Twins with Craniosynostosis: An Unidentified Variant/Twin Research: Kangaroo Care for Premature Twins; Developmental Delay in MZ Twins; Osteosarcoma in One Identical Twin; Controversies in Twin Pregnancy Management/Media Reports: Twin and Triplet Olympians; Twin’s Rescue from a Crocodile; Twin Pandas in Japan; Twin Surrogacy; Identical Twins in Pennsylvania

Craniosynostosis involves the early closure of one or more joints connecting the bones of an infant’s skull. A case of young monozygotic (MZ) male twins with an unidentified variant of this condition is described, followed by a summary of relevant published reports. This overview is followed by descriptions of a kangaroo care program for premature twins, developmental delay in an MZ twin pair, osteosarcoma in one MZ twin and controversial issues in the management of multiple pregnancies. Media reports of twin and triplet Olympic athletes, a twin’s rescue from a crocodile, the birth of twin pandas in Japan, a case of twin surrogacy and the birth of identical triplets are also presented.

P092 EVOLUTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE OPEN ABDOMEN WITH POSTERIOR SEPARATION TECHNIQUE FOR DEFINITIVE RECONSTRUCTION

Aim Traumatic evisceration in politrauma patients is rare, with a prevalence of 1 in 40,000 trauma patients. The main mechanism is high-energy trauma to an acute surface. Our objective is to apply theoretical knowledge regarding the complex abdominal wall as an independent entity, analyzing the particular case of a patient operated in our center. Material and Methods Description of a clinical case using data extracted from the electronic medical record and bibliographic search in Pubmed. Results The reviewed literature was applied to a traumatic evisceration case with a Grade IV on the Dennis Abdominal Trauma Scale. The decisions made during the different stages in the multidisciplinary management of the traumatic evisceration were discussed. The role of Negative Pressure Therapy, the use of biological meshes, full thickness grafts and / or the Posterior Separation of Components were used to achieve a continent and functional abdomen after an injury of that magnitude during a 4-year follow-up with excellent results. Conclusions At the moment there is no consensus on the management of these traumatic evisceration situations. It depends in many cases on the experience of the surgeon. These cases should be treated individually based on the size and location of the lesions. The approach must be carried out in different stages, always thinking about achieving an early closure of the abdomen and preserving the anatomy of the abdominal wall. The best strategy for open abdomen reconstruction is not well defined, but we believe that Posterior Component Separation is a good option.

EP.TH.421A Systematic Review of Early versus Late Closure of Loop Ileostomy

Aim A Loop ileostomy is one of the most common techniques used in colorectal surgery, in order to protect either a downstream colorectal anastomosis or a coloanal anastomosis. However, it is a procedure that can cause a plethora of complications. Currently, there is no consensus regarding the optimal time for its reversal. Some studies suggested the early reversal of ileostomy procedure as a solution to reduce these complications. This study aims to review the available literature in order to ascertain the benefits behind early closure of loop ileostomy. Methods The literature was searched for all studies that included a comparison between the outcomes of early and late closure of loop ileostomy in terms of morbidity, mortality, or quality of life, where available. Early closure of loop ileostomy is defined as closure less than three months and late as more than three months, in accordance with conventional literature. The resultant articles were filtered using our inclusion and exclusion criteria. Finally, the remaining articles were assessed for quality and their results were compared to one another in order to draw our conclusions. Results The results were slightly inclined toward early closure of loop ileostomy, despite the limitations of the studies reviewed. Conclusion There were limitations of the studies reviewed, including the heterogenicity of studies, selection bias, lack of clear definition of measured outcomes, and small sample size. Taking that into consideration, the results of early closure of loop ileostomies in the selected patients were promising and require further investigation.

