DNA double-strand break repair (DSBR) pathways are important repair pathways in human. DSBR pathways repair damaged DNA, maintain the integrity of the genetic information and therefore suppress cancer. More and more researches have indicated important roles of DSBR pathway genes in the development and treatment of ovarian cancer.

Objective To investigate the application of permissive hypercapnia in the thoraco-scopic surgery of neonates with congenital esophageal atresia.Methods Thirty newborns with con-genital esophageal atresia,seventeen males,thirteen females,aged 1-5 days,weighing 1.42-3.28 kg, ASA physical status Ⅱ or Ⅲ,undergoing the thoracoscopic surgery,were randomly divided into group P and group C,n =1 5 in each group.The newborns were intratracheally intubated and adopted intravenous anesthesia combining inhalational anesthesia.FiO 2 100%,fresh gas flow 2 L/min,then adjusted the respirator parameters according to the results of airway pressure and arterial blood gas a-nalysis.Group P maintained PaCO 2 ranging at 60-80 mm Hg,group C maintained PaCO 2 ranging at 35-45 mm Hg.Arterial blood gas analysis was conducted respectively before artificial pneumothorax (T0 ),1 5 min after foundation of artificial pneumothorax (T1 ),30 min after foundation of artificial pneumothorax (T2 ),60 min after foundation of artificial pneumothorax (T3 )and 1 5 min after artifi-cial pneumothorax (T4 ).Two hours after surgery,a chest X ray photograph was taken to observe pneumothorax.The time from the end of the surgery to the ventilator weaning was recorded. Results At T1-T3 ,the PET CO 2 [(73.93 ± 3.53 )mm Hg vs.(41.53 ± 1.59 )mm Hg,(73.46 ± 3.04)mm Hg vs.(41.30±1.29)mm Hg,(74.13±2.85)mm Hg vs.(41.67 ±1.35)mm Hg]in group P were greatly higher than those in group C (P <0.05);the arterial blood pH value of group P (7.25±0.02 vs.7.38 ± 0.03,7.24 ± 0.01 vs.7.37 ± 0.03,7.25 ± 0.01 vs.7.38 ± 0.02 )were greatly lower than those in group C (P <0.05);PaCO 2 [(74.80±2.45)mm Hg vs.(41.93±1.39) mm Hg,(75.33±2.1 9)mm Hg vs.(42.01±1.31)mm Hg,(75.20±2.08)mm Hg vs.(42.13± 1.1 9)mm Hg ] were greatly higher than those in group C (P < 0.05 ).The incidence of pneumothorax of group P was obviously lower than that of group C (6.7% vs.40.0%,P <0.05 ). There was no statistically significant difference of the time from the end of surgery to the ventilator weaning [(3.6±0.6)d vs.(3.5 ±0.6)d]between the two groups.Conclusion Permissive hyper-capnia significantly reduces the incidence of pneumothorax in the thoracoscopic surgery of neonates with congenital esophageal atresia.Permissive hypercapnia (PaCO 2 60-80 mm Hg)can be safely ap-plied to the thoracoscopic surgery of neonates with congenital esophageal atresia.

Objective To define the correlation between the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and metastasis-related gene nm-23-H 1, and to correlate their espressions with clinical features,radiosensitivity and prognostic variables in exophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), to establish some biological parameters obtained prior to therapy though which we can predict radiosensitivity and outcome.Methods PCNA and nm-23-H 1 expression protein were determined by immunohistochemical technique with formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded specimens from 59 patients with ESCC who had received definitive radical radiation and had been followed up for more than 3 years. The values were assessed by distributions of patients , disease factors, including age,sex,lesion site,legth ,histological grade and prognosis.Results The findings showed that the mean labelling indices of PCNA and nm-23-H 1 were significantly higher in ESCC than in the normal esophageal tissue (P0.05).Conclusions PCNA and nm-23-H 1 indices can be taken as biological endpoints to predicting therapeutic response, local and systemic control of disease.

Objective To study the effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-(OH)2D3) on experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) and its immune-modulating mechanisms. Methods 1,25-(OH)2D3 were given to Lewis rats immunized with myelin basic protein (MBP) in complete Freud’s adjuvant (CFA) respectively on the same day of immunization (the prevented group) and the presenting day of symptoms (the treated group). Then clinical symptoms were scored until the 13th day after immunization, when rats were sacrificed. Mononuclear cells (MNC) in draining lymph nodes were collected for the following studies: (1)Total number of MNC in the lymph nodes were counted. (2) Numbers of CD~+4CD~+ 25 cells and CD~+ 86 cells were determinated by flow cytometry. (3) The concentrations of interferon(IFN)-? and interleukin(IL)-4 in cell culture supernatant were measured by enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA). Results 1,25-(OH)2D3 could delay the peak EAE severity in the prevented group while it could relieve the progression of EAE and lower the peak score in the treated group (3.3?0.6 vs 4.0?0.3, P

Objective To evaluate the clinical effect of the application of simultaneous metal stents for treatment of biliary and duodenal obstruction. Methods A retrospective review of clinical data in 32 patients underwent simultaneous placement of biliary and duodenal metal stent was performed. Changes of bilirubin and liver function indexes were observed before and after treatment in patients. Results The biliary stent placement and duodenal stent placement were successively performed in all patients. The indexes of liver function were improved, and the symptoms were relieved. Conclusion The combined self-expandable metal stenting for biliary and duodenal obstruction is a safe and effective treatment method.

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 features of common bile duct adenoma under endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS).Methods:Clinical data of 15 patients with common bile duct adenomas confirmed by pathology from January 2015 to January 2020 in Tianjin Nankai Hospital were analyzed retrospectively. The patients′ EUS features were summarized.Results:The common bile duct adenoma was characterized by homogeneous soft tissue mass with medium or low echo and clear boundary, floating in the bile duct with no movement under EUS. EUS diagnosis of 14 out of 15 patients was consitent with the pathology, and the diagnostic consistency was 93.3%. One patient with a movable lesion was misdiagnosed as cholestasis by EUS. One patient had two solitary adenomas, located in the middle and lower part of the common bile duct, and 14 others had single adenoma. There were 9 adenomas in the lower part, 4 in the ampulla, 2 in the upper part, and 1 in the middle of the common bile duct. The pathological findings were 7 cases of villous adenoma with high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia, 4 cases of local malignant changes; 6 villous tubular adenoma with high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia, 3 local malignant changes; 2 villous tubular adenoma with low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia; and 1 papillary adenoma.Conclusion:EUS, helpful for the qualitative diagnosis, can be used as an important technique to improve the diagnosis of common bile duct adenoma.

Objective:To evaluate the precise guidance of intraoperative ultrasound for closed reduction and fixation with intramedullary titanium elastic nail (TEN) in the treatment of clavicle fractures.Methods:The data of 40 patients with fresh clavicle fracture were retrospectively analyzed who had undergone closed reduction and TEN fixation under precise guidance of intraoperative ultrasound at Department of Emergency Trauma, Shandong Wendeng Osteopathic Hospital from January 2017 to March 2019. They were 25 males and 15 females, aged from 25 to 68 years (average, 52.1 years), with 27 cases on the left side and 13 on the right. Reduction and fixation of the fracture was monitored during operation to avoid iatrogenic injuries to the subclavian brachial plexus nerve, subclavian artery and vein and thoracic cavity. The Neer scoring was used at the last follow-up to assess shoulder joint function and complications were recorded.Results:Closed reduction and TEN fixation was completed uneventfully in all the 40 patients under precise guidance of intraoperative ultrasound. The operation time ranged from 20 to 56 min, averaging 36 min; the blood loss from 10 to 35 mL, averaging 22 mL. No injury occurred to the subclavian brachial plexus, subclavian artery or vein, or thoracic cavity. The 40 patients were followed up for 4 to 6 months (average, 4.8 months). All fractures achieved bony union, with no displacement or breakage of internal fixation, or fracture malunion. At the last follow-up, the shoulder joint function was good, with Neer scores ranging from 85 to 95 points (average, 93.1 points).Conclusion:The precise guidance of intraoperative ultrasound improves surgical accuracy and safety, making the closed reduction and TEN fixation a safe and minimally invasive treatment for clavicle fractures.

Objective:To investigate the feasibility and safety of perimembranous ventricular septal defects (PmVSD) closure solely by femoral vein approach under transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) guidance.Methods:From January 1,2014 to May 31,2016,26 patients with PmVSD in Second Xiangya Hospital were selected,with age at 3.2-6.0 (4.3±0.7) years old and body weight at 15.0-19.5 (16.7±1.4) kg.The diameter of VSD was 3.5-4.8 (4.1±0.3) mm.All patients were treated by percutaneous PmVSD closure solely by femoral vein approach under TEE guidance.The effect of the procedure was evaluated by TEE and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE).The clinical follow-up study was conducted by TTE at 1,3,6 and 12 month (s) after the procedure.Results:Twenty cases were successfully treated with percutaneous PmVSD closure solely by femoral vein approach under TEE guidance,and the success rate was 76.9％.Six patients were converted to perventricular closure under TEE guidance because the guide wire in two cases or catheter in other cases could not pass through PmVSD.The diameter of symmetrical VSD occluder was 6.0-7.0 (6.2±0.4) mm.The procedural time was 12.0-64.0 (26.8±6.3) min.The residence time at ICU was 1.8-2.4 (26.8±6.3) h.The in-hospital time was 4.0-5.0 (4.4±0.5) d.There were 3 patients with immediate post-operative trivial residual shunt and incomplete right bundle branch block (IRBBB).All patients survived with no peripheral vascular injury or complications such as tricuspid regurgitation,pericardial tamponade and pulmonary infection.The residual shunt disappeared in 3 patients and IRBBB became normal rhythm in 3 patients at 1 month follow-up time point.No patients suffered from occluder malposition,residual shunt,pericardial effusion,arrhythmia (atrio-ventricular block),aortic valve regurgitation and tricuspid regurgitation.Conclusion:TEE-guided percutaneous PmVSD closureby femoral vein approach is safe and effective.

