Role of radiology in the treatment of malignant hilar biliary strictures 2: 10 years of single‐institution experience with percutaneous treatment

We reviewed the results of percutaneous intervention of hilar biliary malignancy over a 10‐year period at a single institution: the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Ninety‐nine patients (100 treated in total) were included. Information was retrieved by retrospective examination of patient notes and radiology, combined with interviews with family and relevant physicians. Sixty‐nine patients were treated with insertion of semipermanent stents, 19 had external drain tubes, and 25 received percutaneous access for Iridium brachytherapy. Adequate drainage was achieved in 87% of the patients stented, and percutaneous access was successful in 96% of patients planned for brachytherapy. Of those patients undergoing endoprosthesis insertion, early complications occurred in 39% and late complications in 23%. Average survival for the entire patient population was 227.3 days, with a median of 167 days. Longer survival times (213 vs 142 days) and lower complication rates (44 vs 64%) are observed with metal stents in comparison with plastic stents. Percutaneous intervention is an important treatment option in hilar biliary malignancy, particularly in patients unfit for surgery. Reasonable survival with good palliation is the most common outcome, and most patients do not require further intervention.     

鼓膜置管治疗小儿分泌性中耳炎108例分析

目的了解鼓膜置管加鼓室注药对小儿分泌性中耳炎的治疗效果.方法回顾性调查小儿分泌性中耳炎108例鼓膜置管及鼓室注药后的疗效.结果鼓膜置管术有效率为92.1%(152/165).结论鼓膜置管加鼓室注药较适合小儿分泌性中耳炎的治疗.     

A novel technique to insert nasogastric tube for the anesthetized patients during cervical esophageal reconstruction

We are describing a novel technique to insert nasogastric tube （NGT） in the anesthetized patients dur- ing cervical esophageal reconstruction. Methods： Forty patients with mid and upper esophageal tumor enrolled into this study were randomly allocated into two groups （the control group, group C and the novel method group, group N）. All the patients were applied mechanical anastomosis to finish the cervical esophageal reconstruction. The procedure of NGT insertion for group C use the conventional method; well, the group N use the novel technique. Results： All the patients in group N had been finished the NGT insertion in the first attempt, and the total time for insertion was （5.05 ＋ 1.15） mins; on the contrary, for the group C, duration of insertion （min） was （24.45 ± 5.23） mins, and the successful rate of NGT insertion in the first attempt was 40% （P〈 0.05）; no one in group N had coiling/kinking, and 6/20 （30%） in group C had it （P= 0.020）. The complication rate of bleeding between the two group had no significant difference. Conclusion： For the patient with mid and upper esophageal tumor who need cervical esophageal reconstruction, this novel method can save the NGT insertion time, and make it easier with higher successful rate.     

Genomic Analysis of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli O157 Cattle and Clinical Isolates from Alberta,Canada

Shiga toxin (stx) is the principal virulence factor of the foodborne pathogen, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 and is associated with various lambdoid bacterio (phages). A comparative genomic analysis was performed on STEC O157 isolates from cattle (n = 125) and clinical (n = 127) samples to characterize virulence genes, stx-phage insertion sites and antimicrobial resistance genes that may segregate strains circulating in the same geographic region. In silico analyses revealed that O157 isolates harboured the toxin subtypes stx1a and stx2a. Most cattle (76.0%) and clinical (76.4%) isolates carried the virulence gene combination of stx1, stx2, eae and hlyA. Characterization of stx1 and stx2-carrying phages in assembled contigs revealed that they were associated with mlrA and wrbA insertion sites, respectively. In cattle isolates, mlrA and wrbA insertion sites were occupied more often (77% and 79% isolates respectively) than in clinical isolates (38% and 1.6% isolates, respectively). Profiling of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in the assembled contigs revealed that 8.8% of cattle (11/125) and 8.7% of clinical (11/127) isolates harboured ARGs. Eight antimicrobial resistance genes cassettes (ARCs) were identified in 14 isolates (cattle, n = 8 and clinical, n = 6) with streptomycin (aadA1, aadA2, ant(3’’)-Ia and aph(3’’)-Ib) being the most prevalent gene in ARCs. The profound disparity between the cattle and clinical strains in occupancy of the wrbA locus suggests that this trait may serve to differentiate cattle from human clinical STEC O157:H7. These findings are important for stx screening and stx-phage insertion site genotyping as well as monitoring ARGs in isolates from cattle and clinical samples.     

