2.Modular Flexible Ureteroscopy Combined with Holmium Laser Lithotripsy for Renal and Upper Ureteral Stones:Report of 97 Cases
Xin LI ; Bo SONG ; Guangqi KONG
Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery 2016;16(7):621-623
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of modular flexible ureteroscopy combined with holmium laser lithotripsy for the treatment of renal and upper ureteral stones . Methods A total of 97 patients with renal and upper ureteral stones were treated with modular flexible ureteroscopy combined with holmium laser lithotripsy in our hospital from October 2012 to February 2016.Under general anesthesia (90 cases) or epidural anesthesia (7 cases), a flexible ureteroscope was used to find renal or ureteral calculus and holmium laser lithotripsy was applied at a maximum energy of 1.2-1.6 J/10 -12 Hz (12-20 W).F6 or F7 double-J stents and catheters were routinely placed postoperatively .B-ultrasonography , KUB or CT were performed to evaluate the stone free rate 4 weeks after operation . Results Two patients suffered ureteral perforation due to stenosis and tortuosity of the ureter , and were given double-J stent placement under rigid ureteroscopy for 2 weeks and then flexible ureteroscopic treatment .Six patients underwent staged operations because of ureteral strictures .The operations were successful in the remaining 89 patients.Except for unsuccessful exploration in 3 cases of lower calyx calculi , the operation time of other 94 patients was 30-190 min (mean, 100 min).The stone detection rate was 96.9%(94/97), and the stone free rate was 88.6% (86/97).The stone free rates were 100.0% (25/25) for upper and middle calyx calculi, 75.0%(9/12) for lower calyx calculi, and 85.1% (23/27) for pelvis and multiple calyx calculi. Ureteral perforation was encountered in 2 cases.No massive hemorrhage occurred .Postoperative high fever was seen in 5 cases, with a body temperature of 38.5-39.3℃, which were cured after anti-infection treatment for 2 -7 d.The patients were discharged from hospital in 2-7 days (mean, 3.3 days) after operation.Review with B-ultrasonography, KUB or CT at 4 weeks after operation found 5 cases of residual stones >4 mm, including 3 cases located in lower calyx and 2 cases in multiple calyx . Conclusion Modular flexible ureteroscopy combined with holmium laser lithotripsy is effective and safe for the treatment of renal calculi .
3.Education Work for Medical Undergraduates in Clinical Practice
Haiyan XIANG ; Lingquan KONG ; Xin ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2005;0(05):-
Now medical undergraduates are faced with a series of problems in the clinical practice.Instructors should work well on students' education work to improve the effect and quality of clinical practice.
4.The training of hospital digital management procession and principle of teaching
Haiyan XIN ; Mingxia KONG ; Yuanqing MIAO
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2006;0(11):-
According to the training of all levels and all kinds of personnel during our hospital's digital construction and implementation process,this article discussed the training char-acteristic of computer skill and the teaching principle for doctors and nurses
5.Drinking Water Quality Investigation in Rural Areas of Yunnan Province
Xin WANG ; Jiyun LIU ; Qinggang KONG
Journal of Environment and Health 1993;0(01):-
Objective To realize the hygienic state of drinking water in the rural areas in Yunnan Province,the scientific evidences would be provided for drawing the policies about improving the drinking water quality in the rural areas.Methods From August to October in 2006,30 counties were randomly chosen among the monitoring counties,in each county at least 10 sampling points were chosen randomly.The questionnaires were employed and the water samples were collected,the quality of drinking water was tested with the related standard methods.Results 8.94 million people were involved in the survey,48.60% of them used surface water as the source of water.52.18% of people were serviced by the central water supply.The eligible rate in 301 water samples in this survey was 36.88%,those of the samples of surface and underground water were 37.60% and 36.36% respectively.The eligible rate of samples from central water supply was 41.85%,higher than that from non-central water supply(P
6.The genetic and epigenetic alterations in human hepatocellular carcinoma: a recent update.
Ming LIU ; Lingxi JIANG ; Xin-Yuan GUAN
Protein & Cell 2014;5(9):673-691
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most frequent human malignancies worldwide with very poor prognosis. It is generally accepted that the progression of HCC is a long-term process with accumulation of multiple genetic and epigenetic alterations, which further lead to the activation of critical oncogenes or inactivation of tumor suppressor genes. HCC is characterized with multiple cancer hallmarks including their ability to proliferate, anti-apoptosis, invade, metastasis, as well as the emerging features such as stem cell properties and energy metabolic switch. The irreversible alterations at genetic level could be detected as early as in the pre-neoplastic stages and accumulate during cancer progression. Thus, they might account for the cancer initiating steps and further malignant transformation. In addition to genetic alterations, epigenetic alterations can affect the cancer transcriptome more extensively. Alterations in DNA methylation, histone modification, miRNAs, RNA editing, and lncRNAs might result in disrupted gene regulation networks and substantially contribute to HCC progression. In this review, the genetic and epigenetic alterations which significantly contribute to the malignant capabilities of HCC will be updated and summarized in detail. Further characterization of those critical molecular events might better elucidate the pathogenesis of HCC and provide novel therapeutic targets for treatment of this deadly disease.
