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Objective@#To assess the clinical value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in predicting anastomotic leak of postoperative rectal cancer patients.@*Methods@#The clinical data of 787 rectal cancer patients who underwent anterior resection from January 2014 to December 2017 in Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Zhengzhou University were collected. The postoperative numbers of white blood cell (WBS) on postoperative day (POD)1, 3 and 5 were detected, and the NLR was calculated. The relationship of NLR and the incidence of anastomotic leak was analyzed, and the area under the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves was calculated. The accuracy of postoperative NLR in predicting the incidence of anastomotic leak was evaluated.@*Results@#WBC counts of patients with leak on POD1, POD3 and POD5 were 13.2×109/L, 9.1×109/L and 8.9×109/L, respectively, while those of patients without leak were 12.9×109/L, 9.0×109/L and 8.8×109/L. The WBC count was not significantly different between patients with or without leak (P>0.05). The average NLR values of patients with or without leak were 13.3 and 11.6 on POD1, 10.9 and 7.6 on POD3, 9.3 and 5.3 on POD5, respectively. The NLR values of patients with leak on POD3 and POD5 were significantly higher than those of patients without leak (P<0.05). The cutoff value of NLR on POD3 was 8.6, the sensitivity and specificity of detecting the leakage was 73.2% and 75.6%, respectively, and the area under curve (AUC) was 0.744. The cutoff value of NLR on POD5 was 5.5, the sensitivity and specificity was 69.6% and 75.5%, the AUC was 0.726. The multivariate analysis result showed that NLR >8.6 was an independent factor for anastomotic leak prediction.@*Conclusion@#Postoperative NLR on day 3 is useful in predicting anastomotic leak and can decrease the incidence of complication in rectal cancer patients who underwent anterior resection.
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Objective To investigate the effects of pancreaticoenterostomy by separating and continuous suture on pancreatoduodenectomy.Methods The clinical data of 76 patients who underwent curative pancreaticoduodenectomy from March 2002 to October 2014 in Tumor Hospital of Zhengzhou University were retrospectively analyzed.Of all the patients,43 received pancreaticoenterostomy by separating and continuous suture (study group),and the other 33 patients received BPJ anastomosis (control group).All the patients used Child reconstruction,the diagnosis of pancreatic fistula was made according to ISGPF criteria.The operation time of pancreaticoenterostomy,the incidence of hemorrhage of anastomosis and the incidence of pancreatic fistula were retrospectively analyzed.Results The age,sex,hemoglobin,albumin,total bilirubin,the incidence of co-morbidity of diabetes,extent of surgical resection between 2 groups were comparable without significant difference.In study group,the time of pancreaticoenterostomy was 11 min(8 ～ 15 min),there were 4 patients with class Ⅰ pancreatic fistula,and 1 patient with class Ⅱ pancreatic fistula.No patient developed class Ⅲ pancreatic fistula or anastomotic bleeding.In control group,the time of pancreaticoenterostomy was 16 min(12 ～25 min) which was only available for 5 patients,and no records for other patients.There were 6 patients with pancreatic fistula including 4 patients with class Ⅱ,2 patients with class Ⅲ,while no records for class Ⅰ.Four patients were found to have anastomotic bleeding.Conclusions With the pancreaticoenterostomy by separating and continuous suture method,the surgical field is fully exposed,the suture time is shortened and the incidence of anastomotic bleeding and pancreatic fistula is reduced.
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Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of three dividing lines in radical right hemicolectomy for right colon cancer.Methods The clinical data of 166 patients with right colon cancer (including ileocecal cancer,ascending colon carcinoma and hepatic flexure of the colon) who were admitted to the Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Zhengzhou University from March 2009 to August 2014 were retrospectively analyzed.Eightythree patients who underwent radical right hemicolectomy via three dividing lines were allocated to the modified group and 83 patients who underwent radical right hemicolectomy via medial approach were allocated to the control group.The operation time,volume of intraoperative blood loss,number of lymph node dissection and processing time and volume of the superior mesenteric vein (surgical trunk) hemorrhage were analyzed between the 2 groups.Patients were followed up by outpatient examination and telephone interview till November 2014.The measurement data with normal distribution were presented as x ± s.The comparison between groups was analyzed using t test.The count data were analyzed by the chi-square test.Results The operation time in the modified group and in the control group were (75 ± 7) minutes and (109 ± 13) minutes,respectively,with a significant difference (t =-36.700,P ＜0.05).The volume of intraoperative blood loss and number of lymph node dissection in the modified group were (118 ± 15)mL and 19 ±4,which were not significantly different from (116 ±22)mL and 18 ± 3 in the control group (t =0.104,12.300,P ＞ 0.05).During D3 lymph node dissection,the incidence of hemorrhage of the superior mesenteric vein,processing time of hemostasis and volume of blood loss were 3.6％ (3/83),(7 ± 3) minutes and (103 ± 25) mL in the modified group and 9.6％ (8/83),(20 ± 5) minutes and (209 ± 37)mL in the control group,respectively.There was no significant difference in the incidence of hemorrhage of the superior mesenteric vein between the 2 groups (x2 =2.434,P ＞ 0.05).There were significant differences in the processing time of hemostasis and volume of blood loss between the 2 groups (t =38.100,29.200,P＜0.05).The patients were followed up for 3 months to 5 years with a median time of 22 months.Of 166 patients,23 died,11 were loss to follow-up and others survived at the end of follow-up.Conclusion Three dividing lines is safe and feasible in radical right hemicolectomy for right colon cancer,with a good clinical efficacy.