Background: and Purpose Vertebrobasilar fusiform aneurysms (VBFAs) carry substantial morbidity and mortality, but optimal management for unruptured VBFAs remains unclear. We compared the safety and efficacy of conservative management (CM), stent-assisted coiling (SAC), and flow diverters (FDs) in patients with unruptured VBFAs, focusing on long-term prognosis. Methods: This study included data from a nationwide Chinese cohort of patients with vertebrobasilar dissecting aneurysms. Inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) balanced confounders across groups. The primary outcome was poor prognosis (modified Rankin Scale score >2). Secondary outcomes included aneurysm rupture, ischemic stroke, compression symptoms, and VBFA-related deaths. Logistic regression estimated odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were performed. Results: Among 1,115 patients with unruptured VBFAs, 838 (median age, 54 years; 655 men) were included. After IPTW, baseline characteristics were balanced. Median follow-up was 54 months. FD was associated with a lower risk of poor prognosis than CM (OR, 0.48 [95% CI, 0.30 to 0.77]; p=0.002), with no difference between CM and SAC. FD also reduced aneurysm rupture (OR, 0.20 [95% CI, 0.07 to 0.60]; p=0.004) and compression symptoms (OR, 0.30 [95% CI, 0.13 to 0.68]; p=0.004) versus CM. Time-to-event analyses further revealed significant differences in vertebral artery lesions and Type I–II VBFAs, whereas no significant differences were observed in basilar or vertebrobasilar junction lesions or in Type III–IV VBFAs. Conclusions Compared with CM, FD was associated with improved long-term outcomes in unruptured VBFAs, particularly in vertebral artery lesions and Type I–II VBFAs, although residual confounding cannot be excluded.

With the accelerated aging society in China, the incidence of biliary surgical diseases in the elderly has increased significantly. The clinical characteristics of these patients indicate that improving treatment outcomes and realizing healthy aging are worthy of attention. How to effectively improve the treatment effect of geriatric biliary surgical diseases has attracted widespread attention. This paper reviews and comments on the hotspots and difficulties of biliary surgery in older patients from six aspects: (1) higher morbidity associated with an aging society, (2) prevention and control of pre-operative risks, (3) extending the indications of laparoscopic surgery, (4) urgent standardization of minimally invasive surgery, (5) precise technological progress in hepatobiliary surgery, and (6) guarantee of peri-operative safety. It is of great significance to fully understand the focus of controversy, actively make use of its favorable factors, and effectively avoid its unfavorable factors, for further improving the therapeutic effects of geriatric biliary surgical diseases, and thus benefits the vast older patients with biliary surgical diseases. Accordingly, a historical record with the highest age of 93 years for laparoscopic transcystic common bile duct exploration has been created by us recently.
Humans ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures ; Gallstones ; Laparoscopy ; Treatment Outcome ; Aging ; Retrospective Studies

Objective:To analyze the effects of microvascular invasion (MVI) and anatomical hepatectomy on early recurrence and survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Methods:The data of 246 patients with HCC admitted to 215 Hospital of Shaanxi Nuclear Industry, Chinese PLA General Hospital and Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital from July 2008 to June 2019 were retrospectively analyzed, including 208 males and 38 females, aged (53.8±9.6) years. According to the occurrence of MVI, 246 patients were divided into the MVI group ( n=83) and control group ( n=163, without MVI). Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, preoperative alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), maximum tumor diameter, intraoperative blood loss were compared between the two groups. The recurrence-free survival and cumulative survival were compared between the two groups before and after the inverse probability weighted correction for propensity score. Results:The propensity score was calculated by logistic regression model. After inverse probability weighted correction, the virtual sample size was 247 cases (82 cases in MVI group and 165 cases in control group). The proportion of HBV infection, with a serum level of AFP > 200 μg/L, the maximum diameter of tumor and the intraoperative blood loss were higher in MVI group (all P<0.05). The risk of early recurrence in patients undergoing anatomical hepatectomy ( n=107) was lower than that in patients undergoing non-anatomical hepatectomy ( n=139) (univariate Cox regression analysis of HR=1.60, 95% CI: 1.06 to 2.42, P=0.020), but the overall survival was comparable (univariate Cox regression analysis of HR=1.66, 95% CI: 0.80 to 3.42, P=0.200). The recurrence-free survival (RFS) of MVI group was lower than that of the control group, and the postoperative cumulative survival rate was also lower before the inverse probability weighted correction of the tendency score. The RFS in MVI group was lower than that in control group after the tendency score was adjusted by inverse probability weighting ( HR=2.62, 95% CI: 1.61 to 4.27, P<0.001). There was no significant difference in the cumulative survival between the MVI and control group ( HR=2.09, 95% CI: 0.89 to 4.93, P=0.050). Conclusion:MVI is associated with early postoperative recurrence in patients with HCC, and the early recurrence rate after anatomical hepatectomy is lower than that after non-anatomical hepatectomy.

