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Latent liver stages termed hypnozoites cause relapsing Plasmodium vivax malaria infection and represent a major obstacle in the goal of malaria elimination. Hypnozoites are clinically undetectable, and presently, there are no biomarkers of this persistent parasite reservoir in the human liver. Here, we have identified parasite and human proteins associated with extracellular vesicles (EVs) secreted from in vivo infections exclusively containing hypnozoites. We used P. vivax-infected human liver-chimeric (huHEP) FRG KO mice treated with the schizonticidal experimental drug MMV048 as hypnozoite infection model. Immunofluorescence-based quantification of P. vivax liver forms showed that MMV048 removed schizonts from chimeric mice livers. Proteomic analysis of EVs derived from FRG huHEP mice showed that human EV cargo from infected FRG huHEP mice contain inflammation markers associated with active schizont replication and identified 66 P. vivax proteins. To identify hypnozoite-specific proteins associated with EVs, we mined the proteome data from MMV048-treated mice and performed an analysis involving intragroup and intergroup comparisons across all experimental conditions followed by a peptide compatibility analysis with predicted spectra to warrant robust identification. Only one protein fulfilled this stringent top-down selection, a putative filamin domain-containing protein. This study sets the stage to unveil biological features of human liver infections and identify biomarkers of hypnozoite infection associated with EVs.Giant condyloma acuminatum (GCA) is a rare disease characterized by cauliflower-like tumors in the genital area, with a peculiar smell, bleeding, and local infection. Its occurrence is related to a variety of risk factors, such as human papillomavirus infection, immune deficiency, poor sanitary conditions, multiple sexual partners, and chronic genital infection. Surgical resection is still the preferred treatment for the disease. This paper reports that a patient with GCA complicated by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and persistent thrombocytopenia who could not be treated surgically was treated with modified photodynamic therapy (M-PDT) in our outpatient department. After several treatments, the pain, odor, and secretion on the surface of the wart were significantly reduced, although the size of the wart was not significantly improved. Unfortunately, the patient died subsequently due to the aggravation of SLE. However, clinical treatment with M-PDT may be used as a palliative treatment when similar patients are encountered.

By analysing the largest collection of Corynebacterium glucuronolyticum (C. glucuronolyticum) isolates from a single centre thus far, we aimed to appraise a potential causal link between an infrequently isolated species and the urethritis syndrome in men.

A total of 1055 Caucasian male individuals with or without urethritis syndrome were included in this single-centre case-control study. Group-wise comparisons were pursued by analysing sociodemographic, behavioural and microbiological specificities between the two groups. C. glucuronolyticum isolates from urethral specimens were identified using the analytical profile index biotyping system (API Coryne) and additionally confirmed by MALDI-TOF mass-spectrometry, with subsequent determination of their antimicrobial sensitivity profiles. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05 (two-tailed).

C. glucuronolyticum was isolated in 5.08% of study participants with urethritis syndrome and 3.60% of those without it (p = 0.303). In the urethritis group, the species was more frequently found as a sole isolate (p = 0.041) and after prior infection with Chlamydia trachomatis (p = 0.025). The most frequent presentation of urethritis included a clear discharge in small or moderate amounts, without any pathognomonic findings. The resistance rates were 62.22% for clindamycin, 42.22% for tetracycline and 26.67% for ciprofloxacin.

Our study provides major insights on the relevance of urethral C. glucuronolyticum in non-gonococcal urethritis, with significant implications for further aetiological research and management approaches.

Our study provides major insights on the relevance of urethral C. glucuronolyticum in non-gonococcal urethritis, with significant implications for further aetiological research and management approaches.

Postoperative pain control remains challenging in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). This study aimed to investigate the relative efficacy of different regional anesthesia interventions for VATS using a Network Meta analysis (NMA).

A literature search was conducted for NMA using Pubmed, The Cochrane Library, Embase, and the Web of Science databases to identify all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared the analgesic effects of different regional analgesia techniques from inception to February 2022. The primary outcome was opioid consumption during the first 24h postoperatively. The secondary outcomes were morphine consumption at 48h postoperatively, pain intensity, postoperative nausea and vomiting, and hospital length of stay. Pain scores at two different intervals from different regional analgesia techniques were measured and investigated in this NMA.

A total of 38 RCTs (2224 patients) were included. Two studies compared three arm interventions of intercostal ns can be beneficial. However, our findings can only provide objective evidence. Clinicians should choose the treatment course based on the individual patient's condition and clinical situation.

In regional anaesthesia, TPVB is a better option than other analgesic methods, and its combination with other methods can be beneficial. However, our findings can only provide objective evidence. Clinicians should choose the treatment course based on the individual patient's condition and clinical situation.

