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The treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) is extremely challenging, and it is difficult to achieve satisfactory results with surgical resection alone. In recent years, the diagnosis and treatment of LARC tends to be multi-disciplinary (MDT) mode. The emerging neoadjuvant treatment strategy is a milestone. At present, the preferred treatment for LARC is neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy combined with total mesorectal excision. This article summarizes the main treatments of LARC neoadjuvant therapy, hoping to provide reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment.
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Objective:To investigate the expression of glutathione peroxidases 4 (GPX4) in colon adenocarcinoma and its relationship with clinicopathological features and prognosis of patients.Methods:The data set of colon adenocarcinoma was obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database to analyze the expression of GPX4 in colon adenocarcinoma tissues and its predictive value for overall survival (OS). A total of 93 colon adenocarcinoma tissues and 87 adjacent mucosa tissues after operation from November 2009 to May 2010 provided by the National Human Genetic Resources Sharing Service Platform were selected. The expression of GPX4 protein was detected by using tissue chip immunohistochemistry. The relations between the expression of GPX4 protein and the clinicopathological features and OS of colon adenocarcinoma patients were analyzed. Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to analyze the factors affecting the prognosis. The nomogram for predicting OS rate was established and drawn.Results:The analysis of data from TCGA database showed that in 380 cases of colon adenocarcinoma, the expression of GPX4 in colon adenocarcinoma tissues were higher than that in the normal colonic mucosa tissues [the value of fragments per kilobase of exon per million fragments mapped (FPKM): 85.654 (20.351-356.237) vs. 56.230 (48.783-63.931)], and the difference was statistically significant ( Z = -6.150, P<0.05). The OS in GPX4 high-expression group (FPKM ≥83.614) were poorer than that in GPX4 low-expression group (FPKM < 83.614) (median OS time: 84.40 months vs. 94.03 months, 5-year OS rate: 58.6% vs. 72.7%), and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05). Tissue chip immunohistochemical staining results show that the high-expression rate of GPX4 protein in colon adenocarcinoma tissues was higher than that in adjacent normal tissues [38.0% (35/92) vs. 7.3% (6/82)], and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2 = 22.727, P<0.01); the high-expression rate of GPX4 protein in left colon adenocarcinoma tissues was higher than that in right colon adenocarcinoma tissues [47.2% (25/53) vs. 25.6% (10/39), and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2 = 4.42, P = 0.036); the 5-year OS rate of patients in GPX4 high-expression group was lower than that in GPX4 low-expression group (25.7% vs. 57.9%), and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2 = 9.051, P<0.05). Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression model analysis showed that lymph node metastasis (stage N 1-N 3) ( HR = 2.241, 95% CI 1.242-4.046, P = 0.007) and high expression of GPX4 ( HR = 2.783, 95% CI 1.598-4.848, P<0.01) were independent factors affecting the poor prognosis of colon adenocarcinoma patients. The above factors were used to establish a nomogram for predicting the prognosis of patients with colon adenocarcinoma, the C index was 0.739, indicating that the nomogram had good predictive performance. Conclusion:The expression of GPX4 is up-regulated in colon adenocarcinoma tissues, and its high expression is related to the malignant biological behavior of the tumor and poor prognosis.
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Objective@#To evaluate the risk factors of perineal incision complications after abdominal abdominoperineal resection (APR) in elderly patients with rectal cancer.@*Methods@#From January 2007 to September 2018, the clinical data of 72 elderly rectal cancer patients (age≥80 years) underwent abdominoperineal resection at Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College were collected and retrospectively analyzed. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine the risk factors of perineal incision complications in elderly patients with rectal cancer after APR.@*Results@#Of the 76 patients, 47 were male and 25 were female, with an average age of (81.8±1.8) years. The incidence of postoperative perineal incision complications was 23.6% (17/72), including 5 cases of wound infection, 4 cases of incision fat liquefaction, and 8 cases of delayed wound healing. All of the patients were well recovered and discharged without death. The result of univariate analysis showed that, the occurrence of perineal incision complications was associated with serum albumin level < 35g/L (χ2=4.860, P=0.027), intraperitoneal chemotherapy with fluorouracil sustained release/lobaplatin rinse (χ2=8.827, P=0.003), pelvic restoration (χ2=9.062, P=0.003), diabetes (χ2=6.387, P=0.011) and coronary heart disease (χ2=7.688, P=0.006). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that the intraoperative pelvic restoration (OR=0.17, 95% CI: 0.04~0.82, P=0.027) and diabetes (OR=4.32, 95% CI: 1.05~17.81, P=0.043) were independent risk factors for perineal incision complications.@*Conclusions@#Elderly patients with rectal cancer who undergo APR should preserve and restore the pelvic peritoneum as much as possible. Moreover, perioperative blood glucose monitoring is a powerful guarantee for preventing complications of perineal incision.
