Objective:To present our initial experience with robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) for complicated cases.Methods:Clinical and pathological data from 4 complicated prostate cancer cases,who underwent RALP from October to November in 2015,were analyzed retrospectively.All the cases were conducted transurethral plasmakinetic enucleation of prostate and hormonal therapy before RALP.Results:All surgeries were done successfully.The age,baseline prostatic special antigen,clinical tumor stage,operation time and estimated blood loss were 58-70 years,6.04-70.15 ng/mL,T2bT3b,210-360 min and 50-250 mL,respectively.No blood transfusion was needed.All surgical margin were negative.Conclusion:Although previous transurethral surgeries and hormonal therapies may increase the difficulty for operations,RALP is still appropriate for the complicated cases of prostate cancer.

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of a new minimal incision suture technique in repair of acute close rupture of Achilles tendon.Methods From August 2008 through October 2014,134 patients with acute close rupture of Achilles tendon were treated with a self-designed minimally invasive suture technique at our institution.They were 130 men and 4 women,with an average age of 37.4 years (range,from 18 to 52 years).The left side was injured in 93 patients and the right side in 41.The interval from injury to surgery was 1 to 7 days (average,2.5 days).The tendon rupture was located at 4.5 to 6.3 cm proximal to its insertion in 133 patients,and at 1.2 cm in one.With the ankle held in full plantar flexion,a 1.0 to 1.5 cm transverse incision was made over the palpable defect.Forceps were then used to mobilize the tendon from beneath the paratenon.The safe puncture site was determined by course and distribution of the sural nerve indirectly located by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Ethicon MB66 nonabsorbable suture was passed diagonally through the tendon bulk under epidural puncture needle guidance.The proximal and distal ends of the suture were tied together and buried.The tendon ends were apposed through the transverse incision.Postoperative individual rehabilitation was established based on pathological differentiation for tendon tissue.Results All the patients were followed up for 8 to 48 months (average,19.6 months).All the wounds healed at the first stage.No complications happened related to incision.The nervus suralis was injured in 3 patients;tendon re-rupture occurred in 4 patients,3 of whom received re-operation and one of whom conservative treatment.Their American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) scores averaged 99.6,giving a good to excellent rate of 100％ (133excellentcasesandonegoodcase).According to the Arner-Lindholm evaluation criteria,ankle function was excellent in 99 cases,good in 34 ones and poor in one,giving a good to excellent rate of 99.3％.Conclusion The new minimal incision suture technique is worthy of promotion in repair of ruptured Achilles tendon,because it is simple and reliable,does not interfere with the blood circulation to the Achilles tendon,prevents such complications as sural nerve injury and recurrent rupture,and leads to little adhesion and quick functional recovery.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of prenatal MRI in the diagnosis of fetal bowel obstruction.Methods Pregnant women suspected to have fetal abdominal abnormalities by ultrasonography were suggested to undergo MRI examinations within two days.Scanning sequence included FIESTA,SSFSE and T1WI SPGR sequence,with field of view focused on the fetal abdomen.After the final diagnoses of the cases were obtained by induced labor pathological examination or postpartum imaging or operation,the imaging data and the clinical data were reviewed and analyzed retrospectively.Results A total of 23 cases with bowel obstruction were included in the study.Four fetuses with duodenal atresia showed low T1 signal,high T2 signal characterized by double-bubble sign on MRI.There were 10 fetuses with jejunoileal atresia,showing bowel dilatation and hyperintense micro-colon on T1WI.Five cases of them depicted expansion of the terminal ileum with high T1 meconium signal.One each fetus had colonic atresia,intestinal malrotation with double-bubble and whirl sign.Annular pancreas with double-bubble sign and pressure trace of the bracket shape was detected in 3 fetuses.Meconium peritonitis was present in 4 fetuses,with 2 of them showing dilatation of intestine,ascites and pseudocysts.Conclusions According to the signal characteristics of amniotic fluid and meconium in the gastrointestinal tract on MRI,the obstructive level and development status of the distal bowel can be determined with MRI.It can provide additional information to ultrasonography,which brings clinical significance to prenatal diagnosis and intrapartum surgical operation.

Intraoperative hemorrhage is the most common complication of laparoscopic radical gastrectomy,which is also the main cause of conversion to open surgery.With the popularization of laparoscopic surgery technology worldwide,how to complete high-quality surgery and effectively avoid intraoperative or postoperative complications is the goal pursued by all surgeons.Intraoperative hemorrhage in the laparoscopic radical gastrectomy is mainly divided into parenchymal hemorrhage,perigastric vascular injury-induced hemorrhage,lymph node hemorrhage and anastomotic bleeding.Compression,electrocoagulation,vascular clipping and vascular suture repair are the most common treatments for intraoperative hemorrhage.It is necessary to use above methods in clinical work.Proficiency in laparoscopic operation skills,familiarity with perigastric vascular anatomy and variation,and improved teamwork to reduce complications are the key to laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer.Combined with literature reports,the authors summarize experience in laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer,discuss the prevention and treatment of hemorrhagic complications during laparoscopic radical gastrectomy.