OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy of coblation for early glottic cancer. METHODS Twenty-two patients with early glottic carcinoma (Tis-T2) without lymph node metastasis accepted resection of laryngeal cancer lesions using transoral endoscopic coblation,without pre-operative or post-operative radiotherapy and chemotherapy. All the patients were followed up for 30 to 70 months. RESULTS No severe complications such as dyspnea and bleeding occurred in these cases.Only mild postoperative pain happened to the patients.All patients could swallow and speak after operation. No recurrence occurred in 21 cases till now. One case, with poorly differentiated squarnous cell lesion in the anterior commissure invading subglottic area, recurred 4 months after operation. Salvage partial laryngectomy was performed and no recurrence was found after salvage operation. CONCLUSION The result suggests that transoral endoscopic coblation is a good method for early glottic cancer. It is worth popularizing.

OBJECTIVE To study the clinical value of superficial layer coagulation of trigeminal sensory root in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. METHODS The clinical data of 5 cases with trigeminal neuralgia were studied. Head MRI (B-FFE) examinations were made before surgery and operations were performed via retrosigmoidal approach. One case with left facial pain showed 3 arteries with offsets crossing and compressing the left trigeminal nerve. Among 4 cases with right facial pain,3 cases had an artery compressing the right trigeminal and the nerve were distorted and moved from its original site,one case with an artery going with trigeminal nerve sensory root branchlets. All cases were no indications for microvascular decompression and thus were treated with surface coagulation of trigeminal nerve sensory root. RESULTS Pain disappeared instantly after operation and facial sensory were retained. All cases were followed up for 2.4 to 5 years and no recurrences were found. CONCLUSION Superficial layer coagulation of trigeminal sensory root is a safe and effective method for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.

Adult ; Aged ; Esophageal Stenosis ; surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nickel ; Stents ; Titanium ; Tracheal Stenosis ; surgery

OBJECTIVE To discuss the clinical efficacy of low-temperature radiofrequency ablaion for the treatment of neonatal tongue base cyst.METHODS Clinical data of 7 patients under the cystectomy with congenital tongue base cyst from July 2014 to Jan 2017 were reviewed.Diagnoses were confirmed by the medical history,electronic laryngoscopy and imaging examinations.RESULTS The tongue base cyst were totally removed in 7 patients and no 1 received invasive procedure.Follow-up survey ranged from 3 months to 2 years and only 1 case recurred in 6 months.CONCLUSION Low-temperature radiofrequency ablaion is a promising method for the neonatal tongue base cyst with less trauma and haemorrhage.Electronic laryngoscopy as a noninvasive,convenient,accurate examination method can be widely used in the diagnosis of neonatal upper airway obstruction diseases and postoperative follow-up of neonatal throat surgery.

Objective:To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT) plus surgery versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) plus surgery in the treatment of advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.Methods:Clinical controlled trials of comparing the treatment of NCRT plus surgery with NCT plus surgery for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma were electronically searched from the databases including PubMed, The Cochrane Library, EMbase, CBM, CNKI, WanFang and VIP from the inception of databases to January, 2019. Two reviewers independently screened the literatures, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of the included studies. And then, a meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.3 software.Results:A total of 8 clinical control studies were included, including 995 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Meta-analysis results showed that compared with the NCT group, the R 0 resection rate was significantly higher ( OR=2.14, 95% CI: 1.03-4.45, P=0.040) and the pathological complete response (pCR) rate was significantly higher ( OR=4.19, 95% CI: 1.71-10.28, P=0.002) in the NCRT group. The incidence of postoperative complications ( OR=1.37, 95% CI: 0.76-2.48, P=0.300) and the risk of perioperative death ( OR=1.28, 95% CI: 0.58-2.83, P=0.54) were not significantly different between two groups. The long-term survival of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in the NCRT group was significantly better compared with that in the NCT group ( HR=0.77, 95% CI: 0.64-0.92, P=0.005). Conclusions:Compared with NCT plus surgery for advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, NCRT plus surgery has higher R 0 resection rate and pCR rate, does not significantly increase the risk of perioperative complications or perioperative death, and significantly improves the long-term survival of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients.

OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical valuation of different operation methods in treatment primary trigeminal neuralgia by retrosigmoidal approach. METHOD: The clinical data of 165 cases with primary trigeminal neuralgia were studied, all head MRI(B-FFE) examination was made before surgery. According to patients' face sensation and cerebellopontine angle conditions, different operation methods were choose. RESULT: Among of 165 cases, 7 cases with face numbness and sensory loss symptom before surgery, were treated with partial rhizotomy of trigeminal sensory root and nerve combing and all cured, followed-up study 3.5 to 5.0 years and no relapse and face sequelae is same as before; 145 cases with blood vessel compression and no face sequelae were treated with microvascular decompression and nerve combing of trigeminal nerve sensory root, 144 cases were cured and 1 case relieve, 15 cases with herpes simplex were cured after 1-2 weeks, 4 cases with oral lips or tongue numbness were cured after 1-3 months. Followed-up study 3 to 5 years,3 cases relapse and after second same operation methods cured. Among of 13 cases without face sequelae, 5 cases with artery compression were not suit to microvascular decompression and 8 cases without blood vessel compression. All these cases were treated with surface coagulation and nerve combing of trigeminal nerve sensory root, 2 cases with herpes simplex were cured after one week. Followed-up studying of 3.2 to 5.0 years, one case relapse, All 13 cases were cured and no neuralgia relapse and no severe sequelae. Among the 165 cases, two cases died of hemorrhage cephalon in operation or postoperation. CONCLUSION It is a safe and effective way to choose different methods combine to treat primary trigeminal neuralgia according to patients' face sensation and cerebellopontine angle conditions, but the risk of operation should not be ignored.
Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Craniotomy ; methods ; Decompression, Surgical ; methods ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neurosurgical Procedures ; methods ; Treatment Outcome ; Trigeminal Neuralgia ; surgery

Objective:To investigate the clinical application of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in infants with acute kidney injury (AKI) after liver transplantation.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted on infants with AKI after liver transplantation in Tianjin First Center Hospital from January 1, 2019 to June 1, 2021. Infants with AKI within 1 year after liver transplantation were divided into CRRT group and non-CRRT group according to whether CRRT was performed. The preoperative and intraoperative condition, the postoperative complications were compared, the risk factors of CRRT for AKI infants, the clinical characteristics of CRRT were analyzed, and the prognosis between CRRT group and non-CRRT group were compared.Results:① A total of 512 cases of pediatric liver transplantation were performed. A total of 189 cases (36.9%) developed AKI within 1 year after surgery, including 18 cases in CRRT group and 171 cases in non-CRRT group. ② There was no significant difference in preoperative conditions between the two groups. The duration of liver transplantation (hours: 8.8±1.5 vs. 7.5±1.3) and intraoperative blood loss [mL: 370 (220-800) vs. 310 (200-400)] in CRRT group were significantly higher than those in non-CRRT group. CRRT group had significantly higher incidence of postoperative complication [unplanned operation: 8 cases (44.4%) vs. 14 cases (8.2%), primary nonfunction: 1 case (5.6%) vs. 0 case (0%), retransplantation: 3 cases (16.7%) vs. 0 case (0%), hepatic artery thrombosis: 3 cases (16.7%) vs. 4 cases (2.3%), intestinal fistula: 2 cases (11.1%) vs. 2 cases (1.2%)] than non-CRRT group (all P < 0.05). ③ The average start time of CRRT was 10 (1-240) days. The per capita frequency of CRRT treatment was 3.3 (1.0-14.0) times. The average duration of each CRRT treatment was 10.1 (6.0-19.3) hours, the average reduction rate of serum creatinine (SCr) was 25.6% (13.5%-45.0%) after CRRT. ④ In CRRT group, 5 patients died, the 1-year and 2-year survival rates were both 72.22%. In non-CRRT group, 6 patients died, the 1-year and 2-year survival rates were 97.1% and 96.5%, respectively. There were significant differences in 1-year and 2-year survival rates between the two groups (both P < 0.01). Conclusions:The incidence of AKI after pediatric liver transplantation was high, and most infants treated with CRRT were associated with serious surgical complications. CRRT was a powerful means to remove inflammatory factors and maintain the stability of circulation and internal environment, which could improve the multi-organ dysfunction effectively.

