The ghrelin is an endogenous ligand of the growth hormone (GH) secretagogue receptor,which can regulate the secretion of GH,stimulate the appetite,adjust the energy metabolism,and improve the cardiovascular function.Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) usually suffered from malnutrition and growth retardation,which were connected with insufficiency of energy intake,poor absorption,and increase of nutritional requirement,anatomy and the changes of hemodynamics.Many infants with CHD gradually present ventricular dysfunction and growth restriction in their early childhood,which consequently lead to severe complications.Ghrelin is valuable in the early detection of potential CHD,plays an important role in improving the state of malnutrition and protecting the cardiac function,and provides an important reference to explore the new drug therapy for CHD.This review summarized the effects and significances of ghrelin on growth and cardiac function in infants with CHD.

Objective] To study the transmission of the Ishinpo versions ,understand the prevailing version of Ishinpo. [Method] With the research methods of the Chinese traditional history and philology,collect and sort historical cited references of the Ishinpo, by paying attention to three main emendation in the transmission history of Ishinpo. [Result] Ishinpo of Nakarai is the golden version for document research. The prevailing Ansei Ishinpo version of contemporary China is based on Nakarai version,which consists of twenty seven scrolls of Hei era and three scrolls of Edo Era. Ishinpo Versions have been divided into Emperor Nakarai versions,Uji versions and Family tradition versions. There are big differences in utilization and completeness of the three version system. The Emperor Nakarai versions are relatively good, of which the Nakarai version preserves best. The Uji versions are widespread, of which the RenHe Temple version is better preserved but lacuna. There are lots of lacunas in the family tradition versions, owing to circulateed copies. [Conclusion] In the three main emendation, of Ishinpo, mostly, the Nakarai version is the source edition, the Uji version is primary edition, and the family tradition version is the secondary edition. The paper, which is useful in the transmission of the Ishinpo and thus historical process of medical exchange between China and Japan, has established the system of Ishinpo versions, defined the golden version and the prevailing version.

Objective To study the protective mechanism of mild hypothermia from severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI). Methods 160 cases with sTBI were treated under normothermia (NT group, n=80) and mild hypothermia (HT group, n=80) respectively. Their serum level of anti-brain antibody (ABAb) was measured with ELISA, cerebral haemodynamics with transcranial Doppler, and intracranial pressure (ICP) with ICP monitor 1 d, 3 d, 5 d, 7 d and 14 d after injury, while they were assessed with Glasgow coma scale (GCS) and Glasgow outcome scale (GOS). Results The level of ABAb was lower in HT group than in NT group (P<0.05) at every point. The scores of GCS increased (P<0.05), and the volume of systole, mean and pulse index improved more in HT group 5 d after injury (P<0.01). The ICP was lower in HT group 3 d after injury (P<0.01). The score of GOS was better in HT group than in NT group when discharged (P<0.05). Conclusion Mild hypothermia can reduce the level of serum anti-brain antibody, improve cerebral haemodynamics, decrease ICP and improve the prognosis in patients with sTBl.

OBJECTIVE: To draw the attention to mucosal antral cyst, thus reduce the probability of missed diagnosis and missed treatment by retrospectively analyzing 17 cases of eye pain patients with no obvious nasal symptoms in our department from January 2003 to September 2011. METHOD: All patients were performed ophthalmologic examination including eye position, eyesight, refraction, visual field, intraocular pressure and fundus examination, and the results showed that all of them had no eye disease. After excluding the deviation of nasal septum, concha bullosa and Haller gas room, CT scanning of paranasal sinus showed the maxillary sinus cyst. The patients were operated by nasal endoscope through joint path of middle meatus or inferior meatus and given antibiotics after operation. The nasal cavity packing was removed 24 hours postoperatively and the patients were discharged from hospital a week later. All the patients continued using intranasal corticosteroids and were followed up for half a year to observe whether the eye pain disappeared or recurred, when various processing was given to the surgical cavity with the help of nasal endoscope. RESULT: Among the 17 cases, 14 cases of eye pain disappeared after the operation, and the remaining 3 patients got symptomatic relief without recurrence during the follow-up period. CONCLUSION Mucosal antral cyst can cause eye pain. After excluding eye disease, once we diagnosed patients for mucosal antral cyst and the routine application of corticosteroids treatment was proved to be invalid, we should take operation treatment as early as possible, regardless of the size and location of the cysts.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Cysts ; complications ; diagnosis ; Eye Pain ; diagnosis ; etiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Maxillary Sinus ; Middle Aged ; Mucous Membrane ; Paranasal Sinus Diseases ; complications ; diagnosis ; Retrospective Studies ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVE: To compare the therapeutic effect of postoperative radiotherapy with surgery alone in advanced supraglottic laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). METHOD: According to the treatment methods, 59 patients with advanced supraglottic LSCC were divided into surgery plus radiotherapy group (S+R group) (33 cases) and surgical group (S group) (26 cases). In S+R group, total laryngectomy was performed on 27 patients and partial laryngectomy on 6 patients, 27 of whom underwent lateral neck dissections; while in S group, total laryngectomy was performed on 23 patients and partial laryngectomy on 3 patients, 24 of whom underwent lateral neck dissections. RESULT: The 3-year overall survival rate of S+R and S group were 62.6% and 62.6% respectively, and the 5-year overall survival rate of S+R and S group were 43.8% and 40.5% respectively. But there was no statistically significant difference of survival rate between two groups by Log-rank test (P > 0.05). In S+R group, recurrence happened in 5 cases and the recurrent rate was 15.1%; in S group, recurrence happened in 10 patients and the recurrent rate was 38.5%, statistically significant difference was found between the two recurrent rates (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Surgery combined with postoperative radiotherapy could not improve the 3-year-or 5-year overall survival rate, but could significantly reduced tumor recurrence rate.
Adult ; Aged ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; pathology ; radiotherapy ; surgery ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Female ; Glottis ; pathology ; Head and Neck Neoplasms ; pathology ; radiotherapy ; surgery ; Humans ; Laryngeal Neoplasms ; pathology ; radiotherapy ; surgery ; Laryngectomy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neck Dissection ; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck ; Survival Rate ; Treatment Outcome

