Cholecystectomy reduces subsequent cholangiocarcinoma risk in choledocholithiasis patients undergoing endoscopic intervention

BACKGROUNDCholangiocarcinoma is a disease with a high mortality rate. Our previous study revealed that cholelithiasis patients who undergo endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES)/endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation are at a higher risk for subsequent cholangiocarcinoma than cholelithiasis patients who undergo cholecystectomy.AIMTo clarify the relationship between recurrent biliary events and subsequent cholangiocarcinoma risk in choledocholithiasis patients.METHODSFrom one million random cases in the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database 2004–2011, we selected symptomatic choledocholithiasis patients older than 18 years who were admitted from January 2005 to December 2009 (study group). Cases for a control group were defined as individuals who had never been diagnosed with cholelithiasis, matched by sex and age in a 1:3 ratio. The study group was further divided into ES/endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation, both ES/endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation and cholecystectomy, and no intervention groups.RESULTSWe included 2096 choledocholithiasis patients without previous intervention or cholangiocarcinoma. A total of 12 (2.35%), 11 (0.74%), and 1 (1.00%) subsequent cholangiocarcinoma cases were diagnosed among 511 ES/endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation patients, 1485 patients with no intervention, and 100 ES/endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation and cholecystectomy patients, respectively. The incidence rates of recurrent biliary event were 527.79/1000 person-years and 286.69/1000 person-years in the subsequent cholangiocarcinoma and no cholangiocarcinoma group, showing a high correlation between subsequent cholangiocarcinoma risk and recurrent biliary events.CONCLUSIONCholedocholithiasis patients who undergo further cholecystectomy after ES/endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation have decreased subsequent cholangiocarcinoma risk due to reduced recurrent biliary events.     

Rethinking “Elective” Procedures for Women's Reproduction during Covid-19

Common hospital and surgical center responses to the Covid-19 pandemic included curtailing “elective” procedures, which are typically determined based on implications for physical health and survival. However, in the focus solely on physical health and survival, procedures whose main benefits advance components of well-being beyond health, including self-determination, personal security, economic stability, equal respect, and creation of meaningful social relationships, have been disproportionately deprioritized. We describe how female reproduction-related procedures, including abortion, surgical sterilization, reversible contraception devices and in vitro fertilization, have been broadly categorized as “elective,” a designation that fails to capture the value of these procedures or their impact on women's overall well-being. We argue that corresponding restrictions and delays of these procedures are problematically reflective of underlying structural views that marginalize women's rights and interests and therefore threaten to propagate gender injustice during the pandemic and beyond. Finally, we propose a framework for triaging reproduction-related procedures during Covid-19 that is more individualized, accounts for their significance for comprehensive well-being, and can be used to inform resumption of operations as well as subsequent restriction phases.     

ICU气管插管患者自主呼吸试验通过后拔管失败原因分析

目的:分析ICU气管插管患者通过自主呼吸试验后拔管失败的原因,总结经验以减少I CU气管插管拔管后48h内再插管率。方法:回顾性分析2015年1月至2018年12月,我院ICU收治的气管插管通过自主呼吸试验(SBT)后仍拔管失败的16例患者的临床资料。结果:吞咽功能障碍6例,精神因素3例,运动神经元病3例,声门水肿2例,格林巴利综合征1例,会厌畸形1例。结论:自主呼吸试验指导撤机存在局限性,了解撤机过程中各种失败的原因,并进行针对性预处理,可降低ICU气管插管拔管后48h内再插管率。     

Anti-Oxidant,Anti-Hemolytic Effects of Crataegus aronia Leaves and Its Anti- Proliferative Effect Enhance Cisplatin Cytotoxicity in A549 Human Lung Cancer Cell Line

Objective: For Arabian traditional medicine, Crataegus aronia syn. Azarolus (L) Bosc. ex DC (Rosaceae) is widely used to treat diabetes, sexual weakness, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. The anti-cancerous and anti-hemolysis effects of the hydroalcoholic extract of this plant have never been investigated before. The present study aims to evaluate the biological activities of the hydroalcoholic extract of Crataegus aronia leaves in combination with cisplatin, one of the most widely employed chemotherapeutics, on A549 human lung cancer cell line. Methods: The anti-oxidant and anti-proliferative activities of leaves, fruits, seeds of C. aronia were investigated by DPPH method and MTT assay; respectively. Cell migration activity was investigated by wound healing and by cell aggregation assays. The effect of C. aronia in inducing cell cycle arrest along with activating cell apoptosis was evaluated by flow cytometry and Western blot assays, respectively. Results: Our results showed that C. aronia leaves (C. aronia L.) had the highest anti-oxidant and anti-proliferative activities. The leaves extract was potent against hemolysis of the human erythrocytes and showed elevated decrease in migration by reducing wound healing migration and by increasing cell aggregation. Finally, C. aronia L. treatment exhibited apoptotic activity on A549 cells by the down-regulation of PARP-1, caspase-3 and Bcl-2 proteins and by increasing the percentage of A549 cells in sub G0 cell cycle. Moreover, the co-treatment of C. aronia L. and cisplatin remarkably sensitised A549 cells to cisplatin. Conclusion: The results suggested that C. aronia L. could be used as a potential treatment against human lung cancer exhibiting minimal side effects on human health.     

