Objective:To evaluate the predictive efficacy of sinus CT radiomics for treatment outcomes in nasal polyp patients undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery.Methods:A retrospective cohort study was conducted at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, including 194 patients with nasal polyps treated between January 2015 and December 2019. The cohort comprised 132 males and 62 females, aged 16 to 75 years. Patients were divided into a training set ( n=135) and an internal validation set ( n=59). An external validation set ( n=34), consisting of 22 males and 12 females aged 16 to 59 years, was included from January 2020 to December 2021. Disease control was evaluated using the criteria from the European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020 (EPOS 2020). Radiomic features were extracted from sinus CT images and analyzed using the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression. Models combining radiomic and clinical features were developed to predict treatment efficacy. Results:The radiomics and combined models, based on four selected features, outperformed the clinical feature model in the training set, with AUC values of 0.901 and 0.915, versus 0.874, respectively. In the internal validation set, AUCs were 0.839, 0.832, and 0.716. Despite reduced AUCs in the external set, the radiomics model maintained good generalizability (0.748, 0.764, 0.620). Decision curve analysis showed significant clinical benefits in both radiomics and combined models.Conclusion:The CT-based radiomics model demonstrates significant predictive power in identifying refractory nasal polyps, suggesting its potential for clinical application in treatment outcome prediction.

Total mesorectal excision is the standard procedure for the treatment of low and medium rectal cancer. Anastomotic leakage has always been one of the serious complications in these patients. Blood supply, tension and intestinal condition are important factors affecting anastomotic quality. How to optimize the surgical technique and reduce the occurrence of anastomotic leakage is the goal of surgeons. Based on traditional total mesorectal excision, we integrated several surgical techniques, including (1) Preserving the left colic artery; (2) High ligation of the inferior mesenteric vein; (3) Patterned mobilization of the spleen flexure and left transverse colon; (4) Multi-plane mesocolic tailoring; (5) Selective anastomosis suturing, and proposed the concept of multi-technique integrated total mesorectal resection (MTI-TME). The application of MTI-TME in clinical practice and significance was discussed.

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) combined with lower cervical fracture is often categorized into unstable fracture, with a high incidence of neurological injury and a high rate of disability and morbidity. As factors such as shoulder occlusion may affect the accuracy of X-ray imaging diagnosis, it is often easily misdiagnosed at the primary diagnosis. Non-operative treatment has complications such as bone nonunion and the possibility of secondary neurological damage, while the timing, access and choice of surgical treatment are still controversial. Currently, there are no clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of AS combined with lower cervical fracture with or without dislocation. To this end, the Spinal Trauma Group of Orthopedics Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association organized experts to formulate Clinical guidelines for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis combined with lower cervical fracture in adults ( version 2024) in accordance with the principles of evidence-based medicine, scientificity and practicality, in which 11 recommendations were put forward in terms of the diagnosis, imaging evaluation, typing and treatment, etc, to provide guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of AS combined with lower cervical fracture.

Colorectal cancer is a common malignant tumor with a high incidence. Currently, the treatment strategy relies on comprehensive therapy with the surgery as the mainstay, highligh-ting the pivotal role of surgical intervention throughout the treatment process. In recent years, there are continuous innovations in the diagnosis and treatment strategies for colorectal cancer, leading to improved therapeutic effects, with surgical treatment playing an indispensable role. The author sum-marizes the major changes in colorectal surgical treatment over the past three decades, encompas-sing shifts in conceptual understanding, advancements in clinical techniques, and progress in clinical research. From adaptation to improvement and then to innovation and reinforcement, this article describes the experiences of the past and the advancement of colorectal cancer surgical treatment, aiming to promote the development of surgical treatment of colorectal cancer.

Objective:To investigate the mechanism of Wenjing Decoction in the treatment of hepatic fibrosis through network pharmacological methods, and conducting animal experiments to verify the core targets.Methods:The TCMSP database platform was used to screen the active components and related targets of Wenjing Decoction, and the Uniprot database was used to obtain the target genes corresponding to the active components of Wenjing Decoction. The network diagram of "Chinese materia medica-compound-target" was constructed in Cytoscape 3.7.2, and the GeneCards database was used to search liver fibrosis related targets. String database was used to construct a protein interaction network (PPI) to screen the core components and key targets of liver fibrosis, and GO analysis and KEGG pathway enrichment were performed. Animal experiments were conducted to verify the results of the analysis. 10 mice were selected as the blank group, and the remaining 45 rats were induced with carbon tetrachloride induced liver fibrosis model. After modeling, 40 successfully modeled rats were divided into model group and Wenjing Decoction high, medium-, and low-dosage groups using a random number table method, with 10 rats in each group. Wenjing Decoction high, medium-, and low-dosage groups were orally administered with 1.5×3.18, 3.18, and 0.5×3.18 g/kg Wenjing Decoction, respectively. The blank group was orally administered with equal volume distilled water once a day for 8 consecutive weeks. HE staining was used to observe the histopathological and morphological changes in the liver of rats. The serum GPT and GOT levels of rats were detected using a fully automated biochemical analyzer, and the expressions of TNF, AKT, and IL-6 proteins in rat liver tissue was detected using Western Blot.Results:A total of 188 active components of Wenjing Decoction were obtained, and the active components with higher degree values were β-sitosterol, quercetin, naringenin, etc. 799 liver fibrosis gene targets were collected, and the core target genes of the PPI network were TNF, AKT, IL6, etc. The key anti-hepatic fibrosis related pathways were obtained by GO function and KEGG analysis, including pathway in cancer, TNF, PI3K-Akt and other signalling pathways. Results of animal experiments showed that there were obvious inflammatory infiltration, collagen fibre and pseudo lobe generation in the liver tissue of rats in the model group, and the levels of inflammation and fibrosis in the liver tissue of rats in the Wenjing Decoction high, medium-, and low-dosage groups were improved to different degrees compared with that of the model group; compared with the model group, the levels of serum GPT and GOT decreased ( P<0.05); the protein expressions of TNF, AKT and IL6 in the Wenjing Decoction high, medium-, and low-dosage groups decreased ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Wenjing Decoction may exert anti-liver fibrosis effects by intervening in TNF, AKT, IL6 targets, regulating cancer pathways, TNF, PI3K Akt and other signaling pathways.

