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BACKGROUND: Ahmed valve implantation demonstrated an increasing proportion in glaucoma surgery, but predicting the successful maintenance of target intraocular pressure remains a challenging task. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of machine learning (ML) in predicting surgical outcomes after Ahmed valve implantation and to assess potential risk factors associated with surgical failure to contribute to improving the success rate. METHODS: This study used preoperative data of patients who underwent Ahmed valve implantation from 2017 to 2021 at Ajou University Hospital. These datasets included demographic and ophthalmic parameters (dataset A), systemic medical records excluding psychiatric records (dataset B), and psychiatric medications (dataset C). Logistic regression, extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost), and support vector machines were first evaluated using only dataset A. The algorithm with the best performance was selected based on the area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUROC). Finally, three additional prediction models were developed using the best performance algorithm, incorporating combinations of multiple datasets to predict surgical outcomes at 1 year. RESULTS: Among 153 eyes of 133 patients, 131 (85.6%) and 22 (14.4%) eyes were categorized as the success and failure groups, respectively. The XGBoost was shown as the best-performance model with an AUROC value of 0.684, using only dataset A. The final three further prediction models were developed based on the combination of multiple datasets using the XGBoost model. All datasets combinations demonstrated the best performances in terms of AUROC (dataset A + B: 0.782; A + C: 0.773; A + B + C: 0.801). Furthermore, advancing age was a risk factor associated with a higher surgical failure incidence. CONCLUSIONS: ML provides some predictive value in predicting the outcomes of Ahmed valve implantation at 1 year. ML evaluation revealed advancing age as a common risk factor for surgical failure.
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Implantes para Drenagem de Glaucoma , Glaucoma , Pressão Intraocular , Aprendizado de Máquina , Humanos , Feminino , Masculino , Glaucoma/cirurgia , Glaucoma/fisiopatologia , Pressão Intraocular/fisiologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Estudos Retrospectivos , Curva ROC , Adulto , Implantação de Prótese/métodos , Fatores de Risco , Acuidade Visual/fisiologia , Resultado do Tratamento , Idoso de 80 Anos ou maisRESUMO
We compared 1-year outcomes of trabeculectomy with mitomycin C (MMC) and Ahmed valve implantation with MMC as a first surgical procedure in patients with uveitic glaucoma. A total 38 eyes of 38 patients undergoing trabeculectomy (n =16) or Ahmed valve implantation (n = 22) were included. Surgical success was defined as intraocular pressure (IOP) ≤21 mmHg, IOP reduction ≥20% from baseline, no secondary glaucoma surgery, and no loss of light perception. The main outcome measurements including success rate, IOP, and the number of antiglaucoma medications and complications were compared. The overall success rates were comparable between the Ahmed and trabeculectomy groups (81.3 vs. 81.8%, p = 0.987). The mean IOPs were similar as well (p = 0.084), though the number of antiglaucoma medications was significantly lower in the trabeculectomy group than in the Ahmed group (1.0 ± 1.2 vs. 2.2 ± 1.1; p = 0.005). A statistically significant reduction in corneal endothelial cell density was noted in the Ahmed group (p = 0.004). Both treatments offered reasonable IOP control and safety for eyes with uveitic glaucoma. However, significantly fewer antiglaucoma medications were used in the trabeculectomy group. Furthermore, our results suggest that cautious postoperative monitoring with regard to corneal endothelial cell density should be additionally performed after Ahmed valve implantation.
