Laparoscopic versus Abdominal Myomectomy: Surgical and Post-Operative Outcomes in CHRACERH-Yaounde

Introduction: Fibroid benign tumour of the uterus can be operated either by laparotomy or laparoscopy. Laparoscopy is not well vulgarised in our settings. Objective: The main objective was to compare the surgical and post-operative outcomes of laparoscopic versus abdominal myomectomy. Methods: We performed a comparative analytical cross sectional study from 1st January 2016 to 31st March 2018 consisted of two groups: group 1 of women who underwent laparoscopic myomectomy (LM) and group 2 of women who underwent abdominal myomectomy (AM). The data collected was entered in Epi Info 7.2 version and exported to IBM SPSS Statistics version 22 for analysis. We used alpha error margin of 5% and confidence interval of 95%. Results: We enrolled 50 cases of myomectomy consisted of 33 (66.0%) files for AM and 17 (34.0%) files for LM. The clinical presentation of fibroid was similar in both groups. The main operation time (H) was (1.27 ± 0.13) for laparoscopy which is much less than (2.05 ± 0.07) for laparotomy group (p = 0.006). In AM group we had 04 post-operatory complications against zero complications in LM group but the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.387). In the second look laparoscopy, the types of adhesions were not statistically significant (p = 0.471). Conclusion: Laparoscopic offers advantages compared to abdominal myomectomy.

Risk Factor of Postoperative Lumbar Surgical Site Infection: A Literature Review

Nowadays there have been various advanced techniques to overcome disparate types of lumbar degenerative diseases. However, post-operation complications such as Surgical Site Infection (SSI) still give the surgeon with a big challenge. This article is going to study the risk factor that causes the lumbar SSI by reviewing all the articles that can be assessed through PubMed, websites of science and other internet data base. Numerous articles have stated different reported prevalence rates of 0.7% to 16% for surgical site infection. This article will document the most common and significant risk factors for SSI. At last, we suggest that there should be preoperative patient screening and postoperative internal environment maintenance, this will be the best way to reduce postoperative SSI rate or prevent SSI from happening.

OBSERVATION ON THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF ACUPUNCTURE IN 206 CASES WITH POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION OF ANUS AND INTESTINE

The authors have treated postoperative complication of anus and intestine by usingacupuncture at main point Chengshan(BL 57) with cool-producing needling manipulation. Therapeuticeffects of the treatment on postoperative severe pain, retention of urine, constipation, and bleedingwere observed clinically. Results indicated that the cure rate was 97. 6 % and the total effective ratewas 100%. Strong stimulation of Chengshan(BL 57) point improved mainly postoperative edema,spasm, local edema. The improvement of hyperemia and spasm is a ma jor factor of curing various postoperative complication of the anus and intestine. The therapeutic method has advantages of using lesspoints, rapidly producing effects, shorter therapeutic course, suffering little for patients, and no sideeffect.

Analysis on relative factors of lymph node metastasis and pattern of postoperative locoreginal relapse of esophageal carcinoma

