Objective To explore the diagnostic value of bronchoscopy combined materials drawn in multiply methods in patients with bacteriological negative pulmonary tuberculosis.Methods The clinical data of 74 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis were retrospectively analyzed.All the patients had sputum acid-fast staining more than three times,25 patients were sputum bacteriological positive and 49 patients were bacteriological negative or had no sputum.Bronchoscopy was performd in 28 cases,including biopsy examining,brush examining,bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF) smear and sputum spear acid-fast stain test.Results In 28 patients undergoing examination,microscopic abnormalities were found in 14 cases,taken 50.0％.15 cases performed lesion biopsy or transbronchiallung biopsy(TBLB) were diagnosed tuberculosis,taken 53.6％.Brush acid-fast staining was positive in 7 cases,taken 25.0％.BALF smear postive in 10 cases,taken 35.7％.And phlegm test after bronchoscope positive in 6 cases,taken 21.4％.Combined multiply index,23 cases finally diagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis,taken 82.1％.Conclusion Bronchoscopy with materials drawn in multiply methods has a high value in diagnosing bacteriological negative pulmonary tuberculosis,we should take advantage of it as soon as possible.

BACKGROUND:Screw fixation of the fractured vertebral body can share the stress of implant, increase fixing strength, and help to maintain the stability of late fracture. However, whether it can assist reduction using fracture vertebral screw, but no relevant clinical reports were found at present. OBJECTIVE:To explore the effectiveness of self-designed screw-assisted reduction of fractured vertebrae. METHODS:161 cases of thoracolumbar fracture who had been hospitalized between June 2001 and June 2009 were enrol ed in this study, including 101 males and 60 females, at the age of 22-67 years, averagely 36 years. By Denis classification, 64 cases affected burst fractures and 97 flexion-compression fractures. Fracture levels involved T11 (9 cases), T12 (63 cases), L1 (74 cases) and L2 (15 cases). The self-designed method of reduction assisted with screw insertion was used. The efficacy of this reduction method was evaluated by operation time, intraoperative bleeding, fracture union time, height ratio of anterior borders of injured and normal vertebrae, sagittal Cobb’s angle, and reduction of fragments.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The operation time ranged from 60 to 150 minutes, averaging 80 minutes. The intraoperative bleeding ranged from 67 to 750 mL, averaging 98 mL. The fol ow-up time ranged from 16 to 42 months in 161 patients. Fracture union time ranged from 10 to 18 weeks, averaging 12.6 weeks. The ratio of anterior heights and sagittal Cobb’s angle of fractured vertebrae were significantly improved from (54.39±9.60)%and (22.55±7.90)° respectively preoperati on to (82.80±6.63)%and (8.91°±5.85)° 12 months postoperation (P<0.05). The size of spinal canal was increased by (46.5±2.6)%postoperatively. CT scan revealed satisfactory fragment reduction and no deep infection appeared. These findings suggest that our self-designed screw-assisted reduction of the fractured vertebrae can improve the reduction quality in the treatment of thoracolumbar fractures.

Objective:This study was performed to investigate the feasibility of preservation of internal branch of superior laryngeal nerve(ibSLN) during transoral endoscopic surgery for hypopharyngeal squamous cancer(HSCC) and the influence on patient′s swallowing function after operation.Methods:From May 2020 to June 2021, the data of 29 HSCC patients who required for transoral endoscopic surgery in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University were prospectively included, and the included patients were divided into two groups randomly by lottery. According to whether ibSLN was actively dissected during operation, they were divided into ibSLN preservation group ( n=15) and control group ( n=14, without ibSLN preservation). Operation time, intraoperative hemorrhage, intraoperative neck dissection, postoperative radiotherapy, postoperative recurrence within 1 year, retention and swallowing function, the recovery of oral soft diet and the quality of life were compared between two groups. SPSS 25.0 software was used for statistical analysis. Results:The study included 29 eligible patients, including 25 males and 4 females.The age ranged from 42 to 67 (56.07±5.93) years. There were no significant differences( P>0.05) between 2 groups in the following data,including age( t=-0.56), gender( χ2=0.01), TNM stage(T stage χ2=0.29, N stage χ2=0.02), pathological diagnosis( χ2=0.03), preoperative swallowing function( χ2=0.00) and M. D. Anderson Dysphagia Inventory(MDADI) score(global t=0.55, emotional t=0.16, functional t=0.60, physical t=0.64), operation time( t=1.62) and intraoperative hemorrhage( t=-1.46), intraoperative neck dissection( χ2=0.01), postoperative radiotherapy( χ2=0.32), postoperative recurrence within 1 year( P>0.050). The swallowing function was evaluated by water swallowing test after operation. The swallowing function of ibSLN preservation group was better than control group, and the difference between two groups was statistically significant on the 1st ( χ2=4.44, P=0.035), 5th ( χ2=4.24, P=0.039) and 7th ( χ2=4.55, P=0.033) day after operation. On the 14th day after operation, the MDADI scores of patients in the ibSLN preservation group were higher than those in the control group in global ( t=2.45, P=0.021), functional ( t=2.54, P=0.017) and physical ( t=2.24, P=0.034) dimensions, except for emotional dimension ( t=1.89, P=0.070). The median time of oral soft diet( U=23.00, P<0.001), normal oral diet( U=21.00, P<0.001) and the nasogastric tube removal time ( U=18.50, P<0.001) in ibSLN preservation group was 2 days, 5 days and 6 days respectively, earlier than that in control group, which had statistically significant difference. Conclusion:Our results show that it is feasible to preserve the ibSLN during HSCC transoral endoscopic surgery, which can achieve rapid recovery of postoperative swallowing function.

