1.Laparoscopic left renal vein extravascular stenting for treatment of left renal vein entrapment syndrome
Weixing ZHANG ; Changhui GAO ; Rui LI ; Tianbiao ZHANG ; Huali WANG ; Qingjun MENG
Chinese Journal of Urology 2012;33(3):188-191
ObjectiveTo investigate the surgical management of left renal vein entrapment syndrome.MethodsEight cases with left renal vein entrapment syndrome (5 males and 3 female ; mean age 26 years) with history of gross hematuria for 3 to 46 months were reviewed.Doppler ultrasound reports suggested compression of the left renal vein at mesenteric angle in all cases.And the dilated segment of the left vein was three-fold than the stricture segment in diameter.CT scan showed the abnormal angle between aorta and superior mesentery artery in all cases.Bleeding from the left ureteral orifice was detected by cystoscopy in 6 cases.We treated 8 patients by extravascular stent immobilization with laparoscope.ResultsThe operation was successful in the 8 cases without surgical complications.The average operation time was 63 min.The average blood loss was 14 ml,and the average hospital stay after operation was 6 days.Follow-up of 3 -20 months,there was no hematuria relapse since been relieved in 7 cases,one case remained microscopic hematuria.Color Doppler ultrasound examination in all 8 cases showed the narrowest inner diameter of left renal vein was 7.4 mm (6.5 - 8.7 mm),the blood flow was smooth.The angle between abdominal aorta and superior mesenteric artery become normal.Conclusions Laparoscopic left renal vein extravascular stenting could be a new surgical method to treat left renal vein entrapment syndrome.The method of putting artificial blood vessel around renal vein is simple,safe and effective.
2.Impact of pre-pregnancy body mass index on baby's physical growth and nutritional status.
Hongyan LI ; Shan TAN ; Xiao GAO ; Shiting XIANG ; Li ZHANG ; Li HUANG ; Changhui XIONG ; Qiang YAN ; Ling LIN ; Dimin LI ; Juan YI ; Yan YAN
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2015;40(4):415-420
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the impact of pre-pregnancy body mass index on baby's physical growth and nutritional status.
METHODS:
A total of 491 pairs of mother-infant were divided into 3 groups according to mother's pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI): a pre-pregnancy low BMI group (BMI<18.5 kg/m², n=93), a pre-pregnancy normal BMI group (18.5 kg/m² ≤ BMI<24.0 kg/m², n=326), and a pre-pregnancy high BMI group (BMI ≥ 24.0 kg/m², n=72). Analysis of variance of repeated measurement data and the median percentage methods were used to compare the physical growth and nutritional status of babies in different groups.
RESULTS:
Baby's weight in the high BMI group were higher than that in the normal BMI and the low BMI group (F=3.958, P=0.020). The incidence of malnutrition in the low BMI group showed a tendency to decline along with the months (χ²=5.611, P=0.018), the incidence of overweight and obesity in the high and the normal BMI groups displayed a tendency to decline along with the months (χ²=18.773, 53.248, all P<0.001). Baby in the low BMI group had higher incidence of malnutrition while baby in the high BMI group had higher incidence of overweight and obesity.
CONCLUSION
Pregnancy BMI was correlated with the growth of baby. Too high or too low prepregnancy BMI exerts harmful effect on baby's weight and nutritional status. Medical workers should strengthen the education on women's pre-pregnancy to remind them keeping BMI at normal level.
Birth Weight
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Body Mass Index
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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Nutritional Status
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Obesity
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Overweight
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Pregnancy
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Weight Gain
3.Influential factors for anemia in pregnancy based on a nested case-control study in Changsha.
Shan TAN ; Hongyan LI ; Xiao GAO ; Shiting XIANG ; Qiong HE ; Li ZHANG ; Li HUANG ; Changhui XIONG ; Qiang YAN ; Yan YAN
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2016;41(6):619-625
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the prevalence of anemia during pregnancy and the influential factors in changsha city, and to provide scientific evidence for prevention and intervention of anemia during pregnancy.
METHODS:
A cluster sampling of 713 mothers, who delivered baby between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013 in the three streets of kaifu district of Changsha, was selected to establish a retrospective cohort. The maternal health information during pregnancy was collected within 15 days after the delivery. The influential factors of anemia during pregnancy were analyzed by the method of retrospective nested case-control study and conditional logistic regression.
RESULTS:
The prevalence of anemia during pregnancy in Changsha was 9.96%. The multiple conditional logistic regression results show that high family income (OR=0.632, P=0.020), high education level (OR=0.276, P=0.033), folic acid supplement (OR =0.248, P=0.050), iron supplement (OR=0.272, P<0.001) and eating blood products (OR=0.588, P=0.044) were the beneficial factors for anemia during pregnancy, while multipara (OR=2.917, P=0.003), long duration of menstrual period before pregnancy (OR=1.335, P=0.041), living in new decoration housing (OR=3.690, P=0.045) and tea-drinking (OR=1.365, P=0.094) were the risk factors for anemia during pregnancy.
