Objective To investigate the c-fos ex pr ession in guinea pigs' medial vestibular neuleus (MVN) following unilateral laby rinthectomy (UL). Methods Twenty-seven SCO guinea pigs were randomly divide d into nine groups, three in each group. After resection of right labyrinth,th e immunohistological staining of c-fos was performed. Fos-like immunoreactivity (FLI) was analyzed at fifteen minutes, and 1?2?6?8?12 and 24 h, and 2 and 7 days after UL. Results Results showed no Fos expression in the control g roup. By contrast, Fos was consistently induced in the UL guinea pigs. Asymmetri cal labeling was found in the bilateral medial vestibular nucleus, with more Fos -like neurons in the ipsilateral MVN of the lesioned side than that in the contr alateral MVN(P

Objective To explore the characteristics of field potentials within vestibular nuclei evoked by electrical stimulus.Methods Double silver electrodes were placed on the surface of the round window.The vestibular nuclei field potential was recorded under the condition of electrical stimulus.Results The field potential consists of a negative wave(N1),the threshold was 0.59?0.07 mA or 0.90?0.50 V,the latency of N1 peak was 1.20?0.13 ms.When double stimuli were applied,no response was noted.The second stimulus or the response was small if the time interval was less than 4 ms.Conclusion Evoked vestibular nuclei potential can be obtained by peripheral labyrinth electrical stimulus,which is quite stable.

Nasopharyngeal cancer is a low differentiated squamous cell carcinoma, and the radiation therapy is the primary choice. It's 5 year survival rate may reach 64.4%, while 10.0% cases may suffer from the local recurrence. The salvage radiation or surgery is still the main choice for recurrent cases now. However the recurrent tumor become radiation insensitive and meanwhile, morbidity and mortality become higher. The experience of open salvage surgery on the recurrent radiation insensitive tumor had been proved safely, and the related morbidity and mortality are acceptable. Recently, the endoscopic salvage surgery has been developed, some preliminary experience has been obtained and the result looks promising. In this article, the pathobiological characteristics of the postradiation local recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer, the anatomy of nasopharyngus and related skull base area, especially the petroclival region and current situation of endonasal endoscopic salvage surgery were reviewed here. Basic principle of oncological surgery that endoscopic surgery should followed and possible endoscopic surgical approaches were proposed.
Carcinoma ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; radiotherapy ; surgery ; Endoscopy ; Humans ; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms ; radiotherapy ; surgery ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; radiotherapy ; surgery ; Radiation Tolerance ; Salvage Therapy ; methods ; Skull Base ; Survival Rate

Objective To apply James Sheehy myringoplasty for treatment of large perforation without residual rim and to observe the efficacy.Methods Between January 2001 and June 2003, 60 patients with large perforation without residual rim had underwent James Sheehy myringoplasty, in which 36 were males and 24 were females, aged from 16 to 64 years and with an average of 45.23 years. Preoperative air-bone gap was 5 to 45 dB, averaged 28.5 dB. Fellow-up was done more than 6 months on 54 patients.The key technic: (1) a vascular skin flap was made on the posterior canal wall and the anterior canal wall skin was excised. (2) canaloplasty was performed until the whole tympanic sulcus can be seen under one microscope view. (3) if necessary, the ossicular chain was explored. (4) overlay technic was used to repair perforation with temporal fascia. (5) the free anterior skin and the posterior canal vascular flap were replaced.Results 52 patients were healed in one stage. In 2 patient, two needle tip-like perforations appeared in the center of the grafting tympanic membrane 3 months after surgery, which were closed after gelatin sponge patching. The shape of the tympanic membrane looked as normal. Symptoms of temporomandabular joint appeared in 6 patients and disappeared 3 days later. Lateral displacement of the graft happened in 2 patients.Conclusion James Sheehy myringoplasty is a reliable technique for treatment of large perforation without residual rim, with high success rate, less postoperative response and good shape of new tympanic membrane.

Objective To explore the effect of intratympanic gentamycin on intractable Meniere's disease.Methods 10 patients diagnosed of intractable Meniere disease were analyzed respectively.Results 9 patients got A and 2 patients got B in controlling vertigo.1 patient gots B and 9 patients got C in hearing result.Conclusion Intratympanic gentamycin for intractable Meniere disease is an effective method.It should be studied further.

Objective:To evaluate the difference of vestibular compensation between triple semicircular canal occlusion(TCO) and labyrinthectomy(LE)in guinea pigs.Material and Methods:TCO was performed on 8 guinea pigs,while LE was did on 7 guinea pigs.Behavior and ENG were recorded in detail preoperatively and repeatedly up to one month postoperatively according to the experiment design.Results:There was spontaneous nystagmus towards the nonoperated side on the first postoperative day and nystagmus absence during sinusoidal angular acceleration stimuli on the operated side was observed in all the animals.All the animals displayed head tilt towards the operated side (right)and an unsteady gait towards the right along the vertical axis after surgery,while the animals performed LE rolled towards the operated side.On the 3rd postoperative day,faint nystagmus appeared on the operated side,but the left and right nystagmus was significantly asymmetrical.The left and right nystagmus still remained asymmetrical on the 5th and 10th day postoperatively.From the 15th postoperative day,left and right nystagmus returned symmetrical in the animals performed TCO,while left and right nystagmus returned symmetrical only at the pendular amplitude of 120°,150°,180°,in the animals performed LE up to 30th postoperative day.There was a significant reduction of nystagmus to the operated side at the Pendular amplitude of 60°and 90° one month after the LE and there was 3 animals still displayed head tilt towards the operated side.Conclusion: the animals compensated faster and more completely after TCO than LE.