Objective: We aimed to study the relative factors of lymph node metastasis of esophageal carcinoma, and to analyze the distribution rule of lymph node metastasis of post esophagectomy patients for guiding the radiotherapy. Methods: To collect the patients' data (102 cases) in our hospital from 2001 to 2009, who were found lymph node metastasis confirmed by pathologic in a certain period of time after esophageal cancer surgery. The factors affected the lymph node metastasis in esophageal cancer were analysed by single logistic regression and Logistic Regression Method. To analyze the rule of post-operative lymph node metastasis in different regions, according to the lymph node partition, in accordance with paragraphs of esophageal cancer in different groups. Results: Of the 102 patients after esophageal cancer surgery, who were confirmed by pathological examination, 50 cases had positive lymph node metastasis and 52 cases had negative, the lymph node metastasis rate was 49.0%. Lymph node metastasis rates of different depth, length and paragraph of tumor invasion had statistical difference (P < 0.05). The impact on lymph node metastasis rates of the different age and degree of differentiation had no statistical difference (P > 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that the lesion length, depth of invasion and paragraph of tumor were meaningful factors affecting the lymph node metastasis. Of the 102 patients, 132 sites node metastasis were found by imaging study and histopathology with lower neck and supraclavicular node 59 (44.70%), upper mediastinum node 51 (38.64%), A-P windows node 1 (0.76%), anterior mediastinum node 1 (0.76%), Subcarinal node 5 (3.79%), paraesopha- geal node 3 (2.27%), hilar node 3 (2.27%), abdominal node 9 (6.82%). Conclusion: The length and depth of invasion, and paragraph of esophageal cancer are meaningful factors that affect the lymph node metastasis. The longer of lesion, deeper of infiltration and lower of paragraph, the easier to get independently lymph node metastasis. The postoperative lymph node metastasis was mainly distributed in the lower neck and supraclavicular region and upper mediastinal region, which is the focus of postoperative radiotherapy.

Simultaneous operative treatment of patients with primary liver cancer associated with portal hypertension

Objective: To explore the operative procedure for pa-tients with primary liver cancer associated with portalhypertension (PLCPH).Methods: We analyzed retrospectively the effect of op-erative procedure for 9 patients with PLCPH compli-cated by severe esophageal varicosity and hyper-splenism.Results: All patients underwent liver resection andpericardiac devascularization with splenectomy. Of the9 patients, 2 died from liver cancer recurrence sepa-rately 13 and 16 months after operation, and 1 diedfrom massive duodenal ulcer bleeding and multipleorgans failure. Six patients survived 3, 4, 8, 10, 12 and25 months after operation.Conclusions: The patients with PLCPH undergoing si-multaneous operation could acquire curative effect ascompared with those who underwent liver resec-tion. This operation is beneficial to the patients withpoor liver function.

Correlation analysis of compromised immune function with perioperative sepsis in HIV-positive patient

Objective: To investigate the relationship between immune function and perioperative sepsis in HIV-positive patients. Methods: Retrospective analysis of 144 HIV-positive patients surgically treated from Oct 2008 to Dec 2010 in Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center. The patients were divided into four groups based on their CD4+ T cells counts in preoperative period: group A (0 – 99 cell/ul), group B (100 – 199 cell/ul),group C (200 – 349 cell/ul),group D (≥350 cell/ul). All patients had received standardized surgical procedures, careful surgical routines were applied. To reduce operational damage, conventional antibi-otics, anti-TB, anti-fugal, antiretroviral therapies were used to prevent infection and promptly treatment of complications. Results among 144 HIV-positive patients (male 133 and female 11, aged 42.6 ± 12.5), 80 patients got perioperative sepsis (14 cases in preoperative period and 66 cases in postoperative period). 64 cases did not get sepsis. The average CD4+ T cell count was 276.97 ± 137.91 in preoperative period of patients without sepsis, which was significant higher than the patients with preoperative sepsis (151.29 ± 110.64) and patients with postope- rative sepsis(161.14 ± 128.45) (F = 13.91, P χ2 = 23.680, P +T cells (r = –0.987, P = 0.013). Conclusions With the decrease of preoperative CD4+T cells, the risk of perioperative sepsis had notable increase. Complete evaluation of surgical risk and suitable perioperative treatments may obtain better effect for the patients infected HIV.

