p16INK4A immunohistochemistry is superior to HPV in situ hybridization for the detection of high-risk HPV in atypical squamous metaplasia

In situ hybridization (ISH) assays for high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) and immunohistochemical (IHC) assays for surrogate markers such as p16 can be useful in detecting HR-HPV in cervical dysplasia, but the use of these markers in problematic cervical biopsies has not been well-established. We evaluated 3 chromogenic ISH assays (Ventana INFORM HPVII and HPVIII and DakoCytomation GenPoint) in conjunction with p16 IHC and HPV polymerase chain reaction in a study set consisting of 12 low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, 16 high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, and 30 benign cervix samples. A test set of 28 cases of atypical squamous metaplasia were also evaluated withVentana HPVIII ISH and p16 IHC. In the study set, the sensitivity of the DakoCytomation ISH assay (which detects HPV subtypes 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 52, 56, 58, 59, and 68) was similar to the Ventana HPVII assay but less than that of the Ventana HPVIII ISH assay (both of which detect HPV subtypes 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, and 66) and less than p16 IHC (55.6% vs. 53.6 vs. 69.2% vs. 82.1%). All HPV ISH assays exhibited 100% specificity. p16 reactivity consisted of 2 patterns: focal strong and diffuse strong. Because focal strong p16 reactivity was identified in benign squamous epithelium (6.7% cases) and dysplastic epithelium, it was considered an equivocal result and only diffuse strong reactivity was considered to be specific for the presence of HR-HPV. In the squamous intraepithelial lesions study set, the difference in sensitivity between Ventana HPVIII ISH and p16 was not statistically significant. However, in the atypical squamous metaplasia test set cases, p16 reactivity (focal strong and diffuse strong) was significantly more sensitive than Ventana HPVIII ISH in correlating with the presence of human papillomavirus as detected by polymerase chain reaction (83.3% vs. 33.3% P=0.004). Because focal strong p16 reactivity is less specific, cases with this staining pattern are considered atypical and require further evaluation by other means. Overall, p16 IHC is considered the best candidate for the initial assessment of cervical biopsies that are histologically indeterminate for dysplasia given its wide availability, comparative ease of interpretation, and high sensitivity and specificity.     

人体生物敷料在腹腔开放治疗中的临床疗效

目的 探讨人体生物敷料（灭活的同种异体皮肤）作为腹腔开放临时覆盖物的临床疗效.方法 回顾性分析2011年1月至2014年1月南京军区南京总医院收治的44例因外伤行腹腔开放治疗患者的临床资料.所有患者腹腔开放后以改良三明治法作为临时关腹技术.2011年1月至2012年12月共33例行腹腔开放治疗患者采用凡士林纱布为腹腔临时覆盖物,设为凡士林纱布组（33例）;2013年1月至2014年1月共11例行腹腔开放治疗患者采用人体生物敷料为腹腔临时覆盖物,设为人体生物敷料组（11例）.采用门诊和电话随访,随访时间截至2014年10月.比较两组患者肠道空气瘘发生率、植皮时间、术前和术后2周内血液感染学指标（WBC、中性粒细胞所占比例、降钙素原及C反应蛋白）,住院时间、住院费用以及总体预后.计量资料比较采用独立样本t检验和重复测量方差分析;率或构成比的比较采用Fisher确切概率法.结果 凡士林纱布组患者中,肠道空气瘘发生率为42.4％（14/33）,人体生物敷料组患者中无一例出现肠道空气瘘,两组比较,差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）.凡士林纱布组植皮时间为（15±6）d,人体生物敷料组为（11±3）d,两组比较,差异有统计学意义（t =2.10,P＜0.05）.凡士林纱布组患者术前、术后第1、3、7、14天降钙素原分别为（1.20±0.60） μg/L、（2.50±0.90） μg/L、（1.70±0.30） μg/L,（1.90±0.40） μg/L、（2.70±0.60）μg/L,显著高于人体生物敷料组的（0.90 ±0.30） μg/L、（1.80±0.60） μg/L、（1.30 ±0.50） μg/L、（0.60±0.20） μg/L、（0.30±0.07） μg/L,两组比较,差异有统计学意义（F=8.50,P＜0.05）;两组患者WBC、中性粒细胞所占比例和C反应蛋白分别由术前的（13.8±2.4）×10^9/L和（12.9±2.1）×10^9/L、0.90±0.09和0.88 ±0.06、（81±19） mg/L和（136±28） mg/L变化为术后第14天的（16.2±3.3）×10^9/L和（7.9±3.0）×10^9/L?     

