Adult ; Chylothorax ; etiology ; Female ; Humans ; Neck Dissection ; adverse effects

Humans ; Mouth Neoplasms ; surgery ; Neck Dissection ; adverse effects ; methods

Endovascular treatment of Stanford type B aortic dissection (type B dissection) has been widely used. There will be complications such as aortic dilatation, which will lead to poor prognosis of some patients. With more in-depth researches, it was found that there was a possible correlation between the prognosis of type B dissection and tears, such as the increasing of aortic diameter would be faster with longer tears, and the location of the tear will affect the thrombosis of the false lumen. Studies on hemodynamics have also found that different characteristics of tears of aortic dissection can cause changes in the pressure, blood flow rate and blood capacity in the true and false lumens recently. The hemodynamic changes can be used to predict the prognosis of type B dissection. The main characteristics of tears included the size, position, number of tears, residual tears and stent graft induced new entry. Describing the effect of tear characteristics on the development of type B dissection, can provide the basis for the clinical treatment and further research of type B dissection.
Humans ; Aortic Dissection/surgery* ; Hemodynamics ; Prognosis ; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation/adverse effects* ; Thrombosis/etiology* ; Endovascular Procedures/adverse effects* ; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/surgery* ; Stents/adverse effects* ; Treatment Outcome

Aortic Dissection/surgery* ; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/surgery* ; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation/adverse effects* ; Endovascular Procedures/adverse effects* ; Humans ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Stents ; Treatment Outcome

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Dissection/*adverse effects ; Female ; Gastric Mucosa/*surgery ; *Gastroscopy ; Humans ; Male ; Postoperative Hemorrhage/*prevention & control ; *Second-Look Surgery ; Stomach Neoplasms/*surgery

Adult ; Aged ; Chylothorax ; etiology ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Neck Dissection ; adverse effects ; Retrospective Studies ; Thyroid Neoplasms ; surgery

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and prognosis for patients with early esophageal cancer and precancerous lesions after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD).
 METHODS: A total of 89 patients were admitted to the Department of internal medicine in the First People's Hospital of Anqing from August 2008 to August 2011. All patients were treated with ESD at the early stage of esophageal cancer and precancerous lesions. The patients' laboratory data and relevant medical history were collected. The postoperative complications and long-term effects of ESD were analyzed.
 RESULTS: Eighty-nine patients were followed up with 100% response rate. Among 89 cases, 16 were early esophageal cancer, 38 were high-grade esophageal neoplasia and 35 were low-grade esophageal neoplasia. The one-time whole piece resection rate, complete resection rate and curative resection rate was 93.3% (84/89), 92.1% (82/89) and 92.1% (82/89), respectively. Two cases suffered intraoperative perforation with a rate of 2.2% and these 2 patients performed the intraoperative endoscopic repair; one case suffered the postoperative delayed bleeding with a rate of 1.1% and the patient underwent the conservative treatment; three cases suffered the esophageal stenosis with a rate of 3.4%. All patients were followed-up for 10-58 (36.3±21.2) months. In this period, one case recurred after ESD for 3 years with a rate of 1.1%; two cases were dead. The three-year survival rate was 97.8%.
 CONCLUSION The early esophageal cancer and precancerous lesions can be treated with ESD. The method is safe and the prognosis is good.
Dissection ; Endoscopy ; adverse effects ; Esophageal Neoplasms ; surgery ; Esophageal Perforation ; Esophageal Stenosis ; Humans ; Postoperative Complications ; Postoperative Hemorrhage ; Prognosis

