Objectives To discuss the diagnosis and treatment of patellar plica under arthroscopy.Methods A retrospective survey was performed in 75 cases with patellar plicas under arthroscopy from Jun.2008 to June.2012.All patients were admitted by the clinic.All the patients diagnosised by arthroscopy and clinical evidence, and cuted off under arthroscopy.After the operation, patients were followed-up in the clinic and by telephone for 12 to 60 months, according to the knee joint Lysholm scoring system to assess curative effect.Results All the patients with successful operation, the operation time was 15-25 minutes.All cases after the operation without complications such as infection, quicker recovery of joint function.After 12 to 60 months, 70 patients were followed up, the knee joint Lysholm excellent score was 92.9％.Conclusions Inferior patellar plica under is a type of knee joint synovial plica syndrome, the arthroscopic surgery can determine diagnosis and do effective treatment.

Objective To summarize the imaging characteristics and clinical diagnostic value of computed tomography (CT) examination in colon cancer combined with obstruction.Methods The clinical data of 33 patients with colon cancer combined with obstruction who were admitted to the Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital from June 2012 to March 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.All the patients received abdomianl plain scan and dualphase enhanced scan of CT,and the imaging data were summarized.Results Of 33 patients with colon cancer combined with obstruction,obstruction was located at the ascending colon in 9 patients,hepatic flexure of the colon in 2 patients,colon transverse in 7 patients,splenic flexure of the colon in 3 patients,descending colon in 3 patients,sigmoid colon in 7 patients and proctosigmoid in 2 patients.Thirty-three patients had irregular and thickened colonic wall at the obstructive segment and irregular constriction of colonic lumen,with a mean coloric wall thickness of 1.9 cm (range,0.6-3.2 cm).The length of constriction was 2.0-3.0 cm in 3 patients,3.1-4.0 cm in 3 patients,4.1-5.0 cm in 11 patients,5.1-8.0 cm in 12 patients and more than 8.0 cm in 4 patients.The mean length,diameter and mean diameter of the constriction of 33 patients were 5.8 cm,0-0.5 cm and 0.2 cm.The performance at the junction of the normal wall and the stenosis was scuff syndrome in 7 patients and shoulder symptoms in 5 patients.Colonic dilatation above the obstructive segment was detected in 26 patients with multiple gas-fluid levels and in 7 patients with mainly gas.Twenty-nine patients had colonic dilatation at the proximal end of obstruction with the diameter of right colonic dilatation of 6.0 cm,diameter of left colonic dilatation of 4.0 cm and colonic collapse at the distal end of obstruction.Thirty-three patients had different grades of cecal dilatation with a mean diameter of 6.9 cm.Three patients had ischemic colitis including 1 patient with colonic perforation and free underarm gas.The serosal invasion or organ involvement of colon cancer was detected in 25 patients with unclear boundary and cable-strip or nodular opacities.Fourteen patients had lymph node metastases,with surrounding tumor or retroperitoneal heterogeneous enhancement,sacvariable necrosis area,short-tempered edge of lymph node,bar-type exudation surrounding some of lymph node.There was 3 patients with hepatic metastases and 1 with pulmonary metastasis.Conclusion Irregular and thickened colonic wall,irregular constriction of colonic lumen,scuff syndrome and shoulder symptoms at the junction of the normal wall,colonic dilatation above the obstructive segment and multiple gas-fluid levels are mainly characterics of CT examination for colon cancer combined with obstruction.

