1.Clinical features and traditional Chinese medicine syndrome distribution of treatment-naïve patients with hepatitis B virus-related primary liver cancer: An analysis of 99 cases
Tao TIAN ; Kewei SUN ; Xiong WANG ; Xinru LIU ; Weitao ZENG ; Wei YUAN
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2025;41(11):2336-2342
ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical features and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome distribution of treatment-naïve patients with hepatitis B virus-related primary liver cancer (HBV-PLC), and to provide a basis for integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine in the prevention and treatment of HBV-PLC. MethodsA retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 99 treatment-naïve HBV-PLC patients who were admitted to Department of Hepatology and Infectious Diseases in The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine from January 2019 to December 2024. According to whether the patient received standardized antiviral therapy (for ≥3 years), they were divided into antiviral group and non-antiviral group, and according to the status of HBeAg, they were divided into HBeAg-positive group and HBeAg-negative group. Demographic features, laboratory test results, imaging data, and TCM syndrome data were collected, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), Child-Pugh score, and CNLC stage were calculated. The independent samples t-test was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data between two groups, and the chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups. ResultsThe 99 treatment-naïve HBV-PLC patients had a mean age of 57.12±11.60 years, and the patients aged 50 — 75 years accounted for the highest proportion of 72.7%, with a male/female ratio of 5.2∶1. The patients with liver cirrhosis accounted for 81.8%, and 67.7% of the patients did not receive antiviral therapy in the past. The positive rates of HBV DNA, HBeAg, and alpha-fetoprotein were 80.8%, 18.2%, and 69.7%, respectively, and the patients with Child-Pugh class A/B disease accounted for 89.9%. Compared with the non-antiviral group, the antiviral group had a significantly smaller maximum tumor diameter (t=2.310, P=0.024), a significantly lower HBV DNA positive rate (χ2=14.006, P<0.001), and a significantly lower number of tumor thrombi (χ2=7.347, P=0.007). In addition, there were significant differences between the HBeAg-negative group and the HBeAg-positive group in Child-Pugh class (χ2=6.780, P=0.034) and CNLC stage (χ2=8.746, P=0.033). Among the 99 treatment-naïve HBV-PLC patients, 41.4% had liver depression and spleen deficiency with blood stasis, 22.2% had Qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome, and 19.2% had damp-heat accumulation with blood stasis. ConclusionTreatment-naïve HBV-PLC patients are mainly middle-aged and elderly male individuals, and most of the patients are comorbid with liver cirrhosis. Standardized antiviral therapy can significantly reduce tumor burden and improve virologic response, with better hepatic compensation in HBeAg-negative patients, and hypoproteinemia is more common in patients with Qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome.
2.Anteromedial cortical support reduction in treatment of trochanteric femur fractures: a ten-year reappraisal.
Sunjun HU ; Shouchao DU ; Shimin CHANG ; Wei MAO ; Zhenhai WANG ; Kewei TIAN ; Tao LIU ; Yunfeng RUI
Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery 2025;39(12):1501-1509
OBJECTIVE:
This review summarized the first 10-year progresses and controversies in the concept of anteromedial cortical support reduction, to provide references for further study and clinical applications.
METHODS:
Relevant domestic and foreign literature on cortical support reduction was extensively reviewed to summarize the definition of positive, neutral, and negative support, anteromedial cortices at the inferior corner, intraoperative technical tips for fracture reduction, radiographic assessment at different periods, comparison between positive versus neutral and medial versus anterior support, and the clinical efficacy of Chang reduction quality criteria (CRQC) and postoperative stability score.
RESULTS:
Anteromedial cortical support reduction was only focused on the cortex of anteromedial inferior corner, with no concern the status of lateral wall or lesser trochanter. Anteromedial cortex was seldom involved by fracture comminution, it was thicker, denser, and stronger, and was the key for mechanical buttress of the head-neck fragment to share compression load. Positive, neutral, and negative support were also called "extramedullary, anatomic, and intramedullary reduction", respectively. There was hardly seen parallel cortical apposition, but characterized by some kinds of head-neck rotation, for example 10°-15° flexed rotation for positive cortical contact and support. Due to intraoperative compression and postoperative impaction, the status of cortical support may be changed at different time of radiographic examination. The positive medial cortex support was more reliable with less reduction loss than its neutral counterpart, and the anterior cortex contact was more predictive than the medial cortex for final results. As incorporation the bearing of cortex apposition and using a 4-point score, CRQC demonstrated more efficacy and was gradually accepted and applied in the evaluation of trochanteric fracture reduction quality. Postoperative stability score (8 points) provided a assessment tool for early weight-bearing in safety to prevent mechanical failure.
