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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common gastrointestinal cancers. The incidence and mortality of CRC are still rising in China. It is of great importance to explore the molecular mechanisms of the development and progression of CRC. Microsatellites are short tandem repeats that are distributed throughout the genome. Detection of microsatellite instability (MSI) is of great value in the diagnosis and treatment of CRC. MSI detection is an important method for Lynch syndrome screening. For patients with stage Ⅱ CRC, MSI status is an influencing factor for post-operative recurrence and an important reference for adjuvant therapy. For patients with stage Ⅳ CRC, MSI status is an important indicator for screening potential patients suitable for treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitors. However, there are still problems concerning the application of MSI. The detection methods of MSI have not been fully unified. The requirement of MSI detection in CRC patients are universal but not precise. MSI is not a valid predictor for the prognosis of CRC patients, and it could not effectively predict the efficacy of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Moreover, with the application of other molecular markers, such as programmed death-1, programmed death-ligand 1, tumor mutation burden and immunoscore, the value of MSI in CRC is being challenged and remains to be unveiled with more studies. The authors investigate the problems in MSI detection and application, in order to provide reference for clinical practice.
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Objective:To investigate the clinical value of stylized laparoscopic hemicolec-tomy for left colon cancer.Methods:The retrospective and descriptive study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 174 patients who underwent laparoscopic hemicolectomy for left colon cancer in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 2016 to December 2020 were collected. There were 106 males and 68 females, aged 59(range, 17?86)years. All patients underwent stylized laparoscopic hemicolectomy for left colon cancer. Observation indicators: (1) surgical situations; (2) postoperative complications; (3) postoperative histopathological examinations; (4) follow-up. Follow-up was conducted using outpatient examination or telephone interview to detect tumor recurrence and metastasis and survival of patients up to October 2021. Follow-up was performed once every 3 months within postoperative 2 years, once every 6 months within postoperative 2 to 5 years and once a year after postoperative 5 years, with the end point as tumor recurrence and metastasis or death of patients. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean±SD and measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M(range) or M( Q1, Q3). Count data were described as absolute numbers or percentages. Kaplan-Meier method was used to draw survival curve and calculate survival rate. Results:(1) Surgical situations. All the 174 patients underwent stylized laparoscopic hemicolectomy for left colon cancer successfully, including 6 cases receiving preoperative enteral stent placement due to bowel obstruc-tion, 3 cases receiving defunctioning ileostomy and 1 case receiving Hartmann procedure. The operation time, volume of intraoperative blood loss, time to postoperative initial defecation and duration of postoperative hospital stay of the 174 patients were 97(80,106)minutes, 45(25,60)mL, 5(3,6)days and 7(6,8)days, respectively. (2) Postoperative complications. Twelve of the 174 patients had complications, including 4 cases with incision infection or fat liquefaction, 3 cases with anastomotic leakage, 2 cases with incomplete bowel obstruction, 1 case with abdominal hemo-rrhage, 1 case with chylous leakage and 1 case with pulmonary infection. The 2 cases with anastomotic leakage underwent ileostomy. The patient with abdominal hemorrhage underwent laparotomy to stop bleeding. One elder patient died of postoperative pulmonary infection. The other patients with complications recovered with conservative treatment. (3) Postoperative histopatho-logical examinations. Of the 174 patients, there were 27 cases in stage Ⅰ of TNM staging, 68 cases in stage Ⅱ, 77 cases in stage Ⅲ and 2 cases in stage Ⅳ. There were 9 cases with well differentiated tumor, 107 cases with moderately differentiated tumor and 58 cases with poorly differentiated tumor. The number of lymph node detected, the number of positive lymph node and tumor diameter of the 174 patients were 19(15,23), 0(0,2) and 4(3,5)cm, respectively. Of the 174 patients, there were 79 cases with lymph node metastases, 21 cases with cancerous nodules, 35 cases with vascular invasion and 29 cases with nerve invasion. (4) Follow-up. Of the 174 patients, 157 cases were followed up for 27(range, 1?70)months. Of the 157 patients who conducted follow-up, 20 cases had tumor metastasis, including 9 cases with multiple metastasis, 5 cases with liver metastasis, 4 cases with lung metastasis, 1 case with bone metastasis and 1 case with spleen metastasis. The 5-year overall survival rate and tumor free survival rate of the 157 patients were 90.9% and 80.8%, respectively.Conclusion:The stylized laparoscopic hemicolectomy for left colon cancer is safe and feasible.
