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Objective Based on the incidence and mortality of gastric cancer and the correlation with helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture from 2011 to 2020, the prevalence trend of gastric cancer in this decade was analyzed, providing theoretical basis for the prevention and treatment of gastric cancer in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. Methods According to the unified national examination and evaluation standards, 15 tumor registries meeting the requirements were selected in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. The incidence and death data of gastric cancer were collected, and the incidence and death rates were analyzed by gender and age. The normalized incidence rate and Hp positive rate of enshi city, Lichuan city and six counties including Jianshi, Badong, Xuan 'en, Xianfeng, Laifeng and Hefeng were compared. Spearman correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between standard incidence rate and Hp positive rate of gastric cancer in each district of Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Enshi Prefecture. Results Both male and female had an upward trend. The average rate of standard incidence of gastric cancer in male and female was 4.07% and 4.15%, respectively, and there was no significant difference in the trend of standard incidence rate in different genders (P>0.05). The gross death rates and standardized death were decreased in both male and female. The average decreasing rate of standardized death rate of gastric cancer in males and females was -3.91% and -4.12%, respectively, and there was no significant difference in the trend of standardized death rate in different genders (P>0.05). Overall, the incidence rate in age group 50-80 from 2016 to 2020 was significantly higher than that from 2011 to 2015 (P<0.05). The mortality rate in the 60-80 age group from 2016 to 2020 was significantly lower than that from 2011 to 2015 (P<0.05). The trend of morbidity and mortality in different age groups was consistent in the two periods. There was a positive correlation between the incidence standard rate of gastric cancer and Hp positive rate (r =0.473, P<0.05). Conclusion From 2011 to 2020, the incidence and mortality of gastric cancer in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture were both at a high level, with an upward trend and a downward trend. The positive rate of Hp and the new infection rate of Hp in the high incidence area of gastric cancer were higher than those in the low incidence area.
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Intestinal flora is closely associated with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Recent studies have shown that the imbalance of intestinal flora is associated with the development, progression, and prognosis of CHB, and the environment of intestinal flora may also change with disease progression, suggesting that intestinal flora and CHB interact with each other. This article reviews the influence of intestinal flora on the progression of CHB and related liver diseases and the role of intestinal flora regulation in the diagnosis and treatment of CHB and related liver diseases, in order to provide new ideas for the clinical treatment of CHB.
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Objective:To explore the antagonistic effect of Fengzhecao extract against human red blood cell (RBC) hemolysis induced by wasp venom.Methods:Water extract method was used to extract dried Fengzhecao and vacuum-dried to obtain Fengzhecao extract. It was diluted into 1 g/L for next use. Wasp venom was collected from the wasp workers. A, B, O, AB type healthy blood donors' suspended RBC solution was obtain to make washed RBC solutions and adjust the RBCs count (4.0-80.0)×10 9/L (the number of RBC counted on the hemocytometer is 1-20 cells/small checker). According to treatment factors, they were divided into the normal saline controlled group (NS group; 200 μL RBC solution+20 μL normal saline), Fengzhecao extract group (FZC group; 200 μL RBC solution+10 μL Fengzhecao extract+10 μL normal saline), wasp venom group (FD group; 200 μL RBC solution+10 μL wasp venom+10 μL normal saline), and Fengzhecao extract+wasp venom group (FCD group; 200 μL RBC solution+10 μL Fengzhecao extract+10 μL wasp venom), with 10 blood samples per group of every blood type. The solutions were put into the glass test tube respectively, and then into 37 ℃ water bath thermostat. After 10 minutes, the blood cell counting plate was directly observed under the microscope and the RBCs was counted. Differences in RBC count was compared between the same treatment factors of different blood types and between different treatment factor groups of the same blood type. Results:There was no statistically significant difference in RBC count between blood types under the same treatment factors. The RBC count (×10 9/L) of the type A, B, O, AB in the NS group were 5.567±1.368, 5.146±1.690, 4.577±0.774, 5.197±1.587 ( F = 0.852, P = 0.475), the FZC group were 5.751±1.489, 5.268±1.418, 4.727±1.174, 5.298±1.229 ( F = 0.987, P = 0.410), the FD group were 0.546±0.450, 0.804±0.428, 0.679±0.283, 0.846±0.453 ( F = 1.089, P = 0.366), and the FCD group were 5.532±1.330, 5.051±1.596, 4.589±0.879, 5.140±1.492 ( F = 0.820, P = 0.492), respectively. Comparison of RBC count between groups with different treatment factors of the same blood type was done. There was no significant difference between the FZC group and the NS group, indicating that the extract of Fengzhecao extract had no effect on hemolysis of RBC; in the FD group, it was significantly lower than the NS group (all P < 0.05), indicating that wasp venom had a significant hemolytic effect on RBC; but there was no statistically significant difference in RBC count between the FCD group and the NS group, indicating that the Fengzhecao extract antagonizes the hemolytic effect of wasp venom without affecting the RBC count; however, the RBC count in the FCD group was significantly higher than that in the FD group (all P < 0.05), further indicating that the Fengzhecao extract antagonizes the hemolytic effect of wasp venom. Conclusion:Wasp venom has a significant hemolytic effect which can be effectively antagonized by Fengzhecao extract and has nothing to do with the human ABO blood type.