Objective:This study aims to summarize the surgical efficacy of macroglossia reduction combined with radiofrequency ablation of Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS).Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of patients with macroglossia who received treatment at the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xiamen Children’s Hospital between May 2019 and July 2022. All patients with macroglossia underwent either one-stage or staged anterior tongue V-shaped incision massive resection, followed by needle tip low-temperature plasma radiofrequency ablation on the lateral and base of the tongue. The postoperative complications in pediatric patients were monitored, including the incision shape of the tongue body, restoration of tongue body structure and function. MRI scans of the tongue were performed at 3 and 12 months post-operation to evaluate tissue healing, changes in tongue volume, and whether there was successful retraction of the enlarged tongue into the oral cavity for evaluating treatment efficacy (cured or not cured).Results:The study included 70 cases, comprising 31 male and 39 female patients, with an average age of 15.4 months (ranging from 5 months to 4 years old). Among them, 68 cases underwent macroglossia reduction combined with radiofrequency ablation at the same time, and 2 cases underwent macroglossia reduction surgery first in other hospitals, and tongue body radiofrequency ablation was performed one year after the surgery. All children were followed up foran average follow-up time of 18 months (6 to 36 months). There were no serious complications such as massive hemorrhage and tongue hematoma. After the operation, 14 cases of superficial rupture of tongue tip wound were gradually improved after 5-7 days of no oral eating, and recovered after 4-12 weeks of liquid diet. Thirteen cases had suture reactions in the tongue back, which were self-resolving within 2 to 3 weeks with no special treatment. All patients showed significant reduction in tongue size after the surgery, which could be completely inserted into the oral cavity, and the treatment effect was satisfactory.Conclusion:Macroglossia reduction combined with radiofrequency ablation is a feasible and effective method for the treatment of BWS with macroglossia and is recommended for application.

Objective:This study aims to summarize the surgical efficacy of macroglossia reduction combined with radiofrequency ablation of Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS).Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of patients with macroglossia who received treatment at the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xiamen Children’s Hospital between May 2019 and July 2022. All patients with macroglossia underwent either one-stage or staged anterior tongue V-shaped incision massive resection, followed by needle tip low-temperature plasma radiofrequency ablation on the lateral and base of the tongue. The postoperative complications in pediatric patients were monitored, including the incision shape of the tongue body, restoration of tongue body structure and function. MRI scans of the tongue were performed at 3 and 12 months post-operation to evaluate tissue healing, changes in tongue volume, and whether there was successful retraction of the enlarged tongue into the oral cavity for evaluating treatment efficacy (cured or not cured).Results:The study included 70 cases, comprising 31 male and 39 female patients, with an average age of 15.4 months (ranging from 5 months to 4 years old). Among them, 68 cases underwent macroglossia reduction combined with radiofrequency ablation at the same time, and 2 cases underwent macroglossia reduction surgery first in other hospitals, and tongue body radiofrequency ablation was performed one year after the surgery. All children were followed up foran average follow-up time of 18 months (6 to 36 months). There were no serious complications such as massive hemorrhage and tongue hematoma. After the operation, 14 cases of superficial rupture of tongue tip wound were gradually improved after 5-7 days of no oral eating, and recovered after 4-12 weeks of liquid diet. Thirteen cases had suture reactions in the tongue back, which were self-resolving within 2 to 3 weeks with no special treatment. All patients showed significant reduction in tongue size after the surgery, which could be completely inserted into the oral cavity, and the treatment effect was satisfactory.Conclusion:Macroglossia reduction combined with radiofrequency ablation is a feasible and effective method for the treatment of BWS with macroglossia and is recommended for application.