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Objective To discuss the clinical effect of artificial pneumothorax combined with intercostal nerve block in alleviating chest pain occurring during and after percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA) for subpleural lung malignancy.Methods A total of 30 patients with subpleural lung malignancy were randomly and equally divided into group A (n=10),group B (n=10) and group C (n=10).The patients in group A received both artificial pneumothorax and intercostal nerve block before MWA.The patients in group B only received artificial pneumothorax before MWA,and the patients in group C only received intercostal nerve block before MWA.The degree of pain was evaluated by visual analogue scale (VAS) score during MWA,immediately after MWA and at 6 h,12 h and 24 h after WMA.The side effects after MWA were recorded.Results During MWA,no statistically significant differences in VAS scores existed between each other among the three groups (P=0.885).The VAS scores determined at 6 h,12 h and 24 h after MWA in group C were significantly increased (P=0.014,P=0.006 and P=0.006 respectively).No patient in group A and group B developed symptoms of chest tightness after artificial pneumothorax was performed.After treatment,a small amount of asymptomatic residual pneumothorax was still observed in 6 patients of group A and group B,which disappeared spontaneously in about one week.Another patient still showed massive pneumothorax even after thoracic gas suction,and the patient recovered after thoracic closed drainage for three days.No other serious complications related to artificial pneumothorax occurred.Conclusion Artificial pneumothorax combined with intercostal nerve block can effectively relieve the chest pain occurring during and after MWA in patients with subpleural lung malignancy,and clinically this technique is quite safe.(J Intervent Radiol,2017,26:269-273)
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Objective To discuss the influence of Recipe Wenzhongxiaotan to S180 bearing cancer mouse interfered by cold pathogenic factor and study correlation factor index. Methods To treat S180 bearing cancer mouse by interfere in ice water with Recipe Wenzhongxiaotan, with the control of Recipe Xiaotansanjie group and chemotherapy group, the change of morphology and rectal temperature in mouse, growth velocity and volume in tumor after treatment with Recipe Wenzhongxiaotan were observed, and TXB2 in plasma of mouse was detected by RIA. Results It showed late and short in chilly morphology and rectal temperature amplitude small than other groups in Recipe Wenzhongxiaotan group. The rate to restrain tumor growth was 86.69%, 75.29%, 87.55% in Recipe Wenzhongxiaotan group, Recipe Xiaotansanjie group and chemotherapy group (FT-207), respectively. TXB2 was near in Recipe Xiaotansanjie group and chemotherapy group and the difference was significant compared cold model group (P 0.05) in Recipe Wenzhongxiaotan. Conclusions It may be restrain tumor growth which S180 tumor-bearing mice interfered by cold pathogenic factor and degrade TXB2 in Recipe Wenzhongxiaotan, the rate to restrain tumor growth was near to FT-207 and Recipe Xiaotansanjie.