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Objective To investigate the effects of duration of untreated psychiatry (DUP) on the white matter integrity in first-episode medication-free patients with schizophrenia. Methods The Chinese version of Nottingham Onset Schedule was used to assess the DUP of 39 first-episode medication-free patients with schizophrenia. According to the median of DUP, the 39 patients were grouped into long-DUP group and short-DUP group. Diffusion weighted images of the 39 patients' whole brains were acquired with a Half-Fourier Acquired Single-Shot Turbo Spin Echo (HASTE) sequence.After being preprocessed with DTI-studio and statistical parametric mapping software (SPM5), the fractional anisotropy (FA) images of the 2 groups were compared by two-sample t-test with SPM5 software. The differences of gender, age, education level and total scores of Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) scores between the 2 groups were also detected. Results No significant difference was noted on gender, age, education level, PANSS scores between the 2 groups (P＞0.05).Subjects of long-DUP group showed significantly reduced FA value in the right anterior cingulate fasciculus (x=8, y=40, z=24) and left prefrontal white matter thresholded (x=32, y=34, z=4) as compared with that of short-DUP group at a level of P＜0.001 (uncorrected). Conclusion Extension of the duration of DUP will reduce the white matter integrity in first-episode medication-free patients with schizophrenia.
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Objective To analyze the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of spinal epidural angiolipoma to improve the diagnostic accuracy of this tumor. Methods The MRI findings in 2 patients with histopathologically confirmed spinal extradural angiolipoma were analyzed retrospectively. Results In both of the cases, the tumors were located in the extradural space of the thoracic intraspinal canal. The spindle-shaped tumor mass extended parallel to the longitudinal axis of the spine. The lesions presented with fat and vascular signal features. One of the tumors grew through the intervertebral foramen with a dumbbell appearance, invading the adjacent diaphragma, vertebral body, pedicle of the vertebral arch and the spinous process. The other tumor consisted of some tortuous and dilated blood vessels with flow void signals. Conclusion Spinal epidural angiolipoma presents characteristic features on MRI, which is considered the best diagnostic modality for this tumor.
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Objective To evaluate the clinical outcome of transvenous embolization withdetachable coils and N-butyl cyanoacrylate (n-BCA) for management of dural carotid-cavernous sinusfistulas (dCCFs). Methods Six patients with angiographically confirmed spontaneous dCCF wereinvolved in this study, including two with concurrent ipsilateral internal jugular vein occlusion. All thepatients received surgeries for transvenous embolization through the superior ophthalmic vein (2 cases) orthe inferior petrosal sinus (4 cases), using detachable coils (2 cases) or detachable coils combined withn-BCA (4 cases). Results The vascular murmur, exophthalmos and conjunctival congestiondisappeared in 4 patients shortly after the total embolization of the fistulas, while eyeball movementdisorder, diplopia and visual deterioration persisted for at least 1 month and gradually recovered 3 monthsafter the surgery. The fistulas failed to be completely embolized in two patients, and in one of the patients,the symptoms resolved after intermittent carotid artery compression for one week; in the other patient,exophthalmos recurred and worsened 1 month after embolization, and was successfully managed withtransarteriai embolization of the fistula. No symptomatic complications were found in these 6 patientsafter transvenous embolization in spite of the presence of a few small n-BCA granules in the lungs of twopatients. Conclusion Transvenous embolization is safe and effective for management of dCCF, andcombined use of detachable coils and n-BCA may enhance the success rate of total fistula embolization.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the technique, safety and clinical efficacy of transportal variceal sclerotherapy with n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBCA) for gastric fundal varices.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Twenty-one patients with gastric fundal varices confirmed by endoscopy were enrolled in this study. The causes of the gastric varices were cirrhosis caused by hepatitis virus B or C (n = 16) and hepatocellular carcinoma with portal venous obstruction (n = 5). Percutaneous transhepatic or transplenic portography were performed on all 21 patients. The gastric varices were treated with NBCA-lipiodol mixture injected via a microcatheter introduced into the varices. For 8 patients who had large gastrorenal shunts (GRS), a balloon-occluded catheter was introduced into the GRS via the right femoral and left renal veins before injecting the NBCA-lipiodol. During the NBCA-lipiodol injection, the balloon was inflated to block the flow of GRS. Follow-up evaluations included findings of the laboratory liver function tests, upper intestinal endoscopies, and the occurrences of rebleeding.