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Brunet J, Cook AC, Walsh CL, Cranley J, Tafforeau P, Engel K, Berruyer C, O’Leary EB, Bellier A, Torii R, Werlein C, Jonigk DD, Ackermann M, Dollman K, Lee PD. Multidimensional Analysis of the Adult Human Heart in Health and Disease using Hierarchical Phase-Contrast Tomography (HiP-CT). bioRxiv 2023:2023.10.09.561474. [PMID: 37873359 PMCID: PMC10592740 DOI: 10.1101/2023.10.09.561474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of death worldwide. Current clinical imaging modalities provide resolution adequate for diagnosis but are unable to provide detail of structural changes in the heart, across length-scales, necessary for understanding underlying pathophysiology of disease. Hierarchical Phase-Contrast Tomography (HiP-CT), using new (4th) generation synchrotron sources, potentially overcomes this limitation, allowing micron resolution imaging of intact adult organs with unprecedented detail. In this proof of principle study (n=2), we show the utility of HiP-CT to image whole adult human hearts ex-vivo: one 'control' without known cardiac disease and one with multiple known cardiopulmonary pathologies. The resulting multiscale imaging was able to demonstrate exemplars of anatomy in each cardiac segment along with novel findings in the cardiac conduction system, from gross (20 um/voxel) to cellular scale (2.2 um/voxel), non-destructively, thereby bridging the gap between macroscopic and microscopic investigations. We propose that the technique represents a significant step in virtual autopsy methods for studying structural heart disease, facilitating research into abnormalities across scales and age-groups. It opens up possibilities for understanding and treating disease; and provides a cardiac 'blueprint' with potential for in-silico simulation, device design, virtual surgical training, and bioengineered heart in the future.
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- J. Brunet
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France
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- UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France
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- Siemens Healthineers, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
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- Laboratoire d’Anatomie des Alpes Françaises (LADAF), Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, F
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Biomedical Research in End-stage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Lung Research Centre (DZL), Hannover, Germany
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- Biomedical Research in End-stage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Lung Research Centre (DZL), Hannover, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, Aachen Medical University, RWTH Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, Helios University Clinic Wuppertal, University of Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany
- Institute of Functional and Clinical Anatomy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
- Research Complex at Harwell, Didcot, UK
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Prudhon J, Caillet T, Bellier A, Cavalié G. Variations of the obturator nerve and implications in obturator nerve entrapment treatment: an anatomical study. Surg Radiol Anat 2023; 45:1227-1232. [PMID: 37429990 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-023-03202-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Obturator nerve entrapment or idiopathic obturator neuralgia is an unfamiliar pathology for many physicians which can lead to diagnostic errancy. This study aims to identify the potential compression areas of the obturator nerve to improve therapeutic management. MATERIAL AND METHODS 18 anatomical dissections of lower limbs from 9 anatomical cadavers were performed. Endopelvic and exopelvic surgical approaches were utilized to study the anatomical variations of the nerve and to identify areas of entrapment. RESULTS On 7 limbs, the posterior branch of the obturator nerve passed through the external obturator muscle. A fascia between the adductor brevis and longus muscles was present in 9 of the 18 limbs. The anterior branch of the obturator nerve was highly adherent to the fascia in 6 cases. In 3 limbs, the medial femoral circumflex artery was in close connection with the posterior branch of the nerve. CONCLUSION Idiopathic obturator neuropathy remains a difficult diagnosis. Our cadaveric study did not allow us to formally identify one or more potential anatomical entrapment zones. However, it allowed the identification of zones at risk. A clinical study with staged analgesic blocks would be necessary to identify an anatomical area of compression and would allow targeted surgical neurolysis.
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- J Prudhon
- Laboratoire d'Anatomie Des Alpes Françaises (LADAF), UFR de Médecine de Grenoble, Domaine de la Merci, 38706, La Tronche Cedex, France.
