ObjectiveTo introduce the experience in diagnosing and treating cholecystoenteric fistula (CEF) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). MethodsFive cases with CEF in a series of 4 200 LC cases were reviewed.All of the five patients were proved to have CEF during operations.There were four cholecystoduodenal fistulas and one cholecystocolic fistula. One case with cholecystoduodenal fistula was treated by a suturing of the fistula under laparoscopy; 1 case was closed with titaniun and 2 cases were converted to laparotomy and fistulectomy.The patient with cholecystocolic fistula clips was treated by a suturing of the fistula under laparoscopy. ResultsAll the patients had got good recovery without complications.Conclusion CEF is a rare complication of cholelithiasis.If the diagnosis is made before operation, open operation might be a better choice.But if the diagnosis was made during the LC operation, suture closure or clip closure or stapler closure of CEF under laparoscope might be chosen for an experienced surgeon.
Objective To summarize the relationship between microRNA and the occurrence and progression of colorectal cancer, and to investigate the application value of microRNA in the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis evaluation of colorectal cancer. Methods Domestic and international publications involving the relationship between microRNA and colorectal cancer were retrieved and reviewed. Results MicroRNA acted as an oncogene or tumor suppressor gene to participate in cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, metabolism, tumor genesis, and tumor progression. The abnormal expression of microRNA was closely related to the occurrence and progression of colorectal cancer. As specific biomarker, microRNA could be applied in early diagnosis, chemotherapy strategy-making, and prognostic evaluation of colorectal cancer. Conclusion MicroRNA is definitely related to the occurrence and progression of colorectal cancer, and it has great prospect in the basic research and clinical applications of colorectal cancer.
Objective To summarize the experience of laparoscopic ventriculo-peritoneal shunt for treating patients with hydrocephalus. Methods Twenty-two cases with hydrocephalus were treated with laparoscopic ventriculo-peritoneal shunt.The drainage-tube was put into the right liver-diaphragm interspace in 9 patients and inserted into the pelvic kidney in the others. Postoperative complications, ameliorating conditions of intracranial hypertension and recovery conditions of these patients were observed. Results All the operations were succeeded and the patients got amelioration of intracranial hypertension.No complication correlating with laparoscopic surgery occured. Conclusion Laparoscopic ventriculo-peritoneal shunt have the advantages of less invasive,better intra-abdominal view and more rapid recovery than conventional laparotomy. It’s a safe and feasible method which is worth of wide using.
Objective To evaluate the adoption of carbon nano-particle in the pathologic examination of lymph node for lower rectal cancer. Methods Sixty consecutive patients with rectal cancers located at or below the peritoneal reflection were randomly allocated to the routine method group or the group using carbon nano-particle. Resultsof pathologic examination were compared. Results Altogether, 1 070 lymph nodes were examined from the 2 study groups. The average examined number of the carbon nano-particle group was (20.2±4.9)/case, which was significantly higher than the other group 〔(15.4±6.8)/case〕, P=0.003. More tiny lymph nodes were examined in the nano-particle group (P=0.029) and more metastases were proved from the lymph nodes dyed by nano-particle (P=0.000). The majority of examined lymph nodes were located along the superior rectal vessel and its branches. ConclusionAdoption of nano-particle in pathologic examination of rectal cancer surgery can increase the examined number of lymph nodes, while detect small nodes harboring cancer, thus ensuring the correctness of pathologic report. The distribution of mesorectal lymph nodes underlines the execution of TME principle in dissection.