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In 20 patients (95.2%), the gastric varices were successfully obliterated with 2-8 ml of NBCA-lipiodol. In one patient with a large GRS, sclerotherapy was not successfully performed because a balloon-occluded catheter was not available during the procedure. In five patients, small amounts of NBCA-lipiodol entered into the distal pulmonary artery branches. Two of them suffered from transient irritable coughs; no patient developed severe pulmonary embolism. Embolization of portal venous branches occurred in two patients, which were not treated specifically. In comparison with the findings before the treatments, the serum alanine aminotransferase levels decreased at both 3 and 6 months after treatments (P less than 0.05); serum albumin levels increased at 6 months (P less than 0.05); the prothrombin times decreased at 6 months (P less than 0.05); but no significant changes were seen in the serum bilirubin levels. Fifteen patients were followed-up endoscopically for 3 months after the treatment. Gastric varices were completely resolved in 10 patients (66.7%) and were markedly smaller in 4 patients (26.6%). Worsening of the esophageal varices occurred in 3 patients (20%). All the patients were followed-up from 1 to 30 months [(16.7+/-8.8) months]. Rebleeding was observed in 4 patients, and the cumulative rebleeding rate at 1 year was 9.52%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Transportal variceal sclerotherapy with NBCA is a safe and effective method for treating gastric varices. Microcatheter technique and occlusion of the large gastrorenal shunt with a balloon-occluded catheter are necessary to ensure obliteration of gastric varices and prevent pulmonary embolism.</p>
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Catheterization , Enbucrilate , Therapeutic Uses , Esophageal and Gastric Varices , Therapeutics , Gastric Fundus , Pathology , Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage , Therapeutics , Portal Vein , Sclerotherapy , MethodsABSTRACT
<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>The main therapeutic treatments for hepatic artery complications after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) include thrombolysis, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, stent placement, and liver retransplantation. The prognosis of hepatic artery complications after OLT is not only related to the type, extent, and timing but also closely associated with the selection and timing of the therapeutic methods. However, there is no consensus of opinion regarding the treatment of these complications. The aim of this study was to determine optimal treatment for hepatic artery complications after OLT.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical data of 25 patients diagnosed with hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) and hepatic artery stenosis (HAS) between October 2003 and March 2007 were retrospectively reviewed. Treatments included liver retransplantation and interventions which contain thrombolysis, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stent placement.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Among five patients with HAT, 3 were treated with thrombolysis. One recovered, one died after thrombolysis and another one died of multi-organ failure after retransplantation because of recurrent HAT. The remaining 2 patients underwent successful retransplantation and have survived after that. Among 12 patients presented with HAS within 1 month postoperatively, 2 patients underwent retransplantation due to irreversible liver failure and another 10 patients were treated with interventions. The liver function failed to improve in 3 patients and retransplantations were performed in 4 patients after stent placement because of ischemic cholangitis. Among 6 patients undergoing liver retransplantations, two died of intracranial hemorrhage and infection respectively. Eight patients presented with HAS after 1 month postoperatively, 5 patients were treated with interventional management and recovered after stent placement. Among another 3 patients presented with HAS, 2 patients' liver function was stable and one patient received late liver retransplantation due to ischemic bile duct lesion.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Individualized therapeutic regimens should be adopted in treating hepatic artery complications after OLT, according to postoperative periods, types and whether ischemic bile duct lesion exists or not. Liver retransplantation is the best treatment for patients with hepatic artery thrombosis. Interventional treatments of late HAS without irreversible liver failure or bile duct ischemia are appropriate, whereas retransplantation is recommended for early HAS.</p>
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Constriction, Pathologic , Hepatic Artery , Pathology , Liver Transplantation , Reoperation , Retrospective Studies , Thrombosis , TherapeuticsABSTRACT
