Objective To analyze the data of prostate cancer in Wuhan from 2010 to 2019, understand the characteristics and trends of incidence, mortality, and YLL, and provide decision-making basis for Wuhan's cancer prevention and control strategies. Methods Data on deaths and incident cases of prostate cancer in Wuhan from 2010 to 2019 and from 2013 to 2017, respectively, were collected from the Wuhan Death Monitoring System. Indicators such as incidence rate, mortality rate, and years of life lost due to premature death (YLL) of prostate cancer in Wuhan were calculated using Excel 2016 and Python. The Bayesian Age-Period-Cohort Model (BAPC) was used to predict the mortality rate of prostate cancer in Wuhan from 2020 to 2024. The trend changes were described using the annual average percentage change (AAPC). Results From 2010 to 2019, the incidence, mortality, and YLL rates of prostate cancer in Wuhan showed an overall increasing trend (AAPC >0, P <0.05). The standardized mortality and incidence rates in the central urban area were significantly higher than those in the outer urban area, and the age group of 85 and above had the highest incidence and mortality rates. The age group of 0-54 had the largest increase in incidence and mortality rates. From 2020 to 2024, prostate cancer in Wuhan is expected to continue to increase slightly (an increase of 0.94%). Conclusion The incidence, mortality, and YLL rates of prostate cancer in Wuhan are showing an overall increasing trend, and this trend may continue. The characteristics are higher in the central urban area than in the outer urban area, and higher in the older age group than in the younger age group. Targeted measures need to be taken, and screening for high-risk populations should be strengthened.

Objective : To evaluate the morphology of the upper airway of children with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) combined with polysomnography (PSG) and provide references for clinical practice. Methods: CBCT data of 45 OSAHS children and 45 normal children and PSG data of the OSAHS group were retrospectively collected. Three-dimensional reconstructions were performed using NNT 9.0 software. The total upper airway volume, nasopharyngeal volume, palatopharyngeal volume, glossopharyngeal volume, laryngopharyngeal volume, minimum cross-sectional area, anterior-posterior diameter of the minimum cross-section, and lateral diameter of the minimum cross-section were measured and recorded. According to PSG monitoring results, patients with an obstructive apnea hypopnea index (OAHI) and lowest oxygen saturation (LSaO2) were assessed. Body mass index (BMI) was recorded. The correlation between airway volume parameters, BMI and PSG test results was analyzed. Results: The total upper airway volume, nasopharyngeal volume, palatopharyngeal volume, glossopharyngeal volume, laryngopharyngeal volume, minimum cross-sectional area, anterior-posterior diameter of the minimum cross-section, and lateral diameter of the minimum cross-section of the OSAHS group were significantly reduced compared with those of the control group (P<0.05). In the OSAHS group, the total upper airway volume, the minimum cross-sectional area and the lateral diameter of the minimum cross-section showed moderate negative correlations with the obstructive apnea hypopnea index (OAHI) (P<0.05). Moreover, the total upper airway volume, minimum cross-sectional area, anterior-posterior diameter of the minimum cross-section and lateral diameter of the minimum cross-section showed no correlation with the minimum blood oxygen saturation (P>0.05). No significant correlation was noted between BMI and PSG in the OSAHS group (P>0.05). Conclusion The morphology of the upper airway of children with OSAHS was significantly smaller than that of normal children. CBCT three-dimensional technology for analyzing the upper airway has a certain value in evaluating the morphology and degree of obstruction of the upper airway in children with OSAHS.

Objective:To investigate the effectiveness and safety of nasojejunal tube placement in children by gastroscopic drafting method.Methods:We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of children with nasojejunal tube placement from January 2016 to December 2021 in our hospital, and compared the operation time, successful rate and complications of nasojejunal tube placement in the gastroscopic wire drawing method retraction group(observation group)and the gastroscopic foreign body clamp placement method placement group(control group).Results:All of the 167 cases, 65 cases were in observation group and 102 cases in control group.There were no significant differences in sex and age between two groups( P>0.05). The operation time was(6.7±0.8)min in observation group and(8.2±1.3)min in control group, and the difference was statistically significant( t=8.312, P<0.001). The successful rate was 100% in observation group and 96% in control group.One child in control group complicated with the mucosal erosion and bleeding in the duodenal bulb, while the observation group with no erosion, bleeding, perforation, and other complications. Conclusion:The gastroscopic wire drawing method of nasojejunal tube placement has a shorter operation time, higher successful rates, and lower complication rates, which is significantly superior to the gastroscopic foreign body clamp placement method.