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PURPOSE: To investigate the diagnostic performance of multicolor imaging for detection of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) defects in myopic eyes with glaucoma. DESIGN: Comparative diagnostic analysis. METHODS: A total of 150 myopic eyes of 138 patients (< -1.00 diopter or axial length >24 mm) underwent multicolor imaging by Spectralis (Heidelberg Engineering GmbH) optical coherence tomography (OCT). Two independent observers graded the RNFL visibility score and determined the location of the RNFL defect on each image. Readings were taken from the superior and inferior areas. The diagnostic performances of multicolor, green-reflectance, and blue-reflectance images for detection of the RNFL defect were compared with those of conventional fundus and red-free RNFL photographs. RESULTS: The interobserver agreement on the RNFL visibility score was substantial for fundus and RNFL photographs and multicolor and green-reflectance images and was perfect for blue-reflectance images. The interobserver agreement on the location of the RNFL defect was better when using multicolor imaging than when using conventional photography. The green-reflectance image (2.89 ± 0.31) showed the highest RNFL visibility score, followed by blue-reflectance (2.88 ± 0.32) and multicolor (2.57 ± 0.63) images. The sensitivity of multicolor imaging (94.9%, 93.2%, and 91.5% for green-reflectance, blue-reflectance, and multicolor images, respectively) was significantly higher than that of fundus photography (83.1%) for detection of superotemporal RNFL defects (all P < .05). It was significantly higher for inferotemporal defects than those of fundus and RNFL photographs (all P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: Multicolor imaging can visualize the glaucomatous RNFL defects in myopic eyes that are indistinguishable on conventional photography.
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Glaucoma , Doenças do Nervo Óptico , Glaucoma/diagnóstico , Humanos , Pressão Intraocular , Fibras Nervosas , Doenças do Nervo Óptico/diagnóstico , Células Ganglionares da Retina , Tomografia de Coerência Óptica/métodosRESUMO
This multicenter retrospective cohort study compared the effectiveness and safety of long-term tafluprost, travoprost, or latanoprost in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) or normal-tension glaucoma (NTG). Data were extracted from electronic medical records of 300 patients treated with tafluprost, travoprost, or latanoprost for >6 months. Propensity matching for age and sex was used for effectiveness and safety comparisons. The primary endpoint was visual field (VF) progression via mean deviation (MD) slope. Secondary endpoints were change of MD, intraocular pressure, pattern standard deviation, VF index, and advanced glaucoma intervention study score. Treatment-related adverse events (AEs) were also compared between groups. Overall, 216 POAG or NTG patients were matched into Match Set 1 (72 patients/group), and 177 NTG-only patients in Match Set 2 (59 patients/group) according to: age (mean: 61, 62 years) and sex (male: 53, 56%). There were no statistically significant between-group differences regarding MD slope (p = 0.413, p = 0.374 in Match Sets 1 and 2, respectively). There were no significant between-group differences/tendencies regarding secondary endpoints. No AEs were serious, and there were no significant between-group differences regarding reported AEs. In patients with POAG or NTG, long-term tafluprost, travoprost, or latanoprost showed similar effects. All three prostaglandin analogs had good long-term safety profiles.
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Mu-2-related death-inducing gene (MUDENG, MuD) has been reported to be involved in the tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-associated apoptotic pathway of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) cells; however, its expression level, interactors, and role in tumors are yet to be discovered. To investigate whether MuD expression correlates with cancer progression, we analyzed The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database using UALCAN and Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA). Differential expression of MuD was detected in 6 and 10 cancer types, respectively. Validation performed using data from the Gene Expression Omnibus database showed that MuD expression is downregulated in KIRC tumor and correlate with higher chance of survival. Upregulation of MuD expression in GBM tumors was detected through GEPIA and high MuD expression correlated with higher survival in proneural GBM, whereas the opposite was observed in classical GBM subtype. GBM biospecimens analysis shows that MuD protein level was upregulated in three of six specimens, whereas mRNA level remained relatively unaltered. Therefore, MuD may exert differential effects according to subtypes, and/or be subjected to post-translational regulation in GBM. Correlation analysis between GBM cohort database and experiments using GBM cell lines revealed its positive effect on regulation of protein phosphatase 2 regulatory subunit B'Epsilon (PPP2R5E) and son of sevenless homolog 2 (SOS2). STRING database analysis indicated that the components of adaptor protein complexes putatively interacted with MuD but showed no correlation in terms of survival of patients with different GBM subtypes. In summary, we analyzed the expression of MuD in publicly available cancer patient data sets, GBM cell lines, and biospecimens to demonstrate its potential role as a biomarker for cancer prognosis and identified its candidate interacting molecules.