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Cetuximab has become an important molecular targeted drug for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), which increases the curative effect of chemotherapy and prolongs the survival time. However, some patients develop insensitiveness or resistance to cetuximab, while the complicated molecular mechanisms are not quite clear. With the deep research in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling pathway, the genetic alteration of KRAS, BRAF, PTEN and PIK3CA and polymorphism of microRNA (miRNA) have been proved to associated with cetuximab resistance. Wnt signaling pathway with its negative regulator RNF43 is also considered to be related with cetuximab resistance in recent studies. The review of the progress on molecular mechanisms of cetuximab resistance in mCRC can establish theoretical basis for finding out reasonable drugs to overcome the resistance.
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About 15％-25％ of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer have lateral lymph node metastasis, lymph node metastasis is an important cause of postoperative recurrence and death. Currently, scholars hold different attitudes towards lateral pelvic lymph node dissection (LPLND), because LPLND has many problems such as difficult operation, long operation time and large amount of bleeding. Therefore, there is no optimal treatment strategy for colorectal cancer with enlarged lateral lymph nodes. This article reviews the treatment strategy of lateral lymph node metastasis, the selection factors of LPLND and the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic LPLND.
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Objective@#To explore the clinical safety and feasibility of enterostomy using running suture of dermis and seromuscular layer in laparoscopic-assisted radical resection for rectal carcinoma.@*Methods@#From May 1, 2017 to May 1, 2018, 46 patients who underwent laparoscopic-assisted radical resection for rectal carcinoma with enterostomy using running suture of dermis and seromuscular layer in Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences were retrospectively enrolled in this study. Data regarding clinicopathologic characteristics, operation and postoperative outcomes, stoma-related complications and functions of stoma were collected and analyzed.@*Results@#All of the 46 patients successfully underwent this operation. Among them, 30 patients underwent laparoscopic-assisted abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer with sigmoidostomy and 16 patients underwent laparoscopic-assisted low anterior resection for rectal cancer with loop ileostomy. The mean operation time was 115.3 minutes and intraoperative blood loss was 86.1 ml. The mean time for enterostomy was 14.1 minutes. The average time to flatus, time to fluid diet intake and length of hospital stay were 1.8 days, 2.9 days and 6.5 days, respectively. During the follow-up period, three patients suffered from stomal edema, two patients suffered from parastomal hernia, and two patients suffered from skin inflammation surrounding stoma. None of re-operation related stoma and severe mobility such as stomal stenosis, stomal necrosis, stomal prolapse, stomal retraction and stomal mucocutaneous separation occurred. Thirty-five patients recovered with satisfactory stomal function, two with middle function and one with poor function.@*Conclusion@#Enterostomy using running suture of dermis and seromuscular layer in laparoscopic-assisted radical resection for rectal carcinoma is a safe and feasible procedure with a satisfactory short-term effect.
