OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Hepatobiliary (FACT-Hep) questionnaire in measuring the quality of life in patients with primary hepatic carcinoma (PHC) in China. METHODS: FACT-Hep questionnaire was translated into Chinese and revised properly. From September 2005 to April 2006, one hundred and eighty patients with primary liver carcinoma were admitted and measured by using the Chinese version of FACT-Hep questionnaire, and the reliabilities, validities and responsibilities of the questionnaire were assessed. RESULTS: Correlation coefficient was higher between items and dimension of their corresponding domain (0.5933+/-0.1652) than that between the items and other domains (0.2749+/-0.1922). Six principal constituents were extracted by factor analysis and represented all domains of the questionnaire. The combinations of components were consistent with what was expected. The correlation coefficient of criterion-related validity was 0.828. The test-retest reliability correlation coefficients of physical, social/family, emotion, function, symptom and total questionnaire were 0.731, 0.334, 0.953, 0.786, 0.785 and 0.801 respectively, and the values of Cronbach's alpha were 0.7397, 0.4193, 0.7914, 0.8250, 0.8399 and 0.9161, respectively. There were statistical differences in scores of FACT-Hep questionnaire in different PHC stages or in different Child-Pugh classes (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The FACT-Hep questionnaire can measure the quality of life in patients with PHC with good reliability, validity and responsiveness; it can be used in assessing the disease-specific health-related quality of life of patients with hepatobiliary cancers.

Objective To investigate strategies of diagnosis and treatment of ureter endometriosis. Methods From 1983 to 2010, the cases registered in Peking Union Medical College Hospital and confirmed as ureter endometriosis by surgery were enrolled in this study. Clinical manifestatios, preoperative examinations, surgical categories and routes, surgical and pathological findings, post-operative medical treatment, relapse and relating factors were collected and studied. Results Totally 46 patieuts with ureter endometriosis underwent one or two surgeries. Forty-eight per cent (22/46) of patients were not be diagnosed with ureter endometriosis pre-operatively, and 46% (21/46) only presented dysmenorrhea or even no symptoms. Ureterolysis (72%, 33/46) and laparotomy (63%, 29/46 ) were the most common surgical category and surgical approach. There were 64% (25/39) of patients had left ureter involved and 80% (37/46) had extrinsic ureter endometriosis. Fifteen per cent (7/46) of patients had relapsed disease with median recurrent time of 24 months (13 -49 months), and they all received second surgeries. Logistic regression analysis showed that only gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue agents were related with recurrence when compared with those patients without medical treatment post-operatively significantly ( OR =23.2, 95% CI:2. 4 -221.7, P =0. 002). Conclusions Ureter endometriosis was related with reproductive tract endometriosis. It has insidious process resulting in difficulty for early diagnosis. It's important to treat pelvic deep infiltrating endometriosis and ovarian endometrioma to prevent ureter from further involvement. Post-operative treatment of pelvic endometriosis is the key point of preventing relapse of ureter endometriosis.

To study the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome distribution in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Qidong region of Jiangsu Province, China.

OBJECTIVE: To construct a system of therapeutic effect evaluation for patients with primary liver cancer according to the theory of syndrome differentiation in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and to examine its reliability. METHODS: Analytic hierarchy process and 100 mm surveyor's rod method were applied to obtain bottom layer and top level syndromes, which were used to construct the method of therapeutic effect evaluation, and its reliability was verified in clinical practice by comparing with some evaluation criteria in Western medicine, such as cancer severity scale; Karnofsky performance scale; Child-Pugh classification, cancer staging classification, and quality of life scale, etc. RESULTS: A system of therapeutic effect evaluation was constructed, and it could reflect the progress of tumor, changes of hepatic function and constitution. The evaluation scores acquired from the system were highly associated with the quality of life of the patients. CONCLUSION: The system of therapeutic effect evaluation can reflect the severity of disease and the characteristics of TCM treatment.