玻璃体切割联合内界膜填塞或内界膜翻转对特发性大黄斑裂孔患者治疗效果的对比研究

目的　比较玻璃体切割联合内界膜填塞或内界膜翻转在特发性大黄斑裂孔患者治疗中的效果。方法　回顾性非随机临床研究。24例24眼特发性大黄斑裂孔患者均行睫状体平坦部三通道25G玻璃体切割术,术中使用内界膜反折填塞于黄斑裂孔中者12例12眼为内界膜填塞组,使用内界膜反折覆盖于黄斑裂孔中者12例12眼为内界膜翻转组。术后随访6个月,对比两组患者最佳矫正视力（best corrected visual acuity,BCVA）、裂孔闭合率、OCT检查结果及并发症等情况。结果　术后6个月,内界膜填塞组12眼黄斑裂孔全部闭合,黄斑裂孔闭合率为100%;内界膜翻转组12眼中11眼黄斑裂孔闭合,黄斑裂孔闭合率为91.67%,两组黄斑裂孔闭合率差异无统计学意义（Z=-1.00,P=0.32）。术后6个月,内界膜填塞组BCVA为（1.13±0.40）logMAR,内界膜翻转组为（1.03±0.36）logMAR,均较术前明显改善,差异均有统计学意义（均为P=0.00）;术后6个月内界膜翻转组BCVA优于内界膜填塞组,但差异无统计学意义（t=0.59,P=0.56）。OCT检查示,内界膜翻转组有3眼（25.00%）视网膜外层结构部分恢复,内界膜填塞组均未见视网膜外层结构恢复患者。结论　玻璃体切割联合内界膜填塞或内界膜翻转治疗特发性大黄斑裂孔,均能提高黄斑裂孔的闭合率,稳定及改善BCVA。     

Whole exome sequencing identified a novel single base pair insertion mutation in the EYS gene in a six generation family with retinitis pigmentosa

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of inherited progressive retinal dystrophies (RD) and is characterized by photoreceptor degeneration. RP is clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder. More than 70 genes are known and, thus, identification of causative genes and mutations in known genes is challenging. This study was designed to identify the underlying genetic defect in a large extended Saudi family with multiple RP affected members. Fundus photography, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and visual field perimetry were performed for affected individuals. Whole exome sequencing was used to detect the underlying genetic defect in a large family with 12 affected individuals showing autosomal recessive isolated RP. WES data analysis identified a novel insertion mutation in the EYS (eyes shut homolog) gene (c.910_911insT; p.Trp304LeufsTer8). Sanger sequencing validates the variant discovered through exome in all 12 affected individuals and showed that this mutation is segregating with RP phenotype in an autosomal recessive manner in 51 individuals of the family tested here. Our study expands the mutation spectrum of EYS gene in RP patients and extends the body of evidence that supports the importance of EYS gene in eye development.     

Bmi1和METTL3在胆管癌中的临床意义及与肿瘤转移的关系

目的 探究B淋巴瘤Mo-MLV插入蛋白1(B lymphoma Mo-MLV insertion region 1,Bmi1)和甲基转移酶3(methyltransferase 3,METTL3)在胆管癌(cholangiocarcinoma,CCA)中的临床意义及与肿瘤转移的关系.方法 通过生物信息学方法分析Bmi1...     

Free of choice on anterior and posterior chest tube position after lung cancer resection

Open in a separate window OBJECTIVESThe optimal location to insert a chest tube for postoperative drainage has not been identified. We performed a retrospective equivalence study to identify whether the efficiency is similar regarding anterior or posterior position of chest tube in thoracic cavity after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for non-small-cell lung cancer.METHODSA retrospective review of 4263 patients undergoing non-small-cell lung cancer resection from October 2009 to August 2019 in the Western China Lung Cancer Database was conducted. Propensity score matching was performed to balance baseline characteristics between anterior and posterior groups. Chest tube duration, drainage volume, postoperative complications and hospitalization cost were compared. Equivalence margin was defined as (−1, 1) in 95% confidence interval of the mean difference of chest tube duration.RESULTSAfter propensity score matching, we investigated 2912 patients with anterior or posterior (1456 vs 1456) chest tube location following lung cancer resection. The mean time to chest tube removal was 3.39 days in the anterior group and 3.38 days in the posterior group (P = 0.52), while the mean difference and 95% confidence interval were 0.02 (-0.17, 0.20). The mean postoperative hospital stays in 2 groups were 5.47 vs 5.24 days (anterior vs posterior, P = 0.02). No significant differences were identified regarding the drainage volume during the first 3 postoperative days, postoperative complications and hospitalization cost.CONCLUSIONSThe comparison of clinical outcomes between anterior and posterior location of chest tube met the criteria for equivalence. For lung cancer patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery resection, it was free choice on anterior or posterior single-tube insertion.     

基于插入损耗的噪声源阻抗修正计算方法

为了使EMI滤波器能够实现有效的插入损耗,需要考虑噪声源阻抗的频谱特性。电压插入损耗法是最简单的测试噪声源阻抗的方法。本文分析了传统的电压插入损耗法在实现过程中采用的假设条件,部分假设在数学上并不严格成立,相应的简化近似计算可能导致较大误差;甚至有些计算结果会与假设条件矛盾,进而导致计算结果无效。在不改变传统插入损耗法的测试方案的前提下,对噪声源阻抗的计算方法进行修正,推导了源阻抗幅值的精确解析表达式,进而确定源阻抗幅值的最大值和最小值。解析计算结果经过数学验证成立。在此基础上,以电动汽车用DC-DC变换器为测试对象,实现了源阻抗幅值的测试和计算,验证了该方法的有效性和适用性。通过该测试和设计实例的分析可以发现,改进的电压插入损耗法可以获得更精确的噪声源阻抗,避免滤波器的过设计,便于滤波元件的设计和选型,并为滤波器体积、重量等的优化提供帮助。     

分泌性中耳炎对儿童的影响及诊断治疗策略

分泌性中耳炎是儿童常见疾病之一,对儿童的言语认知行为方面有一定的影响。鼓膜置管是治疗分泌性中耳炎最有效的手段,但存在一些并发症。2004年新临床指南明确了儿童分泌性中耳炎的诊断治疗策略。