<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Budd-Chiari syndrome with hepatic vein occlusion (HVBCS) can induce severe portal hypertension and liver damage. We retrospectively analyzed hepatic CT features of HVBCS and evaluated the usefulness of triphasic enhancement of CT examinations and CT angiography (CTA) in its diagnosis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Twenty-five cases with HVBCS, confirmed by digital subtraction angiography (DSA), received a triphasic enhancement CT scan within one week before DSA. The CTA images of the relevant blood vessels were reconstructed with maximum intensity projection, volume rendering and oblique reformat techniques.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with DSA, the detection rate of transverse CT and CTA images for abnormal hepatic vein were 81.7% (58/71) and 95.8% (68/71) (chi(2) = 7.044, P = 0.008), for membranous obstruction were 47.4% (9/19) and 84.2% (16/19) respectively (chi(2) = 5.729, P = 0.017), for segmental obstruction were 88.0% (22/25) and 100% (25/25) respectively (chi(2) = 1.418, P = 0.234). The detection rates for hepatic vein stenosis were 100% with each method. Diffuse hepatomegaly was found in all 6 cases in acute phase and 3 of 19 cases in chronic phase who had severe obstruction of three hepatic veins without patent intrahepatic collaterals. The other 16 cases in chronic phase had hepatatrophia to different extents related to the obstructed hepatic vein. All in acute phase and 15 in chronic phase presented typical patchy enhancement initially in caudate lobe and perihilar areas and enlarged with time delay. In all cases, parenchyma areas with atrophy, necrosis and congestion demonstrated lower and later enhancement. In all the parts, which had normal enhancement at least one patent outflow hepatic vein, accessory hepatic vein or collateral vessel was detected.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Dynamic enhancement CT examination by multislice spiral CT not only could improve the diagnosis of HVBCS by CTA technique, but also could noninvasively provide anatomical information and reveal damage to the hepatic parenchyma.</p>
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Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Angiography, Digital Subtraction , Budd-Chiari Syndrome , Diagnostic Imaging , Retrospective Studies , Tomography, Spiral Computed , MethodsABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the efficacy and complications of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with or without transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) for management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A retrospective analysis was conducted for 62 small HCC cases undergoing RFA with or without TACE, and in each case, the tumors were not more than 3 with a diameter below 5 cm. Nineteen cases were managed with RFA alone (RFA group) while the other 27 underwent RFA combined with TACE (TACE+RFA group). Percutaneous RFA (RITA 1500) procedure was performed under CT guidance 1-3 weeks after TACE in TACE+RFA group.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The complete tumor necrosis rate was 77.8% (21/27) in TACE+RFA group, significantly higher than that in RFA group [57.9% (11/19), P<0.01], and the former group had a significantly lower local recurrence rate than the latter [22.2% (6/27) vs 42.1% (8/19), P<0.01]. Postoperative fever, local pain and temporary hepatic function abnormality were the common complications that were relieved after proper interventions, and mortality did not occur in these cases.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The combination of TACE and RFA significantly increases the complete tumor necrosis rate and decreases the recurrence rate of small HCC. CT-guided percutaneous RFA can be a safe and effective therapy for small HCC.</p>
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular , Therapeutics , Catheter Ablation , Methods , Chemoembolization, Therapeutic , Methods , Liver Neoplasms , Therapeutics , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVES</b>To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of stent placement in treating hepatic artery stenosis after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From November 2003 to September 2005, 14 patients who had hepatic artery stenosis after OLT underwent stent placement in their narrowed hepatic arteries. This included early interventional treatment in 10 patients and delayed interventional treatment in 4 patients. The technical results, clinical outcomes, and the hepatic artery patencies were reviewed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Technical and immediate success was 100%. After a mean follow-up of 146 days (range, 9-345 days), all patients' hepatic arteries were patent, except that hepatic arterious restenosis occurred in 2 patients at 26 and 45 days after the stent placement. Of the 10 patients who received early treatment, 8 survived with normal results of liver function test and 2 patients died of septic multiple-organ failure at 9 and 30 days after the stent procedure. One patient received a retransplantation because of refractory biliary infection. Of the 4 patients who received a delayed interventional treatment, 1 patient survived for 345 days but with abnormal liver functional test results, the other 3 patients died of septic multiple-organ failure resulting from liver abscesses biliary infection.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Hepatic artery stenosis after OLT can successfully be treated with stent placement and an early interventional treatment is the key for a good clinical outcome.</p>
