Objective To summarize risk factors of pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy and to investigate clinical application of pancreatic fistula risk prediction system. Method The literatures of the risk factors and risk prediction of pancreatic fistula after the pancreaticoduodenectomy were collected to make a review. Results There were many risk factors for pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy, including the patient’s own factors (gender, age, underlying diseases, etc.), disease related factors (pancreatic texture, diameter of pancreatic duct, pathological type, etc.), and surgical related factors (operation time, intraoperative blood loss, anastomosis, pancreatic duct drainage, etc.). The fistula risk prediction system after the pancreatoduodenectomy had a better forecast accuracy. Conclusions Occurrence of pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy is related to softness of pancreas and small diameter of pancreatic duct. Pancreatic fistula risk prediction system is helpful for prevention of pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy.
ObjectiveTo summarize the experience of diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cystic neoplasms (PCN).MethodThe general information, imaging findings, preoperative blood biochemical indexes, tumor markers, operation related data, postoperative complications, and pathological results of patients with PCN confirmed by pathological examination in Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2019 were retrospectively analyzed.ResultsAmong the 158 patients who underwent surgical resection, the male to female ratio was 1∶1.6, and the median age was 56.2 years (range 26 to 82 years). Serous cystadenoma (SCN) was the most common, accounting for 34.2% (n=54), followed by mucinous cystadenoma (MCN) and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN), accounting for 26.6% (n=42) and 20.2% (n=32). The proportion of solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) was the smallest, which was 19.0% (n=30). The PCN malignant rate was 19.0% (n=30), with the highest malignant rate being IPMN (43.8%, n=14), and the lowest being SCN (3.7%, n=2). Patients with PCN malignant group had significantly higher serum CA19-9, CEA, CA125, and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) than those in the benign group（all P<0.05）. The preoperative diagnosis of PCN was ambiguous, and the rate of misdiagnosis was high. The correct diagnosis rate of accurate preoperative specific classification was only 31.6% (n=50), and the lowest SCN (14.8%, n=8). High CA19-9, high NLR value, tumor location in the head/neck of pancreas and enhanced solid component were independent predictors of malignant PCN (P<0.05).ConclusionImproving the preoperative diagnosis ability of PCN and accurately determining the PCN classification before operation are helpful for the standardized treatment of PCN.
ObjectiveTo evaluate clinical feasibility and safety of total laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (TLPD).MethodThe clinical data of 51 consecutive cases who underwent TLPD, admitted in this department of pancreatic surgery of the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from August 2016 to August 2018, were analyzed retrospectively.ResultsThe TLPDs were successfully completed in the 51 patients. The operative time was (375.5±75.2) min, the pancreaticojejunostomy time was (45.2±8.3) min and bilioenteric anastomosis time was (25.6±7.5) min. The intraoperative blood loss was (337.8±164.4) mL. The length of surgical incision was (6.0±1.2) cm. The duration of flatulence was (3.5±1.0) d. The time for liquid diet was (5.2±2.1) d, the postoperative first ambulation time was (2.0±1.2) d. The duration of postoperative hospital stay was (14.8±5.3) d. The total postoperative complication rate was 34.3% (17/51), with 19.6% (10/51) of B or C postoperative pancreatic fistula and 9.8% (5/51) of bleeding. The postoperative pathology showed that there were 45 cases of malignant tumor and there was no positive incisal margin. The maximum tumor size was (2.8±1.2) cm and the number of lymph nodes harvested was 12.6±7.8. All the patients were followed up for 2–24 months with a median time of 17 months. The 1-year overall survival rate and progression-free survival rate of the patients with malignant tumors were 84.4% (38/45) and 77.8% (35/45), respectively.ConclusionTLPD is safe and feasible in cases of clinical practice under skilled hand and there are advantages such as faster postoperative recovery and shorter hospital stay.
