Objective To evaluate vagina reconstruction with the use of sigmoid colon. Methods 21 cases underwent vagina reconstruction with the use of sigmoid colon were reviewed of which 13 were male pseudohermaphrodism and 8 congenital devoid of vagina. Results The appearence of the reconstructed vagina has been good in all the 21 patients.15 of the 21 have been followed up for 3～24 months with no overproduction of mucus and no need of routine dilatation. Conclusions Vagina reconstruction with the use of an isolated sigmoid loop is an ideal procedure for juveniles and adults.

[Objective] To investigate the therapeutic effect of Radix Astragali on neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (NHIE) and to explore its immunoregulation.[Methods] Fifty cases of NHIE were randomized to groups A and B. Both groups were given routine treatment and group A was treated with Radix Astragali injection additionally. Symptoms and signs, scoring of neonatal behavior neurological assay (NBNA) and subtypes of peripheral blood T lymphocyte were observed before and after treatment, [Results] Time of symptom-sign disappearance was 1.4 d shorter in group A than that in group B (t = 2.06, P

A measurement system based on the image processing technology and developed by LabVIEW was designed to quickly obtain the range of motion (ROM) of spine. NI-Vision module was used to pre-process the original images and calculate the angles of marked needles in order to get ROM data. Six human cadaveric thoracic spine segments T7-T10 were selected to carry out 6 kinds of loads, including left/right lateral bending, flexion, extension, cis/counterclockwise torsion. The system was used to measure the ROM of segment T8-T9 under the loads from 1 Nm to 5 Nm. The experimental results showed that the system is able to measure the ROM of the spine accurately and quickly, which provides a simple and reliable tool for spine biomechanics investigators.
Biomechanical Phenomena ; Cadaver ; Humans ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Range of Motion, Articular ; Spine ; physiology

For the existing measurement methods of residual voltage which can't turn the power off at peak voltage exactly and simultaneously display waveforms, a new residual voltage detection method is put forward in this paper. First, the zero point of the power supply is detected with zero cross detection circuit and is inputted to a single-chip microcomputer in the form of pulse signal. Secend, when the zero point delays to the peak voltage, the single-chip microcomputer sends control signal to power off the relay. At last, the waveform of the residual voltage is displayed on a principal computer or oscilloscope. The experimental results show that the device designed in this paper can turn the power off at peak voltage and is able to accurately display the voltage waveform immediately after power off and the standard deviation of the residual voltage is less than 0.2 V at exactly one second and later.
Electric Power Supplies ; Equipment Design ; Microcomputers ; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted

Objective To explore the clinical effect and prognosis of plasma N -terminal probrain natriuret-ic peptide (NT -proBNP)and 6 min walk test performance (6 -MWT)in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).Methods 100 patients with CHF were selected as observation group,and 50 healthy people were selected as control group.They were grouped by NYHA degree,28 cases were NYHA Ⅱ,56 cases were NYHA Ⅲ and 16 cases were NYHA Ⅳ.The plasma level of NT -proBNP,6 -MWT,left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF),early diastolic peak mitral flow velocity to late diastolic peak mitral flow velocity (E /A)were measured.Results The plasma NT -proBNP level of CHF patients was positively correlated with NYHA degree (r =0.683,P <0.01);6 -MWT was neg-atively correlated with NYHA degree(r =-0.518,P <0.01).For CHF patients,significant correlation was observed between NT -proBNP and 6 -MWT (r =-0.789,P <0.05).Plasma NT -proBNP level was correlated with dias-tolic HF,systolic HF and mixed type heart failure (r =-0.678,P <0.01;r =-0.845,P <0.01;r =-0.759,P <0.01).Conclusion Plasma NT -proBNP,6 -MWT can serve as a marker for the detection and evaluation of heart failure.Meanwhile,the higher the NT -proBNP level,the shorter the 6 -MWT,the more serious the heart failure,the poorer the prognosis.