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Objective:To investigate the strategy and feasibility of surgery for iatrogenic perforation of colorectum following colonoscopic examination or treatment.Methods:A retrospectively descriptive study was conducted. Twenty-one patients aged from 35 to 84 years old from the Department of General Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University between Jan. 2015 and Dec. 2020 were enrolled in this study. There were 15 male and 6 female patients with a median age of 64 years.Observation indicators included patient demographics, including sex, age, comorbidity, abdominal surgical history; findings and outcomes of colonoscopy, including purpose of colonoscopy, time to the diagnosis of perforation; findings and outcomes of surgical treatment, including perforation site, perforation size, surgical methods, postoperative complications.Results:Eight patients were found with diagnostic colonoscopic perforation, 13 patients with therapeutic perforation (2 patients with endoscopic mucosal resection, 7 patients with endoscopic submucosal dissection and 4 patients with stent placement). Thirteen perforation occurred during the procedure of colonoscopy. Eleven patients with perforation occurred in the sigmoid colon, 3 in the ascending colon, 3 in the rectum, 2 in the descending colon, 1 in the cecum and 1 in the hepatic flexure. The perforation size ranged from 0.3 cm to 10.0 cm with a high likelihood of a bigger perforation occurred in diagnostic colonoscopy than therapeutic colonoscopy. Seven patients received primary surgical repair with 3 patients receiving diversion. Four patients received direct colostomy in the perforation site. Six patients received segmental colectomy or radical resection with primary anastomosis, among them 2 patients received defunctioning ileostomy. Four patients received resection with the Hartmann procedure. Nine patients were performed with laparoscopic surgery with 3 patients converted to open surgery. Six patients developed postoperative complications, including 1 bowel leakage, 2 wound infection, 1 wound infection accompanied with abdominal infection, 1 kidney infection. One patient with hepatic flexure perforation after stent placement died from septic shock after the Hartmann procedure.Conclusion:With proper indication, the performance of optimal surgical treatment will save lives of patients with colonoscopic perforation.
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Objective:To develop a model of stellate ganglion block (SGB) in mice and investigate the effect of SGB on cerebral cortical blood flow.Methods:Thirty clean-grade healthy male C57BL/6 mice, aged 8-9 weeks, weighing 23-27 g, were divided into 5 groups ( n=6 each) using a random number table method: control group (group C), left SGB group (group L), left normal saline group (group SL), right SGB group (group R) and right normal saline group (group SR). Group C received no intervention.SGB was performed with 0.25% ropivacaine 0.08 ml via percutaneous posterior approach in L and R groups, while the equal volume of normal saline 0.08 ml was given instead at the location of left and right stellate ganglion in SL and SR groups, respectively.The cerebral cortical blood flow was determined using laser speckle contrast imaging system before SGB (T 0) and at 10, 30, 60, 90 and 120 min after SGB (T 1-5). Results:Mice developed ptosis on the block side, indicating that the model of SGB was successfully developed in L and R groups.There was no significant difference in cerebral cortical blood flow at each time point among C, SL and SR groups ( P>0.05), and cerebral cortical blood flow on the block side decreased at T 1, began to increase at T 2, peaked at T 3, and decreased at T 5 which was still higher than that at T 0 in group L and group R ( P<0.01). Compared with C and SL groups, the left cerebral cortical blood flow was significantly decreased at T 1, 5 and increased at T 2-4 in group L ( P<0.01). Compared with C and SR groups, the right cerebral cortical blood flow was significantly decreased at T 1, 5 and increased at T 2-4 in group R ( P<0.01). There were no significant differences in cerebral cortical blood flow at each time point between group C and group SL and between group C and group RL ( P>0.05). Conclusions:The mouse model of SGB via percutaneous posterior approach is successfully developed.Unilateral SGB can affect cerebral cortical blood flow on the block side, which shows a transitory decrease followed by a sustained significant increase.
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Chest trauma is one of the most common injuries. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) as a common complication of chest trauma seriously affects the quality of patients′ life and even leads to death. Although there are some consensus and guidelines on the prevention and treatment of VTE at home and abroad, the current literatures lack specificity considering the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of VTE in patients with chest trauma have their own characteristics, especially for those with blunt trauma. Accordingly, China Chest Injury Research Society and editorial board of Chinese Journal of Traumatology organized relevant domestic experts to jointly formulate the Chinese expert consensus on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of chest trauma venous thromboembolism associated with chest trauma (2022 version). This consensus provides expert recommendations of different levels as academic guidance in terms of the characteristics, clinical manifestations, risk assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of chest trauma-related VTE, so as to offer a reference for clinical application.
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Objective To study the effect of non-self-similar hierarchy on fracture mechanical properties and crack propagation of the biocomposite. Methods The numerical models were established by using ABAQUS, and the stiffness and crack initiation and propagation in the biocomposite with the inclination angles between the axis of the prism and mineralized collagen fibrils θ=0°,20°,40°,60°,80° were simulated by extended finite element method. Results The inclination angle θ had limited influences on biocomposite stiffness at θ≤40°, while biocomposite stiffness decreased with θ at θ>40°. The ultimate tensile strain also increased at θ>40°. Asymmetry in the crack was also found during propagation of matrix surrounded-enhanced phases at θ>0°. The crack propagatation on one side of the long axis of the mineral crystal was relatively easier than that on the other side at θ>0°. Conclusions The non-uniform distributions of cracks were found in biological hard tissues arisen from the non-self-similar hierarchy. The non-uniform crystal arrangement in the biocomposite would result in local damage rather than catastrophic fracture. The findings of this study can provide theoretical support for material design.