Total mesorectal excision is the standard procedure for the treatment of low and medium rectal cancer. Anastomotic leakage has always been one of the serious complications in these patients. Blood supply, tension and intestinal condition are important factors affecting anastomotic quality. How to optimize the surgical technique and reduce the occurrence of anastomotic leakage is the goal of surgeons. Based on traditional total mesorectal excision, we integrated several surgical techniques, including (1) Preserving the left colic artery; (2) High ligation of the inferior mesenteric vein; (3) Patterned mobilization of the spleen flexure and left transverse colon; (4) Multi-plane mesocolic tailoring; (5) Selective anastomosis suturing, and proposed the concept of multi-technique integrated total mesorectal resection (MTI-TME). The application of MTI-TME in clinical practice and significance was discussed.

Objective:To evaluate the safety and feasibility of the laparoscopic indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging during the sentinel node navigational surgery for the early gastric cancer.Methods:Patients with <4 cm early gastric cancer were chosen. 0.5 ml ICG (2.5 mg/ml) was preoperatively injected into submucosa around the lesion in four points by the endoscopy. The sentinel lymph node basin including the stained tissue and lymph node (LN) were completely resected guided by the fluorescence mapping under ICG laparoscopy. The specimen was inspected by frozen pathology section. The radical gastrectomy was dependent on the pathology result.Result:Between 2019 and 2021, a total of 18 patients were included in the final analysis. Most tumors (16/18) located in the middle or distal stomach. Median tumor size was 2.0 cm. Lymph vessel invasion was revealed in five cases and perineural invasion in three cases. According to AJCC tumor grading system, tumor depth was classified as Tis in 2 cases, T1a in 5 cases and T1b in 11 cases. Lymph node metastasis (LNM) was revealed in four patients (4/18, 22%). Median sentinel lymph node basins per patient were 2 (range, 1-5). An average 6 (range, 2-13) LNs were harvested in each case, including 6 (1-13) ICG stained LNs and 1 (0-5) non stained LNs. All of four LNM patients were detected by sentinel node navigational surgery. The rate of the sensitivity and accuracy were 100% and 100%, respectively. The median follow-up for the entire group was 58.3 months (0.3-59.9 months), with no recurrence or metastasis observed in any patient.Conclusion:The sensitivity and accuracy of the laparoscopic indocyanine green fluorescence imaging during the sentinel node navigational surgery were satisfactory.

This article reports a case of acute kidney injury (AKI) following near drowning with reduced urine output as the main manifestation. The patient was a 37-year-old middle-aged man. His renal function deteriorated sharply after accidentally falling into the water, and renal pathology showed acute tubular injury. After hemodialysis treatment, urine output increased significantly, and renal function and proteinuria improved significantly. AKI following near drowning lacks typical clinical manifestations and is prone to delayed diagnosis and treatment. The patients with a history of near drowning should be followed up to determine whether they are complicated by AKI.

Objective To observe the efficacy of low grip strength and grip asymmetry in predicting multiple postoperative outcomes in elderly patients with colorectal cancer. Methods A total of 257 elderly colorectal cancer patients were selected as study objects. Data on general information, grip strength indicators and adverse postoperative outcomes were collected from all patients. Associations of low grip strength, grip asymmetry with adverse postoperative outcomes were explored by Logistic regression. Receiver operating characteristic curves were plotted to further analyze the efficacy of low grip strength and grip asymmetry alone and their combination in predicting adverse outcomes of patients. Results Grip strength, grip strength ratio, and the combination of grip strength and grip strength ratio could effectively predict the occurrence of complications. The areas under the curve (AUCs) and 95% confidence interval (95%CI) were 0.649 (0.587 to 0.707), 0.627 (0.565 to 0.686), and 0.672 (0.611 to 0.729) respectively. Grip strength ratio and the combination of grip strength and grip strength ratio could effectively predict prolonged hospital stays, with AUC(95%CI) of 0.671 (0.610 to 0.728) and 0.577 (0.514 to 0.638), respectively. Grip strength and the combination of grip strength and grip strength ratio could effectively predict the occurrence of frailty, with AUC (95%CI) of 0.585 (0.522 to 0.646) and 0.586 (0.523 to 0.647), respectively. Conclusion This study innovatively reveals the predictive efficacy of multiple grip strength indicators for postoperative outcomes in colorectal cancer patients. Low grip strength and grip asymmetry are effective in predicting the occurrence of complications in patients, grip asymmetry is effective in predicting the occurrence of prolonged hospitalization, and low grip strength is effective in predicting the occurrence of frailty in elderly patients with colorectal cancer.

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