Objective To investigate the value of Xueshuangtong combined with radiofrequency thermocoagulation in the treatment of lumbar degenerative lumbar pain.MethodsFrom January 1, 2014 to December 30, 2015, 60 patients with lumbar degenerative low back pain admitted in Jiashan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.All of them were randomly divided into observation group and control group, and each with 30 cases.All patients received radiofrequency thermocoagulation, while the observation group received Xueshuantong for further treatment.All of the patients were assessed by the international Pain Association recommended the use of visual analogue scale (VAS) and McGill pain questionnaire (SF-MPQ) and CRP when treatment before starting and after 1, 3, 7, 14, 30 and 90d of the treatment.ResultsThere were no significant differences between the two groups in VAS, SF-MPQ and CRP before treatment (P<0.05).However, when compared with the control group, patients in the observation group got significantly lower levels of VAS at 1, 3, 7 and 14d after the operation;significantly lower levels of SF-MPQ at 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30d after the operation;and significantly lower levels of CRP at 14, 30 and 90d after the operation (P<0.05).And we found no serious complications occurred in the two groups.ConclusionThe Xueshuantong combined with radiofrequency thermocoagulation treatment of lumbar facet joint is a safe, effective and inexpensive for the low back pain which caused by lumbar degeneration.

By analyzing the connotation and research status of life culture, the authors of the article have pointed out that the introduction of life cultural education is a new interpretation of medical humanities education and can give full play to their role as educating people. They have also put for-ward that we should grasp its open and comprehensive characteristics in work, and carry out life cul-tural education comprehensively and by multi-channels. Medical colleges can try to construct scientific cultural education system, design useful education content, set up diversified education platform and carry out the multi-channel and all-round life cultural education from the classroom teaching, practice, campus activities and so on.

0.05).Conclusion Selective hepatic vascular occlusion is superior to complete hepatic vascular occlusion,and is worth being widely used.

Objective To find out the pathologic changes and possible influencing factors in the process of spontaneous regression of plane warts.Methods One hundred and five lesional specimens taken from patients with plane warts were observed microscopically.Results The histologic features indicated slight hyperkeratosis,acanthosis and ballooning degeneration of keratinocytes in stable lesions;a combination of tower-peak shaped hyperkeratosis,cuneate hypergranulosis and ballooning degeneration in progressively increasing lesions;and infiltration of lymphocytes and necrosis of keratinocytes in inflammatory icthing lesions.Conclusions Specific cell-mediated immunity against keratimocytes may be involved in the process of regression of plane warts.There is a positive correlation between the activity of skin lesions and the induction of cellular immunity.

Objective To treat scalp lacerations by using the hair apposition technique (HAT) and to compare the HAT with standard suturing in a controlled prospective trial. Method Fifty patients with scalp lacerations were treated either by HAT or by standard suturing. Two groups were evaluated in consumed times for operation, pain sores, and complications. Results There were 30 HAT patients and 20 patients treated with suturing. The took shorter operation time consumed[(3.33 vs. (6.05 t = 4.85.P < 0.01], and HAT produced significantly lower pain score [(1.73vs. (3.20t = 4.01,P < 0.01]. There was a trend that more and more patients were willing to have HAT performed. Conclusions The advantages of HAT include a shorter time consumed for operation, less pain, satisfactory wound healing, and high acceptance by patients. HAT is acceptable for treating scalp lacerations in emergency room.

Objective To analyze postoperative effect of a new rectopexy technique with Douglas pouch elevation for complete rectal prolapse (CRP) in adults.Methods From January 2010 to May 2011, 52 CRP cases were treated by rectopexy with Douglas pouch elevation.In terms of different surgical techniques, patients were divided into two groups : Group A (n =28) received laparoscopic rectopexy with Douglas pouch elevation;and Group B (n =24) received laparoscopic rectopexy with Douglas pouch elevation combined with procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids (PPH).Rectal prolapse, constipation, and fecal incontinence in the two groups were assessed respectively before surgery, and on the 6th, 12th, and 24th month after surgery, postoperative complications were evaluated with severe grading of surgical complications.Results Symptoms of rectal prolapse disappeared at half a year after surgery in all patients, and relapsed to different extent afterwards.However, two years after operation, the status of rectal prolapse in Group B tended to be stable.The trend of constipation after surgery was consistent with that of rectal prolapse.In addition, fecal continence improved gradually on half a year after surgery in the two groups and recovered to the optimal status in the first postoperative year.However, in the second year, the results of fecal incontinence reduced slightly in Groups A, and Group B became stable.Two years after surgery, four cases in Groups A relapsed while there was no recurrence in Group B.Difference of Grade I to Grade Ⅲ complications among the two groups was statistically insignificant (x2 =0.05, P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions The clinical effect of laparoscopic rectopexy with Douglas pouch elevation associated with the procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids (PPH) is better than that without PPH for female and male CRP patients with severe symptoms.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of minimally invasive percutaneous intervertebral disc approach for treatment of sympathetic cervical spondylosis. Methods Fifty?six patients diagnosed as having sympathetic cervical spondylosis from January 2009 to August 2014, aged 22-64 yr, with the dis?ease course ranged from 6 months to 15 yr and a follow?up period of 6 months, were enrolled in the study. The related minimally invasive approach was selected according to the height of the diseased intervertebral space. When the ratio of the height of diseased intervertebral space∕normal intervertebral space≤1∕3, per?cutaneous radiofrequency ablation was used ( groupⅠ, n=19); when the ratio within the range of 1∕3-2∕3, percutaneous laser disk decompression was used ( groupⅡ, n=12); when the ratio≥2∕3, low?tem?perature plasma radiofrequency ablation was used ( group Ⅲ, n=25) . Before operation, at 2 weeks after operation, and at 1, 3 and 6 months after operation, the sympathetic symptoms were evaluated using the 20?point score. At 2 weeks and 6 months after operation, the patients′ subjective satisfaction was assessed and graded ( excellent, good, medium and poor ) . Results All the patients were followed up for 6 months. The sympathetic symptom scores were significantly lower at each time point after operation in Ⅰand Ⅲ groups and at 2 weeks and 3 and 6 months after operation in group Ⅱ than those before operation
( P<0.05) . The excellent and good rate of patients′subjective satisfaction was 67.9% at 2 weeks after op?eration, and 76.8% in the last follow?up period at 6 months after operation. Conclusion The minimally invasive percutaneous intervertebral disc approach has a marked short?term effect on sympathetic cervical spondylosis.

