OBJECTIVE: To explore the effectiveness and safety of the extreme flexion and abduction hip combined with a stirrup-shaped multifunctional leg frame position in preventing obturator nerve reflex during plasma resection of bladder tumors (TUR-BT).
METHODS: A total of 112 patients with bladder tumors were included in the study. The control group was placed in a lithotomy position, while the experimental group was placed in an extreme flexion and abduction hip combined with a stirrup-shaped multifunctional leg frame position. The grade of leg jerking, operation time, and some operative complications were compared between groups.
RESULTS: The operation time, bleeding volume, the grade of leg jerking, second TUR-BT, and acquisition of detrusor muscle were significantly better in the experimental group compared to the control group (P = 0.018, P = 0.013, P < 0.001, P = 0.041, and P < 0.001, respectively). The grade of leg jerking in the experimental group was extremely low (distributed in grade 1 and 2), and there were no severe reactions in grade 3 and 4.
CONCLUSIONS: The extreme flexion and abduction hip combined with a stirrup-shaped multifunctional leg frame position for TUR-BT is a safe and effective treatment method that can effectively prevent obturator nerve reflex, reduce complications, improve surgical efficacy, and reduce anesthesia dependence and risk.

Anterior branch of the obturator nerve transfer has been proven as an effective method for femoral nerve injuries, but the patient still has difficulty in rising and squatting, up and downstairs. Here, we presented a novel neurotization procedure of selectively repairing 3 motor branches of the femoral nerve by transferring motor branches of the obturator nerve in the thigh level and assessing its anatomical feasibility.
Eight adult cadavers (16 thighs) were dissected. The nerve overlap distance between the gracilis branch and the rectus femoris (RF) branch, the adductor longus (AL) branch and the vastus medialis (VM) branch, as well as the adductor magnus (AM) branch and the vastus intermedius (VI) branch were measured. Also, the axon counts of the donor and recipient nerve were evaluated by histological evaluation.
In all specimens, nerve overlap of at least 2.1 cm was observed in all 16 dissected thighs between the donor and recipient nerve branches, and the repair appeared to be without tension. There is no significant difference in the axon counts between gracilis branch (598 ± 83) and the RF branch (709 ± 151). The axon counts of the AL branch (601 ± 93) was about half of axon counts of the VM branch (1423 ± 189), and the axon counts of AM branch (761 ± 110) was also about half of the VI branch (1649 ± 281).
This novel technique of the combined nerve transfers below the inguinal ligament, specifically the gracilis branch to the RF branch, the AL branch to the VM branch, and the AM branch to the VI branch, is anatomically feasible. It provides a promising alternative in the repair of femoral nerve injuries and an anatomical basis for the clinical application of motor branches of the obturator nerve transfer to repair the motor portion of the injured femoral nerve.

Bladder cancer is the most common malignancy of the urinary system, and accounts for 3% of newly diagnosed tumors. Transurethral resection of bladder tumor plays a key role in treating bladder cancer, among which one of the most serious complications is bladder perforation caused by obturator nerve reflex. Obturator nerve reflex can be prevented by inducing obturator nerve block after lumbar anesthesia. However, No study so far has compared the inhibitory effect of different obturator nerve block approaches on intraoperative obturator nerve reflex and bladder perforation.
In this study, we conducted a network meta-analysis (NMA) of studies comparing the efficacy of different obturator nerve block approaches performed after lumbar anesthesia in operation.
The distal obturator nerve block guided by peripheral nerve stimulator is the best approach for preventing obturator reflex. The proximal obturator nerve block guided by ultrasound is the best approach for preventing bladder perforation.
Spinal anesthesia combined with the distal obturator nerve block guided by peripheral nerve stimulator is the most optimal approach to prevent the obturator nerve reflex. But the doctor should choose the appropriate anesthesia method according to the patient\'s general condition, tumor location, and doctor\'s proficiency in puncture techniques.

Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of distal rectal transection by using transanterior obturator nerve gateway (TANG) in laparoscopic radical resection for lower rectal cancers. Methods: A descriptive case series study was performed. Inclusion criteria: (1) patients with primary rectal adenocarcinoma, with the distance of 3-5 cm from tumor to anal verge, with normal anal function before surgery and a desire to preserve anus; (2) laparoscopic radical resection of rectal cancer was performed and the distal rectum was transected using TANG approach. Exclusion criteria: (1) patients with distant metastasis or receiving palliative surgery; (2) the distal rectum was transected using non-TANG approach; (3) patients receiving combined multiple organs resection; (4) patients complicated with other tumors requiring additional treatment during the study. Clinicopathological data of 50 patients with low rectal cancer undergoing laparoscopic resection using TANG approach between January 2019 and December 2020 in Peking University First Hospital were retrospectively collected. Perioperative conditions, length of specific pelvic lines, additional angle and postoperative short-term outcomes were observed and described. Additional angle was defined as the angle between the simulated stapling line with the traditional approach and the real stapling line with the TANG approach. Data following normal distribution were presented as Mean±SD, or M [quartile range (Q(R))] otherwise. Results: All the patients successfully completed laparoscopic surgery without transferring to open or transanal surgery. The median operative time was 193 (80) min and blood loss was 50 (58) ml. All tumors received R0 resection with the distance from the tumor to distal resection margin of 1.7 (0.4) cm and the anastomotic height of 2.0 (0.1) cm. Rectal transection was completed by one cartridge in 52.0% of the cases (26/50) and two cartridges in 48.0% (24/50). Length of the stapling line was 6.6 (1.5) cm. The time to construct the gateway was 8.0 (6.0) min. The vessel damage occurred in 4.0% of the cases (2/50) and none of the cases encountered obturator nerve damage. Inlets of the pelvis in TANG and traditional approach were (9.9±1.3) cm vs. (7.2±1.1) cm (t=24.781, P<0.001). Additional angle of TANG was (15±2) °. The transecting positions on the midline and right edge of the rectum specimen by TANG were 0.6 (0.2) cm and 1.0 (0.2) cm lower than those by the traditional approach. One case (2.0%) died of pulmonary infection on the 17th day after surgery, 2 cases (4.0%) received re-operation and 14 cases (28.0%) had postoperative complications, including anastomotic leakage (7/50, 14.0%), urinary retention (6/50, 12.0%), pelvic infection (2/50, 4.0%) and ileus (2/50, 4.0%). The median postoperative hospital stay was 12 (6) days. Conclusions: Laparoscopic distal rectal transection by using TANG approach is safe and effective in the treatment of low rectal cancer. As an alternative rectal transecting method, TANG has advantages especially for the obese and those with a contracted pelvis and ultralow rectal cancers.
目的： 探讨腹腔镜低位直肠癌根治术中经闭孔神经前入路远端直肠离断技术的安全性及有效性。 方法： 采用描述性病例系列研究方法。纳入标准：（1）原发直肠腺癌，肿瘤距肛缘3~5 cm，术前肛门功能良好，有保肛意愿的患者。（2）行经闭孔神经前入路的远端直肠离断直肠癌根治术。排除标准：（1）有远处转移或行姑息切除患者；（2）其他手术入路的患者；（3）直肠癌脏器联合切除患者；（4）在研究期间合并其他肿瘤需额外治疗者。回顾性收集2019年1月至2020年12月期间于北京大学第一医院接受经闭孔神经前入路行远端直肠离断的50例低位直肠癌患者的临床病理资料，观察患者的围手术期情况、术中骨盆和标本径线测量数据及术后短期疗效。优势角度为经闭孔神经前入路实际切割线与模拟传统TME入路切割线之间角度。计量资料中服从正态分布的数据以x±s表示，非正态分布数据以M（Q(R)）表示。 结果： 全组患者均顺利完成腹腔镜手术，无中转开放和经肛手工吻合。中位手术时间193（80）min，中位术中出血量50（58）ml。所有患者均R(0)切除，远切缘距肿瘤中位距离1.7（0.4）cm，吻合口距肛缘中位距离2.0（0.1）cm。远端直肠单个钉仓离断率52.0%（26/50），两个钉仓离断率48.0%（24/50），切割线长度6.6（1.5）cm。经闭孔神经前入路通路构建中位时间8.0（6.0）min，4.0%（2/50）的患者发生临近血管副损伤，无闭孔神经损伤发生。经闭孔神经前入路与模拟传统入路的骨盆入口宽度分别为（9.9 ± 1.3）cm和（7.2 ± 1.1）cm（t=24.781，P<0.001），经闭孔神经前入路的优势角度（15±2）°，标本中线及右侧线的远切缘距离较模拟传统入路离断位置低0.6（0.2）cm和1.0（0.2）cm。本组1例（2.0%）于术后17 d因肺部感染死亡；二次手术率4%（2/50）；总并发症发生率28.0%（14/50），包括吻合口漏14.0%（7/50）、术后尿潴留12.0%（6/50）、盆腔感染4.0%（2/50）和小肠梗阻4.0%（2/50）。术后住院时间12（6）d。 结论： 经闭孔神经前入路腹腔镜下低位直肠离断技术安全有效，在肥胖、骨盆狭窄、极低位直肠癌等困难状态下更具优势，可作为低位直肠离断方式的一个补充。.

OBJECTIVE: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common gynecological disease caused by defects in pelvic support tissue that manifests as the descent of the pelvic organs, significantly impacting patient quality of life. Transvaginal mesh (TVM) is an effective treatment (Grade A). However, postoperative pain in the groin and medial thigh is very common. Although the use of mesh for transvaginal POP repair has been prohibited or the indications for such use have been extensively limited in many places, it is still an alternative in some countries. Therefore, the safety of the use of mesh still needs to be discussed. The current research on postoperative pain has mainly focused on management. The pathophysiology is unclear.
METHODS: In this study, anterior TVM surgery was performed on ten frozen cadavers. The obturator area was carefully dissected. We explored the relative position of the polypropylene mesh to the internal segment of the obturator nerve in the obturator canal.
RESULTS: Four out of 20 obturator explorations were insufficient to allow conclusions to be drawn. We observed a small branch of the obturator nerve, which is a new anatomical finding that we named the obturator externus muscle branch. This structure terminated in the external obturator muscle in 6 out of the 16 successfully dissected obturator areas. The mean distance between the superficial mesh arm and this nerve branch was 7.5 mm. The mean distance between the deep mesh arm and the closest nerve branch was 5.5 mm.
CONCLUSIONS: The path of the obturator externus muscle branch of the obturator nerve ran close to the mesh arm. It may provide a clinical anatomical basis explaining the observed postoperative pain.