OBJECTIVE: To study the experience of clinical features and treatment of deep cervical necrotizing fasciitis. METHOD: All 29 cases of cervical necrotizing fasciitis patients were diagnosed by CT, 12 cases underwent tracheostomies, lateral neck incisions and drainage operations, the other 17 patients underwent lateral neck incisions and drainage operations. Sequently washing, dressing changes and anti infection treatments were taken. RESULT: Twenty-eight cases were cured, 1 cases died. During a follow-up of half a year,no relapse. CONCLUSION When patient was sufferd the cervical necrotizing fasciitis, surgical operation for exploration should be taken as soon as possible,and incision and drainage in the treatment of cervical abscess would obtain a satisfactory curative effect, which would prevent serious complications.
Adult ; Aged ; Fasciitis, Necrotizing ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neck

Objective To investigate the effects of the intellegent CO2 laser assisted Fisch stapedotomy with artificial stape prostheses in the treatment of otosclerosis.Methods A total of 28 patients with otosclerosis who had undergone the intellegent CO2 laser assisted Fisch stapedotomy with artificial stape prostheses were retrospectively e-valuated.The intellegent CO2 lasersare was used to vaporize stapedius tendon,posterior crus of stapes,and most importantly perforate stapes footplate.Bone and air conduction thresholds were determined at 0 .5 ,1 ,2 ,and 4 kHz preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively in all patients.Results No sustained vertigo or sensorineural hearing loss occurred postoperatively.There were no statistically significant differences between preoperative and postopera-tive average bone conduction thresholds.Preoperative and postoperative air bone gap were 30.38(23.13,39.38)dB HL,9.75(8.25,10)dB respectively and the postoperative results were significantly different from the preopera-tive.Conclusion The intellegent CO2 laser can be used safely in stapes footplate surgery and is well suited for trea-ting otosclerosis.

Objective To investigate the effects of different doses of diphtheria toxin on cochlear structure and auditory function of adult wildtype mice.Methods The auditory-mature wild type C57BL/6J mice 4 weeks old were randomly devided into 50 ng/g group, 100 ng/g group and control group.C57BL/6J mice in the 50 ng/g or 100 ng/g group were injected 50 ng/g or 100 ng/g diphtheria toxin intraperitoneally for one time, respectively, and the control mice were injected equal volume of normal saline for one time.Then we investigated the ABR threshold change and morphological change of inner and outer hair cell and spiral ganglion neuron 7 days after the injection.Results At 7 day post diphtheria toxin injection compared with those of in control group, in the 50 ng/g group, there was no threshold elevation across frequencies(8 kHz ABR threshold was 20.0±3.78 and 20.83±2.04 dB SPL for 50 ng/g and control respectively), and no loss of inner and outer hair cells (for both groups, the HC loss rates were 0.3%~1%) or SGN (the SGN density was 39.45±3.65, 41.03±3.73/105 μm2, in 50 ng/g and control, respectively).However, the 100 ng/g group, compared with those of in control group, the ABR threshold (8 kHz ABR threshold was 63.0±4.47 dB SPL, respectively)was significantly elevated across each frequency(t=19.62,P<0.001), and there was significant loss of outer hair cell (the loss rate of IHC and OHC was 0.5%±0.1%, 10.7%±0.3%, respectively), which was 10% loss in the apical, middle and basal turn(t=42.219,P<0.001).And the loss of spiral ganglion neuron (the SGN density was 25.55±3.66/105 μm2) was 38%, which was significantly different from the control(t=10.985,P<0.001).Conclusion High dose injection of diphtheria toxin can cause loss of outer hair cell and spiral ganglion neuron in wild type auditory-mature C57BL/6J mice.

Objective:To investigate lesion size caused by channel radiofrequency volumetric reduction of por-cine tongue base in vitro using the technique of three-dimensional reconstruction. And to evaluate safety about channel radiofrequency volumetric reduction of tongue base. Method: Eighteen fresh porcine tongues were randomly separated into six groups,and each group had three ones. The tongue bases were designed six points according to description of Powell. Tongues base were acted on 10 s and 6 level by Coblation radiofrequency system and were cut into serial freezing histological sections. These segments were sectioned at 20 μm on the injury lesion and stained with H & E. Collected 2D digital imagine of order histological sections, drawn and cut apart part of the le-sion of these sections. Images were procesed IPS and were taken three-dimensional reconstruction and statistics an-alyzes with SPSS10. 0. Result: The mean value of tongue base lesion volumes among points was (359. 5± 5. 6)mm~3 ,(364. 3±7. 0)mm~3 ,(363. 7±7. 2)mm~3, (354. 1±11. 8)mm~3, (349. 4±17. 2)mm~3 ,(353. 5±7. 9)mm~3 separately. Statistic analysis by one-way ANOVA showed that there was a insignificant difference between the groups(P>0. 05). Conclusion:These results demonstrated no significant effect lesion size in channel radiofrequency volumetric reduction in the different points of the tongue base. These data also indicated that coblation radiofre-quency system is a safe method for obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome.