Objective To investigate the surgical technique and efficiency of the "Cave-in" 360°circumferential decompression for thoracic spinal stenosis(TSS)with ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament(OPLL).Methods From October 2005 to October 2009,26 TSS cases with OPLL were surgically treated,including 17 males and 9 females.Nineteen cases had upper thoracic spinal stenosis(T1-4)with OPLL,while 14 of them also had ossification of ligamentum flavum(OLF).All the other 7 cases had middle and/or lower(T5-12)TSS with both OPLL and OFL.All patients had severe spinal cord compression,and preoperative Frankel Grade was B in 6 cases,C in 13 cases and D in 7 cases.All these cases were surgically treated by 360° circumferential decompression("Cave-in" technique).Firstly,posterior wall was removed to decompress thoracic spinal cord.Secondly,the residual facets and pedicles were removed and posterior 1/3 of vertebral cancellous bones were cut along pedicles at 60° angle inclination to make a "culvert".Finally,the culvert walls were pressed to collapse and the OPLL blocks were removed to achieve ventral decompression.Pedical screw fixations were performed in all patients.Results All cases had immediate postoperative neurological improvement except 2 who experienced transient postoperative neurological deterioration for 13-27 days.At the end of 6-30 months follow-up,all these patients had neurological improvement.At the last follow-up,Frankei Grade was C in 2 cases,D in 15 cases and E in 9 cases.Conclusion This "Cave-in"360° circumferential decompression removes ventral and dorsal spinal compression from the posterior approach in TSS cases.It is a direct decompression procedure,which reduces the rate of postoperative paralysis.

[Summary] Traditional anterior thoracotomy surgery for thoracic idiopathic scoliosis has amount of disadvantages such as large trauma,postoperative pain,and pulmonary function decrease.Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS),which is considered as an effective method for the treatment of idiopathic thoracic scoliosis,can avoid those disadvantages as compared with thoracotomy surgery.Common surgical procedures include anterior spinal release with intervertebral fusion and instrumentation through video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (IVATS).This article reviewed the history,indications,contraindications,advantages,disadvantages and outcomes of VATS in the treatment of idiopathic thoracic scoliosis.

Objective To investigate the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning on the long-term cognition in elderly patients.Methods Totally 53 patients with carbon monoxide poisoning and 51 healthy persons at our Hospital from June 2005 to June 2008 were enrolled.Mini-mental state examination(MMSE) and activities of daily living(ADL) scale were utilized to evaluale the life quality of the elderly patients through a cross-sectional study on July 2011.Results MMSE score showed that the attention calculation score,delayed recall score,and total score were higher in control group (4.9±0.4,2.9±1.0,28.3±2.3,respectively) than in carbon monoxide poisoning group (4.5±0.8,2.6±0.6,25.5±3.5,respectively) (t＝3.138,3.607,4.802,all P＜0.05).ADL score of carbon monoxide poisoning group was 26.7±7.3,and that of the control group was 2.04±7.6 (t＝1.827,P＞0.05).Conclusions Elderly patients with acute carbon monoxide poisoning may cause long-term cognitive impairment with decreasing attention calculation and delayed recall.

To explore the role of cerebro-spinal flu id(CSF)glutamate and nitric oxide (NO) in the pathogenesis of neonatal hypoxic- ischemia encephalopathy (HIE), glutamate and NO in CSF were determined in 24 new born infants with HIE and 8 normal control infants, respectively. The results sh owed that the levels of glutamate and NO in CSF were significantly higher in the neonates with moderate and severe HIE than those in both of the control group an d neonates with mild HIE.There was an obviously positive relationship between le v els of glutamate and NO. It is concluded that glutamate and NO play an important role in the pathogenesis of neonatal HIE.

