1.Evidence-based guidelines for rehabilitation treatment after internal fixation of thoracolumbar spine fracture in adults (version 2025)
Zhengwei XU ; Liming CHENG ; Qixin CHEN ; Jian DONG ; Shunwu FAN ; Zhong FANG ; Shiqing FENG ; Haoyu FENG ; Haishan GUAN ; Weimin JIANG ; Dianming JIANG ; Yong HAI ; Lijun HE ; Yuan HE ; Bo LI ; Jianjun LI ; Feng LI ; Li LI ; Weishi LI ; Chunde LI ; Qi LIAO ; Baoge LIU ; Xiaoguang LIU ; Yong LIU ; Xuhua LU ; Shibao LU ; Bin LIN ; Wei MEI ; Chao MA ; Renfu QUAN ; Limin RONG ; Jiacan SU ; Honghui SUN ; Yuemin SONG ; Hongxun SANG ; Jun SHU ; Tiansheng SUN ; Jiwei TIAN ; Qiang WANG ; Xinwei WANG ; Zhe WANG ; Zheng WANG ; Liang YAN ; Guoyong YIN ; Jie ZHAO ; Yue ZHU ; Xiaobo ZHANG ; Xuesong ZHANG ; Zhongmin ZHANG ; Rongqiang ZHANG ; Dingjun HAO ; Yanzheng GAO ; Baorong HE
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2025;41(1):19-32
Thoracolumbar spine fracture often leads to severe pain, functional impairments, and neurological deficits, for which open reduction and internal fixation can effectively restore the spinal structural stability. Open decompression and reduction with internal fixation can help relieve spinal cord compression and improve spinal function in cases of concomitant cord injury. Although spinal stability can be restored through surgery, patients often face chronic pain and functional impairments postoperatively. A postoperative rehabilitation program is critical in optimizing therapeutic outcomes, reducing complications, and minimizing the risk of secondary injuries. However, current rehabilitation methods, such as physical therapy, functional training, and pain management, are confronted with problems in clinical practice, including significant variation in efficacy, poor patient adherence, and prolonged rehabilitation period. There is an urgent need for a unified rehabilitation strategy to address these problems. To this end, the Spinal Trauma Group of the Orthopedic Physicians Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and the Spine Health Professional Committee of the Chinese Human Health Technology Promotion Association organized experts from relevant fields to formulate Evidence-based guidelines for rehabilitation treatment after internal fixation of thoracolumbar spine fracture in adults ( version 2025) by integrating evidences from clinical researches and advanced rehabilitation concepts at home and abroad. A total number of 14 recommendations concerning the rehabilitation treatment with multimodal analgesia, psychological intervention, deep vein thrombosis prevention, core muscle and extremity exercise, appropriate use of braces, early weight-bearing, device-aided rehabilitation exercise, neuroregulatory therapy, rehabilitation team were put forward, aiming to standardize the post-operative rehabilitation process following internal fixation, promote the functional recovery, and enhance patients′ quality of life.
2.Clinical guideline for vertebral augmentation of acute symptomatic osteoporotic thoracolumbar compression fractures (version 2025)
Bolong ZHENG ; Wei MEI ; Yanzheng GAO ; Liming CHENG ; Jian CHEN ; Qixin CHEN ; Liang CHEN ; Xigao CHENG ; Jian DONG ; Jin FAN ; Shunwu FAN ; Xiangqian FANG ; Zhong FANG ; Shiqing FENG ; Haoyu FENG ; Haishan GUAN ; Yong HAI ; Baorong HE ; Lijun HE ; Yuan HE ; Hua HUI ; Weimin JIANG ; Junjie JIANG ; Dianming JIANG ; Xuewen KANG ; Hua GUO ; Jianjun LI ; Feng LI ; Li LI ; Weishi LI ; Chunde LI ; Qi LIAO ; Baoge LIU ; Xiaoguang LIU ; Xuhua LU ; Shibao LU ; Bin LIN ; Chao MA ; Xuexiao MA ; Renfu QUAN ; Limin RONG ; Honghui SUN ; Tiansheng SUN ; Yueming SONG ; Hongxun SANG ; Jun SHU ; Jiacan SU ; Jiwei TIAN ; Xinwei WANG ; Zhe WANG ; Zheng WANG ; Zhengwei XU ; Huilin YANG ; Jiancheng YANG ; Liang YAN ; Feng YAN ; Guoyong YIN ; Xuesong ZHANG ; Zhongmin ZHANG ; Jie ZHAO ; Yuhong ZENG ; Yue ZHU ; Rongqiang ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2025;41(9):805-818
