We present a unique case of a 49-year-old woman presenting with a bilateral chylothorax sustained after minor injury. This condition developed secondarily to minor neck injury which resulted in left side cervical swel...We present a unique case of a 49-year-old woman presenting with a bilateral chylothorax sustained after minor injury. This condition developed secondarily to minor neck injury which resulted in left side cervical swelling. First treatment was conservative. Surgical intervention was nevertheless necessary to remove a cervical cyst contiguous with the thoracic duct.展开更多
In any urologic cancer surgery, lymph node dissection and its processing play a significant role in staging and management of the patients. Accordingly, precise handling of the dissected lymph nodes is important for h...In any urologic cancer surgery, lymph node dissection and its processing play a significant role in staging and management of the patients. Accordingly, precise handling of the dissected lymph nodes is important for histopathological work-up. The authors have developed a lymph node plastic tray shaping the abdomen and pelvis in which the dissected lymph nodes are placed in its determined location. This can be applied for any urologic cancer surgery. The research was designed to test the usage of a new histological tray. The objective was to assess how helpful it was for the surgical team and in the pathological process. The newly developed lymph node tray has been applied in 150 urological cancer surgeries and its efficacy and outcome have been evaluated in all these cases by involved doctors and assistants. This new tray simplifies lymph node removing and identification (staging), making it safer and quicker in any uro-oncological surgery. It facilitates the work of the pathologist and the flow of reliable information along the surgeon—pathologist-oncologist team. With usage of the tray, lymph node dissections are more structured by methodical means compared to any of the present methods.展开更多
As mechanical devices for moving or controlling mechanisms or systems,actuators have attracted increasing attention in various fields.Compared to traditional actuators with rigid structures,soft actuators made up of s...As mechanical devices for moving or controlling mechanisms or systems,actuators have attracted increasing attention in various fields.Compared to traditional actuators with rigid structures,soft actuators made up of stimulus-responsive soft materials are more adaptable to complex working conditions due to soft bodies and diverse control styles.Different from plate-shaped soft actuators,which have the limited deformations between two dimensional(2D)and 3D-configurations such as bending and twisting,fiber-shaped soft actuators(FSAs)own intriguing deformation modes to satisfy diverse practical applications.In this mini review,the recent progress on the controlled fabrication of the FSAs is presented.The advantages and disadvantages of each fabrication method are also demonstrated.Subsequently,the as-developed actuation mechanisms of the FSAs are displayed.Additionally,typical examples of the related applications of the FSAs in different fields have been discussed.Finally,an outlook on the development tendency of the FSAs is put forward as well.展开更多
文摘We present a unique case of a 49-year-old woman presenting with a bilateral chylothorax sustained after minor injury. This condition developed secondarily to minor neck injury which resulted in left side cervical swelling. First treatment was conservative. Surgical intervention was nevertheless necessary to remove a cervical cyst contiguous with the thoracic duct.
文摘In any urologic cancer surgery, lymph node dissection and its processing play a significant role in staging and management of the patients. Accordingly, precise handling of the dissected lymph nodes is important for histopathological work-up. The authors have developed a lymph node plastic tray shaping the abdomen and pelvis in which the dissected lymph nodes are placed in its determined location. This can be applied for any urologic cancer surgery. The research was designed to test the usage of a new histological tray. The objective was to assess how helpful it was for the surgical team and in the pathological process. The newly developed lymph node tray has been applied in 150 urological cancer surgeries and its efficacy and outcome have been evaluated in all these cases by involved doctors and assistants. This new tray simplifies lymph node removing and identification (staging), making it safer and quicker in any uro-oncological surgery. It facilitates the work of the pathologist and the flow of reliable information along the surgeon—pathologist-oncologist team. With usage of the tray, lymph node dissections are more structured by methodical means compared to any of the present methods.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(Grant No.21875160)State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials(Grant No.KF2219)+1 种基金JK20202A030463,the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin City(Grant No.20JCQNJC00870)the Scientific Research Project of Tianjin Municipal Education Commission(Grant No.2020KJ054).
文摘As mechanical devices for moving or controlling mechanisms or systems,actuators have attracted increasing attention in various fields.Compared to traditional actuators with rigid structures,soft actuators made up of stimulus-responsive soft materials are more adaptable to complex working conditions due to soft bodies and diverse control styles.Different from plate-shaped soft actuators,which have the limited deformations between two dimensional(2D)and 3D-configurations such as bending and twisting,fiber-shaped soft actuators(FSAs)own intriguing deformation modes to satisfy diverse practical applications.In this mini review,the recent progress on the controlled fabrication of the FSAs is presented.The advantages and disadvantages of each fabrication method are also demonstrated.Subsequently,the as-developed actuation mechanisms of the FSAs are displayed.Additionally,typical examples of the related applications of the FSAs in different fields have been discussed.Finally,an outlook on the development tendency of the FSAs is put forward as well.