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PRéCIS:: This observed patient-specific features and treatment-driven conditions that were significantly associated with the impairment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among glaucoma patients. The results suggest that more systematic strategies should be implemented to improve an HRQOL. PURPOSE: To determine factors contributing to an HRQOL and assess total, direct and indirect, effects that may exist between the determinants using path analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data were derived from previous Korea glaucoma outcomes research. A total of 847 glaucoma outpatients with ≤2 years of eye-drop use were included in the present study. Including factors and their hypothetical pathways to an HRQOL were based on the literature review and consultation with specialists. Age, sex, comorbidities, and education levels were included as underlying conditions and treatment patterns were defined by the number of daily instillations of prescribed eye-drops. Treatment satisfaction and adherence were estimated using a Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication, which assessed side-effects, effectiveness, convenience, global satisfaction, and pill count. An HRQOL was assessed by EQ-5D and EQ-visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS). RESULTS: In EQ-5D analysis, male individuals showed total effects (ß=0.102, P=0.0026), including both direct (ß=0.076, P=0.0095) and indirect effects (ß=0.0253, P=0.0020), which were mediated by treatment satisfaction in the side effects and global satisfaction categories. Higher education (ß=0.197, P=0.0020) and satisfaction in the side effect (ß=0.095, P=0.0076) and global satisfaction (ß=0.075, P=0.0414) categories were found to have direct effects on EQ-5D. For EQ-VAS, higher education levels had significant total effects (ß=0.153, P=0.0020) accounting for direct effects (ß=0.131, P=0.0030) and indirect effects (ß=0.0223, P=0.0531) through global satisfaction. In addition, male individuals had indirect effects (ß=0.274, P=0.0165), which was indirectly mediated by satisfaction in the global satisfaction category. Comorbidity (ß=-0.096, P=0.0090) and satisfaction in the effectiveness (ß=0.094, P=0.0302), convenience (ß=0.076, P=0.0390), and global satisfaction (ß =0.144, P=0.0020) categories showed indirect effect on EQ-VAS. CONCLUSION: Higher education and better treatment satisfaction had positive effects on HRQOL both in direct and indirect ways whereas comorbidities indirectly showed negative associations with HRQOL.
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Glaucoma/tratamento farmacológico , Glaucoma/psicologia , Adesão à Medicação/estatística & dados numéricos , Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Satisfação do Paciente/estatística & dados numéricos , Qualidade de Vida/psicologia , Adulto , Idoso , Anti-Hipertensivos/uso terapêutico , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Nível de Saúde , Humanos , Pressão Intraocular/fisiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , República da Coreia , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
PURPOSE: To assess the clinical efficacy for early detection of glaucoma using custom-built image software visualizing translucent retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) that is graphed based on a normative database. METHODS: This prospective study was conducted using a normative database constructed with RNFLT data of 151 healthy Korean eyes. The reference lines of the mean, the lower 5%, and the lower 1% limit were visualized as a translucent RNFLT graph produced by our software after inputting each subject's major retinal artery position and overlaying the results onto the RNFLT measurements. Fifty-eight additional healthy control and 79 early-glaucoma eyes were collected for the validation group. If a subject's RNFLT graph was outside the reference line of the lower 1% limit, the graph was defined as abnormal. The lower 1% limit, which was generated by three criteria (criterion 1, built-in software; criterion 2, axial-length data; criterion 3, major retinal artery data), was used to address the difference of agreement with a standard answer. RESULTS: For criteria 1, 2, and 3, the accuracy of our custom-built software was significantly higher than that of the manufacturer's database (kappa of 0.475 vs. 0.852 vs. 0.940; sensitivity of 62.0% vs. 91.1% vs. 97.5%, respectively) maintaining high specificity (87.9% vs. 94.8% vs. 96.6%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: The custom-built imaging software with the constructed RNFLT normative database showed high clinical efficiency for early detection of glaucoma with negligible user-related variability.
