Intraoperative cerebral blood flow monitoring in neurosurgery: A review of contemporary technologies and emerging perspectives

Intraoperative monitoring of cerebral blood flow (CBF) has become an invaluable adjunct to vascular and oncological neurosurgery, reducing the risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Several technologies have been developed during the last two decades, including laser-based techniques, videomicroscopy, intraoperative MRI, indocyanine green angiography, and thermography. Although these technologies have been thoroughly studied and clinically applied outside the operative room, current practice lacks an optimal technology that perfectly fits the workflow within the neurosurgical operative room. The different available technologies have specific strengths but suffer several drawbacks, mainly including limited spatial and/or temporal resolution. An optimal CBF monitoring technology should meet particular criteria for intraoperative use: excellent spatial and temporal resolution, integration in the operative workflow, real-time quantitative monitoring, ease of use, and non-contact technique. We here review the main contemporary technologies for intraoperative CBF monitoring and their current and potential future applications in neurosurgery.     

改良(足母)趾腓侧皮瓣修复拇手指指腹缺损

目的介绍改良躅趾腓侧皮瓣修复拇、手指指腹缺损的手术方法。方法对15例拇、手指指腹缺损的患者，采用改良的躅趾腓侧皮瓣移植修复。该皮瓣在传统躅趾腓侧皮瓣设计方法基础上，将皮瓣腓侧缘及近端分别向背侧及趾蹼侧移动，从而避开口径细小又紧贴于皮下的躅趾腓侧浅静脉，直接游离第一跖背浅静脉；皮瓣的动脉和神经游离仍以常规方式进行。结果术后15例皮瓣全部成活，未发生动、静脉危象。12例获得4～11个月随访，3例失访。手功能评定：优10例，良2例。皮瓣两点分辨觉为4～8mm，12例对皮瓣外形满意。供区行走无影响，步态正常。10例对供区外观满意，2例欠满意，其中1例蹲趾腓侧偶有触痛。结论应用改良躅趾腓侧皮瓣可显著降低手术难度，提高成功率。     

Comparison of responses of melanocyte lineages from p75(+) and p75(−) human scalp-derived neural crest stem cells under phototherapy

Lasers in Medical Science - Phototherapy is an effective therapeutic option in the treatment of vitiligo; however, responses varied among the different types. The underlying mechanism has scarcely...     

Evaluation of 118 Thyroid Cancer Patients Who Underwent a Re-operation after Local Resection

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the incidence of residual thyroid cancer and cervical lymph node metastasis following a previous local resection for thyroid cancer, and to discuss methods of a reoperation.METHODS From 1994～2005, 118 patients with thyroid cancer who had previously been treated with a nodule-resection or subtotal Iobectomy in other hospitals underwent a surgical re-operation.RESULTS The incidence of residual cancer at the primary site was 38.1%. The lymph node metastasis rate at the central area was 39.8%.The rate of lymph node metastasis in patients with enlarged lymph nodes in the ipsilateral internal jugular chain was 37.5%. The rate of laryngeal recurrent nerve injury was 15.2% in other hospitals while that of the second operation in our hospital was 1.6%.CONCLUSION Nodule-resection or subtotal Iobectomy alone is not indicated for patients with thyroid cancer because of the high rate of local residual cancer. It is important to be familiar with the anatomy of the laryngeal recurrent nerve for thyroid surgery. Exploration to the central area is necessary for differentiated thyroid cancer.     

促性腺激素释放激素类似物激发试验尿检法对儿童促性腺激素释放激素类似物疗效的判断价值

目的 探讨促性腺激素释放激素类似物(GnRHa)激发试验时免疫化学发光分析法(ICMA)检测的无创性尿促性腺激素(UGn)可否用于儿童GnRHa的疗效判断.方法 患儿23例(男4例,女19例).中枢性性早熟17例(均为女童),予GnRHa治疗.青春期预测终身高矮小6例(男4例,女2例),予GnRHa联合生长激素治疗.在治疗前和治疗3个月均行GnRHa激发试验,留激发试验0～3.5 h尿,其中18例留取了激发试验前1d同一时段的日间自发性尿,应用ICMA检测促黄体生成素(LH)和卵泡刺激素(FSH).结果 1.治疗前后GnRHa激发试验时UGn显著性检验:治疗前后的尿促黄体生成素(ULH)水平分别为(1.27±1.63) IU和(0.07±0.06) IU,尿卵泡刺激素(UFSH)水平分别为(6.38±3.85)IU和(0.54±0.30) IU.2.GnRHa激发试验时血清Gn峰值和UGn对GnRHa疗效评估:当血清LH峰值(PLH)和FSH峰值(PFSH)分别≤2.30IU·L-1和2.39 IU·L-时,其判断疗效的灵敏度分别为95.45％和100％,特异度均为100％；当ULH水平和UFSH水平分别≤0.083 IU和1.089 IU时,其灵敏度分别为90.91％和100％,特异度均为100％.3.GnRHa激发试验时血清Gn和UGn分别与其激发试验前的比值对GnRHa疗效评估:当血清PLH/日间自发性血清LH、血清PFSH/日间自发性血清FSH分别≤5.40和2.16时,其灵敏度和特异度均为100％；当其激发试验时ULH水平/日间自发性ULH水平、激发试验时UFSH水平/日间自发性UFSH水平分别≤6.076和2.480时,其灵敏度和特异度也均达100％.结论 GnRHa激发试验时ICMA检测的无创性3.5 h UGn水平、激发试验时3.5 h UGn水平/日间自发性UGn水平指标可能对儿童GnRHa疗效具有判断价值,其中UFSH水平及其与日间自发性UFSH水平比值指标价值可能更大.     