Objective:To explore the relationship between respiratory mechanics and right heart function during ARDS mechanical ventilation through the establishment of Beagle dogs acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) animal model and the application of different levels of mechanical ventilation, which will provide theoretical basis for right heart protective ventilation strategy of ARDS.Methods:Beagle dogs were anesthetized successfully and then pulmonary artery floating catheter, esophageal manometric catheter and femoral artery catheter were inserted. Under the pressure control mode, the driving pressure was fixed. After adjustment, PEEP gradually increased from 2 cmH 2O to 14 cmH 2O. The changes of respiratory mechanics, hemodynamics and right heart function were observed. ARDS model was established by injecting oleic acid into central vein, and mechanical ventilation with the same parameters was given after the model was established successfully. In contrast to itself, the changes of respiratory mechanics, hemodynamics and right heart function indexes of experimental dogs before and after modeling were analyzed. In the group, the indexes of different PEEP were compared by ANOVA, and then compared by Student-Newman-Keuls. The difference was statistically significant at a P value <0.05. Results:Before modeling, the peak airway pressure (P peak) and plateau pressure (P plat) increased with the increase of PEEP ( F=232.733,196.33, P<0.05). However, P trans-I, P trans-E, C stat and Vt decreased significantly ( F=4.524, 6.499, 64.803, 2.31, P<0.05). The area of change of right ventricle (FAC) became smaller ( F=3.09, P<0.05); SV first increased and then decreased ( F=3.24, P<0.05), and CVP and MPAP increased ( F=19.07,14.81, P<0.05). There was no significant difference in TAPSE, MAP, HR and SpO 2 ( P>0.05). After modeling, as PEEP increased, P peak, P plat, P ES-I and P ES-E increased significantly ( F=24.829, 41.95, 9.78, 87.86, P<0.05). Vt, P trans-I, P trans-E, C stat and Vt first increased and then decreased ( F=2.91, 4.29, 5.84, 48.890, P<0.05). TAPSE and SV first increased and then decreased ( F=6.22,6.54, P<0.05). CVP and MPAP increased ( F=5.23, 19.24, P<0.05). MAP increased first and then decreased ( F=5.02, P<0.05). SpO 2 increased ( F=2.77, P<0.05). FAC and HR had no statistical significance ( P>0.05). Conclusions:Trans pulmonary pressure and lung compliance can reflect the effectiveness of ARDS lung recruitment, and have good synergy; with the increase of PEEP, the right ventricular systolic function TAPSE is first affected, and SV compensatory increase, but with the increase of PEEP, TAPSE and SV decrease; pulmonary blood flow distribution is more important in improving alveolar oxygenation. Therefore, real-time monitoring of trans pulmonary pressure, TAPSE and intrapulmonary blood flow should be performed in ARDS treatment.

