Basilar artery on computed tomography angiography score and clinical outcomes in acute basilar artery occlusion

Journal of Neurology - This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO) based on the baseline Basilar...     

Incremental value of Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score to collateral score for predicting target mismatch in stroke patients with extended time window or unknown onset time

Neurological Sciences - To evaluate whether Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) could provide incremental value to collateral score, and their integration could be an effective...     

FLAIR vascular hyperintensity predicts early neurological deterioration in patients with acute ischemic stroke receiving endovascular thrombectomy

Neurological Sciences - Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery vascular hyperintensity (FVH) is frequently observed in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). FVH is associated with functional...     

Keyhole与Sugarbaker术治疗造口旁疝单中心十年疗效对比

目的探讨造口旁疝不同手术方式的治疗效果。 方法回顾性分析2012-2022年山东省立医院收治的102例采用Keyhole或Sugarbaker术式进行造口旁疝修补患者的临床资料,其中Keyhole术40例,Sugarbaker术62例,根据是否为腹腔镜辅助又分为开放组21例,腔镜组81例。观察不同手术组在手术时间、住院时间、术中出血量、术后胃肠功能恢复时间以及腹胀、疼痛、切口感染、肠漏、肠梗阻、肠坏死等并发症,并随访术后复发情况。 结果手术时间：Keyhole组较Sugarbaker组长（P<0.05）,开放组较腔镜组长（P<0.05）;腹胀发生率：开放组显著高于腔镜组（P<0.05）;其余指标虽有差异,但无统计学意义。 结论无论采用Keyhole还是Sugarbaker术式、开放或腹腔镜手术进行造口旁疝修补,在严重并发症和复发率方面都是相似的,采用Sugarbaker术较Keyhole术手术时间更短,Keyhole组复发率高,但差异无统计学意义。开放手术用时更长,术后腹胀情况更重。     

Effect of male body mass index on clinical outcomes following assisted reproductive technology: a meta‐analysis

Overweight and obese males might exhibit a great risk of infertility. However, according to the current studies, the association between elevated male body mass index (BMI) and the clinical adverse results after assisted reproductive technology (ART) remains controversial. Hence, we conducted a meta‐analysis to evaluate the effects of raised male BMI on clinical outcomes following ART. PubMed, EMBASE and three Chinese databases were used to identify relevant studies. The primary outcome was clinical pregnancy rate. Secondary outcomes included live birth rate and sperm parameters. A total of 5262 male participants from 10 cohort studies were subjected to meta‐analysis. Results indicated that overweight or obese had no significant impact on clinical pregnancy rate [in vitro fertilisation (IVF): odds ratio (OR), 0.73; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.39–1.39; intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI): OR, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.92–1.15], live birth rate (IVF: OR, 0.91; 95% CI, 0.78–1.06; ICSI: OR, 1.00; 95% CI, 0.50–1.99) and sperm concentration (SMD, ?0.28; 95% CI, ?0.65 to 0.08) compared with normal weight following IVF/ICSI treatments. Exclusion of any single study and almost all the sensitivity analyses showed that our results were reliable. At present, the role of male BMI in the process of ART is only partly understood and should be further investigated.     

Aggravation of spinal cord compromise following new osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture prevented by teriparatide in patients with surgical contraindications

Summary

Patients with spinal cord deficits following new unstable osteoporotic compression fracture and surgical contraindications were considered to receive conservative treatment. Teriparatide was better than alendronate at improving bone mineral density and bone turnover parameters, as well as preventing aggravation of spinal cord compromise.

Introduction

This study compared the preventive effects of teriparatide and alendronate on aggravation of spinal cord compromise following new unstable osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) in patients with surgical contraindications.

Methods

This was a 12-month, randomized, open-label study of teriparatide versus alendronate in 49 patients with new unstable OVCF and surgical contraindications. Neurological function was evaluated using modified Japanese Orthopedic Association (mJOA) score (11-point scale, the maximum score of 11 implies normalcy). Visual analog scale (VAS) scores, kyphotic angles, anterior-border heights and diameters of the spinal canal of the fractured vertebrae, any incident of new OVCFs (onset of OVCF during follow-up), spine bone mineral density (BMD), and serum markers of bone resorption and bone formation were also examined at baseline and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after initiation of the medication regimen.

Results

At 12 months, mean mJOA score had improved in the teriparatide group and decreased in the alendronate group. Mean concentrations of bone formation and bone resorption biomarkers, mean spine BMD, and mean anterior-border height and spinal canal diameter of the fractured vertebrae were significantly greater in the teriparatide group than in the alendronate group. Mean VAS score, mean kyphotic angle of the fractured vertebrae, and incidence of new OVCFs were significantly smaller in the teriparatide group than in the alendronate group.

Conclusions

In patients with neurological deficits following new unstable OVCF and with surgical contraindications, teriparatide was better than alendronate at improving the BMD and the bone turnover parameters, as well as preventing aggravation of spinal cord compromise.