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Lateral lymphatic drainage is one of the three important directions for low rectal cancer. Radical surgery of rectal cancer requires the dissection of lymph nodes along the drainage route which determines the extent of lymph node dissection. However, controversial arguments exist whether lateral lymph node belonging to the regional lymph node or the distant lymph node. This arguments has also brought the controversy about neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and lateral lymph node dissection, as well as the controversy about efficacy of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy on lateral metastatic lymph nodes. Combined with the preliminary clinical practices, the authors comprehensively analyze research advances at home and abroad, further elaborate the lateral lymph node metastasis of rectal cancer, the risk factors affecting lateral lymph node metastasis and tumor recurrence, and the evaluation of lateral lymph node by magnetic resonance imaging before and after chemoradiotherapy, et al, in order to investigate the selection and significance of lateral lymph node dissection in advanced low rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.
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Objective To explore the effects of the interfacial debonding caused by water environment in the mouth and the interfacial defects between the crown and cement on stress distributions in all-ceramic crowns. Methods The three-dimensional solid model of lithium disilicate CAD/CAM crowns for the first mandibular molar was established. Seven debonding states between inferior surface of the crown and top surface of the cement (Stage 1-7) as well as two interfacial defects (Case I and II) were defined in finite element software ABAQUS. The bottom of nine models was completely constrained. For stress calculation, the 600 N vertical load was applied at occlusal surface via an analytical rigid hemisphere with the diameter of 5 mm. Results Under occlusal vertical load, the stress on interior of the crown and top surface of the cement was mainly distributed at the boundary of the debonding areas and margin of the defects. The first principle stress on interior of the crown did not exceed its ultimate tensile strength, but the maximum tensile stress of the cement exceeded its ultimate tensile strength, leading to cohesive failure in the cement. Conclusions The axial wall played a critical role in maintaining the principal tensile stress of the crown at a lower level. The defects at bonding interface between the crown and cement had a more significantly impact on load capacity of the crown than the increase in debonding areas. In order to improve load bearing capacities of all-ceramic crowns, attention should be paid to avoid defects in clinical prosthodontic practices.
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Objective To explore the effects of the interfacial debonding caused by water environment in the mouth and the interfacial defects between the crown and cement on stress distributions in all-ceramic crowns. Methods The three-dimensional solid model of lithium disilicate CAD/CAM crowns for the first mandibular molar was established. Seven debonding states between inferior surface of the crown and top surface of the cement (Stage 1-7) as well as two interfacial defects (Case I and II) were defined in finite element software ABAQUS. The bottom of nine models was completely constrained. For stress calculation, the 600 N vertical load was applied at occlusal surface via an analytical rigid hemisphere with the diameter of 5 mm. Results Under occlusal vertical load, the stress on interior of the crown and top surface of the cement was mainly distributed at the boundary of the debonding areas and margin of the defects. The first principle stress on interior of the crown did not exceed its ultimate tensile strength, but the maximum tensile stress of the cement exceeded its ultimate tensile strength, leading to cohesive failure in the cement. Conclusions The axial wall played a critical role in maintaining the principal tensile stress of the crown at a lower level. The defects at bonding interface between the crown and cement had a more significantly impact on load capacity of the crown than the increase in debonding areas. In order to improve load bearing capacities of all-ceramic crowns, attention should be paid to avoid defects in clinical prosthodontic practices.
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Objective@#To investigate the short-term clinical efficacy of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration(LCBDE) with primary suture or T tube drainage in the management of choledocholithiasis.@*Methods@#The retrospective cohort study was conducted from January 2014 to December 2018 with the clinical data of patients with choledocholithiasis being analyzed. A total of 863 patients were enrolled in this study. There were 431 males and 432 females. The median age was 60 (range 11 to 94). These patients had received LCBDE with primary suture (n=287) and T tube drainage (n=576) in the Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University. Observation indicators: (1)Preoperative blood biochemistry, including blood serum levels of total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, ALT, AST, GGT. (2) Intraoperative conditions, including operation time, blood loss, diameter of common bile duct, number of common bile duct stone.(3)Short-term postoperative conditions, including postoperative hospital stay, postoperative complications. Measurement data with non-normal distribution were described as M (P25, P75), and comparison between groups was done using Mann-Whitney U test. Comparison of count data between groups were analyzed using the chi-square test. Univariate analysis and subsequent multivariable logistic regression were used to investigated the factors affecting the selection of surgical methods.