Objective:To evaluate immunotherapy combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy before radical total gastrectomy in microsatellite stable locally advanced gastric cancer in two cases.Methods:Two male patients with clinical stage cT3N 1M0 and microsatellite-stable locally advanced gastric cancer were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy with PD-1 inhibitor (Nivolumab) combined with SOX (Oxaliplatin+S-1) for 4 cycles before surgery. Standard laparoscopic assisted total gastrectomy with D 2 lymphadenectomy was performed on Feb 2023 and Oct 2023 respectively after the neoadjuvant treatment. Pathological tumor regression grade(TRG) was observed to assess the degree of tumor regression, and follow-up was conducted to monitor tumor markers and abdominal enhanced CT to detect recurrence. Results:Two patients achieved pathological complete response(TRG0). They were followed up until May 2024 and no recurrence was observed.Conclusion:Preoperative combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy may provide survival benefit for microsatellite stable locally advanced gastric cancer patients.

Objective:To evaluate immunotherapy combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy before radical total gastrectomy in microsatellite stable locally advanced gastric cancer in two cases.Methods:Two male patients with clinical stage cT3N 1M0 and microsatellite-stable locally advanced gastric cancer were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy with PD-1 inhibitor (Nivolumab) combined with SOX (Oxaliplatin+S-1) for 4 cycles before surgery. Standard laparoscopic assisted total gastrectomy with D 2 lymphadenectomy was performed on Feb 2023 and Oct 2023 respectively after the neoadjuvant treatment. Pathological tumor regression grade(TRG) was observed to assess the degree of tumor regression, and follow-up was conducted to monitor tumor markers and abdominal enhanced CT to detect recurrence. Results:Two patients achieved pathological complete response(TRG0). They were followed up until May 2024 and no recurrence was observed.Conclusion:Preoperative combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy may provide survival benefit for microsatellite stable locally advanced gastric cancer patients.

Objective To explore the influence of longitudinal and oblique hollow lag screw internal fixation on interphalangeal range of motion,metacarpal range of motion and complications in patients with transverse fractures of proximal phalanges.Methods Retrospective analysis was performed on 102 patients with transverse fractures of proximal phalanges admitted to department of orthopedics of our hospital from June 2021 to February 2022.According to treatment methods,the patients were divided into longitudinal group and oblique group.The longitudinal group was given longitudinal hollow lag screw internal fixation while the oblique group was treated with oblique hollow lag screw internal fixation.The baseline data of the enrolled subjects were excluded from the influence of confounding factors according to the propensity matching scoring method(caliper value=0.02),and 51 patients with comparable baseline data were obtained in each group.The surgical status(surgical time and healing time),ranges of motions of interphalangeal and metacarpal joints,excellent and good rate of hand function(total active movement,TAM)and complications at 18 months after surgery were compared between the two groups.Results All patients successfully completed the surgery,and at least 18 months of follow-up data were obtained.There was no statistical significance in the surgical time or follow-up time between the two groups(P＞0.05).The healing time in oblique group(6.57±1.22)weeks,was significantly shorter than that in longitudinal group(7.82±1.54)weeks(P＜0.05).At 18 months after surgery,the interphalangeal range of motion was significantly higher in oblique group(82.62±3.41)° than that in longitudinal group(77.45±7.46)°(P＜0.05),but there was no statistical difference in metacarpal range of motion between the two groups(P＞0.05).The excellent and good rate of hand function in oblique group(94.12％)at 18 months after surgery was significantly higher than that in longitudinal group(80.39％)(P＜0.05).The incidence of complications revealed no statistical significance between oblique group(1.96％)and longitudinal group(3.92％)(P＞0.05).Conclusion In the hollow lag internal screw fixation treatment of patients with transverse fractures of proximal phalanges,both longitudinal and oblique screw methods have good effects,but the oblique screw method is more beneficial to the recovery of hand function.