ObjectiveTo investigate the expressions of glucose transporter-4 (GLUT-4) and secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) in adipose tissue of Goto-Kakizaki (GK)/Wister rats after gastric bypass operation (GBP), and to explore the possible mechanism of GBP improving insulin resistance.MethodsHealthy male GK rats were randomly divided into diabetic operation group (DO group, underwent GBP), diabetic sham operation group (DS group, underwent sham-operation), and diabetic control group (DC group, received no-treatment), Wister rats were set as normal control group (NC group, received no-treatment). The weight, fasting blood glucose (FPG), fasting serum insulin (Fins), and HbA1c were measured before operation and at the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 8th week after operation. Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI) was measured in before operation and at the 8th week after operation, and the expressions of GLUT-4 and SPARC protein in adipose tissues were measured by Western Blot method at the 8th week after operative too.Results① Weight: the weight of the DO group was lower than preoperative at the 2nd and 4th week after GBP (P<0.05), but increased to the normal level at the 8th week after GBP (P>0.05). The weight of the DO group was lower than those of the DS group, DC group, and NC group at the same time point of 2nd, 4th, and 8th week (P<0.05). ② FPG: the FPG level of the DO group was lower than preoperative at the 2nd, 4th, and 8th week after GBP (P<0.05), and lower than those of the DS group and the DC group from 2nd to 8th week after GBP (P<0.05). The FPG level between the DS group and the DC group had no statistical significance (P>0.05). ③ Fins: the Fins level of the DO group was higher than preoperative at the 2nd week after GBP (P<0.05), and decreased gradually at 4th and 8th week but not significantly differed from the NC group at the same time point. At the 2nd week after GBP, the Fins level of the DO group was higher than those of the DS group and the DC group (P<0.05), but there was no statistical significance between the DS group and the DC group (P>0.05). ④ HbA1c: the HbA1c level of the DO group started to decrease but there was no statistical significance between preoperative and all time after GBP (P>0.05). There was no statistical significance among the 4 groups at the 8th week after GBP (P>0.05). ⑤ QUICKI: at the 8th week, the QUICKI value of the DO group was higher than preoperative (P<0.05), and at the same time, the QUICKI value of the DO group and the NC group were higher than those of the DS group and the DC group (P<0.05), but there was no statistical significance between the DO group and the NC group (P>0.05), as well as the DS group and the DC group (P>0.05). ⑥ GLUT-4 protein and SPARC protein: the expression of GLUT-4 protein of the DO group was dramatically higher than those of the DC, DS, and NC group (P<0.05), and the expression of SPARC protein of the DO group was dramatically lower than those of the DC, DS, and NC group (P<0.05) at the 8th week. But the expressions of GLUT-4 and SPARC protein had no statistical significance among the DS, DC, and NC group at the 8th week after GBP (P>0.05).ConclusionGBP may improve and increase the sensitivity of insulin resistance by regulating the expressions of GLUT-4 and SPARC protein in adipose tissue of GK rats.
ObjectiveTo explore the feasibility and application value of laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD) in elderly patients.MethodsThe clinical data of patients who underwent LPD from August 2016 to July 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were allocated into the elderly group (≥65 years old) and non-elderly group (<65 years old). The early surgical outcomes and postoperative complications of the two groups were compared.ResultsIn this study, 69 cases of LPD were collected, including 42 cases in the elderly group and 27 cases in the non-elderly group. Compared with the non-elderly group, the proportion of patients complicated comorbidities was higher (P<0.05), albumin level was lower (P<0.05), and American Society of Anesthesiologists classification was higher (P<0.05) in the elderly group. There were no significant differences in the intraoperative conditions, postoperative recovery, and postoperative complications between the two groups (P>0.05), and there were no significant differences in the pathological results of postoperative malignant tumor between the two groups (P>0.05).ConclusionsFor elderly patients with over 65 years old, LPD is a safe and feasible surgical procedure for clinical practice. Meanwhile, early surgical outcomes are satisfactory, postoperative complications are not increased, and tumor cure effect can be achieved.
