Objective To evaluate the effect of cutting balloon angioplasty and stent implantation on serum TNF ?, IL 6 and IL 8, and investigate the relationship between the concentrations of serum TNF ?, IL 6 and IL 8 after operation and the incidences of late cardiac events after intervention Methods Eighty patients underwent PTCA with normal balloon or cutting balloon Values of serum TNF ?, IL 6 and IL 8 before and after intervention were measured using enzyme linked immuno sorbent assay Results The concentrations of serum TNF ?, IL 6 and IL 8 were increased significantly in the restenosis group, especially in the POBA group There was no obvious difference in no restenosis group Conclusion The lower restenosis rate in cutting balloon group was related to its lower injury and inflammation of blood vessels The concentrations of serum TNF ?, IL 6 and IL 8 6 hours after intervention may be the predictable sign of restenosis after intervention

Objective To explore the clinical features of diabetic macular edema (DME) with optical coherence tomography (OCT) and correlation with visual function. Methods Forty-nine eyes from 40 patients with DME (DME group) and 31 eyes from 31 patients without DME (control group) were examined with OCT,pattern reversal visual evoked potentials (P-VEP),macular perimetry. According to proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), 49 eyes with DME were divided into group A (without PDR, 30eyes) and group B (with PDR, 19 eyes). Results The retinal macular thickness of central fovea in DME group [(299.25±63.87)μm] was more than that in contol group [(204.35 ± 37.94)μm], visual acuity and macular visual field in DME group were significantly different than those in control group, respectively (P ＜ 0.05). The retinal macular thickness of central fovea,visual acuity and visual field were no significant differences between group A and group B (P＞0.05). OCT macular thickness and visual correlation coefficient was -0.437(P＜ 0.05 ); OCT macular thickness and mean defect correlation coefficient was 0.441(P ＜ 0.05). Conclusions OCT can provide a useful tool for monitoring the occurrence and development of DME, can assess the response to treatment. With increasing of the macular retinal thickness, the visual acuity and macular visual field of visual function are more damaged.

Objective To compare the clinical efficacies of transanal total mesorectal excision(TaTME) and laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (LapTME)for rectal cancer (RC).Methods The case-control matching method and retrospective cohort study were conducted.The clinicopathological data of 100 RC patients who were admitted to the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University between July 2014 and January 2016 were collected.Of 100 patients,50 undergoing TaTME and 50 undergoing LapTME were respectively allocated into the TaTME and LapTME groups by case-control matching method.Observation indicators:(1) operation situations:operation time,volume of intraoperative blood loss,cases with intraoperative complications and preventive stoma;(2) postoperative recovery:time for diet intake,time for out-of-bed activity,occurrence of complications within 30 days postoperatively and duration of hospital stay;(3) postoperative pathological examinations:postoperative pathological specimen length,number of lymph node harvest,distance from lower boundary of tumor to distant margin and cases with positive circumferential margin;(4) follow-up.Follow-up using outpatient examination and network tracing was performed to detect local tumor recurrence and distant metastasis up to December 2016.Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as x±s and comparison between groups was analyzed using the paired-samples t test.Measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M (range).Comparisons of count data were analyzed using the chi-square test.Comparisons of measurement data with skewed distribution and ranked data were done by the nonparametric test.Results (1) Operation situations:operation time,volume of intraoperative blood loss,cases with intraoperative complications and preventive stoma were (259±111)minutes,100 mL (range,20-2 000 mL),2,28 in the TaTME group and (220± 80)minutes,50 mL (range,20-1 000 mL),1,33 in the LapTME group,respectively,with no statistically significant difference (t=1.90,Z=-0.30,x2 =0.34,0.01,P＞0.05).(2) Postoperative recovery:time for diet intake and time for out-of-bed activity were (1.6±0.5) days,(2.6±0.6) days in the TaTME group and (2.4±0.5)days,(3.5 ±0.6)days in the LapTME group,respectively,with statistically significant differences (t =8.90,11.30,P＜0.05).Cases with anastomotic fistula,bleeding and stenosis,intestinal obstruction,abdominal abscess and wound infection within 30 days postoperatively were 6,1,1,0,1,0 in the TaTME group and 5,1,2,2,1,2 in the LapTME group,respectively,with no statistically significant difference (x2=0.10,0.00,0.30,2.00,0.00,2.00,P＞0.05).Cases with urinary retention within 30 days postoperatively were 3 and 0 in the TaTME and LapTME groups,respectively,with a statistically significant difference (x2 =3.00,P＜0.05).Two and 2 patients with anastomic fistula underwent reoperation in the TaTME and LapTME groups respectively,and other patients were improved by symptomatic treatment.Duration of hospital stay was 7 days (range,5-36 days)and 8 days (range,6-29 days) in the TaTME and LapTME groups,respectively,with no statistically significant difference (Z =-0.90,P ＞ 0.05).(3) Postoperative pathological examinations:postoperative pathological specimen length,number of lymph node harvest,distance from lower boundary of tumor to distant margin and cases with positive circumferential margin were (11±3)cm,13±5,(1.3±0.7)cm,0 in the TaTME group and (12±3) cm,13±5,(1.3±0.7)cm,1 in the LapTME group,respectively,with no statistically significant difference (t=0.50,0.20,0.10,x2=1.00,P＞0.05).(4) Follow-up:100 patients were followed up for 9-27 months,with an average time of 18 months.During the follow-up,distant metastasis and local tumor recurrence were detected in 2,3 patients of TaTME group and in 2,2 patients of LapTME group,respectively,with no statistically significant difference (x2 =0.00,0.20,P＞0.05).Conclusions TaTME for RC is safe and feasible.Compared with LapTME,TaTME not only achieves identical pathological quality without increasing intra-and postoperative complications,but also benefits postoperative recovery of patients.