Acute symptomatic osteoporotic thoracolumbar compression fracture (ASOTLF) can lead to chronic low back pain, kyphosis deformity, pulmonary dysfunction, loss of mobility, and even life-threatening complications. Vertebral augmentation is currently the mainstream treatment method for this condition. In 2019, the Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Trauma and the Spinal Trauma Group of Orthopedic Surgeons Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association collaboratively led the development of Clinical guideline for vertebral augmentation for acute symptomatic osteoporotic thoracolumbar compression fractures. Six years later, with advances in clinical diagnosis and treatment techniques as well as accumulating evidence in related fields, the 2019 guideline requires updating. To this end, the Spinal Trauma Group of Orthopedic Surgeons Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association, the Spinal Health Professional Committee of China Human Health Science and Technology Promotion Association, and the Minimally Invasive Orthopedics Professional Committee of Shaanxi Medical Doctor Association have organized experts in the field to develop the Clinical guideline for vertebral augmentation of acute symptomatic osteoporotic thoracolumbar compression fractures ( version 2025) , based on the latest evidence-based medical researches. This guideline incorporates 3 recommendations retained from the 2019 version with updated strength of evidence, along with 12 new recommendations. It provides recommendations from six aspects of diagnosis, pain management, treatment option selection, prevention of postoperative complications, anti-osteoporosis therapy, and postoperative rehabilitation, aiming to provide a reference for standard treatment of vertebral augmentation for ASOTLF in hospitals at all levels.
3.Expression of NAT10 and PABPC1 in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer and their relationship with epithelial mesenchymal transformation and prognosis
Donglai LIU ; Yongjie MIAO ; Sheng CHEN ; Wenju WU ; Junqi WANG ; Renfu CHEN
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2025;46(19):2305-2310,2318
Objective To detect the expression of N-acetyltransferase 10(NAT10)and polyadenylate bind-ing protein cytoplasmic 1(PABPC1)in non muscle invasive bladder cancer(NMIBC),and analyze the correla-tion between them and epithelial mesenchymal transition(EMT)and prognosis.Methods A total of 122 pa-tients with NMIBC treated in the hospital from May 2019 to May 2021 were selected.Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of NAT10 and PABPC1 proteins in NMIBC tissues.Real time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction(qPCR)was used to detect the expression of NAT10,PABPC1 mRNA,and EMT markers in NMIBC tissues.Pearson correlation analysis was conducted on the correlation between EMT indicators[Snail,N-cadherin(N-cad),vimentin(Vim)mRNA].Cox regression analysis was conducted on the relationship between NAT10,PABPC1 and prognosis of NMIBC.Results Compared with adjacent tis-sues,the expression of NAT10 mRNA,PABPC1 mRNA,Snail mRNA,N-cad mRNA,and Vim mRNA in NMIBC cancer tissues was higher,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.001).The expression of NAT10 mRNA,PABPC1 mRNA in NMIBC cancer tissues was positively correlated with Snail mRNA,N-cad mRNA,and Vim mRNA(r=0.678,0.702,0.711,0.754,0.788,0.663,P<0.001).The positive rates of NAT10 and PABPC1 in NMIBC cancer tissues were 59.02%(72/122)and 60.66%(74/122),respectively,while those in adjacent tissues were 6.56%(8/122)and 4.92%(6/122),respectively(x2=76.176,85.995,P<0.001).The positive rates of NAT10 and PABPC1 in NMIBC cancer tissues were higher than those in ad-jacent tissues,and the difference was statistically significant(x2=76.176,85.995,P<0.001).The positivity rates of NAT10 and PABPC1 in cancer tissues of stage T1,high-grade NMIBC patients were higher than those in cancer tissues of Ta/Ti,low-grade patients,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The 3-year overall progression free survival rates of NMIBC patients in the NAT10 positive and negative groups were 48.61%(35/72)and 80.00%(40/50),respectively,with a statistically significant difference(Log rank x2=13.780,P=0.000).The 3-year overall progression free survival rates of PABPC1 positive and negative patients were 47.30%(35/74)and 83.33%(40/48),respectively,with a statistically significant difference(Log rank x2=11.830,P=0.001).T1 stage,high-grade,NAT10 positive,and PABPC1 positive were risk fac-tors affecting the prognosis of NMIBC.Conclusion The expression of NAT10 and PABPC1 in NMIBC cancer tissue is significantly upregulated and positively correlated with EMT markers,which is correlated with poor prognosis of NMIBC.