Study of Sexual Dimorphism in the Closure of Sagittal Suture – A Postmortem Study

Background: Performing identity is a prime task in medicolegal and postmortem examinations. Age is the first parameter that has to be determined followed by sex. There are several techniques through which sex can be determined. As well there are different anatomical, physiological and pathological parameters determination of sex. Aim: To determine the sexual dimorphism in the cranial sagittal suture closure macroscopically. Methods: All the cases for this purpose had been selected from those brought for autopsy in the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, King Edward Medical University Lahore during the year 2016. Results: The statistical analysis revealed early closure in males than in females both ectocranially and endocranially with advancing age in the sagittal suture of cranial vault. The p value was found significant being less than 0.05 thereby establishing the fact that sexual dimorphism in the cranial sagittal suture exists. Conclusion: Conclusively the determination of sex is possible from the pattern of Cranial Sutures closure on autopsy table. Key words: Sex, Sagittal, Suture, Cranial

SARS-CoV-2 Suppression and Early Closure of Bars and Restaurants : A Longitudinal Natural Experiment

Despite severe economic damage, full-service restaurants and bars have been closed in hopes of suppressing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 worldwide. This study explores whether the early closure of restaurants and bars in February 2021 reduced symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 in Japan. Using a large-scale nationally representative longitudinal survey, we found that the early closure of restaurants and bars decreased the utilization rate among young persons (OR 0.688; CI95 0.515?0.918) and those who visited these places before the pandemic (OR 0.754; CI95 0.594?0.957). However, symptoms such of SARS-CoV-2 did not decrease in these active and high-risk subpopulations. Among the more inactive and low-risk subpopulations, such as elderly persons, no discernible impacts are observed in both the utilization of restaurants and bars and the symptoms of SARS-CoV-2. These results suggest that the early closure of restaurants and bars without any other concurrent measures does not contribute to the suppression of SARS-CoV-2.

A kórházi visszavételt igénylő súlyos folyadék-elektrolit zavar mint az ileosztóma egyik szövődménye

Összefoglaló. Bevezetés: A neoadjuváns radio-kemoterápia után végzett rektum tumorok műtéte során általános gyakorlattá kezd válni a tehermentesítő ileosztóma képzése a súlyos varratelégtelenségekből származó szövődmények csökkentése érdekében. Maga az ileosztóma is 20–60%-os előfordulási gyakorisággal lehet szövődmények forrása, 16,9–40%-ban pedig a dehidráció képezi a visszavétel okát. Célkitűzés: Vizsgálatunk célja az volt, hogy áttekintsük saját beteganyagunkat az ileosztóma szövődményei alapján, különös tekintettel a dehidrációra és az abból fakadó következményekre, ennek segítségével pedig kidolgozzunk egy kezelési protokollt, amely a betegek segítségére van ezen súlyos szövődmények megelőzésében. Eredmények: Retrospektív módon elemeztük az osztályunkon 2017. 09. 