B7-H1 expression is associated with expansion of regulatory T cells in colorectal carcinoma

AIM: To investigate the expression of B7-H1 in human colorectal carcinoma (CRC) to define its regulating effects on T cells in tumor microenvironment.METHODS: One hundred and two paraffin blocks and 33 fresh samples of CRC tissues were subject to this study. Immunohistochemistry was performed for B7-H1 and CD3 staining in CRC tissues. Ficoll-Hypaque density gradient centrifugation was used to isolate peripheral blood mononuclear cells of fresh CRC tissues; flow cytometry and immunofluorescence staining were used for detection of regulatory T cells. Data was analyzed with statistical software.RESULTS: Costimulatory molecule B7-H1 was found strongly expressed in CRC tissues, localized in tumor cell membrane and cytoplasm, while weak or none expression of B7-H1 was detected in pared normal colorectal tissues. Meanwhile, CD3 positive T cells were found congregated in CRC tumor nest and stroma. Statistic analysis showed that B7-H1 expression level was negatively correlated to the total T cell density in tumor nest (P < 0.0001) and tumor stroma (P = 0.0200) of 102 cases of CRC tissues. Among the total T cells, a variable amount of regulatory T cells with a clear Foxp3⁺ (forkhead box P3) staining could be detected in CRC tissues and patients’ blood. Interestingly, in the 33 samples (15 cases of B7-H1^high CRC tissues and 18 cases of B7-H1^low CRC tissues) of freshly isolated mononuclear cells from CRC tissues, the percentages of CD4⁺Foxp3⁺ and CD8⁺Foxp3⁺ regulatory T cells were found remarkably higher in B7-H1^high CRC tissues than in B7-H1^low CRC tissues (P = 0.0024, P = 0.0182), indicating that B7-H1 expression was involved in proliferation of regulatory T cell. No significant difference was found in CRC peripheral blood (P = 0.0863, P = 0.0678). PD-1 is the specific ligand for B7-H1 pathway transferring inhibitory signal to T cell, which is expressed by activated T cell. Our further analysis of PD-1 expression on T cells in CRC tissues showed that conventional T cells (CD4⁺Foxp3^-/CD8⁺Foxp3^-), which was thought to contribute to the anti-tumor immune response, highly expressed PD-1; while regulatory T cells (CD4⁺Foxp3⁺/CD8⁺Foxp3^-) almost failed to express PD-1. The average percentage of PD-1 expression on regulatory T cells was significantly higher than the percentage of PD-1 on conventional T cells (CD4⁺Foxp3^- T cell, P < 0.0001; CD8⁺Foxp3^- T cell, P < 0.0001). The diverse expression of PD-1 might lead to different fate of T cell subsets in B7-H1 over-expression CRC tumor microenvironment.CONCLUSION: B7-H1 expression in tumor cells can inhibit the conventional T cell proliferation in tumor microenvironment through the PD-1 expression on conventional T cells.     

接合两侧指背神经的指动脉终末背侧皮支皮瓣修复指端缺损

目的探讨接合两侧指背神经的指动脉终末背侧皮支皮瓣修复指端缺损的方法和临床疗效。方法2008年8月-2011年8月．采用接合两侧指背神经的指动脉终末背侧皮支皮瓣修复2～5指指端缺损6例,其中食指2例,中指1例。环指2例,小指1例,皮瓣切取面积最大22mm×20mm,最小10mm×9mm。结果6例6指皮瓣全部成活．术后经6～24个月随访,平均13个月,皮瓣外观及手指功能恢复满意,感觉恢复S3,皮瓣两点辨别觉6～9mm,平均7．6mm,供区无并发症。结论接合两侧指背神经的指动脉终末背侧皮支皮瓣具有血供可靠．不破坏重要血管,且有可供接合的神经,操作简便等优点,是修复手指指端缺损较为理想的方法。