By spectrometry, in 78 patients with uterine servical cancer and a control group of 45 healthy person, the activity of erythrocyte antioxidant enzymes and plasma total antioxidant was determined. Results showed a significant decrease of SOD enzyme and blood red cell GPX in cervical cancer patients versus that of the controls. There is a light decrease of total antioxidant state of plasma in patients with cervical cancer versus the controls, and of Hb level in patients with cervical cancer versus the controls. The results suggests a relation between the activity of antioxidant enzyme in cervical cancer patients and DNA damage due to oxygene stress
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ; Uterine Cervical Diseases ; Patients

Participants in this study were 28 patients who were diagnosed with cervical disc herniation by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the Internal Medicine Department of the Military Hospital 108 between July 1997 and July 2001. Mean age of patients was 47.54 years, ranged from 34 to 66. Males: 19, females: 9. It was found that that out of these, 10 patients had 1-segment cervical disc herniation, 15 patients had 2-segment cervical disc herniation, and 3 patients had 3-segment cervical disc herniation. Total of herniated cervical discs was 49 per 28 patients. Good and moderate results of nonoperative management were achieved in 84% of root syndrome sub-group, in 33.3% of myelo-root syndrome sub-group and in 78.57% of total group. Internal management included cervical immobility, analgesics, non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs, vitamin B, muscle dilation, sedation, cervical block and manipulation, and physiotherapy.
Uterine Cervical Diseases ; therapeutics

Cohort prospective study was carried out on 196 women with Papanicolaou (Pap) smears diagnosed as ASC, LSIL or AGC. Results: reference standard verification was available in 108 patients. The rate of DNA-aneuploidy in Pap smears increased significantly from cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 1 (54%) and CIN2 (64.3%) to CIN3 or above (83.3%) in subsequent biopsies (p<0.05). Using ASC/LSIL/AGC as input cytological criteria and CIN2 or above as output histological diagnosis, positive predictive value (PPV) of conventional cytology and DNA-ICM was 35.2% and 65.9%, respectively (p<0.01). Negative predictive value (NPV) of DNA-ICM was 85.0%. Using CIN3 or above as output histological diagnosis, conventional cytology showed a PPV of 22.2%. PPV and NPV of DNA-ICM were 43.9% and 93.3%, respectively.
Uterine Cervical Diseases ; Diagnosis ; DNA

The study involved 115 patients who was diagnosed with cervical disc herniation by MRI at the Military Hospital 108 and ViÖt - §øc Hospital from January 1997 to July 2001. Among these, 82 patients underwent cervical discectomy and 33 patients were treated by medication. 15 patients were studied retrospectively, and 100 patients were studied prospectively. Mean age of patients was 49.15 years (ranged from 27 to 78). 93 men, 22 women. The results showed that 1-segment disc herniation was most common (53.9%), followed by 2-segment herniation. 3-segment herniation was seen only in 10 cases. 100% of patients in operative group have post-operative diagnosis as same as MRI diagnosis. 87.5% of patients have excellent and good outcome at 1 week after operation. It was suggested that the diagnosis of cervical disc herniation and operative indication was appropriate.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Uterine Cervical Diseases

From November 1996 to December 1998 within 90 MRI diagnosed cases of cervical disc herniation found in Hanoi region. 90 male patients with 23-68 years old (on average 45). The result showed that MRI is the best sensible method to determine the cervical disc herniation. The study is performed separately in two levels of the disc herniation: bulging disc 44% and typical disc herniation 56%, pick levels of the disc herniation occur at levels C4/C5 and C5/C6. Cervical canal stenosis and spondylosis may be combined with the disc herniation.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Uterine Cervical Diseases

From November 1996 up to December 1998 with 90 MRI diagnosed cases of cervical disc herniation found in Hµ Néi region. 73 males patients and 23-68 years old (on average 45). We found that MRI is the best sensible method to determine the cervical disc herniation. The study is performed separately in two levels of the disc herniation: Bulging disc 44% and typical disc herniation 56%. Peak levels of the disc herniation occur at levels C4/C5 and C5/C6. Cervical canal stenosis and spondylosis may be combined with the disc herniation.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Uterine Cervical Diseases