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of unidirectional-loop caudal-medial approach for laparoscopic-assisted radical resection of right colon cancer.Methods The retrospective and descriptive study was performed.The clinical data of 37 patients who underwent laparoscopic-assisted radical resection of right colon cancer through unidirectional-loop caudal-medial approach at the Sixth Mfiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from January 2015 to March 2016 were collected.Tumor-free principle was followed and unidirectional-loop caudal-medial approach was conducted.Observation indicators included:(1) surgical situations:operation time,volume of intraoperative blood loss,(2) postoperative recovery:time to initial anal exsufflation,time of draining tube removal,postoperative complications,duration of postoperative hospital stay,(3) postoperative pathological examination:number of lymph node dissection,number of positive lymph node,length of specimen,incision margin,tumor pathological staging and type,(4) follow-up.All the patients were followed up using outpatient examination and telephone interview up to June 2016.Measurement data with normal distribution were presented as x ± s and measurement data with skewed distribution were presented as average (range).Results (1) Surgical situations:37 patients received successful operation,without conversion to open surgery and perioperative death.Operation time and volume of intraoperative blood loss in 37 patients were (170 ± 50)minutes and 50 mL (range,20-300 mL).(2) Postoperative recovery:time to initial anal exsufflation,time of draining tube removal and average duration of postoperative hospital stay were (3.5 ± 1.0) days,(4.3 ± 1.1) days and 10 days (range,6-21 days),respectively.Two patients with postoperative wound liquefaction were improved by symptomatic treatment,and the other patients had no complication.(3) Postoperative pathological examination:number of lymph node dissection,number of positive lymph node,number of central lymph node dissection and length of specimen in 37 patients were 22 ±8,0 (range,0-6),6 ±5 and (32 ±9)cm,respectively,with negative incision margins.Postoperative tumor pathological staging showed that stage pT1,pT2,pT3 and pT4a were detected in 0,1,33 and 3 patients,and stage pN0,pN1 and pN2 in 23,12 and 2 patients,respectively.Postoperative tumor pathological type showed that 3,7,23 and 4 patients were respectively diagnosed with mucinous adenocarcinoma,high-differentiated adenocarcinoma,moderate-differentiated adeno-carcinoma and low-differentiated adenocarcinoma.(4) Follow-up:37 patients were followed up for 3-17 months with a median time of 11 months.During the follow-up,1 patient was complicated with anastomotic recurrence and 4 with distant metastases,the other 32 patients had tumor-free survival.Conclusion Unidirectional-loop caudal-medial approach for laparoscopicassisted radical resection of right colon cancer is safe and feasible,with a good short-term outcome,and it should be widely spread.