CONCLUSION
Anteromedial cortical support reduction is a key point for stability reconstruction in the treatment of trochanteric femur fractures. Evidence has definitely shown that non-negative (positive and neutral) is superior to negative (loss of cortical support). There is a tendency that positive cortex support is superior to neutral, but high quality study with large sample size is needed for a clear conclusion.
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3.Application status of intraoperative neural monitoring technology during thyroid surgery
Yishen ZHAO ; Peiyao WANG ; Tie WANG ; Changlin LI ; Fang LI ; Zihan ZHAO ; Jiedong KOU ; Wen TIAN ; Kewei JIANG ; Ping WANG ; Hao ZHANG ; Hui SUN
Chinese Journal of Surgery 2025;63(6):495-499
Intraoperative neural monitoring (IONM) combines electrophysiology with anatomy to monitor nerve function during thyroid surgery,and has become an important auxiliary technology for neuroprotection. After more than ten years of development,the technology has been widely applied and popularized in China,promoting the development of a number of new technologies in the industry. Combined with the questionnaire survey data of the Chinese Neural Monitoring Study Group,this paper aims to summarize the clinical effect of IONM technology, the application status and existing problems at home and abroad, and propose the possible future development direction.
4.Visualizing the evidence of robotic gastrointestinal surgery based on guideline recommendations: an evidence mapping study of gastric and colorectal cancer
Quan WANG ; Mingming NIU ; Ruishu LI ; Shiqi WANG ; Galyna SHABAT ; Alberto AIOLFI ; Jinhui TIAN ; Kewei JIANG ; Xiaonan LIU ; Luigi BONAVINA
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2025;28(8):927-936
Robotic surgery, as an increasingly widespread application in the treatment of gastric and colorectal cancer, still faces obvious discrepancies in recommendations, indications, and evidence strength across existing guidelines. This study systematically analyzed 31 relevant guidelines and consensus statements (retrieved from Chinese and English databases from January 2010 to May 2025) from two dimensions: feasibility (effectiveness, safety, etc.) and training quality control.The results showed that colorectal cancer guidelines had a higher proportion (4 guidelines) of "clear recommendations" for robotic surgery, while gastric cancer guidelines predominantly presented "conditional recommendations" or no recommendations. In the training and quality control dimension, although structured suggestions received positive recommendations, more than half were based on low or very low-quality evidence. Evidence mapping indicated insufficient matching between "case-specific recommendations" and evidence grades in the feasibility dimension, while training processes emphasized the importance of standardized systems and team collaboration.The study highlights the existing heterogeneity in evidence-based guidelines for robotic gastrointestinal surgery, with colorectal cancer demonstrating a more mature evidence base and gastric cancer showing notable evidence gaps. It is recommended that future guideline development should strengthen the consistency between recommendation grades and evidence levels, promote high-quality research in upper gastrointestinal surgery, and improve surgeon training and certification systems to facilitate standardized clinical translation of robotic gastrointestinal surgery.
5.Visualizing the evidence of robotic gastrointestinal surgery based on guideline recommendations: an evidence mapping study of gastric and colorectal cancer
Quan WANG ; Mingming NIU ; Ruishu LI ; Shiqi WANG ; Galyna SHABAT ; Alberto AIOLFI ; Jinhui TIAN ; Kewei JIANG ; Xiaonan LIU ; Luigi BONAVINA
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2025;28(8):927-936
Robotic surgery, as an increasingly widespread application in the treatment of gastric and colorectal cancer, still faces obvious discrepancies in recommendations, indications, and evidence strength across existing guidelines. This study systematically analyzed 31 relevant guidelines and consensus statements (retrieved from Chinese and English databases from January 2010 to May 2025) from two dimensions: feasibility (effectiveness, safety, etc.) and training quality control.The results showed that colorectal cancer guidelines had a higher proportion (4 guidelines) of "clear recommendations" for robotic surgery, while gastric cancer guidelines predominantly presented "conditional recommendations" or no recommendations. In the training and quality control dimension, although structured suggestions received positive recommendations, more than half were based on low or very low-quality evidence. Evidence mapping indicated insufficient matching between "case-specific recommendations" and evidence grades in the feasibility dimension, while training processes emphasized the importance of standardized systems and team collaboration.The study highlights the existing heterogeneity in evidence-based guidelines for robotic gastrointestinal surgery, with colorectal cancer demonstrating a more mature evidence base and gastric cancer showing notable evidence gaps. It is recommended that future guideline development should strengthen the consistency between recommendation grades and evidence levels, promote high-quality research in upper gastrointestinal surgery, and improve surgeon training and certification systems to facilitate standardized clinical translation of robotic gastrointestinal surgery.