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Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Constriction, Pathologic , Therapeutics , Graft Occlusion, Vascular , Therapeutics , Hepatic Artery , General Surgery , Liver Transplantation , Stents , Vascular Diseases , TherapeuticsABSTRACT
<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Uterine arterial embolization (UAE) is a safe and effective therapy for symptomatic uterine leiomyoma. This study was to assess the effectiveness and the feasibility of pingyangmycin-lipiodol emulsion (PLE) for the management of symptomatic uterine leiomyoma.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred consecutive patients (aged 21 - 53 years, with 38 in average) with symptomatic uterine leiomyoma underwent superselective UAE with PLE. Clinical symptoms of the patients (including menorrhagia, bulk-related symptoms, and postprocedure-related abdominal pain) and the changes in uterine volume and tumor size after the embolization were analyzed. The patients were followed up for 8 - 21 months (mean, 15 months).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Ninety-nine patients (99%, 99/100) were interviewed in their first menses circle after embolization, showing improvements in their abnormal bleeding and bulk-related symptoms to some extent. Imagiological results during follow-up showed a mean of 48% reduction in uterine volume at 6 months and a mean of 75% reduction in tumor size at 9 months. Eighty-three percent of the patients reported complete resolution of postprocedure pain within 7 days.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>PLE is effective in the management of uterine leiomyoma, having superiority in alleviating postprocedure-related pain.</p>
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Adult , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Antibiotics, Antineoplastic , Bleomycin , Contrast Media , Embolization, Therapeutic , Methods , Emulsions , Follow-Up Studies , Iodized Oil , Leiomyoma , Therapeutics , Uterine Neoplasms , Therapeutics , UterusABSTRACT
Objective To evaluate the clinical significance of CT angiography(CTA)in the diagnosis of arterioportal shunts(APS)associated with hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Methods One hundred and twenty-seven consecutive HCC patients accepted both dynamic enhancement CT and DSA examinations.The interval between CT and DSA exam was from 3 to 15 days.Based on transverse CT images in hepatic artery phase,CTA was performed for all the patients.By contrast with DSA results,the capabilities of transverse CT and transverse images combined with CTA in APS diagnosis were analyzed. Results In all 127 HCC cases,52 cases with APS were confirmed by DSA(40.94%),33 with central type of APS and 19 with peripheral type.Diagnostic sensitivity of APS based on transverse CT and combined CTA with transverse CT images were both 94.23%(49/52).However,specificity was 84.00%(63/75) and 97.33%(73/75),respectively,accuracy was 88.19%(112/127)and 96.06%(122/127),the predictive value of positive cases was 80.33%(49/61)and 96.08%(49/51),and the predictive value of negative cases was 95.45%(63/66)and 96.05%(73/76).Combined with CTA,false positive cases of 4 central type of APS and 6 peripheral type of APS were excluded which were demonstrated by transverse CT images.By contrast with DSA,the coincidence rate of the type of APS diagnosed by transverse images combined with CTA was 88.46%(46/52),including 90.91%(30/33)of central type of APS and 84.21%(16/19)of peripheral type.The supplying arteries of central type of APS were intuitively displayed by CTA in 23 cases,19 from proper hepatic artery and 4 from gastro-duodenal artery.Conclusion CTA techniques based on the dynamic enhancement CT exams could effectively promote the specificity and the accuracy of APS diagnosis.
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Objective To explore the approach and early effects of endovascular stent-graft deployment in the treatment of portal stenosis of cancerous thrombus.Methods Six cases with portal vein stenosis of cancerous thrombus,which caused by primary hepatic carcinoma(5 cases)and eholangiocarcinoma(1 case)and the severity of stenosis showed on contrast enhanced CT were more than 75% or occluded,were performed percutaneous transhepatie or transsplenic portography.FLUENCY~(TM) endovascular stent-graft(10 mm diameter)was placed at the position of stenosis after gastroesophageal varices embolization.Portal pressure was measured pre-and post-deployment.Results Stents were successfully placed in all patients.The average portal pressure decreased from 50.7 cm H_2O(1 cm H_2O = 0.098 kPa)to 41.3 cm H_2O after endovascular stent-graft deployment.The restenosis were found in 2 cases after one month.Haematemesis and refractory aseites appeared in one case respectively,the other 4 cases showed no significant symptoms above caused by portal hypertension.Conclusion It is safe and feasible for endovaseular stent-graft deployment in the treatment of portal stenosis of cancerous thrombus.Selecting the suitable indications,the symptoms of portal hypertension can be controlled effectively.