Recurrent colorectal cancer after endoscopic resection when additional surgery was recommended

AIM: To evaluate the type of recurrence after endoscopic resection in colorectal cancer patients and whether rescue was possible by salvage operation.METHODS: Among 4972 patients who underwent surgical resection at our institution for primary or recurrent colorectal cancers from January 2005 to February 2015, we experienced eight recurrent colorectal cancers after endoscopic resection when additional surgical resection was recommended.RESULTS: The recurrence patterns were: intramural local recurrence(five cases), regional lymph node recurrence(three cases), and associated with simultaneous distant metastasis(three cases). Among five cases with lymphatic invasion observed histologically in endoscopic resected specimens, four cases recurred with lymph node metastasis or distant metastasis. All cases were treated laparoscopically and curative surgery was achieved in six cases. Among four cases located in the rectum, three cases achieved preservation of the anus. Postoperative complications occurred in two cases(enteritis).CONCLUSION: For high-risk submucosal invasive colorectal cancers after endoscopic resection, additional surgical resection with lymphadenectomy is recommended, particularly in cases with lymphovascular invasion.     

Light and sound- emerging imaging techniques for inflammatory bowel disease

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are known to have a high demand of recurrent evaluation for therapy and disease activity. Further, the risk of developing cancer during the disease progression is increasing from year to year. New, mostly non-radiant, quick to perform and quantitative methods are challenging, conventional endoscopy with biopsy as gold standard. Especially, new physical imaging approaches utilizing light and sound waves have facilitated the development of advanced functional and molecular modalities. Besides these advantages they hold the promise to predict personalized therapeutic responses and to spare frequent invasive procedures. Within this article we highlight their potential for initial diagnosis, assessment of disease activity and surveillance of cancer development in established techniques and recent advances such as wide-view full-spectrum endoscopy, chromoendoscopy, autofluorescence endoscopy, endocytoscopy, confocal laser endoscopy, multiphoton endoscopy, molecular imaging endoscopy, B-mode and Doppler ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, ultrasound molecular imaging, and elastography.     

Self-expanding metal stents for the palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis

AIM To evaluate the efficacy of self-expanding metal stents(SEMS) for the palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction in patients with and without peritoneal carcinomatosis(PC).METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of 62 patients who underwent SEMS placement for treatment of malignant gastroduodenal obstruction at our hospital over a six-year period. Stents were deployed through the scope under combined fluoroscopic and endoscopic guidance. Technical success was defined as successful stent placement and expansion. Clinical success was defined as an improvement in the obstructive symptoms and discharge from hospital without additional parenteral nutrition. According to carcinomatosis status, patients were assigned into groups with or without evidence of peritoneal disease.RESULTS In most cases, obstruction was caused by pancreatic(47%) or gastric cancer(23%). Technical success was achieved in 96.8%(60/62), clinical success in 79%(49/62) of all patients. Signs of carcinomatosis were identified in 27 patients(43.5%). The diagnosis was confirmed by pathology or previous operation in 7 patients(11.2%) and suspected by CT, MRI or ultrasound in 20 patients(32.2%). Presence of carcinomatosis was associated with a significantly lower clinical success rate compared to patients with no evidence of peritoneal disease(66.7% vs 88.6%, P = 0.036). There was no significant difference in overall survival between patients with or without PC(median 48 d vs 70 d, P = 0.21), but patients showed significantly longer survival after clinical success of SEMS placement compared to those experiencing clinical failure(median 14.5 d vs 75 d, P = 0.0003).CONCLUSION Given the limited therapeutic options and a clinical success rate of at least 66.7%, we believe that SEMS are a reasonable treatment option in patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction with peritoneal carcinomatosis.     

Occult gastric cancer with distant metastasis proven by random gastric biopsy

Krukenberg tumor, a rare metastatic ovarian tumor arising from gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma mainly, tends to occur in premenopausal females. Finding the origin of a Krukenberg tumor is crucial for determining prognosis. In Eastern countries, the most common origin of Krukenberg tumor is stomach cancer, which is generally diagnosed via endoscopic biopsy to investigate an abnormal mucosal lesion. Here, we describe a case of huge adnexal mass in a 33-year-old woman who presented with abdominal distension. Two independent endoscopic examinations performed by experts in two tertiary university hospitals revealed no abnormal mucosal lesion. The patient was diagnosed with a Krukenberg tumor according to findings from random endoscopic biopsies taken from normal-looking gastric mucosa in our hospital. It is very rare to be diagnosed via a random biopsy in cases where three well-trained endoscopists had not found any mucosal lesion previously. Thus, in this case, random biopsy was helpful in finding the origin of a Krukenberg tumor.     

食管裂孔疝伴胃食管反流病的胃食管动力学研究

目的:探讨食管裂孔疝(HH)伴胃食管反流病(GERD)患者与单纯HH及GERD患者之间的内镜、24h食管pH监测、食管测压、胃动力学检查之间的相关性.方法:经胃镜确诊的HH伴GERD患者61例,同期内镜确诊单纯HH患者28例,GERD患者30例,在一周内进行24h食管pH监测、食管下端括约肌(LES)压力测定及胃磁图测定胃半排空时间.结果: GERD中pH监测诊断同内镜诊断相符合占83.52%,不符合占16.48%.24h pH监测中,HH伴GERD组患者的总反流时间、卧位反流时间及立位反流时间百分比均显著高于GERD组和HH组,GERD组显著高于HH组;HH伴GERD组LESP显著低于HH组和GERD组,HH组LESP显著低于GERD组;HH伴GERD组LESL显著短于GERD组,HH伴GERD组和HH组LESL无显著差异,HH组LESL显著短于GERD组;HH伴GERD组LESR显著高于HH组和GERD组,HH组LESR显著高于GERD组;HH伴GERD组胃排空延缓者显著多于HH组,但与GERD组无显著差异,GERD组胃排空延缓者显著多于HH组.     

