objective To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of hepatic focal nodular hyperplasia(FNH).Methods Twelve cases with hepatic focal nodular hyperplasia from January 2003 to December 2006 in our hospital were reviewed retrospectively. Results Three cases had epigastric discomfort(25%),5 cases with elevated ALT(41.67%),3 cases with elevated AST(25%),2 cases with elevated AFP(16.67%),one patient was of positive HBsAg(8.33%).The rate of preoperative correct diagnosis made by ultrasound,CT and MRI was 0,20%and 25%respectively,there was no significant difference between CT and MRI.Final diagnosis was established by stlrgical resection and pathology in 11 cases and by needle biopsy in one case.All cases recovered and were followed-up with an average of 28 months.No recurrence was found in cases undergoing surgical resection. Conclusion The rate of correct preoperative diagnosis for FNH is low,definite diagnosis depends on pathologic examination.The prognosis is good,however,most patients in this series underwent resection because of possible malignancy especially in eases of cirrhotics.

Objective: To study the effect of total flavonoids of astragalus (TFA) on adjuvant arthritic (AA) rats and its mechanism. Methods: The volume of non-injected hind paw of AA rats, serum malondialdehyde (MDA) content, interleukin-1(IL-1) and nitrite (NO - 2) produced from articular synoviocytes were measured. Results: It was obseved that serum levels of MDA and the levels of IL-1 and NO - 2 from synoviocytes increased in AA rats, and the degree of the secondary inflammatory reaction of AA rats appeared to be directly correlated with serum levels of MDA and IL-1. Treatment of whole (d0～27) or partial (d12-18 or d18-24) course of AA rats with TFA (20 mg/kg/d,ig) could not only markedly inhibit the inflammatory reaction in AA rats, but also reduce their enhanced serum lipid peroxides (LPO), IL-1 and NO production from synoviocytes. Conclusion: TFA has significant therapeutic effects on AA rats, which might be related to both of anti-oxidative effect and the reduced production of IL-1 and NO from synoviocytes.

Objective To investigate the effect of high intensity focused ultrasound(HIFU) on the immunity of patients with advanced primary liver cancer(PLC).Methods Forty cases of PLC admitted to our institution from Mar.2003 to Dec.2003 were included in this study.Patients were divided into 2 groups and received either HIFU or radio-frequency ablation(RFA) treatment randomly.CD3,CD4,CD8,CD4/CD8,NK,IL-2,TNF were chosen to assess the immune status before and after treatment.The results were compared statistically.(Results The) survival rate after HIFU was 80.0%,61.1%,42.9%,33.3% at 3 months,6 months,9 months and 1 year respectively,which was similar to that after RFA treatment.The changes of immunity parameters of CD3,CD4,CD8,CD4/CD8,NK,IL-2 and TNF were not significant after HIFU treatment.In addition,the differences of those parameters between HIFU group and RFA group were insignificant.Conclusion There are no detrimental effects on immunity in the early period after HIFU treatment.

Bronchi ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Foreign Bodies ; radiotherapy ; surgery ; Humans ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional ; Infant ; Male ; Retrospective Studies

OBJECTIVE: To observe the role of the dust mites drops sublingual immunotherapy(SLIT) in pediatric allergic rhiriitis caused by dust mites and compare its efficacy between monosensitized and polysensitized children. METHOD: A total of 77 pediatric allergic rhinitis patients received Dermatophagoides farina extracts sublingual immunotherapy for 2 years were enrolled as desensitization group and were allocated into monosensitized group (41 cases) and polysensitized group (36 cases) according to the number of coexisting allergens. Meanwhile another 33 allergic rhinitis children treated by pharmacotherapy during the period were collected as control group. The total symptom scores (TNSS), total medication scores (TMS) and visual analogue scale(VAS) were assessed at the beginning, six months, 1 year and 2 years of the treatment. SPSS 13. 0 software was used to analyze the data. RESULT: the score of TNSS and VAS in desensitization was slightly higher than the control after six months treatment, but without difference at l year and 2 years; the score of TMS had significantly improved in desensitization compared with the corresponding points in control. All the parameters in monosensitized group were equivalent with polysensitizend group, except the score of TMS was slightly lower than the polysensitizend group at six months. CONCLUSION Dust mite drops sublingual immunotherapy is effective for the allergic rhinitis children caused by mites. And it has similar immunotherapy efficacy between monosensitized and polysensitized children.
Administration, Sublingual ; Allergens ; administration & dosage ; Animals ; Antigens, Dermatophagoides ; administration & dosage ; Child ; Dermatophagoides farinae ; Desensitization, Immunologic ; Humans ; Rhinitis, Allergic ; drug therapy ; Software ; Sublingual Immunotherapy ; Treatment Outcome

Objective To observe the effect of 5 Fluorouracil(5 FU) on the exocrine pancreas. Methods The effects of 5 FU were investigated in 8 patients who had undergone pancreatoduodenectomy. The pancreatic juice was temporarily diverted to the exterior via a pancreatic duct catheter.Ten days after operation,the patients were injected intravenously with 5 FU 500 mg/d for three days. The samples of pancreatic juice were taken for measurement of amylase,pH, HCO 3 -, Na +, K +, Cl -, Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ .Results The amylase, pH, HCO 3 -, Na +, K +, Cl -, Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ did not alteredsignificantly before and after 5 FU injection.Conclusion 5 FU has no short term effect on exocrine pancreas. Therefore, improvement of acute pancreatitis cannot be achieved through inhibiting pancreatic enzymes synthesis.