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- Laboratoire d'Anatomie Des Alpes Françaises (LADAF), UFR de Médecine de Grenoble, Domaine de la Merci, 38706, La Tronche Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire d'Anatomie Des Alpes Françaises (LADAF), UFR de Médecine de Grenoble, Domaine de la Merci, 38706, La Tronche Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire d'Anatomie Des Alpes Françaises (LADAF), UFR de Médecine de Grenoble, Domaine de la Merci, 38706, La Tronche Cedex, France
- Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologie, CHU Grenoble-Alpes, BP217, 38043, Grenoble Cedex 09, France
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Brunet J, Walsh CL, Wagner WL, Bellier A, Werlein C, Marussi S, Jonigk DD, Verleden SE, Ackermann M, Lee PD, Tafforeau P. Preparation of large biological samples for high-resolution, hierarchical, synchrotron phase-contrast tomography with multimodal imaging compatibility. Nat Protoc 2023; 18:1441-1461. [PMID: 36859614 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-023-00804-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Imaging across different scales is essential for understanding healthy organ morphology and pathophysiological changes. The macro- and microscale three-dimensional morphology of large samples, including intact human organs, is possible with X-ray microtomography (using laboratory or synchrotron sources). Preparation of large samples for high-resolution imaging, however, is challenging due to limitations such as sample shrinkage, insufficient contrast, movement of the sample and bubble formation during mounting or scanning. Here, we describe the preparation, stabilization, dehydration and mounting of large soft-tissue samples for X-ray microtomography. We detail the protocol applied to whole human organs and hierarchical phase-contrast tomography at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, yet it is applicable to a range of biological samples, including complete organisms. The protocol enhances the contrast when using X-ray imaging, while preventing sample motion during the scan, even with different sample orientations. Bubbles trapped during mounting and those formed during scanning (in the case of synchrotron X-ray imaging) are mitigated by multiple degassing steps. The sample preparation is also compatible with magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography and histological observation. The sample preparation and mounting require 24-36 d for a large organ such as a whole human brain or heart. The preparation time varies depending on the composition, size and fragility of the tissue. Use of the protocol enables scanning of intact organs with a diameter of 150 mm with a local voxel size of 1 μm. The protocol requires users with expertise in handling human or animal organs, laboratory operation and X-ray imaging.
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- J Brunet
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), German Lung Research Centre (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Laboratoire d'Anatomie des Alpes Françaises (LADAF), Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Biomedical Research in End-stage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Lung Research Centre (DZL), Hannover, Germany
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- Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre (ASTARC), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Institute of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, Helios University Clinic Wuppertal, University of Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany
- Institute of Functional and Clinical Anatomy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
- Research Complex at Harwell, Didcot, UK.
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France.
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Cassibba J, Freycon C, Doutau J, Pin I, Bellier A, Fauroux B, Mortamet G. Weaning from noninvasive ventilatory support in infants with severe bronchiolitis: An observational study. Arch Pediatr 2023; 30:201-205. [PMID: 36990935 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2023.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to analyze the weaning success, the type of weaning procedures, and weaning duration in consecutive infants hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit over a winter season. METHODS A retrospective observational study was conducted in a pediatric intensive care unit in a tertiary center. Infants hospitalized for severe bronchiolitis were included and the weaning procedure from continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), noninvasive ventilation (NIV), or high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) was analyzed. RESULTS Data from 95 infants (median age, 47 days) were analyzed. On admission, 26 (27%), 46 (49%), and 23 (24%) infants were supported with CPAP, NIV, and HFNC, respectively. Weaning failed in one (4%), nine (20%), and one (4%) infants while supported with CPAP, NIV, or HFNC, respectively (p = 0.1). In infants supported with CPAP, CPAP was stopped directly in five patients (19%) while HFNC was used as an intermediate ventilatory support in 21 (81%). The duration of weaning was shorter for HFNC (17 h, [IQR: 0-26]) than for CPAP (24 h, [14-40]) and NIV (28 h, [19-49]) (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The weaning phase corresponds to a large proportion of noninvasive ventilatory support duration in infants with bronchiolitis. The weaning procedure following a "step-down" strategy may lead to an increase in the duration of weaning.
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- J Cassibba
- Pediatric Department, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France.
