OBJECTIVE: To investigate the surgical technique and the short-term effectivenss of lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (LUKA) through lateral approach in the treatment of valgus knee and to calculate the maximum value of the theoretical correction of knee valgus deformity. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on 16 patients (20 knees) who underwent LUKA and met the selection criteria between April 2021 and July 2022. There were 2 males and 14 females, aged 57-85 years (mean, 71.5 years). The disease duration ranged from 1 to 18 years, with an average of 11.9 years. Knee valgus was staged according to Ranawat classification, there were 6 knees of type Ⅰ, 13 knees of type Ⅱ, and 1 knee of type Ⅲ. All patients were assigned the expected correction value of genu valgus deformity by preoperative planning, including the correction value of lateral approach, intra-articular correction value, and residual knee valgus deformity value. The actual postoperative corrected values of the above indicators were recorded and the theoretical maximum correctable knee valgus deformity values were extrapolated. The operation time, intraoperative blood loss, incision length, hospital stay, hip-knee-ankle angle (HKA), mechanical lateral distal femoral angle (mLDFA), mechanical medial proximal tibia angle (mMPTA), joint line convergence angle (JLCA), posterior tibial slope (PTS), range of motion (ROM), Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) score, and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) score were also recorded for effectiveness evaluation. RESULTS: The patients' incision length averaged 13.83 cm, operation time averaged 85.8 minutes, intraoperative blood loss averaged 74.9 mL, and hospital stay averaged 6.7 days. None of the patients suffered any significant intraoperative neurological or vascular injuries. All patients were followed up 10-27 months, with a mean of 17.9 months. One patient with bilateral knee valgus deformities had intra-articular infection in the left knee at 1 month after operation and the remaining patients had no complication such as prosthesis loosening, dislocation, and infection. The ROM, HSS score, and WOMAC score of knee joint significantly improved at each time point after operation when compared to those before operation, and the indicators further improved with time after operation, the differences were all significant ( P<0.05). Imaging measurement showed that HKA, mLDFA, JLCA, and PTS significantly improved at 3 days after operation ( P<0.05) except for mMPTA ( P>0.05). Postoperative evaluation of the knee valgus deformity correction values showed that the actual intra-articular correction values ranged from 0.54° to 10.97°, with a mean of 3.84°. The postoperative residual knee valgus deformity values ranged from 0.42° to 5.30°, with a mean of 3.59°. The actual correction values of lateral approach ranged from 0.21° to 12.73°, with a mean of 4.26°. CONCLUSION LUKA through lateral approach for knee valgus deformity can achieve good early effectiveness. Preoperative planning can help surgeons rationally allocate the correction value of knee valgus deformity, provide corresponding treatment strategies, and the maximum theoretical correction value of knee valgus deformity can reach 25°.
Male ; Female ; Humans ; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee/methods* ; Retrospective Studies ; Blood Loss, Surgical ; Osteoarthritis, Knee/surgery* ; Knee Joint/surgery*