@*Results@#(1) Blood serum levels of total bilirubin and direct bilirubin in the T tube drainage group were 17.0(12.2, 36.0) μmol/L, 7.6(4.9, 19.0) μmol/L, which were significantly higher than those of the primary suture group[15.7(11.8, 29.7) μmol/L, 6.7(4.4, 16.5) μmol/L)](Z=-2.023, -2.468, P<0.05). Preoperative blood serum levels of ALT, AST and GGT in the T tube drainage group were 56.7 (26.6, 128.8) U/L, 38.0(24.3, 75.8) U/L and 179.7(50.8, 394.4) U/L, the primary suture group were[68.2(24.8, 165.3) U/L, 35.5(22.8, 96.9) U/L and 235.2(74.9, 459.1) U/L], with no difference between the two groups (Z=-0.985, -0.437, -1.740, P>0.05). (2)The operation time of the primary suture group was 85(70, 100) min, which was significantly shorter than that of the T tube drainage group[97(75, 120) min](Z=-5.532, P<0.05). The diameter of common bile duct in the primary suture and T tube drainage group were 1.0(0.8, 1.2) cm and 1.0(0.8, 1.2) cm, respectively. Significant difference was observed between the two groups(Z=-2.071, P<0.05). The intraoperative blood loss in the primary suture and T tube drainage group were 20(10, 50) ml and 20(20, 50) ml, with no difference between the two groups (Z=-0.477, P>0.05). 61.32%(176/287) and 67.36%(388/576) of patients in the primary suture group and T tube drainage group were found with multiple stones in the common bile duct, with no difference between the two groups (χ2=3.083, P>0.05). (3)The primary suture group showed shorter postoperative hospital stay compared with the T tube drainage group[4(3, 5) d vs 6(5, 6) d, Z=-12.057, P<0.05]. The primary suture group showed more patients with bile leakage (2.09%) compared with that of the T tube drainage group (0.35%). Multivariable logistic regression showed that the number of common bile duct stone, diameter of common bile duct, time period of surgery, surgery group were significant factors affecting the selection of surgical methods(OR=1.687, 2.423, 0.587, 4.632, 95%CI: 1.152-2.470, 1.519-3.865, 0.511-0.675, 3.698-5.802, P<0.05).@*Conclusions@#Although different surgeons showed different opinions with the method of primary suture, laparoscopic common duct exploration with primary suture is safe and reliable in the management of choledocholithiasis with shorter operation time and faster postoperative recovery. T tube drainage is not absolutely necessary in the management of choledocholithiasis. Patients with multiple common bile duct stone or large diameter of common bile duct are likely to receive T tube drainage.
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Objective To investigate the short-term clinical efficacy of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration(LCBDE) with primary suture or T tube drainage in the management of choledocholithiasis.Methods The retrospective cohort study was conducted from January 2014 to December 2018 with the clinical data of patients with choledocholithiasis being analyzed.A total of 863 patients were enrolled in this study.There were 431 males and 432 females.The median age was 60 (range 11 to 94).These patients had received LCBDE with primary suture (n =287) and T tube drainage (n =576) in the Department of General Surgery,the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University.Observation indicators:(1) Preoperative blood biochemistry,including blood serum levels of total bilirubin,direct bilirubin,ALT,AST,GGT.(2) Intraoperative conditions,including operation time,blood loss,diameter of common bile duct,number of common bile duct stone.(3) Short-term postoperativeconditions,including postoperative hospital stay,postoperative complications.Measurement data with non-normal distribution were described as M (P25,P75),and comparison between groups was done using Mann-Whitney U test.Comparison of count data between groups were analyzed using the chi-square test.Univariate analysis and subsequent multivariable logistic regression were used to investigated the factors affecting the selection of surgical methods.Results (1) Blood serum levels of total bilirubin and direct bilirubin in the T tube drainage group were 17.0(12.2,36.0) μmol/L,7.6 (4.9,19.0) μmol/L,which were significantly higher than those of the primary suture group[15.7 (11.8,29.7) μmol/L,6.7 (4.4,16.5) μmol/L)] (Z =-2.023,-2.468,P ＜ 0.05).Preoperative blood serum levels of ALT,AST and GGT in the T tube drainage group were 56.7 (26.6,128.8) U/L,38.0 (24.3,75.8) U/L and 179.7 (50.8,394.4) U/L,the primary suture group were [68.2 (24.8,165.3) U/L,35.5(22.8,96.9) U/L and 235.2(74.9,459.1) U/L],with no difference between the two groups (Z =-0.985,-0.437,-1.740,P ＞ 0.05).(2) The operation time of the primary suture group was 85 (70,100) min,which was significantly shorter than that of the T tube drainage group [97 (75,120) min] (Z =-5.532,P ＜ 0.05).The diameter of common bile duct in the primary suture and T tube drainage group were 1.0(0.8,1.2) cm and 1.0 (0.8,1.2) cm,respectively.Significant difference was observed between the two groups(Z =-2.071,P ＜ 0.05).The intraoperative blood loss in the primary suture and T tube drainage group were 20(10,50) ml and 20(20,50) ml,with no difference between the two groups (Z =-0.477,P ＞0.05).61.32％ (176/287) and 67.36％ (388/576) of patients in the primary suture group and T tube drainage group were found with multiple stones in the common bile duct,with no difference between the two groups (x2 =3.083,P ＞ 0.05).(3)The primary suture group showed shorter postoperative hospital stay compared with the T tube drainage group [4 (3,5) d vs 6 (5,6) d,Z =-12.057,P ＜ 0.05].The primary suture group showed more patients with bile leakage (2.09％) compared with that of the T tube drainage group (0.35％).Multivariable logistic regression showed that the number of common bile duct stone,diameter of common bile duct,time period of surgery,surgery group were significant factors affecting the selection of surgical methods (OR =1.687,2.423,0.587,4.632,95％CI:1.152-2.470,1.519-3.865,0.511-0.675,3.698-5.802,P＜0.05).Conclusions Although different surgeons showed different opinions with the method of primary suture,laparoscopic common duct exploration with primary suture is safe and reliable in the management of choledocholithiasis with shorter operation time and faster postoperative recovery.T tube drainage is not absolutely necessary in the management of choledocholithiasis.Patients with multiple common bile duct stone or large diameter of common bile duct are likely to receive T tube drainage.