Objective To observe the efficacy of the sublingual immunotherapy in children with perennial allergic rhinitis caused by mites .Methods A total of 61 pediatric patients with perennial allergic rhinitis caused by mite in otorhinolaryngology clinic were collected .The children were randomized into two groups :27 cases were divided into sublingual dust mite drops group(group A) , and 34 cases were divided into conventional treatment group (group B) .The symptom scores and sign scores of allergic rhinitis were observed after 6 months ,1 year and 2 years of treatment .Both the efficacy at the end of treatment and the rate of recurrence following 2 years were compared between the two groups .Results After six month of treatment ,the symptom scores in group A was reduced to (3 .70 ± 1 .54)scores ,higher than group B(2 .82 ± 1 .40)scores ,while sign scores in group A was reduced to (1 .19 ± 0 .68)scores ,having no statistically significance compared with group B ,Both symptom scores and sign scores were not changed sig-nificantly after 1 and 2 years of treatment .The efficacy evaluation was 74 .07% in group A ,and 82 .35% in group B .The difference had no statistical difference .The recurrence rate in group A was 29 .63% following 2 years after terminal treatment ,and was superi-or to those in group B (94 .12% ) ,with significant difference(P<0 .01) .Conclusion Dust mite drops sublingual immunotherapy is effective measures for the treatment of children with allergic rhinitis caused by mites .

0\^05). Conclusion MMP\|2 and MMP\|9 may serve as indicators of invasion and malignant phenotype.Neither of them can represent the phenotype of metastasis,but both can represent that of matrix degradation.Moreover,MMP\|9 may play more important role in glioma invasion than does MMP\|2.

Objective To analyze the real world status of traditional known cardiovascular risk factors in patients with coronary heart disease ( CHD ) .Methods 6040 in-hospital patients with CHD or suspected CHD undergoing angiography from 01/01/2013 to 02/28/2015 were retrospectively analyzed . According to angiography result , patients with severe coronary artery lesion and undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were enrolled in the PCI group (n=2808) and patients without severe coronary artery lesion and not undergoing PCI or CABG were enrolled in the No-PCI/CABG group (n=3232).Patients in the PCI group were further divided into 3 subgroups which were STEMI group , NSTEMI/UA group and stable angina (SA) group.Results (1) Compared with the No-PCI/CABG group, patients in the PCI group have higher ratio of male patients (75.4% vs.53.1%, P<0.0001), older average age (64.83 ±0.20 vs. 63.39 ±0.18 years old , P <0.0001 ) , and higher existing rates of traditional risk factors including hypertension (66.7%vs.54.7%, P<0.0001 ) , diabetes/impaired glucose tolerance ( IGT ) ( 37.0% vs. 20.8%, P<0.0001), stroke(7.0%vs.5.4%,P=0.0098)and chronic kidney disease (CKD) (4.3%vs. 2.8%, P=0.001 ) , but there was no statistic difference in existing rates of dyslipidemia between the two groups.(2)In the PCI group,female patients had higher prevalence of hypertension (74.1%vs.64.3%, P<0.001), diabetes/IGT (42.5%vs.35.3%, P=0.0007) and stroke (9.4%vs.6.2%, P=0.0054) than the male patients.There were no significant sex difference in these comorbidities as above in No-PCI/CABG group.Female patients had higher prevalence of dyslipidemia than male patients in both PCI and No -PCI/CABG groups.(3) Among all the 3 PCI subgroups, STEMI patients presented with youngest average age (62.54 ±0.45 vs.65.15 ±0.28 vs.66.17 ±0.34 years old, P<0.0001) and highest male patient ratio (83.9%vs.72.9% vs.72.3%, P<0.0001).Patients in the SA subgroup had the highest prevalence of hypertension and prior revascularization including PCI and CABG .Patients in the NSTEMI/UA subgroup had the highest rates of diabetes/IGT.No significant differences were observed in the prevalence of dyslipidemia , CKD and stroke among all the subgroups .Conclusions Hypertension and diabetes are the leading risk factors of coronary artery disease , and prior revascularization is also an important cause of stable angina and NSTEMI /UA undergoing PCI.Patients requiring PCI were found to be more of male gendor , but female patients has higher prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension , diabetes/IGT or stroke than male patients.

Objective To evaluate the effect of the modified balloon dilatation intervention on the pharyngeal constriction function of the brainstem stroke survivors with dysphagia using videofluoroscopy-based digital analysis.Methods Thirty brainstem stroke survivors with pharyngeal dysphagia were recruited and randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group,with 15 in each.The treatment group was treated with the modified balloon dilatation in addition to the routine treatment of 30min,respectively,once a daily,3 days a week,whiled a control group was treated with routine treatment of 30min twice a day,3 days a week.Before and after the treatment,the rate and duration of pharyngeal constriction were measured in both groups.Results After the treatment,the rate of pharyngeal constriction in the treatment group was (0.20 ± 0.030),(0.14 ± 0.05) and (0.15 ± 0.04) when swallowing thin liquid,thick liquid and pasty food,significantly better than before the treatment.The duration of the pharyngeal constriction was (990.34 ±96.14),(1010.47 ± 133.64) and (1180.10 ± 121.27) ms,respectively,also significantly better than before the treatment.In the control group,significant differences were also observed in the rate and duration of pharyngeal constriction before and after the treatment.Conclusions Digital analysis based on videofluoroscopy can be used to quantify swallowing function effectively,and the rate and duration of pharyngeal constriction can be used to evaluate the pharyngeal function before and after treatment.