Objective:To compare the size-specific dose estimates (SSDE) among children groups with different age ranges by radiation dose structured reports (RDSR) and automatic collection of key images.Methods:Four hundred and four patients (age range 0 to 18 years) were enrolled through automatically capturing the radiation dose structured reports with Teamplay software on the PACS, and the water equivalent diameter (WED) and SSDE were calculated by measurement on the CT axial images. The differences of SSDE and other radiation parameters in different groups were analyzed by using ANOVA method, and the relationship between SSDE and CTDI vol was analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient. Results:The mean value of SSDE for all subjects was (4.70±3.29) mGy, and increased with the increase of age, showing significant differences among different age groups ( F=46.11, P<0.01). There was a highly linear correlation between SSDE and CTDI vol from 1 year to 18 years old (| r|≥0.92, P<0.01). Conclusions:This study provides a method to apply SSDE to scan quality control in daily work. The result shows that the SSDE level in some age groups can be converted linearly by CTDI vol, and the conversion factor varies with different age groups. The difference between SSDE and CTDI vol gradually decreases with age, so SSDE is more suitable for evaluating the radiation dose of CT examination for children.

Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of erector spinae plane block (ESPB) for transforaminal endoscopic surgery.Methods:Sixty patients of both sexed, aged 20-45 yr, with body mass index of 17.5-29.0 kg/m 2, of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status ⅠorⅡ, undergoing percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy, were divided into 2 groups ( n=30 each) by using a random number table method: ESPB group (E group) and local infiltration anesthesia group (L group). Group E received the ultrasound-guided ESPB, group L received layer-by-layer-assisted local infiltration anesthesia (including subcutaneous layer and fascia, muscular layer and superior articular process) according to the location of operation, and 0.5% ropivacaine 20 ml was used as local anesthetic in both groups.Operation time and C-arm X-ray localization time were recorded.Visual analogue scale score and Ramsay sedation score were recorded at skin incision (T 1), muscle separation (T 2), foraminoplasty (T 3), nerve root decompression (T 4) and skin suture (T 5). The effective analgesia and satisfaction with sedation were recorded.Patients were followed up postoperatively for patient satisfaction, lower extremity motor block, development of nausea and vomiting, dizziness, hematoma at puncture site, nerve damage and etc.Functional status was assessed using the Oswestry Disability Index. Results:Compared with group L, visual analogue scale scores were significantly decreased at T 2-4, Ramsay sedation scores were increased at T 3, 4, patient′s satisfaction was increased, operation time and C-arm X-ray localization time were shortened ( P<0.05), and no significant change was found in Oswestry Disability Index score or rate of satisfactory analgesia in group E ( P>0.05). No motor block, nausea and vomiting, dizziness, hematoma at puncture site and nerve damage was found in both groups. Conclusion:ESPB can provide satisfactory analgesia with a higher safety when used for trasforaminal endoscopic surgery.

Objective: To investigate the effects and underlying mechanisms of aspirin on endoplasmic reticulum stress in podocytes induced by hyperlipemia. Methods: Cultured podocytes were divided into four groups: control group, aspirin (100 μg/ml) group, oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL, 100 μg/ml) group, aspirin+ox-LDL group. The expression of protein kinase R-1ike endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK), eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α (eIF2α), activating transcription factor-4 (ATF4) and CAAT/enhancer binding protein homologous protein (CHOP) at 6 h, 12 h, 24 h, 48 h were evaluated by real-time PCR. The related proteins of p-PERK and p-eIF2α at 24 h and ATF4 at 12 h were evaluated by Western blotting, respectively. Results: The expressions of PERK, eIF2α peaked at 24 h, while ATF4 and CHOP peaked at 12 h in ox-LDL group and aspirin+ox-LDL group. Compared with control group, the expressions of PERK, eIF2α, ATF4 and CHOP were significantly higher in ox-LDL group at each times (all P<0.05). Compared with ox-LDL group, the expressions of the above indicators were significantly lower in aspirin+ox-LDL group at each times (all P<0.05). At 24 h, compared with control group, the expressions of p-PERK and p-eIF2α were significantly higher in ox-LDL group (both P<0.05). Compared with ox-LDL group, the expressions of p-PERK and p-eIF2α were significantly lower in aspirin+ox-LDL group (both P<0.05). At 12 h, the expression of ATF4 protein in each group was similar to that of mRNA. There were no significant difference in the expressions of all indicators between aspirin group and control group. Conclusions Hyperlipidemia may cause endoplasmic reticulum stress in podocytes by inducing phosphorylation of PERK and eIF2α, activating ATF4 transcription and inducing high expression of CHOP. Aspirin may partially block the PERK pathway, which may have protective effects for podocytes.