ObjectiveTo observe expressions of E3 ubiquitin ligase—mitsugmin53 (MG53) protein, MG53 mRNA, and insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1) mRNA in skeletal muscle of non-obese type 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) rats after gastric bypass operation (GBP), and to investigate possible mechanism of GBP in improving insulin resistance.MethodsTwenty-four healthy male GK rats were randomly divided into diabetic operation group, diabetic sham operation group, and diabetic control group, 8 rats in each group; besides, 8 male Wistar rats were served as normal control group. The expressions of MG53 protein in skeletal muscle tissue were detected by using Western blot method on week8 after operation. The mRNA levels of IRS-1 and MG53 in skeletal muscles tissue were measured by RT-PCR methods on week 8 after operation.Results① The expressions of MG53 protein and MG53 mRNA in the diabetic sham operation group and diabetic control group were significantly higher than those in the diabetic operation group and the normal control group on week 8 after operation (P<0.05), respectively, which had no significant differences between the diabetic operation group and the normal control group (P>0.05), and between the diabetic sham operation group and the diabetic control group (P>0.05) on week 8 after surgery. ② Compared with the normal control group, the expression of IRS-1 mRNA was significantly decreased in the diabetic operation group, the diabetic sham operation group, and the diabetic control group (P<0.05), while there were no significant differences between the diabetic operation group, diabetic sham operation group, and the diabetic control group on week 8 after operation (P>0.05).ConclusionExpression of E3 ubiquitin ligase—MG53 protein in skeletal muscle tissue in T2DM rats following GBP is decreased, thus reduces the IRS-1 ubiquitin-degradation, increase the expression of IRS-1 protein in insulin signaling pathway of skeletal muscle tissue, and improve insulin resistance of skeletal muscle.
ObjectiveTo explore the risk factors of lymph node metastasis (LNM) in patients with early gastric cancer (EGC), and try to establish a risk prediction model for LNM of EGC.MethodsThe clinicopathologic data of EGC patients who underwent radical gastrectomy and lymph node dissection from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019 in this hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Univariate analysis and logistic regression analysis were used to determine the risk factors for LNM of EGC, and the risk prediction model for LNM of EGC was established based on the multivariate results.ResultsA total of 311 cases of EGC were included in this study, and 60 (19.3%) cases had LNM. Univariate and multivariate analysis showed that age (younger), depth of tumor invasion (submucosa), vascular invasion, and undifferentiated carcinoma were the risk factors for LNM of EGC (P<0.05). The optimal threshold for predicting LNM of EGC was 0.158 (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.864), the sensitivity was 80.0%, and the specificity was 79.3%.ConclusionsFrom results of this study, risk factors for LNM of EGC have age, depth of invasion, vascular invasion, and differentiation degree. Risk prediction model for LNM of EGC established on this results has high sensitivity and specificity, which could provide some references for treatment strategy of EGC.
ObjectiveTo explore feasibility and safety of π-shaped esophagojejunal anastomosis in totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy (TLTG).MethodThe clinical data of 20 patients who underwent TLTG, admitted in the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from January 2018 to December 2018 were retrospectively analyzed.ResultsTLTG with π-shaped esophagojejunal anastomosis was successfully carried out in all 20 patients. The operative time was (236.0±55.5) min, the π-shaped esophagojejunal anastomosis time was (25.7±4.8) min, the intraoperative blood loss was (192.0±148.9) mL, the operative incision length was (3.7±0.8) cm. The postoperative pain score was 2.4±1.1, the first flatus time was (3.1±0.9) d, the first postoperative ambulation time was (1.8±0.7) d, the removal time of nasoenteral nutrution tube was (7.4±2.4) d, the liquid diet time was (6.2±1.4) d, the removal time of intraoabdominal drainage tube was (7.8±2.8) d, the postoperative hospital stay was (10.8±3.0) d. There was no death related to the anastomosis in all patients. Two patients developed a little pleural effusion and 1 patient developed lymphatic leakage were cured with conservative treatment. One patient with intraabdominal encapsulated effusion was cured by puncture and drainage treating. There was no postive incisal margin. The length of upper segment of resection form gastric cancer was (2.3±1.7) cm, the maximum tumor diameter was (4.9±2.8) cm, the number of dissected lymph nodes was 27.9±5.6. All patients were followed up 3–15 months. Eight patients underwent endoscopic examination had no obvious anastomosis stenosis and esophageal reflux. Two patients died of tumor recurrence and metastasis witnin one year after operation, and the rest had disease-free survival until the end of follow-up.ConclusionFrom preliminary results of limited cases in this study, π-shaped esophagojejunal anastomosis in TLTG is a technically safe and feasible surgical procedure in treatment of gastric cancer.