TY - THES A1 - Zipper, Catharina Tabea T1 - Validierungsstudie des „SUBsON“ - Narbenhernien-Operationsmodell zur offenen retromuskulären Netzimplantation mit Präparation des Fatty-Triangles T1 - Incisional hernia repair in a high‑fidelity silicone model “SUBsON” for open retro‑muscular mesh implantation with preparation of the fatty triangle: a validation study N2 - Die Narbenhernie stellt eine häufige Komplikation nach Laparotomien dar. Die Therapie der Narbenhernie erfolgt mittels chirurgischer Netzimplantation. Dieses Verfahren erfordert detaillierte anatomische Kenntnisse. Dem ethischen Imperativ folgend, wurde ein kosten-effizientes Modell entwickelt, welches den humanen Situs imitiert und an dem sich eine retromuskuläre Netzimplantation durchführen lässt. Das High-Fidelity-Modell besteht zum Hauptteil aus 2-Komponenten-Silikon. Das Modell wurde entwickelt und im Rahmen dieser Studie validiert. Zur Ermittlung der Testpersonenanzahl wurde die Methodik des sequentiellen Dreieckstests genutzt. Nachdem 6 Anfänger (PJ-Studierende) und 6 Könner (Fachärzte für Viszeralchirurgie) jeweils ein Modell operiert hatten, wurde die Kontent-, die Konstrukt- und die Kriterienvalidität untersucht. Anschließend wurde das Modell und die Operationsdurchführung mit drei Methoden untersucht. Zum einen füllten die Teilnehmenden einen Fragebogen bezüglich der Realitätsnahe des Modells direkt nach der Operation aus. Außerdem bewerteten drei verblindete Bewerter die Operationen anhand des Competency assessment tool (CAT), welcher eine modifizierte Version des Fragebogens nach Miskovic darstellt, nach den folgenden Subskalen: „Instrumentengebrauch“, „Umgang mit dem Gewebe“, „Mängel und Fehler“, „Qualität des Endprodukts“. Zuletzt wurden die operierten Modelle bezüglicher der „Endergebnisse“ autopsiert und bewertet. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass am SUBsON-Modell eine Narbenhernienoperation mit Netzimplantation authentisch durchgeführt werden kann. Die Testpersonen bewerteten das Modell als realitätsnah. Die Reliabilität war in allen Kategorien gut bis exzellent. Die Könner waren in allen Subskalen des CATs den Anfängern überlegen. Bei Betrachtung der Kriterienvalidität zeigte sich ein paradoxer Effekt: Bei der Präparation des Fatty Triangles erbrachten die Anfänger eine signifikant (p< 0,05) höhere Leistung als die Könner. Mögliche Erklärungen dafür sind mannigfaltig. Die Leistungsunterschiede zwischen Anfängern und Könnern bestätigen die Konstruktvalidität von Modell und Fragebogen sowie die Realitätsnähe des Modells. In dieser Studie konnten Defizite vor allem unter Könnern bezüglich anatomischer Kenntnisse bei der Präparation des Fatty Triangles aufgezeigt werden. Das Modell kann zukünftig genutzt werden, um die Netzimplantation und die Präparation des Fatty Triangles zu üben als auch um die chirurgischen Leistungen zu evaluieren. N2 - Incisional hernia is a common complication after laparotomy. Therapy is carried out by means of surgical mesh repair. This requires detailed anatomic knowledge. The literature also explains the proper preparation of the fatty triangle as challenging. Following the ethical imperative, a cost-efficient model for open median retromuscular mesh repair resembling the human body was developed, including the main anatomical structures related to the procedure. Based on two-component silicone a high-fidelity model on open retromuscular mesh repair was created and validated in a subsequent study. Sample size for validation of the model was determined by a sequential triangular test approach. After performing the operation on the model by six beginners (medical students) and six experts (surgeons), the content, construct und criterion validity was investigated. The study consisted of three different evaluation methods. Firstly, the participants evaluated in a questionnaire how realistic they perceived the model and its compounds to be. Secondly, three blinded-raters assessed the operations using a modified version of the Competency assessment tool (CAT) developed by Miskovic for the criteria: “instrument use”, “tissue handling”, “near misses and errors”, and “end-product quality”. Finally, the operated models were autopsied and rated regarding “final results”. The results show that the model authentically mimicked an open median retromuscular mesh repair. Participants considered the procedure to be realistic. Statistical reliability ranged from good to excellent in all categories. Construct-validity was confirmed with experts significantly outperforming beginners in all categories of the CAT. Criterion-validity revealed a paradox effect: beginners performed significantly better than experts (p < 0.05) when preparing the fatty triangle. Possible explanations for this are manifold. Performance differences between beginners and experts confirm construct-validity and thereby the realism of the model. This study also revealed deficits in anatomical comprehension of the fatty triangle preparation especially among experts and presents a model on which the mesh implantation and preparation of the fatty triangle can be practiced and evaluated. KW - Narbenhernie KW - Validierung KW - Konstruktvalidität KW - Simulation KW - Hernie KW - Fatty Triangle KW - incisional hernia KW - Sublay Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-219649 ER - TY - THES A1 - Borst, Peter T1 - Praktische Aspekte der perioperativen Überbrückung einer oralen Antikoagulation (Bridging) in der Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie T1 - Practial aspects of perioperative bridging oral anticoagulation in general- and visceral surgery N2 - Die Anzahl von Patienten mit einer dauerhaften oralen Antikoagulation sowie einer elektiven Operation steigt kontinuierlich. Meist erfolgt die perioperative Umstellung auf ein niedermolekulares Heparin, das sogenannte Bridging. Bisher gibt es keine evidenzbasierte Leitlinie. In der aktuellen Literatur zeigt sich, dass das perioperative Bridging das Risiko einer postoperativen Blutung erhöht. Ziel der Studie war es, das Blutungsrisiko beim Bridging und die Leitlinienadhärenz bei viszeralchirurgischen Eingriffen zu untersuchen. Es handelt sich um eine retrospektive, monozentrische Studie. Die Patientenselektion erfolgte mit dem Krankenhausinformationssystem für den Zeitraum 01. Januar 2011 bis 31. Dezember 2014. Eingeschlossen wurden Patienten mit einer dauerhaften oralen Antikoagulation, verfügbaren Patientenakte und einem elektiven operativen Eingriff. Ausschlusskriterien waren Notfalleingriffe, bariatrische Eingriffe und Gefäßoperationen. Erfasst wurden Komorbiditäten, die perioperative Dosierung und Pausierung des Bridging sowie postoperative Komplikationen. Insgesamt konnten 263 Fälle ausgewertet werden, wobei in 58 Fällen postoperative Blutungen auftraten (22,1%; 30 subkutane Hämatome, 17 lokale Blutungen, 5 Hämaskos, 3 peranale Blutungen, 3 Sonstige), in 68 Fällen erfolgten Transfusionen (26%) und in 40 Fällen Revisionsoperationen (15%). Das Risiko für Blutungen war erhöht beim Bridging in einer therapeutischen Dosierung (2x1mg/kgEnoxaparin;N=51/189,27%) im Vergleich zur halb- therapeutischen (1x1mg/kg; N=3/26, 12%) und prophylaktischen Dosierung (1x40mg; N=4/49, 8%; P=0,007). Thromboembolische Ereignisse traten bei 2 Patienten auf (0,8%; Apoplex, Lungenembolie). Eine falsche Risikobewertung führte bei 28 Patienten (11%) zu einem nicht indizierten therapeutischen Bridging, wobei hier 7 Blutungen auftraten. Darüber hinaus war die perioperative Pausierung des Bridging bei der Mehrzahl der Fälle zu kurz. Die präoperative Pausierung korrelierte mit dem Risiko für Bluttransfusionen (P=0,028). Die Leitlinie wurde bei 96% der Patienten nicht befolgt. Patienten mit einem Bridging in einer therapeutischen Dosierung unterliegen einem hohen Risiko für postoperative schwere Blutungskomplikationen. In der Praxis wird die Indikation zum Bridging oftmals nicht ausreichend differenziert und die perioperative Pausierung nicht eingehalten. Die Indikation zum perioperativen Bridging muss mit Hilfe einer individuellen präoperativen Risikostratifizierung für das perioperative Blutungs- und Thromboembolierisiko gestellt werden. N2 - Increasing numbers of patients receiving oral anticoagulants are undergoing elective surgery. Bridging therapy is commonly thought to reduce the risk of postoperative bleeding and thromboembolic events. Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) is frequently applied as bridging therapy during perioperative interruption of anticoagulation. The aim of this study was to explore the postoperative risk of bleeding and thromboembolic complications of patients receiving surgery under bridging anticoagulation. We performed a monocentric retrospective study over the period 2011-2014 using the clinical data system. Inclusion criteria were elective surgery, oral anticoagulation and full available patient records. Exclusion criteria emergency surgery, bariatric surgery and vascular surgery. Acquired data were comorbidity, perioperative enoxaparin dosage and pause., postoperative bleeding and thromboembolic events. The statistical analysis was performed with IBM SPSS Statistics 22. The sample of the study consisted of 263 patients. Postoperative overall bleeding events occurred in 58 patients (22,1%), postoperative need of blood cell transfusion in 68 patients (26%) and revision surgery in 40 patients (15%). Patients undergoing bridging in full therapeutic dosage enoxaparin (2x1mg/kg; n=51/189, 27%) had a higher risk for postoperative bleeding compared to half therapeutic dosage (1x1mg/kg; n=3/26, 12%) and prophylactic dosages of enoxaparin (1x40mg/kg; n=4/49, 8%; P=0,007). Thromboembolic events occurred only in two patients (0,8%; Stroke, Pulmonary Embolism). Bridging by clinical protocol (n=11/263; 4%) led to an overall bleeding risk of 45,5% (n=5/11), whereas not following protocol (n=252/263; 96%) resulted in 21% (n=53/252; P=0,056). Perioperative bridging anticoagulation, especially full-therapeutic dose LMWH, markedly increases the risk of postoperative bleeding complications in general and visceral surgery. Surgeons should carefully consider the practice of routine bridging. KW - bridging KW - Bridging KW - orale Antikoagulation KW - Viszeralchirurgie KW - postoperative Blutung Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-221024 ER - TY - THES A1 - Schrägle, Sina T1 - Klinische Präsentation, Prognosefaktoren und Therapie des Nebenschilddrüsenkarzinoms im Rahmen einer internationalen multizentrischen Registerstudie (NEKAR-Studie) T1 - Clinical Presentation, Treatment, and Outcome of Parathyroid Carcinoma: Results of the NEKAR Retrospective International Multicenter Study N2 - Das Nebenschilddrüsenkarzinom ist eine sehr seltene Erkrankung mit einem hohen krankheitsspezifischen Überleben. Die vorliegende Studie ist mit 83 Patienten die bisher größte multizentrische Studie zu dieser seltenen Tumorerkrankung in Deutschland. Aufgrund der Seltenheit der Erkrankung finden sich bislang keine prospektiven Studien zum Nebenschilddrüsenkarzinom, sodass sich die bisherigen Handlungs- und Therapieempfehlungen auf retrospektive Studien, Reviews sowie auf Erfahrungen aus Einzelfallberichten beziehen. Ziel dieser Arbeit war die Evaluation von diagnostischen Mitteln, Krankheitsverlauf und prognostischen Faktoren sowie die Gegenüberstellung der Erfolgsaussichten verschiedener Therapieverfahren des Nebenschilddrüsenkarzinoms. N2 - PC is an orphan malignancy for which diagnostic workup and treatment is not established. In this retrospective cohort study, we describe the clinical presentation and workup of parathyroid carcinoma (PC) and determine its clinical prognostic parameters. Primary outcome was recurrence free survival. KW - Nebenschilddrüse KW - Parathyreoidektomie KW - Hyperparathyreoidismus KW - Nebenschilddrüsenkarzinom KW - NEKAR-Studie Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-218618 ER - TY - THES A1 - Geiselmann, David T1 - Prävalenz von Hydatiden als Begleitpathologie bei Maldescensus testis : Eine retrospektive Datenanalyse der operativen Eingriffe der kinderchirurgischen Abteilung der Universitätsklinik Würzburg im Zeitraum von 2010 bis einschließlich 2015 T1 - Coincidence of hydatid of Morgagni and undescended testis N2 - Im Rahmen einer retrospektiven Datenanalyse über einen Zeitraum von 6 Jahren wurde an Hand von 814 operierten Hoden die Koinzidenz eines Maldescensus testis mit einer Morgagni-Hydatide untersucht. Dabei ergab sich eine Hydatidengesamtprävalenz bei erfolgter Hodenhülleneröffnung nicht-deszendierter Hoden von 62,66 %. Zusätzlich konnten wir eine Korrelation zwischen Patientenalter und Größenausprägung der Hydatiden feststellen. Entsprechend der Studienergebnisse kann die Vermutung geäußert werden, dass von einer Größenwachstumsdynamik der Hydatiden – am ehesten unter Hormoneinfluss – in Bezug zum Patientenalter ausgegangen werden kann. N2 - As part of a retrospective data analysis over a period of 6 years, the coincidence of undescended testis and hydatid of Morgagni (appendix testis) was examined on the basis of 814 operated testes. The overall prevalence of hydatids after opening of the testicular envelope of undescended testes was 62.66%. In addition, we were able to establish a correlation between patient age and the hydatid size. According to the results of the study, the size of the hydatid-with growth most likely to be influenced by hormones-can be assumed to be associated with the patient's age. KW - Maldescensus testis KW - Hydatide KW - Cryptorchidism Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-234714 ER - TY - THES A1 - Metzler, David T1 - Appendizitis im Kindesalter - eine retrospektive Analyse T1 - Appendicitis in childhood - a retrospective analysis N2 - Die akute Appendizitis stellt die häufigste Ursache des akuten Abdomens jenseits des Säuglings- und Kleinkindalters dar. Gerade aufgrund der erschwerten Diagnostik und des häufig foudroyanten Verlaufes bei jüngeren Kindern sind eine frühzeitige Diagnosestellung und adäquate Therapie dieser Erkrankung von unermesslichem Wert. Diese retrospektive Studie befasst sich mit Kindern und Jugendlichen unter 18 Jahren, die im Zeitraum vom 01.05.2008 bis 31.05.2013 in der Abteilung für Kinderchirurgie des Universitätsklinikums Würzburg appendektomiert und postoperativ betreut wurden. Simultaneingriffe, wie z.B. Appendektomie bei Malrotation, wurden hierbei ausgeschlossen. Ziel der vorliegenden Dissertation war es unter anderem, das präoperative Management bezüglich der Diagnostik einer Appendizitis darzustellen und zu beurteilen. Hierbei wurde auch die Bedeutung der Leukozytenzahl sowie des C-reaktiven Proteins untersucht. Ein weiterer Fokus lag darauf, die intraoperative Einschätzung des makroskopischen Befundes durch den Operateur dem jeweiligen histopathologischen Befund gegenüberzustellen. Darüber hinaus wurde das Patientengut hinsichtlich des Verteilungsmusters von Alter und Geschlecht beleuchtet und der Frage nachgegangen, ob es einen möglichen Zusammenhang zwischen dem Auftreten einer Appendizitis und der jeweiligen Jahreszeit bzw. Wetterlage gibt. Abschließend lag ein Schwerpunkt der Arbeit darauf, den Stellenwert der laparoskopischen Appendektomie bei Kindern am UKW zu ermitteln und mögliche Vorteile dieses minimalinvasiven Operationsverfahrens gegenüber der konventionellen Appendektomie zu untersuchen. Die Einordnung und Diskussion der Ergebnisse erfolgte anhand der aktuellen Literatur beziehungsweise Studienlage. N2 - Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdomen beyond infancy and early childhood. Difficulties in diagnosing this disease in combination with an often fulminant course in smaller children emphasize the importance of early diagnosis and adequate therapy. This retrospective study investigates children and adolescents below 18 years of age who have undergone appendectomy and postoperative treatment in the Department for Child Surgery of the University Hospital of Würzburg between 01 May 2008 and 31 May 2013. Patients who received additional surgical interventions (e.g. for malrotation) were excluded. One of the goals of this thesis was to analyze the preoperative management regarding the diagnostics of appendicitis. We focused on the significance of leukocyte count and c-reactive protein. In addition, we compared the intraoperative surgical assessment of the macroscopic findings with the histopathologic results. The distribution of age and sex was analyzed as well as possible correlations between appendicitis and seasons or appendicitis and weather conditions. The final point was to assess the importance of laparoscopic technique for appendectomy in children in the University Hospital of Würzburg and to find possible advantages over a conventional open approach appendectomy. Classification and discussion of the results were performed based on the current state of literature or rather study situation. KW - Blinddarmentzündung KW - Appendizitis KW - Wurmfortsatzentzündung KW - Appendizitis KW - appendicitis KW - Kindesalter KW - childhood KW - retrospektiv KW - retrospective Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-238136 ER - TY - THES A1 - Ungeheuer, Laura T1 - Postoperative Blutungskomplikationen bei Patienten mit oraler Antikoagulation in der Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie: - eine Fall-Kontrollstudie T1 - Postoperative bleeding complications in patients with oral anticoagulation in