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Objective:To evaluate trans-artery pressure perfusion autologous transfusion for laparoscopic splenectomy and pericardial devascularization (LSPD).Methods:The clinical data of patients with laparoscopic splenectomy in Zhejiang Provincial People′s Hospital in recent 3 years were reviewed. The therapeutic effects of 30 LSPD cases with trans-artery pressure perfusion (observation group) and 30 radical LSPD cases (control group) were compared and analyzed.Results:There was no significant difference in age, sex, preoperative liver function grade and spleen volume between the two groups ( P>0.05). All 60 patients completed laparoscopic splenectomy without conversion to laparotomy or death. There was no significant difference in liver function, operation time and intraoperative bleeding between the observation group and the control group ( P>0.05), and there was also no significant difference in blood transfusion, postoperative complications and hospital stay ( P>0.05). The hemoglobin level in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Laparoscopic splenectomy and pericardial devascularization with trans-artery pressure perfusion autologous transfusion can increase post-operative hemoglobin value effectively.
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Primary hepatic carcinoma has ranked as the sixth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the third leading cause of cancer death. China shares about 50% of new liver cancer cases, including 80% of hepatic carcinoma. Non-surgical therapy continues to make breakthroughs. The authors report a case of hepatic carcinoma with intrahepatic metastasis and tumor thrombus in the left portal vein, which has achieved continious partial response after the treatment of atezoli-zumab combined with bevacizumab, without adverse reactions such as liver and kidney function damage. The life quality of the patient was improved, showing safety and efficacy of the treatment.
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Objective@#To explore the clinical effect of double blood supply composite tissue flap with peroneal artery perforator and sural nerve nutrient vessel carrying gastrocnemius muscle in repairing lacunar skin and soft tissue defect of ankle.@*Methods@#From September 2015 to September 2017, 10 patients with lacunar skin and soft tissue defects of ankle were hospitalized in our unit, including 7 males and 3 females, aged 17-62 years, 8 traffic accident injuries and 2 heavy body pressure injuries. After debridement, the wound area ranged from 7 cm×4 cm to 15 cm×9 cm, and the lacunar area ranged from 3.0 cm×2.0 cm×1.0 cm to 7.0 cm×4.0 cm×2.0 cm. The defect was repaired with island composite tissue flap with peroneal artery perforator and sural nerve nutrient vessel and partial gastrocnemius muscle at stage Ⅰ. The area of flaps ranged from 8 cm×5 cm to 16 cm×10 cm, and the area of gastrocnemius muscle flaps ranged from 4 cm×3 cm to 8 cm×5 cm. The donor site was repaired with ipsilateral thigh intermediate split-thickness skin graft or sutured directly. The location of vascular pedicle, survival of tissue flap, follow-up, and occurrence of complications were recorded.@*Results@#The vascular pedicle of this group of cases was located 5-15 cm above the lateral malleolus. The tissue flaps of 10 patients survived completely after operation at stage Ⅰ. Follow-up for 1-12 months showed that the area repaired with tissue flaps had good color, blood supply, and texture, without ulceration, and recovered different degrees of pain sensation and deep tactile sensation, and no short-term or long-term complications occurred.@*Conclusions@#The double blood supply composite tissue flap with peroneal artery perforator and sural nerve nutrient vessel carrying gastrocnemius muscle has good blood supply, which can effectively fill the invalid space in repairing lacunar skin and soft tissue defect of ankle, with good effect after operation, and it is worthy of clinical application.