Comment on “The effect of omalizumab on hematological and inflammatory parameters in patients with chronic spontaneous urticarial”: reply from authors

Abstract

We read Cosansu’s commentary entitled “Effectiveness of the new inflammatory parameters in patients with chronic spontaneous urticarial” to our study with great interest. The author remarked that a limited number of patients had C-reactive protein levels and it was not specified whether there were any other drugs used by the patients and no information was given about the severity of the disease in our study.     

琥珀酰胆碱与罗库溴铵用于麻醉诱导对甲状腺手术患者术中喉返神经监测的影响[论著]

目的　比较常规剂量琥珀酰胆碱与小剂量罗库溴铵用于麻醉诱导对甲状腺手术患者术中喉返神经监测的影响。方法　选取2019年4月至2019年7月本院120例同一外科医师团队甲状腺手术喉返神经监测患者，随机分为A组：麻醉诱导肌松药物为琥珀胆碱1.5 mg/kg；B组：麻醉诱导肌松药物为罗库溴铵0.3 mg/kg。麻醉医师待肌松监测显示到最大抑制后，通过气管插管条件评分评估两组患者气管插管条件。记录各组插管时间、等待时间；迷走神经和喉返神经电信号基础值；以及术中血压波动、术后咽痛、声音嘶哑、低氧血症、苏醒延迟等并发症。外科医师通过神经肌电监测仪进行喉返神经刺激评估两组患者喉返神经监测情况。结果　A组患者气管插管条件优于B组，A组插管时间、肌松监测时间小于B组，两组手术监测时间差异无统计学意义。A组首次神经监测信号值大于B组，A组首次监测例数多于B组，两组患者术中无体动，血压下降差异无统计学意义。麻醉术后并发症，A组咽痛少于B组，A组有少量患者发生肌痛，差异无统计学意义。结论　1.5 mg/kg琥珀酰胆碱用于甲状腺手术患者的麻醉诱导，可以提供较好的插管条件，不影响外科医师术中行喉返神经监测，同时减少患者术后咽痛的发生。     

Simultaneous detection of Aspergillus nidulans,Aspergillus luchuensis and Lichtheimia sp. in a bovine abortion

Abortion in dairy cattle may be caused by infectious (viruses, fungi and protozoa) and non-infectious causes mostly related to bad management practices and genetic factors. Recently, the significant contribution of mycotic infection to bovine abortion has been recognized. This report describes an abortion case in a Chianina cow due to Aspergillus nidulans, Aspergillus luchuensis and Lichtheimia sp. diagnosed by histology, cytology, culture and molecular assays. A mixed infection due to more than one fungus in abortion is rarely demonstrated. To our knowledge, this is the first case of bovine abortion caused by co-infection with three different moulds.     

复发性流产的内分泌因素

复发性流产是一种常见妊娠并发症，病因复杂多样，其中内分泌因素占8%～12%，文章主要就甲状腺功能异常、高催乳素血症、多囊卵巢综合征及代谢异常、糖尿病、黄体功能不全等内分泌因素进行综述，旨在为复发性流产的预防及治疗方面带来新的思考。     

加味甘草干姜汤联合维生素B12治疗复发性口腔溃疡的临床效果

目的：探讨加味甘草干姜汤联合维生素B12治疗复发性口腔溃疡（ROU）的临床效果。方法：选取2016年8月至2018年8月重庆市人民医院收治的ROU患者124例作为研究对象，随机分成观察组和对照组，每组62例。对照组口服维生素B12治疗，观察组在此基础上内服加味甘草干姜汤治疗，疗程均为14 d。比较2组疗效及安全性。结果：观察组总有效率达96.8%（60/62），显著高于对照组85.5%（53/62），差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）。与治疗前比较，2组治疗后疼痛指数、溃疡面积和平均溃疡期均显著改善，差异有统计学意义（P<0.05），外周血CD3+、CD4+水平和CD4+/CD8+比值及唾液中链球菌、韦荣菌数量均显著上升，差异有统计学意义（P<0.05），外周血CD8+水平均显著下降，差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）；且观察组比对照组对以上指标的改善更显著，差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）。2组均未见明显不良反应。随访6个月，观察组复发率为11.3%（7/62），较对照组的25.8%（16/62）显著降低，差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）。结论：加味甘草干姜汤联合维生素B12治疗ROU的整体疗效确切，可能与其显著纠正外周血T淋巴细胞亚群免疫失衡、维持口腔微环境稳态有关。