general and visceral surgery: - a case-control study N2 - Ziel der Studie war es, das postoperative Blutungsrisiko von Patienten im Rahmen einer elektiven Operation zu untersuchen die aufgrund einer oralen Antikoagulation die überbrückende Therapie (Bridging) mit niedermolekularem Heparin erhielten. Eine monozentrische, retrospektive Fall-Kontrollstudie (n = 526 Patienten) wurde durchgeführt, um die Inzidenz schwerer und leichter postoperativer Blutungen sowie thromboembolischer Ereignisse, die Verweildauer und die Mortalität im Krankenhaus zu ermitteln. In den Ergebnissen konnte eine erhöhte postoperative Inzidenz von schweren (8% vs. 1%; p <0,001) und leichten (14% vs. 5%; p <0,001) Blutungsereignissen festgestellt werden. Thromboembolische Ereignisse waren in beiden Gruppen selten (1% vs. 2%; p = 0,45). Es kam zu keiner erhöhten Mortalität (1,5% vs. 1,9%). Als unabhängige Risikofaktoren für schwere postoperative Blutungen konnten die volle therapeutische Dosis von LMWH, Niereninsuffizienz und das eingriffsspezifische Blutungsrisiko bestimmt werden. Unter Berücksichtigung der Ergebnisse dieser Studie sollte die routinemäßige Bridgingtherapie in der allgemeinen und viszeralen Chirurgie sorgfältig abgewogen werden. N2 - The aim of the study was to investigate the postoperative bleeding risk of patients undergoing elective surgery when low molecular heparin was applied due to bridging therapy of oral anticoagulants. A monocentric retrospective two-arm matched cohort study (n=526 patients) was performed working out the incidence of major and minor postoperative bleeding as well as thromboembolic events, length of stay, and in-hospital mortality. In the results an increased postoperative incidence of major (8% vs. 1%; p < 0.001) and minor (14% vs. 5%; p < 0.001) bleeding events could be detected. Thromboembolic events were equally rare in both groups (1% vs. 2%; p = 0.45). On mortality no effect could be observed (1.5% vs. 1.9%). Furthermore, independent risk factors of major postoperative bleeding were full-therapeutic dose of LMWH, renal insufficiency, and the procedure-specific bleeding risk. Taking the above into account, routine bridging should be carefully considered in general and visceral surgery. KW - Bridging KW - Viszeralchirurgie KW - orale Antikoagulation KW - postoperative Blutung Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-238255 ER - TY - THES A1 - Günster, Simone Andrea T1 - Validierung eines klinischen Data Warehouses: Einsatz und Möglichkeiten in der Viszeralchirurgie T1 - Validation of a clinical data warehouse: potential applications in visceral surgery N2 - Einleitung: In Zeiten des digitalen Fortschritts und wachsender Speicherkapazitäten wird es möglich, immer größere Datenmengen zu verarbeiten. Gleichzeitig besteht der Wunsch, aus diesen Daten neue Informationen im Sinne des „Information retrieval“ zu gewinnen. PaDaWaN ist ein parametrisierbares Data Warehouse Framework zur effizienten Abfrage und Auswertung homogener und heterogener Datenbestände, das 2011 an der Universität Würzburg entwickelt wurde. Methoden: Zur Validierung des Data Warehouses in der Viszeralchirurgie wurden die automatisiert generierten Daten aus PaDaWaN mit den manuell erhobenen Registerdaten des EuraHS Registers verglichen. Eingeschlossen wurden Patienten mit der Diagnose einer inzisionalen oder primär ventralen Hernie (n=510). Hierfür wurden Informationen zu Diagnosen, Operationen und die intraoperativ verwendeten Materialien aus strukturierten und unstrukturierten Datenquellen des CIS ausgelesen. Das Maß der Übereinstimmung wurde mittels Cohens Kappa-Koeffizienten berechnet (IBM SPSS Statistics 24). Ergebnisse: Im Rahmen der Studie konnten Diskrepanzen zwischen strukturierten Datenquellen (ICD-10 Codes, OPS Codes) und unstrukturierten Datenquallen (Arztbriefe, Operationsberichte) aufgedeckt werden. Unstimmigkeiten in der ICD-10 Klassifikation für primär ventrale und inzisionale Hernien führten zu einer deutlichen Unterschätzung der inzisionalen umbilikalen Hernien. Sehr gute Übereinstimmungen wurden in den Kategorien Netzimplantation in IPOM-Technik, Underlay- und Sublay-Position erreicht. Faktoren, die die Konkordanz der Datensätze beeinflussten, waren: Erfassung von Vordiagnosen, Voroperationen, mangelndes Erkennen von Negierungen und die Verwendung mehrerer Netze während einer Operation. Klassifikationen wie die "Dietz-Klassifikation" konnten automatisch erkannt und in ihre Bestandteile zerlegt werden. Fazit: Durch die Etablierung von Data Warehousing als Plattform für die klinische Forschung können Daten in Zukunft schneller strukturiert und generiert werden. Durch die dynamische tägliche automatisierte Datenaktualisierung kann das klinische Personal Behandlungskonzepte und Ergebnisse schneller validieren und bewerten. Darüber hinaus können Empfehlungen für zukünftige medizinische Dokumentation gegeben werden, um die Informationsextraktion von PaDaWaN zu verbessern. Die Ergebnisse dieser Studie zeigen deutliche Diskrepanzen zwischen strukturierten und unstrukturierten Datenquellen. Vorhandene Register und Daten des CIS können zukünftig im Sinne einer internen Validierung verifiziert und damit manuelle Dokumentationsfehler nachhaltig aufgedeckt werden. N2 - Introduction: Since technology is advancing and storage capacities are growing, it is possible to process larger amounts of data. Meanwhile, there is the desire to generate useful knowledge from this aggregated data, which is not found explicitly or cannot be identified at once in the data. PaDaWaN is a parameterizable data warehouse framework for an efficient query and evaluation of homogeneous as well as heterogeneous data sets, which was developed at the University of Würzburg in 2011. Methods: To validate the data warehouse in visceral surgery, automatically generated data from PaDaWaN was compared with manually collected registry data from the EuraHS registry. Patients with a diagnosis of incisional or primary ventral hernia (n=510) were included. For this purpose, information on diagnoses, operations and the materials used intraoperatively were extracted from structured and unstructured data sources of the CIS. Concordance between the information obtained from the different data sources (regarding the exactly same patients) was calculated using the kappa coefficient (IBM SPSS Statistics 24). Results: Applying these methods, discrepancies between ICD-10 codes and medical reports were found. Relying on ICD-10 codes resulted in a marked underestimation of incisional umbilical hernias due to inconsistencies in the ICD 10 classification for primary ventral and incisional hernias. Very good concordance was achieved in the categories mesh implantation in IPOM technique, underlay and sublay position. Factors that influenced the concordance of the data sets were: Recording of prediagnoses, preoperations, inability to recognize negations, and the use of multiple meshes in the same procedure. Classifications such as the “Dietz classification” could be automatically recognized and separated into their components. Conclusion: By establishing Data Warehousing as a clinical research platform, data can be structured and generated faster in the future. The dynamic daily automated data update enables clinical staff to validate and evaluate treatment concepts and results more easily. Furthermore, recommendations for future medical reports can be given in order to improve information extraction of Data Warehousing. The results also show that depending on the intention of data collection, there is a great discrepancy between data regarding the very same patient. Existing registers and data of the CIS can be verified in the sense of an internal validation and thus manual documentation errors can be detected sustainably. KW - datawarehousing KW - hernia KW - surgery KW - PaDaWaN KW - Registerdaten KW - Hernienchirurgie KW - Data Warehouse KW - ICD-10 Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-246743 ER - TY - THES A1 - Braun, Charlotte T1 - Postoperative Ergebnisse von intrahepatischen Cholangiozellulären Karzinomen nach operativer Resektion am Universitätsklinikum Würzburg. Eine retrospektive Analyse von 2003-2015 T1 - Postoperative results of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma after surgical resection at the University Hospital Würzburg A retrospective analysis from 2003 - 2015 N2 - Bei ICCC (intrahepatischen cholangiozellulären Karzinomen) handelt es sich um eine seltene Erkrankung der Gallenwege. Die Erkrankung schreitet langsam voran und verläuft lange Zeit asymptomatisch oder verursacht nur unspezifische Symptome, sodass sich die meisten Patienten bei Diagnosestellung bereits in einem fortgeschrittenen, nicht-resezierbaren Tumorstadium befinden. Im Rahmen dieser retrospektiven Arbeit wurden Einflussfaktoren auf das Überleben und die Entwicklung eines Tumorrezidivs von Patienten untersucht, die aufgrund eines ICCC kurativ leberreseziert wurden. Hierbei wurden 42 Patienten eingeschlossen, die zwischen 2003 und 2015 am Universitätsklinikum Würzburg operiert wurden. Die Datenauswertung lieferte die Erkenntnis, dass sowohl das Vorhandensein multifokal lokalisierter ICCC als auch ein erhöhtes Lebensalter (60 Jahre und älter) zum Zeitpunkt der Operation mit einem geringeren perioperativen und langfristigen Überleben der Patienten assoziiert sind. Außerdem sind diese beiden Faktoren mit der Entstehung eines Tumorrezidivs, was die Überlebenszeit verkürzt, assoziiert. Hingegen konnte bei Auftreten von postoperativen Komplikationen und dem Vorhandensein einer höhergradigen ASA-Klassifikation (ASA III und ASA IV) eine Assoziation mit einem geringeren perioperativen nicht aber mit einem reduzierten langfristigen Überleben gezeigt werden. N2 - ICCC (intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma) is a rare disease of the biliary tract. The disease progresses slowly and is asymptomatic for a long time or causes only unspecific symptoms, so that most patients are already in an advanced, unresectable tumor stage. In the context of this retrospective study, factors influencing the survival and development of tumor recurrence in patients who were curatively liver resected due to ICCC were investigated. This included 42 patients who were operated between 2003 and 2015 at the Würzburg University Hospital. The data analysis revealed that both the presence of multifocal localized ICCC and an increased age (60 years and older) at the time of surgery are associated with lower perioperative and long-term survival of the patients. In addition, these two factors are associated with the development of tumor recurrence, which shortens survival time. On the other hand, postoperative complications and the existence of a higher-grade ASA classification (ASA III and ASA IV) are associated with a lower perioperative but not reduced long-term survival. KW - Cholangiocarcinoma KW - cholangiozellulär KW - intrahepatisch KW - Gallengangskarzinom KW - intrahepatic Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-242535 ER - TY - THES A1 - Kolodzeiski, Laura T1 - Kann "Frailty" die Genesung nach Aortenchirurgie besser abschätzen als das Patientenalter? - eine retrospektive Patientenanalyse nach endovaskulärer und offener Versorgung abdomineller Aortenaneurysmen T1 - Can “Frailty” predict the recovery after aortic surgery better than the patient's age? - a retrospective patient analysis after endovascular and open treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms N2 - Die Entscheidung für oder gegen eine elektive Versorgung abdomineller Aortenaneurysmen wird häufig anhand des Patientenalters getroffen. In dieser Arbeit soll untersucht werden ob sich die Frailty besser eignet als das alleinige Patientenalter um das postoperative Outcome abzuschätzen. N2 - The decision for or against elective treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms is often made on the basis of the patient's age. The aim of this thesis is to investigate whether frailty is more suitable than the patient's age alone to estimate the postoperative outcome. KW - Aortenaneurysma KW - Frailty KW - Gebrechlichkeit KW - aortic aneurysm Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-245528 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lauruschkat, Chris D. A1 - Etter, Sonja A1 - Schnack, Elisabeth A1 - Ebel, Frank A1 - Schäuble, Sascha A1 - Page, Lukas A1 - Rümens, Dana A1 - Dragan, Mariola A1 - Schlegel, Nicolas A1 - Panagiotou, Gianni A1 - Kniemeyer, Olaf A1 - Brakhage, Axel A. A1 - Einsele, Hermann A1 - Wurster, Sebastian A1 - Loeffler, Juergen T1 - Chronic occupational mold exposure drives expansion of Aspergillus-reactive type 1 and type 2 T-helper cell responses JF - Journal of Fungi N2 - Occupational mold exposure can lead to Aspergillus-associated allergic diseases including asthma and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Elevated IL-17 levels or disbalanced T-helper (Th) cell expansion were previously linked to Aspergillus-associated allergic diseases, whereas alterations to the Th cell repertoire in healthy occupationally exposed subjects are scarcely studied. Therefore, we employed functional immunoassays to compare Th cell responses to A. fumigatus antigens in organic farmers, a cohort frequently exposed to environmental molds, and non-occupationally exposed controls. Organic farmers harbored significantly higher A. fumigatus-specific Th-cell frequencies than controls, with comparable expansion of Th1- and Th2-cell frequencies but only slightly elevated Th17-cell frequencies. Accordingly, Aspergillus antigen-induced Th1 and Th2 cytokine levels were strongly elevated, whereas induction of IL-17A was minimal. Additionally, increased levels of some innate immune cell-derived cytokines were found in samples from organic farmers. Antigen-induced cytokine release combined with Aspergillus-specific Th-cell frequencies resulted in high classification accuracy between organic farmers and controls. Aspf22, CatB, and CipC elicited the strongest differences in Th1 and Th2 responses between the two cohorts, suggesting these antigens as potential candidates for future bio-effect monitoring approaches. Overall, we found that occupationally exposed agricultural workers display a largely balanced co-expansion of Th1 and Th2 immunity with only minor changes in Th17 responses. KW - mold exposure KW - immunoassay KW - biomarker KW - Aspergillus KW - cytokines KW - inflammation KW - adaptive immunity KW - hypersensitivity Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-245202 SN - 2309-608X VL - 7 IS - 9 ER - TY - THES A1 - Matthes, Niels T1 - Über die Auswirkung der Toll-like Rezeptor 7- und Toll-like Rezeptor 8-Expression auf das Tumorwachstum und die Chemotherapieresistenz in humanen Pankreaskarzinomzellen T1 - About the effect of toll-like receptor 7 and toll-like receptor 8 expression on tumor growth and chemotherapy resistance in human pancreatic cancer cells N2 - Das duktale Adenokarzinom des Pankreas stellt weiterhin trotz aller medizinischen Entwicklungen eine Herausforderung in der Diagnostik und Therapie bei einer nahezu identischen Inzidenz und Mortalität dar. Auch die Genese der Erkrankung ist bis zum heutigen Tag nicht geklärt. Als eine mögliche Ursache wird das inflammatorische Mikromilieu diskutiert, bzgl. dessen Entstehung und Aufrechterhaltung ebenfalls noch Unklarheiten bestehen. Als möglicher Trigger hierfür kommen die endosomalen Toll like-Rezeptoren 7 und 8 in Frage, die sowohl in ihrer Immunfunktion virale RNA-Bestandteile, so genannte pathogen-associated molecular patterns, als auch damage-associated molecular patterns, d.h. RNA-Fragmente von geschädigten oder sterbenden Zellen erkennen können. Durch ihre Stimulation kommt es zu einer Immunantwort. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurde die Auswirkung der Stimulation von TLR 7 und TLR 8 exprimierenden PANC-1-Zellen bzgl. des Wachstumsverhaltens und der Chemosensibilität auf 5-FU untersucht. Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass mit einem spezifischen TLR7 und TLR8-Agonisten (R848) das Wachstum signifikant im Vergleich zu unbehandelten Zellen gesteigert werden konnte. Das dieser Effekt abhängig von der Expression von TLR7 und TLR8 war, konnte dadurch bewiesen werden, dass PANC-1 Zellen ohne die Expression von TLR7 oder TLR8 sowie mittels siRNA-Knockdown für TLR7 oder TLR8 behandelte TLR7- oder TLR8-exprimierende PANC1-Zellen kein gesteigertes Wachstum zeigten. Die Chemosensibilität auf 5-FU in einer LD50-Dosierung war bei den stimulierten Zellen im Vergleich zu den unstimulierten Zellen signifikant reduziert. Auf molekularer Ebene war ein Trend hinsichtlich eines Anstiegs Apoptose-inhibierender, Wachstums-fördernder und Inflammation-aufrechterhaltender Faktoren (IL-6, NF-kB, COX-2) zu erkennen. Zusammenfassend konnte gezeigt werden, dass die Stimulation von Toll like-Rezeptoren 7 und 8 exprimierenden Pankreaskarzinomzellen mit einem weiteren Tumorwachstum sowie einer reduzierten Chemosensibilität sowie daraus resultierenden schlechten Therapieansprechen vergesellschaftet sein können. N2 - Ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas continues to present a challenge in diagnosis and therapy with an almost identical incidence and mortality despite all medical developments. The genesis of the disease has also not been clarified to this day. The inflammatory microenvironment is discussed as a possible cause, but there are still uncertainties regarding its development and maintenance. A possible trigger for this are the endosomal toll-like receptors 7 and 8, which in their immune function recognize viral RNA components, so-called pathogen-associated molecular patterns, and damage-associated molecular patterns, ie RNA fragments of damaged or dying cells. Their stimulation creates an immune response. Within the scope of this work, the effect of the stimulation of TLR 7 and TLR 8 expressing PANC-1 cells with regard to growth behavior and chemosensitivity to 5-FU was investigated. That this effect was dependent on the expression of TLR7 and TLR8 could be proven by the fact that PANC-1 cells without the expression of TLR7 or TLR8 as well as TLR7- or TLR8-expressing PANC-1 cells by means of siRNA knockdown for TLR7 or TLR8 did not showed increased growth. The chemosensitivity to 5-FU in an LD50 dose was significantly reduced in the stimulated PANC-1 cells compared to the unstimulated cells. At the molecular level, there was a trend towards an increase in apoptosis-inhibiting, growth-promoting and inflammation-maintaining factors (IL-6, NF-kB, COX-2). In summary, it could be shown that the stimulation of toll-like receptors 7 and 8 expressing pancreatic carcinoma cells can be associated with further tumor growth and reduced chemosensitivity and the resulting poor therapeutic response. KW - Pankreaskarzinom KW - Toll-like-Rezeptoren KW - Tumorwachstum KW - TLR7 KW - TLR8 KW - Chemotherapieresistenz Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-229349 ER - TY - THES A1 - Salm [geb. Schneider], Jonas T1 - Vergleichende Charakterisierung intestinaler Barriereveränderungen in Gewebeproben und Enteroiden aus Patienten mit chronisch-entzündlichen Darmerkrankungen T1 - Comparing characterization of intestinal epithelial barrier changes in tissue specimens and enteroids of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases N2 - Der Zusammenbruch der intestinalen Epithelbarriere ist ein Schlüsselfaktor in der Pathogenese von Morbus Crohn. Die Mechanismen dahinter sind jedoch noch immer ungeklärt. In dieser Arbeit wurden Enteroide dahingehend untersucht, ob sie als geeignetes In-vitro-Modell zur Analyse, der in Patientenproben beobachteten Veränderungen der intestinalen Epithelbarriere dienen. Zunächst wurden Darmproben aus Patienten mit Morbus Crohn sowie gesunden Patienten gesammelt und Enteroide aus Stammzellen der Intestinalen Krypten einiger Patientenproben generiert. Abschließend wurden die Veränderungen der intestinalen Epithelbarriere auf proteinbiochemischer Ebene in humanen Gewebeproben und Enteroiden vergleichend untersucht und analysiert. Es kam zu tiefgreifenden Veränderungen der Expressionsmuster der analysierten Junktionsproteine in den Patientenproben. Überraschenderweise spiegelten sich diese Änderungen für alle Junktionsproteine bis auf Claudin 1 und E-Cadherin, in den aus schwer entzündetem Gewebe generierten und unstimulierten Enteroiden, wider. Die Arbeit zeigt, dass Enteroide scheinbar einige der Veränderungen der intestinalen Epithelbarriere bei Morbus Crohn auf Proteinebene in vitro beibehalten und widerspiegeln. Auf Grundlage dieses Enteroid-Modells ist es nun möglich, neue Erkenntnisse über die Pathomechanismen des Verlusts der Integrität der intestinalen Epithelbarriere zu erlangen und neue Behandlungsstrategien zu entwickeln. N2 - Loss of Intestinal epithelial barrier is a key factor in the pathogeneses of Crohn’s disease. The underlying mechanisms remain still unknown. In this thesis we tested whether human enteroids generated from isolated intestinal crypts of CD patients serve as an appropriate in vitro model to analyse changes of intestinale epithelial barrier proteins observed in patients’ specimens. For this we collected gut samples from Crohn’s disease and healthy individuals who underwent surgery. Enteroids were then generated from intestinal crypts and analyses of junctional proteins in comparison to full wall samples were performed. We could detect severe changes of intestinal epithelial barrier proteins in human tissue samples. Surprisingly unstimulated enteroids generated from patients with severe inflammation accurately reflect those changes except for claudin 1 and e-cadherin. These data indicates that enteroids maintain some characteristics of intestinal barrier protein changes. Therefore the enteroid in vitro model serves as an appropriate tool to gain further insights into the pathogeneses of inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease. KW - Pathogenese KW - Entzündung KW - chronisch-entzündliche Darmerkrankung KW - Enteroide KW - intestinale Epithelbarriere KW - Schlussleistenkomplex KW - inflammatory bowel disease KW - enteroid KW - terminal bar KW - intestinal epithelial barrier Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-229356 ER - TY - THES A1 - Schollbach, Julia T1 - Korrelation der Expression von Indoleamine-2,3-Dioxygenase (IDO) und Subgruppen von Tumor-infiltrierenden Lymphozyten (TILs) in Adenokarzinomen des Rektums nach neoadjuvanter Radiochemotherapie T1 - Correlation of the expression of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and subgroups of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiation N2 - Hintergrund: Prognoseeinschätzung und Therapieplanung des kolorektalen Karzinoms richten sich nach traditionellen Klassifikationen und Staging-Systemen (TNM). Fraglich bleibt, ob diese die Komplexität der Tumorbiologie erfassen. Immunologische Parameter wie Tumor-infiltrierende Lymphozyten und Enzyme des Tryptophan-Stoffwechsels wie die Indoleamin-2,3-Dioxygenase (IDO) gewinnen zunehmend an Bedeutung. Hinsichtlich der prognostischen Wertigkeit einer IDO1-Expression in Malignomen und vor allem beim kolorektalen Karzinom herrscht Uneinigkeit. In Bezug auf neoadjuvant vorbehandelte Malignome gibt es bislang keine Untersuchungen. Ziel: Ziel der Arbeit war es, die prognostische Rolle einer IDO1-Expression und CD8-T-Zell-Infiltration in Tumorproben von Patienten mit einem lokal fortgeschrittenen Rektumkarzinom nach neoadjuvanter Radiochemotherapie zu evaluieren sowie die Korrelationen mit klinisch-pathologischen Parametern und den Einfluss auf das Überleben zu untersuchen. Material und Methoden: Evaluiert wurde die Expression von IDO1 und CD8 durch immunhistochemische Färbungen in 106 Tumorgewebeproben von Patienten nach neoadjuvanter Radiochemotherapie. Die Immuninfiltration wurde im Stroma, an der Invasionsfront und innerhalb der Tumorzellen betrachtet und mit retrospektiv erhobenen klinisch-pathologischen Parametern korreliert. Ergebnis: Der IDO1-Gesamtscore korrelierte positiv mit dem CD8+-Gesamtscore. Eine hohe IDO1- bzw. CD8-Infiltration stellten sich als unabhängige prognostischer Marker für ein verbessertes rezidivfreies Überleben bzw. Gesamtüberleben dar. Diskussion: Die Studie zeigt, dass die Analyse des lokalen Immunphänotyps ein hilfreiches Instrument sein kann, um Prognosen und Therapieansätze für Patienten mit lokal fortgeschrittenem Rektumkarzinom nach neoadjuvanter Radiochemotherapie besser abschätzen und langfristig an unterschiedlichen Immunprofilen orientieren zu können. N2 - Background: Prognosis and therapy for colorectal cancer are based on traditional classifications and staging systems (TNM). It remains questionable whether these capture the complexity of tumor biology. Immunological parameters such as tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and enzymes of the tryptophan metabolism such as indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) are becoming increasingly important. There is still a disagreement about the prognostic value of IDO1 expression in malignancies. Objectives: In this study, we examined the prognostic role of indoleamine-2,3-Dioxygenase (IDO1) and infiltrating cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CD8+) in locally advanced rectal carcinomas after neoadjuvant chemoradiation. Material and methods: Expression of IDO1 and CD8+ was evaluated through immunohistochemistry in 106 archival tumor tissue samples from patients following neoadjuvant chemoradiation and radical resection. Results: A high IDO1- or CD8+-infiltration presented itself as an independent prognostic marker for an improved recurrence-free survival or overall survival. Conclusion: Analysis of the local CD8+ and IDO1-expression profile may be a helpful tool in predicting prognosis for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer following neoadjuvant chemoradiation. KW - CD8 KW - Rektumkarzinom KW - Tryptophanstoffwechsel KW - Indolamin-2,3-Dioxygenase KW - IDO KW - Indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase KW - CD8-Lymphoyzten KW - kolorektales Karzinom KW - rectal cancer KW - lymphocytes KW - chemoradiation Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-234590 ER - TY - THES A1 - Rohner, Annika T1 - Diskrepanz zwischen Leitlinienempfehlungen und der außerklinischen Versorgungsrealität bei der konservativen Therapie der peripheren arteriellen Verschlusskrankheit im Stadium der Claudicatio intermittens T1 - The conservative therapy of the peripheral artery disease at the stage of intermittent claudication – discrepancy between guideline recommendations and out-clinic reality N2 - In der S3-Leitlinie der deutschen Gesellschaft für Angiologie und der Gesellschaft für Gefäßmedizin zur Diagnostik, Therapie und Nachsorge der peripheren arteriellen Verschlusskrankheit (pAVK) werden konservative Maßnahmen zur Behandlung der pAVK im Stadium der Claudicatio intermittens (CI) als Basistherapie empfohlen. In Studien haben sie sich als effektiv und zumindest gleichwertig zu invasiven Maßnahmen erwiesen. Untersuchungen in der Versorgungsrealität abseits großer Zentren fehlen jedoch. Die durchgeführte Studie hat die Umsetzung, Umsetzbarkeit und Effektivität der konservativen Therapie der pAVK im nicht-urbanen Umfeld untersucht. 83 Patienten wurden aus einem Patientenkollektiv von gesamt 180 Patienten am Klinikum Main-Spessart Lohr mit der Diagnose einer pAVK im Stadium der CI zur Erhebung retrospektiver Daten sowie zur Durchführung einer Befragung ausgewählt. Wir konnten zeigen, dass Empfehlungen aus einer vaskulären Sprechstunde in der Behandlungsrealität oftmals nicht oder nur unvollständig umgesetzt werden. Ein großer Anteil von Patienten mit CI erfährt keine oder nur wenig Besserung ihrer Beschwerden und ersucht z.T. schlussendlich eine Intervention. Bei einem Teil des Patientenkollektivs jedoch führt die Umsetzung der konservativen Therapieempfehlungen zu einer deutlichen Verbesserung der Mobilität und des Schmerzempfindens. Bei diesen Patienten konnte vorerst von einer interventionellen oder operativen Therapie abgesehen werden. Bei der konservativen Therapie der CI im nicht-urbanen Umfeld ergibt sich eine Diskrepanz zwischen den Empfehlungen der Leitlinien und der tatsächlichen Versorgungsrealität. Eine leitlinien-orientierte Behandlung der CI erfordert eine intensivere ambulante Betreuung, eine bessere Schulung von Patienten und nicht spezialisierten Ärzten, eine adäquate Vergütung sowie eine engere Vernetzung der vorhandenen Strukturen. N2 - In the german national guidelines for diagnosis, therapy and the follow-up care of peripheral artery disease (PAD), conservative treatment in the stage of intermittent claudication (IC) is recommended as basis treatment. The conservative treatment has shown to be as effective as invasive methods. However, there is a lack of studies investigating the treatment reality aside of large hospitals. This study evaluated the implementation, feasibility and the effectivity of the conservative treatment of PAD in a non-urban environment. 83 patients were selected from a collective of 180 patients at the Klinikum Main-Spessart Lohr, with a diagnosis of PAD at the stage of IC. Data was collected retrospectively and structured interviews were carried out. We were able to show that the recommendations of a vascular consultation were implemented only incompletely or not at all. A large proportion of patients with IC experienced non or only little improvement of discomfort and eventually underwent surgical intervention. However, for some patients the implementation of conservative treatments led to a considerable improvement of mobility and pain. For these patients it was possible to avoid invasive treatment for the time being. There is a discrepancy between the recommendation of the national guidelines and the outpatient reality concerning the conservative treatment of IC in non-urban environment. The treatment of IC according to guidelines requires a more intensive outpatient care, a better instruction of patients as well as non-specialized physicians, an improved reimbursement and better cross-linking of existing structures. KW - Claudicatio intermittens KW - Periphere arterielle Verschlusskrankheit KW - konservative Therapie KW - Leitlinie KW - leitlinienorientierte Therapie Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-236337 ER - TY - THES A1 - Ellinger, Elisabeth T1 - Einfluss von humanen mesenchymalen Stammzellen und deren extrazellulärer Vesikel auf die Leberzellschädigung und -regeneration nach Ischämie-Reperfusionsschaden im Mausmodell T1 - The effect of mesenchymal stem cells and stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles on liver cell damage and regeneration in a murine hepatic ischemia-reperfusion modell N2 - Der hepatische Ischämie-Reperfusionsschaden stellt ein großes Problem in der Transplantations- und Leberchirurgie dar: Insbesondere durch Fibrose, Steatose oder Entzündungsprozesse vorgeschädigte Organe zeigen eine erhöhte Vulnerabilität für den Reperfusionsschaden. Protektive Effekte einer Therapie mit mesenchymalen Stammzellen konnten bereits in Vorversuchen gezeigt werden. Ein direkter Vergleich mit den morphologisch sehr ähnlichen Fibroblasten wurde bisher nicht durchgeführt. Diese Wirkung scheint nach aktuellem Forschungsstand nicht durch zellgebundene, sondern parakrine Effekte vermittelt zu werden. Eine präemptive Injektion von Extrazellulärvesikel aus dem Überstand von Zellkulturen zeigte ähnliche Effekte wie eine Therapie mit Stammzellen. Das in dieser Arbeit durchgeführte Tierversuchsmodell basiert auf einer chirurgisch induzierten 70% Ischämie der Mausleber mit präemptiver Injektion von mesenchymalen Stammzellen, Fibroblasten, sowie deren jeweilige Extrazellulärvesikel. Eine präemptive Therapie mit mesenchymalen Stammzellen und deren Extrazellulärvesikeln verringerte den Leberzellschaden, gemessen anhand der Serumtransaminasenspiegel und Ausprägung der Nekrosefläche innerhalb Ischämie-exponierter Leberabschnitte, und konnte die Leberzellregeneration durch vermehrte Ausbildung von Lipid-Microdroplets und erhöhte Zellproliferationsraten der Hepatozyten bis in die Spätphase des Ischämie-Reperfusionsschadens beschleunigen. In Tieren mit einer präemptiven Injektion von Fibroblasten und deren Extrazellulärvesikel konnten diese Effekte nicht nachgewiesen werden. Es konnte kein Unterschied zwischen einer Therapie mit mesenchymalen Stammzellen und deren Extrazellulärvesikeln festgestellt werden. N2 - Hepatic ischemia reperfusion damage remains a major obstacle in liver transplantation surgery and liver resection: Especially organs damaged by fibrosis, steatosis or inflammatory processes show an increased vulnerability to reperfusion damage. Protective effects of mesenchymal stem cells have already been reported. A direct comparison with fibroblasts, which show many morphological similarities to mesenchymal stem cells, has not yet been carried out. The protective potential of these cells does not seem to be mediated by cell bound, but paracrine effects. A preemptive injection of extracellular vesicles from the supernatant of cell cultures showed similar effects to an injection of stem cells. The animal model carried out in this work is based on a surgically induced 70% ischemia of the mouse liver with preemptive injection of mesenchymal stem cells, fibroblasts, as well as their extracellular vesicles. Preemptive therapy with mesenchymal stem cells and their extracellular vesicles reduced liver cell damage, as measured by serum transaminase levels and expression of the necrosis area within ischemia-exposed liver sections. It also accelerated liver cell regeneration through increased formation of lipid microdroplets and increased cell proliferation rates of hepatocytes into the late phase of ischemia reperfusion damage. In animals with a preemptive injection of fibroblasts and their extracellular vesicles these effects could not be demonstrated. No difference was found between mesenchymal stem cell therapy and their extracellular vesicles, supporting the hypothesis, that the effects of mesenchymal stem cell injection result from a paracrine effect. KW - Postischämischer Reperfusionsschaden KW - Mesenchymale Stammzellen KW - Hepatischer Ischämie-Reperfusionsschaden KW - Extrazellulärvesikel Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-251468 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fuss, Carmina Teresa A1 - Other, Katharina A1 - Heinze, Britta A1 - Landwehr, Laura-Sophie A1 - Wiegering, Armin A1 - Kalogirou, Charis A1 - Hahner, Stefanie A1 - Fassnacht, Martin T1 - Expression of the chemokine receptor CCR7 in the normal adrenal gland and adrenal tumors and its correlation with clinical outcome in adrenocortical carcinoma JF - Cancers N2 - Background: The chemokine receptor CCR7 is crucial for an intact immune