Objective To observe the clinical effects and safety degree of treating children's cough variant asthma for mite allergy with Montelukast sodium combined with Flixotide. Methods Forty cases of infant patients with cough variant asthma for mite allergy in Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center from February 2012 to Octo-ber 2013 were taken as research subjects and randomly divided into treatment group and control group,each group 20 cases. The control group was treated with Flixotide aerosol;the treatment group took extra medicine Montelukast sodium chewable tablets. The treatment period covered half a year. After treatment both groups were observed for 3 months. During the treatment period the recovery process of clinical symptoms and adverse reaction of all the infant patients were observed and recorded. The data was analyzed with statistical software SPSS 17. 0. Results The duration of cough im-proved and solved in treatment group in the acute phase was(5. 82 ± 0. 90)d,much shorter than that of the control group[(6. 54 ± 1. 30)d],and the difference was of statistical significance(P ﹤ 0. 05). In the procedure,4 times of cough scores of treatment group[(3. 90 ± 0. 90)scores,(0. 90 ± 0. 30)scores,(0. 70 ± 0. 30)scores,(1. 90 ± 0. 70) scores]declined apparently more than those of control group[(4. 10 ± 0. 70)scores,(1. 20 ± 0. 40)scores,(1. 30 ± 0. 50)scores,(2. 40 ± 0. 80)scores];the difference was of statistical significance(all P ﹤ 0. 05);and the both were rebounded after 3 months without medicine. In terms of pulmonary function PD20,the patients in treatment group [(0. 46 ± 0. 08)mg vs(1. 76 ± 0. 07)mg]showed better improvement than those in control group[(0. 46 ± 0. 07) mg vs(1. 70 ± 0. 07)mg],and the difference was of statistical significance(P ﹤ 0. 05). Conclusions Treating chil-dren's cough variant asthma for mite allergy with Montelukast sodium combined with Flixotide is of good therapy effect in the acute phase and the control phase,worthy of further clinical application.

Objective:To investigate the expression level of pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) in tissues of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and the correlation between PKM2 expression level and radiation sensitivity. Methods:A total of 45 NSCLC pa-tients were chosen and treated with radiotherapy for two months after surgery. The patients were classified into four groups based on the curative effect. The mRNA expression levels of PKM2 in tumor and the homologous paraneoplastic tissues of NSCLC patients were de-tected prior to radiotherapy using real time-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and the protein expressions of PKM2 in the tumor and paraneoplastic tissues of NSCLC patients were detected with Western blot analysis and immunohistochemical method. The mRNA and protein expression levels of PKM2 in the tumor tissues of different groups were detected with RT-PCR and Western blot assays. Re-sults:The effective rate of radiotherapy for 2 months is 44.8%in NSCLC patients. The expression level of PKM2 is significantly high-er in tumor tissues than in homologous paraneoplastic tissues of NSCLC patients and is negatively correlated with the curative effect of radiotherapy. Conclusion:The expression level of PKM2 is significantly higher in tumor tissues than in the paraneoplastic tissues of NSCLC patients. Patients with lower PKM2 expression level are more sensitive to radiotherapy.

Objective To evaluate the image quality of dynamic three-dimensional contrast enhanced ultrasonography(3D-CEUS) in liver tumors.Methods Twenty-five patients were examed with 2D-CEUS and dynamic 3D-CEUS.Contrast-enhanced computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging(CECT/MRI) were performed early or late.Two readers reviewed the images of both modalities and graded the images according to diagnostic criteria as follows:tumor blood fusion in arterial phase(unclear-score 0,moderate-score 1,clear-score 2),tumor boundry and relationship with periphery tissues (unclear score 0,moderate-score 1,clear-score 2).The concordance between the two modalities for showing liver tumors was evaluated by Kappa test.Results Twenty-three of 25 danymic 3D-CEUS were displayed successfully versus total objects in CECT/ MRI.Among them,for showing blood fusion,16 lesions scored 2,7 lesions scored 1,2 lesions scored 0 in danymic 3D-CEUS,meanwhile 18 lesions scored 2,7 lesions scored 1,0 lesion scored 0 in CECT/MRI,the Kappa value was 0.65.For showing tumor boundry and relationship with peripherytissues,16 lesions scored 2,7 lesions scored 1,2 lesions scored 0 in danymic 3D-CEUS,meanwhile 21 lesions scored 2,4 lesions scored 1,0 lesion scored 0 in CECT/MRI,the Kappa value was 0.52.Conclusions Danymic 3D-CEUS was shown to be useful for displaying tumor blood fusion,boundry and relationship with periphery tissues in single liver tuomor,the concordance between dynamic CEUS and CECT/MRI for single liver tuomor was fair.For huge liver tumor and multi-tumors,3D-CEUS can not give overall information.

Objective To investigate the pharmacological mechanism of LXHX capsule. Methods The skin specimens from psoriasis patients were examined with TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl trans-ferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling) technique to detect the apoptosis of keratinocytes. PCNA (proliferating cell nuclear antigen) detecting kits was used, too. Then, the flow cytometry, with AnnexinV/PI and PI dyeing method, was used to analysis the effect of LXHX capsule on apoptosis in cultured keratinocytes. Results There was an increasing of both cell apoptosis and proliferation in psoriatic epidermis and LXHX capsule could induce apoptosis. Conclusions The keratinocyte apoptosis and proliferation both increased in psoriasis, which reach a new balance in a higher level. LXHX capsule could induce apoptosis in vitro, which may be one of the pharmacological mechanisms of LXHX in treating psoriasis.