Objective Atherosclerosis is widely accepted as a chronic inflammatory disease. Serum biomarkers for vulnerable plaques not only serve as diagnostic tools for the identification of patients with acute coro-nary syndrome, but also assist the identification of high-risk patients. However, the existing data are limited and conflicting. In the present study, we determined whether the plasma levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) are correlated with adverse cardiac outcomes in patients with ST-evaluate acute myocardial infarction (STEAMI) undergoing pri-mary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Effect of the plasma intedeukin-1β level on prognosis of patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction. Method This prospective single-center study included 96 patients with SIEAMI with onset < 12 h who underwent primary PCI, 271 patients with stable angina pectoris (SAP) and 148 control subjects without coronary artery disease who were consecutively admitted to hospital be-tween Mar, 2006 and Mar, 2008. Plasma IL-1β levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in all subjects. The patients with STEAMI were then followed prospectively for the occurrence of major adverse car-diac events (MACE) (including cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, heart failure, and cardio-genie shock) during hospitalization. We determined the association between IL-1β levels with the risk of MACE using multivariate logistic regression. Results Compared with the SAP patients and control subjects, patients with STEAMI had higher levels of IL-1β (P < 0.05). During hospitalization, 32 patients (33.3%) experienced MACE [23 males, 9 females; age: (75.44±13.45) years]. In the STEAMI patients, IL-1β was elevated in patients with MACE compared with patients without MACE (median [range]: 26.52 [12.010 to 155.244] pg/mL vs 2.157 [0.433 to 83.021] pg/mL; P < 0.01) by non-parameter analysis. Significant and positive correlations be-tween IL-1β and cardiac troponin-I (cTnI) (r = 0.353, P =0.004) were observed by Spearman's correlations analysis. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that IL-1β levels ≥20 pg/mL were significantly and in-dependently associated with MACE during hospitalization (odds ratio: 32.05; 95% confidence interval: 4.28 to 240.151; P =0.001). Conclusions The present study revealed that patients with STEAMI had elevated IL-1β levels on admission. The plasma IL- 1β level is an independent inflammatory predictor for in-hospital MACE in pa-tients with STEAMI undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of transanal lateral lymph node dissection for mid-low rectal cancer. Methods: A descriptive case series research method was used. Clinical and pathological data of 5 mid-low rectal cancer patients who underwent transanal lateral lymph node dissection at Department of Colorectal Surgery, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from November 2018 to May 2019 were retrospectively collected and analyzed. Of 5 cases, 4 were male and 1 was female with mean age of (43.2±13.2) years and mean body mass index of (21.2±2.6) kg/m²; the mean diameter of tumor was (3.2±2.4) cm; the mean distance between tumor and anus was (6.3±2.5) cm; 3 received preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy. In preoperative TNM staging, 2 cases were T3N1M0, 1 was T3cN2aM0, 1 was T3cN2bM0, and 1 was T2N1M0. All the patients had no intestinal obstruction before operation. Surgical methods: (1) total mesorectal excision: using general transanal and transabdominal methods to mobilize and resect total mesorectum, and dissect No.252, No.253 lymph nodes; (2) transanal lateral lymph node dissection: dissect the adipose lymphoid tissue on the surface of the iliococcygeal muscle, the coccygeal muscle, and the obturator muscle (the No.283 lymph nodes) upward, and dissect No.263d and No.263p lymph nodes with fat tissue sequentially till the bifurcation of the internal and external iliac artery; (3) take out the specimen from anus, and make anastomosis between proximal colon and anal canal. Intraoperative and postoperative variables was observed. Results: All the 5 patients completed surgery successfully, and no patient needed to convert to open approach. The mean operative time was (295.6±97.7) minutes, and the median intraoperative blood loss was 70 (50-500) ml. The mean length of specimen was (12.9±3.0) cm, and the mean number of harvested lymph node was 30.4±9.9. The positive lateral lymph nodes were founder in 4 patients. The median distance between tumor and distal resection margin was 1.5 (1.2-8.0) cm. The resection margin in all the patients was negative. The mean time to postoperative flatus was (4.2±1.6) days, the mean postoperative spontaneous urination was (3.0±1.9) days, time to drainage tube removal was (5.6±1.9) days, and the mean postoperative hospital stay was (9.4±2.1) days. The postoperative TNM staging by pathology was 1 case with T1N0M0, 1 with T2N1M0, 1 with T3N2bM0, and 2 with T3N2M0. Five patients were moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. Only 1 patient developed postoperative abdominal bleeding, who was healed after conservative treatment. The other 4 patients did not develop any perioperative complications, such as incision infection, presacral abscess, pelvic abscess, anastomotic leakage, or anastomotic stricture. Four patients underwent postoperative chemotherapy. All the patients were followed up for 2 to 28 weeks after surgery and they all felt well. The patients with stoma had fluent bowel. Conclusions Transanal lateral lymph node dissection is feasible and safe in the treatment of mid-low rectal cancer, which can achieve the purpose of extended radical resection of mid-low movement rectal cancer. Moreover, this procedure is a new method to treat rectal cancer patients with lateral lymph node metastasis.