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To investigate the feasibility and clinical effects of lobulated free latissimus dorsi flap in repairing severe shank trauma with irregular soft tissue defect. Methods Eight patients with soft tissue defect of shank due to trauma were treated from February, 2013 to November, 2018, which were 5 males and 3 females. All wounds were irregular.The size of soft tissue defect ranged from 11.0 cm×15.0 cm to 15.0 cm×23.0 cm, with different degrees exposure of deep tissue such as bone and tendon. Five cases out of 8 were infected wound, 3 cases of which had internal fixation bracket exposed. Five infected wounds were firstly treated with negative pressure after debride-ment, then repaired with flap transplantation until the infection were completely controlled. Other wounds were re-paired directly after debridement. The free lobulated latissimus dorsi flap was designed and applied to repair the ir-regular soft tissue defect of shank.The lobulated latissimus dorsi flap with the outer branch of the thoracodorsal artery ranged from 14.0 cm×7.0 cm to 24.0 cm×8.5 cm.The lobulated latissimus dorsi flap with the inner branch of the tho-racodorsal artery ranged from 10.0 cm×5.0 cm to 15.0 cm×7.0 cm. When cutting the flap, the branch vessels should be protected to insure the continuity of the thoracodorsal artery. After spliced the 2 lobulated flaps, the thoracodorsal arteriovenous was anastomosed with the recipient region arteriovenous. All the donor sites were sutured directly. All patients were followed-up by outpatient and telephone regularly. Results Seven flaps survived well.Only 1 case of partial necrosis appeared at the distal edge of the lobulated flap and healed after wound care. All patients were fol-lowed-up from 3 to 30 months, averaged of 14 months. The texture of flap was flexible and the appearance was well. Only a linear scar was left in the donor site. The shoulder joint retained good mobility. Conclusion The lobulated latissimus dorsi flap has rich blood supply, concealed donor area and high survival rate after transplantation, which can flexibly repair the irregular soft tissue defect of the shank, and effectively prettify the appearance of the recipient area. This strategy has little effect on the appearance and function of the donor area, and worthy of promoting in clinic.
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Objective To study the safety and feasibility of laparoscopy combined with holmium laser in the treatment of chronic pancreatitis complicated with pancreatic ductal stones.Methods To compare the clinical data in patients who underwent laparoscopy combined with holmium laser (10 patients,group A) with those who underwent laparoscopy only (21 patients,group B) at Zhejiang Provincial People' s Hospital from January 2012 to August 2018.The operation time,intraoperative blood loss,intraoperative conversion rate,pancreatic ductal incision length,postoperative pancreatic fistula rate,length of postoperative hospital stay,residual stone rate and relief of postoperative abdominal pain rate of the two groups were documented and analyzed.Results Three of 31 patients were converted to open surgery.The remaining patients in the two groups were discharged home without any perioperative death.Group A and B were significant differences in the pancreatic ductal incision length (5.0±0.8 vs.6.5±1.0) cm,operation time (289.3±51.6 vs.349.5± 34.7) min,and postoperative hospital stay (8.0± 1.2 vs.10.2± 1.6) d between the two groups (P＜0.05).There were no significant differences in the intraoperative conversion to open rate,intraoperative blood loss,postoperative pancreatic fistula rate,residual stone rate and relief of postoperative abdominal pain rate between the two groups (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions It was safe and feasible to treat chronic pancreatitis complicated with pancreatolithiasis by laparoscopy.Laparoscopy combined with holmium laser had the added advantages of easy access through the pancreaticojejunostomy,shorter operation time,and less intraoperative blood loss.
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Objective To investigate the efficacy of decompressive craniectomy (DC) combined with ipsilateral external ventricular drainage (iEVD) for severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI). Methods A retrospective case control study was performed on the clinical data of 54 sTBI patients admitted to the First People's Hospital of Taizhou from January 2015 to March 2018. There were 38 males and 18 females, aged 18-72 years [ (51. 8 ± 15. 4)years]. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of patients ranged from 3 to 8 points. Among 54 patients, 27 received DC treatment, including 18 males and nine females aged (50. 1 ± 2. 9)years (DC group);27 patients received DC combined with iEVD, including 18 males and nine females aged (53. 4 ± 3. 1) years (DC-iEVD group). Intracranial pressure after surgery and complications ( hydrocephalus and subdural hygroma) 2 weeks after surgery, andModified Rankin Scale (mRS) 3 months after surgery were compared between the two groups. Results All patients were followed up for 2.5-4 months [(3.0 ±0.8)months]. No significant difference was found in intracranial pressure at postoperative 12 hours and 24 hours between the two groups (P>0. 05). However, the intracranial pressure of DC-iEVD group were significantly lower than those of DC group at 36, 48, 60 and 72 hours after operation (P<0. 05). The hydrocephalus incidence 2 weeks after surgery of DC-iEVD group was 15％ (4/27), while that of DC group was 7％ (2/27)(P >0. 05). The subdural effusion incidence 2 weeks after surgery of DC-iEVD group was 19％ (5/27), while that of DC group was 44％ (12/27) (P<0. 05). According to mRS, patients with good outcome in DC-iEVD group accounted for 63％(17/27) while the ratio was 44％ (12/27) in DC group. The prognosis of DC-iEVD group was slightly better than that of DC group, but the difference was not statistically significant(P>0. 05). Conclusion For sTBI, combined use of DC and iEVD can better control intracranial pressure and reduce the occurrence of subdural effusion.