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Objective@#The aim of this study was to explore the clinical safety, feasibility and short-term effect of overlapped delta-shaped anastomosis in total laparoscopic transverse colectomy.@*Methods@#The records, which were based on China National Cancer Center, of 20 and 31 patients who underwent total laparoscopic transverse colectomy with overlapped delta-shaped anastomosis and laparoscopic-assisted transverse colectomy with conventional extracorporeal anastomosis, from March 2017 to May 2018 were reviewed retrospectively. Data regarding surgical outcomes, postoperative recovery, pathological outcomes and perioperative complications were collected and compared.@*Results@#There was no difference between the two groups in overall operation time, anastomosis time and intraoperative blood loss (P>0.05), however, the length of incision was significantly shorter in overlapped delta-shaped group [(4.7±0.6) cm vs. (5.5±1.0) cm, P=0.002]. The time to ground activities, first flatus and postoperative hospitalization did not differ between the two groups (P>0.05). The postoperative visual analogue scale was lower in the overlapped delta-shaped group than the control group on postoperative day 1 (3.7±0.7 vs. 4.2±0.9, P=0.015) and postoperative day 3 (2.7±0.5 vs. 3.2±0.9, P=0.040). The perioperative complication rates were 10.0% and 12.9% in the overlapped delta-shaped group and the control group, respectively, and the difference was not significant (P=0.753).@*Conclusion@#Compared to conventional extracorporeal anastomosis, total laparoscopic transverse colectomy with overlapped delta-shaped anastomosis was a safe and feasible procedure with satisfactory short-term effect, shorter incision and less postoperative pain.
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Objective@#The aim of this study was to explore the clinical safety, feasibility and short-term effect of overlapped delta-shaped anastomosis in total laparoscopic transverse colectomy.@*Methods@#The records, which were based on China National Cancer Center, of 20 and 31 patients who underwent total laparoscopic transverse colectomy with overlapped delta-shaped anastomosis and laparoscopic-assisted transverse colectomy with conventional extracorporeal anastomosis, from March 2017 to May 2018 were reviewed retrospectively. Data regarding surgical outcomes, postoperative recovery, pathological outcomes and perioperative complications were collected and compared.@*Results@#There was no difference between the two groups in overall operation time, anastomosis time and intraoperative blood loss (P>0.05), however, the length of incision was significantly shorter in overlapped delta-shaped group [(4.7±0.6) cm vs. (5.5±1.0) cm, P=0.002]. The time to ground activities, first flatus and postoperative hospitalization did not differ between the two groups (P>0.05). The postoperative visual analogue scale was lower in the overlapped delta-shaped group than the control group on postoperative day 1 (3.7±0.7 vs. 4.2±0.9, P=0.015) and postoperative day 3 (2.7±0.5 vs. 3.2±0.9, P=0.040). The perioperative complication rates were 10.0% and 12.9% in the overlapped delta-shaped group and the control group, respectively, and the difference was not significant (P=0.753).@*Conclusion@#Compared to conventional extracorporeal anastomosis, total laparoscopic transverse colectomy with overlapped delta-shaped anastomosis was a safe and feasible procedure with satisfactory short-term effect, shorter incision and less postoperative pain.
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Objective@#This study aims to explore the clinical value of fusion indocyanine green fluorescence imaging (FIGFI) in total laparoscopic radical resection for right colon cancer.@*Methods@#From October, 2018 to December, 2018, 15 patients who underwent total laparoscopic radical resection for right colon cancer using FIGFI in Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College were retrospectively enrolled in this study. Data regarding surgical outcomes, postoperative recovery, pathological outcomes and complications were collected and analyzed.@*Results@#All patients successfully underwent total laparoscopic radical resection for right colon cancer using FIGFI. 1 patients (6.7%) received extended resection of bowel due to poor blood supply after mesentery excision. The average operation time was 133.7 minutes and intraoperative blood loss was 26.7 ml. The average time to ground activities, fluid diet intake, first flatus and postoperative hospitalization were 19.1 h, 11.7 h, 32.5 h and 5.0 d, respectively. The average length of tumor was 4.5 cm. The average proximal and distal resection margins were 14.9 cm and 12.1 cm, respectively. The average number of lymph nodes retrieved was 29.3 per patient. Only one patient suffered from incisional fat liquefaction after surgery and was managed effectively by regular dressing change. No severe complications such as indocyanine green allergy, anastomotic stenosis, anastomotic leakage, abdominal bleeding, bowel obstruction, pulmonary infection, and abdominal infection occurred in any patients.@*Conclusions@#FIGFI is helpful to judge the blood supply of intestinal segments and anastomotic stoma in total laparoscopic radical resection for right colon cancer quickly. It is a safe and feasible technique with satisfactory short-term effect.
