Humans ; Integrative Medicine ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods

Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Treatment Outcome

Heart Failure ; therapy ; Humans

Neurologic complications are rare but devastating events after scoliosis surgery; a thorough preoperative work-up and effective intraoperative monitoring of the spinal cord may reduce the incidence. This review discusses the incidence, preoperative work-up, intraoperative monitoring, and managing strategies for neurologic complications of scoliosis surgery.

Chronic Disease ; Heart Failure ; drug therapy ; Humans

Diagnosis, Differential ; Health ; Health Promotion ; methods ; Health Status ; Humans ; Integrative Medicine ; methods ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods

Animals ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Phytotherapy ; Ventricular Remodeling

Acupuncture Therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Meige Syndrome ; therapy ; Middle Aged

Objective To introduce the current studies of the role of vascular endothelial growth factor-C(VEGF-C) and VEGF-D in lymphangiogenesis and lymph node metastasis of gastrointestinal neoplasma.Methods The related literatures in recent 5 years were reviewed.Results The growth factors VEGF-C and VEGF-D enhance lymphangiogenic metastasis of gastrointestinal neoplasma with the property of angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis.In gastric adenocarcinoma,VEGF-C mRNA and tissue protein expression correlate with lymphatic invasion,lymph node metastasis,venous invasion and reduced 5-year survival rates.The role of VEGF-C in esophageal squamous cancer and colorectal cancer and VEGF-D in colorectal cancer is not certain,with conflicting reports in the published literatures.Conclusion The VEGF-C,VEGF-D/VEGFR-3 signal pathway may become the ideal target for inhibition of tumor proliferation and metastases,antilymphangiogenesis therapy may be a novel potential strategy in tumor biological therapy.

Objective To investigate the result of diagnosis and surgery of stageⅠnon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Methods The survival of 47 stageⅠNSCLC patients performed surgery were retrospectively analyzed.Results There were 21 cases who were diagnosed by routine physical examination.The 1～,3～,5～year survival rates of the group of lobectomy were 93.8%,79.3% and 54.6% respectively.The1～,3～,5～year survival rates of wedge resection were 75.7%,42.6% and 35.7% respectively.There were statistical significances of the survival rates between the two groups(P