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Objective@#To summarize the measures and experience in diagnosis and treatment of extremely severe burn patients with severe inhalation injury in dust explosion accident.@*Methods@#The medical records of 13 patients with extremely severe burn complicated with severe inhalation injury in August 2nd Kunshan factory aluminum dust explosion accident who were treated at the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (hereinafter referred to as our hospital) on August 2nd, 2014, were retrospectively analyzed. All the patients were transferred to our hospital 3-8 hours after injury under the condition of inhalation of pure oxygen. Twelve patients underwent tracheotomy within 5 hours after admission, while 1 patient underwent tracheotomy before admission. All the patients were in ventilator-assisted respiration, with synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation combined with positive end expiratory pressure. All the patients underwent thorax or limbs escharotomy on the second day after admission, so as to reduce the restrictive ventilatory dysfunction caused by the contraction of thorax eschar and the terminal circulation disorder caused by the contraction of limbs eschar. All the patients underwent electronic bronchoscopy within 48 hours after admission, airway secretion were cleared and airway lavage were carried out under electronic bronchoscope according to the patients′ condition, and the sputum, lavage solution, pathological tissue were collected for microbiological culture. All the patients underwent chest X-ray examination on the second day after admission and reexamination as required. Patients were all treated with a combination of broad-spectrum antibiotics early after admission to control lung and systemic infection. One patient was treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory distress syndrome 1 week after admission.@*Results@#One patient suffered from cardiopulmonary arrest during tracheotomy, which recovered autonomous respiration and cardiac impulse after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Three patients showed decreased pulse oxygen saturation (SpO2) within 48 hours after injury, and the SpO2 returned to normal after sputum aspiration, scab removal and lavage under electronic bronchoscope. During the course of disease, bacteria were cultured from wound exudate of 7 patients, bacteremia occurred in 10 patients, and sputum microbiological culture results of 13 patients were positive. Eight of the 13 patients in this group survived, and 5 died. One patient died 19 days after injury, and 4 patients died 33-46 days after injury. The main cause of death was multiple organ dysfunction syndrome induced by severe septic shock eventually.@*Conclusions@#For this batch of patients with extremely severe burn complicated with severe inhalation injury caused by dust explosion accident, the treatment and cure measures including early definite diagnosis and timely tracheotomy, the application of effective ventilation, the effective treatment of respiratory system complications, and rational use of antibiotics for the control of lung infection obtained quite good curative effect.
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Objective@#To explore the clinical effects of adjacent fasciocutaneous flaps in repairing small wounds with bone or steel plate exposure in anterior tibia.@*Methods@#Twelve patients with small wounds of bone or steel plate exposure in anterior tibia covering area of 2 cm×2 cm to 5 cm×3 cm were admitted to our unit from January 2014 to December 2016. A circular or elliptical adjacent fasciocutaneous flap was designed on the normal skin located at the inside or outside of the wound according to the size of wound after thorough debridement. The pedicle of the flap was located at the proximal end and transferred through the subcutaneous tunnel to cover the wound. The sizes of flaps were 3 cm×3 cm to 6 cm×4 cm. Flaps were fixed with interrupted sutures and drainage rubber sheets were placed under the flaps. The drainage rubber sheets were removed within 24 to 48 hours. The donor area was repaired by medium-thickness skin graft collected from homolateral outer thigh.@*Results@#All the flaps of 9 patients survived. Two patients had necrosis at the distal end of the flaps and were cured by changing dressing. One patient had tension blisters on the flap and was cured by removing blisters and improving microcirculation. All patients were followed up for 3 months, and the flaps were good in blood supply, appearance, and color, with hypaesthesia.@*Conclusions@#Repair of small wounds with bone or steel plate exposure in anterior tibia by adjacent fasciocutaneous flap is simple in surgical procedure and does not damage the well-known blood vessels, and the appearance, texture, and thickness of flaps are close to the skin of anterior tibia region. It is a good choice for repairing this kind of wounds and worth promoting in clinic.