Objective To understand the patients of congenital microtia malformation families knowledge of skin expander and influencing factors. Methods Self-made questionnaire to sample survey of 500 cases of our department (Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, the second microtia concer) patients′ families. Results 47.8％(239/500) of 500 patients of expander knowledge level is high, 41.2％(206/500) pass the exam, 11.0％(55/500) fall the exam, only 13.4％(67/500) really have a comprehensive understanding on expander achieve excellent. Scores of male and female were (16.06 ± 1.99) points and (16.39 ± 2.16) points, t = 1.752, P > 0.05, there was no statistically significant difference comparing the 2 group. Patients′ families score of different cultural levels, respectively (14.06 ± 2.36), (14.98 ± 2.02), (16.54 ± 2.00), (16.73 ± 1.88) points, F = 21.736, P < 0.01, difference of four groups was statistically significant. Different age patients′families score ( 16.21 ± 1.96), (16.62 ± 2.14), (14.86 ± 2.11), (13.98 ± 2.02), (13.73 ± 1.88) points, F = 15.685, P > 0.05, there was no statistically significant difference comparing the 5 groups. Patients with different professional families score (13.25 ± 2.19), (13.79±2.27), (16.08±1.89), (14.10±2.08), (14.13±2.35), (14.45±2.09), (14.56±1.75), (16.84± 1.81) points, F = 2.737, P < 0.01, difference of eight groups was statistically significant. Conclusions Congenital microtia patients′families skin expander knowledge needs to be improved, it is necessary to take various forms, conduct for families of expander knowledge through propaganda and education.

Objective To investigate the efficacy of adductor canal block (ACB) under the guidance of ultrasound for postoperative analgesia in the pediatric patients undergoing knee operation.Methods Sixty pediatric patients,aged 3-12 yr,of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ,weighing 12-35 kg,scheduled for elective unilateral knee operation,were selected and randomly divided into 2 equal groups using a random number table:ultrasound-guided ACB group (group ACB) and ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block (FNB) group (group FNB).After induction of general anesthesia,ACB or FNB was performed under the guidance of ultrasound,and 0.3％ ropivacaine 1 ml/kg was injected.Anesthesia was maintained with intravenous infusion of remifentanil combined with propofol,and bispectral index value was maintained at 40-60.Immediately after injection of local anesthetics (T0),and at 4,8,12 and 24 h after injection (T1-4),analgesic efficacy was assessed using the FLACC pain scale,and quadriceps strength was assessed by manual muscle testing.Satisfactory analgesia was defined as FLACC score ≤ 3,and obvious quadriceps weakness was defined as manual muscle testing grade 0-2.The complications associated with nerve block (such as local anesthetic toxicity,bleeding at the puncture site,hematoma),and occurrence of postoperative nausea and vomiting and delayed emergence were recorded.Results There was no significant difference between two groups in the rate of satisfactory analgesia at T1-T4 (P＞ 0.05).Compared with group FNB,the incidence of obvious quadriceps weakness was significantly lower at T1-T3 (P＜0.05),and no significant change was found at T4 in group ACB (P＞0.05).There was no significant difference in the incidence of nausea or retching between two groups (P＞0.05).Complications associated with nerve block,vomiting and delayed emergence were not observed in the two groups.Conclusion Ultrasound-guided ACB can be safely and effectively used for postoperative analgesia in the pediatric patients undergoing knee operation,and it has less influence on the quadriceps strength than FNB.

Objective Comparative effect of WeChat platform nursing intervention and routine nursing intervention on reducing the incidence of complications of children skin expansion in the process of external ear reconstruction. Methods 132 cases of congenital microtia received skin expander implantation at our institution from Jan 2014 to Aug 20 14 were included as control group. 122 cases of congenital microtia received skin expander implantation at our institution from Sep 2014 to Apr 2015 were included as the intervention group. Children and their families in the control group were treated with routine propaganda and education, and the intervention group were added with internet nursing intervention. Collection and analysis the family health knowledge degree and the occurrence of complications in children of the two groups. Results The score of health knowledge about skin expansion in the intervention group was (33.67 ± 2.44),which was significant higher than that of in the control group (25.07 ± 2.02), t=9.71, P < 0.01. The incidence rate of complication in the intervention group was 2.46%(3/122), which was significant lower than that of in the control group, 8.33%(11/132),χ2=4.20, P<0.05. The satisfaction rate of patients′family member in the intervention group was 95.08%(116/122), which was significant higher than that of in the control group, 84.09%(111/132 ),χ2=15.65, P<0.05. Conclusions WeChat platform nursing intervention can reduce expansion flap complications occurrence rate in the periods of expander. It is worthy of clinical application.

Objective To explore the effects of health education based on WeChat platform to reduce external ear reconstruction complications through skin quantitative expansion method.Methods A number of 254 congenital microtia patients and their families admitted from January to August 2014 were treated as control group who received routine health education.A total of 238 cases patients with the same disease and their families admitted from September 2014 to April 2015 were chosen as observation group who received routine and WeChat platform for health education.Water injection nurses collected the data of patients' health knowledge mastering degree,comparing two groups of patients and families disease knowledge mastering degree,complication rates and nursing satisfaction.Results Patients and families in observation group grasped health knowledge better than that of control group,with a lower complication incidence than that of control group(P ＜0.01).After the interventions of health education,the satisfaction was 94.96％ in the observation group comparing with 83.46％ in the control group (P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Nursing intervention based on WeChat platform can reduce the incidence of expanded skin flap complications,improve patient and families' nursing knowledge and elevate nursing satisfaction.