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Objective To investigate the application value of superior mesenteric artery (SMA)-oriented complete mesocolic excision (CME) in the treatment of right colon cancer.Methods The retrospective cohort study was conducted.The clinicopathological data of 955 patients with right colon cancer who were admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 2013 to June 2018 were collected.There were 514 males and 441 females,aged from 18 to 96 years,with a median age of 65 years.Of the 955 patients,377 undergoing SMA-oriented CME of right colon with the lymph node dissection along the left boundary of SMA were allocated into SMA-oriented group,and 578 undergoing superior mesenteric vein (SMV)-oriented CME of right colon with the lymph node dissection along the left boundary of SMV were allocated into SMV-oriented group.Observation indicators:(1) intraoperative and postoperative conditions;(2) postoperative complications;(3) postoperative pathological examinations;(4) follow-up and survival situations.Follow-up was performed by telephone interview and outpatient examination once every 3-6 months within 2 years after surgery and once a year after 2 years up to January 2019,using tumor recurrence and metastasis or death as the end point.Follow-up included physical examination and tumor marker test,including carcino embryonic antigen,CA19-9,chest and abdomen CT examination and enteroscopy.Measurement data with skewed distribution were described as M (P25,P75),and comparison between groups was done using the Mann-Whitney U test.Count data were described as absolute numbers or percentages,and comparison between groups was analyzed using the chi square test.Ordinal data were analyzed using the rank sum test.Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate survival time and rate,and draw survival curve.Log-rank test was used for survival analysis.Patients with loss to follow-up were involved in survival analysis as censored data.Results (1) Intraoperative and postoperative conditions:the operation time,volume of intraoperative blood loss,duration of postoperative hospital stay were 100 minutes (90 minutes,110 minutes),50.0 mL (50.0 mL,70.0 mL),8 days (8 days,10 days) in the SMA-oriented group,and 110 minutes (90 minutes,135 minutes),50.0 mL (50.0 mL,122.5 mL),10 days (8 days,12 days) in the SMV-oriented group,showing significant differences between the two groups (Z=-5.400,-5.799,-7.461,P＜0.05).After the exclusion of 47 patients unsuitable for defecation analysis because of postoperative complications,365 in the SMA-oriented group and 543 in the SMV-oriented group were analyzed.The time to first defecation,the maximum number and the median number of daily defecation postoperatively were 5 days (3 days,5 days),2.0 (1.0,2.5),1.0 (1.0,1.0) in the SMA-oriented group,which showed no significant difference from 4 days (3 days,5 days),2.0 (1.0,3.0),1.0 (1.0,1.0) in the SMV-oriented group (Z=-1.622,-1.541,-1.024,P＞ 0.05).(2) Postoperative complications:cases with postoperative complications,cases with incisional liquefaction or infection,cases with anastomostic leakage,cases with delayed gastric emptying,cases with intra-abdominal bleeding,cases with complete or incomplete ileus,cases with anastomostic bleeding,cases with intra-abdominal infection,cases with disruption of wound,the number of death were 55,10,3,3,2,2,1,1,1,1 in the SMA-oriented group,which showed no significant difference from 83,30,13,4,3,8,3,6,2,3 in the SMV-oriented group,respectively (x2 =0.045,3.662,2.926,0.034,0.001,1.604,0.352,1.873,0.048,0.352,P＞0.05).There were 32 of 377 patients in the SMA-oriented group and 14 of 578 in the SMV-oriented group with chylous leakage,showing a significant difference between the two groups (x2 =18.312,P＜ 0.05).Patients with chylous leakage were improved after conservative treatment,without reoperation.Patients with other complications were improved after anti-infection,fluid infusion,and reoperation.Four of 955 patients died after surgery.(3) Postoperative pathological examinations:patients with stage Ⅰ,stage Ⅱ,and stage Ⅲ (pathological TNM staging),patients with high-differentiation,mid-differentiation,and low-differentiation (tumor differentiation degree),length of intestine specimen,number of positive lymph nodes,maximum tumor diameter,patients with cancer nodules,patients with vascular invasion,patients with perineural invasion were 57,174,146,30,174,173,23 cm (21 cm,26 cm),0 (0,2),5.0 cm (3.0 cm,6.0 cm),37,81,53 in the SMA-oriented group,which showed no difference from 66,280,232,33,303,242,23 cm (21 cm,25 cm),0 (0,2),5.0 cm (3.5 cm,6.0 cm),80,108,82 in the SMV-oriented group (Z=-1.020,-0.216,-0.243,-0.220,-0.814,x2=3.441,1.127,0.003,P＞0.05).The number of harvested lymph nodes was 22.0 (17.0,27.0) and 18.0 (15.0,22.0) in the SMA-oriented group and SMV-oriented group,respectively,with a significant difference between the two groups (Z=-7.800,P＜0.05).There were 202 patients extracted for further analysis.The number of harvested lymph nodes and harvested central lymph nodes was 25.0 (20.0,31.3),5.0 (3.0,8.0) of 166 patients in the SMA-oriented group,and 21.5 (18.0,28.8),1.5 (0,4.5) of 36 patients in the SMV-oriented group,respectively,showing significant differences between the two groups (Z =-1.995,-4.309,P＜0.05).