1.Screening process of breast implant associated-anaplastic large cell lymphoma in symptomatic patients with textured breast implants
Wenchao ZHANG ; Jiangmiao XIE ; Zenan XIA ; Mingzi ZHANG ; Xiao LONG ; Xiaojun WANG ; Ang ZENG
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2024;30(4):354-358
Objective:To summarize the clinical diagnosis and treatment process of breast implant associated-anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) in symptomatic patients with textured breast implants in Peking Union Medical College Hospital in order to provide reference for the management of such patients in China.Methods:From January 2019 to September 2021, 23 symptomatic patients with textured breast implants were admitted to the Peking Union Medical College Hospital, aged 29-52 years, with an average of 36.2 years. All patients agreed to remove the prosthesis by surgery, and accepted cytology, flow cytometry, and immunohistochemical examination of the fluid around the implants and capsule tissue before or during the operation to complete the BIA-ALCL screening process.Results:All 23 patients presented with unilateral periprosthetic fluid accumulation, with fluid volume ranging from 20 to 130 ml, of which 7 cases were combined with periprosthetic contracture. No tumor cells were found in the pathological findings of effusion and the capsule tissue, and the BIA-ALCL pathologic screening results (CD 30 and ALK) were all negative. No bleeding, infection, wound dehiscence and other complications occurred after the operation.Conclusions:A personalized clinical process should be developed for symptomatic patients with textured breast implants. Attention should be paid to imaging and pathological examinations.
2.A nomogram model for predicting malnutrition after a tracheotomy
Ang CAI ; Junfeng YANG ; Ruyao LIU ; Le WANG ; Yi LI ; Liugen WANG ; Heping LI ; Xi ZENG
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024;46(3):199-204
Objective:To explore the risk factors for malnutrition after a tracheotomy and to construct a predictive model useful for its prevention through early intervention.Methods:Clinical data describing 440 tracheotomy patients were subjected to a retrospective analysis. The variables examined were age, sex, etiology, Glasgow Coma Score (GCS), activities of daily living (ADL) score, age-corrected Charlson comorbidity index (aCCI), food intake, swallowing function, incidence of infections, as well as any history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, smoking or alcohol consumption. Patients identified as being at risk of malnutrition (NRS-2002≥3) were screened using the Nutritional Risk Screening tool (NRS-2002) and the European Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism′s ESPEN2015 criteria. The subjects were thus categorized into a malnutrition group of 343 and a control group of 97. Unifactorial and multifactorial logistic regression analyses were performed, and stepwise regression was applied to include the factors found significant in the unifactorial analysis into the multifactorial logistic regression analysis, and to construct a column-line graph prediction model. The clinical utility of the model was assessed by applying the receiver operator characteristics (ROC) curves, calibration plots and decision curve analysis (DCA).Results:Of the 440 persons studied, 343 (78%) were malnourished. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that pulmonary infection, dysphagia, low GCS score and high aCCI score were significant risk factors for malnutrition after a tracheotomy. A prediction nomograph was constructed. After fitting and correcting, the area under the curve (AUC) of the prediction model′s ROC curve was 0.911, the specificity was 80.4%, and the sensitivity was 91.3%. That was significantly higher than the AUCs for pulmonary infection (0.809), dysphagia (0.697), aCCI (0.721) and GCS (0.802). Bootstrap self-sampling was used to verify the model internally. After 1000 samples the average absolute error between the predicted risk and the actual risk was 0.013, indicating good prediction ability. The DCA results demonstrated that the model has substantial clinical applicability across a range of nutritional interventions, particularly for threshold probability values ranging from 0 to 0.96.Conclusion:Pulmonary infection, dysphagia, low GCS score, and high aCCI score are risk factors for malnutrition among tracheotomy patients. The nomogram model constructed in this study has good predictive value for the occurrence of malnutrition among such patients.
3.Analysis of risk factors and a predictive model of malnutrition in disabled stroke patients
Ang CAI ; Yi LI ; Liugen WANG ; Heping LI ; Xi ZENG
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2023;45(1):24-28
Objective:To analyze the risk factors for malnutrition among disabled stroke survivors and devise a prediction model.Methods:A total of 373 disabled stroke survivors treated in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University in 2021 formed a control group ( n=102) and a malnutrition group ( n=271) according to their nutritional status. Univariate correlation analysis and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze the risk factors for malnutrition and their predictive value. Results:Age, dysphagia, pulmonary infection, disability score and feeding style were found to be related significantly to the occurrence of malnutrition. Multivariate logistic regression confirmed that age, pulmonary infection, dysphagia, low total intake and a low Barthel index were useful predictors of malnutrition in such persons. Moreover, patients who had received nasogastric tube feeding were at much higher risk of malnutrition than those with intermittent oroesophageal tube feeding. The area under the receiver operating characteristics curve of the Barthel index combined with dysphagia to predict malnutrition was 0.84. The critical value was 0.67 with a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 72.5%.Conclusions:Age, pulmonary infection, dysphagia, feeding method, total intake and disability score are risk factors for malnutrition in disabled stroke survivors. The Barthel index combined with dysphagia has good predictive power for the occurrence of malnutrition in such persons.