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- Pediatric Department, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Pediatric Department, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Public Health Department, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Pediatric Noninvasive Ventilation and Sleep Unit, AP-HP, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France; Université de Paris, VIFASOM, Paris, France
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- Inserm U1042 unit, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France; Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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Segond N, Bellier A, Duhem H, Sanchez C, Busi O, Deutsch S, Aguilera L, Truan D, Koch FX, Viglino D, Debaty G. Supraglottic airway device to improve ventilation success and reduce pulmonary aspiration during cardio-pulmonary resuscitation by basic life support rescuers: a randomised cross-over human cadaver study. PREHOSP EMERG CARE 2022:1-9. [PMID: 35543652 DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2022.2075994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
Objectives: Early airway management during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) prevents aspiration of gastric contents. Endotracheal intubation is the gold standard to protect airways, but supraglottic airway devices (SGA) may provide some protection with less training. Bag-mask ventilation (BMV) is the most common method used by rescuers. We hypothesized that SGA use by first rescuers during CPR could increase ventilation success rate and also decrease intragastric pressure and pulmonary aspiration.Methods: We performed a randomized cross-over experimental trial on human cadavers. Protocol A: we assessed the rate of successful ventilation (chest rise), intragastric pressure, and CPR key time metrics. Protocol B: cadaver stomachs were randomized to be filled with 300 mL of either blue or green serum saline solution through a Foley catheter. Each rescuer was randomly assigned to use SGA or BMV during a 5-minute standard CPR period. Then, in a crossover design, the stomach was filled with the second colour solution and another 5-minute CPR period was performed using the other airway method. Pulmonary aspiration, defined as the presence of coloured solution below the vocal cords, was assessed by a blinded operator using bronchoscopy. A generalized linear mixed model was used for statistical analysis.Results: Protocol A: Forty-eight rescuers performed CPR on 11 cadavers. Median ventilation success was higher with SGA than BMV: 75.0% (IQR: 59.8-87.3) vs. 34.7% (IQR: 25.0-50.0), (p = 0.003). Gastric pressure and differential (maximum minus minimum) gastric pressure were lower in the SGA group: 2.21 mmHg (IQR: 1.66; 2.68) vs. 3.02 mmHg (IQR: 2.02; 4.22) (p = 0.02) and 5.70 mmHg (IQR: 4.10; 7.60) vs. 8.05 mmHg (IQR: 5.40; 11.60) (p = 0.05). CPR key times were not different between groups. Protocol B: Ten cadavers were included with 20 CPR periods. Aspiration occurred in 2 (20%) SGA procedures and 5 (50%) BMV procedures (p = 0.44).Conclusion: Use of SGA by rescuers improved the ventilation success rate, decreased intragastric pressure, and did not affect key CPR metrics. SGA use by basic life support rescuers appears feasible and efficient.
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- N Segond
- Emergency Department and Mobile Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.,CNRS TIMC Laboratory, UMR 5525, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- CNRS TIMC Laboratory, UMR 5525, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.,LADAF-Laboratoire d'Anatomie Des Alpes Françaises, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Emergency Department and Mobile Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.,CNRS TIMC Laboratory, UMR 5525, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Emergency Department and Mobile Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Emergency Department and Mobile Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Emergency Department and Mobile Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Emergency Department and Mobile Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Emergency Department and Mobile Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Emergency Department and Mobile Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Emergency Department and Mobile Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.,INSERM U1300, HP2 Laboratory, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Emergency Department and Mobile Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.,CNRS TIMC Laboratory, UMR 5525, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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Walsh CL, Tafforeau P, Wagner WL, Jafree DJ, Bellier A, Werlein C, Kühnel MP, Boller E, Walker-Samuel S, Robertus JL, Long DA, Jacob J, Marussi S, Brown E, Holroyd N, Jonigk DD, Ackermann M, Lee PD. Imaging intact human organs with local resolution of cellular structures using hierarchical phase-contrast tomography. Nat Methods 2021; 18:1532-1541. [PMID: 34737453 PMCID: PMC8648561 DOI: 10.1038/s41592-021-01317-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Imaging intact human organs from the organ to the cellular scale in three dimensions is a goal of biomedical imaging. To meet this challenge, we developed hierarchical phase-contrast tomography (HiP-CT), an X-ray phase propagation technique using the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF)'s Extremely Brilliant Source (EBS). The spatial coherence of the ESRF-EBS combined with our beamline equipment, sample preparation and scanning developments enabled us to perform non-destructive, three-dimensional (3D) scans with hierarchically increasing resolution at any location in whole human organs. We applied HiP-CT to image five intact human organ types: brain, lung, heart, kidney and spleen. HiP-CT provided a structural overview of each whole organ followed by multiple higher-resolution volumes of interest, capturing organotypic functional units and certain individual specialized cells within intact human organs. We demonstrate the potential applications of HiP-CT through quantification and morphometry of glomeruli in an intact human kidney and identification of regional changes in the tissue architecture in a lung from a deceased donor with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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- C L Walsh
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
- Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, University College London, London, UK.
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France.