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a neuroimaging technique which provides exquisite details on tissue microstructure. DTI also plays an important role in 3D reconstruction and visualization of white matter tracts and providing information about the relationship between these tracts and the tumor mass. DTI can not only guide neurosurgeons to optimize the actual surgical procedures and avoid injures to intact, functioning tracts, but also can improve the total rate resection of tumor. At the same time, it can also assist in preoperative risk assessment and postoperative functional assessment. This review is classified by different tractographies involved in brain tumors; it summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of DTI in the last decade. Therefore, this review provides new research methods and evidence for the future complex intracranial tumor treatment.

Objective The relationship between toll like receptor 4 (TLR4) the single nucleotide polymor-phisms of gene (SNP) and ischemic stroke reperfusion injury was evaluated by meta-analysis ,which was de-signed to provide evidence-based medicine for the prevention of ischemic stroke reperfusion injury . Methods In Medline ,PubMed ,EMBASE ,Cochrane ,CBM ,Chinese Journal Net ,academic conference materials and dissertations ,we searched for comprehensive information on the relationship between TLR4 gene SNP (rs10759932 ,rs11536891 ,rs11536879) in ischemic stroke Cohort study and case-control literature to determine whether the gene SNP (rs10759932 ,rs11536891 ,rs11536879) was associated with ischemic stroke reperfusion injury by genotype comparison .The heterogeneity test was performed by Stata11 .0 .The heterogeneity test was used to calculate the OR value .The heterogeneity between different studies was analyzed quantitatively . The fixed effect model was used and the percentage I2 was calculated .Results Meta analysis showed that 1943 cases of ischemia-reperfusion injury and 5043 cases of control group were analyzed ,TLR4 gene SNP (rs10759932 ,rs11536891 ,rs11536879) was associated with the risk of ischemic stroke reperfusion injury ,the dominant fixed effect models were (OR=1 .653 ,95％ CI:1 .416 -1 .930 ;OR=1 .653 ,95％ CI:1 .416 -1 .930 ;OR=1 .653 ,95％ CI:1 .416-1 .930 ;);a co-dominant fixed effect model (OR=1 .525 ,95％ CI:1 .350 -1 .723 ;OR= 1 .653 ,95％ CI:1 .416 -1 .930 ;OR= 1 .653 ,95％ CI:1 .416 -1 .930) .Conclusion TLR4 gene SNP (rs10759932 ,rs11536891 ,rs11536879) was associated with the occurrence of ischemic stroke reperfusion inju-ry by Meta-analysis .

Objective To study the role of ubiquitin proteasome pathway in Du Meridian moxibustion for skeletal muscle aging. Methods A total of 30 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly separated into control group (n=10), model group (n=10) and moxibustion group (n=10). The model group and the moxibustion group were subcutaneously injected D-galactose 125 mg/kg daily for six weeks, while the control group was injected the same volume of saline. Then the moxibustion group was cauterized on Du Meridian 20 minutes a day for 20 days. The expression of ubiquitin, muscle RING finger 1 (MuRF1) and muscle atrophy F-box (MAFbx) in erector spinae were tested with Western blotting. Results The expression of ubiquitin, MuRF1 and MAFbx increased in the model group compared with that of the control group (P<0.05), decreased in the moxibustion group compared with that of the model group (P<0.05).Conclusion The Du Meridian moxibustion may regulate ubiquitin proteasome pathway to inhibit the degradation of protein, and delay muscular atrophy.