Objective To investigate the long-term efficacy of pure transanal total mesorectal excision (PtaTME) for middle-low rectal cancer.Methods The retrospective descriptive study was conducted.The clinicopathological data of 18 patients with middle-low rectal cancer who were admitted to the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from July 2014 to August 2016 were collected.There were 7 males and 11 females,aged (58±13) years,with a range from 40 to 84 years.The body mass index was (22±3) kg/m2.All the 18 patients underwent PtaTME.Observation indicators:(1) surgical and postoperative conditions;(2) postoperative pathological examination;(3) follow-up and survival.Follow-up using inpatient reexamination,outpatient examination,and telephone interview were performed to detect anastomotic complications,anal function,urinary retention,sexual dysfunction,survival and tumor recurrence and metastasis once every 3 months within postoperative 6 months,once every 6 months from 6 months to 3 years,and once a year after 3 years up to June 2019.The measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean±SD,and the measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M (range).Count data were expressed as percentages.Survival rates were calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method.Results (1) Surgical and postoperative conditions:18 patients successfully underwent PtaTME,without conversion to open surgery.The operation time,volume of intraoperative blood loss,distance between anastomosis and anal verge,time to first flatus,time to urinary catheter removal,and duration of postoperative hospital stay were (202±68) minutes,50 mL (range,20-400 mL),(4.5± 2.0)cm,2 days (range,2-7 days),3 days (range,2-5 days),and 7 days (range,5-10 days) in the 18 patients,respectively.There was no perioperative complication.Among 18 patients,4 underwent preventive ileostomy.(2) Postoperative pathological examinations:the length of surgical specimens,the number of lymph node dissection,distance from tumor to the distal margin were (11.0±3.0)cm,12±6,and 1.0 cm (range,0.8-3.7 cm),respectively.The 18 patients had complete mesorectal membrane excision,with negative proximal margin,distal margin,and circumferential margin.Tumor pathological staging:there were 2 cases in Tis stage,4 in T1 stage,7 in T2 stage,and 5 in T3 stage;16 in N0 stage,1 in N1 stage,and 1 in N2 stage.Tumor histological classification:2 patients had carcinoma in situ,9 had moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma,and 7 had high-differentiated adenocarcinoma.(3) Follow-up and survival:18 patients were followed up for 34.0-59.0 months,with a median follow-up time of 57.5 months.During the follow-up,4 patients developed grade B anastomotic leakage and were cured after conservative treatment.One patient developed anastomotic recurrence at 2 years after surgery,and no recurrence was found after surgical resection of the recurrent lesion.Four patients with prophylactic ileostomy had the stoma closured,and the anus function was satisfactory after surgery.There was no urinary retention or sexual dysfunction in the 18 patients.Of the 18 patients,17 had tumor free survival after surgery.The 3-year disease-free survival rate was 94.4％,and the 3-year overall survival rate was 100.0％ in 18 patients.Conclusion PtaTME can achieve high quality of specimen,which is safe and feasible for the treatment of rectal cancer.

OBJECTIVETo compare two different routes of totally implantable venous access ports (TIVPs) from the upper arm vein and the subclavian vein in terms of complications for patients with gastrointestinal malignancy.

METHODSPatients who underwent implantations of TIVPs from September 2013 to January 2015 were retrospectively evaluated. The outcome measurements were rates and types of postprocedural early-stage and long-term complications.

RESULTSA total of 208 patients(upper arm vein group, 86; subclavian vein group, 122) were included in this study. All TIVPs were implanted successfully. The rate of catheter displacement was higher in upper arm vein group(14.0% vs 5.7%, P=0.04), while other postprocedural early-stage complications had no significant difference between the two groups. The occurrence of transfusion obstacle and rates of overall postprocedural long-term complications were significantly lower in upper arm vein group than that in subclavian vein group(1.2% vs. 9.8%, P=0.02; 7.0% vs. 27.0%, P=0.01, respectively).

CONCLUSIONCompared with subclavian vein group, upper arm vein group has lower postprocedural long-term complication rates and is recommended as a safe and comfortable choice for port implantation.