01. és 2019. 12. 31. között különböző indikáció alapján készített tehermentesítő kacs ileosztóma képzésben részesült betegek morbiditási és mortalitási adatait. Ezen idő alatt 252 rektoszigmoideális reszekciót és 33 abdominoperineális rektum exstirpációt végeztünk. Ileosztómát 110 betegnél készítettünk. 27 beteg (24,5%) került visszavételre súlyos vesefunkció-romlás és ioneltérések miatt. 24 beteg egy alkalommal, 1 beteg két alkalommal, 2 beteg pedig három alkalommal került visszavételre. A visszavétel a műtéttől számítva átlagosan 49,6 nappal (1–343) történt. A felvételkor és visszavételkor a betegek átlagos GFR értéke 54,66 (38–60) ml/perc/1,73 m2 – 22,8 (5–51) ml/perc/1,73 m2 (p = 0,001), átlagos se Na 140,7 (133–145) mmol/l – 131,4 (111–144) mmol/l (p = 0,001), se K 4,6 (3,2–5,6) mmol/l – 5,37 mmol/l (3,6–7,6) (p = 0,0005) és az se Kreatinin 89,6 (54–149) µmol/l – 333,3 (107–877) (p = 0,001) µmol/l volt. Megbeszélés: Tekintettel az ileosztóma okozta dehidráció rövid és hosszú távú súlyos szövődményeire, valamint a magas visszavételi kockázatra, fontos a betegek kockázatbecslése, a korai oktatás és a dehidráció megelőzése, a rendszeres kontroll biztosítása. Amennyiben a feltételek adottak, az ileosztóma korai zárása is megfontolandó. Summary. Introduction: After the operations of rectal tumours following neoadjuvant chemo-radio therapy it is a common practice to create a defunctioning ileostomy in order to prevent complications due to anastomotic leak. The ileostomy itself can be the source of complications with 20–60% incidence rate, while dehydration causes 16.9–40% of readmissions. Aims: Our goal was to review our own cases on the basis of complications of ileostomy particularly with regard to dehydration and its consequences. We wanted to develop a therapeutic protocol to help prevent these severe complications. Results: We retrospectively analyzed the morbidity data of our patients who had defunctioning ileostomy for different indications between 01.09.2017–31.12.2019. During this period, 252 rectosigmoid resections and 33 abdominoperineal resections of the rectum were performed. Ileostomy was created for 110 patients. 27 patients (24.5%) were readmitted with severe renal impairment and electrolyte disturbances. 24 patients were readmitted once, 1 patient twice and 2 patients 3 times. Readmission happened an average of 49.6 days (1–343) after the operation. At admission and readmission the average of GFR (glomerular filtration rate) of patients was 54.66 (38–60) ml/min/1.73 m2 – 22.8 (5–51) ml/min/1.73 m2 (p = 0.001), the average of serum Na level was 140.7 (133–145) mmol/l – 131.4 (111–144) mmol/l (p = 0.001), the average of serum K level was 4.6 (3.2–5.6) mmol/l – 5.37 (3.6–7.6) mmol/l (p = 0.005) and the average of serum creatinine level was 89.6 (54–149) µmol/l – 33.3 (107–877) µmol/l (p = 0.001). Conclusion: With regard to the short and long term severe complications of dehydration and the high risk of readmission caused by ileostomy, it is important to estimate the risk of patients, to educate the inpatients as early as possible, to commence the prevention of dehydration, and regularly monitor in the outpatient setting. Provided the conditions are given, the early closure of ileostomy should be considered.