4.Facial depression correction by using free anterolateral thigh adipofascial flap and human acellular dermal matrix
Mingzi ZHANG ; Zhijin LI ; Hairui LI ; Zikai QIU ; Zhifei LIU ; Yang WANG ; Loubin SI ; Ang ZENG
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2022;28(1):22-25
Objective:To investigate the clinical effect of facial depression correction by using free anterolateral thigh adipofascial flap and human acellular dermal matrix.Methods:Nineteen facial depression patients (3 males and 16 females), age ranges from 16 to 56 years (average age: 29.1±10.37 years), caused by different reasons were selected in this research from Jan. 2008 to Dec. 2020. In the stage I operation, anterolateral thigh adipofascial flap was designed according to facial depression area and harvested to fill in the depression with vascular anastomosis; In the stage II operation, the human acellular dermal matrix was used to fill in the remained depression edge according to facial subunit.Results:All free anterolateral thigh adipofascial flap survived well. All patients revealed fascial subunit tissue atrophy of different degree in infraorbital, nasolabial sulcus and temporal areas which were repaired by using cellular dermal matrix and obtained satisfying effect during 1 to 8 years of follow-up with no obvious rejection. 18 of 19 patients showed flap hypertrophy and corrected by liposuction. All patients recovered well after 1 to 8 years of follow-up.Conclusions:Humana cellular dermal matrix could make up the limitations of treating fascial depression deformity when using anterolateral thigh adipofascial flap. The combination method of above approaches could obtain satisfying clinical effect, which is worthy of clinical promotion.
5.Classification system and surgical design of developmental breast asymmetry
Feng QIN ; Xiaojun WANG ; Ang ZENG ; Zhifei LIU ; Zenan XIA ; Wenchao ZHANG ; Mingzi ZHANG ; Lin ZHU
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2022;28(1):26-29
Objective:To explore the classification and treatment strategies of developmental breast asymmetry (DBA).Methods:A retrospective study was conducted in adult female patients with developmental breast asymmetry deformity who underwent surgery between January 2005 to June 2019 in the Plastic Surgery Department of Peking Union Medical College Hospital. According to different clinical manifestations, DBA was divided into three types which adopted to different surgical strategies. Postoperative complications and patient satisfaction were evaluated.Results:A total of 203 patients were included in the study; 42.36% (86 cases) were type Ⅰ, 31.03% (63 cases) were type Ⅱ and 26.60% (54 cases) were type Ⅲ. The number of follow-up patients accounted for 79.3% (161/203). The mean follow-up time was 9 months. There were one case of poor healing of the axillary incision in latissimus dorsi muscle flap, two cases of seroma, five cases of Baker grade Ⅰ capsule contracture, two cases of Baker grade Ⅱ capsule contracture and one cases of small nodules in autologous fat breast augmentation. With regard to patient satisfaction, 80.1% (129 cases) felt satisfied with the aesthetic results, 15% (24 cases) felt good, 3.7%. (6 cases) felt average and 1.2% (2 cases) felt unsatisfied.Conclusions:This study shows that the clinical manifestations of DBA are varied, and our classification method is an effective and useful tool to guide the surgical treatment. Individualized surgical design is essential for aesthetical results.
6.The Combination of Platelet Rich Plasma Gel, Human Umbilical Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Nanohydroxyapatite/polyamide 66 Promotes Angiogenesis and Bone Regeneration in Large Bone Defect
Wei LIU ; Yong HUANG ; Daqian LIU ; Teng ZENG ; Jingzhe WANG ; Ang LI ; Dawei WANG ; Xiaoyu WANG
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 2022;19(6):1321-1336
BACKGROUND:
In the present study, a novel tissue engineering bone graft including platelet rich plasma gel (PRP gel), human umbilical mesenchymal stem cells (HUMSCs) and nanohydroxyapatite/polyamide 66 (nHA-PA66) was constructed. We explored whether the composite scaffolds could enhance the angiogenesis and bone repair capacity in rat femoral large bone defect (LBD). This study aimed to provide evidence for the clinical application of the composite scaffold in LBD treatment.
METHODS:
PRP was prepared, the platelets and growth factors were measured. HUMSCs were isolated and identified.the osteogenic capacity of PRP in vitro was measured. Then HUMSCs-PRP-gelHA-PA66 composite scaffolds were synthesized and observed. The proliferation and osteogenesis differentiation of HUMSCs on the composite scaffold was measured. The angiogenic capacity of PRP in vitro was measured by capillary-like tube formation assay. Finally, the angiogenesis and bone repair capacity of the composite scaffolds was measured in rat LBD.
RESULTS:
PRP contained high level of platelets and growth factors after activation, and promoted osteogenic and angiogenic differentiation in vitro. The HUMSCs-PRP-gelHA-PA66 composite scaffold was porosity and promoted the proliferation and osteogenesis differentiation of HUMSCs. At 12th weeks, more micro-vessels and new bone were formed around the composite scaffolds compared with other groups, the defect was almost repaired.