(4) Follow-up and survival situations:840 of 955 patients including 346 in the SMA-oriented group and 494 in the SMV-oriented group were followed up for 1.0-73.2 months,with a median time of 31.5 months.SMA-oriented group had a higher 5-year overall survival rate than SMV-oriented group (91.8％ vs.84.9％,x2 =4.384,P＜0.05),but had no significant difference in the 5-year tumor-free survival rate compared with the SMV-oriented group (84.4％ vs.78.2％,x2=2.158,P＞0.05).Conclusion Compared with SMV-oriented CME of right colon,SMA-oriented CME of right colon is safe and feasible,with larger number of harvested lymph nodes,which can achieve complete 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Objective To investigate the clinical effects of laparoscopic left colic artery (LCA) preserving total mesorectal excision (TME) for middle-low rectal cancer.Methods The retrospective cohort study was conducted.The clinicopathological data of 339 patients with middle-low rectal cancer who underwent laparoscopic TME in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from July 2016 to July 2017 were collected.There were 216 males and 123 females,aged from 35 to 89 years,with an average age of 62 years.No lymph node enlargement was detected at the root of inferior mesenteric artery as evaluated by preoperative examination.Of the 339 patients,173 undergoing laparoscopic TME with preservation of LCA and 166 without preservation of LCA were allocated into observation group and control group,respectively.Observation indicators:(1) surgical situations;(2) postoperative situations;(3) follow-up.Follow-up using outpatient examination and telephone interview was performed to detect complications and survival of patients after hospital discharge up to August 2018.Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean±SD,and comparison between groups was analyzed using the t test.Measurement data with skewed distribution were described as M (range),and comparison between groups was analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test.Count data were represented as absolute number or percentage,and comparison between groups was analyzed using the chi-square test or Fisher exact propability.Comparisons of ordinal data were analyzed by Mann-Whitney U test.Results (1) Surgical situations:339 patients underwent laparoscopic TME successfully,without conversion to open surgery or death.The operation time,volume of intraoperative blood loss and number of lymph nodes dissected at the root of inferior mesenteric artery were (77± 15)minutes,(32±22)mL and 3.5± 1.3 in the observation group,(74± 16)minutes,(30±21) mL and 3.6± 1.3 in the control group,respectively,showing no statistically significant difference between the two groups (t =1.730,0.790,-0.378,P＞0.05).There were 21 and 37 patients receiving preventive stoma in the observation group and control group,with a statistically significant difference between the two groups (x2 =6.154,P＜0.05).(2) Postoperative situations:no lymphatic metastasis at the root of inferior mesenteric artery was detected in the observation group or control group.The incidence of anastomotic leakage was 8.55％ (13/152) and 16.28％(21/129) of patients without preventive stoma in the observation group and control group,with a statistically significant difference between the two groups (x2=3.917,P＜0.05).The overall incidence of anastomotic leakage was 7.51％ (13/173) and 12.65％ (21/166),with no statistically significant difference between the two groups (x2 =2.477,P＞0.05).Cases with anastomotic hemorrhage and time to first anal sufflation were 18 and (2.2±0.9) days in the observation group,10 and (2.4±1.0) days in the control group,respectively,showing no statistically significant difference between the two groups (x2 =2.145,t =-1.370,P＞0.05).(3) Follow-up:339 patients were followed up for 13-22 months,with a median time of 14 months.During the follow-up,2 patients had postoperative intestinal obstruction,19 had tumor recurrence or metastasis,and 4 died in the observation group.In the control group,1 patient had postoperative intestinal obstruction,17 had tumor recurrence or metastasis,and 3 died.The other patients in the two groups survived well.Conclusion Laparoscopic TME with preservation of LCA can reduce incidence of anastomotic leakage in patients with middle-low rectal cancer who don't undergo preventive stoma.
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Right colon cancer is a kind of clinically common colorectal cancer.Surgical resection is the main treatment and the only curative method for patients.Improvement of surgical methods in recent years is one of the hotspots in the surgical treatment of colorectal cancer.There are controversies in laparoscopic surgery or traditional open surgery,intestine resection extent,D3 radical surgery or complete mesocolic excision,selective arterial guidance or venous guidance,pyloric lymph nodes (No.6 group lymph nodes) dissection,and most of the issues are currently lacking of prospectively randomized controlled trials.Therefore,this article discusses the above problems.At the same time,in view of the complicated operation of right hemicolectomy,and the greater risk of surgery,the author consulted the relevant literature and combined his clinical experience to introduce the key techniques of the operation.