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- German Lung Research Centre (DZL), Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
- UCL MB/PhD Programme, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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- French Alps Laboratory of Anatomy (LADAF), Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Hannover, Germany
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France
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- Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK
- UCL Respiratory, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
- German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), Hannover, Germany.
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- Institute of Functional and Clinical Anatomy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
- Institute of Pathology and Department of Molecular Pathology, Helios University Clinic Wuppertal, University of Witten-Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
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Rabattu PY, Sole Cruz E, El Housseini N, El Housseini A, Bellier A, Verot PL, Cassiba J, Quillot C, Faguet R, Chaffanjon P, Piolat C, Robert Y. Anatomical study of the thoracic duct and its clinical implications in thoracic and pediatric surgery, a 70 cases cadaveric study. Surg Radiol Anat 2021; 43:1481-1489. [PMID: 34050781 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-021-02764-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Given the high variability and fragility of the thoracic duct, good knowledge of its anatomy is essential for its repair or to prevent iatrogenic postoperative chylothorax. The objective of this study was to define a site where the thoracic duct is consistently found for its ligation. The second objective was to define an anatomically safe surgical pathway to prevent iatrogenic chylothorax in surgery for aortic arch anomalies with vascular ring, through better knowledge of the anatomical relationships of the thoracic duct. METHODS Seventy adult formalin-fixed cadavers were dissected. The anatomical relationships of the thoracic duct were reported at the postero-inferior mediastinum, at levels T3 and T4. RESULTS The thoracic duct was consistently situated between the left anterolateral border of the azygos vein and the right border of the aorta between levels T9 and T10, whether it was simple, double, or plexiform. It was located medially, anteromedially, or posteriorly to the left subclavian artery in 51%, 21%, and 28% of the cases, respectively, at the level of T3. At T4, it was posteromedial in 27% of the cases or had no direct relationship with the aortic arch. CONCLUSION These results favor mass ligation of the thoracic duct at levels T9-T10 between the right border of the aorta and the azygos vein, eventually including the latter. To prevent iatrogenic postoperative chylothorax in aortic arch anomalies with vascular ring surgery, we recommend remaining strictly lateral to the left subclavian artery at the level of T3 to reach the aortic arch anomalies with vascular ring at T4.
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- P Y Rabattu
- LADAF, Anatomical Laboratory, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble University Hospital, 38000, Grenoble, France
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, University Hospital of Grenoble, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- LADAF, Anatomical Laboratory, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble University Hospital, 38000, Grenoble, France
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, University Hospital of Grenoble, 38000, Grenoble, France
- ID17 Biomedical Beamline, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- LADAF, Anatomical Laboratory, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble University Hospital, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- LADAF, Anatomical Laboratory, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble University Hospital, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- LADAF, Anatomical Laboratory, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble University Hospital, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, University Hospital of Grenoble, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Pediatric Reanimation, Children's Hospital, University Hospital of Grenoble, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Nantes University Hospital, 44000, Nantes, France
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, University Hospital of Grenoble, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- LADAF, Anatomical Laboratory, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble University Hospital, 38000, Grenoble, France
- GIPSA-Lab, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, University Hospital of Grenoble, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- LADAF, Anatomical Laboratory, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble University Hospital, 38000, Grenoble, France.
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, University Hospital of Grenoble, 38000, Grenoble, France.
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Walsh C, Tafforeau P, Wagner WL, Jafree DJ, Bellier A, Werlein C, Kühnel MP, Boller E, Walker-Samuel S, Robertus JL, Long DA, Jacob J, Marussi S, Brown E, Holroyd N, Jonigk DD, Ackermann M, Lee PD. Multiscale three-dimensional imaging of intact human organs down to the cellular scale using hierarchical phase-contrast tomography. bioRxiv 2021:2021.02.03.429481. [PMID: 33564772 PMCID: PMC7872374 DOI: 10.1101/2021.02.03.429481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Human organs are complex, three-dimensional and multiscale systems. Spatially mapping the human body down through its hierarchy, from entire organs to their individual functional units and specialised cells, is a major obstacle to fully understanding health and disease. To meet this challenge, we developed hierarchical phase-contrast tomography (HiP-CT), an X-ray phase propagation technique utilising the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility's Extremely Brilliant Source: the world's first high-energy 4 th generation X-ray source. HiP-CT enabled three-dimensional and non-destructive imaging at near-micron resolution in soft tissues at one hundred thousand times the voxel size whilst maintaining the organ's structure. We applied HiP-CT to image five intact human parenchymal organs: brain, lung, heart, kidney and spleen. These were hierarchically assessed with HiP-CT, providing a structural overview of the whole organ alongside detail of the organ's individual functional units and cells. The potential applications of HiP-CT were demonstrated through quantification and morphometry of glomeruli in an intact human kidney, and identification of regional changes to the architecture of the air-tissue interface and alveolar morphology in the lung of a deceased COVID-19 patient. Overall, we show that HiP-CT is a powerful tool which can provide a comprehensive picture of structural information for whole intact human organs, encompassing precise details on functional units and their constituent cells to better understand human health and disease.