Investigation on complementarity between total mesorectal excision and radical resection in relation to postoperative local recurrence in patients receiving anus-reserve operation on rectal cancer

Objective:To investigate the difference and complementarity between total mesorectal excision(TME)and radical resection in relation to postoperative local recurrence in patients receiving anus-reserve operation on rectal cancer.Methods:Clinical data of 81 cases during a period from 1975 to 2001 were retrospectively analyzed.Results:In the 81 cases with local recurrence,49 of them laid to anastomosis and mesorectum,17 lymph nodes and 15 multi-site relapse.The choice of operative procedure included abdominoperineal resection in 58 cases,Hartmann’s operation in 4 cases,simple double-pelvic stoma in 12 cases,exploration in 7 cases,and total pelvic or rear-pelvic resection in combination with other organs in 6 cases. The rate of resection was 84.0%(68/81).32 cases reached clinical radical degree,and the rate of radical resection was 39.5% (32/81).The 5-year survival rate was 34.4%(11/32).Conclusion:Based on actual condition of the patients,attention to radi- cal resection and total mesorectal excision are necessary,and reasonable adoption of the operative procedure could reduce the local recurrence of rectal cancer.

Effect of hyperthermia combined with opioids on cancer pain control and surgical stress in patients with gastrointestinal cancer

BACKGROUND Surgical palliative surgery is a common method for treating patients with middle and late stage gastrointestinal tumors.However,these patients generally expe-rience high levels of cancer pain,which can in turn stimulate the body’s stress and undermine the effect of external surgery.Although opioid drugs have a signifi-cantly positive effect on controlling cancer pain,they can induce adverse drug reactions and potential damage to the body’s immune function.Hyperthermia therapy produces a thermal effect that shrinks tumor tissues.However,its effect on relieving the pain of middle and late stage gastrointestinal tumors but also the stress of surgical palliative surgery remains unclear.AIM To investigate the effect of hyperthermia combined with opioids on controlling cancer pain in patients with middle and late stage gastrointestinal cancer and evaluate its impact on surgical palliative surgical stress.METHODS This was a retrospective study using the data of 70 patients with middle and late stage gastrointestinal tumors who underwent cancer pain treatment and surgical palliative surgery in the Ninth People’s Hospital of Suzhou,China from January 2021 to June 2024.Patients were grouped according to different cancer pain control regimens before surgical palliative surgery,with n=35 cases in each group,as follows:Patients who solely used opioid drugs to control cancer pain were included in Group S,while patients who received hyperthermia treatment combined with opioid drugs were included in Group L.In both groups,we compared the effectiveness of cancer pain control(pain score,burst pain score,24-hour burst pain frequency,immune function,daily dosage of opioid drugs,and adverse reactions),surgical palliative indicators(surgery time,intraoperative bleeding,stress response),and postoperative recovery time,including first oral feeding time,postoperative hospital stay).RESULTS Analgesic treatment resulted in a significant decrease in the average pain score,burst pain score,and 24-hour burst pain frequency in both Groups L and S;however,these scores were statistically significantly lower in Group L than in Group S group(P<0.001).Analgesic treatment also resulted in significant differences,namely serum CD4+(29.18±5.64 vs 26.05±4.76,P=0.014),CD8+(26.28±3.75 vs 29.23±3.89,P=0.002),CD4+/CD8+(0.97±0.12 vs 0.83±0.17,P<0.001),between Group L and Group S,respectively.The daily dosage of opioid drugs incidence of adverse reactions such as nausea,vomiting,constipation,and difficulty urinating were statistically significantly lower in Group L than those in group S(P<0.05).Furthermore,palliative surgery time and intraoperative blood loss in Group L were slightly lower than those in Group S;however,the difference was not statistically significant(P>0.05).On the first day after surgery,serum cortisol and C-reactive protein levels of patients in group L and group S were 161.43±21.07 vs 179.35±27.86 ug/L(P=0.003)and 10.51±2.05 vs 13.49±2.17 mg/L(P<0.001),respectively.Finally,the first oral feeding time and hospitalization time after surgery in group L were statistically significantly shorter than those in group S(P<0.05).CONCLUSION Our findings showed that hyperthermia combined with opioids is effective in controlling cancer pain in patients with middle and late stage gastrointestinal tumors.Furthermore,this method can reduce the dosage of opioids used and minimize potential adverse drug reactions,reduce the patient’s surgical palliative surgical stress response,and shorten the overall postoperative recovery time required.