6.Application status of intraoperative neural monitoring technology during thyroid surgery
Yishen ZHAO ; Peiyao WANG ; Tie WANG ; Changlin LI ; Fang LI ; Zihan ZHAO ; Jiedong KOU ; Wen TIAN ; Kewei JIANG ; Ping WANG ; Hao ZHANG ; Hui SUN
Chinese Journal of Surgery 2025;63(6):495-499
Intraoperative neural monitoring (IONM) combines electrophysiology with anatomy to monitor nerve function during thyroid surgery,and has become an important auxiliary technology for neuroprotection. After more than ten years of development,the technology has been widely applied and popularized in China,promoting the development of a number of new technologies in the industry. Combined with the questionnaire survey data of the Chinese Neural Monitoring Study Group,this paper aims to summarize the clinical effect of IONM technology, the application status and existing problems at home and abroad, and propose the possible future development direction.
7.In-silico annotation of the chemical composition of Tibetan tea and its mechanism on antioxidant and lipidlowering in mice
Ning WANG ; Linman LI ; Puyu ZHANG ; Muhammad Aamer MEHMOOD ; Chaohua LAN ; Tian GAN ; Zaixin LI ; Zhi ZHANG ; Kewei XU ; Shan MO ; Gang XIA ; Tao WU ; Hui ZHU
Nutrition Research and Practice 2023;17(4):682-697
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:
Tibetan tea is a kind of dark tea, due to the inherent complexity of natural products, the chemical composition and beneficial effects of Tibetan tea are not fully understood. The objective of this study was to unravel the composition of Tibetan tea using knowledge-guided multilayer network (KGMN) techniques and explore its potential antioxidant and hypolipidemic mechanisms in mice.MATERIALS/METHODS: The C57BL/6J mice were continuously gavaged with Tibetan tea extract (T group), green tea extract (G group) and ddH 2 O (H group) for 15 days. The activity of total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in mice was detected.Transcriptome sequencing technology was used to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the antioxidant and lipid-lowering effects of Tibetan tea in mice. Furthermore, the expression levels of liver antioxidant and lipid metabolism related genes in various groups were detected by the real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) method.
RESULTS:
The results showed that a total of 42 flavonoids are provisionally annotated in Tibetan tea using KGMN strategies. Tibetan tea significantly reduced body weight gain and increased T-AOC and SOD activities in mice compared with the H group. Based on the results of transcriptome and qPCR, it was confirmed that Tibetan tea could play a key role in antioxidant and lipid lowering by regulating oxidative stress and lipid metabolism related pathways such as insulin resistance, P53 signaling pathway, insulin signaling pathway, fatty acid elongation and fatty acid metabolism.
CONCLUSIONS
This study was the first to use computational tools to deeply explore the composition of Tibetan tea and revealed its potential antioxidant and hypolipidemic mechanisms, and it provides new insights into the composition and bioactivity of Tibetan tea.
8.Brain network functional connectivity as unilateral or bilateral upper limb training for patients with upper limb motor dysfunction after stroke: study with functional near-infrared spectroscopy
Jing TIAN ; Jue LIU ; Zhijie HE ; Chenyu FAN ; Haozheng LI ; Qing YANG ; Yi WU ; Kewei YU
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2022;28(5):497-501
ObjectiveTo compare the functional connectivity of brain networks in stroke patients with upper limb motor dysfunction during unilateral or bilateral upper limb movement using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). MethodsFrom April to June, 2021, 40 stroke patients with upper limb motor dysfunction in Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huashan Hospital, finished unilateral (affected) and bilateral upper limb movement. Eight-minute fNIRS data were collected before and after movement, and the functional activities and connectivity of prefrontal cortex (PFC), upper limb and hand functional area (H), primary sensory cortex (S1) were analyzed based on oxygenated hemoglobin. ResultsFunctional activities increased in affected H after unilateral task (t = -3.135, P < 0.05), while the functional connectivity increased between affected H and affected S1, affected H and unaffected S1, and affected S1 and unaffected S1 (|t| > 3.218, P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the functional activities and connectivity of all the areas after bilateral upper limb task (|t| < 2.385, P > 0.05). The improvement of affected H was more after unilateral task than after bilateral upper limb task (t = 2.026, P < 0.05). ConclusionUnilateral affected upper limb training is more effective on functional activities and connectivity for corresponding brain regions than bilateral task.