Objective:To observe the efficacy and safety of recombinant human thrombopoietin (rhTPO) in the treatment of radiation induced thrombocytopenia (RIT) .Methods:From January 2019 to March 2021, 204 cases (including 101 cases of radiotherapy alone and 103 cases of concurrent chemoradiotherapy) were collected retrospectively after radiotherapy and with decreased in blood platelet count <75×10 9/L in Jilin Cancer Hospital. These patients received rhTPO 15 000 U, once a day, subcutaneous, for at least 4 consecutive days, or met the withdrawal criteria blood platelet count ≥100×10 9/L, or the absolute value of blood platelet increase ≥50×10 9/L. The characteristics of blood platelet decline, treatment efficacy, and safety were analyzed. Results:The numbers of radiotherapy treatments with platelets lower than 75×10 9/L in the radiotherapy alone group and the concurrent chemoradiotherapy group were 19 (13, 22) and 13 (10, 17) times, respectively, indicating that patients in the concurrent chemoradiotherapy group experienced platelet decline earlier ( Z=-5.27, P<0.001), the lowest values of platelet decline in the two groups were 68 (45, 74) ×10 9/L and 62 (44, 74) ×10 9/L, respectively, with no statistically significant difference ( Z=-1.15, P=0.252). After received rhTPO treatment, the numbers of days that the two groups of patients had platelets <50×10 9/L were 7 (3, 13) d and 7 (5, 11) d, respectively, with no statistically significant difference ( Z=-1.13, P=0.281). After the patients received radiotherapy, rhTPO was started when the platelet count dropped to <75×10 9/L. The number of days required to recover to 75×10 9/L was 4 (2, 10) d in the radiotherapy alone group and 4 (2, 8) d in the concurrent chemoradiotherapy group, with no statistically significant difference ( Z=-1.07, P=0.285) ; the number of days required for platelets to recover to 100×10 9/L or for the absolute value to increase by 50×10 9/L was 8 (6, 14) d in the radiotherapy alone group and 11 (8, 16) d in the concurrent chemoradiotherapy group. The recovery time of the concurrent chemoradiotherapy group was longer than that of the radiotherapy alone group ( Z=-3.64, P<0.001). Regardless of the baseline level, there was no statistically significant difference in the number of days for platelets to recover to 75×10 9/L after rhTPO treatment between the radiotherapy alone group and the concurrent chemoradiotherapy group ( Z=-1.42, P=0.155; Z=-0.97, P=0.332). The number of days required for the two groups of patients to recover to 100×10 9/L or for the absolute value to increase by 50×10 9/L were 8 (6, 14) d and 11 (8, 16) d, respectively, with a statistically significant difference ( Z=-3.64, P<0.001). The numbers of days required for the two groups of patients with baseline platelets ≥50×10 9/L to recover to 100×10 9/L or for the absolute value to increase by 50×10 9/L were 8 (4, 12) d and 10 (8, 16) d, respectively, with a statistically significant difference ( Z=-3.12, P=0.002). However, there was no statistically significant difference in the number of days required for the two groups of patients with baseline platelets <50×10 9/L to recover to 100×10 9/L or for the absolute value to increase by 50×10 9/L ( Z=-1.88, P=0.061). The total platelet elevation rate of rhTPO within 20 days of radiotherapy treatment for both groups of patients was 93.63% (191/204), of which 95.05% (96/101) was for radiotherapy alone and 92.23% (95/103) for concurrent chemoradiotherapy, with no statistically significant difference ( χ2=0.68, P=0.410). In addition, there was no statistically significant difference in gender ( χ2=3.47, P=0.063), age ( χ2=2.79, P=0.095), TNM staging ( χ2=5.07, P=0.167), and baseline platelet count ( χ2=0.62, P=0.822) between the two groups.During the radiotherapy cycle, 27 patients (13.23%) received blood platelet infusion, and 158 patients (77.45%) completed the radiotherapy plan without interruption. No rhTPO-related adverse reactions were found. Conclusion:rhTPO in the treatment for RIT can effectively promote the recovery of blood platelet without any adverse reactions, and has good safety.

Objective:To provide evidence for optimizing the screening strategy for gastric cancer (GC), we evaluated the risk of incident GC for individuals with different precancerous gastric lesions in a prospective cohort study.Methods:Based on the National Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Early Detection Program launched in Linqu, Shandong, a high-risk area of gastric cancer in China, we included a total of 14 087 subjects diagnosed with different gastric lesions stages by endoscopic screening from 2012 to 2018. Study subjects were prospectively followed up until December 31, 2019. The incidence of GC during the follow-up was ascertained by repeated endoscopic examinations, cancer, death registry reports, and active follow-up of study subjects and was confirmed by reviewing medical records extracted from the hospital information management system. The Poisson regression model was applied to calculate the relative risk ( RR) and 95% CI for GC occurrence among subjects with different gastric lesions. Results:Among 14 087 subjects with different gastric lesions as determined by their first endoscopic examination in 2012-2018, 7 608 (54.00%) had a global diagnosis of superficial gastritis (SG), 2 848 (20.22%) had chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG), 3 103 (22.03%) had intestinal metaplasia (IM), and 520 (3.69%) had low-grade intestinal neoplasia (LGIN). During the follow-up, 109 subjects were diagnosed with GC, including 63 with high-grade intestinal neoplasia (HGIN) and 46 with invasive GC. Compared to subjects having normal gastric mucosa or SG, those with CAG ( RR=3.85, 95% CI: 2.04-7.28), IM ( RR=5.18, 95% CI: 2.79-9.60), and LGIN ( RR=19.08, 95% CI: 9.97-36.53) had significantly increased risk of progression to GC. Individuals with these gastric lesions had an elevated risk of developing HGIN and invasive GC. For subjects with LGIN, the RR was 22.96 (95% CI: 9.71-54.27) for developing HGIN and 14.64 (95% CI: 5.37-39.93) for developing invasive GC. Subgroup analyses found that all age group subjects with LGIN diagnosed during the initial endoscopic examination had a significantly increased risk of developing the GC. Conclusions:Our large-scale prospective study on a high-risk area of GC showed that most residents aged 40-69 years had gastric lesions of different stages. Subjects with more advanced gastric lesions had a significantly increased risk of progression to GC.