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Comprimento Axial do Olho/diagnóstico por imagem , Diagnóstico Precoce , Glaucoma/diagnóstico , Artéria Retiniana/diagnóstico por imagem , Células Ganglionares da Retina/patologia , Software , Tomografia de Coerência Óptica/métodos , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Glaucoma/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Pressão Intraocular , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fibras Nervosas/patologia , Estudos Prospectivos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Ongoing studies of a multiple track-bearing horizons from massive excavations in the Jinju Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of South Korea have yielded a remarkable diversity of avian, non-avian dinosaur, pterosaur, crocodilian and mammal tracks, many very small and well preserved. Here we report diminutive, didactyl tracks (~1.0 cm long) assigned to a new dromaeosaurid ichnogenus Dromaeosauriformipes, which resembles the larger, but still quite small, ichnogenus Dromaeosauripus, also from the same formation only 30 km away. These diminutive tracks are consistent with the foot size of smaller dromaeosaurid taxa like Early Cretaceous Microraptor from China, and may represent diminutive species or juveniles of larger species. The association of tracks with lakeshore sediments is consistent with the evidence that Microraptor was a fish eater. Two trackways and isolated tracks indicate variable trackmaker gaits and speeds. If oviparous, as assumed for most non-avian dinosaur neonates, the trackmakers must have hatched from tiny eggs. Previous studies of the Korean Cretaceous indicate the presence of other diminutive (~1.0 cm long) theropod tracks (Minisauripus). Such occurrences strongly suggest that small tracks attributed to juveniles, or very small tetrapod species, are more common than previously supposed especially where suitable preservation conditions prevailed.
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Ecossistema , Aves Predatórias/fisiologia , Animais , Geografia , Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador , República da CoreiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To suggest different ultrasound-guided steroid injection (USI) techniques based on anatomical variations of the first extensor compartment (FEC), and to evaluate the usefulness of it, in patients with de Quervain's disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-eight patients who underwent USI for de Quervain's disease were included. Anatomical variations were classified into complete sub-compartmentalization (n = 11), distal incomplete sub-compartmentalization (n = 5), and no sub-compartmentalization (n = 12) on ultrasound. Involved sub-compartments were recorded in patients with complete sub-compartmentalization. USIs were performed based on the anatomical variations: in both sub-compartments (n = 2) or only in the affected sub-compartment (n = 9) depending on the location of tenosynovitis involvement, in patients with complete sub-compartmentalization; in proximal FEC in patients with distal incomplete sub-compartmentalization (n = 5); in the common compartment in patients with no sub-compartmentalization (n = 12). Medical charts were retrospectively reviewed for evaluation of clinical outcome at follow-up visits. RESULTS: Twenty-three out of 28 patients were followed up with a mean period of 31.2 days after injection (6~87 days). Mean VAS was 7.96 before injection (range: 4 to 10), which was significantly reduced to 0.65 at rest and 1.57 during activity at follow-up visits (p < 0.05). Twenty-two out of 23 patients were satisfied with the results. The mean proportion of subjective pain reduction was 82.0% (median 95%). CONCLUSION: Ultrasound-guided steroid injections using different injection techniques based on the anatomical variations of the FEC have shown to be beneficial in the management of de Quervain's disease.
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Doença de De Quervain/tratamento farmacológico , Injeções Intra-Articulares/métodos , Esteroides/administração & dosagem , Ultrassonografia de Intervenção/métodos , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Doença de De Quervain/diagnóstico por imagem , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Dor/tratamento farmacológico , Medição da Dor , Estudos Retrospectivos , Tenossinovite/diagnóstico por imagemRESUMO
BACKGROUND/AIMS: This study aimed to investigate treatment patterns and medication adherence of glaucoma. It also identified key factors associated with non-adherence. METHODS: It was a cross-sectional, observational study. Patients who use eye-drops for ≤2â years were recruited at 15 eye clinics from March to November 2013. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires and medical chart review. Medication adherence was evaluated using patients' self-report on pill count and defined as patients' administering drug for ≥80% of prescribed days. Medication adherence rate was calculated by dividing actual number of administration from total prescribed number of administration for 7â days. Patients whose self-reported prescription was different from total daily doses of physicians' prescription were considered as non-adherent. RESULTS: A total of 1050 patients included, and medication adherence rate was evaluated in 1046 patients whose verification of adherence was available. Of the total, 27.4% were non-adherent, and the medication adherence rates of the total, the adherent, and the non-adherent were 90.6±17.8%, 96.8±5.5% and 56.6±24.7%, respectively. The most commonly used medication was prostaglandin (PGA) alone and the second was combination of two-class (ß-blocker and carbonic anhydrase inhibitor (CAI)) and three-class combination of PGA, ß-blocker and CAI followed. In multivariate analysis, the risk of non-adherence was 1.466 times greater in males than in females (95% CI 1.106 to 1.943) and 1.328-fold greater as the daily number of administration was increased (95% CI 1.186 to 1.487). CONCLUSION: Approximately, one-third of the patients were non-adherent, and males and increased daily number of administration were associated with non-adherence. It highlights that more systematic treatment strategies should be considered for better medication adherence, leading to effective glaucoma management.
