1.Children with urinary fistula after hypospadias: causes and repair (report of 33 cases)
International Journal of Surgery 2011;38(8):537-540
Objective To study the causes of congenital hypospadias fistula and the repair methods,summarize surgical experience,and improve the success rate of fistula repair.Method s From January 2001 to February 2011,33 cases of urinary fistula after hypospadias urethroplasty were collected,the average age being 6.2 years (3 to 13 years).A total of 38 fistula were found,17 with fistula diameter of less than 3 mm,16 with fistula diameter of 3 - 10 mm,5 greater than 10 mm.Ligation embedding method were used,Y-V flap coverage method,a continuous inverted fistula suture,Thiersch method,Denis-Browne method and the U shaped flap covering method were used for multi-urinary fistula repair.Among the 33 cases,successful repair was found in 30 cases,with normal urination during flollow- up,good penile appearance,the success rate being 90.9%.Results The causes of hypospadias fistula after surgery in children are:vascularized free when properly drawn,resulting in poor blood supply to the flap; urine drainage was not smooth,resulting in premature suture wounds soaked in urine,causing infection; distal urethral stricture,high pressure within the urethra during urination,causing anastomotic dehiscence; suture materials of poor quality; technical immaturity.Conclusions The repair of urinary fistula after hypospadias in children has a variety of surgical procedures,choice of which should be based on fistula location,size,quantity and local conditions.
2.Analysis of survival and risk factors of DVT in patients with cervical cancer
Yingli JI ; Yanni QIAO ; Yuyu TIAN ; La ZHOU ; Feifei MA
Clinical Medicine of China 2019;35(1):26-31
Objective To investigate the relationship between vWF levels and ADAMTS13 levels of DVT (venous thrombosis) in patients with cervical cancer,and then to evaluate the predictive value of vWF levels and ADAMTS13 levels of cervical cancer patients with DVT. Methods A total of sixty-six patients diagnosed as cervical cancer and treated from June 2015 to June 2016 in Weinan Maternal and Child Health Hospital were enrolled,and their baseline data,pathological type,tumor classification,TNM staging,vWF, ADAMTS13 levels and Autar score were recorded. All patients were followed up for 1 year and the patients with adverse outcomes were defined as poor prognosis group during the follow-up period while the patients whose disease progression free were defined as good prognosis group. Univariate analysis showed that the incidence of venous thrombosis in patients with cervical cancer was affected; Cox proportional hazard model further assessed the impact of all statistically significant factors on the occurrence of venous thrombosis in patients; t test showed the distribution of influential factors between the two groups; ROC curve was used to analyze the sensitivity and specificity of vWF and ADAMTS13 levels in predicting the occurrence of venous thrombosis in cervical cancer patients. Results At the end of the follow-up,among the 66 patients,Six were not followed and 40 had good prognosis without venous thrombosis,which was a good prognosis group; Twenty had poor prognosis,i. e. venous thrombosis,which was a poor prognosis group,including 5 deaths. The poor prognosis rate was 30. 30%. Univariate Cox proportional hazard model results showed that vWF (P=0. 023, (95%CI: 1. 743-1. 215)) and ADAMTS13 (P=0. 037,(95%CI: 1. 158-1. 566)) had a significant effect on the patients with venous thrombosis. The levels of vWF (( 0. 535 ± 0. 075) μg/L) and ADAMTS13 ((69. 453±10. 284)%) in good prognosis group were significantly lower than those in poor prognosis group ((0. 592 ± 0. 082 ) μg/L, ( 79. 245 ± 11. 477 )%), and the differences between the two groups were statistically significant (t=2. 690,3. 345,P<0. 05). Under ROC curve,the AUC of vWF level was 0. 841,the sensitivity and specificity were 55% and 97. 5% respectively,and that of ADAMTS13 level was 0. 906,the sensitivity and specificity were 85% and 80%,respectively. Conclusion The levels of vWF and ADAMTS13 have a good predictive effect on the occurrence of venous thrombosis in patients with cervical cancer. It is expected to be used as a routine evaluation index to predict the occurrence of venous thrombosis in patients with cervical cancer after treatment.
3.Generation of a Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome monkey model by base editing.
Fang WANG ; Weiqi ZHANG ; Qiaoyan YANG ; Yu KANG ; Yanling FAN ; Jingkuan WEI ; Zunpeng LIU ; Shaoxing DAI ; Hao LI ; Zifan LI ; Lizhu XU ; Chu CHU ; Jing QU ; Chenyang SI ; Weizhi JI ; Guang-Hui LIU ; Chengzu LONG ; Yuyu NIU
Protein & Cell 2020;11(11):809-824
Many human genetic diseases, including Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), are caused by single point mutations. HGPS is a rare disorder that causes premature aging and is usually caused by a de novo point mutation in the LMNA gene. Base editors (BEs) composed of a cytidine deaminase fused to CRISPR/Cas9 nickase are highly efficient at inducing C to T base conversions in a programmable manner and can be used to generate animal disease models with single amino-acid substitutions. Here, we generated the first HGPS monkey model by delivering a BE mRNA and guide RNA (gRNA) targeting the LMNA gene via microinjection into monkey zygotes. Five out of six newborn monkeys carried the mutation specifically at the target site. HGPS monkeys expressed the toxic form of lamin A, progerin, and recapitulated the typical HGPS phenotypes including growth retardation, bone alterations, and vascular abnormalities. Thus, this monkey model genetically and clinically mimics HGPS in humans, demonstrating that the BE system can efficiently and accurately generate patient-specific disease models in non-human primates.
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Disease Models, Animal
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Female
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Gene Editing
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Humans
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Lamin Type A/metabolism*
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Macaca fascicularis
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Progeria/pathology*