简介：Theaimofthisstudyistoreportandanalyzethefactorsrelatedwithearlieroccurrenceofsiliconeoil(SO)emulsificationinpatientsunderwentparsplanavitrectomyandSOinjectioninourhospital.WeretrospectivelyreviewedconsecutivecaseseriesundergonebothSOinjectionandremovalinourhospital,and182oneswereeligible.Possiblerelatedindependentfactorsincluded:maculastatus(on/off),concomitantphacoemulsificationwiththesurgeryofSOtamponading,concomitantstatusofproliferativevitreoretinopathy,combinedsurgeryofretinotomy,timetohaveemulsification(<6mo/≥6moafterprimarySOinjection),routeofSOinjection(anterior/posterior),lensstatus(aphakic/pseudophakic/phakic),anesthesia(local/general),brandsandtypeofSO,with/withoutepiscleralcryotherapy,with/withouthypertension,with/withoutdiabetes,with/withoutintraoperativeuseoftriamcinoloneacetonide.ThestudyrevealedthatbrandandtypeofSOwasthesignificantfactorrelatedwithearlieremulsificationofSO.Furtherstudywaswarrantedtofindouttheunderlyingcauses.

简介：Sex-specificdifferencesintheepidemiologyandpathophysiologyofcoronaryarterydiseaseandischemicheartdiseasearenowwellrecognized.Womenwithanginamoreoftenhavenonobstructivecoronaryarterydisease(NOCAD)comparedwithmen.Thispatientpopulationcarriesasignificantriskoffuturecardiovasculareventsthatisnotcommonlyappreciated,oftenleadingtodelayeddiagnosisandtreatment.WhilecoronarymicrovasculardysfunctionplaysacentralroleinthepathophysiologyofNOCADinwomen,othermechanismsofmyocardialischemiaarenowrecognized.RiskfactorssuchashypertensionandobesitydisparatelyaffectwomenandarelikelytoaccountforasignificantproportionofNOCADinthecomingyears.VascularinflammationisanimportantpathophysiologicpathwayinNOCADandisapotentialtherapeutictarget.CoronaryCTangiographyprovidesacomprehensiveassessmentofcoronaryanatomyandplaquemorphologyandisareasonablescreeningtestofchoiceforNOCAD.

简介：AIM:Toidentifyriskfactorsassociatedwithpost-cataractsurgeryendophthalmitis(PCE)intype2diabeticpatients.METHODS:Ahospital-basedretrospectivecase-controlstudywasconductedon194type2diabeticpatientsundergoingcataractsurgeryinRajavithiHospitalfromJanuary2007toDecember2015.FifteenpatientswithPCEwereincludedasthecasegroupand179patientswithoutPCEwereincludedasthecontrolgroup.PotentialfactorsassociatedwithPCEamongbothgroupsincludingdemographics,pre-operativecharacteristics,surgicalsettingsandcomplications,werestatisticallyanalyzedusingChi-squaretestingandalogisticregressionmodel.RESULTS:Withinthecasegroup,53%werefemalesandthemedianagewas68y.Univariateanalysisofpre-operativecharacteristics,surgicalsettingsandcomplicationsrevealedthatrecentpre-operativefastingplasmaglucose,insulintherapy,presenceofdiabeticretinopathy,andseverenon-proliferativeorproliferativediabeticretinopathyweresignificantlyassociatedwithPCE.Inamultivariateanalysisadjustingforbloodglucoselevel,insulintreatmentwastheonlysignificantfactorassociatedwithanincreasedriskofPCE(OR3.9,95%CI1.0-15.0,P=0.04)comparedtopatientswithoutinsulintreatment.Themostcommoncausativeorganismsweregram-positivebacteria(89%).Staphylococcusspeciesrepresentedthemostcommongroup(67%).Medianbestcorrectedvisualacuityat1-monthand3-monthfollow-upwasequalat0.7logMAR(20/100).CONCLUSION:Theauthorsidentifyinsulintreatmentastheonlyriskfactorassociatedwithendophthalmitisaftercataractsurgeryintype2diabeticpatients.Furtherstudieswithserumlevelsofpre-operativeglycatedhemoglobin(HbA1c)andpost-operativefastingplasmaglucoselevelareessentialtotrulydemonstratetheroleofperi-operativeglycemicmarkersasariskfactorforPCE.

简介：Objective:ThepurposesofthisstudyweretoidentifyriskfactorsforcervicallymphnodemetastasisandtoexaminetheassociationbetweenBRAFV600Estatusandclinicalfeaturesinpapillarythyroidmicrocarcinoma(PTMC).Methods:Atotalof1,587patientswithPTMC,treatedinTianjinMedicalUniversityCancerInstituteandHospitalfromJanuary2011toMarch2013,underwentretrospectiveanalysis.Wereviewedandanalyzedfactorsincludingclinicalresults,pathologyrecords,ultrasoundresults,andBRAFV600Estatus.Results:Multivariatelogisticregressionanalysesdemonstratedthatgender(male)[oddsratio(OR)=1.845,P=0.000],age(<45years)(OR=1.606,P=0.000),tumorsize(>6mm)(OR=2.137,P=0.000),bilateralism(OR=2.011,P=0.000)andextrathyroidalextension(OR=1.555,P=0.001)servedasindependentpredictorsofcentrallymphnodemetastasis(CLNM).Moreover,CLNM(OR=29.354,P=0.000)servedasanindependentpredictoroflaterallymphnodemetastasis(LLNM).Amongpatientswithasolitaryprimarytumor,thosewithtumorlocationinthelowerthirdofthethyroidlobeortheisthmusweremorelikelytoexperienceCLNM(P<0.05).UnivariateanalysesindicatedthatCLNM,LLNM,extrathyroidalextension,andmultifocalitywerenotsignificantlyassociatedwithBRAFV600Emutation.Conclusions:ThepresentstudysuggestedthatprophylacticneckdissectionofthecentralcompartmentshouldbeconsideredinpatientswithPTMC,particularlyinmenwithtumorsizegreaterthan6mm,agelessthan45years,extrathyroidalextension,andtumorbilaterality.AmongpatientswithPTMC,BRAFV600Emutationisnotsignificantlyassociatedwithprognosticfactors.ForabetterunderstandingofsurgicalmanagementofPTMCandtheriskfactors,werecommendmulticenterresearchandlong-termfollow-up.