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Objective To analyze the risk factors for anastomotic leakage after low anterior resection(LAR) for rectal cancer.Methods The retrospective study of 1 336 patients with rectal cancer who underwent LAR from Jan.2013 to Dec.2017 in the Department of Colorectal Surgery,First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University was conducted.There were 838 male and 498 female patients.The median age was 62 (53,70) years.Observation indicators:①intraoperative conditions,including the performance of preventive enterostomy,the preservation of left colic artery,the placement of transanal decompression tube;②postoperative conditions,for example,postoperative clinical symptoms and physical examination,postoperative hospital stay.Anastomotic leakage patients were graded according to the grading system of anastomotic leakage following anterior resection of the rectum proposed by the International Study Group of Rectal Cancer in 2010.Measurement data with non-normal distribution were described as median,and comparison between groups was done using Mann-Whitney U test.Ranked data were compared with rank sum test.Comparison of count data between groups were analyzed using the Chi-square test or Fisher exact test.Potential risk factors for anastomotic leakage were further analyzed with multiple logistic regression.Results Anastomotic leakage was noted in 138 (10.4％) of 1 336 patients with 93 patients (7.0％) of Grade B and 46 patients (3.4％) of Grade C respectively.The occurrence of Grade C anastomotic leakage was on the 3th day postoperatively,which was earlier than Grade B anastomotic leakage [5 (3,7) d,Z =2.746,P =0.006].There were significant differences in sex,BMI,placement of transanal decompression tube and tumor location between anastomotic leakage cases and non-anastomotic leakage cases by Chi-squared test (x2 =10.897,9.033,6.343,6.34,Z =-2.380,P ＜0.05).On multiple logistic regression analysis,male sex (OR =1.840,95 ％ CI:1.210-2.799,P =0.004),BMI ≥ 24 kg/m2 (OR =1.573,95 ％ CI:1.088-2.274,P =0.016),placement of transanal decompression tube(OR =2.418,95％ CI:1.196-4.888,P =0.014),middle rectal cancer (OR =1.536,95％ CI:O.836-2.822,P =0.167),low rectal cancer(OR =1.989,95％ CI:1.068-2.822,P =0.03),ultralow rectal cancer (OR =2.908,95％ CI:1.289-6.560,P =0.01) were independent risk factors of anastomotic leakage.Conclusion Male sex,high BMI,placement of transanal decompression tube and low rectal tumor were independent risk factors of anastomotic leakage for patients receiving LAR.
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PURPOSE: Immune suppression is common in patients with advanced breast cancer but the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon have not been sufficiently studied. In this study, we aimed to identify B7 family members that were able to predict the immune status of patients, and which may serve as potential targets for the treatment of breast cancer. We also aimed to identify microRNAs that may regulate the expression of B7 family members. METHODS: The Cancer Genome Atlas data from 1,092 patients with breast cancer, including gene expression, microRNA expression and survival data, were used for statistical and survival analyses. Polymerase chain reaction and Western blot were used to measure messenger RNA and protein expression, respectively. Luciferase assay was used to investigate direct microRNA target. RESULTS: Bioinformatic analysis predicted that microRNA (miR)-93, miR-195, miR-497, and miR-340 are potential regulators of the immune evasion of breast cancer cells, and that they exert this function by targeting CD274, PDCD1LG2, and NCR3LG1. We chose CD274 for further investigations. We found that miR-195, miR-497, and CD274 expression levels were inversely correlated in MDA-MB-231 cells, and miR-195 and miR-497 expressions mimic inhibited CD274 expression in vitro. Mechanistic investigations demonstrated that miR-195 and miR-497 directly target CD274 3′ untranslated region. CONCLUSION: Our data indicated that the level of B7 family members can predict the prognosis of breast cancer patients, and miR-195/miR-497 regulate CD274 expression in triple negative breast cancer. This regulation may further influence tumor progression and the immune tolerance mechanism in breast cancer and may be able to predict the effect of immunotherapy on patients.
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Humans , B7-H1 Antigen , B7 Antigens , Blotting, Western , Breast Neoplasms , Computational Biology , Gene Expression , Genome , Immune Evasion , Immune Tolerance , Immunotherapy , In Vitro Techniques , Ligands , Luciferases , MicroRNAs , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Prognosis , RNA, Messenger , Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms , Untranslated RegionsABSTRACT
Objective This meta-analysis aims to identify consistent results of vulnerable brain regions through the existing resting-state fMRI studies, thus exploring the changes of neural spontaneous brain activity in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. Methods A systematic analysis of studies on brain resting-state changes in T2DM patients using ALFF, fALFF and ReHo analysis. The meta-analysis was based on the activation likelihood estimation method, using the software of Ginger ALE 2.3. Results Ten studies from 7 references (188 T2DM patients and 170 healthy controls) were included. Based on the analysis of ALFF and ReHo data, this meta-analysis identi fied the robust reduction of resting-state spontaneous brain activity in T2DM patients, including the left lingual gyrus of occipital lobe, right cerebellum posterior lobe,left postcentral gyrus and right insula(cluster size= 800,488,368,256 mm3,P<0.05 after FDR correction),while no increased spontaneous brain activation was found in any regions.The meta-analysis from ReHo studies showed reduced resting-state spontaneous brain activity in the left lingual gyrus of occipital lobe,left postcentral gyrus,right insula and posterior cingulum/lingual gyrus(cluster size=832,368,280,232 mm3,P<0.05 after FDR correction),while no increased spontaneous brain activation was found in any regions. Conclusion This meta-analysis study using the activation likelihood estimation method demonstrated that the resting-state spontaneous brain anomalies in T2DM patients might contribute to exploring machenism underlying diabetic encephalopathy.