Objective To discuss the CT and MR imaging appearances and diagnostic value of spinal lymphoma. Methods Sixteen patients with pathologically proved spinal lymphoma (aged 8 to 63 years) were retrospectively reviewed. CT were performed in all 16 patients, and MRwere performed in 12 patients. Results Totally 65 vertebrae (cervical 15, thoracic 22, lumbar and sacrum 28) were involved. Multiple lesions were found in 11 patients. The characters of these lesions were osteolytic, osteogenic or mixed on CT. The signal intensity was hypo or iso on T1WI and iso or slightly hyper on T2WI. The extradural involvements were more extensive than that of the vertebrae both on CT and MR images. Conclusion Lesions of spinal lymphoma usually demonstrate various bone destructions on CT, and hypo or iso intensity on T1WI as well as iso or slightly hyper intensity on T2WI, tending to involve paraspinal or extradural space, and longitudinal involvements are often seen along the vertebral canal. MRI is more sensitive than CT in detecting spinal lymphoma lesions.

Neuroendocrine tumors of the epiglottis were extremely rare. Patients normally had no obvious symptoms and signs of early stage. Epiglottis lingual except (without) tubercle of epiglottis, and hyperplastic mass were observed by using laryngoscopy and also confirmed by biopsy and immunohistochemistry. Immunohis- tochemical studies showed that Syn, a broad spectrum endocrine marker, and CgA, a specific marker of endocrine tumor, were both positive. Which is consistent with the diagnosis of neuroendocrine carcinoma.
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine ; pathology ; Epiglottis ; pathology ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Laryngeal Neoplasms ; pathology ; Laryngoscopy

ObjectiveTo evaluate magnifying endoscopy combined with flexible spectral imaging color enhancement(FICE)for diagnosis of early gastric cancer.MethodsThe suspicious small depressive lesions(SDL) was further studied with magnifying endoscopy or magnifying endoscopy combined with FICE from April 2009 to March 2011 in our hospital.The endoscopic diagnostic criteria of early gastric cancer was made according to the structure of the pit,the microvascular and the demarcation line.ResultsIn 74 SDL,17 were pathologically diagnosed as cancer,and 56 were noncancer.The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of magnifying endoscopy were 41.18％,94.74％and 82.43％,respectively,which were 86.67％,96.49％ and 91.89％,respectively for magnifying endoscopy combined with FICE.The diagnostic sensitivity of magnifying endoscopy combined with FICE was significantly higher than that of magnifying endoscopy (P ＜0.05 ).ConclusionMagnifying endoscopy combined with FICE can reveal the structure of the pit,microvascular and demarcation line more clearly.The endoscopic diagnostic criteria is a more comprehensive description of the mucosal micro-morphological features of early gastric cancer.

Objective To investigate the effects of therapeutic hypercapnia on acute pulmonary allograft rejection induced by macrophages in rats.Methods Twenty-four adult male Wistar rats and 12 adult male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 250-280 g,were used in this study.The recipient rats were randomly divided into 3 groups using a random number table (n =6 each):syngraft group (group S),allograft group (group A) and therapeutic hypercapnia group (group H).In group S,Wistar rats served as donors and recipients,while in A and H groups,Sprague-Dawley rats served as donors and Wistar rats served as recipients.Orthotopic left lung transplantation was performed using the cuff technique.After transplantation,the rats inhaled 50％ N2-50％ O2 for 90 min during reperfusion in S and A groups,while in group H the rats inhaled N2-O2-CO2 for 90 min during reperfusion and PaCO2 was maintained at 80-100 mm Hg and O2 concentration in inspired air at 48％-50％ by adjusting the concentrations of the three gases.At 7 days after operation,the arterial blood sample was collected for blood gas analysis and for determination of serum concentrations of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and interferon γ (IFN-γ)by ELISA.The oxygenation index was calculated.Then the rats were sacrificed,and the transplanted lungs were removed for microscopic examination and for detection of infiltration of macrophages (by immunohistochemistry)and cell apoptosis (by using TUNEL) in lung tissues.The rejection was scored and apoptotic index was calculated.Results Compared with group S,PaCO2,serum concentrations of TNF-α and IFN-γ,rejection score,the number of macrophages and apoptotic index were significantly increased,and oxygenation index was decreased in group A (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with group A,pH value and oxygenation index were significantly increased,and serum concentrations of TNF-α and IFN-γ,rejection score,the number of macrophages and apoptotic index were decreased in group H (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Therapeutic hypercapnia can reduce macrophage-induced acute pulmonary allograft rejection possibly through inhibiting the inflammatory responses and cell apoptosis.