9.The reverse saphenous nerve neurocutaneous flaps for reparing skin defects of forefoot with the help of three-dimensional computerized tomography angiography
Jinlan DOU ; Zhenxin TIAN ; Shanshan ZHENG ; Yong SHANG ; Yuejie XU ; Zhihang ZHOU ; Guangcheng ZHENG ; Kewei SONG ; Feifei CHEN
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2020;36(2):175-179
Objective:To investigate the effect of reverse saphenous nerve neurocutaneous flaps for skin defects of forefoot with the help of the three dimensional computerized tomography angiography(3D-CTA).Methods:From November 2013 to February 2018, 19 patients with anterior foot defects were treated in the Yidu Central Hospital of Weifang. There were 12 males and 7 females. The patients ranged from 16 to 45 years old, with an average age of 29.6 years. Preoperative 3D-CTA examination of the ipsilateral foot was performed to find out the blood vessels in the donor site, to determine the location, course, length of the superficial branch of the medial plantar toe artery and its relationship with the surrounding tissues, and to design the medial saphenous nerve nutrient vessel skin flap for retrograde repair of the skin and soft tissue defect at the front of the foot. Sensitive recovery were evaluated according to Swanson evaluation of clinical effect of peripheral nervous impairment.Results:Preoperative three-dimensional CT angiography showed that the superficial branches of the medial plantar toe artery were detected, and the perforating vessels during the operation were basically consistent according to the result of the examination. The 19 cases of forefeet skin detects were successfully reconstructed with the reverse saphenous nerve neurocutaneous flaps. All patients were followed up with the mean of 8 months. All flaps survived totally without diabrosis and swelling. The walking and weight-bearing were normal and the blood supply of foot were good. The functional recovery of foot and ankle was excellent in 8 cases, good in 10 cases and middle in 1 case. The sensory recovery of the forefoot: S4 5 feet, S3 10 feet, S2 4 feet; R4 3 feet, R3 9 feet, R2 7 feet.Conclusions:Preoperative 3D-CTA examination can confirm the anatomy of the superficial branch of the medial toe base artery in the donor site and guide the design of the medial saphenous nerve nutrient vessel flap for retrograde repair of skin and soft tissue defects of the distal foot. The blood supply is reliable, the wound is small and the effect is satisfactory.
10.The reverse saphenous nerve neurocutaneous flaps for reparing skin defects of forefoot with the help of three-dimensional computerized tomography angiography
Jinlan DOU ; Zhenxin TIAN ; Shanshan ZHENG ; Yong SHANG ; Yuejie XU ; Zhihang ZHOU ; Guangcheng ZHENG ; Kewei SONG ; Feifei CHEN
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2020;36(2):175-179
Objective:To investigate the effect of reverse saphenous nerve neurocutaneous flaps for skin defects of forefoot with the help of the three dimensional computerized tomography angiography(3D-CTA).Methods:From November 2013 to February 2018, 19 patients with anterior foot defects were treated in the Yidu Central Hospital of Weifang. There were 12 males and 7 females. The patients ranged from 16 to 45 years old, with an average age of 29.6 years. Preoperative 3D-CTA examination of the ipsilateral foot was performed to find out the blood vessels in the donor site, to determine the location, course, length of the superficial branch of the medial plantar toe artery and its relationship with the surrounding tissues, and to design the medial saphenous nerve nutrient vessel skin flap for retrograde repair of the skin and soft tissue defect at the front of the foot. Sensitive recovery were evaluated according to Swanson evaluation of clinical effect of peripheral nervous impairment.Results:Preoperative three-dimensional CT angiography showed that the superficial branches of the medial plantar toe artery were detected, and the perforating vessels during the operation were basically consistent according to the result of the examination. The 19 cases of forefeet skin detects were successfully reconstructed with the reverse saphenous nerve neurocutaneous flaps. All patients were followed up with the mean of 8 months. All flaps survived totally without diabrosis and swelling. The walking and weight-bearing were normal and the blood supply of foot were good. The functional recovery of foot and ankle was excellent in 8 cases, good in 10 cases and middle in 1 case. The sensory recovery of the forefoot: S4 5 feet, S3 10 feet, S2 4 feet; R4 3 feet, R3 9 feet, R2 7 feet.Conclusions:Preoperative 3D-CTA examination can confirm the anatomy of the superficial branch of the medial toe base artery in the donor site and guide the design of the medial saphenous nerve nutrient vessel flap for retrograde repair of skin and soft tissue defects of the distal foot. The blood supply is reliable, the wound is small and the effect is satisfactory.

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