Objective:To determine the characteristics of cervical neuroblastoma and the effect of resection extent on survival and outcomes.Methods:We performed a retrospective review of 32 children with cervical neuroblastoma treated at Beijing Children′s Hospital between April 2013 and August 2020. Data were collected from the medical record. The individualized therapy was designed based on staging and risk group. Based on the extent of resection, patients were divided into incomplete and complete resection groups. Event free and overall survival rates were compared between two groups using the Kaplan-Meier method.Results:The ages of patients ranged from 1 month to 81 months, with a median age of 11 months, including 7 males and 15 females. Twenty-nine patients (90.6%) presented with cervical painless mass. The average diameter of the primary tumors was (5.12±1.43) cm. Tumors were located in the parapharyngeal space in 25 cases (78.1%) and in the root of the neck in 7 cases (21.9%). None had MYCN amplification. According to International Neuroblastoma Staging System (INSS), 15 patients (46.9%) were identified as stage 1, 11 patients (34.3%) as stage 2B, 3 patients (9.4%) as stage 3 and 3 patients (9.4%) as stage 4. There were 12 patients (37.5%) at low risk, 17 patients (53.1%) at intermediate risk and 3 patients at high risk according to Children′s Oncology Group (COG) risk classification system. All patients underwent tumor resection. Postoperatively Horner′s syndrome occurred in 13 patients (40.6%), pneumonia in 9 patients (28.1%), pharyngeal dysfunction in 8 patients (25.0%) and transient hoarseness in 4 patients (12.5%). At a median follow-up of 36.5 months, the overall survival rate was 96.4%, with no significant difference between incomplete and complete resection groups (100.0% vs. 96.3%, χ 2=0.19, P=0.667); the event free survival rate was 78.1%, with a significant difference between the two groups (40.0% vs. 85.2%, χ2=6.71, P=0.010). Conclusions:Primary cervical neuroblastoma has a young onset age, mostly in low and medium risk groups, and represents favorable lesions with good outcomes after multidisciplinary therapy. Less aggressive surgery with preservation of important structures is recommended. Complete resection should not be attempted if it would compromise vital structures.

Objective:To summarize and analyze the clinical characteristics of different treatment in children with esophageal foreign bodies.Methods:This study collected 246 children with esophageal foreign bodies in our hospital from January 2016 to January 2020, which was divided into endoscopic group and operative group.The general and clinical data of children treated with different treatment were collected and statistical analyzed.Results:There were 222 children in endoscopic group and 24 children in operative group, respectively.The rate of surgery was 9.75%.There were no significant differences in gender and location of esophageal foreign bodies.However, the average age of operative group was(2.92±2.67) years, which significantly younger than that in endoscopic group(4.12±3.37)years( P=0.049). The residence time in operative group(median 29.10 h)was remarkable longer than that in operative group(median 11.80 h)( P<0.001). The proportion of sharpness(50.00%) and corrosive(45.83%) foreign bodies in operative group were more than those in endoscopic group[16.22% and 8.11%( P<0.001)]. Moreover, the occurrence rate of major complication in operative group was 83.33%, which was dramatically higher than that in endoscopic group(0.90%)( P<0.001). Conclusion:The younger and longer residence time of esophageal foreign bodies in children contribute to the rate of operative treatment.Additionally, the sharpness and corrosive foreign bodies increase the risk of surgery and serious complications.

Objective:To analyze the clinical characteristics, endoscopic manifestations, complications and related risk factors of button battery ingestion in 58 children, thus providing the basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment.Methods:The medical data of 58 children with button battery ingestion were collected and researched at Children′s Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University from September 2015 to September 2020.The demographic information, battery impaction location, duration, symptoms, mucosal injury level, battery size, treatment, complications and follow-up results were analyzed.Results:The average age of the patients with button battery ingestion was (25.7±15.4)months, including 40 boys(68.9%). The average retention time of the battery in digestive tract was 13.8(2, 96) h. Vomiting, salivation, dysphagia, cough and fever were the common chief complaints.There were 29(50.0%) cases of grade I mucosal injury, as well as 14(24.1%) cases, 10(17.2%) cases and 10(17.2%) cases for grade Ⅱ, grade Ⅲ and grade Ⅳ, respectively.Additionally, common complications included esophageal stenosis, esophageal perforation and esophageal-tracheal fistula.Logistic regression analysis showed that location(esophagus) and diameter(≥15 mm) of battery incarceration were important predictors of complications.Conclusion:The degree of mucosal damage is associated with the diameter and impaction location of battery.The button battery embedded in the esophagus is prone to complications, while the ones retained in the stomach were not vulnerable to serious complications.Endoscopy and other related examinations should be performed again in 1 to 3 weeks after the button removal to determine the outcome of complications and to intervene in time.