In order to investigate the clinical value of multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) in the diagnosis of colonic neoplasms,the clinical data of 57 patients who were confirmed as with colonic neoplasms were admitted to the Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital from June 2013 to June 2014.Patients received plain and enhanced scan of MSCT,multiplannar reconstruction (MPR),sliding thin-slab maximum intensity projection (STS-MIP) and curved planar reformation (CPR),and the results of these examinations were compared with the postoperative TNM stage.Of the 57 patients,tumors located at the cecum in 1 patient,ascending colon in 23 patients,hepatic region of the colon in 9 patients,transverse colon in 11 patients,splenic region of the colon in 1 patient,descending colon in 3 patients and sigmoid colon in 9 patients.The results of the CT examination were in accordance with the results of exploratory laparotomy.The wall of the intestine was irregular ring-like thickened in 57 patients.The thickening of the intestine ranged between 0.6-3.2 cm,and patients had intestinal stricture in different degrees.Sixteen patients had gas-fluid level and dilatation of the intestine and were presented with intestinal obstruction signs.Forty-two patients had nodular or mass shadow in sofi tissues,and the nodules or mass protruded into the intestinal cavity or outside of the intestinal cavity,and resulting in intestinal stricture.The junction of the mass and the adjacent intestinal wall was blurred or clear,and the thickness of the intestinal walls was normal.Carcinomatous ulcer was observed in 20 patients.The shape of the ulcer was crateriform.The serosa and (or) adjacent organs were invaded by the tumors in 47 patients.Twenty-seven patients had lymph node metastasis,including 6 had distal metastasis,4 had hepatic metastasis and 2 had pulmonary metastasis.The sensitivity and accuracy of the preoperative CT examination for T stage were 100.0％ (57/57) and 77.2％ (44/57),respectively.The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of the CT examination for N stage were 67.9％ (19/28),72.4％ (21/29) and 70.2％ (40/57),respectively.The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of the CT examination for M stage were 100.0％ (6/6),100.0％ (51/51) and 100.0％ (57/57),respectively.The results of CT examination for TNM stage were well correlated with the pathological examination for TNM stage (κ =0.592,0.514,1.000,P ＜0.05).MSCT scanning and post-processing technique are of important clinical value in depicting tumor location,size and morphology,delineating tumor extension,revealing lymph nodes and metastases,and confirming preoperative tumor TNM stage in patients with colonic neoplasms.

Objective To explore the role of microRNA (miR)-22 and miR-1825 in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of juvenile systemic lupus erythematous (JSLE).Methods The cases of JSLE hospitalized in Capital Institute of Pediatrics Teaching Hospital Affiliated to Peking University from June 2013 to May 2014 were selected as study group.The cases with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA),nephrotic syndrome (NS),Kawasaki disease (KD),Henoch-Schonlein purpura(HSP) were selected as patients control group.The healthy children were selected as healthy control group.The expression levels of miR-22 and miR-1825 in the plasma of JSLE,sJIA,NS,KD,HSP and healthy children were detected by using real-time PCR respectively.Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analysis was performed to evaluate the value of miR-22 and miR-1825 miRNA as a biomarker with the sensitivity and specificity.Three data bases,included Targetscan,PicTar and miRanda,were applied to predict the target gene.The target gene was analyzed by adopting Gene Ontology (GO) in terms of molecular function,biological process and cellular component,and by adopting Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) in terms of pathway.Results Compared with healthy children,the amount of miR-22 and miR-1825 in JSLE patients were lower,and there were significant differences(t =-3.076,-9.054,P ＜0.01,0.000 1).The levels of the miR-22 and miR-1825 miRNAs in controls of sJIA,NS,KD,HSP were significantly higher than those of JSLE (t =-4.410,-4.477,-4.494,-2.971,all P ＜ 0.000 1;t =-9.043,-6.045,-10.416,-8.712,all P ＜ 0.000 1),but there was no difference compared with healthy children(all P ＞ 0.05).The area under ROC curve(AUC) of miR-22 between JSLE and healthy children was 0.777.The AUC of miR-1825 between JSLE and healthy children was 1.000.The AUCs between JSLE and controls of sJIA,NS,KD,HSP of miR-22 were 0.731-1.000.The AUCs between JSLE and controls of sJIA,NS,KD,HSP of miR-1825 were 0.939-1.000.There was positive relation between the amount of miR-22 and complement C3 in plasma(r =0.493,P =0.027).Conclusions The amount of miR-22 and miR-1825 in the plasma of JSLE embrace the potential of distinguishing JSLE from healthy children,sJIA,NS,KD,HSP.MiR-22 has the ability to predict the activity of JSLE.