CONCLUSION
Our study for the first time identified that the combination of PRP gel, HUMSCs and nHA-PA66 scaffold could significantly promote angiogenesis and bone regeneration in rat LBD, which may have implications for its further application in clinical LBD treatment.
7.Filler induced alopecia: the research of the rare complications after filler injection in frontotemporal region
Wenchao ZHANG ; Xiao LONG ; Ang ZENG ; Nanze YU ; Xiaojun WANG ; Zhifei LIU
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2021;37(8):948-952
Filler Induced Alopecia (FIA) is a rare injection-related complication which was first reported in 2013. This complication can lead to significant regional hair loss which seriously affects the quality of life. We reviewed the previous literature and made deep analysis on the clinical manifestations, pathogenic causes, pathological manifestations, treatment methods and disease progression of FIA. FIA should be better understood by our medical practitioners. At the same time, based on the anatomical features, we briefly described the safe injection layers in the temporal region.
8.Filler induced alopecia: the research of the rare complications after filler injection in frontotemporal region
Wenchao ZHANG ; Xiao LONG ; Ang ZENG ; Nanze YU ; Xiaojun WANG ; Zhifei LIU
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2021;37(8):948-952
Filler Induced Alopecia (FIA) is a rare injection-related complication which was first reported in 2013. This complication can lead to significant regional hair loss which seriously affects the quality of life. We reviewed the previous literature and made deep analysis on the clinical manifestations, pathogenic causes, pathological manifestations, treatment methods and disease progression of FIA. FIA should be better understood by our medical practitioners. At the same time, based on the anatomical features, we briefly described the safe injection layers in the temporal region.
9.The Application of Decellularized Adipose Tissue Promotes Wound Healing
Zenan XIA ; Xiao GUO ; Nanze YU ; Ang ZENG ; Loubin SI ; Fei LONG ; Wenchao ZHANG ; Xiaojun WANG ; Lin ZHU ; Zhifei LIU
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 2020;17(6):863-874
BACKGROUND:
Due to adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) being easy to obtain, their rapid proliferation rate, and their multidirectional differentiation capabilities, they have been widely used in the field of regenerative medicine. With the progress of decellularized adipose tissue (DAT) and adipose tissue engineering research, the role of DAT in promoting angiogenesis has gradually been emphasized.
METHODS:
We examined the biological characteristics and biosafety of DAT and evaluated the stem cell maintenance ability and promotion of growth factor secretion through conducting in vitro and in vivo studies.
RESULTS:
The tested ASCs showed high rat:es of proliferation and adhered well to DAT. The expression levels of essential genes for cell stem maintenance, including OCT4, SOX2, and Nanog were low at 2–24 h and much higher at 48 and 96 h. The Adipogenic expression level of markers for ASCs proliferation including PPARγ, C/EPBα, and LPL increased from 2 to 96 h. Co-culture of ASCs and DAT increased the secretion of local growth factors, such as VEGF, PDGF-bb, bFGF, HGF, EGF, and FDGF-bb, and secretion gradually increased from 0 to 48 h. A model of full-thickness skin defects on the back of nude mice was established, and the co-culture of ASCs and DAT showed the best in vivo treatment effect.
CONCLUSION
The application of DAT promotes wound healing, and DAT combined with ASCs may be a promising material in adipose tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
10.The Application of Decellularized Adipose Tissue Promotes Wound Healing
Zenan XIA ; Xiao GUO ; Nanze YU ; Ang ZENG ; Loubin SI ; Fei LONG ; Wenchao ZHANG ; Xiaojun WANG ; Lin ZHU ; Zhifei LIU
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 2020;17(6):863-874
BACKGROUND:
Due to adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) being easy to obtain, their rapid proliferation rate, and their multidirectional differentiation capabilities, they have been widely used in the field of regenerative medicine. With the progress of decellularized adipose tissue (DAT) and adipose tissue engineering research, the role of DAT in promoting angiogenesis has gradually been emphasized.
METHODS:
We examined the biological characteristics and biosafety of DAT and evaluated the stem cell maintenance ability and promotion of growth factor secretion through conducting in vitro and in vivo studies.
RESULTS:
The tested ASCs showed high rat:es of proliferation and adhered well to DAT. The expression levels of essential genes for cell stem maintenance, including OCT4, SOX2, and Nanog were low at 2–24 h and much higher at 48 and 96 h. The Adipogenic expression level of markers for ASCs proliferation including PPARγ, C/EPBα, and LPL increased from 2 to 96 h. Co-culture of ASCs and DAT increased the secretion of local growth factors, such as VEGF, PDGF-bb, bFGF, HGF, EGF, and FDGF-bb, and secretion gradually increased from 0 to 48 h. A model of full-thickness skin defects on the back of nude mice was established, and the co-culture of ASCs and DAT showed the best in vivo treatment effect.
CONCLUSION
The application of DAT promotes wound healing, and DAT combined with ASCs may be a promising material in adipose tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

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