Objective To evaluate the reliability of ultrasound for rapid identification of esophageal intubation in the patients with difficult airway.Methods Twenty-one patients requiring orotracheal intubation, aged 20-75 yr, with body mass index of 25-32 kg/m2, of ASA physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ , Cormack-Lehane grade Ⅲ or Ⅳ under direct laryngoscope, undergoing elective general anesthesia, were selected.The carotid artery, trachea and esophagus were identified by ultrasonic scanning at suprasternal notch before induction of anesthesia.After induction of anesthesia, tracheal intubation was performed.During intubation, ultrasound was performed to detect esophageal intubation.After intubation, mechanical ventilation was performed.Auscultation of bilateral breath sounds was carried out to evaluate the tube position.The position of the tube was subsequendy determined through partial pressure of end-tidal CO2 monitoring.Results The sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound in identifying esophageal intubation were both 100％ in the patients with difficult airway.Conclusion Ultrasound can rapidly and effectively identify esophageal intubation in the patients with difficult airway.

Objective To evaluate the value of ultrasound-measured quantification of anterior neck soft tissue in predicting the difficult laryngoscopy in the obese patients.Methods Ninety-six patients,with body mass index ≥ 28 kg/m2,aged 22-60 yr,of ASA physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ,scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation,were selected.Assessment methods of modified Mallampati grade (method M) and anterior neck soft tissue quantification measured by ultrasound (method U) were performed before anesthesia.The level of vocal cords was selected using ultrasound scanning for anterior neck.The positive result was greater than 20 mm in method U,and was grade Ⅲ or Ⅳ in method M.Direct laryngoscope was placed after induction of anesthesia.Difficult laryngoscopy was defined as Cormack-Lehane grade Ⅲ or Ⅳ,or in whom laryngoscope could not be placed.The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of the two assessment methods for predicting the difficult laryngoscopy were calculated.Results Twenty-two patients were found to have difficult laryngoscopy,and the anterior neck soft tissue quantification was (23.0±3.0) mm,which was significantly thicker than that in the patients of non-difficult laryngoscopy ((1.9±2.2) mm).The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of method U were 91％,92％ and 92％,respectively,and of method M were 77％,81％ and 80％,respectively,and there was significant difference between the two methods.There was no significant difference in the parameters of difficult laryngoscopy which were predicted using method U between the patients of different ages or gender.Conclusion It can accurately predict the difficult laryngoscopy in the obese patients when the ultrasound-measured quantification of anterior neck soft tissue is greater than 20 mm.

Objective To compare the incidence of secondary surgical procedures after cervical disc arthroplasty vs anterior cervical discectomy with fusion in patients treated for symptomatic single level cervical spondylosis.Methods An online search of Pubmed, Medline, Ovid, Embase, Cochrane Library, CBM database, Wanfang data and VIP database were searched for prospective randomized controlled trial of cervical disc arthroplasty versus anterior cervical discectomy with fusion in incidence of secondary surgical procedures.Data were collected and extracted by two reviewers independently.Risk of bias was assessed using the criteria of Cochrane Reviews Handbook 5.1.0.Review Manager 5.2 software system was used to evaluate the data for Meta analysis.Results A total of 12 trials were included.Six of them were short-term follow up (two years).The 6 other trials were mid-and long-term follow up (mean 5.8 years).There are 4 trials with low risk of bias, 7 trials with moderate risk of bias, and 1 trial with high risk of bias.The results of meta-analysis showed there was no statistical difference in reoperation rate of adjacent level between the two groups at two years follow-up;however, the reoperation rate of non-fusion group was significantly lower in the non-fusion group compared with fusion group at mid-and long-term follow-up.The incidence of secondary surgical procedures at index level was higher in fusion group than in non-fusion group.No statistical difference was found between the two groups in using ‘ removal’ for secondary surgical procedure at two years follow-up;however, the rate of non-fusion group was significantly lower than fusion group at mid-and long-term follow-up.Conclusion Cervical disc arthroplasty was partly superior to anterior cervical discectomy with fusion in avoiding secondary surgical procedures of adjacent levels.However, non-fusion surgery doesn't have any advantages in short time (two years) follow up.Reducing the incidence of pseudarthrosis was an effective way to decrease the incidence of secondary surgery procedures in index level.