Objective: To analyze the risk factors for biochemical leak progressing to grade B pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy(PD) early. Methods: Retrospective analysis was conducted in the whole clinical data of 190 patients who had incurred biochemical leak from November 2014 to April 2017 at the First Hospital of China Medical University.There were 112 males and 78 females, aging of (73±6) years(range:22 to 77 years).And all the potential factors for progressing from biochemical leak to grade B were analyzed with univariate and logistic regression multivariate model. These statistically significant preoperative indicators which enabled the plotting of the receiver operation characteristic(ROC) curves were selected for plotting the ROC curves, calculating the area under the curve(AUC) and evaluating the forecast values. With pertinence to indicators with the forecast values above the medium level, the maximum predictive performance of the critical value was determined by using the different cut-off values to calculate the Youden index and other indicators. Results: Among the 190 cases of PD patients, there were 81 cases had incurred biochemical leak including 36 cases with no progression, 41 cases progressing to grade B and 4 cases progressing from grade B to grade C.Univariate analysis showed CT value of pancreatic body, acute pancreatitis preoperatively, and the platelet(PLT), prealbumin, ALT on postoperative 3-4 days were risk factors for progressing from biochemical leak to grade B. Multivariate analysis showed CT value, acute pancreatitis preoperatively, and the PLT on postoperative 3-4 days were independent risk factors. Postoperatively patients with biochemical leak got acute pancreatitis before surgery were more likely to progress to grade B as well as those with the lower CT value before surgery or the lower PLT at 3-4 days after surgery. The AUC of CT value was 0.734. Using 39.8 HU as CT value, the sensitivity, specificity and Youden index were 73.2%, 75.0% and 0.482, with the highest performance prediction. Conclusion The analysis of CT value of pancreatic body for standardized judgment of pancreas texture, the rational treatments of acute pancreatitis preoperatively and appropriate administration of patients with platelet-related drugs during perioperative period can respectively forecast and prevent progressing from biochemical leak to grade B.

Objective To investigate biomechanical properties of double eyelid surgery and its clinical application in upper blepharoplasty .Methods In the mild ptosis correction combined with double eyelid surgery ,the main force from levator was assigned to upper tarsus to open eyes .At the same time ,not only it could ensure the enough height of palpebral fissure ,but also had relatively sta-ble and persistent double eyelid .For those who had sunken upper eyelid ,were given fat transposition and/or autologous fat grafting .For those who had medial epicanthal fold ,to achieve a pleasing eye ap-pearance ,we performed epicanthoplasty .Results After 6 months to 2 years of follow-up ,15 cases had unsatisfactory results and underwent secondary surgery .The revision reason was as follows :7 pa-tients had asymmetry double eyelid width ,3 patients had insufficient correction for ptosis ,2 patients had shallower and narrower double eyelid line .In 3 cases ,the correction of the upper sunken was in-sufficient .The remaining 164 patients with mild ptosis were well corrected ,and the double eyelid was stable and natural ,and the results were satisfactory .There were no major complications .Conclusions During mild blepharoptosis correction combined with double eyelid surgery ,reasonable treatment of the biomechanical balance has certain clinical significance for avoiding postoperative complications and improving the effect of double eyelid surgery .

