Objective:To investigate the effect of thrombin in preventing endoleaks and promoting sac regression after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm.Methods:Retrospective study was performed on patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) who were admitted to Peking University Third Hospital for endovascular repair (EVAR) from May 2018 to May 2023. Thrombin injection was performed during EVAR in patients with high risk of endoleaks, and the success rate of the operation, perioperative mortality (30 d), incidence of endoleak, thrombin-related allergic reactions and ectopic embolism were observed.Results:In 83 patients, the technical success rate was 100% (83/83). The average operation time was (89.9±17.1) min. The average hospitalization was (5.8±1.3) days. There were no thrombin-related allergic reactions and ectopic embolism in peri-operation. The median follow-up time was 36 months. Five patients lost follow-up. During the follow-up period, 3 patients died, of which 2 died of acute myocardial infarction at 16 and 24 months, respectively, and 1 died of lung cancer at 34 months. The remaining 75 patients survived, with an overall survival rate of 96.2% (75/78). Type Ⅱ internal leakage occurred in 3 of the 75 patients, with an incidence of 4.0%. The maximum diameter and volume of the sac did not increase significantly during follow-up, and conservative treatment was performed. The mean maximum sac diameter of 75 patients was (43.8±7.4) mm, which was significantly lower than that of (61.4±14.4) mm before EVAR ( P<0.001). The sac volume was also significantly decreased [(125.5±54.1) cm 3vs. (239.3±145.1) cm 3, P<0.01]. Conclusions:The use of thrombin in the prevention and treatment of endoleak during EVAR is safe and effective after mid-term follow-up. In the follow-up of EVAR, attention should be paid to the change of sac volume.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the safety and effectiveness of balloon occlusion and intra-sac thrombin injection in the endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. METHODS: From October 2019 to October 2022, the clinical data of 16 patients with rAAA treated with balloon occlusion technique and intra-sac thrombin injection combined with EVAR were retrospectively analyzed, including 13 males and 3 females, aged 42-85 years, with a median age of 70.5 years. The time of preoperative first aid (from hospital arrival to operation start), average operation time, stay in intensive care unit (ICU), average hospitalization time, success rate of surgical treatment, perioperative (30 d) mortality rate, incidence of complications, the maximum diameter and volume change of the aneurysm were observed and recorded. RESULTS: Among the 16 patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, the technical success rate was 100.0% (16/16). One patient died of multiple organ dysfunction 6 hours after operation. The success rate of surgical treatment was 93.8% (15/16). The preoperative first aid time was (53.3±6.2) min, the average operation time was (89.9±17.1) min, the stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) was (1.7±0.8) d, and the average hospitalization time was (7.8±1.3) d. The intraoperative balloon occlusion time was (32.4±4.1) min. The postoperative renal function of all the patients had no significant deterioration compared with that preoperative. Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) occurred in 1 patient after operation, which improved after CT puncture and drainage. The median follow-up time was 36 months. During the follow-up period, 1 patient died of acute myocardial infarction 2 years after operation, and the remaining 14 patients survived. Among the 14 follow-up patients, 1 type Ⅱ endoleak occurred, and no other types of endoleak occurred. By the end of the follow-up, the maximum diameter of the aneurysm sac in 14 patients was significantly lower than that before operation [(44.6±8.0) mm vs.(66.0±15.5) mm, P < 0.001], and in 12 patients with CTA, the volume of the aneurysm sac was significantly shrunk than that before operation [(311.7±170.3) mm³ vs. (168.6±68.1) mm³, P < 0.05]. CONCLUSION Balloon occlusion during endovascular repair is safe and effective in the treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm; intraoperative thrombin injection of the aneurysm sac can significantly reduce the incidence of intraoperative and postoperative abdominal compartment syndrome and endoleak and, to a certain extent, improve the success rate of treatment.
Humans ; Male ; Female ; Aged ; Balloon Occlusion/methods* ; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/surgery* ; Thrombin/administration & dosage* ; Retrospective Studies ; Aged, 80 and over ; Middle Aged ; Aortic Rupture ; Endovascular Procedures/methods* ; Adult ; Treatment Outcome ; Operative Time

OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of herombopag combined with recombinant human thrombopoietin （rhTPO） in the treatment of primary immune thrombocytopenia （ITP） in the real world. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted on the patients diagnosed with ITP in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College from January 2021 to December 2022. Among them， 98 patients who were treated with a combination of herombopag and rhTPO were included in the observation group， and 157 patients who were treated with rhTPO alone were included in the control group. The changes in platelet count， clinical efficacy， bleeding， platelet transfusion rate and adverse drug reactions before and after treatment were observed and compared between the two groups. RESULTS Since the 8th day of treatment， there was a statistically significant difference in platelet count between the two groups （[ 61.04±13.46）×109 L－1 in observation group， （52.11±12.06）× 109 L－1 in control group] （P＜0.05）， and there also was a statistically significant difference in the peak and stable values of platelet count between the two groups （P＜0.05）. The total effective rates of the observation group and the control group were 79.59% and 66.88%， with cumulative response rates of 81.32% and 68.68%， and median response durations of 8 days and 10 days， respectively； these differences were statistically significant （P＜0.05）. During the treatment period， the bleeding rates of the observation group and control group were 3.06% and 8.28% （P＜0.05）， bleeding events were categorized as grade 1 or 2， and platelet transfusion rates were 31.63% and 40.76%； the differences in bleeding rates and platelet transfusion rates between the two groups was statistically significant （P＜0.05）. The incidences of adverse drug reactions in the two groups were 11.22% and 9.55%， respectively， with no statistically significant difference （P＞0.05）， and no moderate to severe adverse drug reaction was found. CONCLUSIONS The combination of herombopag and rhTPO can significantly increase platelet levels and response rate， and reduce bleeding rate and platelet transfusion rate in ITP patients， with good safety.

Tetanus consists of neonatal tetanus and non-neonatal tetanus. Non-neonatal tetanus remains a serious public health problem, although neonatal tetanus has been eliminated in China since 2012. Non-neonatal tetanus is a potential fatal disease. In the absence of medical intervention, the mortality rate of severe cases is almost 100%. Even with vigorous treatment, the mortality rate remains 30%-50% globally. These specifications aim to regulate non-neonatal tetanus diagnosis and treatment in China, in order to improve medical quality and safety. These specifications introduce the etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and laboratory tests, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, grading and treatment of non-neonatal tetanus.

Purpose: Anterior gradient 3 (AGR3) belongs to human anterior gradient (AGR) family. The function of AGR3 on cancer remains unknown. This research aimed to investigate if AGR3 had prognostic values in invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) of breast cancer and could promote tumor progression. Materials and Methods: AGR3 expression was detected in breast benign lesions, ductal carcinoma in situ and IDC by immunohistochemistry analysis. AGR3’s correlations with clinicopathological features and prognosis of IDC patients were analyzed. By cell function experiments, collagen gel droplet-embedded culture drug sensitivity test and cytotoxic analysis, AGR3’s impacts on proliferation, invasion ability, and chemotherapeutic drug sensitivity of breast cancer cells were also detected. Results: AGR3 was up-regulated in luminal subtype of histological grade I-II of IDC patients and positively correlated with high risks of recurrence and distant metastasis. AGR3 high expression could lead to bone or liver metastasis and predict poor prognosis of luminal B. In cell lines, AGR3 could promote proliferation and invasion ability of breast cancer cells which were consistent with clinical analysis. Besides, AGR3 could indicate poor prognosis of breast cancer patients treated with taxane but a favorable prognosis with 5-fluoropyrimidines. And breast cancer cells with AGR3 high expression were resistant to taxane but sensitive to 5-fluoropyrimidines. Conclusion AGR3 might be a potential prognostic indicator in luminal B subtype of IDC patients of histological grade I-II. And patients with AGR3 high expression should be treated with chemotherapy regimens consisting of 5-fluoropyrimidines but no taxane.

Tetanus consists of neonatal tetanus and non-neonatal tetanus.Non-neonatal tetanus remains a serious public health problem,although neonatal tetanus has been eliminated in China since 2012.Non-neonatal tetanus is a potential fatal disease.In the absence of medical intervention,the mortality rate of severe cases is almost 100％.Even with vigorous treatment,the mortality rate is still 30％-50％ globally.These specifications aim to regulate non-neonatal tetanus diagnosis and treatment in China,in order to improve medical quality and safety.These specifications introduce the etiology,epidemiology,pathogenesis,clinical manifestations and laboratory tests,diagnosis,differential diagnosis,grading and treatment of non-neonatal tetanus.

Tetanus consists of neonatal tetanus and non-neonatal tetanus. Although neonatal tetanus in China has been eliminated since 2012, non-neonatal tetanus remains a serious public health problem. Non-neonatal tetanus is a potential fatal disease, and the mortality rate of severe cases is almost 100% in the absence of medical intervention. Even with vigorous treatment, the mortality rate is still 30~50% globally. In order to standardize the diagnosis and treatment of non-neonatal tetanus in China, this specification is hereby formulated. This standard includes etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, laboratory tests, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, classification, grading and treatment of non-neonatal tetanus.

