Objective:To investigate the safety and efficacy of self-made multifunctional endoscopic instrument accessory stent in endoscopic mucosal dissection (ESD).Methods:A total of 80 patients who received ESD in 924th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of Chinese People′s Liberation Army from May 2019 to February 2021 were selected as research object. Random number table method was used to divide patients into control group and experimental group, 40 cases in each group. The experimental group used self-made endoscopic instrument accessory stent, and the control group did not use self-made endoscopic instrument accessory stent. The length of operation, the number of instruments taken by mistake, the number of instruments polluted during operation and the infection of postoperative 3-7 days under the same operation position, operating doctors and nurses were analyzed and compared between the two groups.Results:The incidence of instruments taken by mistake, the incidence of instruments polluted during operation and the infection rate of postoperative 3-7 days were 0.9% (8/856), 1.4% (12/856) and 2.5% (1/40) in the experimental group, which in the control group were 10.8% (96/887), 11.8% (105/887) and 15.0% (6/40) respectively, there were significant differences between the two groups ( χ2=75.92, 75.76, 3.91, all P<0.05). The length of operation in the experimental group was (51.56 ± 2.32) min, and that in the control group was (79.02 ± 2.83) min, the difference was statistically significant ( t=-8.72, P<0.05). Conclusions:When the patients underwent ESD surgery, the self-made multifunctional accessory stent was used to place the required instrument accessory. The length of operation was shorter, the incidence of instruments taken by mistake, the incidence of instruments polluted during operation and the infection rate of postoperative 3-7 days were reduced, the quality of minimally invasive endoscopic surgery was improved.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease characterized by inflammatory demyelinating lesions of the central nervous system. It is one of the most common causes of neurological disability in young and middle-aged people. Clarifying the diagnosis and clinical classification of MS is very important for the early treatment and treatment strategy selection of MS patients. After fully collecting objective clinical evidence and excluding other differential diagnosis, clinicians can evaluate the dissemination in space and time of MS patients in reference to the current diagnostic criteria, and can make treatment strategy selection according to their clinical classification criteria. At present, more examination techniques and evaluation methods for MS diagnosis are being studied and discussed. It is believed that the sensitivity and specificity of MS diagnosis will be further improved in the future.

Objective:The investigation and research on the application status of Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient (HVPG) is very important to understand the real situation and future development of this technology in China.Methods:This study comprehensively investigated the basic situation of HVPG technology in China, including hospital distribution, hospital level, annual number of cases, catheters used, average cost, indications and existing problems.Results:According to the survey, there were 70 hospitals in China carrying out HVPG technology in 2021, distributed in 28 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central Government). A total of 4 398 cases of HVPG were performed in all the surveyed hospitals in 2021, of which 2 291 cases (52.1%) were tested by HVPG alone. The average cost of HVPG detection was (5 617.2±2 079.4) yuan. 96.3% of the teams completed HVPG detection with balloon method, and most of the teams used thrombectomy balloon catheter (80.3%).Conclusion:Through this investigation, the status of domestic clinical application of HVPG has been clarified, and it has been confirmed that many domestic medical institutions have mastered this technology, but it still needs to continue to promote and popularize HVPG technology in the future.

Objective:To explore the feasibility of the application of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in the diagnosis of congenital pseudarthrosis of tibia (CPT) in children.Methods:Ten children with neurofibromatosis type Ⅰ (NF1) and CPT were treated in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2016 to December 2019, and enrolled as the experimental group.The bone tissue samples were collected and subjected to OCT scanning after intraoperative observation and evaluation, and were contrasted with conventional histological examination.During the same period, the bone tissues of 5 non-NF1 and non-CPT induced-labor fetuses were collected as the control group for the above examination, and the bone tissue examination results of the experimental group and the control group were compared as well.Results:Compared with the bone tissues of the control group, that of the experimental group displayed thickening trabecular bone, part of trabecular bone fusion, disordered arrangement, proliferation and fatification of interstitial fibrous tissue.OCT scan can directly show the nerves and blood vessels in the bone tissue, scattered in adipose tissue.OCT scan showed that the bone tissues of the control group were neatly arranged, with dense and regular shadows.The bone tissues of the experimental group could be observed with strong refraction, loose arrangement, and disordered bone fractures, fibrous ossification, scattered nerves, blood vessels, and increased vacuolar fat cells.Conclusions:OCT can quickly and clearly scan the freshly isolated tissues and directly display the internal structure of the tissues.It is highly compatible with routine pathological examinations and can be an effective supplement to the pathological diagnosis of children with CPT and retain samples for subsequent genetic studies.