Objective: To explore the feasibility and safety of the gasless transoral vestibular robotic thyroidectomy using skin suspension. Methods: The clinical data of 20 patients underwent gasless transoral vestibular robotic thyroidectomy in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University from February 2022 to May 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Among them, 18 were females and 2 were males, aged (38.7±8.0) years old. The intraoperative blood loss, operation time, postoperative hospital stay, postoperative drainage volume, postoperative pain visual analogue scale (VAS) score, postoperative swallowing function swallowing impairment score-6 (SIS-6), postoperative aesthetic VAS score, postoperative voice handicap index-10 (VHI-10) voice quality, postoperative pathology and complications were recorded. SPSS 25.0 was used for statistical analysis of the data. Results: The operations were successfully completed without conversion to open surgery in all patients. Pathological examination showed papillary thyroid carcinoma in 18 cases, retrosternal nodular goiter in 1 case, and cystic change in goiter in 1 case. The operative time for thyroid cancer was 161.50 (152.75, 182.50) min [M (P₂₅, P₇₅), the same below] and the average operative time for benign thyroid diseases was 166.50 minutes. The intraoperative blood loss 25.00 (21.25, 30.00) ml. In 18 cases of thyroid cancer, the mean diameter of the tumors was (7.22±2.02) mm, and lymph nodes (6.56±2.14) were dissected in the central region, with a lymph node metastasis rate of 61.11%. The postoperative pain VAS score was 3.00 (2.25, 4.00) points at 24 hours, the mean postoperative drainage volume was (118.35±24.32) ml, the postoperative hospital stay was 3.00 (3.00, 3.75) days, the postoperative SIS-6 score was (4.90±1.58) points at 3 months, and the postoperative VHI-10 score was 7.50 (2.00, 11.00) points at 3 months. Seven patients had mild mandibular numbness, 10 patients had mild cervical numbness, and 3 patients had temporary hypothyroidism three months after surgery and 1 patient had skin flap burn, but recovered one month after surgery. All patients were satisfied with the postoperative aesthetic effects, and the postoperative aesthetic VAS score was 10.00 (10.00, 10.00). Conclusion: Gasless transoral vestibular robotic thyroidectomy using skin suspension is a safe and feasible option with good postoperative aesthetic effect, which can provide a new treatment option for some selected patients with thyroid tumors.
Male ; Female ; Humans ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Thyroidectomy/adverse effects* ; Robotic Surgical Procedures/adverse effects* ; Retrospective Studies ; Blood Loss, Surgical ; Hypesthesia/surgery* ; Neck Dissection/adverse effects* ; Thyroid Neoplasms/surgery* ; Pain, Postoperative/surgery* ; Postoperative Complications/etiology*

BACKGROUNDEndoscopic submucosal dissection of the esophagogastric junction is the most difficult gastric and esophageal dissection procedure. No reports of endoscopic submucosal dissection for Siewert type II carcinoma of the esophagogastric junction have compared the outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection for all three Siewert types of adenocarcinoma. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of endoscopic submucosal dissection for intraepithelial neoplasia of the esophagogastric junction.

METHODSFrom October 2008 to June 2013, 73 patients underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection for intraepithelial neoplasia of the esophagogastric junction. The patients were prospectively evaluated regarding the executability of the technique, short-term results of the procedure, en bloc resection rate, curative resection rate, complications and additional treatment after endoscopic submucosal dissection, and follow-up outcomes.

RESULTSSixty-eight of the 73 patients (93.2%) underwent en bloc resection; the mean maximum specimen diameter was 33.7 mm. Fifty-seven of 61 patients (93.4%) who underwent curative resection were successfully followed-up for 1.0 to 56.0 months (average, 24.1 months). Local recurrence developed in one patient with high-grade intraepithelial neoplasm. Twelve patients underwent noncurative resection, including lateral resection margin residues in three, vertical resection margin residues in one, signet ring cell carcinoma or undifferentiated adenocarcinoma in four, lymphatic or vessel invasion in one, vertical residual margin residues combined with signet ring cell carcinoma in one, and undifferentiated adenocarcinoma with lymphatic or vessel invasion in two. In the noncurative resection group, one patient was lost to follow-up, seven underwent additional surgery, and the remaining four were periodically followed up; none had local recurrence or distant metastases. The only complication was delayed bleeding in three patients, which was successfully controlled by conservative treatment or endoscopic therapy.

CONCLUSIONSEndoscopic submucosal dissection is safe and effective for intraepithelial neoplasia of the esophagogastric junction. R0 en bloc resection is possible and can avoid the risk of local recurrence.

Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Carcinoma in Situ ; surgery ; Dissection ; adverse effects ; methods ; Esophageal Neoplasms ; surgery ; Esophagogastric Junction ; surgery ; Female ; Gastric Mucosa ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prospective Studies

OBJECTIVETo approach reasonable operational mode of differentiated thyroid cancer.

METHODSRetrospectively review 546 differentiated thyroid cancer patients who received bilateral thyroidectomy with or without cervical lymph node excision from January 2001 to December 2006.

RESULTSNo death case happened during operation and hospitalization. The positive percentage of cervical lymph node metastasis was 76.2% (358/470). The incidence rate of single lateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury was 1.1% (6 cases), parathyroid gland partly injury was 0.4% (2 cases), superior laryngeal nerve injury was 0.7% (4 cases), bleeding was 0.6% (3 cases) and esophagus injury after operation was 0.2% (1 case). There were no bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury found.

CONCLUSIONSTotal thyroidectomy is an essential operational mode for differentiated thyroid cancer. It is necessary to excise cervical lymph node when the tumor's diameter exceeds 1 cm.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neck Dissection ; Postoperative Complications ; prevention & control ; Retrospective Studies ; Thyroid Neoplasms ; surgery ; Thyroidectomy ; adverse effects ; methods