Objective To report a Chinese pedigree with benign familial chronic pemphigus (BFCP),and to screen mutations of ATP2C 1 gene in this family.Methods A 39-year-old male patient with BFCP andhis family members underwent a clinical investigation.Blood samples were collected from all the members in this family and from 50 unrelated healthy controls.Genomic DNA was extracted from the blood samples,and PCR was performed to amplify all the 28 exons and flanking sequences of the ATP2C1 gene followed by DNA direct sequencing.The resulted DNA sequences were compared with the reported sequences of APT2C1 gene in Genbank (Number:NM_014382.2 and NC_000003.9).Results There were 24 family members in the four-generation pedigree,with 8 members affected by BFCP.A single-nucleotide substitution,c(1696C→T),in exon 17 of the ATP2C1 gene was identified in all of the members with BFCP,but not in unaffected third-or second-generation members or unrelated healthy controls.This substitution was also found in 1 out of 4 family members of fourth-generation.Conclusions The nonsense mutation c(1696C→T) in the ATP2C1 gene,is likely to be responsible for BFCP in this Chinese four-generation pedigree.The underage family member of fourth-generation who carried the mutation c(1696C→T) but had no clinical symptoms of BFCP,should be closely followed.

Objective To explore the preventive effect of the supplemental dietary boron on bone damage of rats with excess fluoride (EF) ingestion. Methods Twenty-four Sprague-Dawley rats aged 4-5 weeks old were divided into the control (C group, treated with distilled water and the elementary dietary), the excessive fluoride dose group (EF group, treated with distilled water with 100mg/L F-from 221.0g NaF per liter and the elementary dietary) and the boron prevention group (P group, treated with 100mg/L F-distilled water and the supplemental boron dietary). Three months after the experiment, fluorine, boron contents and AKP activities in serum, total RNA and fluorine contents in bone, vertical and transverse diameter and dry weight of tibias of rats were assayed, and bone biomechanics of femur and bone mineral density (BMD) were determined. Results Compared with those in the C group, fluorine contents in serum and bone, AKP activities in serum of rats in the EF group significantly increased; total RNA in bone and BMD of the bone of whole body and tibia decreased, vertical and transverse diameter of tibias was shortened, dry weight was decreased; peak load of femur increased but maximum deformation decreased. Compared with those in EF group, fluorine contents in serum and bone, AKP activities in serum of rats in the P group obviously decreased; total RNA in bone and BMD of whole body, lumbar vertebrae and tibias notably increased, vertical and transverse diameters and dry weight of tibia were enhanced, peak load of femur was obviously raised. Boron contents in serums of rats in three groups had no significant differences. Conclusion Bone damage obviously occurred in rats with EF intake, and the supplemental dietary boron had a preventive effect on these changes.

ObjectiveTo explore the feasibility, safety and clinical value of laparoscopic Rouxen-Y cystojejunostomy in the treatment of pancreatic pseudocyst. Method Four patients with pancreatic pseudocyst received totally laparoscopic pancreatic pseudocystojejunostomy. The data on intraoperative bleeding, operative time, postoperative time to get out of bed, time of first flatus/bowel motion, complication and duration of hospital stay were collected and analyzed retrospectively. ResultsAll operations were carried out successfully with laparoscopic surgery. The mean operative time was 90 min. The average intraoperative blood loss was 40 ml. The mean postoperative time to get out of bed was 1.5 d, and the mean time of first flatus/bowel motion was 2. 3 d. All patients recovered smoothly without any pancreatic fistula. The average hospital stay was 7 days. Fever, pancreatitis,adhesive intestinal obstruction and other complications did not occur. ConclusionsTotally laparoscopic Roux-en-Y pancreatic pseudocystojejunostomy was an efficacious, safe, and minimally invasive procedure.