Objective To analyze the risk factors for biochemical leak progressing to grade B pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy(PD) early. Methods Retrospective analysis was conducted in the whole clinical data of 190 patients who had incurred biochemical leak from November 2014 to April 2017 at the First Hospital of China Medical University.There were 112 males and 78 females, aging of (73±6)years(range:22 to 77 years).And all the potential factors for progressing from biochemical leak to grade B were analyzed with univariate and logistic regression multivariate model. These statistically significant preoperative indicators which enabled the plotting of the receiver operation characteristic(ROC) curves were selected for plotting the ROC curves,calculating the area under the curve(AUC)and evaluating the forecast values. With pertinence to indicators with the forecast values above the medium level, the maximum predictive performance of the critical value was determined by using the different cut?off values to calculate the Youden index and other indicators.Results Among the 190 cases of PD patients,there were 81 cases had incurred biochemical leak including 36 cases with no progression,41 cases progressing to grade B and 4 cases progressing from grade B to grade C.Univariate analysis showed CT value of pancreatic body, acute pancreatitis preoperatively,and the platelet(PLT),prealbumin,ALT on postoperative 3-4 days were risk factors for progressing from biochemical leak to grade B. Multivariate analysis showed CT value, acute pancreatitis preoperatively, and the PLT on postoperative 3-4 days were independent risk factors. Postoperatively patients with biochemical leak got acute pancreatitis before surgery were more likely to progress to grade B as well as those with the lower CT value before surgery or the lower PLT at 3－4 days after surgery. The AUC of CT value was 0.734. Using 39.8 HU as CT value, the sensitivity, specificity and Youden index were 73.2%, 75.0% and 0.482, with the highest performance prediction. Conclusion The analysis of CT value of pancreatic body for standardized judgment of pancreas texture,the rational treatments of acute pancreatitis preoperatively and appropriate administration of patients with platelet?related drugs during perioperative period can respectively forecast and prevent progressing from biochemical leak to grade B.

Objective To analyze the risk factors for biochemical leak progressing to grade B pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy(PD) early. Methods Retrospective analysis was conducted in the whole clinical data of 190 patients who had incurred biochemical leak from November 2014 to April 2017 at the First Hospital of China Medical University.There were 112 males and 78 females, aging of (73±6)years(range:22 to 77 years).And all the potential factors for progressing from biochemical leak to grade B were analyzed with univariate and logistic regression multivariate model. These statistically significant preoperative indicators which enabled the plotting of the receiver operation characteristic(ROC) curves were selected for plotting the ROC curves,calculating the area under the curve(AUC)and evaluating the forecast values. With pertinence to indicators with the forecast values above the medium level, the maximum predictive performance of the critical value was determined by using the different cut?off values to calculate the Youden index and other indicators.Results Among the 190 cases of PD patients,there were 81 cases had incurred biochemical leak including 36 cases with no progression,41 cases progressing to grade B and 4 cases progressing from grade B to grade C.Univariate analysis showed CT value of pancreatic body, acute pancreatitis preoperatively,and the platelet(PLT),prealbumin,ALT on postoperative 3-4 days were risk factors for progressing from biochemical leak to grade B. Multivariate analysis showed CT value, acute pancreatitis preoperatively, and the PLT on postoperative 3-4 days were independent risk factors. Postoperatively patients with biochemical leak got acute pancreatitis before surgery were more likely to progress to grade B as well as those with the lower CT value before surgery or the lower PLT at 3－4 days after surgery. The AUC of CT value was 0.734. Using 39.8 HU as CT value, the sensitivity, specificity and Youden index were 73.2%, 75.0% and 0.482, with the highest performance prediction. Conclusion The analysis of CT value of pancreatic body for standardized judgment of pancreas texture,the rational treatments of acute pancreatitis preoperatively and appropriate administration of patients with platelet?related drugs during perioperative period can respectively forecast and prevent progressing from biochemical leak to grade B.

