Diagnosis and treatment of 21-hydroxylase deficiency with testicular adrenal rest tumors:a report of three cases and literature review / 中华内科杂志

Objective:To provide insight into the diagnosis for clinicians, the clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment history of 3 patients with 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) and testicular adrenal rest tumors (TART) were analyzed.Methods:The clinical, laboratory and imaging data of 3 male patients with 21-OHD and TART, confirmed with CYP21 gene sequencing, from May 2010 to May 2021 in the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital were analyzed retrospectively. The treatment strategy and clinical outcome were followed up.Results:All the 3 patients were first diagnosed with bilateral adrenal mass at the age of 27-42 years old. They were 145-162 cm tall. The levels of progesterone, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) of the 3 patients were relatively high, and that of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) of the 3 patients were low. Testosterone level of 1 patient was significantly elevated, and that of the other 2 patients was below the lower limit of normal range. Testicular ultrasound showed heterogeneous hyperechoic masses in both testes. CT of the adrenal glands showed bilateral adrenal enlargement with mass. All 3 patients were treated with dexamethasone. After 4-96 months of follow-up, 17-hydroxyprogesterone level was kept above the median normal level. One of the patients got married and had a baby after treatment. The sizes of adrenal hyperplasia and testicular masses reduced to various degrees with the change of the testicular masses being proportional to that of adrenal hyperplasia.Conclusions:Patients with 21-OHD are prone to have TART, leading to the impaired testicular function. Early glucocorticold therapy is beneficial to the reduction of TART and restoration of testicular function.

Application of lymphography in the location and treatment decision of chyle leakage: an analysis of 177 cases / 中华外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To identify the value of lymphography in the location and treatment decision of chyle leakage.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinic data of 177 patients suffered from chyle leakage admitted in 6 medical centers in Shanghai from February 1998 to December 2014 was analyzed retrospectively. There were 94 male and 83 female patients aging from 9 to 84 years with a mean of 49 years, including 128 cases of chyluria, 34 cases of primary chylothorax and 15 cases of other chyle leakage. All patients had failed to conservative treatment more than 2 weeks. Pedal lymphography was performed in every patient to investigate the site and range of chyle leakage. Effect of surgical or conservative management was compared according to the different results of lymphography.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>No serious complication was noticed. For all 177 patients, lymphography showed localized lymphatic diseases in 148 cases (83.6%), including 125 cases of lymphatic renal pelvic leaks, 14 cases of unilateral identified leak within thorax and 9 cases of chyle leakage in neck, heart, abdomen or scrotum. Among these patients, surgical treatment cured 129 and improved 3 patients but failed in 2 patients, while the remaining 14 cases had their leaks decreased after lymphography and cured by conservative management. For those 15 patients having disseminated lymphatic diseases or 14 with no abnormality under lymphography, surgery only cured 2 and improved 1 patient but failed in 8 patients (with 3 death), whereas continuous conservative treatment cured 11 patients, improved 5 patients but only failed in 2 patients (with one death). For localized leakage, surgical treatment showed better efficacy (98.5% vs. 3/11), whereas conservative treatment had significantly higher successful rate than surgical interventions in patients with disseminated lymphatic diseases or no abnormality under lymphography (16/18 vs. 3/11).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Lymphography could identify the location and range of complicate chyle leakage failed to primary conservative management. Patients with disseminated lymphatic diseases or no abnormality under lymphography would be better managed by continuous non-operative treatment partly due to therapeutic effect of lymphography, while surgical intervention could be a good option for patients having localized lymphatic etiology.</p>