Increased life expectancy and improved perioperative management have resulted in increased utilization of hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among elderly patients. However, individualized model for predicting the surgical safety and efficacy is lacking. The present study aimed to develop a safety and efficacy-associated risk calculator for HCC in the elderly after resection (SEARCHER).

From an international multicenter database, elderly patients who underwent curative-intent hepatectomy for HCC were stratified by patient age 65-69 years, 70-74 years, 75-79 years, and ≥80 years. Short- and long-term outcomes among the 4 groups were compared. Univariate and multivariate analyses of risk factors of postoperative major morbidity, cancer-specific survival (CSS) and overall survival (OS) were performed in the training cohort. A nomogram-based online calculator was then constructed and validated in the validation cohort.

With increasing age, the risk of postoperative major morbidity and worse OS i in the elderly. The proposed SEARCHER model demonstrated good performance to individually predict safety and efficacy of hepatectomy in elderly patients with HCC.

This study aimed to retrospectively compare the short- and long-term outcomes of robotic- and laparoscopic-assisted right hemicolectomies.

Patients who underwent right hemicolectomy with either robotic (46 patients) or laparoscopic (186 patients) surgery between January 2016 and December 2018 were analyzed retrospectively using propensity score matching (PSM).

After matching, the robotic group included 45 patients (out of 46) and the laparoscopic group included 100 patients (out of 186). CDK2-IN-73 nmr Compared to the laparoscopic group, the robotic group had shorter median times to first flatus (2 vs. 4 days; p<0.01) and a liquid diet (4 vs. 5 days; p<0.01) and shorter median postoperative hospital stays (7 vs. 8 days; p<0.01). There were no significant differences in other short-term or oncological outcomes between the two groups. The 3-year overall survival and disease-free survival rates were equivalent.

Robotic-assisted right hemicolectomy had the advantages of a quick recovery of bowel functions and an earlier postoperative discharge and was non-inferior to laparoscopic-assisted right hemicolectomy in all other outcomes.

Robotic-assisted right hemicolectomy had the advantages of a quick recovery of bowel functions and an earlier postoperative discharge and was non-inferior to laparoscopic-assisted right hemicolectomy in all other outcomes.

Long-term outcomes of cholecystectomy are largely unknown though it is a common procedure in general surgery. We aimed to investigate the long-term mortality rate and incidence of intestinal obstruction after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

This systematic review and meta-analysis was reported according to the PRISMA 2020 and AMSTAR guidelines. A protocol was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42020178906). The databases PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane CENTRAL were last searched on February 9, 2022 for original studies on long-term complications with n>40 and follow-up ≥ 6 months. Outcomes were long-term mortality and incidence of intestinal obstruction, and meta-analyses were conducted. Risk of bias was assessed with Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and Cochrane "Risk of bias"-tool according to study design.

We included 41 studies that reported long-term follow-up on 1,000,534 patients. Of these, 38 studies reported on mortality (514,242 patients) that ranged from 0 to 32%. Meta-analysis estimated a long-term mortality rate of 2.0% (95% CI 1.7-2.3%) after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Five studies including 486,292 patients reported on intestinal obstruction that ranged from 0 to 6%. Meta-analysis estimated a long-term rate of intestinal obstruction of 1.3% (95% CI 0.8-1.8%).

Long-term mortality after laparoscopic cholecystectomy was 2%. The incidence of long-term intestinal obstruction after laparoscopic cholecystectomy was 1.3%.

Long-term mortality after laparoscopic cholecystectomy was 2%. The incidence of long-term intestinal obstruction after laparoscopic cholecystectomy was 1.3%.

Tumor micronecrosis is a less investigated pathological feature of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study was aimed at evaluating the value of micronecrosis for guiding adjuvant transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) in HCC management.

We retrospectively reviewed the data of patients with HCC who underwent curative liver resection in our center from 2014 to 2018. The patients were divided into micronecrosis (+) and micronecrosis (-) groups. In each group, overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were compared between patients who underwent adjuvant TACE and those who did not. Propensity score matching (PSM) was conducted at a ratio of 11 to control selection bias. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine independent prognostic factors. Mass cytometry was applied to compare the immunological status of HCCs between the two groups.

A total of 897 patients were included, with 417 and 480 patients in the micronecrosis (+) and micronecrosis (-) groups, respectppressive status of HCC patients with micronecrosis may explain the effectiveness of adjuvant TACE in such scinario.

For HCC patients with micronecrosis, adjuvant TACE after curative resection could improve the prognosis, while its survival benefits were limited in HCC patients without micronecrosis. TACE should be selectively performed in patients with micronecrosis, especially those with an Nscore = 2. The immunosuppressive status of HCC patients with micronecrosis may explain the effectiveness of adjuvant TACE in such scinario.