CONCLUSION
The prevalence of anemia during pregnancy in Changsha is below the average levels. The occurrence of anemia during pregnancy is closely related to the women's economic level and nutritional status. Women should strengthen maternal nutrition during pregnancy and bedroom environment monitor, drink little strong tea and improve the nutritional status of iron during pregnancy.
Anemia
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Case-Control Studies
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Dietary Supplements
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Female
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Humans
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Iron
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Nutritional Status
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Pregnancy
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Prevalence
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
4.Compilation of a questionnaire on maternal and child health birth cohort study.
Shan TAN ; Hongyan LI ; Xiao GAO ; Shiting XIANG ; Li ZHANG ; Li HUANG ; Shuai JIANG ; Xinchao LI ; Changhui XIONG ; Qiang YAN ; Yan YAN
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2016;41(1):93-100
OBJECTIVE:
To compile a questionnaire on maternal and child health birth cohort study, to provide effective tools for exploring the effect of various exposure factors on pregnancy outcome and children's health, and to track children's growth and development dynamically.
METHODS:
The preliminary questionnaire on maternal and child health birth cohort study was designed after literature research, health information systems analysis and group discussion. The questionnaire was finalized after expert consultation and pre-survey.
RESULTS:
The formal questionnaire on maternal and child health birth cohort study was developed, including maternal health information and children's health information.
CONCLUSION
The questionnaire can be used for collecting maternal health data and children's health data within 1 year old, and this work is useful for scholars in the study on birth cohort invovling the maternal and child health.
Child Health
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Cohort Studies
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Maternal Health
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Outcome
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Surveys and Questionnaires
5.Differential bone metabolism and protein expression in mice fed a high-fat diet versus Daurian ground squirrels following natural pre-hibernation fattening.
Xuli GAO ; Shenyang SHEN ; Qiaohua NIU ; Weilan MIAO ; Yuting HAN ; Ziwei HAO ; Ning AN ; Yingyu YANG ; Yu ZHANG ; Han ZHANG ; Kenneth B STOREY ; Hui CHANG
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B 2022;23(12):1042-1056
This study compared the effects on bone metabolism and morphology of pathological obesity induced by excessive fat intake in a non-hibernator (mice) versus healthy obesity due to pre-hibernation fattening in a hibernator (ground squirrels). Kunming mice were fed a high-fat diet to provide a model of pathological obesity (OB group). Daurian ground squirrels fattened naturally in their pre-hibernation season (PRE group) were used as a healthy obesity model. Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) and three-point bending tests were used to determine the microstructure and mechanical properties of bone. Western blots were used to analyze protein expression levels related to bone metabolism (Runt-related transcription factor 2 (RunX2), osteocalcin (OCN), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), osteoprotegerin (OPG), receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL), cathepsin K, matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9), patched protein homolog 1 (Ptch1), phosphorylated β-catenin (P-β-catenin), and glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β)). Compared with controls, there was no obvious bone loss in the OB mice, and the stiffness of the femur was increased significantly. Compared with summer active squirrels, bone formation was enhanced but the mechanical properties did not change in the PRE group squirrels. In OB mice, western blots showed significantly increased expression levels of all proteins except RunX2, OPG, and Ptch1. PRE ground squirrels showed significantly increased expression of most proteins except OCN and Ptch1, which decreased significantly, and P-β-catenin and OPG, which did not change. In conclusion, for non-hibernating mice, moderate obesity had a certain protective effect on bones, demonstrating two-way regulation, increasing both bone loss and bone formation. For pre-hibernating ground squirrels, the healthy obesity acquired before hibernation had a positive effect on the microstructure of bones, and also enhanced the expression levels of proteins related to bone formation, bone resorption, and Wnt signaling.
Mice
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Animals
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Hibernation
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Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit/metabolism*
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Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta/metabolism*
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Diet, High-Fat
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X-Ray Microtomography
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Sciuridae/metabolism*
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Obesity
6.Analysis on the imported Coronavirus Disease 2019 related cluster epidemic in rural areas of Chengdu.
Yong YUE ; Heng CHEN ; Liang WANG ; XunBo DU ; XuFang GAO ; Jun LIAO ; Rong ZHOU ; ZhenHua CHEN ; YueZhu CHEN ; WeiWei HUANG ; XiaoFang HUANG ; Min HU ; ChenLu ZHAO ; ChangHui DU ; LiLiang DENG ; Xian LIANG ; Zhu LIU
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2021;55(10):1240-1244
An epidemiological investigation was carried out on a local cluster of outbreak caused by imported cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in rural areas of Chengdu in December 2020, to find out the source of infection and the chain of transmission. According to
COVID-19
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Disease Outbreaks
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Epidemics
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Humans
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Quarantine
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SARS-CoV-2