Objective:To verify the clinical safety and efficacy of new intelligent ventilation mode adaptive minute ventilation (AMV)+IntelliCycle ventilation in patients with mild-to-moderate acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).Methods:The patients with mild-to-moderate ARDS, admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University from February 2018 to February 2019, were enrolled in the study. The patients were divided into synchronous intermittent mandatory ventilation+pressure support ventilation (SIMV+PSV) group and AMV+IntelliCycle group according to the random number table method. All patients were given mechanical ventilation, anti-infection, analgesia and sedation, nutritional support and symptomatic treatment of primary disease after admission. SV800 ventilator was used for mechanical ventilation. In the AMV+IntelliCycle group, after setting the minute ventilation volume (VE), inhaled oxygen concentration (FiO 2) and positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP), the ventilator was turned on the full-automatic mode, and the preset value of VE percentage was 120%. In the SIMV+PSV group, the ventilator parameters were set as follows: the ventilation frequency was 12-20 times/min, the inspiratory expiratory ratio was 1∶1-2, the peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) limit level was 35-45 cmH 2O (1 cmH 2O = 0.098 kPa), and the setting of FiO 2 and PEEP was as the same as that of AMV+IntelliCycle group, the triggering flow was set to 2 L/min. All of the clinical parameters between the two groups were compared. The main outcomes were duration of mechanical ventilation, ventilator alarm times, manual operation times, and the mechanical power; the secondary outcomes were respiratory rate (RR), VE, tidal volume (VT), PIP, mouth occlusion pressure (P0.1), static compliance (Cst), work of breathing (WOB), and time constant at 0, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72, and 120 hours; and the blood gas analysis parameters of patients before and after ventilation were recorded. Results:A total of 92 patients with mild-to-moderate ARDS were admitted during the study period, excluding those who quit the study due to death, abandonment of treatment, accidental extubation of tracheal intubation and so on. Eighty patients were finally enrolled in the analysis, with 40 patients in SIMV+PSV group and AMV+IntelliCycle group respectively. ① Results of main outcomes: compared with the SIMV+PSV mode, AMV+IntelliCycle ventilation mode could shorten the duration of mechanical ventilation (hours: 106.35±55.03 vs. 136.50±73.78), reduce ventilator alarm times (times: 10.35±5.87 vs. 13.93±6.87) and the manual operations times (times: 4.25±2.01 vs. 6.83±3.75), and decrease the mechanical power (J/min: 12.88±4.67 vs. 16.35±5.04, all P < 0.05). But the arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO 2) of AMV+IntelliCycle group was significantly higher than that of SIMV+PSV group [mmHg (1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa): 41.58±6.81 vs. 38.45±5.77, P < 0.05]. ② Results of secondary outcomes: the RR of both groups was improved significantly with the prolongation of ventilation time which showed a time effect ( F = 4.131, P = 0.005). Moreover, compared with SIMV+PSV mode, AMV+IntelliCycle mode could maintain a better level of RR, with intervention effect ( F = 5.008, P = 0.031), but no interaction effect was found ( F = 2.489, P = 0.055). There was no significant difference in VE, PIP, P0.1 or Cst between the two groups, without intervention effect ( F values were 3.343, 2.047, 0.496, 1.456, respectively, all P > 0.05), but they were significantly improved with the prolongation of ventilation time in both groups, with time effect ( F values were 2.923, 12.870, 23.120, 7.851, respectively, all P < 0.05), but no interaction effect was found ( F values were 1.571, 1.291, 0.300, 0.354, respectively, all P > 0.05). The VT, WOB or time constant in both groups showed no significant changes with the prolongation of ventilation time, and no significant difference was found between the two groups, there was neither time effect ( F values were 0.613, 1.049, 2.087, respectively, all P > 0.05) nor intervention effect ( F values were 1.459, 0.514, 0.923, respectively, all P > 0.05). Conclusion:AMV+IntelliCycle ventilation mode can shorten the ventilation time of patients with mild-to-moderate ARDS, reduce mechanical power, and reduce the workload of medical care, but PaCO 2 in the patients with AMV+IntelliCycle mode is higher than that in the patients with SIMV+PSV mode.

In this study, we attempted to establish a culture system for in vitro spermatogenesis from spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) of Bama mini-pig. Dissociated testicular cells from 1-month-old pigs were co-cultured to mimic in vivo spermatogenesis. The testicular cells were seeded in minimum essential medium alpha (α-MEM) supplemented with Knockout serum replacement (KSR). Three-dimensional colonies formed after 10 days of culture. The colonies showed positive staining for SSC-associated markers such as UCHL1, PLZF, THY1, OCT4, Dolichos biflorus agglutinin, and alkaline phosphatase. Induction of SSCs was performed in α-MEM + KSR supplemented with retinoic acid, bone morphogenetic protein 4, activin A, follicle-stimulating hormone, or testosterone. The results showed that STRA8, DMC1, PRM1, and TNP1 were upregulated significantly in the colonies after induction compared to that in testis from 1-month-old pigs, while expression levels of those genes were significantly low compared to those in 2-month-old testis. However, upregulation of ACROSIN was not significant. Replacement of α-MEM and KSR with Iscove's modified Dulbecco's medium and fetal bovine serum did not upregulate expression of these genes significantly. These results indicate that SSCs of Bama mini-pig could undergo differentiation and develop to a post-meiotic stage in α-MEM supplemented with KSR and induction factors.
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