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Objective: To investigate the effect of comorbid cardiovascular diseases on the perioperative period of colorectal cancer pa-tients aged over 80 years. Methods: Clinicopathological data of 313 elderly patients aged over 80 years who underwent radical surgery for colorectal cancer at Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, from January 2007 to December 2018 were retrospectively collected and analyzed. Propensity score matching was used for 1 : 1 matching of 10 covari-ates. Finally, 128 patients with comorbid cardiovascular diseases were matched with 128 patients without comorbid cardiovascular dis-eases. Perioperative indicators and postoperative complications were compared between the two groups. Result: Both groups were balanced in terms of baseline variables (all P>0.05). In terms of postoperative complications, there was no statistical difference be-tween the two groups [37.5% (48/128) vs . 30.5% (39/128), P=0.235]. According to the Clavien-Dindo classification of postoperative complications, the incidence of postoperative Clavien-DindoⅣcomplications in the comorbid cardiovascular disease group was signifi-cantly higher than that in the non-cardiovascular disease group [7.0% (9/128) vs . 1.6% (2/128), P=0.031]. In terms of local surgical complications, the incidence of postoperative anastomotic leakage in patients with cardiovascular diseases was significantly higher than that in patients without cardiovascular diseases [7.8% (10/128) vs . 2.3% (3/128), P=0.046]. In terms of other local surgical compli-cations, there was no statistical difference between the two groups (all P>0.05). In terms of non-surgical local complications, the inci-dence of postoperative blood circulatory system complications in patients with cardiovascular diseases was significantly higher than that in patients without cardiovascular diseases [10.2% (13/128) vs . 3.1% (4/128), P=0.024]. There was no significant difference in the incidence of other non-surgical local complications between the two groups (all P>0.05). Conclusions: Comorbid cardiovascular diseas-es did not increase the risk of colorectal cancer surgery in patients aged over 80 years. However, it should be noted that the incidence of postoperative blood circulatory system complications and anastomotic leakage is significantly increased in elderly patients with car-diovascular diseases. For such patients, adequate preoperative evaluation, close postoperative monitoring, and the application of pro-tective stoma are key to ensure that elderly patients with colorectal cancer can successfully survive the perioperative period.
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OBJECTIVE@#To explore the safety and feasibility of the overlapped delta-shaped anastomosis (ODA) technique for cases undergoing totally laparoscopic right hemicolectomy (TLRH).@*METHODS@#Clinical data of patients who underwent TLRH using the ODA technique or the modified delta-shaped anastomosis (MDA) technique at Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College from January 2016 to December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed.@*INCLUSION CRITERIA@#(1)diagnosed with adenocarcinoma by enteroscopy before operation; (2)cancer locating at ascending colon or transverse colon hepatic region and receiving TLRH surgery.@*EXCLUSION CRITERIA@#(1) double or multiple primary colorectal cancers;(2)with complete or incomplete intestinal obstruction; (3) combined multiple organs resection; and (4) with unresectable distant metastases. The ileum and the transverse colon were sutured in an overlapped fashion about 8 cm away from the end of the ileum firstly, and then two small openings locating at the end of ileum and the corresponding site of the transverse colon were created in the ODA procedure, and the two small openings both locating at the end of ileum and the transverse colon were created in the MDA procedure. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 24.0 software and the general information, surgical and pathological results, and complications between two groups were compared.@*RESULTS@#A total of 108 patients were enrolled in this study, including 52 patients in the ODA group and 56 patients in the MDA group. In the ODA group, 28 patients were male and 24 were female with age of (53.3±10.0) years and body mass index (BMI) of (24.2±2.7) kg/m. In the MDA group, 27 patients were male and 29 were female with a mean age of (54.5±9.4) years and body mass index of (23.8±2.4) kg/m. There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of age, gender, BMI, history of previous abdominal surgery, scoring of American Society of Anesthesiologists, tumor location, pathological TNM stage, and number of dissected lymph node (all P>0.05). All the patients underwent R0 resection without conversion to open surgery or to extraperitoneal anastomosis. The time of anastomosis in the ODA group was shorter than that in the MDA group[(15.7±2.3) minutes vs.(18.6±3.6) minutes], and the difference was statistically significant (t=-5.017, P<0.001). There were no significant differences between two groups in total operative time[(160.7±17.8) minutes vs.(163.2±17.6) minutes], intraoperative blood loss [(77.7±28.3) ml vs.(75.9±31.8) ml], length of incision [(5.8±1.1) cm vs. (5.9±1.1) cm], time to first flatus [(1.8±0.2) days vs. (1.9±0.3) days], time to first oral intake [(1.9±0.5) days vs. (1.9±0.4) days], postoperative complications [3.8%(2/52) vs. 5.4%(3/56)], and postoperative hospital stay [(6.7±0.9) days vs. (6.8±0.8) days].@*CONCLUSIONS@#The ODA technique is less time-consuming without increasing postoperative complications compared to the MDA technique, which is a safe and feasible technique in TLRH worth further promotion.