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Objective To analyze the initial experience of total laparoscopic radical resection for patients with Bismuth type Ⅲa hilar cholangiocarcinoma.Methods A retrospective study was conducted to analyze the clinical data of three patients with Bismuth type Ⅲa hilar cholangiocarcinomatotal who underwent laparoscopic radical resection in Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital from February to May in 2017.Results The three patients all underwent the operations successfully.The operation time ranged from 490.0 to 580.0 min.The intraoperative blood loss ranged from 300.0 ml to 1 200.0 ml.There was no severe perioperatire complication or death.One patient developed biliary leakage which responded to drainage without reoperation.Another patient developed pleural effusion treated with minimal invasive drainage.The length of postoperative hospital stay ranged from 10.0 to 18.0 days.Histopathology showed two patients with well-differentiated adenocarcinomas and one patient with poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma.The number of lymph nodes harvested ranged from 8 ～ 13.Two patients had no regional lymph node metastasis and one patient had regional lymph node metastasis (1/13).The hilar bile duct resection margins of the three patients were all negative.There was no evidence of tumor recurrence on following up for 7 ～ 10 months.Conclusions It was safe and feasible to carry out total laparoscopic radical resection in selected patients with Bismuth type Ⅲa hilar cholangiocarcinoma.More patients and longer follow-up are required to study the long term oncological results.
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Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) is a kind of epithelial neoplasms of mucin-producing cells arising in the main duct and/or branch ducts of the pancreas,and it is one of the precancerous lesions of the pancreatic cancer.With the development of pathology and radiology,the diagnostic rate of IPMN has been gradually increased and given a new understanding on the pathological characteristics,clinical diagnosis and treatment of IPMN.This review overviewed the classification,diagnosis,management and prognosis of IPMN,aiming to deepen the understanding of IPMN and improve the level of diagnosis and treatment.
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Objective To investigate the value of laparoscopic total pancreastectomy for the treatment of noncancerous pancreatic lesions.Methods Clinical data of 3 cases of noncancerous pancreatic lesions undergoing laparoscopic total pancreatectomy in Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital were reviewed retrospectively.Results One patient underwent laparoscopic total pancreatectomy,one patient underwent laparoscopic resection with robotic reconstruction and one did laparoscopic resection with open reconstruction.All were spleen preserving surgery.The operation time was 310 (280-350) minutes,estimated blood loss was 483 ml(250-700)ml and postoperative hospital stay was 27 (14-38) days.One patient had postoperative bile leakage.Insulin was used to control blood glucose level in all postoperative cases.As showed by pathology there were intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms in two patients and multiple neurocndocrine tumor in one patient.Conclusion Laparoscopic total pancreatectomy is safe and minimally invasive for the treatment of noncancerous pancreatic diseases.