Intracorporeal rectal transection at the anorectal junction for ultralow rectal cancer is technically difficult due to pelvic width and limited roticulation, which might require a transanal transection or an oblique transection with multiple firings. These procedures were reported to be associated with the increased risk of morbidity. To address these problems, we presented a novel technique Transanterior Obturator Nerve Gateway (TANG) to transect rectum for ultralow rectal cancer and evaluated its safety and feasibility in this study.
A total of 210 consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic coloanal anastomosis with or without partial intersphincteric resection (CAA/pISR) for rectal cancers between January 2017 and January 2020 were included. Eighty of these patients were analyzed using propensity score matching (PSM). The perioperative characteristics, TANG-related variables, and genitourinary and anal function outcomes were analyzed.
Among these enrolled patients, 170 patients underwent traditional transection, and 40 underwent TANG transection; the patients were matched to include 40 patients in each group by PSM. After PSM, there were no significant differences in the operating time (p = 0.351) or bleeding volume (p = 0.474) between the two groups. However, the TANG group had fewer cases of conversion to transanal transection (0 vs. 13, p < 0.001). Moreover, the patients in TANG group had a more desirable transection with longer distal resection margin (1.7 vs. 1.1 cm, p < 0.001), shorter stapling line (6.6 vs. 10.3 cm, p < 0.001) and fewer stapler firings (p < 0.001). The overall postoperative complication rates and genitourinary and anal function outcomes were not significantly different between the two groups.
The TANG approach appears to be a safe, feasible and effective approach for intracorporeal ultralow rectal transection with more distal resection, more vertical transection and fewer stapler firings.

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Primary multiple obturator nerve schwannomas originate from Schwann cells and are extremely rare. Patients with schwannomas are asymptomatic and a retroperitoneal schwannoma is often misdiagnosed as an adnexal mass. In the present study, we describe a 58-year-old woman in whom a right adnexal mass accompanied by endometrial polyp was found incidentally through transvaginal ultrasound. The mass was diagnosed as multiple obturator nerve schwannomas after laparoscopy. Immunohistochemical assay confirmed the schwannomas to be positive for SOX10. To our knowledge, this is the first report to demonstrate a case of multiple schwannomas originating from the obturator nerve and treated by laparoscopic resection.

BACKGROUND: Several studies reported short-term analgesic efficacy of obturator nerve block (ONB), as in comparison with the femoral nerve block (FNB) in the treatment of postoperative pain after the total knee replacement (TKR). The optimal method remains under debate. The purpose of our current work is to compare the safety and efficacy of FNB and ONB for postoperative analgesia after TKR.
METHODS: This prospective, randomized, and controlled study was performed from January 2018 to December 2019. It was authorized via the Institutional Review Committee in NO.971 Hospital of the People\'s Liberation Army Navy (2019-PLAN-132).Two hundred patients were divided randomly into 2 groups, the control group (n = 100) and study group (n = 100). The experimental group received FNB and control groups received ONB. Primary outcome included pain at different time point (Visual Analogue Scale score of anterior knee pain at rest and in motion). The Visual Analogue Scale scores were marked by patients themselves on a paper with a graduated line starting at 0 (no pain) and ending at 10 (the most painful). Opioid consumption was converted to equivalents of oral morphine uniformly for statistical analysis. Secondary outcomes included the knee range of motion, the hospital stay length as well as the postoperative complications such as pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis.
RESULTS: Table 1 will show the clinical outcomes between the 2 groups.
CONCLUSIONS: This trial would provide an evidence for the use of different types of peripheral nerve blocks in TKR.

BACKGROUND: Femoral nerve injury may occur in severe traffic accident injuries with pelvic fracture. Sural nerve grafts or ipsilateral obturator nerve transfer may be used to restore femoral nerve function. We report a new procedure transferring the contralateral obturator nerve to restore femoral nerve function.
METHODS: A 30 year-old male suffering complete lumbar plexus rapture received a contralateral obturator nerve transfer in our hospital. At 2 years follow up he had gained Medical Research Council Grade 3 muscle strength in his 23th months follow-up, with normal gait, Lower Extremity Functional Scale score of 58.75% and Femoral Nerve Motor Function Scale score 61%.
CONCLUSIONS: The contralateral obturator nerve transfer is a reliable alternative if the nerve graft or ipsilateral obturator nerve cannot be performed.