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the genetic causes of hearing loss with enlarged vestibular aqueduct (EVA) in two children from unrelated two Chinese families. METHODS: Sanger sequencing of all coding exons in SLC26A4 (encoding Pendrin protein) was performed on the two patients, their sibling and parents respectively. To predict and visualize the potential functional outcome of the novel variant, model building, structure analysis, and in silico analysis were further conducted. RESULTS: The results showed that the proband from family I harbored a compound heterozygote of SLC26A4 c.1174A>T (p.N392Y) mutation and c.1181delTCT (p.F394del) variant in exon 10, potentially altering Pendrin protein structure. In family II, the proband was identified in compound heterozygosity with a known mutation of c.919-2A>G in the splice site of intron 7 and a novel mutation of c.1023insC in exon 9, which results in a frameshift and translational termination, consequently leading to truncated Pendrin protein. Sequence homology analysis indicated that all the mutations localized at high conservation sites, which emphasized the significance of these mutations on Pendrin spatial organization and function. CONCLUSION: In summary, this study revealed two compound heterozygous mutations (c.1174A>T/c.1181delTCT; c.919- 2A>G/c.1023insC) in Pendrin protein, which might account for the deafness of the two probands clinically diagnosed with EVA. Thus this study contributes to improve understanding of the causes of hearing loss associated with EVA and develop a more scientific screening strategy for deafness.
Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Child ; Clinical Coding ; Computer Simulation ; Deafness ; Exons ; Extravehicular Activity ; Frameshift Mutation ; Hearing Loss ; Heterozygote ; Humans ; Introns ; Mass Screening ; Parents ; Sequence Homology ; Siblings ; Vestibular Aqueduct

Gastrointestinal foreign body is a common emergency in children, especially the esophageal foreign bodies or the sharp, corrosive, magnetic bodies, which highly induce the complications and urgently need treatment with endoscope.Moreover, the complications, including gastrointestinal bleeding, perforation, fistula and luminal stenosis, can be treated by using endoscope.Therefore, the characteristics and the therapy of high-risk gastrointestinal foreign bodies are illustrated.

Clinical data of 12 cases of Trousseau syndrome with cerebral infarction as initial presentation admitted in the neurology department of the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University from December 2011 to December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed.Of the 12 patients,4 cases had risk factors for cerebral infarction and 8 ones had no risk factors.There were 2 patients with 1 lesion and 10 patients with two or more lesions in brain imaging.The infarction lesions of 9 patients were located in 2 or more arterial blood supply areas.Ten patients showed an elevated plasma D-dimer level,5 had elevated fibrinogen level,7 showed increased blood platelet count and 8 had increased homocysteine level.Ten cases were confirmed by pathology,2 cases by clinic and imaging diagnosis.The study suggests that multiple lesions with several cerebral arteries involved,high plasma D-dimer and fibrinogen levels may be the clinical characteristics of Trousseau syndrome with initial presentation as acute ischemic stroke and lacking of risk factors.The hypercoagulation state may be the important pathogenesis of this disorder.

Objective To investigate the relationship between DNA topoisomerase Ⅱ α (TOP2A) gene expression and clinicopathological characteristics and its significance of prognostic evaluation for patients with bladder cancer.Methods Bladder cancer gene expression profile GSE13507 (n =165) and GSE31189 (n =52) were obtained.The expression profile and clinical information of patients with bladder cancer were retrospectively analyzed,and the survival analysis was made.Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was conducted to explore the related pathways which were regulated by TOP2A.Results Compared with normal bladder tissues,TOP2A was upregnlated in bladder cancer tissues (5.823 ± 1.079 vs.4.820 ± 1.129),with a statistically significant difference (t =4.336,P ＜ 0.001).The TOP2A gene expression in patients with bladder cancer was correlated with the age of patients (x2 =5.926,P =0.015),sex (x2 =6.046,P =0.014),T staging (x2 =19.484,P ＜ 0.001),N staging (x2 =9.178,P =0.002),M staging (x2 =21.142,P ＜ 0.001),tumor grade (x2 =47.005,P ＜ 0.001),and progression (x2 =11.735,P =0.001),but it was not correlated with recurrence (x2 =0.808,P =0.369).Survival analysis showed that the specific survival rate in the 100 months of TOP2A gene high expression group and low expression group had a statistically significant difference (66.59％ vs.87.95％,x2 =15.820,P ＜ 0.001).The median overall survival time of TOP2A gene high expression group and low expression group were 51.77 months and 134.97 months respectively,with a statistically significant difference (x2 =11.280,P =0.008).The results of GSEA indicated that TOP2A could regulate gene sets related with several pathways like MYC-V1 signaling (P =0.035,FDR =0.132),MYC-V2 signaling (P =0.012,FDR =0.058),E2F signaling (P ＜ 0.001,FDR =0.006) and G2M checkpoint (P =0.006,FDR =0.044).Conclusion The TOP2A gene expression is closely related with clinicopathological characteristics of patients with bladder cancer.TOP2A may function as a potential marker of prognosis for patients with bladder cancer.