function, but its expression is also associated with clinical outcome in several malignancies. No data exist on the expression of CCR7 in adrenocortical tumors. Methods: CCR7 expression was investigated by qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry in 4 normal adrenal glands, 59 adrenocortical adenomas, and 181 adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) samples. Results: CCR7 is highly expressed in the outer adrenocortical zones and medulla. Aldosterone-producing adenomas showed lower CCR7 protein levels (H-score 1.3 ± 1.0) compared to non-functioning (2.4 ± 0.5) and cortisol-producing adenomas (2.3 ± 0.6), whereas protein expression was variable in ACC (1.8 ± 0.8). In ACC, CCR7 protein expression was significantly higher in lymph node metastases (2.5 ± 0.5) compared to primary tumors (1.8±0.8) or distant metastases (2.0 ± 0.4; p < 0.01). mRNA levels of CCR7 were not significantly different between ACCs, normal adrenals, and adrenocortical adenomas. In contrast to other tumor entities, neither CCR7 protein nor mRNA expression significantly impacted patients' survival. Conclusion: We show that CCR7 is expressed on mRNA and protein level across normal adrenals, benign adrenocortical tumors, as well as ACCs. Given that CCR7 did not influence survival in ACC, it is probably not involved in tumor progression, but it could play a role in adrenocortical homeostasis. KW - CCR7 KW - chemokine receptor KW - adrenocortical carcinoma KW - adrenal tumors Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-250112 SN - 2072-6694 VL - 13 IS - 22 ER - TY - THES A1 - Barthel, Laura T1 - Vierschrittmethode nach Peyton versus „See one, do one“: eine randomisiert-kontrollierte Studie zum Erlernen der Naht von Platzwunden an Lippe und Augenbraue T1 - Comparison of Peyton's four step approach to the teaching method "See one, do one": a randomized controlled trial for the treatment of lip and eyebrow wounds N2 - Einleitung Platzwunden im Gesicht machen nahezu ein Drittel aller Platzwunden in der Notaufnahme aus (Singer et al., 2006). Diese werden zum Großteil nicht von Plastischen Chirurginnen und Chirurgen versorgt (Lee, Cho, et al., 2015), weshalb eine gute Grundausbildung junger Ärztinnen und Ärzte unabdingbar ist. Eine gängige Lehrmethode zur Vermittlung praktischer Fertigkeiten ist der konventionelle Ansatz „see one, do one“, welcher oft als unzureichend bewertet wird (Zahiri et al., 2015). Hingegen sind für die Vierschrittmethode nach Peyton zahlreiche Vorzüge dokumentiert (Herrmann-Werner et al., 2013; Krautter et al., 2015). Anhand eines eigens entwickelten Gesichtsmodells aus Silikon wurden beide Lehrmethoden im Hinblick auf ihren Lernerfolg bezüglich kommunikativer Fähigkeiten und handwerklicher Fertigkeiten, die Verankerung im Langzeitgedächtnis, die Dauer des Eingriffs sowie eine korrekte prozedurale Abfolge beim Versorgen von Gesichtswunden überprüft. Material und Methoden Zum Zeitpunkt der Teilnahme an der Studie befanden sich die Studierenden (n=20 bei einer Power von 0,8) entweder im Praktischen Jahr (11./12. Fachsemester) (n=10) oder im Blockpraktikum (10. Fachsemester) (n=10). Ausschlusskriterium war eine bereits selbstständig durchgeführte ambulante Naht im Gesichtsbereich. Die Kohorte der konventionellen Methode als Kontrollgruppe (KG) und die der Peyton Methode als Experimentalgruppe (EG) wurden mittels Video-Tutorial angeleitet, bevor sie die Naht in Lokalanästhesie am Gesichtsmodell durchführten. Nach 7 Tagen erfolgte die Operation ein zweites Mal ohne Anleitung. Die Operationen wurden gefilmt und durch drei verblindete Bewertende anhand der Skalen „Instrumentengebrauch“, „Umgang mit dem Gewebe“, „Knappe Versäumnisse und Fehler“ sowie „Qualität des Endergebnisses“ des Competency Assessment Tools (CAT) bewertet (1 = Anfänger/in bis 4 = Erfahrene/r), welche wiederum in 12 Items eingeteilt waren (Miskovic et al., 2013). Die Berechnung der Unterschiede bezog handwerkliche Fertigkeiten, die Verankerung im Langzeitgedächtnis, die Kommunikation sowie Unterschiede zwischen den Ausbildungsständen ein. Zusätzlich wurde das Einhalten des korrekten prozeduralen Ablaufes überprüft, sowie die Zeit zur Durchführung gemessen und zwischen den Lehrmethoden verglichen. Zur Validierung des CAT wurde die Reliabilität der Skalen und die Interrater-Reliabilität berechnet. Ergebnisse Sowohl die Reliabilität der Skalen als auch die Interrater-Reliabilität zeigten zufriedenstellende Ergebnisse. Bezüglich der Unterschiede auf Skalenebene zeigte die EG im Vergleich zur KG signifikant bessere Ergebnisse für die Mittelwerte aller vier Skalen (p < 0,05). Diese Ergebnisse bestätigten sich auch bei der Analyse einzelner Items. Bei Betrachtung der Unterschiede zwischen den OP Tagen zeigte sich bei der EG ein signifikanter Zuwachs der Leistung (p < 0,05). Bezüglich der kommunikativen Fähigkeiten berechnete sich für eines der beiden zugehörigen Items eine Überlegenheit der EG (p < 0,05). Bei detaillierter Betrachtung des Ausbildungsstandes ließ sich ein insgesamt besseres Abschneiden der Studierenden im Praktischen Jahr verglichen zu jenen im Blockpraktikum feststellen. Außerdem hielt die Kohorte der EG signifikant häufiger eine korrekte prozedurale Abfolge ein (p < 0,05) und benötigte deskriptiv weniger Zeit zur Durchführung der Prozedur. Fazit Die Peyton-Methode zeigte sich der konventionellen Methode im Hinblick auf das Erlernen einer Gesichtsnaht sowohl in der Qualität als auch in Bezug auf das Durchführen der Schritte in korrekter Reihenfolge überlegen. Zudem gibt es Evidenz, dass die Peyton Methode eine Verankerung des Gelernten im Langzeitgedächtnis fördert und die Durchführungsgeschwindigkeit erhöht. Die Ergebnisse sprechen somit für den Einsatz der Peyton Methode beim Erlernen komplexer chirurgischer Fähigkeiten. Ausblick Zukünftig könnte die feste Integration der Peyton Methode in das Curriculum die ärztliche Ausbildung verbessern. Insbesondere im Hinblick auf nachhaltiges und (Zeit-) effizientes Lernen besteht weiterer Forschungsbedarf. Außerdem wären weitere Untersuchungen zum Erlernen von Kommunikation mittels Vierschrittmethode nach Peyton wünschenswert. N2 - Introduction The incidence of facial laceration approximately is one third of all lacerations treated in Emergency Departments (Singer et al., 2006). The majority of these wounds are not treated by plastic surgeons (Lee, Cho, et al., 2015). Subsequently fundamental training for young doctors is very important. A common teaching method for procedural skills is the traditional „see one, do one“ approach which is regarded rather inefficient (Zahiri et al., 2015). On the other hand many studies have demonstrated benefits of Peyton‘s four step approach (Herrmann-Werner et al., 2013; Krautter et al., 2015). In this study, the two teaching methods were compared. Outcome variables were learning success for communicational and procedural skills, embedment in long-term memory and a correct procedural order in treatment of facial wounds. Furthermore, the time needed to treat the “patient” was measured. Surgery was performed employing a novel silicone face model. Materials and methods At the time of participation, students (n = 20, power 0,8) were either attending the 11th/12th semester (n = 10) or the 10th semester (n = 10). An autonomously performed ambulant surgery of facial wounds was defined as an exclusion criterion for participation. The traditional teaching method served as control group (CG), Peyton’s four step approach as experimental group (EG). Prior to performing the ambulant surgery under local anesthesia using the face model, both groups were instructed by video tutorials. Surgery was repeated 7 days later without any instruction. Every performance was video recorded and evaluated by three blinded raters. The evaluation criteria (scales) using the Competency Assessment Tool (CAT) were: „instrument use“, „tissue handling“, „near misses and errors“ and „end-product quality“, rated from 1 = novice to 4 = proficient (Miskovic et al., 2013). Each scale consisted of three items. Scales’ psychometric quality was investigated by means of descriptives, reliability and interrater reliability. CG and EG were compared regarding procedural and communicational skills, embedment in long-term memory, as well as the time needed for treatment and a correct procedural order. The impact of educational levels was considered as well. Results Reliability of scales as well as interrater reliability showed satisfactory results. Significant differences in mean rating were found in favor of the EG for all four evaluation criteria (p < 0,05). This result was confirmed when analysis was forth carried on item level. The EG improved their procedural as well as communicational skills significantly from day 1 to day 2 (p < 0,05). Stratified by educational level, students attending the 11th/12th semester showed superior performance to those attending the 10th semester. In addition, participants of the EG followed the right procedural order significantly more often than the CG (p < 0,05) and improved regarding the time required for treatment. Conclusion Peyton’s four step approach is superior to the traditional approach in performing a facial suture concerning quality as well as following the correct procedural order. Furthermore, this study shows evidence that Peyton’s four step approach helps embedding the learning success in long-term memory. It may also lead to a faster treatment of patients. Thus Peyton’s four step approach is recommendable for teaching complex surgical skills Perspective Integration of Peyton’s four step approach in the curriculum could improve medical education. Further research is particularly required to scrutinize the effect of Peyton’s four step approach on long-term and (time) efficient learning. Studies investigating the effect of Peyton’s four step approach on learning communicational skills are also considered desirable. KW - Simulation KW - Peyton-Methode KW - Medizinische Lehre KW - Kommunikation KW - Platzwunden KW - Chirurgie Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-225797 ER - TY - THES A1 - Stratmann, Robert Henrik T1 - Ursachen und Therapie duodenaler Obstruktion im Kindesalter am Universitätsklinikum Würzburg – Analyse von Genese, assoziierten Fehlbildungen, Therapie und Outcome T1 - Causes and therapy of duodenal obstruction in children at the university medical centre of Wuerzburg – An analysis of causes, associated malfornations, therapy and outcome N2 - Eine retrospektive Analyse von kindlichen Patienten mit duodenaler Obstruktion, welche zwischen dem 01.01.2005 und dem 30.06.2020 im Universitätsklinikum Würzburg in der Abteilung für Kinderchirurgie operativ behandelt wurden. Analyse von Ursachen, Gestationsalter, Geburtsgewicht, Geburtsmodus, Begleitfehlbildungen, Diagnosestellung, operativer Versorgung und aufgetretener Komplikationen. Duodenale Obstruktion wird meist von duodenalen Atresien und Stenosen verursacht. Es besteht eine Häufung von begleitenden Fehlbildungen wie z.B. einer Trisomie 21, urogenitalen- oder Herzfehlbildungen. Eine Mehrheit der Patienten ist frühgeboren, extreme Unreife ist jedoch selten. Es besteht eine leichte Linksverschiebung des Geburtsgewichtes zur Hypotrophie. Bei korrekter chirurgischer Therapie haben Duodenalatresien und -stenosen eine gute Prognose, welche zumeist von den Begleiterkrankungen limitiert wird. N2 - A retrospective analysis of children with duodenal obstruction treated in the Department of pediatric surgery at the university medical centre Wuerzburg between Jan 1st 2005 and Jun 30st 2020. An analysis of causes, gestational age, weight at birth, way of childbirth, associated malformations, way and time of diagnosis, operative management and complications. Duodenal obstruction in most cases is caused by duodenal aresia or stenosis. Trisomy 21, congenital heart diseases and genitourinary disorders among others can be accompanying malformations. Most patients are born premature. Severe prematurity is rare. The overall prognosis is good and mostly restricted by accompanying diseases. KW - Atresie KW - Duodenalatresie KW - duodenale Obstruktion KW - duodenal atresia KW - duodenal obstruction Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-250552 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lenschow, Christina A1 - Fuss, Carmina Teresa A1 - Kircher, Stefan A1 - Buck, Andreas A1 - Kickuth, Ralph A1 - Reibetanz, Joachim A1 - Wiegering, Armin A1 - Stenzinger, Albrecht A1 - Hübschmann, Daniel A1 - Germer, Christoph Thomas A1 - Fassnacht, Martin A1 - Fröhling, Stefan A1 - Schlegel, Nicolas A1 - Kroiss, Matthias T1 - Case Report: Abdominal Lymph Node Metastases of Parathyroid Carcinoma: Diagnostic Workup, Molecular Diagnosis, and Clinical Management JF - Frontiers in Endocrinology N2 - Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is an orphan malignancy accounting for only ~1% of all cases with primary hyperparathyroidism. The localization of recurrent PC is of critical importance and can be exceedingly difficult to diagnose and sometimes futile when common sites of recurrence in the neck and chest cannot be confirmed. Here, we present the diagnostic workup, molecular analysis and multimodal therapy of a 46-year old woman with the extraordinary manifestation of abdominal lymph node metastases 12 years after primary diagnosis of PC. The patient was referred to our endocrine tumor center in 2016 with the aim to localize the tumor causative of symptomatic biochemical recurrence. In view of the extensive previous workup we decided to perform [18F]FDG-PET-CT. A pathological lymph node in the liver hilus showed slightly increased FDG-uptake and hence was suspected as site of recurrence. Selective venous sampling confirmed increased parathyroid hormone concentration in liver veins. Abdominal lymph node metastasis was resected and histopathological examination confirmed PC. Within four months, the patient experienced biochemical recurrence and based on high tumor mutational burden detected in the surgical specimen by whole exome sequencing the patient received immunotherapy with pembrolizumab that led to a biochemical response. Subsequent to disease progression repeated abdominal lymph node resection was performed in 10/2018, 01/2019 and in 01/2020. Up to now (12/2020) the patient is biochemically free of disease. In conclusion, a multimodal diagnostic approach and therapy in an interdisciplinary setting is needed for patients with rare endocrine tumors. Molecular analyses may inform additional treatment options including checkpoint inhibitors such as pembrolizumab. KW - parathyroid carcinoma KW - abdominal lymph node metastases KW - molecular diagnostics KW - repeated surgery KW - [18F]FDG-PET-CT KW - immune check inhibitor KW - pembrolizumab Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-233362 SN - 1664-2392 VL - 12 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hendricks, Anne A1 - Lenschow, Christina A1 - Kroiss, Matthias A1 - Buck, Andreas A1 - Kickuth, Ralph A1 - Germer, Christoph-Thomas A1 - Schlegel, Nicolas T1 - Evaluation of diagnostic efficacy for localization of parathyroid adenoma in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism undergoing repeat surgery JF - Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery N2 - Purpose Repeat surgery in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) is associated with an increased risk of complications and failure. This stresses the need for optimized strategies to accurately localize a parathyroid adenoma before repeat surgery is performed. However, evidence on the extent of required diagnostics for a structured approach is sparse. Methods A retrospective single-center evaluation of 28 patients with an indication for surgery due to pHPT and previous thyroid or parathyroid surgery was performed. Diagnostic workup, surgical approach, and outcome in terms of complications and successful removement of parathyroid adenoma with biochemical cure were evaluated. Results Neck ultrasound, sestamibi scintigraphy, C11-methionine PET-CT, and selective parathyroid hormone venous sampling, but not MRI imaging, effectively detected the presence of a parathyroid adenoma with high positive predictive values. Biochemical cure was revealed by normalization of calcium and parathormone levels 24-48h after surgery and was achieved in 26/28 patients (92.9%) with an overall low rate of complications. Concordant localization by at least two diagnostic modalities enabled focused surgery with success rates of 100%, whereas inconclusive localization significantly increased the rate of bilateral explorations and significantly reduced the rate of biochemical cure to 80%. Conclusion These findings suggest that two concordant diagnostic modalities are sufficient to accurately localize parathyroid adenoma before repeat surgery for pHPT. In cases of poor localization, extended diagnostic procedures are warranted to enhance surgical success rates. We suggest an algorithm for better orientation when repeat surgery is intended in patients with pHPT. KW - Primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) KW - preoperative localization KW - repeat surgery KW - diagnostics KW - imaging Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-267520 SN - 1435-2451 VL - 406 IS - 5 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Surat, Güzin A1 - Vogel, Ulrich A1 - Wiegering, Armin A1 - Germer, Christoph-Thomas A1 - Lock, Johan Friso