腹腔镜输尿管膀胱吻合术治疗内在型输尿管子宫内膜异位症12例

目的 评价腹腔镜输尿管膀胱吻合术治疗输尿管子宫内膜异位症（内异症）合并重度肾积水的有效性和安全性.方法 回顾性分析2012年2月至2013年12月在中山大学附属第一医院妇科收治的12例合并重度肾积水的深部浸润型内异症（DIE）患者的临床资料,包括患者的术前症状、术前肾积水直径、手术时间、术中出血量、切除病变输尿管长度、病灶距离膀胱的长度、术后住院天数和并发症等.结果 12例患者均在腹腔镜下完成患侧输尿管狭窄部分节段切除术并输尿管膀胱吻合术和盆腔内异症根治术.术前肾积水直径平均为8.85 cm,手术时间为平均361 min,术中出血量平均为429ml,切除输尿管的长度平均为2.26 cm,病灶距离膀胱的长度平均为4.36 cm,平均术后住院天数为12.45 d.发生并发症5例（41.67％）.术后全部患者疼痛症状明显减轻或消失,肾盂积水明显好转.结论 腹腔镜输尿管膀胱吻合术治疗输尿管内异症合并重度肾积水预后良好,但需警惕并发症的发生.     

Temperature-Acclimated Brown Adipose Tissue Modulates Insulin Sensitivity in Humans

In rodents, brown adipose tissue (BAT) regulates cold- and diet-induced thermogenesis (CIT; DIT). Whether BAT recruitment is reversible and how it impacts on energy metabolism have not been investigated in humans. We examined the effects of temperature acclimation on BAT, energy balance, and substrate metabolism in a prospective crossover study of 4-month duration, consisting of four consecutive blocks of 1-month overnight temperature acclimation (24°C [month 1] → 19°C [month 2] → 24°C [month 3] → 27°C [month 4]) of five healthy men in a temperature-controlled research facility. Sequential monthly acclimation modulated BAT reversibly, boosting and suppressing its abundance and activity in mild cold and warm conditions (P < 0.05), respectively, independent of seasonal fluctuations (P < 0.01). BAT acclimation did not alter CIT but was accompanied by DIT (P < 0.05) and postprandial insulin sensitivity enhancement (P < 0.05), evident only after cold acclimation. Circulating and adipose tissue, but not skeletal muscle, expression levels of leptin and adiponectin displayed reciprocal changes concordant with cold-acclimated insulin sensitization. These results suggest regulatory links between BAT thermal plasticity and glucose metabolism in humans, opening avenues to harnessing BAT for metabolic benefits.     

A case of a bleeding benign gastrocolic fistula in 2014

INTRODUCTION

In the era of proton pump inhibitors in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease, the incidence of a gastrocolic fistula arising from unoperated gastric ulcers is extremely low.

PRESENTATION OF CASE

We present the case of a 68-year old farmer who presented with melaena and was found to have a benign gastrocolic fistula in the setting of untreated peptic ulcer disease, chronic NSAID ingestion and heavy alcohol intake. The diagnosis was made by gastroscopy. En bloc surgery was undertaken due to the size of the fistula and concomitant significant bleeding of the ulcer which would not have made it amenable to medical management.

DISCUSSION

The symptoms of a gastrocolic fistula are undifferentiated and the diagnosis can easily be missed in the setting of other complications such as bleeding or perforation of a hollow viscus. Barium enamas are the most accurate for the diagnosis but gastroscopy with biopsy is usually performed to rule out malignancy. The mainstay of treatment is usually surgical, though patients can be medically managed if he/she is not a surgical candidate.

