Objective To investigate possible reasons of different incidence of femoral head necrosis between two populations exposed to corticosteroid: severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and renal allograft transplantation. Methods 67 cases of SARS and 59 cases of renal allograft transplantation were enrolled in the study. The following relevant data were reviewed: cumulative dosage (intravenous methylprednisolone and oral prednisone respectively), maximum single dosage, corticosteroids-exposing days, body weight, weight-load index, and minimum arterial oxygen pressure. MRI of bilateral hips was taken in all the patients. Results The incidence of femoral head necrosis of SARS (23.9%) was significantly higher than the renal allograft transplantation patients (6.8%) (P0.05). There was a very significant difference in minimum arterial oxygen pressure between two groups (P

This paper studies the characteristics of biomedical engineering education mode in USA as well as its history in China.The practice and research on education mode of biomedical engineering in our institute is introduced as a reference for biomedical engineering education.

ObjectiveTo investigate the levels of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-6 and pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-8 in expressed prostatic secretion(EPS)of chronic prostatitis.To study the relationship of cytokines to the mechanism of chronic prostatitis.MethodsIL-6 and IL-8 levels were measured in 102 chronic prostatitis EPS and in 28 normal EPS by radioimmunoassay.Urine was cultured and EPS was studied according to 2-glass test.NIH-CPSI(NIH-Chronic prostatitis symptom index) was performed by every patient.ResultsIL-6 and IL-8 levels were higher in Ⅱ,ⅢA and Ⅳ prostatitis (IL-6 0.51?0.57 ng/ml,IL-8 10.75?7.96 ng/ml,n=90) than those in controls (IL-6 0.32?0.51 ng/ml,IL-8 4.56?5.68 ng/ml,n=28),P0.05.There was a correlation between WBC count and IL-8 level,r=0.529,P0.05.ConclusionsIL-6 and IL-8 are elevated in EPS of Ⅱ,ⅢA and IV prostatitis, and might be considered as mediators of inflammatory response in prostate.The results indicate that IL-6 and IL-8 can be the objective parameters in the diagnosis of chronic prostatitis.

Objective To evaluate the necessity of concomitant bladder cuff and the possibility of distal ureter sparing surgery during radical nephroureterectomy of low-level upper urinary tract tumors. Methods Clinical data of 73 patients with low-level (Tis-T3 M0 N0 ) tumors of the proximal upper urinary transitional epithelial cancer treated in radical nephroureterectomy in our hospital from 2000 to 2007 were analyzed retrospectively. The medical charts and pathologic specimens of 35 patients with, and 38 patients without, concomitant bladder cuff were reviewed. Results In the 35 patients with concomitant bladder cuff resection, 8 cases (22.9%) recurrence was observed; in the 38 patients without concomitant bladder cuff resection, 8 cases (21.1%) recurrence was observed. There was no difference between both groups(P>0.05). In the 19 patients suffered renal pelvis tumors with concomitant bladder cuff resection, 4 cases (21.1%) recurrence was observed; In the 16 patients suffered ureter tumors with concomitant bladder cuff resection, 4 cases (25 %) recurrence was observed.There is no difference between patients of renal pelvis tumors and of ureter tumors with concomitant bladder cuff(P>0.05). In the 27 patients suffered renal pelvis tumors without concomitant bladder cuff resection, 3 cases (11.1 %) recurrence was observed; in the 11 patients suffered ureter tumors with concomitant bladder cuff, 5 cases (45.5%) recurrence was observed. There was significant different between patients of renal pelvis tumors and of ureter tumors without concomitant bladder cuff (P<0. 05). Conclusion Concomitant bladder cuff resection confers a favorable prognosis to the patients with ureter tumors, but not to the patients with renal pelvis tumors.

Objective To improve the early diagnosis and differential diagnosis of adrenal incidentalomas to guide clinical management of this disease. Methods One hundred and twenty-eight cases were diagnosed as adrenal incidentalomas due to health examination or treatment of other than adrenal disease,including 60 males and 68 females,whose ages were between 20 and 75 years,with a mean age of 50 years.Tumor diamer:＜3 cm 63 cases,3-6 cm 6 cases,＞6 cm 10 cases.128 patients all had biochemical and electrolyte examination,adrenal cortex and medulla biochemical testing,abdominal ultrasound and CT examination,6 cases with MRI examination.Surgery and post operative pathological examination were performed in all patients. Results Post operative pathology finally diagnosed adrenocortical adenoma in 85 cases,pheochromocytoma in 13 cases,adrenal cyst in 8 cases,paraganglioma and myeiolipoma in 7 eases respectively,adrenal nodular hyperplasia in 4 cases,adrenocortical carcinoma in 2 cases,adrenoconical oncocytoma,cellular Schwannoma and adrenal liposarcoma in 1 case,respectively.One case of pheochromocytoma patients died of intraoperative hypotension,which is not included in the total number. Conclusions The preperative diagnosis of adrenal incidentalomas is difficult.For adrenal incidentalomas with diameter more than 6 cm and those with endocrine function,early surgicM treatment is recommended.