T1 - Defining the scope of antimicrobial stewardship interventions on the prescription quality of antibiotics for surgical intra-abdominal infections JF - Antibiotics N2 - Background: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of antimicrobial stewardship interventions on surgical antibiotic prescription behavior in the management of non-elective surgical intra-abdominal infections, focusing on postoperative antibiotic use, including the appropriateness of indications. Methods: A single-center quality improvement study with retrospective evaluation of the impact of antimicrobial stewardship measures on optimizing antibacterial use in intra-abdominal infections requiring emergency surgery was performed. The study was conducted in a tertiary hospital in Germany from January 1, 2016, to January 30, 2020, three years after putting a set of antimicrobial stewardship standards into effect. Results: 767 patients were analyzed (n = 495 in 2016 and 2017, the baseline period; n = 272 in 2018, the antimicrobial stewardship period). The total days of therapy per 100 patient days declined from 47.0 to 42.2 days (p = 0.035). The rate of patients receiving postoperative therapy decreased from 56.8% to 45.2% (p = 0.002), comparing both periods. There was a significant decline in the rate of inappropriate indications (17.4% to 8.1 %, p = 0.015) as well as a significant change from broad-spectrum to narrow-spectrum antibiotic use (28.8% to 6.5%, p ≤ 0.001) for postoperative therapy. The significant decline in antibiotic use did not affect either clinical outcomes or the rate of postoperative wound complications. Conclusions: Postoperative antibiotic use for intra-abdominal infections could be significantly reduced by antimicrobial stewardship interventions. The identification of inappropriate indications remains a key target for antimicrobial stewardship programs. KW - antimicrobial stewardship KW - antibiotic prescription behavior KW - surgical intra-abdominal infections KW - post-operative antibiotic treatment Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-223034 SN - 2079-6382 VL - 10 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dietz, Ulrich A. A1 - Kudsi, O. Yusef A1 - Garcia-Ureña, Miguel A1 - Baur, Johannes A1 - Ramser, Michaela A1 - Maksimovic, Sladjana A1 - Keller, Nicola A1 - Dörfer, Jörg A1 - Eisner, Lukas A1 - Wiegering, Armin T1 - Robotische Hernienchirurgie III: Robotische Inzisionalhernienversorgung mit „transversus abdominis release“ (r-TAR). Videobeitrag und Ergebnisse einer Kohortenstudie JF - Der Chirurg N2 - Das Prinzip der gezielten Trennung bzw. Schwächung einzelner Komponenten der Bauchdecke zur Spannungsentlastung der Medianlinie bei großen abdominellen Rekonstruktionen ist seit über 30 Jahren als anteriore Komponentenseparation (aKS) bekannt und ein etabliertes Verfahren. Auf der Suche nach Alternativen mit geringerer Komplikationsrate wurde die posteriore Komponentenseparation (pKS) entwickelt; der „transversus abdominis release“ (TAR) ist eine nervenschonende Modifikation der pKS. Mit den ergonomischen Ressourcen der Robotik (z. B. abgewinkelte Instrumente) kann der TAR minimal-invasiv durchgeführt werden (r-TAR): Bruchlücken von bis zu 14 cm lassen sich verschließen und ein großes extraperitoneales Netz implantieren. In diesem Videobeitrag wird die Versorgung großer Inzisionalhernien in der r‑TAR-Technik präsentiert. Exemplarisch werden die Ergebnisse einer Kohortenstudie an 13 konsekutiven Patienten vorgestellt. Der Eingriff ist anspruchsvoll, die eigenen Ergebnisse sind – wie auch die Berichte aus der Literatur – ermutigend. Der r‑TAR entwickelt sich zur Königsdisziplin der Bauchdeckenrekonstruktion. KW - posteriore Komponentenseparation KW - Robotik KW - inzisionale Hernie KW - ventrale Hernie KW - retromuskuläres Netz Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-265172 VL - 92 IS - 10 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lauruschkat, Chris D. A1 - Page, Lukas A1 - White, P. Lewis A1 - Etter, Sonja A1 - Davies, Helen E. A1 - Duckers, Jamie A1 - Ebel, Frank A1 - Schnack, Elisabeth A1 - Backx, Matthijs A1 - Dragan, Mariola A1 - Schlegel, Nicolas A1 - Kniemeyer, Olaf A1 - Brakhage, Axel A. A1 - Einsele, Hermann A1 - Loeffler, Juergen A1 - Wurster, Sebastian T1 - Development of a simple and robust whole blood assay with dual co-stimulation to quantify the release of T-cellular signature cytokines in response to Aspergillus fumigatus antigens JF - Journal of Fungi N2 - Deeper understanding of mold-induced cytokine signatures could promote advances in the diagnosis and treatment of invasive mycoses and mold-associated hypersensitivity syndromes. Currently, most T-cellular immunoassays in medical mycology require the isolation of mononuclear cells and have limited robustness and practicability, hampering their broader applicability in clinical practice. Therefore, we developed a simple, cost-efficient whole blood (WB) assay with dual α-CD28 and α-CD49d co-stimulation to quantify cytokine secretion in response to Aspergillus fumigatus antigens. Dual co-stimulation strongly enhanced A. fumigatus-induced release of T-cellular signature cytokines detectable by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or a multiplex cytokine assay. Furthermore, T-cell-dependent activation and cytokine response of innate immune cells was captured by the assay. The protocol consistently showed little technical variation and high robustness to pre-analytic delays of up to 8 h. Stimulation with an A. fumigatus lysate elicited at least 7-fold greater median concentrations of key T-helper cell signature cytokines, including IL-17 and the type 2 T-helper cell cytokines IL-4 and IL-5 in WB samples from patients with Aspergillus-associated lung pathologies versus patients with non-mold-related lung diseases, suggesting high discriminatory power of the assay. These results position WB-ELISA with dual co-stimulation as a simple, accurate, and robust immunoassay for translational applications, encouraging further evaluation as a platform to monitor host immunity to opportunistic pathogens. KW - immunoassay KW - biomarker KW - Aspergillus KW - cytokines KW - inflammation KW - adaptive immunity Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-241025 SN - 2309-608X VL - 7 IS - 6 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gerhard-Hartmann, Elena A1 - Wiegering, Verena A1 - Benoit, Clemens A1 - Meyer, Thomas A1 - Rosenwald, Andreas A1 - Maurus, Katja A1 - Ernestus, Karen T1 - A large retroperitoneal lipoblastoma as an incidental finding: a case report JF - BMC Pediatrics N2 - Background Lipoblastoma is a rare benign mesenchymal neoplasm of infancy that most commonly occurs on the extremities and trunk but can arise at variable sites of the body. Retroperitoneal lipoblastomas are particularly rare but can grow to enormous size, and preoperative diagnosis is difficult with diverse, mostly malignant differential diagnoses that would lead to aggressive therapy. Since lipoblastoma is a benign tumor that has an excellent prognosis after resection, correct diagnosis is crucial. Case presentation A case of a large retroperitoneal tumor of a 24-month old infant that was clinically suspicious of a malignant tumor is presented. Due to proximity to the right kidney, clinically most probably a nephroblastoma or clear cell sarcoma of the kidney was suspected. Radiological findings were ambiguous. Therefore, the mass was biopsied, and histology revealed an adipocytic lesion. Although mostly composed of mature adipocytes, in view of the age of the patient, the differential diagnosis of a (maturing) lipoblastoma was raised, which was supported by molecular analysis demonstrating a HAS2-PLAG1 fusion. The tumor was completely resected, and further histopathological workup led to the final diagnosis of a 13 cm large retroperitoneal maturing lipoblastoma. The child recovered promptly from surgery and showed no evidence of recurrence so far. Conclusion Although rare, lipoblastoma should be included in the differential diagnoses of retroperitoneal tumors in infants and children, and molecular diagnostic approaches could be a helpful diagnostic adjunct in challenging cases. KW - retroperitoneal tumor KW - pediatric KW - lipoblastoma KW - PLAG1 rearrangement KW - case report Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-260173 VL - 21 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kayisoglu, Özge A1 - Schlegel, Nicolas A1 - Bartfeld, Sina T1 - Gastrointestinal epithelial innate immunity-regionalization and organoids as new model JF - Journal of Molecular Medicine N2 - The human gastrointestinal tract is in constant contact with microbial stimuli. Its barriers have to ensure co-existence with the commensal bacteria, while enabling surveillance of intruding pathogens. At the centre of the interaction lies the epithelial layer, which marks the boundaries of the body. It is equipped with a multitude of different innate immune sensors, such as Toll-like receptors, to mount inflammatory responses to microbes. Dysfunction of this intricate system results in inflammation-associated pathologies, such as inflammatory bowel disease. However, the complexity of the cellular interactions, their molecular basis and their development remains poorly understood. In recent years, stem cell-derived organoids have gained increasing attention as promising models for both development and a broad range of pathologies, including infectious diseases. In addition, organoids enable the study of epithelial innate immunity in vitro. In this review, we focus on the gastrointestinal epithelial barrier and its regional organization to discuss innate immune sensing and development. KW - regionalization and organoids KW - immunity KW - gastrointestinal tract Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-265220 VL - 99 IS - 4 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dischinger, Ulrich A1 - Heckel, Tobias A1 - Bischler, Thorsten A1 - Hasinger, Julia A1 - Königsrainer, Malina A1 - Schmitt-Böhrer, Angelika A1 - Otto, Christoph A1 - Fassnacht, Martin A1 - Seyfried, Florian A1 - Hankir, Mohammed Khair T1 - Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and caloric restriction but not gut hormone-based treatments profoundly impact the hypothalamic transcriptome in obese rats JF - Nutrients N2 - Background: The hypothalamus is an important brain region for the regulation of energy balance. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery and gut hormone-based treatments are known to reduce body weight, but their effects on hypothalamic gene expression and signaling pathways are poorly studied. Methods: Diet-induced obese male Wistar rats were randomized into the following groups: RYGB, sham operation, sham + body weight-matched (BWM) to the RYGB group, osmotic minipump delivering PYY3-36 (0.1 mg/kg/day), liraglutide s.c. (0.4 mg/kg/day), PYY3-36 + liraglutide, and saline. All groups (except BWM) were kept on a free choice of high- and low-fat diets. Four weeks after interventions, hypothalami were collected for RNA sequencing. Results: While rats in the RYGB, BWM, and PYY3-36 + liraglutide groups had comparable reductions in body weight, only RYGB and BWM treatment had a major impact on hypothalamic gene expression. In these groups, hypothalamic leptin receptor expression as well as the JAK–STAT, PI3K-Akt, and AMPK signaling pathways were upregulated. No significant changes could be detected in PYY3-36 + liraglutide-, liraglutide-, and PYY-treated groups. Conclusions: Despite causing similar body weight changes compared to RYGB and BWM, PYY3-36 + liraglutide treatment does not impact hypothalamic gene expression. Whether this striking difference is favorable or unfavorable to metabolic health in the long term requires further investigation. KW - obesity KW - Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery KW - liraglutide KW - PYY3-36 KW - hypothalamic gene expression Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-252392 SN - 2072-6643 VL - 14 IS - 1 ER - TY - THES A1 - Wennmann, Andreas T1 - Retrospektiver Vergleich der präoperativen Lokalisationsdiagnostik mit der intraoperativen Detektion von Nebenschilddrüsen-Adenomen sowie dem perioperativen Verlauf bei Patienten/Patientinnen mit primärem Hyperparathyreoidismus T1 - Retrospective comparison of preoperative localization diagnostics with intraoperative detection of parythyroid adenomas as well as perioperative course in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism N2 - Die Exstirpation erkrankter Nebenschilddrüsen (NSD) ist die einzige kurative Therapie des primären Hyperparathyreoidismus (pHPT). Die präoperative Detektion der dem pHPT zugrunde liegenden NSD-Adenome durch eine adäquate Lokalisationsdiagnostik stellt eine wichtige Säule bei der Operationsplanung dar. Angesichts der umfangreichen diagnostischen Möglichkeiten ist noch nicht abschließend beantwortet, wie viel und welche Diagnostik mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit zur erfolgreichen Lokalisation von NSD-Adenomen führt und ob/wie diese den perioperativen Verlauf beeinflusst. Die Beantwortung dieser Fragen war das Hauptziel der vorliegenden Arbeit. Es handelt sich um eine monozentrische, retrospektive Datenanalyse anhand des Kollektivs des Universitätsklinikums Würzburg (UKW) der Jahre 2005 bis 2017. Nach Datenextraktion aller Patienten/Patientinnen mit Hyperparathyreoidismus aus dem Dokumentationssystem des UKW erfolgten die deskriptiven und statistischen Auswertungen mittels Excel und SPSS. Insgesamt wurden im untersuchten Zeitraum 467 Patienten/Patientinnen aufgrund eines pHPT operiert. NSD-Sono und NSD-Szinti waren die am häufigsten durchgeführten Lokalisationsdiagnostika mit Sensitivitäten von 61,5 % bzw. 66,3 % für die Seite. Bei der Etagen-Blutentnahme lag die Sensitivität bei 100 %; bei der MRT bei 47,4 % und bei der 11Kohlenstoff-Methionin-Positronenemissionstomographie/Computertomographie (11C-Methionin-PET/CT) bei 58,8 %. Durch zusätzliche Diagnostik konnte nicht grundsätzlich eine Erhöhung der Treffsicherheit erreicht werden. Die Analyse der perioperativen Parameter zeigte, dass das Alter der Operierten positiv mit der Operationsdauer, der Krankenhausaufenthaltsdauer und dem Auftreten postoperativer Hypocalcämien korrelierte. Die Einnahme eines Thrombozytenaggregationshemmers führte zu einer verlängerten Krankenhausaufenthaltsdauer. Die therapeutische Antikoagulation war ein Risikofaktor in Bezug auf längere OP-Dauern und das Auftreten von Nachblutungen. Eine zusätzlich zur Parathyreoidektomie durchgeführte Sanierung der Schilddrüse war mit einer erhöhten Rate an postoperativen Hypocalcämien vergesellschaftet. Zusammenfassend zeigen die vorliegenden Daten, dass nach initial vermeintlich erfolgreicher Detektion eines NSD-Adenoms mit NSD-Sono oder NSD-Szinti eine weiterführende Lokalisationsdiagnostik nicht sinnvoll ist. Nach initial erfolgloser NSD-Sono oder NSD-Szinti dagegen ist die Durchführung einer 11C-Methionin-PET/CT zu erwägen. N2 - Extirpation of diseased parathyroid glands is the only curative therapy for primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). Preoperative localization of parathyroid adenomas underlying pHPT by appropriate localization diagnostics is important for planning surgery. Considering extensive diagnostic possibilities, it is not completely clear yet how much and which diagnostics with high probability will detect parathyroid adenomas correctly and if/how it influences perioperative course. Answering these questions was main aim of the present work. It is a monocentric, retrospective data analysis of the collective of Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (UKW) from 2005 - 2017. After data extraction of all patients with hyperparathyroidism out of documentation system of UKW, descriptive and statistic evaluations were made by Excel and SPSS. All in all, 467 patients underwent surgery for pHPT during the investigated timespace. Parathyroid-ultrasound and parathyroid-scintigraphy were the localization techniques used most frequently with sensitivities of 61,5 % and 66,3 % respectively for correct localization of the side. Sensitivity of selective venous sampling was 100 %, of MRI was 47,4 % and of 11carbon methionine positron emission tomography/computed tomography (11C methionine PET/CT) was 58,8 %. Using additional diagnostics, the detection rate could not necessarily be increased. Analysis of perioperative parameters showed that age was positively correlated with duration of surgery, length of stay at the hospital and postoperative hypocalcaemias. Inhibitors of platelet aggregation led to longer duration of hospitalisation stay. Therapeutic anticoagulation was risk factor for longer duration of surgery and appearance of postoperative bleedings. Additional to parathyroid gland performed thyroid surgery was associated with postoperative hypocalcaemias. In summary the present data show that after supposedly successful parathyroid ultrasound or parathyroid scintigraphy, no further localization diagnostics is indicated. After initially unsuccessful parathyroid ultrasound or parathyroid scintigraphy however, 11C methionine PET/CT should be considered. KW - Primärer Hyperparathyreoidismus KW - Epithelkörperchen KW - Lokalisation KW - Operation KW - Verlauf KW - primary hyperparathyroidism KW - parathyroid glands KW - localization KW - surgery KW - course Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-249895 