Objective:To evaluate the deformity changes in the treatment of congenital clubfoot in infants by ultrasound, and to explore its clinical application value.Methods:Seventeen infants with congenital clubfoot treated in the Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from March 2020 to June 2021 and 27 normal infants in the same period were selected. The distance between medial malleolus and scaphoids (MM-N distance) of all feet was measured by ultrasound. The distance from the tangent line of the lateral edge of calcaneus to the midpoint of the lateral edge of the chondroid bone (C-C distance), medial soft tissue thickness and tibial calcaneal angle were measured by ultrasound. The data before, after treatment and during follow-up were statistically analyzed.Results:A total of 88 feet of 44 infants were evaluated. The mean number of cast was 4.7±1.1, the follow-up time was (96.9±59.3)days. The MM-N distance, C-C distance and posterior tibial calcaneal angle in the clubfoot group were improved after treatment and at the last follow-up, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.01). During the treatment, 1 case had false correction, and 2 cases recurred in the last follow-up. Conclusions:Ultrasound can clearly display the medial, dorsal, lateral and posterior articular structures of normal and clubfoot, and can observe the deformity changes of clubfoot during the correction process, which can provide guidance for the clinical treatment of clubfoot.

Objective:To explore the feasibility of Ponseti method in treatment of secondary clubfoot in young children with Tethered Cord Syndrome(TCS).Methods:The clinical data of 53 young children with clubfeet treated with Ponseti method from March 2014 to March 2017 at Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University were analyzed retrospectively. These patients were divided into TCS group and Idiopathic group according to the etiology. There were 19 patients (33 feet) in TCS group,with an mean age of 2.8 months(range:0.2 to 24.0 months), including 13 males and 6 females, 5 patients with unilateral clubfeet and 14 patients with bilateral clubfeet. There were 34 patients (45 feet) in idiopathic group, with an mean age of 3.1 months(range: 0.1 to 21.0 months), including 18 males and 16 females, 23 patients with unilateral clubfeet and 11 patients with bilateral clubfeet. All the children received casts correction according to Ponseti method, and were followed up at 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and every 6 months after the Achilles tendon tenotomy or the last cast correction. Complications were recorded and therapeutic effect was evaluated of these children by Dimeglio Scoring System and the International Clubfoot Study Group (ICFSG) at the last follow-up. Independent t test, Mann-Witney U test or χ 2 test were used to compare the indicators of the two groups. Results:The number of plaster fixation in TCS group was (6.1±2.0) times, and that of idiopathic group was (4.8±1.0) times( t=3.482, P<0.01).In TCS group, 22 feet treated with Achilles tendon transection and that of idiopathic group was 40 feet(χ 2=0.279, P=0.598). There were 18 cases recurrence in TCS group and 8 cases in Idiopathic group ( t=11.149, P<0.01). In TCS group, 16 cases (27 feet) completed the initial correction, the success rate was 60.6% (27/33), 3 cases (6 feet) could not correct the deformity after 9 to 10 times of plaster fixation, and then underwent soft tissue release.In idiopathic group, 34 cases (45 feet) achieved initial correction after Ponseti treatment(χ 2=6.488, P=0.011).At the last follow up, there were 5 cases (9 feet) in TCS group and 2 cases (2 feet) in idiopathic group underwent soft tissue release(χ 2=6.110, P=0.013). The classification grade of ICFSG score of the two groups without soft tissue release were (2.1±0.6) and (1.8±0.7), the difference was not statistically significant ( t=1.765, P=0.082). All the children had no skin ulceration, bedsores, skin allergy and other complications. Conclusion:Ponseti method is effective in the treatment of clubfoot secondary to TCS, and the functional recovery is similar to that of children with idiopathic clubfoot.

Objective:To explore the feasibility of Ponseti method in treatment of secondary clubfoot in young children with Tethered Cord Syndrome(TCS).Methods:The clinical data of 53 young children with clubfeet treated with Ponseti method from March 2014 to March 2017 at Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University were analyzed retrospectively. These patients were divided into TCS group and Idiopathic group according to the etiology. There were 19 patients (33 feet) in TCS group,with an mean age of 2.8 months(range:0.2 to 24.0 months), including 13 males and 6 females, 5 patients with unilateral clubfeet and 14 patients with bilateral clubfeet. There were 34 patients (45 feet) in idiopathic group, with an mean age of 3.1 months(range: 0.1 to 21.0 months), including 18 males and 16 females, 23 patients with unilateral clubfeet and 11 patients with bilateral clubfeet. All the children received casts correction according to Ponseti method, and were followed up at 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and every 6 months after the Achilles tendon tenotomy or the last cast correction. Complications were recorded and therapeutic effect was evaluated of these children by Dimeglio Scoring System and the International Clubfoot Study Group (ICFSG) at the last follow-up. Independent t test, Mann-Witney U test or χ 2 test were used to compare the indicators of the two groups. Results:The number of plaster fixation in TCS group was (6.1±2.0) times, and that of idiopathic group was (4.8±1.0) times( t=3.482, P<0.01).In TCS group, 22 feet treated with Achilles tendon transection and that of idiopathic group was 40 feet(χ 2=0.279, P=0.598). There were 18 cases recurrence in TCS group and 8 cases in Idiopathic group ( t=11.149, P<0.01). In TCS group, 16 cases (27 feet) completed the initial correction, the success rate was 60.6% (27/33), 3 cases (6 feet) could not correct the deformity after 9 to 10 times of plaster fixation, and then underwent soft tissue release.In idiopathic group, 34 cases (45 feet) achieved initial correction after Ponseti treatment(χ 2=6.488, P=0.011).At the last follow up, there were 5 cases (9 feet) in TCS group and 2 cases (2 feet) in idiopathic group underwent soft tissue release(χ 2=6.110, P=0.013). The classification grade of ICFSG score of the two groups without soft tissue release were (2.1±0.6) and (1.8±0.7), the difference was not statistically significant ( t=1.765, P=0.082). All the children had no skin ulceration, bedsores, skin allergy and other complications. Conclusion:Ponseti method is effective in the treatment of clubfoot secondary to TCS, and the functional recovery is similar to that of children with idiopathic clubfoot.