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Anti-Hipertensivos/uso terapêutico , Glaucoma/tratamento farmacológico , Pressão Intraocular/efeitos dos fármacos , Adesão à Medicação/estatística & dados numéricos , Idoso , Estudos Transversais , Monitoramento de Medicamentos/métodos , Feminino , Glaucoma/epidemiologia , Glaucoma/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Incidência , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , República da Coreia/epidemiologia , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
When vitrectomy is performed in eyes that have undergone glaucoma surgery, the site of sclerotomy often overlaps with the previous glaucoma operation site. It can lead to serious complications such as postoperative hypotony, leakage, and/or infection. Our technique involves modification of surgeon's position and two sclerotomy sites 45° away from the original position, with an infusion cannula inserted infranasally to avoid damage to the glaucoma drainage implant or filtering bleb. The modified approach was applied to seven eyes with various indications. Vitrectomy was successfully completed, and there were no sclerotomy site complications, leakage, or hypotony in any case. Good intraocular pressure control was maintained throughout the postoperative course in all cases.
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Implantes para Drenagem de Glaucoma , Glaucoma/cirurgia , Vitrectomia/métodos , Adulto , Vesícula , Feminino , Glaucoma/complicações , Humanos , Pressão Intraocular , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/etiologia , Esclera , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
PURPOSE: To determine the agreement among glaucoma experts and general ophthalmologists regarding detection of glaucomatous structural changes using a new automated matched alternation flicker (AMAF) method with fundus photographs (FPs) of undilated eyes. METHODS: Sixty-six pairs of FPs of normal tension glaucoma patients were collected. FPs were taken at intervals of more than 12 months. Alternating flicker images were created using a new AMAF application. In a blinded manner, two glaucoma experts and two general ophthalmologists compared the presence of glaucomatous structural changes using either the AMAF method or the side-by-side comparison method. The interobserver and intraobserver agreements were compared using the Bland and Altman plot analysis. RESULTS: The glaucoma experts detected more glaucoma progression using the AMAF method (average, 50.7%) compared with the side-by-side method (average, 32.5%). General ophthalmologists detected more glaucomatous progression with the AMAF method (average, 40.9%) than with the side-by-side method (average, 25.0%). The AMAF method showed fair to substantial interreader agreement (k = 0.511-0.724) and fair to perfect intrareader agreement (k = 0.631-0.943). Interreader and intrareader agreements using the AMAF method were better for the glaucoma experts compared with the general ophthalmologists. CONCLUSIONS: The AMAF method showed more changes in FPs than the classical side-by-side comparison method. Regarding inter- and intrareader agreements, agreement for the glaucoma experts was best using the AMAF method, but for the general ophthalmologists agreement was best using the side-by-side comparison method.
