Higher Education, Research Center on Conservation and Utilization of Biological Resources in Dongting Lake Area, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde 415000, China.
Published: April 2016
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Article Abstract
Objective: To isolate and culture the spontaneous ascites cells from under artificial conditions, so as to investigate the molecular mechanism at the cell level.
Methods: The cells were isolated from spontaneous ascites of artificially bred for 90 d, and were cultured and observed under a microscope. The differences of ascites cells among normal, spontaneous ascites and schistosomiasis infected samples of were compared. The lesion of tissue was observed simultaneously.
Results: There were no obvious organ tissue lesions in with spontaneous ascites, and the number and types of cells in peritoneal fluid were irregular and significantly changed. With the extension of culture time, the colonies appeared and there were a large number of vacuole-like cells in the cultured medium and sequentially presenting proliferation, deformation, disintegration and the fiber-like changes and could be passaged 3-4 d only.
Conclusions: The cells from with spontaneous ascites are similar to its abdominal cavity cells after infection of .
We report the case of a 70-year-old woman with advanced hepatic encephalopathy (HE) secondary to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)-related cirrhosis who exhibited an excellent response to portosystemic shunt embolization. Four years earlier, she was diagnosed as having MASH-related cirrhosis accompanied by multiple mesenteric vein-inferior vena cava shunts. As her condition progressed, she suffered recurrent HE that was unresponsive to oral medication, prompting the decision to proceed with shunt embolization.
Background And Aims: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) represents a significant complication in the decompensated phase of cirrhosis. The challenges in treating SBP and the associated mortality rates are markedly elevated in elderly individuals. Timely detection and intervention for SBP are imperative.
Complications of twin pregnancy such as twin anemia-polycythemia sequence (TAPS), which involve placental anastomotic vessels, occur mostly in monochorionic diamniotic twins and they have rarely been reported in dichorionic diamniotic (DD) twins. Here, we report a case of DD twins diagnosed with TAPS with fetal hydrops caused by fetal anemia at 28 weeks, which resolved spontaneously during pregnancy. A 37-year-old pregnant woman was referred to our hospital because of a twin pregnancy at 13 weeks.
Anamnesis And Clinical Examination: A 59-year-old female patient with an unremarkable medical history presented with watery diarrhea, severe lower abdominal pain, and fever for approximately 7 days. Physical examination revealed a distended abdomen, bowel sounds were absent, and there was an acute abdomen with generalized guarding and significantly elevated inflammatory markers.
Diagnosis: Abdominal computed tomography showed significant ascites and signs of peritonitis.
