Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture at Shixuan (EX-UE11) plus rehabilitation in improving the upper-limb spasticity and hand function after cerebral stroke. Method Sixty patients with upper-limb spasm due to cerebral stroke were randomized into two groups. The observation group was intervened by conventional acupuncture plus needling Shixuan and rehabilitation training, while the control group was by conventional acupuncture plus rehabilitation training. The Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and Modified Barthel Index (MBI) were evaluated before and after the intervention. The effects of the two methods in improving the upper-limb spastic intensity, hand function, and activities of daily living after cerebral stroke were evaluated based on the scores before and after the intervention. Result After treatment, the upper-limb spastic intensity and muscle tension decreased in both groups, and there was a significant difference in comparing the MAS score between the two groups (P<0.05); the improvement of MBI in the treatment group was more significant than that in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Acupuncture at Shixuan plus rehabilitation can produce a more significant efficacy in treating upper-limb spasm, improving hand function and activities of daily living after cerebral stroke, compared to the conventional acupuncture plus rehabilitation.

Objective To investigate the value of emergency transcatheter arterial embolization in the treat-ment of liver and spleen rupture,in order to provide the reference for clinical therapeutic strategies.Methods In our hospital,58 patients with liver and spleen rupture were selected.Operation time,catheter angiography,embolization of success rate,postoperative survival rates and the postoperative complications were recorded.Then follow-up,patients with sequela of occurrence was recorded.Results Embolizations of 55 cases were successful,3 cases accounted for 94.8%,2 were successful, no embolization failed, the success rate of catheter angiography in the diagnosis was 100.0%.31 cases of arterial embolization for splenic artery,10 cases of hepatic artery,8 cases of right hepatic artery, 2 cases of left hepatic artery.The average operation time was (57.8 ±15.6) min.All the patients were successfully hemostatic,postoperative survival rate was 100.0%for patients.2 cases of postoperative biliary leakage,1 cases with splenic abscess,the incidence of postoperative complications was 5.2%.Recovery of all patients was good,without the occurrence of sequelae.Conclusion Rupture has good clinical efficacy of emergency transcatheter arterial emboliza-tion in treatment of liver and spleen,liver,spleen can be retained in the circumstances,the effective control of hemor-rhage,improve the clinical success rate.

Objective To compare the efficacy of mediastinoscope-assisted transhiatal esophagectomy (MATHE) and functional minimally invasive esophagectomy (FMIE) for esophageal cancer. Methods Patients who underwent minimally invasive esophagectomy at Jining No.1 Hospital from March 2018 to September 2022 were retrospectively included. The patients were divided into a MATHE group and a FMIE group according to the procedures. The patients were matched via propensity score matching (PSM) with a ratio of 1 : 1 and a caliper value of 0.2. The clinical data of the patients were compared after the matching. Results A total of 73 patients were include in the study, including 54 males and 19 females, with an average age of (65.12±7.87) years. There were 37 patients in the MATHE group and 36 patients in the FMIE group. Thirty pairs were successfully matched. Compared with the FMIE group, MATHE group had shorter operation time (P=0.022), lower postoperative 24 h pain score (P=0.031), and less drainage on postoperative 1-3 days (P<0.001). FMIE group had more lymph node dissection (P<0.001), lower incidence of postoperative hoarseness (P=0.038), lower white blood cell and neutrophil counts on postoperative 1 day (P<0.001). There was no statistically significant difference in the bleeding volume, R0 resection, hospital mortality, postoperative hospital stay, anastomotic leak, chylothorax, or pulmonary infection between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion Compared with the FMIE, MATHE has shorter operation time, less postoperative pain and drainage, but removes less lymph nodes, which is deficient in oncology. For some special patients such as those with early cancer or extensive pleural adhesions, MATHE may be a suitable surgical method.