4.Value of albumin-to-alkaline phosphatase ratio with modified Glasgow prognostic score in assessing response and prognosis of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer patients undergoing intravesical BCG therapy
Kunpeng XIE ; Tianyu ZHANG ; Donglai LIU ; Yongjie MIAO ; Renfu CHEN
Journal of Modern Urology 2025;30(10):881-888
Objective To explore the value of the albumin-to-alkaline phosphatase ratio(AAPR)with modified Glasgow prognostic score(mGPS)in assessing the response to and prognosis of intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin(BCG)therapy in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer(NMIBC).Methods A total of 153 high-risk NMIBC patients treated with intravesical BCG in our hospital during Jan.2018 and Oct.2021 were enrolled.Patients were divided into response and non-response groups based on the treatment efficacy,and into good and poor prognosis groups based on the clinical outcomes.AAPR and mGPS were calculated.The relationship between AAPR,mGPS and BCG treatment non-response was analyzed with multivariate logistic regression.Clinical data and scores were compared between prognosis groups.The associations between AAPR,mGPS,and poor prognosis after BCG treatment were assessed with a Cox proportional hazards model.Patients were stratified into high-and low-A APR groups,and into mGPS 0,1,and 2 groups.Kaplan-Meier survival curves were plotted for progression-free survival(PFS)across different AAPR and mGPS strata.The diagnostic performance of AAPR combined with mGPS in predicting treatment non-response and poor prognosis was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curves.Results Among the 153 patients,the response rate to BCG treatment was 71.90%(110/153),the 3-year poor prognosis rate was 45.75%(70/153),and the 3-year PFS rate was 54.25%(83/153).Increased AAPR was identified as an independent protective factor for both treatment response and good prognosis,while higher mGPS was an independent risk factor(P<0.05).The 3-year PFS rate was significantly higher in the high-AAPR group than in the low-A APR group(P<0.001).Among the mGPS groups,the 3-year PFS rate was lowest in the mGPS 2 group,followed by mGPS 1 and mGPS 0 groups(P<0.001).The area under the ROC curve(AUC)for AAPR with mGPS in predicting BCG treatment non-response and poor prognosis was 0.864 and 0.901,respectively,significantly higher than using AAPR(0.774,0.781)or mGPS alone(0.798,0.809)(P<0.05).Conclusion Lower AAPR and higher mGPS are associated with non-response and poor prognosis in NMIBC patients undergoing intravesical BCG therapy.The combination of AAPR and mGPS has high predictive value.
5.Evidence-based guidelines for rehabilitation treatment after internal fixation of thoracolumbar spine fracture in adults (version 2025)
Zhengwei XU ; Liming CHENG ; Qixin CHEN ; Jian DONG ; Shunwu FAN ; Zhong FANG ; Shiqing FENG ; Haoyu FENG ; Haishan GUAN ; Weimin JIANG ; Dianming JIANG ; Yong HAI ; Lijun HE ; Yuan HE ; Bo LI ; Jianjun LI ; Feng LI ; Li LI ; Weishi LI ; Chunde LI ; Qi LIAO ; Baoge LIU ; Xiaoguang LIU ; Yong LIU ; Xuhua LU ; Shibao LU ; Bin LIN ; Wei MEI ; Chao MA ; Renfu QUAN ; Limin RONG ; Jiacan SU ; Honghui SUN ; Yuemin SONG ; Hongxun SANG ; Jun SHU ; Tiansheng SUN ; Jiwei TIAN ; Qiang WANG ; Xinwei WANG ; Zhe WANG ; Zheng WANG ; Liang YAN ; Guoyong YIN ; Jie ZHAO ; Yue ZHU ; Xiaobo ZHANG ; Xuesong ZHANG ; Zhongmin ZHANG ; Rongqiang ZHANG ; Dingjun HAO ; Yanzheng GAO ; Baorong HE
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2025;41(1):19-32
Thoracolumbar spine fracture often leads to severe pain, functional impairments, and neurological deficits, for which open reduction and internal fixation can effectively restore the spinal structural stability. Open decompression and reduction with internal fixation can help relieve spinal cord compression and improve spinal function in cases of concomitant cord injury. Although spinal stability can be restored through surgery, patients often face chronic pain and functional impairments postoperatively. A postoperative rehabilitation program is critical in optimizing therapeutic outcomes, reducing complications, and minimizing the risk of secondary injuries. However, current