Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) resulting from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) obviously impair the quality of life of middle-aged and elderly men. Current management of BPH includes wait-and-watch, medical therapy, and conventional surgery. As a new approach, minimally invasive surgery has been playing an increasingly important role in the management of BPH, with potential advantages of less operative trauma, quicker recovery, lower risk of postoperative complications and higher quality of life. This review mainly discusses prostatic urethral lift (Urolift® System), transurethral water vapor therapy (Rezūm® System) and robot-guided high-energy water ablation (PROCEPT Aquablation™ System).
Aged ; Humans ; Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures ; Postoperative Complications ; Prostatic Hyperplasia ; surgery ; Quality of Life ; Treatment Outcome ; Urethra ; surgery

Objective To study the characteristics of tongue pictures of the terminal stage patients of colorectal cancer.Method The changes of tongue pictures of 7 patients of the terminal stage and 62 patients of non-terminal stage were observed by The System of Tongue Inspection of TCM,then the tongue proper and coating RGB(redness,greenness,blueness) values were measured.Results In the group of the terminal stage patients,light red and red tongue proper were more,yellow thick tongue coating and without tongue coating were more.Red tongue proper and yellow thick tongue coating were more in the other group.In the group of the terminal stage patients' tongue proper,G values were lower,B values were lower(P0.05).Conclusion The tongue proper and coating of the terminal stage patients of colorectal cancer have certain characteristics.

Adult ; Aged ; Botulinum Toxins, Type A ; therapeutic use ; Dysphonia ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Laryngoscopy ; Male ; Middle Aged

ObjectiveTo investigate the value of ultrasound in diagnosis and differential diagnosis of uterine arteriovenous fistula (UAF).MethodsUltrasound results of 12 patients with UAF were analyzed retrospectively,and were compared with uterine artery angiography.ResultsUAF showed uneven echo signals of uterine muscle wall near endometrium or cesarean section incision and irregular echo-free zone on ultrasonographies,the typical case of which displayed “honeycomblike” change.Color Doppler ultrasound showed rich blood flow in local area and lake-like or multicolored mosaic change.Spectral Doppler waveform shape was characterized as high-speed low resistance.The ultrasonographic results of UAF were consistent with those of uterine artery angiography.ConclusionUltrasonography combined with uterine artery angiography contributes to the diagnosis of UAF.

Objective To explore the risk factors affecting prognosis of invasive fungal infection .Methods The clinical data of 208 hospitalized patients diagnosed with invasive fungal infection in Sun Yat-sen memorial hospital from 2007 to 2011 were reviewed . The factors affecting prognosis were determined by univariate and logistic regression analysis .Results The fatality rate of adult inpa-tient with invasive fungal infection was 21%.The univariate analysis showed that difference of seven indicators was significant between the survive group and death group:advanced age (over 60 years old), hospitalization time,fasting plasma glucose level, hypoalbumin-emia, using more than two kinds of broad spectrum antibiotic for more than two weeks , kinds of invasive operations , and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome ( MODS) .Binary logistic regression showed that the difference of five indicators was significant between the two groups:advanced age (over 60 years old), hypoalbuminemia, using more than two kinds of broad spectrum antibiotic for more than two weeks, kinds of invasive operations , and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome .Conclusions The indicators such as advanced age (over 60 years old), hypoalbuminemia, the use of more than two kinds of broad spectrum antibiotic for more than two weeks , kinds of invasive operations , and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome might be independent risk factors of death in patients with invasive fungal infection.Early medical intervention should be made in clinical work , in order to reduce fatality rate of patients with invasive fungal in-fection.

In this study, modification technology by surface coating was used to improve the flowability of powder of Chinese herbs extracts. Seven kinds of powder of Chinese herbs extracts were coated with 1% silica nanoparticles using an under-driven Comil. The powder characteristics tester was used to evaluate the flowability of uncoated and coated powders. Surface morphology and particle size distribution of powders were compared by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and optical microscope. The powder hygroscopicity was also investigated. The results showed that, after modification, angle of repose, angle of spatula, compressibility and adhesiveness extremely decreased, and flowability index substantially increased, the powder flowability was significantly improved, especially Gegen and Dahuang extracts powders. Scanning electron microscopy images showed the distribution of silica nanoparticles on the host drug particle surfaces. There were no remarkable changes in the particle size distribution and hygroscopicity of all powders after coating. Therefore, Comilling for surface coating modification technology was an effective method to improve the flowability of Chinese herbs extracts and suggested a possible way forward to enhance the quality of Chinese drugs pharmaceutics in their study and manufacture.
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical ; methods ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; Nanoparticles ; chemistry ; Particle Size ; Powders ; chemistry ; Surface Properties