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is a genetic cardiac muscle disease that accounts for approximately 30% sudden cardiac death in young adults. The Ser358Leu mutation of transmembrane protein 43 (TMEM43) was commonly identified in the patients of highly lethal and fully penetrant ARVD subtype, ARVD5. Here, we generated TMEM43 S358L mouse to explore the underlying mechanism. This mouse strain showed the classic pathologies of ARVD patients, including structural abnormalities and cardiac fibrofatty. TMEM43 S358L mutation led to hyper-activated nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) activation in heart tissues and primary cardiomyocyte cells. Importantly, this hyper activation of NF-κB directly drove the expression of pro-fibrotic gene, transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ1), and enhanced downstream signal, indicating that TMEM43 S358L mutation up-regulates NF-κB-TGFβ signal cascade during ARVD cardiac fibrosis. Our study partially reveals the regulatory mechanism of ARVD development.

Objective To study the seropositive ratio of the antibody to aquporin 4 (AQP4-IgG) and myelin oligodendrocytes glycoprotein antibody(MOG-IgG)in patients with autoimmune-associated central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Meanwhile, epidemiology and clinical manifestation and diagnosis,laboratory examination and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)of AQP4-IgG seropositive and MOG-IgG seropositive patients are described. Methods 2068 patients serum samples were collected and enrolled in the multi-center research. The methodology of cell-mediated immunofluorescence staining was used to detect serum AQP4-IgG and MOG-IgG. Clinic medical records were collected and characteristics of epidemiology and manifestation were compared. Results 681 patients were AQP4-IgG seropositive and 110 patients were MOG-IgG seropositive. The female/male ratio and age of onset of patients with AQP4-IgG seropositive(616 female and 65 male,female:male=9.50:1.00;Age of onset=41.7±14.9)were significantly higher than that of patients with MOG-IgG (57 female and 53 male, female:male=1.08:1.00, P<0.0001; Age of onset=27.0 ±17.7, P<0.0001). The optic neuritis was significantly higher in patients with AQP4-IgG seropositive and patients with MOG-IgG seropositive (38.4% vs.53.5%, P<0.05).Among patients with AQP4-IgG seropositive, 42.14% conformed the diagnostic criteria of neuromyelitis optica (NMO),which was higher than that of patients with MOG-IgG seropositive (13.64%, P<0.0001). Laboratory examination showed that there was no significant difference in cerebrospinal fluid protein levels between patients with AQP4-IgG seropositive and those with MOG-IgG seropositive.MRI imaging suggested that AQP4-IgG positive patients were more common in cervical thoracic spinal cord lesions, while MOG-IgG positive patients were more involved in thoracolumbar spinal cord. The study also found that these two groups of patients could be comorbid with other autoimmune antibodies. Conclusions This multi-center research has revealed that patients with AQP4-IgG seropositive and those with MOG-IgG seropositive display differences in epidemiology,clinic manifestations and diagnosis,laboratory examination and MRI imaging. AQP4-IgG and MOG IgG auto-antibody detection are necessary for clinic diagnosis and differential diagnosis.

Objective To explore the difference in lumbar proprioception between the youth and the elderly, and the male and the female. Methods From September to November, 2017, 58 elderly aged 65 to 80 years and 56 youth aged 20 to 30 years were randomly picked up from the community. Their lumbar proprioceptions were measured by Con-Trex isokinetic dynamometer. The absolute error angles of lumbar flexion and extension in passive replication test was used to assess lumbar proprioceptive function. Results The absolute error angles of passive replication test were less on youth proprioception than on elderly ones (t > 4.218, P < 0.001), either in men or women (t > 2.844, P < 0.001), and was not different between men and women neither in the elderly group nor in the youth group (t < 1.473, P > 0.05). Conclusion The lumbar proprioception in the elderly was obviously inferior to that of the youth, both men and women. There was no gender difference between men and women in lumbar proprioception, both elderly and youth.