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Riedmeier, Maria A1 - Decarolis, Boris A1 - Haubitz, Imme A1 - Müller, Sophie A1 - Uttinger, Konstantin A1 - Börner, Kevin A1 - Reibetanz, Joachim A1 - Wiegering, Armin A1 - Härtel, Christoph A1 - Schlegel, Paul-Gerhardt A1 - Fassnacht, Martin A1 - Wiegering, Verena T1 - Adrenocortical carcinoma in childhood: a systematic review JF - Cancers N2 - Adrenocortical tumors are rare in children. This systematic review summarizes the published evidence on pediatric adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) to provide a basis for a better understanding of the disease, investigate new molecular biomarkers and therapeutic targets, and define which patients may benefit from a more aggressive therapeutic approach. We included 137 studies with 3680 ACC patients (~65% female) in our analysis. We found no randomized controlled trials, so this review mainly reflects retrospective data. Due to a specific mutation in the TP53 gene in ~80% of Brazilian patients, that cohort was analyzed separately from series from other countries. Hormone analysis was described in 2569 of the 2874 patients (89%). Most patients were diagnosed with localized disease, whereas 23% had metastasis at primary diagnosis. Only 72% of the patients achieved complete resection. In 334 children (23%), recurrent disease was reported: 81% — local recurrence, 19% (n = 65) — distant metastases at relapse. Patients < 4 years old had a different distribution of tumor stages and hormone activity and better overall survival (p < 0.001). Although therapeutic approaches are typically multimodal, no consensus is available on effective standard treatments for advanced ACC. Thus, knowledge regarding pediatric ACC is still scarce and international prospective studies are needed to implement standardized clinical stratifications and risk-adapted therapeutic strategies. KW - pediatric adrenocortical cancer KW - pediatric adrenocortical adenoma KW - pediatric adrenocortical tumor KW - prognostic factors KW - therapy Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-248507 SN - 2072-6694 VL - 13 IS - 21 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Burkard, Natalie A1 - Meir, Michael A1 - Kannapin, Felix A1 - Otto, Christoph A1 - Petzke, Maximilian A1 - Germer, Christoph-Thomas A1 - Waschke, Jens A1 - Schlegel, Nicolas T1 - Desmoglein2 Regulates Claudin2 Expression by Sequestering PI-3-Kinase in Intestinal Epithelial Cells JF - Frontiers in Immunology N2 - Inflammation-induced reduction of intestinal desmosomal cadherin Desmoglein 2 (Dsg2) is linked to changes of tight junctions (TJ) leading to impaired intestinal epithelial barrier (IEB) function by undefined mechanisms. We characterized the interplay between loss of Dsg2 and upregulation of pore-forming TJ protein Claudin2. Intraperitoneal application of Dsg2-stablising Tandem peptide (TP) attenuated impaired IEB function, reduction of Dsg2 and increased Claudin2 in DSS-induced colitis in C57Bl/6 mice. TP blocked loss of Dsg2-mediated adhesion and upregulation of Claudin2 in Caco2 cells challenged with TNFα. In Dsg2-deficient Caco2 cells basal expression of Claudin2 was increased which was paralleled by reduced transepithelial electrical resistance and by augmented phosphorylation of AKT\(^{Ser473}\) under basal conditions. Inhibition of phosphoinositid-3-kinase proved that PI-3-kinase/AKT-signaling is critical to upregulate Claudin2. In immunostaining PI-3-kinase dissociated from Dsg2 under inflammatory conditions. Immunoprecipitations and proximity ligation assays confirmed a direct interaction of Dsg2 and PI-3-kinase which was abrogated following TNFα application. In summary, Dsg2 regulates Claudin2 expression by sequestering PI-3-kinase to the cell borders in intestinal epithelium. KW - Claudin2 KW - Dsg2 KW - inflammation KW - intestinal barrier KW - PI-3-kinase KW - inflammatory bowel disease KW - desmosome KW - tight junction Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-247059 SN - 1664-3224 VL - 12 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hankir, Mohammed K. A1 - Seyfried, Florian A1 - Schellinger, Isabel N. A1 - Schlegel, Nicolas A1 - Arora, Tulika T1 - Leaky gut as a potential culprit for the paradoxical dysglycemic response to gastric bypass-associated ileal microbiota JF - Metabolites N2 - Altered host-intestinal microbiota interactions are increasingly implicated in the metabolic benefits of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. We previously found, however, that RYGB-associated ileal microbiota can paradoxically impair host glycemic control when transferred to germ-free mice. Here we present complementary evidence suggesting that this could be due to the heightened development of systemic endotoxemia. Consistently, application of ileal content from RYGB-treated compared with sham-operated rats onto Caco-2 cell monolayers compromised barrier function and decreased expression of the barrier-stabilizing proteins claudin-4 and desmoglein-2. Our findings raise the possibility that RYGB-associated ileal microbiota produce and release soluble metabolites which locally increase intestinal permeability to promote systemic endotoxemia-induced insulin resistance, with potential implications for the treatment of RYGB patients who eventually relapse onto type 2 diabetes. KW - Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery KW - intestinal microbiota KW - intestinal epithelial barrier KW - systemic endotoxemia KW - type 2 diabetes Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-234085 SN - 2218-1989 VL - 11 IS - 3 ER - TY - THES A1 - Schmitt, Johannes Christian T1 - Über das Expressionsverhalten von Reparatur- und ABC- Transporter-Genen sowie inflammatorischen Signalwegen im Kolon- und Pankreaskarzinom T1 - Expression of heatshock proteins, ABC-transporters and toll-like transporters under nutrient deprivation in a colorectal and pancreatic tumor model N2 - Das Mikromilieu solider Tumor (tumor mircoenvironment, TME) weist verschiedene Besonderheiten auf, von denen bekannt ist, dass sie zu Chemotherapieresistenz und Tumorprogression beitragen können. Neben der Extrazellulären Matrix (ECM), den cancer associated cells (CAC) und diversen Entzündungszellen tragen auch chemische und physikalische Besonderheiten (Hypoxie, Azidose, erhöhter Gewebedruck, oxidativer Stress und Nährstoffmangel) zu Tumorprogression und Chemotherapieresistenz bei. Zudem wissen wir, dass Hitzeschock-Proteine (HSPs), Toll-like Rezeptoren (TLRs) und ABC-Transporter mit erhöhter Chemotherapieresistenz und Tumorprogression im Pankreas- und Kolonkarzinom einhergehen. Hier wurde untersucht, ob ein in vitro induzierter Nährstoffmangel im HT29 Kolonkarzinom, im Panc-1 Pankreaskarzinom und im MIA PaCa-2 Pankreaskarzinom zu einer gesteigerten Expression von HSP70, HSP90, MDR1, ABCB5 und TLR1 bis TLR10 auf mRNA und Proteinebene führt. Zudem wurde unter allen Versuchsbedingungen die Stoffwechselaktivität über einen MTS-Test gemessen. Der Nährstoffmangel wurde über die Kultivierung in einem Hybridomamedium, welches als proteinfreies Medium gilt und über die Kultivierung in einem serumfreien Medium induziert. Es zeigte sich, dass insbesondere die entdifferenzierte Panc-1 Pankreaskarzinomzelllinie eine erhöhte Resistenz gegenüber dem induzierten Nährstoffmangel aufwies. Auf mRNA-Ebene zeigten sich bei allen drei Tumorzelllinien deutliche Expressionssteigerungen. Diese waren insbesondere im Hybridomamedium nachweisbar und traten beim HT29-Kolonkarzinom nach 48h und im Panc-1 Pankreaskarzinom bereits nach 24h auf. Besonders intensive Expressionssteigerungen konnten im HT29 Kolonkarzinom bei ABCB5, TLR7 und TLR9 nachgewiesen werden. Die Expression von MDR1 war insbesondere im MIA PaCa-2 Pankreaskarzinom gesteigert. Auf Proteinebene konnte im HT29 Kolonkarzinom eine Expressionssteigerung bei HSP90 und TLR6 nachgewiesen werden. Die Ergebnisse lassen zwei Interpretationen zu. Zum einen könnte über den Nährstoffmangel eine aggressivere Subpopulation selektioniert worden sein. In diesem Zusammenhang konnten die Expressionsdaten des Tumorstammzellmarkers CD133 leider nicht ausgewertet werden. Alternativ kann angenommen werden, dass die untersuchten Tumorzelllinien ihren aggressiven Phänotyp erst unter Nährstoffmangelbedingungen, wie wir sie regelmäßig in soliden Tumoren finden, zur Expression bringen. N2 - The tumor microenvironment (TME) in solid tumors is low on nutrients and favors tumor progression and resistance to chemotherapies in different ways. In this study we cultured HT29 colorectal carcinoma cells, Panc-1 pancreatic carcinoma cells and MIA PaCa-2 pancreatic carcinoma cells in nutrient deprived conditions (NDC) and performed rtPCR expression analysis, SDS-PAGE and immunohistochemical staining after 24, 48 and 72 hours. Gene expression of ABC transporters (ABCB5, MDR1), heat-shock proteins (HSP70, HSP90) and Toll-like receptors (TLR1 – TLR10) in the NDC compared to normal condition was analyzed. We performed MTS tetrazolium assays to monitor the activity of the respiratory chain in any condition. We showed that the examined cell lines, and in particular Panc-1 pancreatic carcinoma, are very resistant to the NDC. The gens of interest showed increase expression after 48 hours (HT29) and 24 hours (Panc-1). The results suggest that culturing in NDC either selects a very aggressive and resistant subpopulation or NDC induces gene expression changes and shows us how cancer cells really perform in the nutrient deprived tumor environment. Unfortunately, we were not able to use the gene expression analysis of the stem cell marker CD133. KW - International Conference on Tumor Microenvironment (4 : 2007 : Florenz) KW - Hitzeschock-Proteine KW - Toll-like-Rezeptoren KW - ABC-Transporter KW - Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs KW - Nährstoffmangel KW - Tumor Microenvironment KW - Kolonkarzinom KW - Pankreaskarzinom KW - Chemotherapieresistenz Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-249884 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Meir, Michael A1 - Kannapin, Felix A1 - Diefenbacher, Markus A1 - Ghoreishi, Yalda A1 - Kollmann, Catherine A1 - Flemming, Sven A1 - Germer, Christoph-Thomas A1 - Waschke, Jens A1 - Leven, Patrick A1 - Schneider, Reiner A1 - Wehner, Sven A1 - Burkard, Natalie A1 - Schlegel, Nicolas T1 - Intestinal epithelial barrier maturation by enteric glial cells is GDNF-dependent JF - International Journal of Molecular Sciences N2 - Enteric glial cells (EGCs) of the enteric nervous system are critically involved in the maintenance of intestinal epithelial barrier function (IEB). The underlying mechanisms remain undefined. Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) contributes to IEB maturation and may therefore be the predominant mediator of this process by EGCs. Using GFAP\(^{cre}\) x Ai14\(^{floxed}\) mice to isolate EGCs by Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), we confirmed that they synthesize GDNF in vivo as well as in primary cultures demonstrating that EGCs are a rich source of GDNF in vivo and in vitro. Co-culture of EGCs with Caco2 cells resulted in IEB maturation which was abrogated when GDNF was either depleted from EGC supernatants, or knocked down in EGCs or when the GDNF receptor RET was blocked. Further, TNFα-induced loss of IEB function in Caco2 cells and in organoids was attenuated by EGC supernatants or by recombinant GDNF. These barrier-protective effects were blunted when using supernatants from GDNF-deficient EGCs or by RET receptor blockade. Together, our data show that EGCs produce GDNF to maintain IEB function in vitro through the RET receptor. KW - enteric glial cells KW - neurotrophic factors KW - intestinal epithelial barrier KW - GDNF5 KW - RET6 KW - inflammatory bowel disease KW - enteric nervous system KW - gut barrier KW - intercellular junctions Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-258913 SN - 1422-0067 VL - 22 IS - 4 ER - TY - THES A1 - Schneemann, Christina T1 - Klinische Implikationen zur Versorgung von Schockraumpatienten – eine retrospektive Fall-Kontroll-Studie zu Fraktur-assoziierten Gefäßverletzungen T1 - Clinical implications for emergency room care - a retrospective case-control study of fracture-associated vascular injuries N2 - Fraktur-assoziierte Gefäßverletzungen sind seltene, aber potentiell lebensbedrohliche Unfallfolgen. Durch komplexe Verletzungsmuster stellen Fraktur-assoziierten Gefäßverletzungen eine gefäßchirurgische Notfallsituation dar und erfordern eine hohe Expertise seitens des behandelnden Schockraumteams. Diese retrospektive Studie untersuchte anhand von Patientendaten des Schockraums des Universitätsklinikums Würzburg im Zeitraum Dezember 2005 bis Dezember 2013, das Management von Patienten mit Fraktur-assoziierten Gefäßverletzungen im Extremitäten- und Beckenbereich. Es wurden Daten von N=64 Patienten mit Fraktur-assoziierten Gefäßverletzungen im Bereich der Extremitäten und des Beckens in einem Zeitraum von 8 Jahren ausgewertet. Diese Daten wurden mit Patientendaten von N=60 Patienten mit Frakturen im Bereich der Extremitäten und des Beckens ohne Gefäßbeteiligung verglichen. Insbesondere wurden Aussagen über Diagnostik, Therapie und Outcome gewonnen. Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass die unterschiedlichsten Trauma Score Systeme (GCS; ISS; RISC II) keine Hinweise auf das zusätzliche Vorliegen einer Gefäßverletzung liefern. Außerdem konnten erstmals die klinischen Auswirkungen einer zusätzlichen Gefäßverletzung auf das präklinische Flüssigkeitsmanagement und das Gerinnungssystem gezeigt werden. So könnten ein präklinisch erhöhter Flüssigkeitsbedarf und veränderte Gerinnungsparameter im Eingangslabor erste Hinweise auf eine zusätzliche Gefäßverletzung geben. Mit einer Gefäßverletzung muss unabhängig von der Frakturlokalisation, dem Verletzungsausmaß und dem protokollierten Trauma Score gerechnet werden. Beim geringsten Verdacht sollte eine gefäßchirurgische Vorstellung erfolgen. N2 - Fracture-associated vascular injuries are rare but potentially life-threatening consequences of accidents. Due to complex injury patterns, fracture-associated vascular injuries represent an emergency situation and require a high level of expertise on the part of the treating emergency room team. This retrospective study examined the management of patients with fracture-associated vascular injuries in the extremities and pelvic area using patient data from the emergency trauma room of the University Hospital Wuerzburg in the period of December 2005 to December 2013. Data from N = 64 patients with fracture-associated vascular injuries in the extremities and pelvis were evaluated over a period of 8 years. These data were compared with patient data from N = 60 patients with fractures in the extremities and pelvis without vascular involvement. Especially statements about diagnostics, therapy and outcome were obtained. It could be shown that the various trauma score systems (GCS; ISS; RISC II) do not provide any indications of the additional presence of a vascular injury. In addition, the clinical effects of an additional vascular injury on the preclinical fluid management and the coagulation system could be shown for the first time. A preclinical increased fluid requirement and changed coagulation parameters in the entry laboratory could provide the first indications of an additional vascular injury. A vascular injury must be expected regardless of the fracture location, the extent of the injury and the recorded trauma score. If there is the slightest suspicion, a vascular surgical presentation is necessary. KW - Gefäßverletzung KW - Trauma KW - Schockraum KW - emergency room KW - Frakturen Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-223348 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kelm, Matthias A1 - Germer, Christoph-Thomas A1 - Schlegel, Nicolas A1 - Flemming, Sven T1 - The revival of surgery in Crohn's disease — early intestinal resection as a reasonable alternative in localized ileitis JF - Biomedicines N2 - Crohn's disease (CD) represents a heterogeneous and complex disease with no curative therapeutic option available to date. Current therapy is mainly antibody-based focusing on the immune system while other treatment alternatives such as surgery are considered to be “last options”. However, medical therapy for CD results in mild to severe side effects in a relevant amount of patients and some patients do not respond to the medication. Following that, quality of life is often significantly reduced in this patient cohort, thus, therapeutic alternatives are urgently needed. Updated evidence has revealed that surgery such as ileocecal resection (ICR) might be a potential therapeutic option in case of localized terminal ileitis since resection at early time points improves quality of life and significantly reduces the postoperative need for immunosuppressive medication with low rates of morbidity. In addition, new surgical approaches such as Kono-S anastomosis or inclusion of the mesentery result in significantly reduced rates of disease recurrence and reoperation. Based on the new evidence, the goal of this review is to provide an update on the role of surgery as a reasonable alternative to medical therapy in the interdisciplinary treatment of patients with CD. KW - surgery KW - Crohn's disease KW - terminal ileitis KW - inflammatory bowel disease