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- C Walsh
- Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, University College London, U.K
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France
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- Dept of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany Translational Lung Research Centre Heidelberg (TLRC), German Lung Research Centre (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK
- UCL MB/PhD Programme, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London, UK
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- French Alps Laboratory of Anatomy (LADAF), Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625 Hannover)
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- Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625 Hannover)
- Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH)
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France
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- Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, University College London, U.K
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- Department of Histopathology, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK
- Department of Radiology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering University College London, U.K
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- Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, University College London, U.K
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- Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, University College London, U.K
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- Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625 Hannover)
- Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH)
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- Institute of Functional and Clinical Anatomy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering University College London, U.K
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Solé Cruz E, Rabattu PY, Lupin M, Broche L, Bonnard M, Robert Y, Chaffanjon P, Bellier A. An inferior vena cava discontinuity with an hepato-renal accessory vein development: A radio-anatomical morphometric case study. Morphologie 2021; 106:46-51. [PMID: 33431253 DOI: 10.1016/j.morpho.2020.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Inferior vena cava (IVC) agenesis is an uncommon congenital vascular anomaly stemming from aberrant development during embryogenesis. It results from the failure of one or more of the supracardinal veins, subcardinal veins, vitelline veins or postcardinal veins to connect. The symptomatology resulting from this vascular malformation can be either absent or extremely rich and varied. METHODS Thoracoabdominal-pelvic CT scan projections following iodine-based contrast product injection were analyzed and a three-dimensional model of vascularization constructed. RESULTS Herein, an asymptomatic case of IVC agenesis with absence of the suprarenal and renal segments, with azygos continuation, presenting an accessory hepatorenal vein is reported. The presence of this type of accessory vein has never been described in the literature to date. The etiology of this case of IVC agenesis is explored in depth. We also analyzed the morphometric parameters of the IVC remnant segments and the azygos vein in order to quantify the dilatation of the collateral venous pathway overdeveloped to handle blood return. CONCLUSION Using the findings from this case and those reported in the literature, we provide general recommendations that should be taken into account before managing a patient, symptomatic or asymptomatic, admitted to the hospital with IVC agenesis.
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- E Solé Cruz
- Laboratoire d'Anatomie Des Alpes Françaises, Grenoble Alpes University, place du commandant Nal, Domaine de La Merci, 38700 La Tronche, France; ID17 Biomedical Beamline, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38000 Grenoble, France; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, University Hospital of Grenoble, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Anatomie Des Alpes Françaises, Grenoble Alpes University, place du commandant Nal, Domaine de La Merci, 38700 La Tronche, France; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, University Hospital of Grenoble, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Anatomie Des Alpes Françaises, Grenoble Alpes University, place du commandant Nal, Domaine de La Merci, 38700 La Tronche, France
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- University Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, UA7, STROBE Laboratory, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Anatomie Des Alpes Françaises, Grenoble Alpes University, place du commandant Nal, Domaine de La Merci, 38700 La Tronche, France
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- Laboratoire d'Anatomie Des Alpes Françaises, Grenoble Alpes University, place du commandant Nal, Domaine de La Merci, 38700 La Tronche, France; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, University Hospital of Grenoble, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire d'Anatomie Des Alpes Françaises, Grenoble Alpes University, place du commandant Nal, Domaine de La Merci, 38700 La Tronche, France; GIPSA-Lab-Dpt. Parole et Cognition, UMR 5216, Grenoble Campus, 11, rue des Mathématiques, BP46, 38402 Saint Martin d'Hères cedex, France
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- Laboratoire d'Anatomie Des Alpes Françaises, Grenoble Alpes University, place du commandant Nal, Domaine de La Merci, 38700 La Tronche, France.
