Objective:To explore the efficacy and safety of posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (PRA) in the prone position.Methods:The clinical data of 74 patients who underwent PRA in the prone position in our hospital from January 2019 to February 2021 were reviewed. There were 36 males and 38 females, with an average age was (54.4±12.5) years old. The body mass index was (24.03±3.5) kg/m 2. CT scans of the adrenal glands were performed before operation. There were 39 cases of adrenal tumors on the left side, 33 cases on the right side, and 2 cases on both sides. The diameter of adrenal tumors shown on CT was (2.4±1.3) cm. Among them, 22 cases were diagnosed of non-functional adrenal tumors, 21 cases were primary aldosteronism, 8 cases were Cushing syndrome, and 23 cases were pheochromocytoma . The PRA in the prone position were performed in all 74 patients(76 sides). Results:The operation was performed successfully in all 74 patients(76 sides), of which 42 cases underwent unilateral adrenalectomy, 30 cases underwent unilateral partial adrenalectomy and 2 cases underwent bilateral adrenalectomy. The operation time was (53.2±16.1) min for 76 sides, and the time of two bilateral cases was 70 min and 115 min respectively. The median time of rainage tube indwelling was 3(0, 4) d, and the hospital stay was (4.2±0.9) d. The pathological diagnosis: there were 32 cases of adrenal cortical adenoma, 8 cases of adrenal cortical hyperplasia nodule, 5 cases of adrenal cyst, 7 cases of adrenal medullary lipoma, and 22 cases of adrenal pheochromocytoma. No adverse complications occurred during the perioperative period. The patients were followed-up for (12.5±2.7) months, and no tumor recurrence or long-term complications occurred.Conclusions:Posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy in the prone position has the advantages of reducing bleeding and exudation, and rapid recovery after surgery, which provides a safe and effective surgical method for the treatment of adrenal tumors.

Objective To compare the accuracy of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance (DCE-MRI) and SPECT in the measurement of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in renal allografts.Methods Sixty renal transplant recipients were enrolled in this study.DCE-MRI and SPECT were used to measure the GFR of the transplanted kidneys,and compared with the endogenous creatinine clearance rate (Ccr).Bias,precision,correlation and Bland-Altman agreement were calculated for each modality compared with the endogenous Ccr.Results In 60 renal transplant recipients,the corrected Ccr was (60.63 ± 24.83) ml · min-1 · 1.73 m-2.The GFR measured by SPECT was (65.31 ± 17.08) ml · min-1 · 1.73 m-2,and (50.44 ± 22.78) ml · min-1 · 1.73 m-2 by MRI,respectively.The bias of GFR-SPECT was 4.69 ml·min-1 · 1.73 m-2,and the precision was 23.76 ml·min-1 1.73 m-2.The bias of GFR-MRI was-10.18 ml·min-1 ·1.73 m-2,and the precision was 13.87 ml·min-1 · 1.73 m-2.Correlation analysis showed that GFR-MRI and the endogenous Ccr had a good correlation (r=0.833,P＜0.01),GFR-SPECT and the endogenous Ccr had a moderate correlation (r=0.406,P＜0.01),and GFR-MRI and GFR-MRI had a poor correlation (r=0.342,P ＜0.01).Bland-Altman analysis showed a confidence interval of 95.3 ml·min-1 ·1.73 m-2 for GFR-SPECT and 62.3 ml· min-1 · 1.73 m-2 for GFR-MRI.Conclusion DCE-MRI can be used as confidently as SPECT to evaluate the renal function of transplanted kidneys in the same time of determining anatomical information.

Objective To discuss the risk factors on short-term prognosis after kidney transplantation from donors after cardiac death (DCD). Methods We retrospectively analyzed the information of donors and recipients who performed DCD donor kidney transplantation in our center between January 2011 and August 2015, including 64 donors and 95 recipients. Also, we analyzed the potential relationship among donors' clinical characteristics and the early recovery of graft function, including the incidence of delayed graft function(DGF)and the serum creatinine (SCr) on the 90th day, and infection rate after kidney transplantation.Results We found that when donors had the factors of WIT>10 min, urine volume<100 ml/h, SBP≤100 mmHg or a history of CPR, the incidence of recipients' DGF were 55.6%,73.3%,62.5%,77.8% respectively with a significant difference. Recipients would have more chance to be infected if donors have the following characteristics: male, older than 50 years, died of cerebral hemorrhage which was caused by cardiovascular diseases, WIT>30 min, treated in ICU for more than 10 days or infection. Conclusions Nowadays, DCD has become the main graft source in Chinese kidney transplantation. This research indicates that the donors' factors may affect the recovery of graft function and the incidence of infection after kidney transplantation to some extent.By evaluating rigorously and preserving quality of renal grafts carefully, DCD would become more safe and valid.