Objective:To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of neglecting superficial femoral artery (SFA) recanalization for chronic lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliterans (ASO).Methods:Thirty-six cases treated for severe stenosis or occlusion of superficial femoral artery resulted from ASO were randomly divided into 2 groups.Twenty of them were treated by endovascular reconstruction of superficial femoral artery and the other 16 cases were not treated with their superficial femoral artery,but were only treated with the accompanied iliac and/or profunda femoral artery lesion.Results:There was no significant difference between the two groups on mean age,gender,ABI before treatment,accompanied diseases,Rutherford classification and trans-atlantic inter-society consensus (TASC) classification (P ＞ 0.05).One week after operation,the reconstruction group had better marked effect and total effective rate [75.0％ vs.12.5％ (P ＜0.001);90.0％ vs.37.5％ (P =0.001)] and lower no effective rate [10.0％ vs.62.5％ (P =0.001)],There was no significant difference between the two groups on effective rate [15.0％ vs.25.0％ (P =0.675)].The deteriorate cases in both groups were zero,and there was no morbidity of complications and death in both groups during the perioperative period.In the 3-month follow up,the reconstruction group had a better marked effect rate [65.0％ vs.25.0％ (P =0.017)];There was no significant difference between the two groups on the effective rate,no effective rate and total effective rate [20.0％ vs.43.8％ (P=O.124);15.0％ vs.31.3％ (P =0.422);85.0％ vs.68.8％ (P =0.422)].The deteriorate cases and morbidity of complications and death in both groups during the perioperative period were still zero.In the 6-and 12-month follow ups,there were no significant differences between the two groups on marked effect and total effective rate [60.0％ vs.37.5％ (P =0.180),80.0％ vs.87.5％(P=0.672);60.0％ vs.43.8％(P=0.332),85.0％ vs.87.5％(P=1.000)].The deteriorate case was zero in both groups,and there was no morbidity of complications and death in both groups.The limb salvage rate in both groups was 100％ during the whole follow up period.The reconstruction group had a higher cost [(53 367.4 ± 24 518.3) yuan vs.(30 397.5 ± 15 354.4) yuan(P =0.011)].There were 8 cases of SFA restenosis/ reocclusion during the follow up,three of which accepted another endovascular treatment,and the reoperation rate was 15.0％.while in the nonreconstruction group,there was no case that needed another endovascular therapy,and the reoperation rate was zero.Conclusion:Only dealing with accompanied iliac and profunda artery lesion and neglecting superficial femoral artery reconstruction is a safe,effective and inexpensive therapy for chronic lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliterans,and should be the preferred alternative for some patients.

Objective To evaluate a new prenatal diagnosis model of chromosomal abnormalities and nine microdeletion syndromes by using both traditional karyotyping and a newly-developed rapid prenatal diagnosis technology, BACs-on-Beads (BoBs) technique. Methods From June 2012 to December 2014, 807 pregnant women with high risk after screening or with other indicators, were performed amniocentesis. Traditional karyotyping and BoBs were employed simultaneously for prenatal diagnosis. Results Thirty-two cases with chromosome aneupoidies were successfully detected both by BoBs and karyotyping, including 18 cases of trisomy 21, 6 cases of trisomy 18, 1 case of trisomy 13, and 7 cases with sex chromosome abnormality. All 8 fetuses with chromosome structural abnormalities detected by karyotyping were missed by BoBs;while BoBs contributed more in detection of five microdeletion syndrome cases, including 3 cases of DiGeorge syndromes (two with microduplication and one with microdeletion), one case of Miller-Dieker syndrome, and one case of Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. Conclusion Combined use of traditional karyotyping and BoBs, is a rapid and effective prenatal diagnosis model that may enlarge our horizon on chromosomal diseases and should be widely used in future clinical service.

Objective To analyze CT findings of insulinoma,and to summarize the causes of missed diagnosis of nontypical insuli-noma.Methods Clinical and CT manifestations of 18 patients with 18 insulinomas were analyzed retrospectively which were proved by surgery and pathology,and the causes of the missed diagnosis of nontypical insulinoma were also summarized.Results 10 patients with 10 insulinoma underwent CT plain scan with isodensity in 9 and slightly lower density in 1 with thread-like capsule.Other 18 patients underwent enhanced CT scan,10 of whom showed obvious enhancement in arterial phase with isodentisy in 6 and slightly higher density in 4 in portal phase,and isodensity in 10 in delayed phase.4 lesions showed mild-to-moderate enhancement in arterial phase with slightly higher density than normal pancreas in 2 and isodentisy in 2 in portal phase,and slightly higher density than nor-mal pancreas in 1 and similar density to pancreas in 3 in delayed phase.In portal phase,the enhanced degree in 8 was similar to the pancreas,and that in 6 was slightly higher or higher than that of pancreas.In delayed phase,13 were similar to the pancreas and other 1 was higher than that.3 of 18 lesions were easily missed,and 4 lesions with missed diagnosis showed isodensity on plain CT and en-hanced CT,and were further detected by other imaging methods.Conclusion Multiphase enhancement CT scanning can be used as the first choice for the insulinoma.