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@#Objective To evaluate the clinical radiological features combined with circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the diagnosis of invasiveness evaluation of subsolid nodules in lung cancers. Methods Clinical data of 296 patients from the First Hospital of Lanzhou University between February 2019 and February 2021 were retrospectively included. There were 130 males and 166 females with a median age of 62.00 years. Patients were randomly divided into a training set and an internal validation set with a ratio of 3 : 1 by random number table method. The patients were divided into two groups: a preinvasive lesion group (atypical adenomatoid hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma in situ) and an invasive lesion group (microinvasive adenocarcinoma and invasive adenocarcinoma). Independent risk factors were selected by regression analysis of training set and a Nomogram prediction model was constructed. The accuracy and consistency of the model were verified by the receiver operating characteristic curve and calibration curve respectively. Subgroup analysis was conducted on nodules with different diameters to further verify the performance of the model. Specific performance metrics, including sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy at the threshold were calculated. Results Independent risk factors selected by regression analysis for subsolid nodules were age, CTCs level, nodular nature, lobulation and spiculation. The Nomogram prediction mode provided an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.914 (0.872, 0.956), outperforming clinical radiological features model AUC [0.856 (0.794, 0.917), P=0.003] and CTCs AUC [0.750 (0.675, 0.825), P=0.001] in training set. C-index was 0.914, 0.894 and corrected C-index was 0.902, 0.843 in training set and internal validation set, respectively. The AUC of the prediction model in training set was 0.902 (0.848, 0.955), 0.913 (0.860, 0.966) and 0.873 (0.730, 1.000) for nodule diameter of 5-20 mm, 10-20 mm and 21-30 mm, respectively. Conclusion The prediction model in this study has better diagnostic value, and is more effective in clinical diagnosis of diseases.
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Objective:To evaluate the clinical radiological features combined with circulating tumor cells in the diagnosis of benign and malignant pulmonary solid nodules.Methods:Clinical data of 437 patients from Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital(SPH cohort) from January to April 2021 and 82 patients from Lanzhou University First Hospital (LZH cohort) from August 2019 to May 2022 were retrospectively included. Patients in Shanghai pulmonary hospital were randomly divided into training set and internal validation set in a ratio of 4∶1 by random number table method and patients in Lanzhou University First Hospital were as external validation set. Independent risk factors were selected by regression analysis of training set constructed a Nomogram prediction model. The performance of the Nomogram prediction model was estimated by applying receiver operating curve( ROC) analysis, tested in different nodules size and intermediate risk IPSNs and tested by calibration curve. Results:Independent risk factors selected by regression analysis for solid pulmonary nodules were age, the level of CTC, pleural Indentation, lobulation, spiculation. The Nomogram prediction mode provided an area under ROC( AUC) of 0.888, 0.833 in internal validation set and external validation set, outperforming radiological features model(0.835, P=0.007; 0.804, P=0.043) Mayo clinical model(0.781, P=0.019; 0.726, P=0.033) and CTCs(0.699, P=0.002; 0.648, P=0.012) in both two validation sets, C-index of 0.888, 0.871 and corrected C-index of 0.853, 0.842 in both two validation sets . The AUC of the prediction model with internal validation set was 0.905 and 0.871 for nodule diameter of 5-20 mm and intermediate risk probability. Conclusion:The prediction model in this study has better diagnostic value and practicability, and is more effective in clinical diagnosis of diseases.