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Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Adenocarcinoma , General Surgery , Anastomosis, Surgical , Colectomy , Methods , Colonic Neoplasms , General Surgery , Laparoscopy , Length of Stay , Postoperative Complications , Retrospective Studies , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Objective@#The aim of this study was to explore the clinical safety and feasibility of intracorporeal delta-shaped anastomosis in total laparoscopic left hemicolectomy.@*Methods@#From January 1, 2017 to October 1, 2017, 11 patients who were diagnosed with left colon cancer and underwent total laparoscopic left hemicolectomy with intracorporeal delta-shaped anastomosis were retrospectively enrolled in this study. Clinicopathologic characteristics, surgical and postoperative outcomes were collected and analyzed.@*Results@#The median operation time was 121.8 minutes and the median time for anastomosis was 14.9 minutes. The median intraoperative blood loss was 45.5 ml. The lengths of the upper and lower segments of resection from colon cancer were 11.4 cm and 8.5 cm, respectively. The median number of lymph nodes retrieved was 29.5. The median time to ground activities, time to flatus, time to fluid diet intake and length of hospital stay were 1.4 days, 3.0 days, 3.8 days and 6.9 days, respectively. Only one patient suffered from incision infection during his hospitalization due to preoperative long-term smoking history. No mobility related to the anastomosis such as anastomotic bleeding, stenosis, obstruction and leakage occurred in any patients.@*Conclusion@#Total laparoscopic left hemicolectomy with intracorporeal delta-shaped anastomosis is a safe and feasible procedure with a satisfactory short-term effect.
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Objective@#To study the feasibility, safety and short-term efficacy of total laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery with transanal natural orifice specimen extraction and resection.@*Methods@#From May 2014 to March 2016, 17 patients with rectal carcinoma were treated by total laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery with transanal natural orifice specimen extraction and resection. The clinical data of these patients was collected and retrospectively analyzed to assess the impact of the operation on postoperative recovery time and the incidence of complications.@*Results@#All operations had been successfully accomplished without conversion to open surgery or conversional laparoscopic-assisted surgery . The median operative time was 105 minutes. The median blood loss was 35 ml. The median proximal and distal margin of tumor is 16 cm and 3.5 cm. The median number of lymph nodes harvest is 21, and the median first bowl movement is 43 hours. The hospitalization after operation is 8 days. No patient underwent abdomen hemorrhage or anastomotic leakage.@*Conclusion@#Laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery with transanal natural orifice specimen extraction and resection appears to be feasible, safe and with promising efficacy for selected patients.