Objective To investigate the effect of cyclooxygenase-2(COX-2) inhibitor celecoxib on bladder cancer xenografts in nude mice and apoptosis of tumor cells in the xenografts. Methods Models of bladder cancer xenograft in nude mice was used to observe the effect of celecoxib on the animals and the xenografts.TUNEL was used to assess apoptotic index of tumor cells in the xenografts. Results Celecoxib could effectively inhibit the growth of xenografts(P0.05). Conclusions Celecoxib maybe inhibit the growth of bladder cancer via inducing apoptosis of tumor cells and perhaps will become a choice of chemoprevention and adjuvant therapy of bladder cancer.

Objective To study the value of unenhanced and dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging in follow-up of liver carcinomas after gamma knife therapy.Methods 57 patients examined by MR imaging after gamma knife therapy were analyzed retrospectively,and compared with outcome of AFP.Results Lesions treated with gamma knife therapy on precontrast imaging showed 4 kinds of appearances:(1) Slightly low signal intensity on T1WI and slightly high signal intensity on T2WI.(2)Slightly low signal intensity on both T1WI and T2WI.(3)Slightly high signal intensity on T1WI,isointensity and slightly high signal heterogeneous intensity on T2WI.(4)Slightly high signal intensity on both T1WI and T2WI.The necrotic lesions showed sustained ring-shaped or honeycomb enhancement or patching enhancement in hepatic tissue around the lesions with lesions unenhancing.Recurrent lesions or new lesions were enhanced in arterial phase,followed by rapid wash-out in the delay phase.The rate of completely necrosis was 93.5% in small liver carcinoma group(

0.05). Conclusions Bacterial biofilm formation on the surface of the catheter is an important pathogenetic factor,which contributes to the recurrence and antibiotic resistance of urinary tract infection. Shortening the period of catheter dwelling and using closed drainage remain the predominant prevention and treatment of urinary tract infection.

SUMMARY Intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin ( BCG) was a common treatment for non-muscle inva-sive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. The complication of prostatic abscess was rare. We reported a case of tuberculous prostatic abscess after BCG therapy. A 65-year-old man was diagnosed as bladder cancer and accepted transurethral resection of bladder tumor ( TURBT) treatment. He received a 6-week induction course without any infection complication. Following the second BCG maintenance instillation, he complained of fever and dysuria. Transrectal ultrasound ( TRUS) demonstrated a well-defined complex mass in the right lobe of his prostate. The diagnosis of tuberculous prostatic abscess was considered after excluding other bacterial infection. The patient was treated with an anti-tuberculous regimen of isoniazid, rifampicin, and ethambutol. The symptoms were relieved after 4 weeks of anti-tuberculous therapy. Be-cause of the good response to the medicine, no further aspiration or drainage of prostatic abscess was car-ried out. The anti-tuberculous therapy had to be stopped for serious drug induced liver injury after 6 weeks of anti-tuberculous therapy. Eight weeks later of stopping anti-tuberculous therapy, the follow-up TRUS showed the disappearance of the prostatic abscess and the test of his liver function was normal. Considering the virulence of BCG is weaker than that of common tuberclebacillus, the shorter course of anti-tuberculous therapy maybe an alternative choice, and surgical drainage is not always necessary.

Objective: To investigate the position and the size of ureteral stone in patients before treated with ureteroscopic lithotripsy or percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), as well as the dilatation of ureter caused by stone, which may be helpful for better understanding of pathogenesis of ureteral stone and improvement of the diagnosis and treatment in clinic.Methods: A total of 129 cases with ureteral stone for endourologic lithotripsy in Peking University People''s Hospital from Aug.2016 to Mar.2017 were included for the retrospective review.The CT data of the ureteral stones and the ureteral dilatation were collected, including the position of stone, the transverse and longitudinal diameter of stone, and the transverse diameter of dilated upper ureter and ureteropelvic junction (UPJ).The distribution of ureteral stones and dilatation in different parts of ureter were compared and analyzed.Results: All of the 129 cases of ureteral stone, stones were located at UPJ in 9 cases (7.0%), proximal ureter in 75 (58.0%), ureter crossing external iliac vessel (UEIV) in 6 (4.7%), distal ureter in 26 (20.2%), and ure-terovesical junction (UVJ) in 13 (10.1%).The mean transverse diameter of proximal ureteral stones was greater than that of distal ureteral stones [(8.47±2.36) mm vs.(6.74±1.99) mm, P<0.001], as the same as the mean longitudinal diameter [(11.00±4.41) mm vs.(7.50±4.28) mm, P<0.001].In 114 cases of dilated ureter for stone, the UPJ had a greater transverse diameter compared with the upper ureter [(14.39±6.09) mm vs.(11.45±3.85) mm, P<0.001].Conclusion: The most common location of stone is the proximal ureter in patients for endourologic lithotripsy, as the location in UEIV is rare.Both transverse and longitudinal diameters of stone in proximal ureter are greater than those in distal ureter.For dilated ureter, it is more severe in UPJ than in upper ureter.Traditionally, it is accepted that the stones lodge at 3 sites of natural narrowing in ureter, which may be questioned.