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Objective:To investigate the clinical application of ultrafine thoracic drainage tube(Abel, 8FR, 20 cm) after pulmonary uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lung tumors.Methods:A total of 2 031 patients who doing lung tumor surgery in the Department of Thoracic Surgery of the First Hospital of Lanzhou University from May 2015 to July 2020 were retrospectively enrolled. According to the types of thoracic drainage tubes, they were divided into the ultrafine drainage tube group(1 026 cases) and the conventional drainage tube group(1 005 cases). The groups were compared in terms of postoperative thoracic drainage at 24 h, 48 h and 72 h, postoperative hospital stay, drainage time, postoperative pain index at three days, postoperative analgesia times and postoperative complications.Results:There was no significant difference between two groups in terms of the postoperative thoracic drainage at 24h, 48h, 72h and drainage time( P>0.05). Notably, there were significant differences between two groups in terms of the postoperative hospital stay, postoperative pain index at three days, postoperative analgesia times and postoperative complications( P<0.05). Conclusion:The use of ultrafine thoracic drainage tube after lung tumor surgery is safe and reliable, can better postoperative drainage, achieve the purpose of relieving pain, speeding up postoperative rehabilitation, and convenient nursing, worthy of clinical promotion and application.
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Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of traditional tubular mechanical anastomosis versus nested anastomosis assisted by tubular stapler in McKeown resection of esophageal cancer.Methods:A total of 182 patients who underwent McKeown resection for esophageal cancer between January 2016 and August 2017 were recruited, including 85 patients in the traditional tubular mechanical anastomosis group and 97 patients in the nested anastomosis assisted by tubular stapler group. The incidence of anastomotic fistula and anastomotic stenosis was observed in 6 months after the operation.Results:Compared with the traditional mechanical anastomosis, the incidence of anastomotic fistula in nested anastomosis assisted by tubular stape[0(0/97)vs. 4.7%(4/85)], lung infection[3.1%(3/97) vs. 11.8%(10/85)], gastroesophageal reflux[7.2%(7/97)vs. 17.6%(15/85)], anastomotic stenosis[3.1%(3/97) vs. 10.6%(9/85)], the neck incision infection rate[1.0%(1/97)vs. 7.1%(6/85), the operative anastomosis time[(14.69±2.65) min vs.(20.25±4.31)min], the difference was statistically significant( P<0.05). There was no significant difference in arrhythmia, recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, chylothorax and anastomosis between the two groups. Conclusion:The incidence of complications such as anastomotic fistula, anastomotic stricture, gastroesophageal reflux, and pulmonary infection can be significantly reduced by nested anastomosis assisted by tubular stapler, which is an ideal choice for cervical anastomosis in McKeown resection of esophageal cancer.
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Objective To explore the feasibility of postoperative nutrition of cervical gastric fistula after radical resection of thoracic esophageal carcinoma.Methods 288 patients with esophageal carcinoma from January 2015 to December 2017 of thoracic surgery in the first hospital of Lanzhou University were analyzed,in which 133 patients underwent cervical gastric fistula,88 patients retained the nasal and enteral nutrition tube,and 67 patients underwent jejunum fistula.The postoperative complications were observed and analyzed.Results The cervical gastric fistula was significantly superior to the enteral nutrition catheter and jejunum fistula in the patients with pulmonary infection,stoma infection,oropharyngeal comfort and so on after thoracic and laparoscopic resection of esophageal carcinoma.Conclusion The high cervical gastric fistula is a safe and feasible nutritional support method for the patients with thoracic and laparoscopic resection of the posterior sternum and the radical resection of esophageal carcinoma.
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Objective To evaluate the relationship between the Trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) serum,concentration and gastrointestinal failure(GIF) and discuss eaely diagnosis,treatment and prognosis in patients with GIF after esophageal cancer surgery.Methods To test the TFF3 levels of the serum during the postoperation of esophageal cancer by ELISA.Results Serum TFF3 concentrations measured prior to the occurrence of GIF were significantly higher than in control group (P ＜ 0.01).serum TFF3 concentration was significantly related to gastrointestinal tract function score(r =-0.712).Cox proportional hazards model analysis showed that the serum TFF3 concentrations at the time of occurrence of gastrointestinal failure,and 48 hours later,could be used as prognostic factors in critically ill pediatric patients with GIF(r =1.443 and 1.872,respectively).Conclusion TFF3 may play an important role in predicting GIF in pediatric critical illness and has a protective function in the mucosal repair process.