CONCLUSION

Benign gastrocolic fistulas are rare and its diagnosis is easily missed.     

Epsilon-aminocaproic Acid Improves Postrecirculation Hemodynamics by Reducing Intraliver Activated Protein C Consumption in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Background

Activated protein C (APC) is related to regulating the inflammatory response and hemodynamic stability upon reperfusion in cardiac operations and orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Epsilon-aminocaproic acid (EACA) is frequently used to treat fibrinolysis during OLT. It also has inhibitory effects related to the inflammatory response. However, it remains to be determined whether EACA can attenuate intraliver APC consumption and improve hemodynamic stability after reperfusion during OLT.

Methods

Fifty-nine recipients were randomized to receive either EACA (150 mg kg^?1 given intravenously prior to incision, followed by 15 mg kg^?1 h^?1 infusion until 2 h after the graft reperfusion) or the same volume of saline. Blood samples to assess plasma APC and protein C were obtained immediately before and after reperfusion from the inferior caval effluent or the portal veins for calculation of transliver differences (Δ). Hemodynamics and vasoactive medication use during the reperfusion period were observed in both groups.

Results

No transhepatic changes in protein C were found in either group. Immediately after reperfusion, a marked intraliver consumption of APC was noted in all recipients (P < 0.001), and intraliver consumption of APC in the control group was greater than that in the EACA-treated group (P < 0.05). Fewer requirements for vasoactive medication use after reperfusion and better initial graft function were noted in the EACA-treated group (P < 0.05).

Conclusions

EACA can attenuate intraliver APC consumption and improve hemodynamic stability after reperfusion and initial graft function during OLT.     

湿细针穿刺细胞学检查对乳腺癌的诊断意义

目的探讨乳腺癌术前最佳病理学诊断方法. 方法对68例怀疑乳腺癌者用 7号针头、10 ml注射器进行湿细针穿刺细胞学检查. 结果 19例穿刺阳性找到癌细胞,无假阳性.余49例穿刺阴性中46例行乳腺区段切除, 1例术后石蜡切片为乳腺纤维肉瘤,其余均为良性病变;3例未行手术者随访 11～ 20个月均未发现乳腺癌.敏感性95.0%(19/20),特异性100%(48/48),准确率98.5%(67/68),假阴性率5.0%(1/20),假阳性率为0(0/48). 19例穿刺阳性无一例出现针道种植癌.无任何并发症. 结论湿细针穿刺细胞学检查具有安全、经济、方便、快速、痛苦小、准确率高的特点,可作为诊断乳腺癌的首选方法.     

医源性胆管损伤的治疗进展

胆管损伤一直是普外科倍受关注的问题.随着人们对胆管损伤后果严重性认识的提高,并采取了许多积极有效的预防措施,使胆管损伤的发病率有所下降,并随着医学技术的发展和大量的临床实践总结使已经造成胆管损伤的患者在治疗方法和临床疗效上都有了很大改善.同时又面临许多新的困难.本文概述了医源性胆管损伤的治疗现状.     

An unusual case of Dantrolene sodium-induced urinary retention in post-traumatic minimally responsive state

Introduction: An unusual case of urinary retention is reported occurring during the inpatient rehabilitation of minimally responsive state (MRS) following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Clinical picture: Urodynamic evaluation showed detrusor acontractility and subsequent management involved intermittent bladder catheterization and treatment of a single urinary tract infection. Treatment: Factors contributing to her bladder paralysis included severe immobility, tetraplegia and treatment of diffuse spasticity with oral Dantrolene sodium 250 mg per day. Constipation, diabetes and spinal cord injury were absent. In addition, she received unilateral partial sciatic neurolysis with 50% alcohol for severe knee flexor spasticity and intra-muscular Botulinum toxin A to both spastic upper limbs. Outcome: Bladder acontractility resolved completely when Dantrolene was reduced with subsequent achievement of a catheter-free status and small post-void residual volumes. Repeat urodynamics showed spontaneous detrusor contractions. Conclusion: A discussion of possible aetiologic factors for detrusor acontracility following TBI is presented including a brief review of the literature.