Objective To summarize the imaging features of computed tomography (CT)and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) combined with multi-technology imaging and compare its effects in the preoperative evaluation of malignant perihilar biliary obstruction.Methods The clinical data of 20 patients receiving CT and MRI who were diagnosed with malignant perihilar biliary obstruction by pathological examination at the Wuxi Second People's Hospital between January 2008 and April 2014 were retrospectively analyzed.Patients receiving CT combined with negative-contrast CT cholangiopancreatography (nCTCP) and computed tomography angiography (CTA) were allocated into the CT group,and patients receiving MRI combined with magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) were allocated into the MRI group.The images of the 2 groups were analyzed by 2 independent reviewers.The classification of malignant perihilar biliary obstruction,hepatic artery and portal vein invasions and lymph node and organ metastases were evaluated respectively,and then the results of evaluation were compared with the results of surgery and pathological examinations.The comparison between the accuracy of imaging examination in the 2 groups and accuracy of perihilar biliary obstruction classification were analyzed by the chi-square test.The comparison of evaluating accuracy (sensitivity and specificity) among vascular invasion and lymph node and organ metastases were done by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis,and the comparison of its accuracy were done by the z-score test.Results The imagings of bile duct involvement of the 2 groups showed that there were irregular thickening bile duct wall combined with retrograde intrahepatic bile duct dilatation.The symptoms of vascular invasion included the stricture and occlusion of blood vessels or more than half of vascular contact surface with tumor.The symptoms of lymph node metastasis included the enlarging short-axis or round-like circular enhanced lesions.The symptoms of organ involvement included the unclear boundary of lesions or low-density necrotic foci within organ.All the 20 patients underwent the surgical treatment,including 13 patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma and 7 patients with gallbladder carcinoma.Hepatic artery invasions were detected in 5 patients,portal vein invasions in 10 patients,lymph node metastases in 10 patients and organ metastases in 4 patients.The cases of classification of perihilar biliary obstruction,hepatic artery invasion,portal vein invasion,lymph node metastasis and organ metastasis which were evaluated respectively by reviewer 1 and 2 were 18/18,19/18,18/18,17/16 and 18/19 in the CT group and 17/16,14/13,17/16,15/14 and 19/18 in the MRI group.The imaging of the 2 groups were compared with the evaluating accuracies of classification of malignant hilar biliary obstruction,hepatic artery and portal vein invasions,lymph node and organ metastases in the 2 groups,showing no significant differences (x2=12.593,8.889,z=1.823,1.956,0.462,0.817,0.977,0.751,0.233,1.403,P＞0.05).Conclusion CT and MRI for malignant hilar biliary obstruction had the same imaging features,meanwhile,they can provide an equivalent performance in the classification of malignant hilar biliary obstruction,hepatic artery and portal vein invasions and lymph node and organ metastases.

Objective To summarize the characteristics and clinical value of multi-slice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) examination in the biliary gallbladder-duodenal fistula.Methods The imaging data of 28 patients with gallbladder-duodenal fistula who were admitted to the Wuxi No.2 Hospital of Nanjing Medical University between June 2012 and March 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.All the 28 patients received MSCT examinations,and the imaging changes were observed and analyzed,including the location of lesions,figures of fistulous tract,shrinking or enlarging gallbladder,pneumotosis and stones of gallbladder or bile duct.Results Of the 28 patients,fistula located at the duodenal bulb were detected in 14 patients,junction of the bulb and the descending part of the duodenum in 2 patients,ascending duodenum in 7 patients,horizontal part in 5 patients.Indirect signs of biliary gallbladder-duodenal fistula included that gallbladder volume in 28 patients was significantly reduced,cross sectional area of gallbladder was 2 cm × 1 cm-6 cm × 2 cm,and gallbladder wall was thickened with an average thickness of 5 mm (range,4-9 mm).Adhesion of gallbladder and duodenum,unclear boundary,structure disorder and visible effusion surrounding gallbladder were detected.Among 21 patients with biliary gas,19 patients had pneumotosis of gallbladder and 17 had biliary pneumatosis.Biliary stones were detected in 23 patients including cholecystolithiasis in 19 patients,gallbladder neck stones in 6 patients,common bile duct stones in 13 patients and intra-and extra-hepatic cholangiolithiasis in 1 patient.The diverticulum signs appeared in the duodenum of 11 patients.The direct signs of MSCT in the biliary gallbladder-duodenal fistula included that fistulous tract of 13 patients clearly showed and some were dumbbell-shaped.Two and 2 patients were complicated with gallstone ileus and multiple liver abscesses,respectively.The diagnostic results of MSCT in 28 patients were compared with the results of operative exploration,with an diagnostic concordance rate of 78.6％ (22/28),and the diagnostic concordance rate of gallbladder stones was 82.1％ (23/28).Conclusions The indirect signs of MSCT in patients with biliary gallbladder-duodenal fistula include pneumotosis of gallbladder or/ and biliary gas,gallbladder neck stones or common bile duct stones,gallbladder shrank,adhesion of gallbladder and duodenum,unclear boundary,diverticulum signs in the adhesions of duodenum and gallbladder,and clear orificium fistulae of gallbladder-duodenum is a direct sign of MSCT.

