Early and mid-term results of transarticular external fixation in the treatment of supination-external rotation type IV equivalent ankle fractures

Purpose

To investigate the early and mid-term results of open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) with transarticular external fixation (TEF) but no deltoid ligament repair (DLR) in the treatment of supination-external rotation type IV equivalent (SER IV E) ankle fractures (AO/OTA classification 44-B 3.1) and provide evidence for clinical practice.

红细胞冻干保存中的渗透性损伤实验研究

红细胞长期保存中保护剂添加、洗涤过程会引入红细胞渗透性损伤.在冻干保存研究中,由于多种保护剂同时使用,保护剂的类型和功能一直是研究的重点,但很少有从渗透性损伤角度分析保存方案合理性的报道.目前相关文献、专利中所用的保护剂总渗透压差别很大,细胞保存后回收率差异也较大.文中用NaCl溶液实验模拟红细胞保存中保护剂添加、洗涤过程.结果表明,选择合适的添加、洗涤方法可以在一定程度上减小渗透损伤.就红细胞而言,1.5Osmol/kg左右是保护剂总渗透压的一个重要阈值,总渗透压低于该阈值时,渗透性损伤较小;高于该阈值时,渗透损伤随着渗透压的增大而迅速增大.所以选择保护剂时,首先应该根据总渗透压来排除渗透压过高的保存方案,否则红细胞在添加和洗涤保护剂时已经损伤很大.该研究对其它细胞长期保存中保护剂的选择也具有参考意义.     

精囊镜治疗21例顽固性血精的疗效分析

目的探讨应用精囊镜治疗顽固性血精的临床疗效。方法自2011年10月至2013年2月,广东医学院第二附属医院对21例顽固性血精患者行精囊镜检查,入院前血精时间超过半年,经过中西医药物治疗和物理治疗,症状反复出现,入院后行超声及CT排除前列腺肿瘤,使用Wolf 7.5 F输尿管硬镜行精囊镜检查,术后静脉使用抗生素治疗及留置尿管。结果 21例手术均成功,其中4例需使用电切镜切开精阜暴露射精管,手术时间20~43 min,平均25 min,1例术后出现发热,无附睾炎、尿道损伤、直肠损伤、逆行性射精等严重并发症,16例在精囊镜检查后3个月内血精完全消失,3例术后使用中药及抗生素治疗后血精消失,2例仍反复血精。结论采用精囊镜对一些久治不愈的血精患者进行检查和治疗,既可以明确诊断,又可以对精囊进行冲洗,结合药物治疗,具有创伤小、效果好、并发症少等优点,是治疗顽固性血精的有效方法之一。     

The genetic polymorphism and expression profiles of NLRP3 inflammasome in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia

NLRP3 inflammasome has been recently reported as an important risk factor in the development of cancer. But the relationship between polymorphisms of NLRP3 inflammasome related genes and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is rarely reported. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the association of five genetic polymorphisms (NLRP3, IL-1β, IL-18, CARD8 and NF-κB) in 267 CML patients and 344 healthy controls. We found that the AT genotype of CARD8 (rs2043211) was significantly higher compared to TT genotype in high and intermediate risk CML patients. IL-1β (rs16944) polymorphism in early molecular response at 6?months was marginally different, with more GG and less AA genotype in BCR-ABL^IS >1% group. IL-18 (rs1946518) polymorphism was significantly different with more GG genotype in BCR-ABL^IS >1% group at 6?months. We also demonstrated that WBC count of newly diagnosed patients carrying AG genotype was significantly higher than that of GG or AA genotype of IL-1β (rs16944). The onset age of patients carrying ins/ins genotype of NF-κB (rs28362491) was significantly older than that of ins/del and del/del genotype. Moreover, IL-1β or NLRP3 mRNA expression was decreased and IL-18 mRNA expression was increased significantly in CML patients compared with controls. In conclusion, the genetic polymorphisms of NLRP3 inflammasome may be served as potential predictors for CML.