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Objective@#To investigate the role of "Hong′s single-stitch duct to mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy(HSDMP)" in laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD).@*Methods@#The clinical data including perioperative and short-term outcomes of 51 cases of LPD with HSDMP which performed in Zhejiang Provincial People′s Hospital(33 cases) and Frist Clinical Hospital of Jilin University(18 cases) between April and October 2016 were reviewed retrospectively. There were 31 male patients and 20 female patients. The mean age was(59±11)years. Body mass index (BMI) was 18 to 28 kg/m2 and the average BMI was (23.2±4.4)kg/m2. Preoperative diagnosis: 18 cases with pancreatic mass, 26 cases with peri-ampullary tumor, 3 cases with intra-ductal papillary mucinous neoplasms, 2 cases with duodenal carcinoma, 2 cases with serous cystadenoma.@*Results@#Fifty-one patients accepted LPD using HSDMP. One patient underwent LPD combined with resection of superior mesentery vein. The mean operation time was (307±69)minutes, the mean diameter of pancreatic duct for reconstruction was (3.1±1.1)mm.The mean operation time for HSDMP was (34±5) minutes, the estimated blood loss was (170±127)ml. Twelve cases(23.5%) had pancreatic fistula according to International Study Group definition, including 9 cases(17.6%) of grade A and 3 cases (5.9%) of grade B. Five cases(9.8%) had delayed gastric empty, 5 cases(9.8%) had bile leakage and 2 cases(3.9%) had pulmonary infection postoperative.All these complications were treated by non-surgical strategies. One patient(2.0%) suffered from postoperative intra-abdominal bleeding and recovered after reoperation. Pathologic results showed pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas in 20 cases(39.2%), non-pancreatic original peri-ampullary tumors in 23 cases(45.1%), intra-ductal papillary mucinous neoplasms in 3 cases(5.9%), duodenal carcinoma in 2 cases(3.9%), serous cystadenoma in 2 cases(3.9%) and neuroendocrine tumors in one case(2.0%).@*Conclusions@#HSDMP could not only reduce the incidence of clinical pancreatic fistula, but also save operation time. It is a feasible and safe method for pancreaticojejunostomy.
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Objective To investigates the role of duodenum and bile duct preserving pancreatic head resection (DBPPHR) in treatment of benign or low-grade malignant diseases located in the head of pancreas.Methods The clinical data of 31 patients who underwent DBPPHR between April 2012 to May 2016 in Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital and Zhangzhou Municipal Hospital of Fujian Province were analyzed retrospectively.Results Of the 31 patients,4 patients underwent laparoscopic DBPPHR.One patient in the open group was converted to pancreaticoduodenectomy.For the open group,the mean operation time was (165.3 ±63.6) min;the mean estimated blood loss was (258.1 ± 156.9) ml;and the mean postoperative stay was (11.7 ± 6.3) days.The postoperative complications included 1 reoperation due to postoperative bleeding,1 bile leakage and 13 patients developed grade A pancreatic fistula (48.2％).For the laparoscopic group,the mean operation time was 350.0 (280.0 ～ 450.0) min;the mean estimated blood loss was 425.0 (250.0 ～600.0) ml;and the mean postoperative stay was 14 days.Three patients developed postoperative pancreatic fistula (grade A).The pathological diagnosis were:12 patients with pancreatolithiasis,8 patients with serous cystadenoma,4 patients with branched intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm,5 patients with neuroendocrine tumor and 2 patients with mucinous cystadenoma.The follow-up period was 1 ～ 48 month,and there was no patient with diabetes or diarrhea.Conclusions DBPPHR was safe and efficacious.It is less invasive to treat benign or low-grade malignant diseases located in the head of pancreas.
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Objective To analyze our experience on laparoscopic and Da Vinci robotic radical pancreaticoduodenectomy combined with major vascular resection and reconstruction,and to expand the indications of surgery for patients with pancreatic cancer.Methods From December 2013 to January 2016,67 patients underwent laparoscopic and Da Vinci robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy in our department.The resection was combined with major vein resection in 5 patients.We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of these patients who had laproscopic or Da Vinci robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy with major vascular resection and reconstruction.Results The mean operation time was 378 (360 ～ 480) minutes,and the mean estimated blood loss was 360 (120 ～450) ml.4 patients underwent laparoscopic wedge-resection of PV/SMV without interruption of blood flow.After pancreaticoduodenectomy using the superior mesentery artery first approach,one patient underwent resection of a segment of portal vein and superior mesenteric vein followed by an end to end anastomosis using the Da Vinci robotic system.The total blood flow occlusion time was 35 minutes.Intraoperative frozen section biopsy and postoperative pathological results were chronic pancreatitis with pancreatic cancer in all these patients.The veins were invaded by tumor in 3 patients.In the remaining 2 patients,the vascular wall showed chronic inflammation.All the surgical resection margins were tumor negative.Postoperative complications included one patient with bile leakage,one patient with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and one patient with a grade A pancreatic fistula (PF).The patient with upper gastrointestinal bleeding was managed successfully using hemostatic treatment under gastroscopy,and the other patients all recovered well after conservative therapy.There was no death in this study.The mean postoperative hospitalization stay was 14 (9 ～35) days.Conclusions Laparoscopic or Da Vinci robotic radical pancreaticoduodenectomy combined with major vascular resection is safe and feasible in selected patients with pancreatic cancer.However,surgeons need to be experienced at both open pancreaticoduodenectomy combined with vascular resection and at standard laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy.