Objective To analyze the clinicopathologic factors affecting the formation of lymphovascular invasion (LⅥ) in patients with gastric cancer.Methods The retrospective case-control study was conduted.The clinicopathologic data of 1 260 patients with gastric cancer who were admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University between January 2014 and December 2015 were collected.All the surgical specimens of patients were detected by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) stain and diagnosed by pathological experts.Stages of patients were evaluated by the seventh TNM staging system for gastric cancer of American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) and Union for International Cancer Control (UICC).Observation indicators:(1) pathologica features:histological differentiation,invasive depth,lymph node metastasis and TNM staging;(2) follow-up situations;(3) influenced factors of the positive LⅥ:sex,age,histological differentiation,invasive depth,number of lymph node metastasis and TNM staging affecting positive LⅥ were analyzed.Follow-up using outpatient examination and telephone interview were performed to detect survival of patients up to June 2016.Univariate analysis was done using the chi-square test,and multivariate analysis was done using the trend chi-square test,and binary Logistic regression model.Results (1) Pathological features:1 260 patients with gastric cancer were diagnosed by postoperative pathological examinations,including 355 with positive LⅥ and 905 with negative LⅥ.Histological differentiation:high-differentiated tumor was detected in 13 patients,moderate-differentiated tumor in 232 patients and low-differentiated tumor in 775 patients.There were 95 patients with mucinous adenocarcinoma and 145 with signet-ring cell carcinoma.Invasive depth:tumor invasion into mucosal layer or submucosal layer (T1 stage) was detected in 242 patients,muscular layer (T2 stage) in 160 patients,gastric wall layer and no invasion into serosal layer (T3 stage) in 37 patients and subserosal layer (T4 stage) in 821 patients.Lymph node metastasis:no regional lymph node metastasis (N0 stage) was detected in 461 patients,1-2 lymph nodes metastases (N1 stage)in 164 patients,3-6 lymph nodes metastases (N2 stage) in 245 patients and more than 7 lymph nodes metastases (N3 stage) in 390 patients.TNM staging:there were respectively 191 patients in Ⅰ A stage,114 in Ⅰ B stage,62 in ⅡA stage,202 in ⅡB stage,132 in ⅢA stage,80 in ⅢB stage,476 in ⅢC stage and 3 in Ⅳ stage.(2)Follow-up situations:1 142 patients (320 with positive LⅥ and 822 with negative LⅥ) were followed up for 4.0-24.0 months,with a meidan time of 11.0 months and a follow-up rate of 90.635％ (1 142/1 260).During the follow-up,154 patients died,including 41 with positive LⅥ and 113 with negative LⅥ.(3) Influenced factors of the positive LⅥ:① results of univariate analysis showed that histological differentiation,invasive depth,number of lymph node metastasis and TNM staging were factors affecting positive LⅥ of patients with gastric cancer (X2=16.930,29.190,64.463,46.539,P＜0.05).② Results of the trend chi-square test showed that histological differentiation,invasive depth,number of lymph node metastasis and TNM staging were factors affecting positive LⅥ of patients with gastric cancer,with a linear correlation (X2 =54.883,69.130,164.618,119.594,r=0.211,0.243,0.365,0.316,P＜0.05).There was a greater correlation between number of lymph node metastasis and formation of lymphovascular invasion.③ Results of the binary Logistic regression model showed that moderate-and low-differentiated tumor and N1-N3 stage of lymph node metastasis were independent risk factors affecting positive LⅥ of patients with gastric cancer (OR=2.572,1.782,95％ confidence interval:0.495-1.494,0.386-0.781,P＜0.05).Conclusion Patients with lower tumor differentiation and / or greater number of lymph node metastasis may have a higher risk of forming LⅥ.