ObjectiveTo systematically evaluate the clinical effect and safety of robotic inguinal hernia repair (robotic surgery).MethodsThe control studies on robotic surgery in treatment of inguinal hernia were searched in the English databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase) and Chinese databases (CNKI, Wanfang, VIP). The search time was from the establishment of the database to December 2020. After screening the literatures according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the Jadad scale was used to evaluate the literature quality of randomized controlled studies, the Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS) was used to evaluate the literature quality of the retrospective studies, and the RevMan5.3 software was used for meta-analysis.ResultsTwelve relevant articles with a total sample size of 7 661 cases that met the criteria were included in this study, including 1 746 cases of robotic inguinal hernia repair (robotic surgery), 4 361 cases of open inguinal hernia repair (open surgery), and 1 554 cases of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (laparoscopic surgery). The surgery time of the robotic surgery was longer than that of the traditional (including open and laparoscopic) surgery (P<0.01), open surgery (P<0.01) or laparoscopic surgery (P<0.01); The hospitalization cost of the robotic surgery was higher than that of traditional surgery (P<0.01) and open surgery (P<0.01). However, the readmission rate of the robotic surgery was lower than that of the traditional surgery (P<0.01) and open surgery (P<0.01). There were no significant differences in the other indicators between the robotic surgery and open surgery or laparoscopic surgery (P>0.05).ConclusionRobotic inguinal hernia repair is safe and feasible, which provides us a new way to treat inguinal hernia.
ObjectiveTo assess the effectiveness of lateral ligament reconstruction with autogenous partial peroneus longus tendon for chronic lateral ankle instability.MethodsBetween September 2014 and November 2018, 32 patients (32 sides) with chronic lateral ankle instability were treated with lateral ankle ligament reconstruction by using autogenous anterior half of the peroneus longus tendon. There were 25 males and 7 females, with an average age of 28.5 years (range, 20-51 years). The disease duration was 6-41 months (mean, 8.9 months). The preoperative Karlsson-Peterson ankle score was 53.7±9.7. The talar tilt angle was (14.9±3.7)°, and the anterior talar translation was (8.2±2.8) mm. Six patients combined with osteochondral lesion of talus and 4 patients combined with bony impingement.ResultsAll incisions healed by first intention postoperatively. All patients were followed up 12-53 months (mean, 22.7 months). At last follow-up, the Karlsson-Peterson ankle score was 85.2±9.6; the talar tilt angle was (4.3±1.4)°; the anterior talar translation was (3.5±1.1) mm. There were significant differences in all indexes between pre- and post-operation (P<0.05). Seventeen patients were very satisfied with the results, 10 patients were satisfied, 4 patients were normal, and 1 patient was unsatisfied. After operation, the ankle sprain occurred in 7 cases, the tenderness around the compression screws at calcaneus in 5 cases, the anterolateral pain of ankle joint over 6 months in 4 cases. No patient had discomfort around the reciepient sites. At last follow-up, the ultrasonography examination showed that there was no significant difference in the density and diameter between bilateral peroneus longus tendons in 12 cases.ConclusionFor chronic lateral ankle instability, the lateral ankle ligament reconstruction with the autogenous partial peroneus longus tendon is a safe and effective surgical option.
Objective To investigate the dietary patterns of rural residents in the high-incidence areas of esophageal cancer (EC), and to explore the clustering and influencing factors of risk factors associated with high-incidence characteristics. Methods A special structured questionnaire was applied to conduct a face-to-face survey on the dietary patterns of rural residents in Yanting county of Sichuan Province from July to August 2021. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to analyze the influencing factors of risk factor clustering for EC. Results There were 838 valid questionnaires in this study. A total of 90.8% of rural residents used clean water such as tap water. In the past one year, the people who ate fruits and vegetables, soybean products, onions and garlic in high frequency accounted for 69.5%, 32.8% and 74.5%, respectively; the people who ate kimchi, pickled vegetables, sauerkraut, barbecue, hot food and mildew food in low frequency accounted for 59.2%, 79.6%, 68.2%, 90.3%, 80.9% and 90.3%, respectively. The clustering of risk factors for EC was found in 73.3% of residents, and the aggregation of two risk factors was the most common mode (28.2%), among which tumor history and preserved food was the main clustering pattern (4.6%). The logistic regression model revealed that the gender, age, marital status and occupation were independent influencing factors for the risk factors clustering of EC (P<0.05). Conclusion A majority of rural residents in high-incidence areas of EC in Yanting county have good eating habits, but the clustering of some risk factors is still at a high level. Gender, age, marital status, and occupation are influencing factors of the risk factors clustering of EC.