Objective To observe the protective effect of dexmedetomidine(Dex)at different doses com-bined with ulinastatin in lung resection patients with one lung ventilation. Methods 80 patients having undergone unilateral lung resection were divided into four groups randomly:control group(C group)and groups Dex 1-3,20 cases in each group.One lung ventilation(OLV)was used in all the groups during operation.The patients in groups Dex 1-3 were treated with 0.5,1.0,2.0 μg/kg combined with ulinastatin,and the C group with amount of normal sa-line instead.The comparisons were done among the four groups in terms of SOD,L-6,IL-10,serum malondialde-hyde(MDA)concentration at 5 min after endotracheal intubation(T0),30 min(T1),60 min(T2),120 min (T3)as well as the levels of FVC,FEVl and FEVl/FVC at 24 h,48 h and 72 h after surgery. Results In the groups C and Dex 1,SOD decreased at T1-4 and IL-6,MDA and IL-10 at T2-4 rose.SOD decreased at T2-4 in groups Dex 2-3 and MDA,IL-6 and IL-10 rose.Compared with group C,the levels of SOD and IL-10 at T2-4 in groups Dex 1-2 and at T1-4 in group Dex 3 rose. In groups Dex 1-3,postoperative FVC,FEVl and FEVl/FVC rose.Compared with group Dex 1 or 2 respectively,SOD and IL-10 at T2-4 in group Dex 3 significantly rose,but MDA and IL-6 significantly declined;FVC,FEVl and FEVl/FVC significantly rose 48 h and 72 h after surgery (P<0.05). Conclusion Dex combined with ulinastatin has a protective effect for patients with one lung ventila-tion after lung resection,with the best-suggested dose of 1.0 μg/kg.

OBJECTIVETo explore the efficacy of partial resection of puborectalis combined with mutilation of internal anal sphincter(IAS) in the treatment of puborectalis syndrome with high anal pressure.

METHODSTwenty-five cases of puborectalis syndrome with high anal resting pressure in the preoperative examination received the operation of partial resection of puborectalis combined with mutilation of IAS in Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University between January 2013 and May 2015. The position of puborectalis was confirmed by touching with the exposure under the transfixion device, and a transverse incision was made by electrotome between 3 and 5 o'clock direction of puborectalis, then partial puborectalis was lifted by vessel clamp at 5 o'clock direction, and about 0.5 cm of muscular tissue was resected. Between 8 to 10 o'clock direction of anal tube, about 1 cm length of transverse incision was made by electrotome, then partial IAS was lifted by vessel clamp and cut off. Preoperative and postoperative 3-month anorectal manometry and defecography were carried out. Wexner constipation score and Cleveland Clinic incontinence score were implemented before surgery and 3, 6, 12 months after operation. This study was registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (registration number: ChiCTR-ORB-16007695).

RESULTSOf the 25 cases, 18 were male and 7 were female, the average age was 55 years old and the average course of disease was 9 years. Compared with pre-operation, the postoperative 3-month anal resting pressure and maximal squeeze pressure were significantly decreased [(53.56±9.05) mmHg vs. (92.44±7.06) mmHg, (142.80±20.35) mmHg vs. (210.88±20.56) mmHg, respectively, both P=0.000]; anorectal angulation at resting state and forced defecation state increased significantly [(102.32±4.96)degree vs. (95.88±4.01)degree, (117.88±5.95)degree vs. (89.52±3.25)degree, respectively, both P=0.000]. Wexner constipation score of postoperative 3-month, 6-month, 12-month (8.28±3.91, 7.40±3.64 and 8.04±4.74) was significantly lower than the preoperative score (16.00±3.69, all P<0.05), while the score was not significantly different among 3 time points after operation (P>0.05). Cleveland Clinic incontinence score was 0 at postoperative 6 and 12 months, and revealed 20 cases were effective among all the surgical patients(80%).

CONCLUSIONPartial resection of puborectalis combined with mutilation of internal anal sphincter can effectively reduce anal pressure and improve symptoms of outlet obstruction, which is an effective method in the treatment of puborectalis syndrome with high anal pressure.

Anal Canal ; physiopathology ; surgery ; Constipation ; surgery ; Defecation ; Defecography ; Digestive System Surgical Procedures ; methods ; Female ; Gastrointestinal Diseases ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Manometry ; Middle Aged ; Muscle Hypertonia ; surgery ; Pelvic Floor ; physiopathology ; surgery ; Pressure ; Treatment Outcome

Advanced schistosomiasis is the most serious clinical type of schistosomiasis. Its diagnosis and treatment are relat?ed to many special departments,such as gastroenterology,general surgery,neurology,endocrinology,radiology,traditional Chinese medicine,blood purification,endoscopy,intervention,and ICU. It is necessary to apply a multidisciplinary treatment (MDT)mode. However,the mode has no universal standard and guide in practice. It is very important for the implementation of MDT mode of advanced schistosomiasis to form a treatment expert team,formulate the formal working procedures,and standard?ize the treatment schedules. The standardized implementation of MDT mode will be important to provide a more effective clinical decision on advanced schistosomiasis.