Operating Room Nurses’ Role in Multidisciplinary Surgical Coordination for a Patient with a Large Abdominal Tumor and Multiple Pelvic Fractures

In this study,we have summarized the coordination of operating room nurses participating in the multidisciplinary team in diagnosing and treating a patient with a large abdominal tumor and multiple pelvic fractures.To perform surgical treatment on patients with various conditions,it is crucial to consider the patients from a holistic perspective.Thus,the existing medical model has shifted from a“disease-centered”approach focusing on single-disciplinary diagnosis and treatment,to a“patient-centered”approach that involves multiple disciplines in diagnosis and therapy.Operating room nurses,as crucial collaborators of surgeons,should make necessary adjustments to enhance their comprehension of patients,improving the overall quality of surgical coordination.

Model for end-stage liver disease score versus Child score in predicting the outcome of surgical procedures in patients with cirrhosis

AIM： To determine factors affecting the outcome of patients with cirrhosis undergoing surgery and to compare the capacities of the Child-Turcotte-Pugh （CTP） and model for end-stage liver disease （MELD） score to predict that outcome. METHODS： We reviewed the charts of 195 patients with cirrhosis who underwent surgery at two teaching hospitals over a five-year period. The combined endpoint of death or hepatic decompensation was considered to be the primary endpoint. RESULTS： Patients who reached the endpoint had a higher MELD score, a higher CTP score and were more likely to have undergone an urgent procedure. Among patients undergoing elective surgical procedures, no statistically significant difference was noted in the mean MELD （12.8 ＋ 3.9 vs 12.6 ＋ 4.7, P = 0.9） or in the mean CTP （7.6 ± 1.2 vs 7.7 ± 1.7, P = 0.8） between patients who reached the endpoint and those who did not. Both mean scores were higher in the patients reaching the endpoint in the case of urgent procedures （MELD： 22.4 ± 8.7 vs 15.2 ± 6.4, P = 0.0007; CTP： 9.9 ± 1.8 vs 8.5 ± 1.8, P = 0.008）. The performances of the MELD and CTP scores in predicting the outcome of urgent surgery were only fair, without a significant difference between them （AUC = 0.755 ± 0.066 for MELD vs AUC = 0.696 ± 0.070 for CTP, P = 0.3）. CONCLUSION： The CTP and MELD scores performed equally, but only fairly in predicting the outcome of urgent surgical procedures. Larger studies are needed to better define the factors capable of predicting the outcome of elective surgical procedures in patients with cirrhosis.equally, but only fairly in predicting the outcome of urgent surgical procedures. Larger studies are needed to better define the factors capable of predicting the outcome of elective surgical procedures in patients with cirrhosis.

Recent advances in the surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer

INTRODUCTIONPancreatic cancer remains the fourth commonest cause of cancer related death in the western world[1]. The prognosis remains dismal due partly to late presentation, with associated low resectability rates, and the aggressive biological nature of these tumors. The median survival time from diagnosis in unresectable tumors remains only 4 6 months.For those patients amenable to surgical resection over the last 20 years have seen marked improvements in postoperative mortality and morbidity, especially in specialist pancreatic centres 23. Despite these changes long-term survival remains low. with a total 5-year survival rate remaining less than 5%.Patients with ampullary cancer have a better 5-year survival of 40°%-60°%.

Surgical spacer placement and proton radiotherapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

Few potentially curative treatment options exist apart from hepatic resection for patients with huge hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Proton radiotherapy is a promising new modality which has an inherent antitumor effect against HCC. However, the application of proton radiotherapy for tumors adjacent to the gastrointestinal tract is restricted because the tolerance dose of the intestine is extremely low. A novel two-step treatment was developed with surgical spacer placement and subsequent proton radiotherapy to administer proton radiotherapy with curative intent. This report presents a case of a patient with a huge unresectable HCC treated by this method who achieved disease-free survival of more than 2 years. This new strategy may potentially be an innovative and standard therapy for unresectable HCC in the near future.