粪石性肠梗阻的MSCT表现分析

目的通过探讨粪石性肠梗阻MSCT表现,以提高粪石性肠梗阻的诊断率。方法 2005年7月~2012年11月期间经临床证实的粪石性肠梗阻患者21例CT检查及相关资料。结果所有病例中小肠梗阻19例,结肠梗阻2例。不完全性肠梗阻16例,完全性肠梗阻5例。结论 MSCT对诊断粪石所致肠梗阻的定位、定性具有高度敏感性及特异性。     

经鼻内镜翼腭窝和颞下窝应用解剖学研究

目的探索经鼻内镜翼腭窝、颞下窝恒定的解剖标志,为手术处理该区域病变奠定基础。方法对11例尸头行鼻内镜侧颅底解剖学研究。经鼻内镜经中鼻道、蝶腭孔、上颌窦后壁入路,暴露翼腭窝及颞下窝的重要血管、神经及骨性解剖标志,并测量各解剖标志间的距离。结果经鼻内镜可恒定暴露蝶腭孔、翼管、圆孔、蝶腭神经节、眶下神经、卵圆孔、棘孔等重要侧颅底标志。鼻小柱基底到蝶腭孔、翼管、圆孔、卵圆孔、棘孔、破裂孔的距离分别为（69±3）、（73±3）、（75±3）、（90±5）、（96±4）、（88±3）mm。结论经鼻内镜可显露翼腭窝及颞下窝重要解剖结构,且各解剖结构可通过相互之间的距离及位置在鼻内镜二维平面上互相定位,以更直观、安全的处理该区域的病变。     

侵犯眶内鼻窦囊肿的手术治疗

目的探讨改良眉弓径路联合鼻内镜技术在侵犯眶内的哑铃形筛窦囊肿手术中的应用及疗效分析。方法2002年8月N2012年4月我科收治的7例侵犯眼眶的哑铃形巨大筛窦囊肿患者,全麻下采用改良眉弓切口,鼻内镜辅助下沿眶壁分离并切除眶内囊肿,然后采用鼻内镜囊肿造袋术,切除囊肿。结果7例患者术中眶内及鼻窦囊肿均能充分暴露,并在直视下全部去除。术后无脑脊液鼻漏、眶筋膜损伤和眶内、颅内感染等并发症。术后随访6-18个月,均未见复发。结论采用改良眉弓径路联合鼻内镜行侵犯眶内的哑铃形筛窦囊肿手术,增加了手术的精确性和安全性,切口短,瘢痕小,切除彻底,降低复发率,减少对面部美观的影响,是治疗侵犯眶内的巨大哑铃形筛窦囊肿的有效术式之一。     

Laterally attached superior turbinate is associated with opacification of the sphenoid sinus

Objective

The sphenoid sinus is situated at the most posterior part of the nasal cavity and opens at the sphenoethmoidal recess located between the nasal septum and the superior turbinate. The correlation between anatomical structures surrounding the sphenoid sinus and sphenoid sinusitis is poorly understood. This study investigated possible factors that correlate to opacification of the sphenoid sinus on computed tomography.

Methods

Review of computed tomography images of 200 patients who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery and/or septoplasty. The total lengths of the anterior sphenoid wall and the part medial to the superior turbinate were measured. The correlations were analyzed between the occurrence of sphenoiditis and these values, as well as age, sex, presence or absence of Onodi cell, opacification of the paranasal sinuses other than the sphenoid sinus, and shadow at the olfactory cleft.

Results

The length of the part medial to the superior turbinate was significantly (odds ratio = 1.36, P = 0.001) associated with sphenoiditis, but the total length of the anterior wall of the sphenoid was not. Advanced age and disease of the olfactory cleft, posterior ethmoid cells, and frontal sinus were also correlated with sphenoiditis.

Conclusions

Certain characteristics of the anatomical structures surrounding the sphenoid sinus are associated with sphenoiditis.     

MRI signal changes in the skull base bone after endoscopic nasopharyngectomy for recurrent NPC: A serial study of 9 patients

Purpose

This study was focused on the serial changes in magnetic resonance images (MRI) of the skull-base bone that occur after endoscopic nasopharyngectomy in patients with local recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (rNPC).

Materials and methods

Nine patients with histologically proven rNPC were enrolled in this study. Two experienced radiologists independently reviewed all presurgical and postsurgical MR images for each patient.

Results

At 36 sites on the skull base, the MRI signal underwent a change after surgery, which took the form of a heterogeneous pattern of hypointense regions with moderate contrast enhancement on T1WI. The onset of changes ranged between 2 weeks and 3 months after surgery. For 21 of the sites, the changes subsided over the course of follow-up, while in 6 they remained stable. At 9 sites, the alteration MRI signal became more pronounced with time. Changes were more common on the homolateral side of the skull base with respect to the recurrent tumor (P < 0.05). The skull-base bone adjacent to the resection boundary had a higher incidence of signal change than nonadjacent areas (P < 0.05).

Conclusions

MRI changes in the skull base bone, having a number of distinguishing characteristics, appear to be a common sequel to endoscopic nasopharyngectomy for rNPC.