Objective:To investigate hypoxia location in condylar cartilage in the early growth stage of rats.Methods:40 Sprague-Dawley rats were breastfed from 1 4 d to 21 d of age.1 0 rats were sacrificed at 1 2,24,48 and 96 h respectively after initiation of normal food at 21 d of age.The rats were administered pimonidazole hydrochloride (HP-1 )at a dose of 60 mg/kg by intraperitoneal injection 2 h before sacrifice.The expression of HP-1 in the whole condylar cartilage was detected by immunohistochemical staining.Results:HP-1 was mainly expressed in the chondrocytes of the fibrous and proliferative layer of cartilage,primarily concentrated in the weight-bearing area of joint-anterior aspect of the condyle and posterior aspect of the articular eminence at all time points.The highest expres-sion was observed at 24 h after initiation of normal food (P <0.01 ).Conclusion:In the early growth stage of rats,dietary loading may directly induce hypoxia in uper layer of condylar cartilage,the hyoxia level may change with time of dietary loading.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of port catheter system(PCS)placement in pulmonary artery via percutaneous subclavicle vein treatment for multiple metastatic tumor in the two lungs and discuss the PCS technique.Methods Fifteen multiple metastatic tumor patients(13 hepatocellular carcinomas,one mandible grand adenocarcinoma,one oral bottom squamous carcinoma)were carried out with pulmonary artery PCS placement by way of percutaneous subclavicle vein.FPA/FPM/GP chemotherapy scheme were introduced every 4～6 weeks.Results The success rate of PCS placement technique was 93.3%(14/15).One case failed.Percutaneous subclavicle veins were performed 14 cases in right side and 1 in left one.Following up 2～43 months,2～7 chemotherapy cycles(mean 5 cycles)were accomplished,and the clinical CR and PR were achieved in 1 and 3 cases respectively with clinical efficacy rate 28.6%(4/14).Major side reaction was late wound healing in 1 case.Conclusion PCS placement in pulmonary artery treatment for multiple metastatic tumor in the two lungs is effective,and mastering operation technique is the key for increasing operation suc- cess rate.

Objective: To investigate the incidence of CMV infection(CMV-I) and CMV related diseases (CMV-D) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells transplantation in 70 consecutive allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells transplantation(allo-HSCT) patients and to search for the optimal prophylactic strategy.Methods: Blood samples were monitored using the CMV pp65 antigenemia assay.Of the 70 patients observed,30 patients with chronic myeloid leukemia［CML:CP(27),AP(2),BC(1)］,12 with acute myeloblastic leukemia(AML),10 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia(ALL)and other cases were NHL(3), AA(5), MDS(7), SCLC with pancytopenia (1),CLL(1), and MF (1). Sixty six patients received HLA - identical siblings transplantation and four received tranplants from their HLA- haploidentical donors. Seventy cases included allo-PBPCT (64 cases) , allo-BMT (4 cases) and allo-PB+BMT (2). Before transplantation, all patients and donors received CMV serological examination except 4 pairs of donors/recepients. All 66 patients (3 cases were CMV IgM positive) and 64/66 donors were CMV IgG positive. Results：After transplantation, 64/70 patients developed CMV viremia during monitoring period. Forty three of 70 patients developed CMV-D.Thirty five of them suffered from CMV-associated interstitial pneumonia(CMV-IP). The high peak levels of CMV antigenemia were associated with development of CMV disease　. Close correlation was found between acute graft vs host disease(GVHD) and CMV disease. The patients were followed up for 2 to 24 months. The patients who received preemptive therapy(group A)had significantly better outcome than CMV disease group(group B, P=0.0001). Conclusions: The results suggest that CMV antigenemia has high predictive value for subsequent CMV disease and CMV pp65 antigenemia -guided early therapy has particular advantage for avoiding morbidity and mortality caused by CMV disease.

BACKGROUND: Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is a common cause of low back pain. Microenvironmental and cytological changes of intervertebral disc are main factors inducing disc degeneration. However, the underlying mechanism still remains unclear.OBJECTIVE: To review the application of platelet rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of IDD.METHODS: First, the article structure was designed, and then WanFang and CNKI databases were retrieved for related articles using Chinese and English keywords. After analyzing the abstract and main body, the eligible articles were enrolled according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Surgical treatment has achieved remarkable outcomes in the treatment of middle- and late-stage IDD. However, there is still no good conservative therapy for early degeneration. PRP has been extensively applied in the treatment of IDD due to its improvement in tissue healing and regeneration. PRP has been proved to be capable of effectively delaying and even reversing IDD through cytology tests and animal experiments. Some clinical trials have shown that PRP treatment can ease low back pain, while others have demonstrated that the combination of PRP and other biological treatments can significantly improve IDD. Nowadays, most of the experiments are limited in the study of cytology and zoology rather than clinical trials, and there is still no unified standard for extraction method, dose and optimal injection time of PRP. Moreover, there is little reported on its side effects. Consequently, the curative effect of PRP for IDD needs to be verified further.