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OBJECTIVE:To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of cilostazol combined with alprostadil in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease(PAD). METHODS:A total of 68 PAD patients in our hospital from Jan. 2015 to Jan. 2016 were di-vided into observation group(34 cases)and control group(34 cases)according to random number table. Control group was given basical treatment,and Alprostadil injection 2 mL+0.9% Sodium chloride injection 100 mL,ivgtt,qd. Observation group was addi-tionally given Cilostazol tablets 100 mg,po,bid,on the basis of control group. Both groups were treated for 30 days. Clinical effi-cacies of 2 groups were observed. The hemorheology indexes(hematocrit,whole blood high-shearing viscosity,erythrocyte aggre-gation index,erythrocyte deformation index,plasma viscosity),inflammatory factor indexes(TNF-α,IL-6,IL-8, hs-CRP),oxida-tion stress indexes(GSH-Px,SOD,T-Aoc,MDA),arteriosclerosis indexes(ABI,TBI,dorsalis pedis artery blood flow)were de-termined before and after treatment. The occurrence of ADR was recorded. RESULTS:Total response rate of observation group (91.18%)was significantly higher than that of control group(79.41%),with statistical significance(P0.05). After treatment,hematocrit,whole blood high-shearing viscosity,erythrocyte aggregation index,erythrocyte deformation index,plasma viscosity,the levels of TNF-α,IL-6,IL-8,hs-CRP and MDA in 2 groups were de-creased significantly;while the levels of GSH-Px,SOD,T-Aoc,ABI,TBI and dorsalis pedis artery blood flow were increased sig-nificantly;the improvement of above indexes in observation group was significantly better than control group,with statistical signif-icance(P0.05). CONCLUSIONS:For PAD,cilostazol combined with alprostadil can effectively improve hemorheolo-gy indexes,inflammatory factor indexes,oxidation stress indexes and arteriosclerosis indexes with good safety.
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Objective@#To evaluate the prognosis factors affecting perineal incision complications after abdominoperineal resection (APR) for the low rectal cancer.@*Methods@#This was a retrospective analysis of 151 consecutive patients with low rectal cancer undergoing APR between January and December 2013 at Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College. The patients were comprised of 95 males and 56 females. The mean age of the patients was (57.3±10.9) years (ranging from 31 to 79 years). χ2 test and Logistic regression analysis were used to identify the prognosis factors of perineum incision complications.@*Results@#In all 151 patients, perineal incision complications were confirmed in 31 patients (20.5%), including 8 cases of incision infection, 22 cases of poor healing of perineal wound, and 1 case of incision fistula formation. In univariate analysis, the factors associated with perineal incision complications were American Society of Anesthesiologists grade (χ2=7.116, P=0.008), intraoperative blood loss (χ2=9.157, P=0.002), while the protective factors associate with perineal incision complications were the intraperitoneal chemotherapy with fluorouracil sustained release (χ2=5.020, P=0.025), pelvic restoration (χ2=10.158, P=0.001), operation experience (χ2=7.334, P=0.007). The gender, age, body mass index, diabetes, preoperative radiochemtherapy, hemoglobin level, albumin level, distance from distal tumor to anal verge, the procedure of APR, operating time, intraoperative blood transfusion, total drainage volume 3 days after operation, tumor differentiation and the postoperative TNM staging were not associated with perineal incision complications (P>0.05). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that the intraoperative pelvic restoration (OR=0.200, 95% CI: 0.045 to 0.894, P=0.035) and intraoperative blood loss (OR=2.953, 95% CI: 1.155 to 7.551, P=0.024) were independent prognosis factors of perineum incision complications.@*Conclusions@#For patients with low rectal cancer undergoing APR procedure, pelvic restoration wound be needed. The operation should be performed by experienced doctors, intraoperative blood loss should be reduced when possible.
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p53,the widely studied tumor suppressor gene ,plays a key role in regulating cell cycle ,repai-ring DNA damages , eliminating free radicals and regulating immune responses and so on .The recent studies showed that p53 mutation was in close biological connections with the occurrence , development , infiltration and metastasis in over 50 percent digestive systemic malignant tumors .In view of the current researches ,we review the biological features of p53,the relationship between p53 and digestive systemic malignant tumors ,and gene therapy of p53 to provide references for the pathogenesis ,diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of digestive systemic malig-nant tumors in this paper .