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Técnicas de Diagnóstico Oftalmológico , Glaucoma de Baixa Tensão/diagnóstico , Disco Óptico/patologia , Fotografação/métodos , Retina/patologia , Adulto , Idoso , Progressão da Doença , Feminino , Seguimentos , Fundo de Olho , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Curva ROC , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
PURPOSE: To investigate whether corneal thickness parameters measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT), such as central corneal thickness (CCT), central corneal stromal thickness (CCST), and central corneal epithelial thickness (CCET), influence the intraocular pressure (IOP) difference measured by Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) and non-contact tonometry (NCT). METHODS: In total, 50 eyes from 50 subjects without glaucomatous defects were included in this retrospective, cross-sectional study. We measured IOP using GAT and NCT and calculated the difference between the two methods. CCT was measured by a Cirrus HD-OCT device using anterior segment imaging. The basement membrane of the epithelium, which was seen as a high-reflection line in the OCT image, was taken as a reference line to measure CCST and CCET. RESULTS: The mean IOP measured by GAT and NCT was 16.7 ± 3.0 and 18.1 ± 3.8 mmHg, respectively. The mean IOP difference was 1.5 ± 1.7 mmHg, and the IOP measured by NCT was 8.4% ± 11.3% higher than that measured by GAT. The CCET and CCST were 57.9 ± 5.6 and 501.7 ± 33.8 µm, respectively. CCT showed a positive correlation with both GAT IOP (r = 0.648, P < 0.001) and NCT IOP (r = 0.676, P < 0.001). Although CCST showed a significant correlation with GAT IOP and NCT IOP, CCET did not. The difference between GAT IOP and NCT IOP increased with CCT (r = 0.333, P = 0.018), and CCET was positively correlated with the IOP difference between GAT and NCT (r = 0.435, P = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS: IOP increased with greater CCT, and CCST seemed to have a more important role than CCET. CCET also increased with greater CCT, and this may be a possible explanation for the increasing difference in IOP between GAT and NCT with increasing CCT.
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Paquimetria Corneana/instrumentação , Pressão Intraocular , Tonometria Ocular/instrumentação , Adulto , Idoso , Epitélio Corneano/anatomia & histologia , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Tomografia de Coerência Óptica , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) observer variability to detect ectopic insertion of the pectoralis minor tendon (EIPMT) and to investigate changes in the rotator interval in patients with EIPMT using MRI. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 507 shoulder MRIs (male:female = 259:248; mean age, 55.4 years) were classified into 1) normal type insertion of the pectoralis minor tendon, 2) complete type EIPMT, and 3) partial type EIPMT independently by two radiologists. Inter-observer agreement was calculated using the kappa coefficient. Thickness of the fibrotic scar tissue in the subcoracoid triangle and humeral side axillary recess was measured. MRIs were reviewed by consensus with regard to the grade of fibrotic scar tissue proliferation in the rotator interval. Comparisons were made between normal and EIPMT and between partial and complete type EIPMT. RESULTS: The incidence of EIPMT was 13.4% (complete type, 7.7%; partial type, 5.7%). Inter-observer agreement was substantial (κ = 0.775). Fibrotic scar tissue in the subcoracoid triangle was thicker, and the grade of fibrotic scar tissue proliferation in the rotator interval was higher in the EIPMT group than those in the control group. No significant difference was observed in the thickness of humeral side axillary recess. The thicknesses of fibrotic scar tissue in the subcoracoid triangle and humeral side axillary recess as well as the grade of fibrotic scar tissue in the rotator interval were not significantly different between complete and partial type EIPMT. CONCLUSION: MRI enabled detection of EIPMT with substantial observer agreement. Patients with EIPMT show a high tendency for fibrotic scar tissue proliferation in the rotator interval.
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Manguito Rotador/diagnóstico por imagem , Tendões/diagnóstico por imagem , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Radiografia , Manguito Rotador/patologia , Ombro/diagnóstico por imagem , Ombro/patologia , Tendões/patologia , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: To investigate the relationship between ocular geometric factors, including temporal disc margin to fovea distance (DFD) measured by optic disc stereophotography (ODP) and central visual field (VF) defect, in normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) patients. METHODS: This retrospective, single-center, cross-sectional study included 88 eyes of 88 NTG patients with mild VF defects (MD > -6.0 dB). NTG patients were divided into two groups according to VF tests: central VF-invading and central VF-sparing groups. Optic nerve head (ONH) parameters including disc dimensions, peripapillary atrophy (PPA), and DFD were obtained by ODP, and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness was measured by Stratus optical coherence tomography (OCT). RESULTS: In the invading group, DFD was shorter (3.642 ± 0.401 mm) than in the sparing group (3.877 ± 0.278 mm; p = 0.002). The sparing group had more vertically oval ONH (p = 0.023) and wider temporal PPA width (p = 0.031). The RNFL thickness in the invading group was thinner in the temporal and inferior quadrants, but thicker in the superior quadrant than that of the sparing group. In a multiple linear regression analysis, DFD was the only geometric factor associated with degree of central VF involvement (p = 0.002). DFD was positively correlated with temporal RNFL thickness in the sparing group (r = 0.484, p < 0.001) but not in the invading group (r = -0.080, p = 0.631). CONCLUSIONS: Eyes with a shorter DFD should be monitored carefully because central VF involvement appears to be related to shorter DFD in NTG patients with mild VF defects.
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Fóvea Central/patologia , Glaucoma de Baixa Tensão/diagnóstico , Disco Óptico/patologia , Transtornos da Visão/diagnóstico , Campos Visuais , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Gonioscopia , Humanos , Pressão Intraocular , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fibras Nervosas/patologia , Fotografação/métodos , Células Ganglionares da Retina/patologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Tomografia de Coerência Óptica , Tonometria Ocular , Acuidade VisualRESUMO
PURPOSE: To compare optic nerve head (ONH) parameters obtained by semi-automated disc analysis of stereo optic-disc photography (ODP) with those by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) regarding their reproducibility, agreement and relationship with the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this cross-sectional retrospective study, 91 eyes (50 normal and 41 with open angle glaucoma) from 47 patients were examined. ONH parameters were obtained by ODP and SD-OCT. Agreement and reproducibility were assessed by intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs). Inter-device agreement and precision were also evaluated. The structural factors related to the ONH measurements by both instruments and the disparity between the measurements were evaluated by the generalized estimating equation model. RESULTS: ODP showed good intra-reader and inter-reader reproducibility, comparable to that of SD-OCT (ICC: >0.970). Disc area (DA) (ICC: 0.950) showed better inter-device agreement than rim area (RA) (ICC: 0.859). RNFL thickness was correlated with RA, but not with DA, for both devices. SD-OCT RA showed significant correlation with RNFL thickness in both the normal and glaucoma groups, whereas ODP RA correlated with RNFL only in the glaucoma group. The measurement disparity between the devices was influenced by the DA in both groups. The inter-device difference in RA was not correlated with RA, but instead with the RNFL thickness in the glaucoma group. CONCLUSION: ONH parameters obtained by semi-automated algorithms of ODP showed excellent reproducibility and good agreement with those measured by SD-OCT. SD-OCT RA was a better indicator of RNFL thickness, compared with ODP RA for both normal patients and glaucoma patients; however, the inter-device disparity of the RA was less in glaucoma patients who had a thinner RNFL.
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Algoritmos , Glaucoma de Ângulo Aberto/patologia , Glaucoma de Baixa Tensão/patologia , Disco Óptico/patologia , Fotografação/métodos , Tomografia de Coerência Óptica/métodos , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Estudos Retrospectivos , Tomografia de Coerência Óptica/normasRESUMO
The conventional management of pancreatoenteric fistulas and pancreatic abscess with aggressive surgery or percutaneous drainage catheter placement are associated with increased surgery-related morbidity and mortality, and a longer hospitalization. We report here a case of successful closing pancreatoduodenal fistula, which remained open after the percutaneous catheter drainage of pancreatic abscess, by using vascular coil embolization and fibrin glue injection. This procedure is a less invasive, more effective and better tolerated strategy for the management of pancreatoenteric fistula in a selected group of high risk patients and needs further investigation.