A randomized study was carried out in women of reproductive age (from 18 to 49 years old) with vaginitis, cervititis due to bacteria who were treated with CTK tablets at Health Centre of Tuong Duong district, Nghe An province. The result showed that: CTK had high effect in treatment vaginitis, cervititis due to bacteria. The antibacterial effect of CTK tablets was the same with chloramphenicol. Antibacterial ability was 38.7% after one treatment course. Result of clinical treatment of CTK was better than chloramphenicol, expressed in reducing leucorrhoea and healing the cervical lesion. There was no side effect from CTK
Vaginitis ; Uterine Cervical Diseases ; Therapeutics ; Bacteria

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the clinical value of domestically manufactured digital colposcope system (SLC-2000) in the detection of early cervical lesions.

METHODSDuring a follow-up study of patients in Xiangyuan county, Shanxi, a high risk area for cervical cancer, a digital colposcope and an optical colposcope were randomly used for diagnosis, with pathology as the gold standard.

RESULTSIn 163 cervical biopsy specimens, 103 were diagnosed as chronic inflammation by histologic examination. Among 60 specimens which gave abnormal pathology, there were papilloma 1, cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN) I 37, CIN II 18 and CIN III 4. In 33 endocervical curettage specimens, 3 were pathologically positive. Comparing the digital and optical colposcope in diagnosing the positive lesions of > or = CIN I, the sensitivity of the former and latter were 83.3% and 95.0%, the difference without being statistically significant (P = 0.075). The specificity, positive predictive value, and accuracy of these two instruments were 61.2%, 21.4%, 55.6% and 41.3%, 69.3% 48.5%, with significant difference (P = 0.000, P = 0.035, and P = 0.000). In diagnosing > or = CIN II cervical lesions, these three results of the two instruments did not show any significant difference either. The negative predictive value of the digital and optical colposcope were 86.3% and 88.0%, also showing no significant difference (P = 0.075).

CONCLUSIONThe specificity, positive predictive value, and accuracy of the digital colposcope in diagnosing cervical lesions > or = CIN I are all superior to those of the traditional optical colposcope, even though the sensitivity of the latter is higher. There is no difference between the two instruments in diagnosing lesions > or = CIN II. Not only is domestic digital colposcope (SLC-2000) effective, but feasible and practical in the diagnosis, research and follow-up of cervical lesions.

Colposcopes ; Female ; Humans ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Uterine Cervical Diseases ; diagnosis ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; Uterine Cervicitis ; diagnosis

A cross sectional retrospective study was conducted on 290 patients aged 19- 78 years old at Hung Vuong Hospital from July 2000 to July 2003, with PAP's smear, colposcopy and biopsy. Result showed that non benignant smear accosted for 16,9% non benignant colposcopy 28,6%, non benignant biopsy 35,2%. In comparing with the number of patients submited to consultation, the rate of smear 78,04% among then 0,13% were detected with any pathology and the rate of colposcopy 20,91% and 0,98% with any pathology
Vaginal Smears ; diagnosis ; colposcopy ; Biopsy ; Uterine Cervical Diseases

Radiation-induced arterial disease is caused by significant atherosclerosis in the circumjacent vessels being irradiated. Even though this has been recognized as survival of cancer patients treated with radiotherapy improves, it is a problem that is often under-reported. We present a case of chronic thromboembolic occlusion of right common iliac artery in a 53-year-old woman who was treated with radiation therapy for cervical cancer 13 years ago. We initially performed percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with thrombolytic therapy, but had to cease thrombolytic therapy due to upper gastrointestinal bleeding of Dieulafoy's lesion, nevertheless, achieved good results after revascularization by Fogarty embolectomy.
Arterial Occlusive Diseases/*etiology ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Radiotherapy/*instrumentation ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/*radiotherapy