Objective:To explore the feasibility and efficacy for the dissection and ligation of the superior laryngeal artery in endoscopic surgery for hypopharyngeal cancer.Methods:Eight cadaveric heads were selected, and the laryngopharynxes were harvested. The positions of the superior laryngeal arteries entering the larynxes were dissected and observed under endoscopic vision, and their anatomical characteristics were summarized. Twenty-nine patients (all were male, aged 39-74 years old) with hypopharyngeal cancer who underwent transoral endoscopic surgery at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University from January 2018 to December 2019 were selected, and the patients were randomly divided into two groups by drawing lots, namely, the superior laryngeal artery was actively dissected and occluded during surgery in observation group ( n=15) or not in control group ( n=14). The differences in surgical time, bleeding volume, postoperative complications, and postoperative disease-free survival rate were compared between the two groups. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS 25.0 software. Results:The entry point of the superior laryngeal artery into the larynx was approximately at the level of the superior edge of the thyroid cartilage, and entered the larynx at the posterior one-third of the lateral wall of the pyriform fossa. The superior laryngeal artery might be determined through endoscopic exploration in all patients of observation group. The endoscopic surgery time [(40.00±7.56) minutes] and intraoperative bleeding volume [(24.00±8.28) ml] in the observation group were respectively less than those [(48.57±14.06) minutes and (42.86±15.41) ml] in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( t=-2.064, P=0.049; t=-4.064, P=0.001). There was no case with postoperative bleeding in the observation group, but with one case of postoperative bleeding in the control group. Total disease free survival rate was 86.2% and there was no significant difference in disease free survival rates between the two groups during a follow-up period of at least 36 months ( P=0.986). Conclusion:Dissection of the superior laryngeal artery during endoscopic surgery for hypopharyngeal cancer is feasible, and pre-management and occlusion of the superior laryngeal artery can effectively reduce intraoperative bleeding.

Objective To investigate the effect of serum uric acid level on outcomes after intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Methods From April 2014 to January 2018I, patients with acute ischemic stroke received intravenous thrombolysis at the stroke unit of Shenzhen Second People's Hospital were enrolled retrospectively. The clinical outcomes were assessed according to the modified Rankin scale at 3 months after onset, > 2 were defined as poor outcome. The demographic and clinical data were compared between the good outcome group and the poor outcome group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the independent influencing factors of clinical outcomes. Results A total of 155 patients were enrolled, including 92 (59. 4％) in the good outcome group and 63 (40. 6％) in the poor outcome group. The serum uric acid level in the good outcome group was significantly higher than that in the poor outcome group (365. 465 ±100. 055 μmol/L vs. 325. 958 ±114. 704 μmol/L; t = -2. 227,P = 0. 027). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that there was a significant positive correlation between low serum uric acid levels and poor outcomes (They were divided into 4 levels according to the quantiles. ≥416. 01 μmol/L as reference; 350. 11- 416. 00 μmol/L: odds ratio [ OR ] 1. 414, 95％ confidence interval [CI] 0. 375-5. 339, P = 0. 609; 278. 61-350. 10 μmol/L: OR 3. 020, 95％ CI 0. 878- 10. 390, P = 0. 080; ≤ 278. 60 μmol/L: OR 4. 194, 95％ CI 1. 194-14. 726, P = 0. 025; trend test P =0. 013]. Conclusion Higher serum uric acid level is independently associated with good outcomes after intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke.