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Objective ToexploretheeffectofTIPS+GCVEcombinedwithPSEonhemodynamicsinpatientswithlivercirrhosis,portal hypertensionandsplenomegaly.Methods 56patientswereincludedfromJanuary2015toDecember2016 whounderwentTIPS+GCVEcombinedwithPSE.Patientswerefollowed-upon1month,3months,6monthsand1yearaftersurgery,andstatisticanalysis weredoneonportalveinhemodynamicindex:portalveintrunkdiameter(PVD),portalveinvelocity(PVV),portalvenousbloodflow (PVF),splenicveintrunkdiameter(SVD)andvelocityofbloodflowinsplenicvein(SVV).Results Thereweresignificantdifferencesinportal veinpressurebeforeandafterthebypassinall56patients.PVDandPVV weresignificantlydifferentbetween3and6 monthsafter surgeryandpre-surgery.PVF wassignificantlydifferentcomparing6 monthsand1yearaftersurgery withpre-surgery.SVDand SVV weresignificantlydifferentbetween3 months,6 monthsand1yearaftersurgeryandpre-surgery.Conclusion TIPS+GCVE combinedwithPSEcouldeffectivelyreduceportalveinpressure,improveportalveinandspleenveinbloodflow,increaseportalvenousblood flow,andimprovepatients’liverfunction.
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Objective Toinvestigatethemethod,safetyandefficacyoftranscatheterarterialchemoembolization(TACE)combined withargonheliumknifecryoablationintreatmentofadvancedprimaryhepaticcancer.Methods FiftyGfourpatientswithadvanced primaryhepaticcancerunderwentTACEfirstly,andfollowedbytheargonhelium knifecryoablationunderCT/ultrasoundguiding percutaneouspunctureafter1－2weeks.2－3cyclesofcryotherapywereperformedduringtheoperation.Afteroperation,enhanced CT/MRIwasperformedtofollowGup.Results Themediansurvivaltimewas17.6months.The6Gmonthsurvivalratewas100%,the 12Gmonthsurvivalratewas89.34%,thetumorprogressiontimewas9.3 months,andtheshortestsurvivalperiodwas8 months.Recent curativeeffectevaluationshowedCRin9patients,PRin34patients,SDin6patients,PDin5patients(RR＝79.62%,DCR＝90.74%). Conclusion TACEcombinedwithargonheliumknifecryoablationisasafeandeffectivetreatment,whichprovidesanewtreatment planforpatientswithprimaryhepaticcancer.