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7.Risk factors and clinical features of mild cognitive impairment in patients with ischemic cerebral small vessel disease:a retrospective case series study
Yachao FAN ; Haifeng WANG ; Xin WANG ; Wei KONG ; Chengming XING
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2012;20(8):564-569
Objective To investigate the risk factors and clinical features of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in patients with ischemic cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) for early diagnosis and prevention.Methods Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale (MoCA) was used to screen MCI.The related risk factors and other clinical data were collected,and other neuropsychological tests were conducted.SVD was divided into leukoaraiosis (LA),lacunar infarction (LI),and LA + LI.Results A total of 143 patients with SVD were enrolled (68 in an MCI group,75 in a non-MCI group).Univariate analysis showed that there was no significant difference in the constituent ratio of age and gender between the MCI group and the non-MCI group,but the years of education in the MCI group was shorter than that in the non-MCI group,while the composition ratios of hypertension (69.11% vs.45.33 %;x2 =8.215,P =0.004),diabetes (57.35% vs.40.00%;x2 =4.301,P =0.038),hyperlipidemia (48.53% vs.24.00% ; x2 =9.352,P =0.002),carotid atherosclerosis (41.18% vs.21.33% ;x2 =6.592,P =0.010),and smoking (32.35% vs.14.67% ;x2 =6.285,P =0.012),as well as the levels of uric acid (351.81 ± 83.21 mmol/L vs.323.03 ± 80.43 mmol/L; t =2.102,P =0.037) and total cholesterol (5.26 ± 1.26 mmol/L vs.4.56 ± 1.23 mmol/L; t =3.326,P =0.001) were significantly higher than those in the non-MCI group.Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that hypertension (odds ratio OR]2.227,95% confidence interval [CI],1.001-4.954; P =0.026),diabetes (OR 2.056,95% CI 1.862-4.937; P =0.046),hyperlipidemia (OR 2.528,95% CI 1.361-5.770; P =0.028),carotid atherosclerosis (OR 2.658,95% CI 1.110-6.367; P =0.029),smoking (OR 2.566,95% CI 1.017-6.474; P =0.046),and years of education (OR 0.825,95% CI 0.745-0.914; P =0.000) were the independent risk factors for the occurrence of MCI in patients with SVD.The subscores in the MCI group,including MoCA total score (18.44 ± 5.60 vs.27.09 ± 1.37; t =-12.422; P =0.000),as well as visuoconstructional skills (2.65 ± 1.39 vs.4.49 ± 0.74; t =-9.762; P =0.000),attention (4.48 ± 1.70vs.5.89 ± 0.31; t =6.706,P=0.000),language (1.69 ± 0.80vs.2.41 ± 0.95 ; t =4.893,P=0.018),abstraction (0.85 ± 0.69 vs.1.71 ± 0.53; t=-7.081,P=0.000),delayed recall (1.29 ±1.01 vs.4.04 ± 0.99; t =13.824,P =0.000) were significantly lower than those in the non-MCI group,and there were no significant differences in naming and orientation scores.In the MCI group,the subscores such as theMoCA total score in the LA+LI group (17.04 ± 6.15 vs.21.04 ± 3.98; P<0.05),as well as visuoconstructional skills (1.68 ± 1.16 vs.3.24 ± 1.13; P < 0.05),attention (3.92 ± 2.03 vs.5.19 ±0.87; P <0.05),delayed recall (1.35 ± 1.01 vs.1.86 ± 1.58; P <0.05) were significantly lower than those in the LI group; the subscores such as the MoCA total score in the LA group (18.18 ± 5.31 vs.21.04 ± 3.98; < =0.05),as well as visuoconstructional skills (2.56 ± 1.78 vs.3.24 ± 1.13; P<0.05),language (0.64 ± 0.23 vs.1.24 ± 0.83; P <0.05),delayed recall (0.69 ± 0.58vs.1.86 ± 1.58;P<0.01)were significantly lower than those in the LI group; the visuoconstructional skills in the LA + LI group was significantly lower than that in the LA group (1.68 ± 1.16 vs.2.56 ± 1.78; P<0.05) and the LI group (1.68 ± 1.16 vs.3.24 ± 1.13; P< 0.05).Conclusions Hypertension,diabetes,hyperlipidemia,carotid atherosclerosis,smoking,and the low level of education were the independent risk factors for MCI in patients with SVD.After SVD,the cognitive impairment in MCI presented as multiple cognitive domains impairments,including visuoconstructional skills and delayed recall.Cognitive impairment differed among the different types of SVD.
