Clinical effect analysis of painless endoscopic pneumatic balloon dilation in the treatment of the stricture of esophagus and cardia / 中国基层医药

Objective To exlpore the effect and safety of endoscopic pneumatic dilation in the treatment of the benign stricture of esophagus and carclia.Methods 35 patients with the benign stricture of esophagus,eardia and anastomosis were treated with painless endoscopic pneumatic balloon dilation.Results The rate of stricture improvement was 100％,and the entire anastomosis diameter was extended over 12 am,at the first time,difficulty in swallowing was obviously relieved.Following up three months,the total effecttive percentage of stricture improvement was 88.6％,and no serious complication occurred in all cases.Conclusion Endoscopic pneumatic balloon dilation is effective and safe to treat the benign stricture of esophagus and cardia

Study of the relationship between serum-ascites albumin gradient and esophageal-gastric fundus variceal bleeding / 中国基层医药

ObjectiveTo study the relationship between serum-asicites albumin gradient(SAAG) and the portal hypertensive ascites in order to appreciate the value of SAAG on the prediction of esophageal-gastric fundus variceal bleeding.Methods34 patients with cirrhotic ascites were examined with endoscopy.The patients were classified as high-gradient group and low-gradient group by the SAAG value of 11g/L.The relationship between SAAG and esophageal-gastric fundus varices was studied by Pearson correlation analyasis.Among the 34 patients studied,10 patients had esophageal-gastric fundus variceal bleeding and 24 patients had no esophageal-gastric fundus variceal bleeding.ResultsIn the 30 patients classified as high-gradient group,22 patients had esophageal-gastric fundus variceas.In the 4 patients classified as low-gradient group,no patient had esophageal-gastric fundus variceas.The results showed the direct correlation between the level of SAAG and the degree of esophageal-gastric fundus variceas ( r =0.81,P ＜0.01 ).The mean level of SAAG in bleeding group,consisting 10 patients,was (24.18 ±7.36) g/L.The mean level of SAAG in non-bleeding group,consisting 24 patients,was ( 18.19 ± 6.18)g/L.The results showed sig nificant difference between the bleeding group and non-bleeding group(P ＜0.05).ConclusionThere is correlation between the level of SAAG and the portal venous pressure.The level of SAAG is valueable on the prediction of esophageal-gastric fundus variceal bleeding.

Clinical observation of esomeprazole for reflux esophagitis / 中国基层医药

Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of esomeprazole,a new type 0f proton pump inhibitor(PPI),on patients with reflux esophagitis(RE).Methods 80 cases with RE diagnosed by endoscope were randomly divided into treatmeat group(n=40)and control group(n=40).The treatmeat group was treated with esomeprazole 20 mg bid,compared with the control group famotidine 20mg bid.The two courses of treatment both persisted for four weeks and included mosapride 5mg tid.At the end of therapy,the rate of relief of heartburn,acid reflux and substernal burning symptom,and the total effective rate confirmed by endoscope were recorded.ResuIts The clinical symptoms relief rates were 92.5%in the treatment and 62.5%in the control group raspectively and had obviously statistical difference(P＜0.05).The total effective rate was confirmed by endoscope were 82.5%and 55.0%respectively in two groups(P＜0.05).Conclusion Esomeprazole is a type of effective drug for patients with RE.