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Objective To evaluate ultrasound-guided methylene blue dyeing for radical liver segmental resection.Methods Liver segmental resection with uhrasound-guide methylene blue dyeing (UMD-SR) was performed in 16 cases, results were compared with 16 conventional liver segmental resection (CSR) retrospectively.Results All the operations under uhrasound-guided methylene blue dyeing were successfully carried out, among them, reverse dyeing was used in cases with segment Ⅳ, Ⅴ, Ⅷ resection.The blood loss in UMD-SR group was much less than CSR group(t =3.011 ,P =0.009) , at the cost of a longer operation time (t =5.423,P =0.000 07).There was no difference in the mortality and morbidity rates between two groups.Tumor recurrence rate was 6.25％ in UMD-SR group and 18.75％ in CSR group (x2 =0.133,P =0.285).Conclusions Ultrasound-guided methylene blue dyeing liver segmental resection can reduce the blood loss during operation, improve the safety of hepatectomy in case of hepatic carcinoma.
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Objective To evaluate the concept of artery first and total mesopancreatic excision in radical resection of pancreatic head carcinoma through both anterior and posterior approaches.Method The anterior approach was to identify the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and the posterior approach to confirm the possibility of negative margin at the origin of SMA,on the posterio-lateral vascular wall of superior mesenteric vein (SMV) and the supposed posterior of the mesopancreas.The resection scope were with the celiac trunk and common hepatic artery as the upper boarder,the SMA as the left boarder,the inferior mesenteric vein (IMA) level as the lower boarder,to achieve a complete mesopancreatic excision,namely the en bloc resection of all the involved nerve,the lymph tissue and vascular tissue along the right side of the axial composed by SMA and celiac trunk.Results Of the 15 patients,11 had radical Whipple procedure,among which 2 had a combining SMV resection and reconstruction.1 case suffered from delayed gastric emptying and 2 cases from bile leakage.There was no mortality.The postoperative pathology reported carcinoma in all 11 cases,with duodenum and low bile duct involved in 4 cases,with the duodenum involved in 6 cases,no surrounding tissue involvement was identified in 1 case.Nerve involvement was found in 7 (7/11),vascular involvement in 10 (10/11),and lymphnode metastasis was (2.5 ± 3.8/12.9 ± 4.9).Conclusions The radical resection of pancreatic head carcinoma using the concept of artery first and the total mesopancreatic excision is helpful for an early evaluation of the possibility of radical resection and guarantees negative margins.
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Objective Tyrphostin AG1024(3-Bromo-5-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzylidenemalonitrile) is a specific insulin like growth factor type Ⅰ receptor tyrosine kinase blocker,this study is to investigate the effect of AG1024 on the proliferation and apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines.Methods Treated with AG1024 on vailed concentrations(0～40 μmol/L),human hepatocellular carcinoma cel lines HepG2 and SMMC-7721 were observed for morphological and molecular biology changes,the effect of AG1024 on the cell lines proliferation invasion ability as well as apoptosis was evaluated. Results MTT showed that AG1024 dose-dependently inhibited the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells,flow cytometry suggested that AG1024 significantly promoted cell lines apoptosis,the cell invasion assay indieated that AG1024 significantly inhibited cell's invasion ability.RT-PCR showed over-expression of IGF-IR in liver cancer cells.and AG1024 dose-dependently increasedtheexpressionofcytochreme C. According totheresultsof Western, blotting,the phosphor-ERK and procaspase-3 were down-regulated while the total ERK remained unchanged. Conclusion AG1024 as a specific IGF-IR blocker blocks the downstream signaling cascade and thus inhibits the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells and induces cell's apoptosis.