8.Clinical Analysis of Postoperative Hyponatremia of Pituitary Tumor In 32 patients
Jianzhou GAO ; Xiangping CHANG ; Kangshi CHEN ; Lekun PAN ; Xin KONG
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2009;16(7):1232-1233
Objective To explore clinical treatment of postoperative hyponatremia of pituitary tumor. Meth-ods 32 cases of patients with postoperative hyponatremia of pituitary tumor were randomly divided into control group and treatment group. The control group(n = 15) was treated with routine western medicine, and the treatment group(n = 17) was treated with water limited and sodium supplemented based on the control group. The clinical effect was observed between control group and treatment group. Results The clinical effect in the treatment group was signifi-cantly higher than that of the control group(P <0.05). Conclusion The treatment of water limited and sodium sup-plemented on postoperative hyponatremia of pituitary tumor is better.
9.Analysis of all publications in Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medcine in the past ten-years(1998-2007)
Xuelian GAO ; Fei LIU ; Xin KONG ; Suhui LANG ; Ruilin ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2008;11(3):150-154
Objective To collect the basic information on publications in Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine,and understand the current situation and set the goals for the future. Methods Information on all publications in this journal from 1998 to 2007 was collected.The distribution of all publications,Price Index and relative data were analyzed. Results There were 1368 publications altogether during the past 10 years.The first six kinds of papers were original articles(508,31.7%),short articles(258,18.9%),case reports(194,14.2%),reviews(122,8.9%),experimental studies(90,6.6%)and brief communications(83,14.2%).47.9% of all publications were from Beijing,Guangdong and Shanghai.The first three areas who had the most submissions were Beijing,Shandong and Guangdong in 2007.The citation frequency analysis showed that 708 publications were cited at 1east once and only two were cited over 80 times.53.4% of all cited publications were original articles and experimental studies. Conclusions Original articles and short articles are the two main types of publications in this journal,however original articles and experimental studies contributed to half of the publications being cited.Publications in this journal are focused in few areas and this might be related to the number of submissions.
10.Expression of decoy receptor 3 in pancreatic cancer tissue and its clinical significance
Xinhui ZHANG ; Xin ZHAO ; Yangsui LIU ; Xiaochuan WANG ; Chenchen KONG
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2015;21(12):830-832
Objective To detect the expressions of decoy receptor 3 (DcR3) in pancreatic cancer tissues and to analyze the significance of DcR3 in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer.Methods The expressions of DcR3 in pancreatic cancer tissues (n =100), paracancer tissues (n =15) and normal tissues (n =15) were detected with immunohistochemical method (Envision method).Results The positive rate of DcR3 in pancreatic cancer tissues was significantly higher than that in adjacent-tumor pancreatic cancer tissues (86.0% vs.46.6%, P < 0.05).The positive rate of DcR3 in adjacent-tumor pancreatic cancer tissues was significantly higher than that in normal tissues (46.6% vs.13.3%, P < 0.05).In clinical stage Ⅲ, the positive rate of DcR3 was significantly higher than that in stage Ⅱ and stage Ⅰ (100% vs.87.0%, P<0.05;100% vs.62.5%, P<0.05).There were significant differences among the three groups (P < 0.05).With lymph node metastasis, the DcR3 positive rate was significantly higher than that in the group without lymph node metastasis (93.4% vs.79.6%, P < 0.05).In poorly differentiated pancreatic cancer, the positive rate of DcR3 was significantly higher than that in the highly differentiated group (100% vs.64.0%, P <0.05), the positive rate of DcR3 was significantly higher in the moderately differentiated group than that in the highly differentiated group (88.6% vs.64.0%, P < 0.05) , There were significant differences among the three groups (P < 0.05).There was no significant difference in the positive rate of DcR3 between the different age groups or the different gender groups (P > 0.05).Conclusions The expression levels of DcR3 in patients with pancreatic cancer gradually increased from normal tissues to paracancer tissues, to pancreas tissues.The expression level of DcR3 protein was closely related to clinical stage, degree of tissue differentiation and presence of lymph node metastasis, but not associated with age, sex, and tumor diameter size.