OBJECTIVE: This article discusses the clinical features and treatment methods of the inflammatory reaction associated with cochlear implants, and analyzes the possible pathogenesis and related factors. METHOD: We retrospectively analyzed postoperative inflammation cases from February 2002 to October 2013 among 825 cochlear implantation patients. Their symptoms, signs and treatment processes and outcomes were described and summarized. RESULT: Incidence of implants related inflammatory reaction was 1.58%. The onset time ranged from 2 months to 11 years post-operatively. There were 6 cases of implants related non-infectious inflammation, with an incidence of 0.73% (6 of 825). Post auricular swelling and subcutaneous non-infectious discharge were found in all these 6 cases. Pressure dressing with bandage and steroid, antihistamine medications was effective. There were 7 cases of post auricular infection, with an incidence of 0.85%, resulted from flap trauma or acute otitis media. Antibiotics and drainage was used for them to treat the infection, and rotation scalp flaps were used to cover the exposed device. Five of these cases were cured but cochlear implants had to be removed out in the other 2 cases of staphylococcus aureus infection. CONCLUSION Cochlear implantation surgery is safe and effective for profound deafness. However, the implants-related non-infectious and infectious inflammatory reaction impacts the effect of cochlear implants, even lead to removal of the implants.
Child, Preschool ; Cochlear Implantation ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Inflammation ; epidemiology ; Male ; Postoperative Complications ; epidemiology ; Surgical Wound Infection ; epidemiology

From ethyl acetate fraction of Chinese Anthopleura xanthogrammica B, collected from Qingdao beach, three new glycerolipids named 1-O-hexadecanoyl-2-O (9-oc-tadecenoyl )-3-O-( 9, 12-octadecadienoyl ) glycerol (3)'1-O-hexadecahoyl-3-O-(14-eiosyle-cenoyl)glycerol (4)and l-O-(9,12-octadecadienoyl)-2-O-(9,12-octadecadienoyl)glycerol (5) as well as two lipidic acids named 9,12-octadecadienoic acidd) and 9,14-docosandienoic acid (2) were isolated. Their structures were identified by various spectrial(IR,PNMR ,CNMR, MS,et al)analysis and chemical conversion.

OBJECTIVE: To observe the inhibitory effect of FA-MNP-MMP-9-ASODN nanocomposite on nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) HNE-1 cell in vitro. METHOD: To observe the MMP-9 mRNA and protein expression levels, proliferation ability, cell apoptosis and invasion ability of HNE-1 cell 48 hours after FA-MNP-MMP-9-ASODN transfection by RT-PCR, Western-blot, MTT assay, flow cytometry and Matrigel invasion test. RESULT: MMP-9 mRNA and protein expression in HNE-1 cell of FA-MNP-MMP-9-ASODN group was significantly decreased compared to control group and nonsense sequence group of FA-MNP-MMP-9-NSODN. At the same time, for the HNE-1 cell in FA-MNP-MMP-9-ASODN group, growth inhibition rate was about 35.66%, proliferation activity significantly decreased compared to the control group and the nonsense sequence group, cell cycle was also inhibited, cell apoptosis rate was about 12.60%, the apoptosis rate was significantly higher than that in the control group and the nonsense sequence group. Invasion assay showed that the transmembrane cells in FA-MNP-MMP-9-ASODN group were about 21.00, significantly lower than that in the control group and the nonsense sequence group. CONCLUSION By inhibiting the expression of MMP-9, FA-MNP-MMP-9-ASODN nanocomposites could reduce NPC cell proliferation and invasion ability, and promote apoptosis, it had a good inhibitory effect in vitro.
Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Carcinoma ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Humans ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 ; metabolism ; Nanocomposites ; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; Transfection

To study the chemical constituents of sea anemone, Anthopleura stell Verrill.Methods　The chemical constituents were isolated and purified by chromatographic methods and their structures elucidated by chemical evidences and spectra data.Results　5 nucleosides were obtained and identified from the ethanolic extract as 2-hydroxy purine (Ⅰ); deoxyinosine (Ⅱ); 1-methylxanthosine (Ⅲ); deoxyguanosine (Ⅳ), and deoxyribo-thymidine (Ⅴ).Conclusion　Compound Ⅲ was a new natural product， while the others were found from sea anemone for the first time.

Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics and prognosis of acute pyelonephritis (APN) in children.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed in 230 pediatric patients with APN admitted from January 2009 to December 2010.The clinical characteristics,etiology,drug-resistant and prognosis were reviewed,and logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the risk factors of renal scarring after APN.Results Among 230 patients with APN,93 were boys and 137 were girls with a malefemale ratio of 1∶ 1.47.Ninety-nine patients were younger than 1 year with a male-female ratio of 1.30∶1 ;75 patients were 1 to 5 year with a male-female ratioof 1 ∶ 2.75 ; 56 patients were older than 5 year with a male-female ratio of 1∶2.29.A total of 106 strains were detected,in which 91 strains were Gram-negative bacteria,13 strains were Gram-positive bacteria and 2 strains were fungus.The most frequent bacteria were Escherichia coli (65 strains,61.32％),Klebsiella pneumonia (13 strains,12.6％) and Enterococcus faecium (9 strains,8.49％).Forty-four strains of Escherichia coli produced ESBLs,and all of them were resistant to ampicillin,part of them resistant to cephalosporin,compound sulfamethoxazole and aztreonam,but all were sensitive to amikacin,amoxicillin/clavulanic acid,nitrofurantoin,and imipenem.Renal emission computed tomography (ECT) was performed again in 52 children who were followed up for 6-12 months,in which 31 cases (59.62％) developed renal scar,and 21 cases (40.38％) were recovered.Abnormalities in urinary system or vesicoureteric reflux were identified as the risk factors for renal scarring after APN (OR =6.89,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The incidence of APN in children drops with age,which is frequently in the males younger than 1 year,and in the females older than 1 year.Escherichia coli is the most frequent pathogen of APN in children,and most strains are multidrug resistant.Children with abnormalities in urinary system or vesicoureteric reflux are prone to develop renal scarring.

Objective To compare the clinical effects of closed reduction and intramedullary nailing versus open reduction and plate fixation in the treatment of displaced midshaft clavicular fractures.Methods A prospective,randomized,controlled trial was performed between July 2012 and May 2014 in 194 patients with acute displaced midshaft clavicular fracture.They were 136 males and 58 females,from 16 to 65 years of age.They were randomly divided into 2 groups to received either closed reduction and intramedullary nailing (n =98) or open reduction and plate fixation (n =96).We recorded operation time,intraoperative blood loss,hospitalization expenses,fracture healing time and complication rate.Functional assessments were conducted at 3,6 and 12 months using the Disabilities of the Arm,Shoulder and Hand (DASH) and Constant-Murley scores.The preoperative general data showed no statistical significance between the 2 groups (P ＞ O.05).Results All the 194 patients were followed up for 12 to 27 months (average,15.6 ±3.1 months).The operation time (27.7 ± 16.3 min),intraoperative blood loss (18.6 ± 14.4 mL),hospitalization expenses (12,462.0 ±3,263.4 yuan),and fracture healing time (12.1 ± 3.0 weeks) in the intramedullary nailing group were significantly better than those(62.3 ± 19.4 min,40.3 ± 17.4 mL,24,760.0 ± 3,320.4 yuan,and 16.9 ± 2.8 weeks) in the plate fixation group (P ＜ 0.05).At 3 months after surgery,the DASH (13.4 ± 3.5) and Constant-Murley (88.5 ±5.9) scores in the plate fixation group were significantly better than those (24.8 ± 6.7 and 69.1 ± 6.2,respectively) in the intramedullary nailing group (P ＜ 0.05).At 6 and 12 months after surgery,there were no significant differences in the Constant-Murley scores or DASH scores between the 2 groups (P ＞ 0.05).The complication rate in the intramedullary nailing group (25.5％,25/98) was significantly higher than in the plate fixation group (9.4％,9/96) (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions In the treatment of displaced midshaft clavicular fractures,compared with open reduction and plate fixation,closed reduction and intramedullary nailing has advantages of less invasion,lower cost and faster fracture healing,but a disadvantage of higher complication rate.The 2 treatments may lead to similar functional recovery of the shoulder.

Objective To investigate the different exposure and treatment methods for the chorda tympanic nerve in middle ear surgery, and discuss the surgery techniques and the feasibility of the chorda tympanic nerve protection.Methods From September 2013 to March 2016, 155 cases of middle ear surgeries at Zhujiang hospital were included in this study, including 24 cases of type I tympanoplasty, 6 cases of atticotomy and type I tympanoplasty, 22 cases of atticotomy and type II tympanoplasty, 23 cases of canal-wall-up mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty,74 cases of canal-wall-down mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty, 6 cases of stapedotomy.The conditions of exposure and protection of the chorda tympanic nerve in the operation were compared, and their taste function at 3 days to 1 months postoperatively through questionnaires were evaluated.Results The preservation rate of the chorda tympanic nerve was up to 89.03%(138/155).There were 17 cases of chorda tympanic nerve injuries, of which 15 cases suffered hypogeusia with the rate being 88.2%(15/17).In 126 cases of the complete protection of the chorda tympanic nerve, 13 of them appeared hypogeusia at 10.3% (13/126), but they recovered within 1 months postoperatively.One case of delayed facial paralysis occurred in 16 days postoperatively, and recovered completely after 2 weeks of treatment with glucocorticoids.There was a significant difference in the incidence of postoperative abnormal taste between the complete protection of the chorda tympanic nerve and fracture during operation.Conclusion According to the different position and exposure of chorda tympanic nerve, the individual measures should be taken in middle ear surgery to protect the chorda tympanic nerve.