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>Laparoscopic-assisted surgery for colorectal cancer has been widely spread worldwide. To avoid the invasiveness of abdominal wound and get better good-looking, incisionless laparoscopic low anterior resection with transanal natural orifice specimen extraction using prolapsing technique for rectal cancer has been developed in our center. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, safety and short-term outcomes of this technique.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From January 2013 to October 2013, twenty-seven patients with rectal carcinoma were treated by incisionless laparoscopic low anterior resection, and the data of these patients were collected and retrospectively analyzed to assess the value of this technique.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All operations were successfully accomplished without conversion to open surgery or laparoscopic-assisted surgery. The mean operation time was 135 minutes. The mean blood loss was 50 ml. The mean first bowel movement was 48 hours. The post-operative hospital stay was 9 days. All patients had clean distal margin and the mean number of dissected lymph nodes was 18. One patient had anastomotic leakage.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Incisionless laparoscopic low anterior resection with transanal natural orifice specimen extraction using prolapsing technique for rectal cancer appears to be feasible, safe and oncologically acceptable with a satisfactory short-term outcome for selected cases.</p>
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Humans , Anastomotic Leak , Colorectal Neoplasms , Laparoscopy , Length of Stay , Lymph Node Excision , Operative Time , Rectal Neoplasms , General Surgery , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment regimens for retroperitoneal schwannoma.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Clinicopathological data of 53 retroperitoneal schwannoma patients treated from January 1999 to April 2013 in our hospital were collected and analyzed using SPSS 13.0 statistical software.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Symptoms of the retroperitoneal schwannoma were vague and nonspecific. 12 patients had interrupted abdominal pain, 9 patients had abdominal discomfort, and only 6 patients presented with abdominal mass while 24 patients were detected by health checkup. There were some characteristics but not specific findings in imaging examination such as CT, ultrasonography and MRI, so preoperative diagnosis rate was low with only 9 patients diagnosed as retroperitoneal schwannoma and 21 patients diagnosed as neurogenic tumor. S-100 immunohistochemisty was very important in pathological diagnosis, and the patients with benign retroperitoneal schwannoma got 100% tumor specific 5-year survival after complete excision while the 5-year survival of malignant retroperitoneal schwannoma was only 50.0%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Retroperitoneal schwannoma is a rare disease. Most of them are benign tumors, and complete surgical excision is the effective treatment.</p>
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Humans , Abdominal Pain , Diagnostic Imaging , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Neurilemmoma , Diagnosis , Pathology , Therapeutics , Physical Examination , Retroperitoneal Neoplasms , Diagnosis , Pathology , Therapeutics , Retroperitoneal Space , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Objective To analyze the results on patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma who received Jinlong capsule combined with interventional therapy or interventional therapy alone.Methods During the period from March 2003 to October 2012,147 patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma were treated in Tangshan People's Hospital with interventional therapy.These patients were randomly divided into two groups:combined interventional group (n=74) and interventional alone group (n=73).Results Compared with the interventional therapy alone group,the efficacy,quality of life,and the liver function using the Child-Pugh classification were significantly better in the combined interventional therapy group for tumor less than 5 cm (P＜0.05) than the interventional alone group.The combined interventional therapy group was also significantly better than the interventional alone group in WBC count (P＜0.05).Conclusion Jinlong capsule combined with interventional therapy was superior to interventional therapy alone for patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma,especially when the tumor was less than 5 cm.
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Objective To evaluate the influence of rectal washout on the prognosis of rectal cancer after anterior resection.Methods Data of 144 patients with rectal cancer undergoing anterior resection at Chinese Academy of Medical Science Cancer Hospital between May 2006 and November 2007 were reviewed.69 patients received rectal washout and 75 patients did not.The incidences of recurrence and 5-year disease-free survival rates were compared.Data were analyzed by SPSS 13.0 software packet,using x2 and t inspection.Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate postoperative survival rate.Results Washing sample was positive for malignant cells in 55 patients (79.7％).The incidences of recurrence were 4.6％ and 6.7％ in washout group and no-washout group respectively (x2 =0.368,P =0.721).The five-year disease-free survival rate was 79.7％ in washout group and 74.7％ in no-washout group(x2 =0.517,P =0.553).Conclusions Free malignant cells were ubiquitous in rectal lumen during anterior resection,and there was a high positive rate of cytological examine for washout sample.Rectal washout may reduce local recurrence and prolong patients' survival.