Diagnosis and surgical treatment of small adrenal pheochromocytoma / 中华泌尿外科杂志

Objective To investigate the clinical features , diagnosis and key technique points of laparoscopic partial adrenalectomy for small adrenal pheochromocytoma . Methods From Oct.2006 to Jun. 2011, clinical data of 32 cases with small adrenal pheochromocytoma (≤3.0 cm) were collected and retro-spectively analyzed .Hypertension was observed in 12 patients, whereas 20 patients presented with adrenal incidentaloma .Thirteen patients had a left adrenal neoplasm , eighteen patients had a right adrenal tumor , while one patients had bilateral tumors .The positive rate of plasma-free metanephrines ( MNs) and 24-hours urinary catecholamine (CA) in diagnosing small renal pheochromocytomas was 92.6%(25/27) and 81.3%(26/32) respectively.The main localization diagnosis included ultrasonography , 131I-MIBG, and CT or MRI, with positive rates of 71.9%(23/32), 93.8%(15/16) and 96.9%(31/32) respectively.All the laparoscopic adrenalectomies were performed retroperitoneally .During the surgery , the internal part of the adrenal gland closing to the retroperitoneum was dissected first , and the whole adrenal gland was resected completely. Results Partial adrenalectomy was performed for 30 cases and radical adrenalectomy for 2 ca-ses.All operations were successful without perioperative or postoperative complications .The maximum diame-ter of tumor was 1.7±0.2 (1.0-3.0) cm.Histopathological results showed that all the cases were benign pheochromocytoma.The operative time was 82 (40-210) min.The estimated blood loss was 57 (20-180) ml.No patient required blood transfusion . Conclusions Plasma-free MNs, 24-hours urinary CA and VMA are important qualitative examinations in detection of adrenal pheochromocytoma .Ultrasonography , CT,MRI, and 131 I-MIBG are important in the localization of adrenal tumors .Retroperitoneal laparascopic partial adrenalectomy is the preferred choice in the management of small adrenal pheochromocytoma .Dissecting the internal part of the adrenal gland closing to the retroperitoneum first and exploring the whole adrenal tissue are the key technique points during the operations .

Microsurgery for treatment of complex urethrovaginal or vesicovaginal fistula (report of 5 cases) / 中华泌尿外科杂志

Objective To summarize the experience of microsurgery for repair on urethrovaginal and vesicovaginal fistula. Methods Five cases of complex urethrovaginal or vesicovaginal fistula underwent repair procedure with thin suture under surgical magnifier.The defect of vesical neck was sutured in several layers and the urethra was renovated by using vaginal wall tissue. Results The operations were successful in all the 5 cases with no obvious incontinence.Their course of coition was not influenced. Conclusions Suturing the defect of the vesical neck in several layers can restore the function of the sphincter.Microsurgery may align the tissue well and cause less tissue reaction,thus it is beneficial to the concrescence of the fistula.

Malignant adrenal tumors (report of 50 cases) / 中华泌尿外科杂志

Objective To improve the diagnosis and treatment for malignant adrenal tumors. Methods Clinical data of 50 cases of malignant adrenal tumors were retrospectively analyzed.Of them 7 cases of corticoadrenal carcinoma with endocrine function presented with relevant symptoms and endocrine abnormality.Among 23 cases of malignant pheochromocytoma high blood pressure existed in 19 and 18 had a high level of urinary catecholamine.Fifteen cases had corticoadrenal carcinoma without endocrine function and 5 cases developed adrenal metastic carcinoma.All of the patients underwent endocrinological and image examination before operation. Results Among the 27 cases of corticoadrenal carcinoma or metastasis,25 were confirmed by pathology and 2 were confirmed during follow-up.Of the 23 patients who were diagnosed as malignant pheochromocytoma,11 were confirmed to have extensive tumorous infiltration or metastasis by imaging procedures and operations and 12 were detected by follow-up to have metastasis.Tumors were resected in 14 cases of corticoadrenal carcinoma,8 of whom survived for 1～5 years.Twelve cases of malignant pheochromocytoma underwent radical operations with a survival of 1～14 years. Conclusions Most cases of corticoadrenal carcinoma can be diagnosed by pathology or image findings of metastasis.Pheochromocytoma is more likely to be malignant when it recurs,expecially for the extro-adrenal pheochromocytoma.The diagnosis of malignant pheochromocytoma must depend on the evidence of tumorous infiltration or invasion of the tissue without para ganglions found by imaging procedures or pathology.The prognosis of the late-stage corticoadrenal carcinoma is poor.For the cases of late-stage malignant pheochromocytoma dibenzyline or 131 I-MIBG treatment can extend their lives.

Effect of fertilizer application of nitrogen,phosphorus,and potassium on output and polysaccharides in Bletilla striata / 中草药

N. By contraries,the effect of N,P_2O_5,and K_2O fertilizer on output of B.striata could be in the order of K_2O