Objective:This study aimed to develop a Chinese version of Quality of life in Epilepsy Inventory(QOLIE-89) and to confirm its psychometric properties.Methods:The original English version QOLIE-89 was adapted to Chinese language through a translation back-translation procedure. The assessment included 204 patients with epilepsy .The test-retest and internal consistency reliabilities, criterion validity and discriminative validity were assessed.Results:The test-retest reliability (Pearson's correlation coefficient) for Chinese version QOLIE-89 was 0.63-0.95 and internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha) was 0.76-0.92. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the Chinese version of QOLIE-89 was composed of three dimensions(CMIN/DF=2.17,GFI=0.98, AGFI=0.90, CFI=0.98,RMSEA=0.061), which were physiology, psychology and social function that including 17 factors obtained by exploration analysis ,which can explained 71.91% of total variance. Spearman's rank correlations between Chinese version QOLIE-89 total score and QOLIE-31 total score was 0.96 and domain scores were from 0.86-1.00.QOLIE-89 items could be discriminated well between patients according to epileptic seizures severity and antiepileptic drug side effects.Conclusion:The psychometric properties of the Chinese version QOLIE-89 inventory are fairly good and similar to the American version and can be applied to assess quality of life for adult patients with epilepsy in China.

OBJECTIVE: To summarize the clinical features of epistaxis in the posterior fornix of inferior meatus and its comprehensive treatment measures. METHOD: We collected and retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 212 cases of epistaxis hospitalized in our department, among which 23 cases were diagnosed as epistaxis in the posterior fornix of inferior meatus. They underwent nasal endoscopic exploration and coagulation surgery with one case under general anesthesia and the other 22 under local anesthesia. The bleeding from olfactory cleft, spheno-ethmoidal recess and the middle nasal meatus were excluded for all the patients during the surgery. After shifting the inferior turbinate inward by fracture, the active bleeding was found in the posterior fornix of inferior meatus, which was stopped immediately by bipolar coagulation. The areas of coagulation and nasal mucosa erosion were packed with nasopore after operation. RESULT: For all the patients, bleeding spots were definitely located during the operation and successfully coagulated. None of them suffered from recurrent-bleeding within 1 week postoperatively. Followed up for 6 to 12 months, there was no epstaxis recurrence or nasal cavity adhesion at the bled side in all patients. CONCLUSION For intractable epistaxis patient, after excluding the bleeding in olfactory cleft, sphenoethmoidal recess and the middle nasal meatus, it should be considered that the bleeding might come from posterior fornix of inferior meatus. It is the key point to thoroughly expose the posterior fornix of inferior meatus by shifting the inferior turbinate inward by fracture and explore for the bleeding spot carefully.
Adult ; Aged ; Epistaxis ; surgery ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

Objective To evaluate the safety and rationality of total/near total bilateral thyroidectomy(TBT) for patients with bilateral multinodular goiter(BMG). Methods From January 2003 to December 2006,311 BMG cases were preoperatively divided into two groups, 130 cases in group A underwent TBT, and 181 cases in group B were treated with subtotal/partial bilateral thyroidectomy. Results There were 6 and 2 eases in group A and group B respectively diagnosed by intraoperative frozen biopsy as BMG, but identified as papillary carcinoma by final pathology. Hence the 6 cases in group A avoided reoporation, while the 2 cases in group B underwent a resection of the remnant gland. Transient hoarseness developed in 3 (2.42%, 3/124) and 3 (1.68%, 3/179) eases in group A and group B respectively (P =0.48). Transient hypocalcemia developed in 11 (8.87% ,11/124) and 9(5.03% ,9/179) cases in group A and group B respectively(P =0.16). There was no postoperative goiter recurrence in group A, but recurrence developed in 12 cases (6.70%,12/179) in group B(P=0.02). Conclusions Total bilateral thyroidectomy is safe and rational for the management of bilateral thyroid goiter.

ObjectiveTo investigate the etiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of regional portal hypertension caused by left upper abdominal malignant tumors.MethodsFrom January 2006 to December 2009, a total of 8 patients presenting regional portal hypertension were treated at our hospital, whose clinical data were analyzed retrospectively. ResultsPancreatic tumors (5/8) and retroperitoneal tumors(3/8)were the primary etiology,andthe main symptoms included upper gastrointestinal bleeding and irregular left upper abdominal pain.Isolated gastric varices were the most distinct clinical features. All patients underwent multi-visceral resection including pancreatic body and tail and spleen. Tumor involved stomach, left kidney, left adrenal and splenic flexure of colon were also removed en bloc. During the follow-up period there was no recurrent upper gastrointestinal bleeding, one patient died and two patients developed metastasis or tumor local recurrence.ConclusionRegional portal hypertension caused by malignant tumor was relatively rare,aggressive resection of multi-viscera combined with devascularization was an effective therapy.

ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between Dicer expression and clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis by detecting the expression of Dicer in hilar cholangiocarcinoma tissues and cells.MethodsThe expression of Dicer in tissues was detected using immunohistochemistry.Western blotting and RT-PCR were used to investigate Dicer expression in QBC939 and HIBEpic cells.The relationship between Dicer expression and clinicopathological characteristics was analyzed.A Kaplan-Maier analysis was performed to analyze the disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) after radical surgical resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma.ResultsWhen compared to control,Dicer was significantly down-regulated in hilar cholangiocarcinoma tissues (P＜0.05) and in QBC939 (P＜0.05).The expression of Dicer was higher in well differentiated adenocarcinoma than poorly and moderately differentiated tumours. Univariate analysis showed low expression of Dicer protein was significantly correlated with short disease-free survival and overall survival of patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma after radical surgical resection (P＜0.01). Multivariate analysis revealed that the expression of Dicer was the most important factor for predicting prognosis after radical surgical resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma (P＜0.05).ConclusionsDicer could be used as a prognostic marker for hilar cholangiocarcinoma.

To investigate the effects of resveratrol (RV) in reprogramming mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and the related mechanism.

Transplantation of embryonic stem cells could promote nerve repair by providing nutrients to the injured spinal cord, or differentiating into remyelinating oligodendrocytes or neurons integrating with the host neurons, which has a bright future in the treatment of spinal cord injury.

Objective: This study aimed to compare and analyze the functional differences between peripheral blood mono-cyte-derived dendritic cells (DCs) of Helicobacter pylori-positive and H. pylori-negative patients with gastric cancer. Methods:H. py-lori infection was detected in 84 patients with gastric cancer in our hospital from January 2011 to October 2012 by the 14C-urea breath test. DCs were generated from monocytes isolated by an adherent method from the two groups of patients and cultured in the presence of rhIL-4, rhGM-CSF, and rhTNF-α. Furthermore, the expression of surface marker molecules was determined by fluorescence-activat-ed cell sorting analysis. The cytotoxicity of DCs pulsed T cells against gastric carcinoma cell was assessed by the lactate dehydroge-nase-releasing assay. The secretion of IL-12 and IFN-γin the supernatant was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Re-sults:No difference was observed in the morphological change of the maturation process. The mean expression of CD1a, CD80, CD83, CD86, and HLA-DR molecules in DCs of H. pylori-infected patients was higher than that in DCs of H. pylori-negative group, and the differences were statistically significant except for CD1a and HLA-DR. The cytotoxicity activities, IL-12 release, and IFN-γrelease in the H. pylori-positive group were significantly higher than those in the H. pylori-negative group (P<0.05). Conclusion:H. pylori infec-tion has no effect on the morphological change of the maturation process of monocyte-derived DCs. These data clearly demonstrate that monocyte-derived DCs of H. pylori-infected patients with gastric cancer can induce stronger maturation and activation than those of H. pylori-negative patients.

Objective: To observe the role of Qudu medicinal granules (祛毒冲剂) on enterogenous endotoxemia . Methods: Sixty-one cases with enterogenous endotoxemia were randomly divided into two groups:Qudu medicinal granule group (n=30) that was treated with Qudu medicinal granules combined with western medicine, and smecta group which was treated with smecta and western medicine (n=31). Changes of symptoms and signs were observed before treatment and 1, 3, 7 days after treatment. Blood samples were collected in the morning to measure the white blood cell (WBC), plasma lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) levels. Results: Recovery speed of WBC count in Qudu medicinal granule group was faster than that of the smecta group, there was significant difference on the third day after treatment (P

Objective To investigate the effect of HCV RNA on virological and immunological response to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART),liver function and blood lipid levels in HIV/HCV co-infected patients.Methods In a cohort study,275 HIV/HCV co-infected former blood donors receiving HAART were followed up every six month in Henan province in China.HCV RNA,HIV RNA,CD+4 T cell counts,indexes of liver function and lipid levels were periodically tested.The differences of HIV viral load suppression,immunological response,liver injury and blood lipid levels between HCV RNA positive group and negative group were compared by x2 test and two independent-samples tests.Result There was no significant difference of HIV viral load suppression between HCV RNA positive group and HCV RNA negative group six-month treatment (45.6% vs.38.5% ,X2=1.150,P>0.05) and CD+4 T cell counts before (286 cells/μ1 vs.209 cells/μ1,Z=0.734,P=0.463)and after 6-month (310 cells/μ1 vs.362 cells/μl,Z=0.562,P=0.574) ,12-month(378 cells/μ1 vs.289 cells/μ1,Z=1.091,P=0.275),18-month(363 cells/μ1 vs.288 cells/μl,Z=1.435,P=0.151) ,24-month(413 cells/μ1 vs.348 cells/μ1,Z=0.939,P=0.348) HAART.The mean levels of serum ALT (55.0 U/L vs.29.5 U/L,Z=6.789,P<0.01),AST(46.0 U/L vs.33.0 U/L,Z=4.890,P<0.01)、TBIL(9.3 mmol/L vs.7.2 mmol/L,Z=3.748,P<0.01)were significantly higher in HCV RNA positive group than that in HCV RNA negative group.HCV RNA was the independent variables associated with liver injury after HAART (aOR=3.8,P<0.01).The serum triglyceride level was higher in HCV RNA positive group than that in HCV RNA negative group(1.2 mmoL/L vs.1.4 mmol/L,Z=1.936,P=0.043) .The serum HDL level was higher in HCV RNA positive group than that in HCV RNA negative group (1.5 mmol/L vs.1.3 mmol/L,Z=2.251,P=0.024).Conclusions HCV RNA does not affect HIV virological responses to HAART and CD+4 T recovery.HCV RNA is an independent risk factor associated with liver injury in HIV/HCV co-infected patients receiving HAART,but appears to provide significant protection against HAART-ieduced hyperlipidemia.