Surgical Treatment of Carcinoma of Esophagus and Gastric Cardia—A 34—year Investigation

Objective To understand the progress in surgical treatment of 12 970 patients with carcinoma of esophagus and gastric cardiac during 1965-1998.Methods The patients were divided into A, B and C groups: 3 155 patients (group A) were treated surgically in the first 14 years, 5952 patients (group B) in the next 10 years, and 3 863 patients (group C) in the last 10 years. The early stage lesions (Tis, Tl) were assigned as a separate group. The results of these groups were compared.Results The resectability for esophageal and gastric cardiac carcinoma was 94.0% and 84.4% respectively, and the overall resectability was 91.3% . The resectabih'ty for groups A, B, C and the early stage group was 82.1% , 85.1% , 90.2% and 100% , respectively. The overall operative mortality was 1.8%, it was 4.4% for group A, 1.6% for group B, and 0.5% for group C. The overall 5-year survival was 31.6% . The 5-year survival for groups A, B, C and the early stage group was 27.0% , 29.1%, 32.0% and 92.6%, respectively . Among the 3 temporal groups, differences were observed in terms of lesion stage, location and size, surgery with or without combined therapy and postoperative complications.Conclusion Best results were achieved in the early cases, with a resectability of 100% and a 5-year survival of 92.6% . The indications for surgical treatment were extended with increased resectability and decreased mortality. Subtotal esophagectomy combined with cervical esophagogastrostomy was advocated as the procedure of first choice for esophageal carcinoma in attempt to diminish the chance of recurrence, and to achieve better outcomes by using combined therapy for patients with e" stage b! lesion.

Operative treatment for separation of distal tibiofibular syndesmosis

Objective： To study the influence of separation of distal tibiofibular syndesmosis on ankle joint and to compare various operative methods so as to find suitable stabilization for separated distal tibiofibular syndesmosis. Methods： From July 1997 to July 2002, we treated 87 patients （64 males and 23 females, aged 18-54 years） with separation of distal tibiofibular syndesmosis, among whom, 79 were combined with fracture of malleolus. Manipulative reduction, internal fixation with cancellous screws and external fixation with plaster support were performed on 37 patients, fixation with plate and screws for fibular fracture and fixation with cancellous screws for distal tibiofibular syndesmosis on 34 patients, and repair of the distal tibiofibular ligaments with tendon of peroneus Iongus, reduction of the separated distal tibiofibuiar syndesmosis, and fixation with cancellous screws on 16 patients. The ankle joint had been dorsiflexed for 30° when the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis was fixed with cancellous screws. And the cancellous screws were taken out at 8-10 weeks after operation. Results： These patients were followed up for at least two years. The curative effects were assessed according to the complaints of the patients and the contour, function and radiogram of the ankle joint： excellent in 55 patients （63 % ）, good in 18 patients （ 21% ）, and fair in 14 patients （16%）. Separation of distal tibiofibular syndesmosis recurred in 2 patients, who underwent a reoperation for repairing the distal tibiofibular ligaments with tendon of peroneus Iongus and recovered. One cancellous screw was broken off. No necrosis developed in the anterior skin of the ankle mortise. Conclusions ： Separation of distal tibiofibular syndesmosis can be treated with various reasonable operations. Repair with tendon of the peroneus Iongus can get excellent outcomes for complete separation of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis.

Open surgical treatment of choledochocele: A case report and review of literature

Choledochocele （also known as type？Ⅲ？ choledochal cyst according to Todani’s classifcation） is a cystic dilation of the distal segment of the common bile duct protru-ding into the duodenal lumen. Cases are rare and the etiology remains unclear. It is usually misdiagnosed as peptic ulcer, as in the patient whose case is described here. Multislice spiral computed tomography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography may be comparable to endoscopic retrograde cholangiogra-phy for diagnosis of choledochocele. Both endoscopic therapy and open surgical management are safe options, and size of the cyst plays a role in the decision-making for which approach to apply. A 50-year-old woman admitted to our hospital with upper abdominal pain caused by choledochocele with large size was successfully treated by open surgical management. We present the details of her case in this case report and discuss the recent literature on such cases and their therapeutic management.