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Objective To compare the biomechanical stability of different fixation methods for unstable pelvic fractures, so as to provide references for clinical treatment. Methods An unstable pelvic fracture model (Tile C) with the sacroiliac joint dislocation at one side and the pubic rami fracture was constructed via three-dimensional finite element method. In the front of the pelvis, the fracture models were fixed with anterior pelvic Stoppa approach (ASA),subcutaneous anterior pelvic approach (APA), anterior pelvic ilioinguinal approach (AIA) and anterior pelvic external fixation (AEF),and the rear was fixed with sacroiliac joint screw (SIJS）and posterior tension-band plate (PTP). The Von Mises stress and strain distributions of fracture models fixed by different combinations of fixation approaches were analyzed under simulated standing conditions. Results After the models were applied with 500 N vertical load, the maximum stresses at the fracture sites were all reduced, which were smaller than 10 MPa in the front of the pelvis. The maximum stress at the anterior and posterior part of implants in sequence was ASA＜AIA＜AEF＜APA, and the average displacement under the same stress in sequence was ASA＜AIA＜AEF＜APA. Meanwhile, the maximum stresses at the sacroiliac joint and the posterior part of implants in PTP group were significant smaller than those in SIJS group, and the maximum total displacement and vertical displacement in PTP group were also smaller than those in SIJS group. Conclusions Unstable pelvic fractures could be significantly improved when the fracture was fixed by implants in eight combined methods. However, the overall biomechanical properties of the AIA groups were superior to those of the AEF groups and the APA groups. The stability of PTP groups in the treatment of posterior injury was better than that of SIJS groups.
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Objective To explore the difference in inhibitory control ability between DRD2 gene subtype of heroin addicts with fMRI.Methods Thirty-seven heroin-dependent patients were divided into DRD2 Taq IA+ group (A+,22)and matched DRD2 Taq IA-group (A-,15).Functional MRI was performed in all patients while they were executing an event-related go/nogo task at 3.0T MR scanner.The differences of brain activated images and behavioral data between the two groups were analyzed with SPM8 and SPSS1 6.0 software,respectively.Results There were no significant differences in reaction time,accuracy and false alarm rates between the two groups (P>0.05).Compared with A-group,weaker activation in the medial prefrontal cortex,dorsal anterior cingulate,middle cingulate,supplementary motor area,temporal lobe,fusiform gyrus,lingual gyrus,hippocampus and parahippocampal gyrus in response inhibition condition were demonstrated in A+ group (voxel number>228,t=2.11,Alphasim correction,P<0.05).There was no corrlation between the intensity within the activated brain regions and the usage of heroin,morphine urine test positive number(P>0.05).Conclusion DRD2 Taq IA+ group exist deactivation of the brain area on memory,inhibitory control,visual spatial attention. It may be the neural basis that contribute to easy addiction and relapse for A+ carriers.
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Objective To study the effects of the different phases of breast dynamic contrast enhanced MR with 3D MIP in reconstruction of breast vascular.To explore the reconstruction parameters of breast vascular in benign and malignant breast lesions.Methods All of 132 female patients with pathologically confirmed breast disease were enrolled,including 50 cases of benign lesions and 82 malignant cases.All of them underwent high temporal resolution dynamic enhanced MR scanning,with each phase of 20 s.All of the images were reconstructed by 3D MIP and analyzed.Results In both of benign and malignant lesions,the display rate of the internal thoracic artery was higher than that of the lateral thoracic artery and intercostal artery.The display rate of grade Ⅱ vessels of internal thoracic artery and intercostal artery were higher in malignant lesion(P=0.035,0.000).The grade Ⅰ and Ⅱ vessels of the internal thoracic artery and the lateral thoracic artery increased gradually with time delay.The vascular branches were showed in malignant lesions earlier than those in benign lesions,in the 20th seconds in which grade Ⅰ vessels could be displayed,and in the 60th seconds,internal thoracic artery in malignant lesions(96.3%)can be clearly displayed.For benign lesions,grade Ⅰ branch of the internal thoracic artery in patients(80%)could be displayed in the 120th seconds.Conclusion Breast dynamic contrast enhanced MR with 3D MIP can be used to display the blood vessels of the breast,which is of great value in the diagnosis of breast diseases.To achieve the best display effect,different enhanced phases should be selected to reconstruct the blood vessels based on the different enhancement patterns in benign and malignant lesions.