rehabilitation methods, such as physical therapy, functional training, and pain management, are confronted with problems in clinical practice, including significant variation in efficacy, poor patient adherence, and prolonged rehabilitation period. There is an urgent need for a unified rehabilitation strategy to address these problems. To this end, the Spinal Trauma Group of the Orthopedic Physicians Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and the Spine Health Professional Committee of the Chinese Human Health Technology Promotion Association organized experts from relevant fields to formulate Evidence-based guidelines for rehabilitation treatment after internal fixation of thoracolumbar spine fracture in adults ( version 2025) by integrating evidences from clinical researches and advanced rehabilitation concepts at home and abroad. A total number of 14 recommendations concerning the rehabilitation treatment with multimodal analgesia, psychological intervention, deep vein thrombosis prevention, core muscle and extremity exercise, appropriate use of braces, early weight-bearing, device-aided rehabilitation exercise, neuroregulatory therapy, rehabilitation team were put forward, aiming to standardize the post-operative rehabilitation process following internal fixation, promote the functional recovery, and enhance patients′ quality of life.
6.Clinical guideline for vertebral augmentation of acute symptomatic osteoporotic thoracolumbar compression fractures (version 2025)
Bolong ZHENG ; Wei MEI ; Yanzheng GAO ; Liming CHENG ; Jian CHEN ; Qixin CHEN ; Liang CHEN ; Xigao CHENG ; Jian DONG ; Jin FAN ; Shunwu FAN ; Xiangqian FANG ; Zhong FANG ; Shiqing FENG ; Haoyu FENG ; Haishan GUAN ; Yong HAI ; Baorong HE ; Lijun HE ; Yuan HE ; Hua HUI ; Weimin JIANG ; Junjie JIANG ; Dianming JIANG ; Xuewen KANG ; Hua GUO ; Jianjun LI ; Feng LI ; Li LI ; Weishi LI ; Chunde LI ; Qi LIAO ; Baoge LIU ; Xiaoguang LIU ; Xuhua LU ; Shibao LU ; Bin LIN ; Chao MA ; Xuexiao MA ; Renfu QUAN ; Limin RONG ; Honghui SUN ; Tiansheng SUN ; Yueming SONG ; Hongxun SANG ; Jun SHU ; Jiacan SU ; Jiwei TIAN ; Xinwei WANG ; Zhe WANG ; Zheng WANG ; Zhengwei XU ; Huilin YANG ; Jiancheng YANG ; Liang YAN ; Feng YAN ; Guoyong YIN ; Xuesong ZHANG ; Zhongmin ZHANG ; Jie ZHAO ; Yuhong ZENG ; Yue ZHU ; Rongqiang ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2025;41(9):805-818
Acute symptomatic osteoporotic thoracolumbar compression fracture (ASOTLF) can lead to chronic low back pain, kyphosis deformity, pulmonary dysfunction, loss of mobility, and even life-threatening complications. Vertebral augmentation is currently the mainstream treatment method for this condition. In 2019, the Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Trauma and the Spinal Trauma Group of Orthopedic Surgeons Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association collaboratively led the development of Clinical guideline for vertebral augmentation for acute symptomatic osteoporotic thoracolumbar compression fractures. Six years later, with advances in clinical diagnosis and treatment techniques as well as accumulating evidence in related fields, the 2019 guideline requires updating. To this end, the Spinal Trauma Group of Orthopedic Surgeons Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association, the Spinal Health Professional Committee of China Human Health Science and Technology Promotion Association, and the Minimally Invasive Orthopedics Professional Committee of Shaanxi Medical Doctor Association have organized experts in the field to develop the Clinical guideline for vertebral augmentation of acute symptomatic osteoporotic thoracolumbar compression fractures ( version 2025) , based on the latest evidence-based medical researches. This guideline incorporates 3 recommendations retained from the 2019 version with updated strength of evidence, along with 12 new recommendations. It provides recommendations from six aspects of diagnosis, pain management, treatment option selection, prevention of postoperative complications, anti-osteoporosis therapy, and postoperative rehabilitation, aiming to provide a reference for standard treatment of vertebral augmentation for ASOTLF in hospitals at all levels.