Ultrasound-guided cyanoacrylate injection for the treatment of incompetent perforator veins

Objective The use of cyanoacrylate products (CA) in incompetent perforator vein (IPV) treatment has not been thoroughly examined. The primary objective of this study is to describe the technique of ultra sound guided direct injection of IPV with CA, and secondarily to determine early closure rates and safety of this technique. Methods A retrospective analysis of patients undergoing IPV injection at two centres between 2015-2018 was conducted. Demographics, CEAP classification and IPV location were collected. Outcomes were assessed at two follow-up appointments. Results A total of 83 perforator vein injections were completed. CEAP classifications include C2 – C6 classes. Location of perforators were posteromedial (6%), femoral canal (9%), paratibial (14%), and posterior-tibial (71%). IPV closure rates were 96.3% at initial follow-up (16 ± 2 days). Closure rates decreased to 86.5% at second follow-up (72 ± 9 days). There were no deep vein thromboses during follow-up. One patient developed septic thrombophlebitis that was successfully managed with antibiotics. Conclusion Ultrasound-guided CA glue injection is a simple and low risk procedure that effectively closes incompetent perforator veins.

Prognostic Impact of CNS-2 status in T-ALL: A report from the Children’s Oncology Group.

10003 Background: In B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), CNS2 was associated with inferior 5-year (yr) event-free and overall survival (EFS/OS) in recent trials. Here, we report the impact of CNS2 in T-ALL on AALL0434 and AALL1231, recently completed consecutive randomized phase 3 trials for children and young adults with T-ALL and T Lymphoblastic Lymphoma. This report is limited to T-ALL. Both trials used augmented Berlin Frankfurt Münster regimens. AALL0434 compared Capizzi escalating methotrexate+pegaspargase (C-MTX) vs High Dose MTX (HDMTX) +/- six nelarabine (Nel) courses; outcomes improved with CMTX and Nel. CNS1/CNS2 patients, except those defined as low risk (LR) received 12Gy cranial radiation (CRT); CNS3 patients received 18Gy CRT. AALL1231 randomized patients to +/- bortezomib (Bort). AALL1231 changed the AALL0434 backbone, using dexamethasone instead of prednisone throughout. CRT was given only to patients with CNS3 disease (18Gy) and those defined as very high risk (VHR) (12Gy). CNS2 patients could not be classified as LR on AALL0434 or standard risk (SR) on AALL1231. CNS1/CNS2 patients received the same intrathecal therapy frequency on both studies. Methods: CNS status was assigned at diagnosis. CNS2 defined as: presence of < 5/ μL WBCs and cytospin positive for blasts or ≥ 5/μLWBCs with negative Steinherz Bleyer algorithm. Outcomes by CNS status were compared between AALL0434 and AALL1231. Results: From 2007-2014, AALL0434 enrolled 1562 evaluable T-ALL patients, including 1128 (72.8%) CNS1, 306 (19.7%) CNS2 and 116 (7.5%) CNS3. 90.8% received CRT, including 90.4% of CNS1 patients. 5yr EFS rates for CNS1, 2, and 3 were 85.2±1.3%, 83.1±2.6%, and 71.4±5.2% (p = 0.0007); OS rates were 90.4±1.1%, 89.2±2.1%, and 83.1±4.3% (p = 0.0438). There were no differences in 5yr disease free survival (DFS) between CNS1 and CNS2 treated with CMTX (89.7% vs. 92.9%, p = 0.17) or CMTX+Nel (91.8% vs. 89.9%; p = 0.62). AALL1231 accrued 614 evaluable T-ALL patients [CNS1 437 (71.1%), CNS2 134 (21.8%), CNS3 43 (7.0%)] from 2014 to early closure in 2017. Of these, only 12% were scheduled to receive CRT. 3yr EFS rates for CNS1, 2 and 3 were 84.1±2.1%, 84.6±3.8% and 78.6±7.9% (p = 0.50). 3yr OS was: CNS1 87.5±1.9%, CNS2 92.2±2.8%, CNS3 78.5±7.9% (p = 0.017) . 3yr EFS was not statistically distinct without Bort in CNS1, 2 or 3 (85.3±2.9%, 81.4±5.6%, 71.9±13.4%) (p = 0.10) or with Bort (82.9±3.0%, 88.3±4.9%, 83.3±9,4%; p = 0.43). Intermediate risk (IR) CNS1 and CNS2 patients received identical therapy and had similar 3yr EFS (88.8±2.8% vs 88.8±3.5%, p = 0.98). Conclusions: Unlike in B-ALL, EFS/OS was similar for CNS1 and CNS2 on AALL0434 (with CRT) and AALL1231 (without CRT). Further, IR CNS1 and CNS2 on AALL1231 had similar outcomes with identical therapy. Thus, CNS2 status is non-prognostic in T-ALL on these contemporary COG regimens. CNS3 patients have poor outcomes in T-ALL despite CRT and intensive chemotherapy, novel approaches are needed. Clinical trial information: NCT00408005, NCT02112916.

Innovative Surgical Treatment of Cerebral palsy

Cerebral palsy means partial brain paralysis, like facial palsy where facial nerve is paralyzed. It is mainly due to birth induced asphyxia others a lot of causes also present. Convulsion is most common symptoms of cerebral palsy. This convulsion leads to further hypoxia which leads to further brain damage. Indirectly it is permanent and progressive disorder. Ultimately patient is unable to walk, communicate and perform normal life. Birth asphyxia leads to hyperostosis of skull bone. Premature closure of sutures specially fontanelle. Early closure of sutures of skull and fontanelle. At the same time temporal fossa is small and commonly temporal bone thickened excessively as a sequalae total intracranial volume decreased and which restrict to expansion of brain uniformly. As the age advances simultaneously brain also increase at its maximum level up to 5 years but rigid skull doesn’t allow the expansion of brain due to early closure of suture .and excessive growth of bones even in skull base. Temporal bone also exceptionally thickened. Normal as usual treatment failed to cure cerebral palsy patients. This new cranial vault reorganization or reconstruction by Bilateral cranioplasty and duraplasty giving surprising result of these cerebral palsy patients. This case hase been operated in Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College and Hospital, Enayethpur, Sirajganj, Bangladesh. Patient’s appearance become quite normal just after operation. KYAMC Journal.2021;12(1): 56-59