OBJECTIVE: This study was to evaluate the patterns of central lymph nodes metastasis, by analyzing the results of surgery in clinical NO (cNO) papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). METHOD: We retrospectively studied the effect of surgical treatment among 123 cN0 PTC patients. All the patients underwent central lymph node dissection; 47 patients underwent ipsilateral neck dissection and 9 patients underwent bilateral neck dissection. RE- SULT: Seventy-eight cases (63.4%)were found positive central lymph node, which included 34 cases (27.6%) bilateral positive central lymph node. Central lymph node metastases correlated with age < 45 years, extrathyroidal extension, surrounding tissue invasion and tumor size grade (P < 0.05), were the independent risk factors of central lymph node metastasis. CONCLUSION Age < 45 years, extrathyroidal extension and surrounding tissue invasion were the independent risk factors of central lymph node metastasis. For cNo patients with PTC, primary excision as well as central neck dissection was recommended; according to the results of intraoperative frozen and situation, further process were made.
Adult ; Carcinoma ; pathology ; Carcinoma, Papillary ; Humans ; Lymphatic Metastasis ; Neck Dissection ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Thyroid Cancer, Papillary ; Thyroid Neoplasms ; pathology

Objective To compare the efficacy of aspirin and rivaroxaban on prevention of deep vein thrombosis after total knee repalcement.Methods Patients (200 cases) who were given total knee replacement were selected,and the patients in aspirin group (98 cases) were administered with asprin after 12 h treatment,and the patients in rivaroxaban group (102 cases) were administered with rivaroxaban after 12 h treatment.The efficacy of aspirin and rivaroxaban to prevent deep vein thrombosis after total knee repalcement was evaluated by blood coagulation indexes,D-dimer level,and complication during perioperative period.Results Before surgery,there was no statistically significant difference on coagulation indexes between two groups.After 3 d of operation,there was no statistically significant difference in Plt,APTT,and PT between two groups.The FIB level of aspirin group was improved significantly and higher than that of rivaroxaban group (P ＜ 0.05).While the FIB level of rivaroxaban group was close to the normal level.Before operation,there was no statistically significant difference in D-dimer between two groups.After 1,3,and 7 d of operation,the D-dimer levels in two groups were increased.But the D-dimer levels of 3 and 7 d after operation began to decline.After 1,3,and 7 d of operation,the D-dimer ofrivaroxaban group was lower than that of aspirin group (P ＜ 0.05).During perioperative period,there was no statistically significant difference on DVT between two groups.Conclusion Rivaroxaban could prevent the formation of DVT effectively and reduce the D-dimer with good anticoagulation and high safety.It is worthy of clinical application.

The author has analysed the current employment situation for clinical medicine graduates,the reasons for the difficulty of employment and solutions,so that the basis and the reference can be provided for us to carry out guiding work of clinical medicine graduates.

Because of the short education system,active and effective entrance education will produce a great impact on both the life of the medical college students and their long-term development.We should not only understand and analyze the views and cognition of the students but put forward a proposal to their entrance education as well,which will provide basic and reference that can develop the entrance and the political thought education better.

Plasma levels of homocysteine (Hcy),folic acid (FA) and Vitamin B12 (VB12) were measured in 120 patients of colon adenomatous polyps and 40 healthy subjects.Plasma Hcy levels in colon adenomatous polyps patients were significantly higher than those in controls[(14.24 ± 0.52) μmol/L vs.(10.93 ± 0.81) μmol/L,P =0.0014)],while plasma FA levels in polyps patients were lower than those in controls [(6.26 ± 0.27) μg/L vs.(10.74 ± 0.85) μg/L,P ＜ 0.0001].There was no difference in plasma VB12 levels between two groups(P =0.7100).The plasma Hcy levels in patients with multiple colon polyps were higher than those with single colon polyps (P =0.0092),while the plasma FA levels demonstrated contrary results (P =0.0047).With the pathological type progression,the plasma Hcy levels were gradually raised,and FA levels gradually decreased.Plasma levels of FA,Hcy and VB12 were not correlated with the location and distribution of polyps.These results suggest that plasma FA and Hcy levels may be related to disease progress in patients with colon adenomatous polyps.