7.Value of albumin-to-alkaline phosphatase ratio with modified Glasgow prognostic score in assessing response and prognosis of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer patients undergoing intravesical BCG therapy
Kunpeng XIE ; Tianyu ZHANG ; Donglai LIU ; Yongjie MIAO ; Renfu CHEN
Journal of Modern Urology 2025;30(10):881-888
Objective To explore the value of the albumin-to-alkaline phosphatase ratio(AAPR)with modified Glasgow prognostic score(mGPS)in assessing the response to and prognosis of intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin(BCG)therapy in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer(NMIBC).Methods A total of 153 high-risk NMIBC patients treated with intravesical BCG in our hospital during Jan.2018 and Oct.2021 were enrolled.Patients were divided into response and non-response groups based on the treatment efficacy,and into good and poor prognosis groups based on the clinical outcomes.AAPR and mGPS were calculated.The relationship between AAPR,mGPS and BCG treatment non-response was analyzed with multivariate logistic regression.Clinical data and scores were compared between prognosis groups.The associations between AAPR,mGPS,and poor prognosis after BCG treatment were assessed with a Cox proportional hazards model.Patients were stratified into high-and low-A APR groups,and into mGPS 0,1,and 2 groups.Kaplan-Meier survival curves were plotted for progression-free survival(PFS)across different AAPR and mGPS strata.The diagnostic performance of AAPR combined with mGPS in predicting treatment non-response and poor prognosis was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curves.Results Among the 153 patients,the response rate to BCG treatment was 71.90%(110/153),the 3-year poor prognosis rate was 45.75%(70/153),and the 3-year PFS rate was 54.25%(83/153).Increased AAPR was identified as an independent protective factor for both treatment response and good prognosis,while higher mGPS was an independent risk factor(P<0.05).The 3-year PFS rate was significantly higher in the high-AAPR group than in the low-A APR group(P<0.001).Among the mGPS groups,the 3-year PFS rate was lowest in the mGPS 2 group,followed by mGPS 1 and mGPS 0 groups(P<0.001).The area under the ROC curve(AUC)for AAPR with mGPS in predicting BCG treatment non-response and poor prognosis was 0.864 and 0.901,respectively,significantly higher than using AAPR(0.774,0.781)or mGPS alone(0.798,0.809)(P<0.05).Conclusion Lower AAPR and higher mGPS are associated with non-response and poor prognosis in NMIBC patients undergoing intravesical BCG therapy.The combination of AAPR and mGPS has high predictive value.
8.Correlation between modified frailty index and acute kidney injury after laparoscopic radical nephrectomy in elderly patients
Zesen YU ; Wenju WU ; Donglai LIU ; Renfu CHEN ; Junjie LIU
Journal of Modern Urology 2024;29(10):869-874
[Objective] To explore the correlation between the 5-factor modified frailty index (mFI-5) and acute kidney injury (AKI) after laparoscopic radical nephrectomy in elderly patients with renal cancer, so as to provide reference for the prevention and treatment of postoperative AKI. [Methods] A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 214 elderly patients (≥60 years) who underwent laparoscopic radical nephrectomy at our hospital during Dec.2018 and Dec.2021.Patients were divided into frail group (n=75, mFI-5≥2) and non-frail group (n=139, mFI-5<2). The incidence of AKI and sub items of mFI-5 were compared between the two groups.According to the occurrence of AKI, patients were divided into AKI group (n=77) and non-AKI group (n=137). Univariate and multivariate logistic analyses were conducted to identify risk factors of AKI.Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted to test the effectiveness of mFI-5 in predicting AKI. [Results] The incidence of AKI was significantly higher in the frail group than in the non-frail group (64.00% vs. 20.86%, P<0.05). Univariate analysis showed that the incidence of AKI was related to gender, diabetes, hypertension, nonfunctional independent status, weakness and split kidney glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that male (OR=2.454, 95%CI: 1.193—5.047), complicated weakness (OR=6.580, 95%CI: 3.380—12.811), and low split kidney GFR (OR=0.945, 95%CI: 0.911—0.980) were independent risk factors of AKI (P<0.05). The area under the ROC curve of AKI predicted by mFI-5 was 0.711. [Conclusion] Preoperative mFI-5 score is an effective predictor of AKI in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic radical nephrectomy.As patients with frailty have a higher risk of AKI, preoperative evaluation and monitoring should be strengthened and timely intervention should be taken to improve the prognosis.