Objective To compare the efficacy, complications, safety and prognosis of the minimally invasive puncture approach and key hole in the treatment of hypertensive cerebral hematoma.Methods A totol of 68 patients with hypertensive cerebral hematoma confirmed by CT from April 2012 to October 2013 in Nongken Sanya Hospital were randomly divided into key hole evacuation group(n=32) and minimally invasive puncture group (n =36).Comparisons were made between the two surgical methods in the operative time, postoperative complications, the fatality and the postoperative re-haemorrhagia rate, neurological function deficit score also been observed and evaluated in the 1 st,2nd and 4th weeks after surgery.Results The NFDS scores of the two groups both decreased in the 1st week after surgery,but compare with preoperative the difference was not statistically significant (P ＞ 0.05).In the 2nd weeks and 4th weeks after surgery, NFDS scores further decreased in both group,and there was statistically significant compare with preoperative(the key hole evacuation group : (26.2±4.5) vs.(17.8 ± 3.6) vs.(44.1 ± 5.4) scores;the minimally invasive puncture group: (22.1 ± ±3.7) vs.(15.4±2.8) vs.(43.9±6.2)scores;P＜0.05) ,but during the same period there was no significant difference between the two groups with NFDS scores(P＞0.05).The rebleeding rate of the minimally invasive puncture group was significantly lower than the key hole evacuation group (4.08％ vs.16.33％, x2=6.56, P＜0.05).There was no significant difference in mortality rate and long term total effect between two groups (P＞0.05).Conclusion Although both key hole and minimally invasive puncture are effective measures for treatment of hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage, but minimally invasive puncture with less trauma, definite curative effect and higher security advantages in clinical.

Objective To investigate the effectiveness and safety of endovascular coiling and microsurgical clipping for ruptured intracranial aneurysms. Methods Patients w ith ruptured intracranial aneurysm treated w ith endovascular coiling or microsurgical clipping w ere enrol ed retrospectively. The demography, baseline clinical data, outcome, and complications in patients received endovascular coiling and microsurgical clipping w ere compared. Results A total of 85 patients w ith ruptured intracranial aneurysm were enroled, including 40 were treated with microsurgical clipping (surgical clipping group) and 45 were treated w ith endovascular coiling (endovascular coiling group). There w ere no significant differences in the proportions of the patients in male (37.5%vs.40.0%; χ2 =0.056, P=0.813), hypertension (30.0%vs. 33.3%; χ2 =0.109, P=0.742 ), smoking ( 50.0%vs.48.9%; χ2 =0.010, P=0.918 ), drinking (45.0%vs.46.7%; χ2 =0.024, P=0.878), aneurysm site (anterior communicating artery: 50.0%vs. 48.9%;posterior communicating artery:35.0%vs.33.3%; middle cerebral artery:10.0 %vs.11.1%;vertebral artery: 5.0%vs.6.7%; al P>0.05), aneurysm maximum diameter < 10 mm (80.0%vs. 77.8%;χ2 =0.063, P=0.802), Hunt-Hess grade 1-2 (55.0%vs.57.8%; χ2 =0.066, P=0.797), Fisher grade 1-2 ( 60.0%vs.57.8%; χ2 =0.043, P=0.835 ), and time from onset to treatment < 72 h (62.5%vs.64.4%; χ2 =0.035, P=0.853) in the surgical clipping group and endovascular coiling group. There w ere no significant differences in the complete occlusion rate of aneurysms ( 97.5%vs.91.1%;P=0.364) and the good outcome rate (65.0%vs.68.9%; χ2 =0.145, P=0.703) betw een the surgical clipping group and the endovascular coiling group. No patients died in the surgical clipping group and 1 patient died in the endovascular coiling group, and there w as no significant difference ( P=1.000). One patient (2.5%) had cerebral infarction in the surgical clipping group and no patients had cerebral infarction in the endovascular coiling group, and there w as no significant difference ( P=0.471). Conclusions The efficacy and safety of microsurgical clipping are the same as those of endovascular coiling for ruptured intracranial aneurysms.