Objective:To compare the reliability between infrared thermal imaging technology(IRT) and colour Doppler ultrasound (CDU) in the detection of perforators for anterolateral femoral perforator flap(ALTPF).Methods:From September, 2017 to September, 2019, a total of 25 patients(16 males and 9 females, aged 12-53 years old with an average age of 38.7 years old) underwent ALTPF surgery for the purpose of resurfacing and reconstruction. All patients had pedicled or free ALTPF sized from 5.0 cm×8.0 cm to 7.5 cm×30.0 cm. Among all cases, 21 received free flaps and 4 received pedicled flaps. All patients underwent routine IRT and CDU examinations to locate the perforators preoperatively.Results:Of the 25 patients, CDU detected 53 perforators and IRT detected 51 "hot spots". There were 50 "hot spots" that corresponded to the findings of CDU with a κ index at 0.712( P<0.05), representing a high degree of consistency. The sensitivity and specificity were 94.3% and 85.7%, respectively. Conclusion:IRT has a high consistency in detecting perforators for ALTPF in comparison with CDU. IRT features portable, low cost, non-invasive, and easy to operate. At the same time, IRT has advantages in the patients who have thin subcutaneous tissue. With higher accuracy, IRT is expected to become an important part of preoperative perforator navigation.

OBJECTIVE: To construct FA targeted magnetic nanocomplex (FA-MNP-MMP-9-ASODN) loading matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) antisense oligonucleotide (ASODN) and evaluate its targeting capacity and efficiency of gene transfection to folate receptor (FR) positive NPC. METHOD: FA-MNP-MMP-9-ASODN was constructed by MMP-9-ASODN coupling with FA-MNP prepared by our research team through the aldehyde-ammonia condensation reaction. To analyze the feasibility of ASODN coupling with nanocarrier agarose gel electrophoresis. Two kinds of HNE-1 and CNE-2 cells and implanted tumors phagocytosis of FA-MNP-MMP-9-ASODN were observed by MRI on tumor-bearing nude mice, iron staining and TEM. To analyze gene transfection of the vector by observing FITC in the cell. RESULT: The electrophoresis results revealed ASODN successfully coupling with FA-MNP. HNE-1 cell can effectively ingest the nanocomposite,with more FITC in the cell, but CNE-2 cell had not uptake for the nanocomposite, with no FITC in the cell. By comparing with CNE-2 tumor, HNE-1 tumor also can efficiently swallow the nanocomposite. CONCLUSION FA-MNP-MMP-9-ASODN nanocomplex is constructed successfully with good FA targeting ability and gene transfection.
Animals ; Folic Acid ; genetics ; Genetic Vectors ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 ; genetics ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Mice, Nude ; Nanocomposites ; Neoplasm Transplantation ; Oligonucleotides, Antisense ; genetics ; Transfection

OBJECTIVETo investigate the related parameters of the temporal bone structure for determining the position of implanting electrode into the scala tympani in cochlear implantation surgery through the facial recess and epitympanum approach.

METHODSIn a surgical simulation experiment, 20 human temporal bones were studied and measured to determine the related parameters of the temporal bone structure.

RESULTSThe distance 5.91∓0.29 mm between the short process of the incus and the round window niche, 2.11∓0.18 mm between the stapes and the round window niche, 6.70∓0.19 mm between the facial nerve in the perpendicular paragraph and the round window niche, 2.22∓0.21 mm from the pyramidal eminence to the round window, and 2.16∓0.14 mm between the stapes and the round window. The minimal distance between the implanting electrode and the vestibular window was 2.12∓0.19 mm. The distance between the cochleariform process and the round window niche was 3.79∓0.17 mm. The position of the cochlear electrode array insertion into the second cochlear turn was 2.25∓0.13 mm under the stapes. The location of the cochlear electrode array insertion into the second cochlear turn was 2.28∓0.20 mm inferior to the pyramidal eminence.

CONCLUSIONThese parameters provide a reference value to determine the different positions of cochlear electrode array insertion into the scale tympani in different patients.

Adult ; Cochlea ; anatomy & histology ; surgery ; Cochlear Implantation ; Cochlear Implants ; Ear, Middle ; anatomy & histology ; surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Round Window, Ear ; anatomy & histology ; surgery ; Scala Tympani ; anatomy & histology ; surgery