Radiotherapy combined with surgical treatment for gastric cancer:a meta-analysis

Objective:We carried out a meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness and safety of radiotherapy combined with surgery for gastric cancer.Methods:Randomized Clinical Trials (RCTs) in which radiotherapy (preoperative,intraoperative and postoperative),was compared with surgery alone in resectable gastric cancer were identified by searching Cochrane Library (Issue 2,2009),PubMed (Jan 1966-Jun 2009),EMBASE (Jan 1974-Jun 2009),Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (Jan 1978-Jun 2009),Chinese Science and Technology Periodicals Database (Jan 1989-Jun 2009),China National Knowledge Infrastructure (Jan 1994-Jun 2009) and Wanfang database (Jan 1997-Jun 2009) in English and Chinese languang.Two researchers assessed the quality of included randomized controlled trials (RCT) extracted data independently.The RevMan 5.0 software was used for meta-analysis.Our researchers assessed the quality of included randomized controlled trials (RCT) extracted data independently.The RevMan 5.0 software was used for meta-analysis.Results:Nine randomized controlled trials of 1 548 patients were selected for meta-analysis.Five randomized controlled trials were related with comparison of preoperative radiotherapy plus surgery with single surgery.Two randomized controlled trials were the comparative studies between surgery plus postoperative and single surgery.The meta-analysis results showed that:(1) compared with surgery alone,preoperative radiotherapy combined with surgery can increase 3 years (OR=1.78;95% CI 1.14-2.78,P=0.01),5 years (OR=1.67;95% CI 1.22-2.29,P=0.001),10 years (OR=1.64;95% CI 1.03-2.60,P=0.04) survival rate and resection rate (OR=2.15;95% CI 1.31-3.54,P=0.003);reduce the of tumor recurrence rate (OR=0.59;95% CI 0.37-0.92,P=0.02) and metastasis rate (OR=0.44;95% CI 0.27-0.73,P=0.001);(2) The tumor recurrent rates (OR=0.19,95% CI 0.03-1.14,P=0.07) and tumor metastasis rate (OR=0.09;95% CI 0.00-1.77,P=0.11) had no difference between single surgery group and peri-operative radiotherapy plus surgery group;(3) Postoperative radiotherapy compared with surgery alone had no significant effects on 1 year (OR=0.83;95% CI 0.60-1.15,P=0.26) and 3 years (OR=0.75;95% CI 0.51-1.11,P=0.15) survival rate compared with single surgery,but the 5-year survival rates (OR=0.57;95% CI 0.34-0.95,P=0.03) of the patients who received surgery alone was higher than those who received combined therapy.No difference of the tumor recurrence rate (OR=0.59;95% CI 0.33-1.05,P=0.07),tumor metestasis rate (OR=0.90;95% CI 0.51-1.59,P=0.71) and anastomotic leak (OR=0.98;95% CI 0.25-3.65,P=0.98) were observed between the two groups.Conclusion:Preoperative radiotherapy combined surgery is more rational and effective than surgery alone of gastric cancer.However,in terms of the clinical effects of perioperarive or postoperative radoiotherapy combined with surgery,much multicenter,largescale,high-quality,double-blind and rigorously designed studies would be needed than currently available in the future.