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Duhem H, Viglino D, Bellier A, Tanguy S, Descombe V, Boucher F, Chaffanjon P, Debaty G. Cadaver models for cardiac arrest: A systematic review and perspectives. Resuscitation 2019; 143:68-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Bellier A, Cavalié G, Marnas G, Chaffanjon P. The round ligament of the uterus: Questioning its distal insertion. Morphologie 2018; 102:55-60. [PMID: 29731327 DOI: 10.1016/j.morpho.2018.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Classically, the round ligament of the uterus (RLU) attaches distally in the ipsilateral labia majora. This attachment has rarely been described in adults. That is why we have performed an anatomical study focused on this distal ending. PATIENTS We performed in 2015 the cadaveric dissection of 19 RLU. METHODS In all cases, the RLU was individualized on its entire length from its uterine origin to the inguinal canal. Then this canal was open from its internal orifice to its external orifice. We described the distal attachment of the RLU according four areas: before the internal inguinal ring, after the external inguinal ring, under the pubic bone and in labia majora. RESULTS We found 3 types of distal attachments with first an attachment after the external inguinal ring in more than half of cases (52.6%). Then, before the internal inguinal ring (26.3%) and under the pubic bone (22.1%). No RLU was found inlabia majora. However, the proximal attachment seems constant at the antero-superior face of uterus, near the tubo-uterine junction like its pelvic path under the broad ligament. CONCLUSION In adult, the RLU is a structure, which begins at the cranio-ventral part of the uterine bottom near the tubo-uterine junction. Then it passes under the broad ligament and reaches the inguinal canal, that it crosses in more half of cases. However, 3 distal attachment areas have been identified but never in the labia majora. Indeed, some anatomical information available in anatomical treaties seems not correct and should be amended.
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- A Bellier
- Laboratoire d'anatomie des Alpes françaises (LADAF), UFR de médecine de Grenoble, université de Grenoble-Alpes, 38706 La Tronche cedex, France. abellier.@chu-grenoble.fr
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- Laboratoire d'anatomie des Alpes françaises (LADAF), UFR de médecine de Grenoble, université de Grenoble-Alpes, 38706 La Tronche cedex, France
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- Laboratoire d'anatomie des Alpes françaises (LADAF), UFR de médecine de Grenoble, université de Grenoble-Alpes, 38706 La Tronche cedex, France
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- Laboratoire d'anatomie des Alpes françaises (LADAF), UFR de médecine de Grenoble, université de Grenoble-Alpes, 38706 La Tronche cedex, France; GIPSA-Lab, département parole et cognition, UMR 5216, Grenoble Campus, 11, rue des Mathématiques, BP46, 38402 Saint-Martin-d'Hères cedex, France
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Bellier A, Cavalié G, Robert Y, Chaffanjon PCJ. Relationship between the ansa cervicalis and the omohyoid muscle: clinical consequences in parathyroid surgery. Surg Radiol Anat 2013; 36:621-6. [PMID: 24154634 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-013-1216-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the position of the lower loop of the ansa cervicalis (AC) compared to the inferior edge of the omohyoid muscle to guide minimally invasive surgery for the lateral oblique approach of parathyroid glands. METHODS Authors performed 36 anatomical dissections in the laboratory of anatomy (Laboratoire d'Anatomie Des Alpes Françaises) of the Grenoble medical school in 2012 on human cadavers. They independently measured the distance between the caudal extremity of the AC and the lower edge of the superior belly of the omohyoid muscle. Then, they controlled this measure on pictures. RESULTS The study shows a majority of long AC (under the omohyoid muscle) in 66.7 % of cases. In addition, the AC was located on an average value of 0.1 cm below the lower edge of the omohyoid muscle (median -0.5 cm). Thus, two-thirds of AC are between 0 and -2 cm under the omohyoid muscle. Furthermore, the AC is generally non-symmetrical: there is a mean difference of 1.3 cm between the left and right AC. In this series, there are as many long AC on the right side as on the left side. CONCLUSIONS These results are in contradiction with literature data. To preserve the ansa cervicalis and its phonatory functions, it is necessary for the surgeon to perform a systematic per operative identification of the AC because the position of the AC is mainly under the omohyoid muscle and because of an asymmetry. Per operative neurostimulation and/or magnified lenses might be helpful during the surgical approach.
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- A Bellier
- Laboratoire d'Anatomie Des Alpes Françaises (LADAF), UFR de médecine de Grenoble, Domaine de la Merci, 38706, La Tronche Cedex, France
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