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: To compare event-based methods for estimating the incidence of glaucoma progression using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and automated perimetry and to assess agreement between structural and functional tests for detecting glaucoma progression. METHODS: Functional progression of glaucoma was estimated by guided progression analysis (GPA) using a Humphrey field analyzer (HFA), and structural progression was assessed by OCT and defined as the decrease in retinal nerve fiber layer thickness based on test-retest variability data of previous reports on clock-hour and quadrant maps. The level of agreement between structural and functional progression was evaluated using kappa statistics. RESULTS: Fifty eyes of 50 patients with open-angle glaucoma were enrolled in this retrospective study. The incidence of visual field progression estimated by GPA was 18%. The occurrence of structural progression assessed by OCT ranged from 18 to 68%. The more stringent OCT progression criterion using a quadrant map showed the best agreement with HFA GPA (ĸ = 0.423) and detected perimetric progression with high specificity, while the less stringent OCT criterion considering any clock hour showed the lowest agreement with functional progression (ĸ = 0.098). CONCLUSION: OCT progression criteria based on test-retest variability showed moderate agreement with perimetric progression, and more stringent criteria showed better agreement with functional progression than less stringent ones.
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Medicina Baseada em Evidências/métodos , Glaucoma de Ângulo Aberto/diagnóstico , Tomografia de Coerência Óptica/métodos , Testes de Campo Visual/métodos , Campos Visuais , Adulto , Idoso , Progressão da Doença , Feminino , Seguimentos , Glaucoma de Ângulo Aberto/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Pressão Intraocular , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Disco Óptico/patologia , Curva ROC , Células Ganglionares da Retina/patologia , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Grape seed extract (GSE) is a potent antioxidant. We examined the effect of GSE on oxidative stress-induced cell death in a transformed retinal ganglion cell line, RGC-5. METHODS: Staurosporine-differentiated RGC-5 (ssdRGC-5) cells obtained by treating RGC-5 cells with 1 µM staurosporine were incubated with GSE for 2 h and then exposed to buthionine sulfoximine plus glutamate (B/G) for 24 h. Cell death was detected using the LIVE/DEAD viability assay and the type of cell death was evaluated using fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated Annexin-V/propidium iodide staining. To investigate the mechanism underlying cell death, we determined the caspase-3 activity and level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation. RESULTS: Treatment of ssdRGC-5 cells with B/G increased intracellular ROS and induced apoptosis (not necrosis) with increasing caspase-3 activity. GSE rescued the ssdRGC-5 cells from oxidative stress-induced cell death by inhibiting both intracellular ROS production and caspase-3 activation. CONCLUSION: GSE had a neuroprotective effect against oxidative stress-induced apoptotic death in ssdRGC-5 cells.
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Antioxidantes/farmacologia , Morte Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Extrato de Sementes de Uva/farmacologia , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Células Ganglionares da Retina/patologia , Caspase 3/efeitos dos fármacos , Caspase 3/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular , Meios de Cultura , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Fluorometria , Humanos , Líquido Intracelular/metabolismo , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Células Ganglionares da Retina/efeitos dos fármacos , Estaurosporina/farmacologiaRESUMO
PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between central visual field (VF) defects and ocular pulse amplitude (OPA) in early normal-tension glaucoma (NTG). PATIENTS AND METHODS: This retrospective study included 100 eyes of 100 subjects: 54 NTG patients whose mean deviations were better than -7.00 dB and 46 normal subjects. OPA was measured by dynamic contour tonometry. NTG patients were divided into 2 subgroups according to VF tests: the central VF-invading and the central VF-sparing groups. Ocular parameters including OPA, intraocular pressure (IOP), and indices of VF tests were analyzed in glaucoma patients and normal subjects. RESULTS: There was no difference in the OPA between the NTG and normal groups. However, IOP and OPA of the central VF-invading group (14.4 ± 2.87 and 2.9 ± 0.78 mm Hg) were higher than those of the central VF-sparing group (12.7 ± 2.52 and 2.0 ± 0.80 mm Hg; P = 0.025 and P < 0.001, respectively). OPA, but not IOP, showed a positive correlation with the VF test indices that represented central field defects (r = 0.494, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Increased OPA was related to more centrally located VF defects in NTG patients with mild VF defects.