Acupuncture and moxibustion can improve thesymptoms of chronic cholecystitis, alleviate pains of patients, improve the rate of contraction of the gallbladder. It is a kind of safe and effective treatment method, and is worthy of clinical promotion. This paper reviews the progress of cholecystitis treated by acupuncture and moxibustion in recent years from the following aspects: filiform needle,acupuncture and moxibustion, catgut implantation at acupoint, acupoint application, acupoint injection, auricular acupressure and combining therapy.In this paper, we summed up clinical experience of cholecystitis treated by acupuncture and moxibustion, in order to provide reference for clinical therapy and scientific studies.

Cardiopulmonary bypass(CPB) often result systemic inflammatory response syndrome.In addition to lipid lowing effects,statins appears to exhibit pleiotropic effects such as antiinflammatory properties,improvement of endothelial dysfunction and reduction of ischemia-reperfusion injury.In this review,the author summarized advances in these respects.

China ; Humans ; Mental Health ; Public Health Practice

Crisis Intervention ; Disasters ; Humans ; Stress, Psychological ; prevention & control

Aged ; Coronary Artery Disease ; Female ; Heart Ventricles ; Humans ; Vascular Fistula

Aldehydes ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; DNA Adducts

Arthritis, Juvenile ; classification ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Child ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Prognosis

Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous ; pathology ; surgery ; Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous ; pathology ; surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Lymphatic Metastasis ; Neoplasm Invasiveness ; Ovarian Neoplasms ; pathology ; surgery ; Ovariectomy ; methods ; Prognosis

Objective To measure the difference of radiosensitivity between small and large intestines toward high dose of radiation and investigate the role of stem cells in this difference.Methods C57BL/6 male mice,6-8 weeks old,were randomly divided as control group and radiation group received 19 Gy whole body γ-ray irridiation.Large and small intestines of the mice were collected 6,12,24,48,72 and 96 h after radiation.The proliferation and apoptosis of the large and small intestines and their stem cells were then detected by immunochemistry,and the change of stem cell number in the large and small intestines were detected by in-situ hybridization.Results HE staining showed that 19 Gy γ-ray irradiation caused more severe injury in the small intestine,and all the crypt in the small intestine were extinct at 48 h post-radiation.However,the proliferation index of crypt in the large intestine was as high as 0.23 (t =4.67,P ＜0.05).Compared with the small intestine,the apoptotic index of epithelial cells in the crypt of large intestine was much lower at 12 and 24 h after irradiation (t =-1.92,-2.42,P＜0.05).The apoptotic population of stem cells in the small intestine at 12 and 24 h post irradiation were significantly lower than that in the large intestine (t =-1.98,-2.33,P ＜ 0.05),and the number of stem cell in the large intestine was significantly higher than that in the small intestine 24,48 h after radiation (t =1.98,3.31,P ＜0.05).Conclusions The radiosensitivity of small intestine toward high dose of irradiation is significantly higher than that of the large intestine,where the difference in radiosensitivity of stem cells between large intestine and small intestine may be involved.

Objective To develop a new method to repair the defect after enlarged excision of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.Methods This study included 8 patients with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans measuring 2.5 to 5.5 cm in diameter.All the patients underwent enlarged excision of the affected skin and subcutaneous tissue.The defect measured 12.5 to 17.5 cm in diameter.Sieve skin flaps secured with a vacuum-assisted closure device were used to repair the huge surface defects.Results All the patients experienced the survival of sieve skin flaps at stage Ⅰ after operation,with no infection,effusion or necrosis.No relapse was observed during the 3 to 40 months of follow up.A satisfactory recovery was achieved in skin appearance and function with the formation of a flat scar,and no obvious proliferation occurred.Conclusion The vacuum-assisted closure device offers a safe and simple method for securing skin grafts to the defect after enlarged excision of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.