9.The preoperative CONUT score combined with HRR can help assess the prognosis of patients with UTUC undergoing radical nephroureterectomy
Xin XU ; Yang XU ; Rui CHEN ; Renfu CHEN
Journal of Modern Urology 2023;28(12):1053-1059
【Objective】 To investigate the predictive value of preoperative controlled nutritional status (CONUT) score and ratio of hemoglobin to red cell distribution width (HRR) for survival of patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) after radical surgery. 【Methods】 A retrospective analysis was performed on 145 UTUC patients who underwent surgical treatment in the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University during May 2011 and Jun. 2017. Clinic opathologic data were collected, the best cut-off values of CONUT score and HRR were determined with receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, and the CONUT-HRR scoring system was established. The correlation between different CONUT-HRR scores and clinic opathological indicators of UTUC patients was compared. The application value of CONUT-HRR score in predicting the prognosis of UTUC patients was evaluated with Kaplan-Meier survival curve and Cox proportional risk regression model. 【Results】 The optimal cut-off values of preoperative CONUT score and HRR for predicting cancer specific survival (CSS) were 3 and 10.41, respectively. The patients were divided into three groups: CONUT-HRR 0 group (n=62, CONUT score <3 and HRR ≥10.41), CONUT-HRR 1 group (n=51, CONUT score <3 and HRR <10.41, or CONUT score ≥3 and HRR≥10.41), and CONUT-HRR 2 group (n=32, CONUT score ≥3 and HRR <10.41). CONUT-HRR score was correlated with age, surgical method, pathological T stage, lymph node metastasis and vascular invasion (all P<0.05). Kaplan-Meier survival curve results showed that the 5-year CSS of CONUT-HRR 0, 1 and 2 groups were 96.4%, 65.8% and 30.9%, respectively, with statistically significant differences (P<0.001). Cox regression model showed that CONUT-HRR score, pathological T stage, lymph node metastasis and vascular infiltration were independent factors of CSS. 【Conclusion】 Preoperative CONUT-HRR score can be used as a simple and reliable indicator to evaluate the prognosis of UTUC patients. Higher score indicates worse prognosis.
10.Construction of a clinical-radiomic nomogram model for the differential diagnosis of adrenal adenoma and small diameter pheochromocytoma
Rui CHEN ; Jie LI ; Jiawei ZHU ; Xin XU ; Xiaolei SUN ; Renfu CHEN
Journal of Modern Urology 2023;28(9):785-790
【Objective】 To effectively differentiate adrenal adenoma (AA) and small diameter pheochromocytoma (PCC) by establishing a clinical-radiomic nomogram model before surgery. 【Methods】 A total of 132 pathologically confirmed patients (45 PCC cases, 87 AA cases) were enrolled. After the features of enhanced CT were assessed, the radiomic features and related clinical indicators were extracted. Based on multiple Logistic regression, a clinical-radiomic nomogram with radiomic features and independent clinical predictors was developed. The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) was used for internal evaluation to compare the diagnostic effectiveness of the three models. The clinical effectiveness of the nomogram was verified with decision curve analysis (DCA). 【Results】 One of the 108 candidate features was used to construct the radiological feature score. Individualized clinical-radiomic nomogram included independent clinical factors (24 h urinary vanmandelic acid/renin/angiotensin I) and original first-order median radiological feature scores. Internal evaluation of the prediction model showed that the AUC was 0.945 (95%CI:0.906-0.984), superior to the single clinical model or radiological model in precise differentiation. DCA showed that the nomogram had the best clinical use. 【Conclusion】 The clinical-radiomic nomogram model can effectively differentiate adrenal adenoma from small diameter pheochromocytoma, which can improve the preoperative differential diagnosis and preparation.

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