Objective To investigate the feasibility of a non-invasive sampling method by collecting menstrual blood and obtaining endometrium for further research in menstruation-related diseases.Methods On the second day of menstruation,menstrual blood was collected with menstrual cups for 4 hours,and the menstrual endometrium was filtered through a metal screen for weighing,cryopreserved,immunohistochemical staining and cell culture.Results The collection process was painless and non-invasive.In the control group,the menstrual volume was (9.1±0.7) ml,and the endometrial tissue weight was (91.0+ 14.7) g.In the endometriosis group,the menstrual volume was (9.6± 1.9) ml (P=0.022),and the endometrial tissue weight was (134.7±43.9) g (P=0.057).Endometrial cell culture was successful in all patients and should not be contaminated.The growth curve was a finite cell line type.The expression of cytokeratin 19 and vimentin in menstrual endometrium and cells were positive.Conclusions By collecting menstrual blood and filtering endometrial tissue,it is an ideal non-invasive sampling method.In combination with advanced experimental technology,menstrual endometrium make further researches of endometriosis,endometrial lesions or other menstruation-related diseases possible.

Objective To investigate clinical outcomes of laparoendoscopic single-site ovarian cystectomy compared with traditional multi-port laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy. Methods Data of 81 patients with ovarian cystectomy from January 2016 to May 2017, the single-site group (n=40) and the multi-port group (n=41) in Peking Union Medical College Hospital were retrospectively collected. The outcomes of single-site and multi-port groups were analyzed and compared, including: postoperative fever, operation time, blood loss, hemoglobin change, surgical complications, postoperative pain score, postoperative analgesic requirements, body image scale and cosmetic score, length of hospital stay, postoperative total cost. Results No complication was found in two groups. No difference was found in postoperative fever, blood loss, hemoglobin change, postoperative pain score, length of hospital stay, and total cost between the two groups(all P>0.05).Operation time was(50±20)minutes in single-site group,and (40 ± 15) minutes in multi-port group; postoperative analgesic requirements was 28%(11/40) in single-site group,and 7%(4/41)in multi-port group;cosmetic score was 22.6±2.6 in single-site group,and 17.3±2.6 in multi-port group;body image scale was 5.7±1.2 in single-site group,and 6.2±1.2 in multi-port group;these four clinical parameters were statistical differences(all P<0.05).Conculsion Laparoendoscopic single-site ovarian cystectomy is feasible and safe,although it could′t relieve the postoperative pian,it do offer a higher cosmetic satisfaction.

Objective To evaluate the impact of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist(GnRH-a) used before surgery on natural pregnancy rates in patients with ovarian endometriomas. Methods In this retrospective study, 57 patients with ovarian endometriomas who had a consecutive laparoscopic surgery between June, 2010 to September, 2015 in Peking Union Medical College Hospital were included. Those patients were divided into preoperative GnRH-a treatment group(n=31)and non-GnRH-a treatment group (n=26). There were no differences in patients'characteristics between the two groups. All of them had a desire for natural pregnancy postoperatively. GnRH-a was no longer used after surgery. After the surgical procedure, the patients were observed over a period of 12 months, during which the frequency of natural pregnancy was assessed. The two groups were compared in terms of natural pregnancy rates. Results Totally 33 patients had natural pregnancy after surgery. The univariate analysis showed that the pregnancy rates of age, r-AFS stage, infertility, preoperative use of GnRH-a, tumor size, tumor side, deep infiltrating endometriosis and adenomyosis did not have statistically significant differences (all P>0.05). The two classified logistic regression showed that OR for preoperative use of GnRH-a was 0.250(95％CI: 0.064-0.978)with a statistical difference(P=0.046). Conclusion The use of GnRH-a preoperatively may have a negative effect on natural pregnancy rates of patients after surgery with ovarian endometriomas.

Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell/pathology* ; Carcinoma in Situ ; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic ; China ; Endometriosis/pathology* ; Female ; Humans