Surgical strategy for cerebral arteriovenous malformation with acute hemorrhage

BACKGROUND： Presently, there have been craniocerebral operation, interventional embolization,stereotactic radiotherapy and other methods in treating cerebral arteriovenous malformation （AVM）.However, the standard of different therapeutic regimens of cerebral AVM at the acute stage of hemorrhage has not been completely identified.OBJECTIVE： To observe the clinical characteristics and therapeutic effects of AVM at the acute stage of hemorrhage in patients, and to analyze corresponding therapeutic strategies.DESIGN： Non-randomized clinical observation.SETTING： Department of Neurosurgery, Foshan First People＇s Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University.PARTICIPANTS： Forty-six patients with cerebral AVM complicated by hemorrhage admitted to Department of Neurosurgery, Foshan First People＇s Hospital between January 1999 and December 2006,were involved in this study. All the patients were confirmed as cerebral AVM complicated by hemorrhage by brain angiography or/and postoperational pathology. The involved patients, 32 males and 14 females,averaged 25 years old, ranging from 6 to 62 years. Informed consents of therapeutic items were obtained from the relatives of all the patients.METHODS： ①On admission, skull CT and brain angiography were conducted in the involved subjects. ②The therapeutic method was confirmed according to the consciousness, hematoma region, hematoma volume,imageological results following comprehensive analysis： DSA examination was permitted to identify the size and position of abnormal vessel mass, and the distribution of feeding artery and draining vein. Craniocerebral operation was carried out as early as possible in patients with severe or progressive conscious disturbance, in which most of hematoma with obvious occupied effect or cerebral hernia was located in lobe of brain. The primary thing was to clean intracerebral hematoma for in time decompression. According to different situations, corresponding therapeutic measures were used for resecting abnormal vessel mass, and the treatments of patients were observed. ③The therapeutic effects were assessed following Glasgow outcome scale（GOS） at 3 months after hemorrhage.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： ①The examination results of skull CT and brain angiography of patients on admission. ②Treatment of patients. ③GOS results at 3 months after hemorrhage.RESULTS： Forty-six patients were involved, and all of them participated in the final analysis. ① Examination results of skull CT and brain angiography： Bleeding part： frontal lobe in 7 cases, parietal lobe 15, temporal lobe 19, occipital lobe 3, cerebellar hemisphere 2, and hemorrhage rupturing into ventricle 10. Haematoma volume： small volume of hematoma （〈20 mL） in 4 cases, moderate volume of hematoma （20 - 50 mL） 14, large volume of hematoma （ 50 - 80 mL） 21, great volume of hematoma （〉80 mL） 7; Abnormal vessel mass： Among 17 patients undergoing aortocranial angiography, abnormal vessel mass was found in 16 patients, including cortex 13 patients, basal ganglia and thalamencephalon（deep part） 2 patients, and posterior cranial fossa 1 patient. The size of abnormal vessel mass： small （〈3 cm） 4 patients, moderate （3 -6 cm） 9 patients, and large （〉6 cm） 3 patients. The type of feeding artery： perforating branch blood-supply 1 patient, cortical branch blood supply 13 patients, mixed branch blood supply 2 patients. The type of draining vein： cortical draining （superficial part） 10 patients, deep part draining 2 patients, and mixed draining 4 patients. ② Treatment condition： Among 17 patients undergoing brain angiography followed by craniocerebral operation, hematoma was removed and AVM was completely resected in 12 patients, hematoma was removed and AVM was partially resected in 3 patients, and only hematoma was resected in 2 patients; Among 24 patients undergoing emergent craniocerebral operation, hematoma was removed and AVM was completely resected in 5 patients, hematoma was removed and AVM was partially resected in 9 patients, and only hematoma was resected in 10 patients; Expectant treatment was carried out in the early stage in 5 patients. When disease condition was stable, AVM resection was separately or complicatedly conducted in 13 patients, embolization in 4 patients, and γ - radiotherapy in 5 patients. ③GOS： 5 patients died in postoperative complications, and among the other patients, 19 had moderate or had not functional impairment, 13 had moderate disability, 6 had severe disability, 2 were vegetative state, and 2 died. ④Post-operative re-examination of brain angiography： Among 16 patients undergoing AVM, vessel mass disappeared in 9 patients.CONCLUSION： Good therapeutic effects can be obtained by choosing proper therapeutic regimen according to clinical and imageological characteristics of patients with arteriovenous malformation complicated by hemorrhage at the acute stage.

THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PSEUDOTRUNCUS

The article presents two patients with pseudotruncus treated surgically under moderate or profound hypothermia and CPB with excellent results. The risk factors related to the operative mortality, and a brief introduction of the some operative techniques are discussed.

Surgical apgar score predicts early complication in transfemoral amputees:Retrospective study of 170 major amputations

AIM To assess whether the surgical apgar score(SAS) is a prognostic tool capable of identifying patients at risk of major complications following lower extremity amputations surgery.METHODS This was a single-center,retrospective observational cohort study conducted between January 2013 and April 2015. All patients who had either a primary transtibial amputation(TTA) or transfemoral amputation(TFA) conducted at our institution during the study period were assessed for inclusion. All TTA patients underwent a standardized one-stage operative procedure(ad modum Persson amputation) performed approximately 10 cm below the knee joint. All TTA procedures were performedwith sagittal flaps. TFA procedures were performed in one stage with amputation approximately 10 cm above the knee joint,performed with anterior/posterior flaps. Trained residents or senior consultants performed the surgical procedures. The SAS is based on intraoperative heart rate,blood pressure and blood loss. Intraoperative parameters of interest were collected by revising electronic health records. The first author of this study calculated the SAS. Data regarding major complications were not revealed to the author until after the calculation of SAS. The SAS results were arranged into four groups(SAS 0-4,SAS 5-6,SAS 7-8 and SAS 9-10). The cohort was then divided into two groups representing low-risk(SAS ≥ 7) and highrisk patients(SAS < 7) using a previously established threshold. The outcome of interest was the occurrence of major complications and death within 30-d of surgery.RESULTS A logistic regression model with SAS 9-10 as a reference showed a significant linear association between lower SAS and more postoperative complications [all patients: OR = 2.00(1.33-3.03),P = 0.001]. This effect was pronounced for TFA [OR = 2.61(1.52-4.47),P < 0.001]. A significant increase was observed for the high-risk group compared to the low-risk group for all patients [OR = 2.80(1.40-5.61),P = 0.004] and for the TFA sub-group [OR = 3.82(1.5-9.42),P = 0.004]. The AUC from the models were estimated as follows: All patients = [0.648(0.562-0.733),P = 0.001],for TFA patients = [0.710(0.606-0.813),P < 0.001] and for TTA patients = [0.472(0.383-0.672),P = 0.528]. This indicates moderate discriminatory power of the SAS in predicting postoperative complications among TFA patients.CONCLUSION SAS provides information regarding the potential development of complications following TFA. The SAS is especially useful when patients are divided into high- and low-risk groups.

Surgical treatment effects in cancer of the cardia and esophagogastric junction

Objective： To evaluate the treatment effects of total gastrectomy （TG） and proximal gastrectomy （PG） for cancer of the cardia and esophagogastric junction. Methods： forty-five patients with cancer of the cardia and esophagogastric junction underwent surgical resection. Of them, 29 were treated using proximal gastrectomy and 16 total gastrectomy. The 3-year and 5-year survival rate and the postoperative complication rate and mortality rate were followed up and compared between the two groups. Results： The 3-year and 5-year survival rates of group PG were 44.8% and 20.7%, of group TG were 37.5% and 18.8%, respectively, and the differences were not statistically significant （X^2= 3.84, P 〉 0.05; X^2= 3.89, P 〉 0.05）. The postoperative complication and mortality rate of group PG were 13.7% and 6.8%, of group TG was all 6%, respectively. Conclusion： Proximal and total gastrectomy treatment effects can not significantly influence the prognosis of patients in progressive stage of cancer of cardia and esophagogastric junction.