Objective To study the radiologic features and the diagnostic value of multi-slice spiral CT (Multi-slice CT, MSCT) in cholecysto-duodenal fistula.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 33 patients with cholecysto-duodenum fistula.Plain and IV enhanced MSCT were carried out on these patients.Results Of the 33 patients, the fistula was located at the duodenal bulb in 15 patients (45.5％) , the junction of the bulb and the descending part of the duodenum in 3 patients (9.1％) , the horizontal part in 5 patients (15.1％) and the ascending of the duodenum in 10 patients (30.3％).The CT signs of cholecysto-duodenum fistula included in 16 cases.The fistulae were clearly displayed including some fistulae being dumbbell-shaped.The indirect signs of cholecysto-duodenum fistula included in 2 cases the gallbladders were unclearly shown.In 1 case the gallbladder volume increased because of cancer and in another case because of acute cholecystitis.In 29 cases, the gallbladder volume was significantly reduced,with an average volume which ranged from 6 cm × 2 cm to 2 cm × 1 cm, and an average gallbladder wall thickening of 5 cm.There were extensive adhesions between the gallbladder and duodenum with visible effusion.In 26 cases, gas was present in the biliary system with 22 cases showing gallbladder gas, and 19 cases showing biliary pneumatosis.Biliary stones were present in 26 patients (gallbladder stones in 22 cases, gallbladder neck stones in 6 cases, common bile duct stones in 13 cases).At the site between the duodenum and the gallbladder there were radiological changes simulating a diverticulum.In 11 cases the changes were like a duodenal diverticula.The complications of cholecysto-duodenal fistula included 5 cases of gallstone ileus and 2 cases of multiple liver abscesses.Conclusions MSCT is important in depicting presence and location of cholecysto-duodenal fistula.The morphology and shape of the gallbladder, the presence of gas in the biliary system, the presence of stones and the surrounding adhesions could be fully demonstrated by MSCT.MSCT are important for diagnosing cholecysto-duodenal fistula and in the planning of surgery.

Chitosan-carboxymethyl-chitosan complex film was prepared by freeze drying. Some tests in vivo and in animal were employed, in order to evaluate it on biology. All results indicated that the film has not only good surface compatibility but also good structural compatibility. It can be more suitable for GTR technology.
Animals ; Biocompatible Materials ; chemical synthesis ; pharmacology ; Chitin ; analogs & derivatives ; Chitosan ; Materials Testing ; Membranes, Artificial ; Rabbits ; Rats ; Skin Irritancy Tests

Objective To analyze the typical imaging features of various internal biliary fistulas by multislice spiral CT (MSCT),and the diagnostic value.Methods the data of 56 cases of internal biliary fistula in Wuxi No.2 Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 2011 to March 2018 were analyzed retrospectively.All cases were examined by MSCT plain scan and enhanced examination.The imaging features of various biliary fistula were analyzed and studied.Results Among 56 cases of biliary fistula,39 cases were gallbladder duodenum fistula,and the diagnostic sensitivity was 87.2％ (34/39).The total coincidence rate was 85.7％ (48/56).21 cases were fistula formation,and 11 cases of narrow neck syndrome.Gallbladder bile duct fistula,liver-gallbladder fistula,bile duct and duodenal fistula of 6 cases were showed.In 4 cases of complex gallbladder fistulas,3 cases showed fistula clearly including 2 cases of fistula and a "clover" sign.In the indirect CT signs of 56 cases of internal biliary fistula,the common imaging features:atrophy of gallbladder or incarceration,stone incarceration of biliary tract,gallbladder or choledochal duct and cavity viscera.Conclusion MSCT scan can not only distinguish the type of biliary fistula and the structure of fistula,but also display the fistula,shape,atrophy of gallbladder,gallbladder and bile duct gas,stone and surrounding conditions,which have important guiding significance for the formulation of the operation scheme.

Cardio-oncology has developed into a new subspecialty of modern cardiology, and the clinical mentors usually need to guide students to focus on this frontier field. However, there are many deficiencies in the field of cardio-oncology training in China, and there is a lack of perfect teaching and training objectives and evaluation system. In order to adapt to the goal and orientation of talent training in cardio-oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University adopts a multi-disciplinary teaching mode. Corresponding teaching contents and training objectives are set according to the trainees at different levels of training, and various teaching methods and assessment forms are cooperated to explore and establish the training and assessment system of cardio-oncology for doctors at different levels. The system is put into practice, and the teaching effect is outstanding which has been widely recognized by teachers and students.