KW - surgical outcome Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-246296 SN - 2227-9059 VL - 9 IS - 10 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kelm, Matthias A1 - Anger, Friedrich A1 - Eichlinger, Robin A1 - Brand, Markus A1 - Kim, Mia A1 - Reibetanz, Joachim A1 - Krajinovic, Katica A1 - Germer, Christoph-Thomas A1 - Schlegel, Nicolas A1 - Flemming, Sven T1 - Early Ileocecal Resection Is an Effective Therapy in Isolated Crohn’s Disease JF - Journal of Clinical Medicine N2 - Despite the increasing incidence and prevalence of Crohn’s Disease (CD), no curative options exist and treatment remains complex. While therapy has mainly focused on medical approaches in the past, growing evidence reveals that in cases of limited inflammation, surgery can suffice as an alternative primary treatment. We retrospectively assessed the disease course and outcomes of 103 patients with terminal Ileitis who underwent primary surgery (n = 29) or received primary medical treatment followed by surgery (n = 74). Primary endpoint was the need for immunosuppressive medication after surgical treatment (ileocecal resection, ICR) during a two-years follow-up. Rates for laparoscopic ICR were enhanced in case of early surgery, but no differences were seen for postoperative complications. In case of immunosuppressive medication, patients with ICR at an early state of disease needed significantly less anti-inflammatory medication during the two-year postoperative follow-up compared to patients who were primarily treated medically. Furthermore, in a subgroup analysis for patients with localized ileocecal disease manifestation, early surgery consistently resulted in a decreased amount of medical therapy postoperatively. In conclusion primary ICR is safe and effective in patients with limited CD, and the need for immunosuppressive medication during the postoperative follow-up is low compared to patients receiving surgery at a later stage of disease. KW - Crohn’s Disease KW - surgical therapy KW - ileocecal resection Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-228822 SN - 2077-0383 VL - 10 IS - 4 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Baur, Johannes A1 - Ramser, Michaela A1 - Keller, Nicola A1 - Muysoms, Filip A1 - Dörfer, Jörg A1 - Wiegering, Armin A1 - Eisner, Lukas A1 - Dietz, Ulrich A. T1 - Robotische Hernienchirurgie II: Robotische primär ventrale und inzisionale Hernienversorgung (rv-TAPP und r-Rives/r-TARUP). Videobeitrag und Ergebnisse einer Kohortenstudie an 118 Patienten JF - Der Chirurg N2 - Die endoskopische Versorgung von Umbilikal- und Inzisionalhernien hat sich in den vergangenen 30 Jahren an die Limitationen der konventionellen laparoskopischen Instrumente angepasst. Dazu gehört die Entwicklung von Netzen für die intraperitoneale Lage (intraperitoneales Onlay-Mesh, IPOM) mit antiadhäsiven Beschichtungen; allerdings kommt es bei einem beträchtlichen Teil dieser Patienten doch zu Adhäsionen. Minimal-invasive Verfahren führen zu weniger perioperativen Komplikationen, bei einer etwas höheren Rezidivrate. Mit den ergonomischen Ressourcen der Robotik, die abgewinkelte Instrumente anbietet, besteht erstmals die Möglichkeit, Netze minimal-invasiv in unterschiedliche Bauchdeckenschichten zu implantieren und gleichzeitig eine morphologische und funktionelle Rekonstruktion der Bauchdecke zu erreichen. In diesem Videobeitrag wird die Versorgung von Ventral- und Inzisionalhernien mit Netzimplantation in den präperitonealen Raum (robotische ventrale transabdominelle präperitoneale Patchplastik, rv-TAPP) sowie in den retrorektalen Raum (r-Rives bzw. robotische transabdominelle retromuskuläre umbilikale Patchplastik [r-TARUP]) präsentiert. Es werden die Ergebnisse einer Kohortenstudie an 118 konsekutiven Patienten vorgestellt und im Hinblick auf den Mehrwert der robotischen Technik in der Extraperitonealisierung der Netze und in der Weiterbildung diskutiert. KW - retrorektus Netz KW - Umbilikalhernie KW - Inzisionalhernie KW - primär ventrale Hernie KW - minimalinvasiv KW - linea alba Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-264912 VL - 92 IS - 9 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bankoglu, Ezgi Eyluel A1 - Stipp, Franzisca A1 - Gerber, Johanna A1 - Seyfried, Florian A1 - Heidland, August A1 - Bahner, Udo A1 - Stopper, Helga T1 - Effect of cryopreservation on DNA damage and DNA repair activity in human blood samples in the comet assay JF - Archives of Toxicology N2 - The comet assay is a commonly used method to determine DNA damage and repair activity in many types of samples. In recent years, the use of the comet assay in human biomonitoring became highly attractive due to its various modified versions, which may be useful to determine individual susceptibility in blood samples. However, in human biomonitoring studies, working with large sample numbers that are acquired over an extended time period requires some additional considerations. One of the most important issues is the storage of samples and its effect on the outcome of the comet assay. Another important question is the suitability of different blood preparations. In this study, we analysed the effect of cryopreservation on DNA damage and repair activity in human blood samples. In addition, we investigated the suitability of different blood preparations. The alkaline and FPG as well as two different types of repair comet assay and an in vitro hydrogen peroxide challenge were applied. Our results confirmed that cryopreserved blood preparations are suitable for investigating DNA damage in the alkaline and FPG comet assay in whole blood, buffy coat and PBMCs. Ex vivo hydrogen peroxide challenge yielded its optimal effect in isolated PBMCs. The utilised repair comet assay with either UVC or hydrogen peroxide-induced lesions and an aphidicolin block worked well in fresh PBMCs. Cryopreserved PBMCs could not be used immediately after thawing. However, a 16-h recovery with or without mitotic stimulation enabled the application of the repair comet assay, albeit only in a surviving cell fraction. KW - human biomonitoring KW - DNA damage KW - DNA repair KW - comet assay KW - blood samples Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-265326 VL - 95 IS - 5 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dischinger, Ulrich A1 - Hasinger, Julia A1 - Königsrainer, Malina A1 - Corteville, Carolin A1 - Otto, Christoph A1 - Fassnacht, Martin A1 - Hankir, Mohamed A1 - Seyfried, Florian Johannes David T1 - Toward a Medical Gastric Bypass: Chronic Feeding Studies With Liraglutide + PYY\(_{3-36}\) Combination Therapy in Diet-Induced Obese Rats JF - Frontiers in Endocrinology N2 - Background Combination therapies of anorectic gut hormones partially mimic the beneficial effects of bariatric surgery. Thus far, the effects of a combined chronic systemic administration of Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and peptide tyrosine tyrosine 3-36 (PYY\(_{3-36}\)) have not been directly compared to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in a standardized experimental setting. Methods High-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese male Wistar rats were randomized into six treatment groups: (1) RYGB, (2) sham-operation (shams), (3) liraglutide, (4) PYY\(_{3-36}\), (5) PYY\(_{3-36}\)+liraglutide (6), saline. Animals were kept on a free choice high- and low-fat diet. Food intake, preference, and body weight were measured daily for 4 weeks. Open field (OP) and elevated plus maze (EPM) tests were performed. Results RYGB reduced food intake and achieved sustained weight loss. Combined PYY\(_{3-36}\)+liraglutide treatment led to similar and plateaued weight loss compared to RYGB. Combined PYY\(_{3-36}\)+liraglutide treatment was superior to PYY\(_{3-36}\) (p ≤ 0.0001) and liraglutide (p ≤ 0.05 or p ≤ 0.01) mono-therapy. PYY\(_{3-36}\)+liraglutide treatment and RYGB also reduced overall food intake and (less pronounced) high-fat preference compared to controls. The animals showed no signs of abnormal behavior in OF or EPM. Conclusions Liraglutide and PYY\(_{3-36}\) combination therapy vastly mimics reduced food intake, food choice and weight reducing benefits of RYGB. KW - obesity KW - rygb KW - liraglutide KW - peptide tyrosine tyrosine (PYY) KW - treatment KW - gastric bypass KW - peptide tyrosine tyrosine 3-36 (PYY3-36) Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-223113 SN - 1664-2392 VL - 11 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lehmann, Kai S. A1 - Klinger, Carsten A1 - Diers, Johannes A1 - Buhr, Heinz-Johannes A1 - Germer, Christoph-Thomas A1 - Wiegering, Armin T1 - Safety of anastomoses in colorectal cancer surgery in octogenarians: a prospective cohort study with propensity score matching JF - BJS Open N2 - Background Up to 20 per cent of all operations for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) are performed in octogenarians. Anastomotic leakage is a leading cause of morbidity and death after resection for CRC. The aim of this study was to assess the rate of anastomosis creation, the risk of anastomotic leakage and death in surgery for left-sided CRC in elderly patients. Methods This prospective cohort study compared patients less than 80 and 80 or more years with left-sided CRC resection performed between 2013 and 2019. Data were provided from a risk-adjusted surgical quality-assessment system with 219 participating centres in Germany. Outcome measures were the rate of anastomoses, anastomotic leakages, death at 30 days and 2-year overall survival (OS). Propensity score matching was used to control for selection bias and compare subgroups of patients of less than 80 and 80 or more years. Results Out of 18 959 patients, some 3169 (16.7 per cent) were octogenarians. Octogenarians were less likely to receive anastomoses (82.0 versus 92.9 per cent, P < 0.001; odds ratio 0.50 (95 per cent c.i. 0.44 to 0.58), P < 0.001). The rate of anastomotic leakages did not differ between age groups (8.6 versus 9.7 per cent, P = 0.084), but 30-day mortality rate after leakage was significantly higher in octogenarians (15.8 versus 3.5 per cent, P < 0.001). Overall, anastomotic leakage was the strongest predictor for death (odds ratio 4.95 (95 per cent c.i. 3.66 to 6.66), P < 0.001). In the subgroup with no leakage, octogenarians had a lower 2-year OS rate than younger patients (71 versus 87 per cent, P < 0.001), and in the population with anastomotic leakage, the 2-year OS was 80 per cent in younger and 43 per cent in elderly patients (P < 0.001). After propensity score matching, older age remained predictive for not receiving an anastomosis (odds ratio 0.54 (95 per cent c.i. 0.46 to 0.63), P < 0.001) and for death (odds ratio 2.60 (95 per cent c.i. 1.78 to 3.84), P < 0.001), but not for the occurrence of leakages (odds ratio 0.94 (95 per cent c.i. 0.76 to 1.15), P = 0.524). Conclusion Anastomotic leakage is not more common in octogenarians, but an age of 80 years or older is an independent factor for not receiving an anastomosis in surgery for left-sided CRC. The mortality rate in the case of leakage in octogenarians was reported to exceed 15 per cent. KW - colorectal cancer KW - anastomosis KW - surgical KW - prospective studies KW - surgical procedures KW - operative KW - mortality KW - older adult KW - octogenarians Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-265044 VL - 5 IS - 6 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Sophie A1 - Köhler, Franziska A1 - Hendricks, Anne A1 - Kastner, Carolin A1 - Börner, Kevin A1 - Diers, Johannes A1 - Lock, Johan F. A1 - Petritsch, Bernhard A1 - Germer, Christoph-Thomas A1 - Wiegering, Armin T1 - Brain metastases from colorectal cancer: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis to establish a guideline for daily treatment JF - Cancers N2 - Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common malignancy worldwide. Most patients with metastatic CRC develop liver or lung metastases, while a minority suffer from brain metastases. There is little information available regarding the presentation, treatment, and overall survival of brain metastases (BM) from CRC. This systematic review and meta-analysis includes data collected from three major databases (PubMed, Cochrane, and Embase) based on the key words “brain”, “metastas*”, “tumor”, “colorectal”, “cancer”, and “malignancy”. In total, 1318 articles were identified in the search and 86 studies matched the inclusion criteria. The incidence of BM varied between 0.1% and 11.5%. Most patients developed metastases at other sites prior to developing BM. Lung metastases and KRAS mutations were described as risk factors for additional BM. Patients with BM suffered from various symptoms, but up to 96.8% of BM patients were asymptomatic at the time of BM diagnosis. Median survival time ranged from 2 to 9.6 months, and overall survival (OS) increased up to 41.1 months in patients on a multimodal therapy regimen. Several factors including age, blood levels of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), multiple metastases sites, number of brain lesions, and presence of the KRAS mutation were predictors of OS. For BM diagnosis, MRI was considered to be state of the art. Treatment consisted of a combination of surgery, radiation, or systemic treatment. KW - brain metastases KW - cerebral metastases KW - BM KW - colorectal cancer KW - CRC KW - systematic review KW - meta-analysis Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-228883 SN - 2072-6694 VL - 13 IS - 4 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ramser, Michaela A1 - Baur, Johannes A1 - Keller, Nicola A1 - Kukleta, Jan F. A1 - Dörfer, Jörg A1 - Wiegering, Armin A1 - Eisner, Lukas A1 - Dietz, Ulrich A. T1 - Robotische Hernienchirurgie I: Robotische Leistenhernienversorgung (r‑TAPP). Videobeitrag und Ergebnisse einer Kohortenstudie an 302 operierten Hernien JF - Der Chirurg N2 - Die Versorgung von Leistenhernien mit offenen und minimal-invasiven Verfahren hat in den vergangenen 30 Jahren einen vom Ergebnis her gesehen hohen Standard erreicht. Allerdings besteht noch Bedarf an einer weiteren Reduktion der postoperativen Serome, chronischen Schmerzen und des Rezidivs. In diesem Videobeitrag wird die endoskopische Anatomie der Leiste im Hinblick auf die robotische transabdominelle präperitoneale Patchplastik (r‑TAPP) dargestellt und die Operationsschritte der r‑TAPP als Video illustriert. Es werden die Ergebnisse einer Kohortenstudie an 302 konsekutiven Hernien, die mittels r‑TAPP operiert wurden, vorgestellt und hinsichtlich des Mehrwerts der robotischen Technik – auch in der Weiterbildung – diskutiert. Die r‑TAPP ist die natürliche Weiterentwicklung der konventionellen TAPP und hat das Potenzial, bei zunehmender Geräteverfügbarkeit und Reduktion der Materialkosten zu einem neuen Standard zu werden. Künftige Studien werden den vielseitigen Mehrwert der r‑TAPP auch mit neuen Parametern verfeinern müssen. KW - robotische Leistenhernienversorgung KW - r-TAPP Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-264883 VL - 92 IS - 8 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Anger, Friedrich A1 - Döring, Anna A1 - van Dam, Jacob A1 - Lock, Johann Frisco A1 - Klein, Ingo A1 - Bittrich, Max A1 - Germer, Christoph-Thomas A1 - Wiegering, Armin A1 - Kunzmann, Volker A1 - van Eijck, Casper A1 - Löb, Stefan T1 - Impact of Borderline Resectability in Pancreatic Head Cancer on Patient Survival: Biology Matters According to the New International Consensus Criteria JF - Annals of Surgical Oncology N2 - Background International consensus criteria (ICC) have redefined borderline resectability for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) according to three dimensions: anatomical (BR-A), biological (BR-B), and conditional (BR-C). The present definition acknowledges that resectability is not just about the anatomic relationship between the tumour and vessels but that biological and conditional dimensions also are important. Methods Patients’ tumours were retrospectively defined borderline resectable according to ICC. The study cohort was grouped into either BR-A or BR-B and compared with patients considered primarily resectable (R). Differences in postoperative complications, pathological reports, overall (OS), and disease-free survival were assessed. Results A total of 345 patients underwent resection for PDAC. By applying ICC in routine preoperative assessment, 30 patients were classified as stage BR-A and 62 patients as stage BR-B. In total, 253 patients were considered R. The cohort did not contain BR-C patients. No differences in postoperative complications were detected. Median OS was significantly shorter in BR-A (15 months) and BR-B (12 months) compared with R (20 months) patients (BR-A vs. R: p = 0.09 and BR-B vs. R: p < 0.001). CA19-9, as the determining factor of BR-B patients, turned out to be an independent prognostic risk factor for OS. Conclusions Preoperative staging defining surgical resectability in PDAC according to ICC is crucial for patient survival. Patients with PDAC BR-B should be considered for multimodal neoadjuvant therapy even if considered anatomically resectable. KW - pancreatic head cancer Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-235251 SN - 1068-9265 VL - 28 IS - 4 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Köhler, Franziska A1 - Hendricks, Anne A1 - Kastner, Carolin A1 - Müller, Sophie A1 - Boerner, Kevin A1 - Wagner, Johanna C. A1 - Lock, Johan F. A1 - Wiegering, Armin T1 - Laparoscopic appendectomy versus antibiotic treatment for acute appendicitis-a systematic review JF - International Journal of Colorectal Disease N2 - Background Over the last years, laparoscopic appendectomy has progressively replaced open appendectomy and become the current gold standard treatment for suspected, uncomplicated appendicitis. At the same time, though, it is an ongoing discussion that antibiotic therapy can be an equivalent treatment for patients with uncomplicated appendicitis. The aim of this systematic review was to determine the safety and efficacy of antibiotic therapy and compare it to the laparoscopic appendectomy for acute, uncomplicated appendicitis. Methods The PubMed database, Embase database, and Cochrane library were scanned for studies comparing laparoscopic appendectomy with antibiotic treatment. Two independent reviewers performed the study selection and data extraction. The primary endpoint was defined as successful treatment of appendicitis. Secondary endpoints were pain intensity, duration of hospitalization, absence from work, and incidence of complications. Results No studies were found that exclusively compared laparoscopic appendectomy with antibiotic treatment for acute, uncomplicated appendicitis. Conclusions To date, there are no studies comparing antibiotic treatment to laparoscopic appendectomy for patients with acute uncomplicated appendicitis, thus emphasizing the lack of evidence and need for further investigation. KW - acute appendicitis KW - open appendectomy KW - laparoscopic appendectomy KW - antibiotics Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-266616 SN - 1432-1262 VL - 36 IS - 10 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kannapin, Felix A1 - Schmitz, Tobias A1 - Hansmann, Jan A1 - Schlegel, Nicolas A1 - Meir, Michael T1 - Measurements of transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) are affected by junctional length in immature epithelial monolayers JF - Histochemistry and Cell Biology N2 - The measurement of transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) is a common technique to determine the barrier integrity of epithelial cell monolayers. However, it is remarkable that absolute TEER values of similar cell types cultured under comparable conditions show an immense heterogeneity. Based on previous observations, we hypothesized that the heterogeneity of absolute TEER measurements can not only be explained by maturation of junctional proteins but rather by dynamics in the absolute length of cell junctions within monolayers. Therefore, we analyzed TEER in epithelial cell monolayers of Caco2 cells during their differentiation, with special emphasis on both changes in the junctional complex and overall cell morphology within monolayers. We found that in epithelial Caco2 monolayers TEER increased until confluency, then decreased for some time, which was then followed by an additional increase during junctional differentiation. In contrast, permeability of macromolecules measured at different time points as 4 kDA fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-dextran flux across monolayers steadily decreased during this time. Detailed analysis suggested that this observation could be explained by alterations of junctional length along the cell borders within monolayers during differentiation. In conclusion, these observations confirmed that changes in cell numbers and consecutive increase of junctional length have a critical impact on TEER values, especially at stages of early confluency when junctions are immature. KW - Caco2 cells KW - TEER KW - barrier models KW - impedance spectroscopy KW - permeability Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-267465 SN - 1432-119X VL - 156 IS - 6 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Chen, Jeremy Tsung-Chieh A1 - Schmidt, Lea A1 - Schürger, Christina A1 - Hankir, Mohammed K. A1 - Krug, Susanne M. A1 - Rittner, Heike L. T1 - Netrin-1 as a multitarget barrier stabilizer in the peripheral nerve after injury JF - International Journal of Molecular Sciences N2 - The blood–nerve barrier and myelin barrier normally shield peripheral nerves from potentially harmful insults. They are broken down during nerve injury, which contributes to neuronal damage. Netrin-1 is a neuronal guidance protein with various established functions in the peripheral and central nervous systems; however, its role in regulating barrier integrity and pain processing after nerve injury is poorly understood. Here, we show that chronic constriction injury (CCI) in Wistar rats reduced netrin-1 protein and the netrin-1 receptor neogenin-1 (Neo1) in the sciatic nerve. Replacement of netrin-1 via systemic or local administration of the recombinant protein rescued injury-induced nociceptive hypersensitivity. This was prevented by siRNA-mediated knockdown of Neo1 in the sciatic nerve. Mechanistically, netrin-1 restored endothelial and myelin, but not perineural, barrier function as measured by fluorescent dye or fibrinogen penetration. Netrin-1 also reversed the decline in the tight junction proteins claudin-5 and claudin-19 in the sciatic nerve caused by CCI. Our findings emphasize the role of the endothelial and myelin barriers in pain processing after nerve damage and reveal that exogenous netrin-1 restores their function to mitigate CCI-induced hypersensitivity via Neo1. The netrin-1-neogenin-1 signaling pathway may thus represent a multi-target barrier protector for the treatment of neuropathic pain. KW - neuropathic pain KW - netrin-1 KW - blood-nerve barrier KW - tight junction proteins Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-261695 SN - 1422-0067 VL - 22 IS - 18 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Trujillo‐Viera, Jonathan A1 - El‐Merahbi, Rabih A1 - Schmidt, Vanessa A1 - Karwen, Till A1 - Loza‐Valdes, Angel A1 - Strohmeyer, Akim A1 - Reuter, Saskia A1 - Noh, Minhee A1 - Wit, Magdalena A1 - Hawro, Izabela A1 - Mocek, Sabine A1 - Fey, Christina A1 - Mayer, Alexander E. A1 - Löffler, Mona C. A1 - Wilhelmi, Ilka A1 - Metzger, Marco A1 - Ishikawa, Eri A1 - Yamasaki, Sho A1 - Rau, Monika A1 - Geier, Andreas A1 - Hankir, Mohammed A1 - Seyfried, Florian A1 - Klingenspor, Martin A1 - Sumara, Grzegorz T1 - Protein Kinase D2 drives chylomicron‐mediated lipid transport in the intestine and promotes obesity JF - EMBO Molecular Medicine N2 - Lipids are the most energy‐dense components of the diet, and their overconsumption promotes obesity and diabetes. Dietary fat content has been linked to the lipid processing activity by the intestine and its overall capacity to absorb triglycerides (TG). However, the signaling cascades driving intestinal lipid absorption in response to elevated dietary fat are largely unknown. Here, we describe an unexpected role of the protein kinase D2 (PKD2) in lipid homeostasis. We demonstrate that PKD2 activity promotes chylomicron‐mediated TG transfer in enterocytes. PKD2 increases chylomicron size to enhance the TG secretion on the basolateral side of the mouse and human enterocytes, which is associated with decreased abundance of APOA4. PKD2 activation in intestine also correlates positively with circulating TG in obese human patients. Importantly, deletion, inactivation, or inhibition of PKD2 ameliorates high‐fat diet‐induced obesity and diabetes and improves gut microbiota profile in mice. Taken together, our findings suggest that PKD2 represents a key signaling node promoting dietary fat absorption and may serve as an attractive target for the treatment of obesity. KW - chylomicron KW - fat absorption KW - intestine KW - obesity KW - protein kinase D2/PKD2/PRKD2 Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-239018 VL - 13 IS - 5 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wagner, Johanna C. A1 - Wetz, Anja A1 - Wiegering, Armin A1 - Lock, Johan F. A1 - Löb, Stefan A1 - Germer, Christoph-Thomas A1 - Klein, Ingo T1 - Successful surgical closure of infected abdominal wounds following preconditioning with negative pressure wound therapy JF - Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery N2 - Purpose Traditionally, previous wound infection was considered a contraindication to secondary skin closure; however, several case reports describe successful secondary wound closure of wounds "preconditioned" with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). Although this has been increasingly applied in daily practice, a systematic analysis of its feasibility has not been published thus far. The aim of this study was to evaluate secondary skin closure in previously infected abdominal wounds following treatment with NPWT. Methods Single-center retrospective analysis of patients with infected abdominal wounds treated with NPWT followed by either secondary skin closure referenced to a group receiving open wound therapy. Endpoints were wound closure rate, wound complications (such as recurrent infection or hernia), and perioperative data (such as duration of NPWT or hospitalization parameters). Results One hundred ninety-eight patients during 2013-2016 received a secondary skin closure after NPWT and were analyzed and referenced to 67 patients in the same period with open wound treatment after NPWT. No significant difference in BMI, chronic immunosuppressive medication, or tobacco use was found between both groups. The mean duration of hospital stay was 30 days with a comparable duration in both patient groups (29 versus 33 days, p = 0.35). Interestingly, only 7.7% of patients after secondary skin closure developed recurrent surgical site infection and in over 80% of patients were discharged with closed wounds requiring only minimal outpatient wound care. Conclusion Surgical skin closure following NPWT of infected abdominal wounds is a good and safe alternative to open wound treatment. It prevents lengthy outpatient wound therapy and is expected to result in a higher quality of life for patients and reduce health care costs. KW - open wound treatment KW - surgical site infections KW - secondary skin closure KW - negative pressure wound therapy Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-267541 SN - 1435-2451 VL - 406 IS - 7 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Flemming, Sven A1 - Hankir, Mohammed K. A1 - Kusan, Simon A1 - Krone, Manuel A1 - Anger, Friedrich A1 - Germer, Christoph-Thomas A1 - Wiegering, Armin T1 - Safety of elective abdominal and vascular surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective single-center study JF - European Journal of Medical Research N2 - Background Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who undergo surgery have impaired postoperative outcomes and increased mortality. Consequently, elective and semi-urgent operations on the increasing number of patients severely affected by COVID-19 have been indefinitely postponed.in many countries with unclear implications on disease progression and overall survival. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the establishment of a standardized screening program for acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is sufficient to ensure high-quality medical and surgical treatment of COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients while minimizing in-hospital SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Methods The screening program comprised polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of nasopharyngeal swabs and a standardized questionnaire about potential symptoms for SARS-CoV-2 infection. All elective and emergency patients admitted to the surgical department of a tertiary-care hospital center in Lower Franconia, Germany, between March and May 2020 were included and their characteristics were recorded. Results Out of the study population (n = 657), 509 patients (77.5%) had at least one risk factor for a potentially severe course of COVID-19 and 164 patients (25%) were active smokers. The average 7-day incidence in Lower Franconia was 24.0/100,000 during the observation period. Preoperative PCR testing revealed four asymptomatic positive patients out of the 657 tested patients. No postoperative SARS-CoV-2 infection or transmission could be detected. Conclusion The implementation of a standardized preoperative screening program to both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients can ensure high-quality surgical care while minimizing infection risk for healthcare workers and potential in-hospital transmission. KW - SARS-CoV-2 KW - COVID-19 KW - elective surgery KW - screening KW - PCR Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-264975 VL - 26 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wallaschek, Nina A1 - Reuter, Saskia A1 - Silkenat, Sabrina A1 - Wolf, Katharina A1 - Niklas, Carolin A1 - Özge, Kayisoglu A1 - Aguilar, Carmen A1 - Wiegering, Armin A1 - Germer, Christoph-Thomas A1 - Kircher, Stefan A1 - Rosenwald, Andreas A1 - Shannon-Lowe, Claire A1 - Bartfeld, Sina T1 - Ephrin receptor A2, the epithelial receptor for Epstein-Barr virus entry, is not available for efficient infection in human gastric organoids JF - PLoS Pathogens N2 - Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is best known for infection of B cells, in which it usually establishes an asymptomatic lifelong infection, but is also associated with the development of multiple B cell lymphomas. EBV also infects epithelial cells and is associated with all cases of undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). EBV is etiologically linked with at least 8% of gastric cancer (EBVaGC) that comprises a genetically and epigenetically distinct subset of GC. Although we have a very good understanding of B cell entry and lymphomagenesis, the sequence of events leading to EBVaGC remains poorly understood. Recently, ephrin receptor A2 (EPHA2) was proposed as the epithelial cell receptor on human cancer cell lines. Although we confirm some of these results, we demonstrate that EBV does not infect healthy adult stem cell-derived gastric organoids. In matched pairs of normal and cancer-derived organoids from the same patient, EBV only reproducibly infected the cancer organoids. While there was no clear pattern of differential expression between normal and cancer organoids for EPHA2 at the RNA and protein level, the subcellular location of the protein differed markedly. Confocal microscopy showed EPHA2 localization at the cell-cell junctions in primary cells, but not in cancer cell lines. Furthermore, histologic analysis of patient tissue revealed the absence of EBV in healthy epithelium and presence of EBV in epithelial cells from inflamed tissue. These data suggest that the EPHA2 receptor is not accessible to EBV on healthy gastric epithelial cells with intact cell-cell contacts, but either this or another, yet to be identified receptor may become accessible following cellular changes induced by inflammation or transformation, rendering changes in the cellular architecture an essential prerequisite to EBV infection. KW - Organoids KW - ephitelial cells KW - gastrointestinal infections KW - cancers and neoplasms KW - Epstein-Barr virus KW - flow cytometry KW - epithelium Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-259206 VL - 17 IS - 2 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hoffmann, Annett A1 - Ebert, Thomas A1 - Hankir, Mohammed K. A1 - Flehmig, Gesine A1 - Klöting, Nora A1 - Jessnitzer, Beate A1 - Lössner, Ulrike A1 - Stumvoll, Michael A1 - Blüher, Matthias A1 - Fasshauer, Mathias A1 - Tönjes, Anke A1 - Miehle, Konstanze A1 - Kralisch, Susan T1 - Leptin improves parameters of brown adipose tissue thermogenesis in lipodystrophic mice JF - Nutrients N2 - Lipodystrophy syndromes (LD) are a heterogeneous group of very rare congenital or acquired disorders characterized by a generalized or partial lack of adipose tissue. They are strongly associated with severe metabolic dysfunction due to ectopic fat accumulation in the liver and other organs and the dysregulation of several key adipokines, including leptin. Treatment with leptin or its analogues is therefore sufficient to reverse some of the metabolic symptoms of LD in patients and in mouse models through distinct mechanisms. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis has emerged as an important regulator of systemic metabolism in rodents and in humans, but it is poorly understood how leptin impacts BAT in LD. Here, we show in transgenic C57Bl/6 mice overexpressing sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c in adipose tissue (Tg (aP2-nSREBP1c)), an established model of congenital LD, that daily subcutaneous administration of 3 mg/kg leptin for 6 to 8 weeks increases body temperature without affecting food intake or body weight. This is associated with increased protein expression of the thermogenic molecule uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) and the sympathetic nerve marker tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) in BAT. These findings suggest that leptin treatment in LD stimulates BAT thermogenesis through sympathetic nerves, which might contribute to some of its metabolic benefits by providing a healthy reservoir for excess circulating nutrients. KW - lipodystrophy KW - leptin KW - brown adipose tissue KW - thermogenesis KW - uncoupling protein 1 KW - sympathetic nervous system Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-242787 SN - 2072-6643 VL - 13 IS - 8 ER -