Objective To analyze the biochemical effect of cryosugery on residual bronchial tissue and the adjacent organs in dogs. Methods Bronchial stumps of 18 dogs after lobectomy and the adjacent tissues and organs(including 4 samples of esophagi, 3 diaphragms, 3 stomachs, 2 livers, 7 tracheae and 3 superior saphenous vein sinuses) of 22 dogs after thoracectomy were frozen. The observation from 1～212 d was conducted after surgery. Results Cryonecrosis and fibrosis were found in all 18 samples of the frozen bronchial stumps, but no fistula of bronchial stump was found. Three cryodamaged esophagi in 4 dogs developed fine sheet of fibrous membrane like scars in the situs of cryosurgery. Perforation was found in 2 dogs, one in the esophagus, another in stomach. No perforation was found in dogs with diaphragm cryosurgery. Cartilaginous ring disappeared in 7 dogs by cryosurgery of the trachea and a membrane like scar developed in the inner wall of trachea. There were yellow scars on the liver after cryosurgery. Conclusion Exfoliation of the necrotic tissues is slow due to the slowly developed cryonecrosis and good tolerance to cryosurgery of the fibrotic tissues. The original construction disappears but fibrosis develops. At the edge of cryo necrotic area, proliferation of capillary can be found.

Objective To investigate the feasibility and superiority of enteral-intestinal nutrition after opera- tion of replacement of esophagus with stomach.Methods 62 elderly patients with cancer of esophageal were radom- ly divided into early enteral-intestinal nutrition(EEN) group and total parenteral nutrition(TPN) group,the average cost of hospitalization,recovery situation,postoperative bodyweight,liver function,nutritional status were compared between the two groups.Results The average cost in the early enteral-intestinal nutrition group was less than that in the parenteral nutrition group,the bodyweight in two group were declined and the level of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were increased after operation,the level of transferring ferroprotein was lower in TPN group after operation than that in the EEN group(P

Objective To study the status of coincidence of high-risk human papillomavirus(HR-HPV)test and thinprep cytolo-gy test with biopsy histopathologic diagnosis.And to investigate the value of combined detection in the diagnosis of the cervical cancer and precancerous lesions.Methods High-risk HPV test and thinprep cytology test were taken simultaneously in 1374 pa-tients visiting department of gynecological oncology.The diagnostic value of combination assay of these indices was evaluated.Re-sults In 684 patients with ASCUS pathology diagnosis,inflammation accounted for 5 1.3% and CINⅠ accounted for 47.4%.A-mong the 375 patients with LSIL pathology diagnosis,CINⅠ accounted for 48.5% and CIN Ⅱ-Ⅲ accounted for 21.3%.Among the 294 patients with HSIL pathological diagnosis,CIN accounted for 24.5%,and CIN Ⅱ-Ⅲ accounted for 62.9%.Among 20 pa-tients with SCC pathology diagnosis,CIN Ⅱ - Ⅲ accounted for 20% and cervical cancer accounted for 80%.Statistical analysis showed the difference of diagnostic results between thinprep cytology test and histopathologic diagnosis was statistically significant (P <0.05).The positive rate of high-risk HPV was 74.3%,and the negative rate was 25.7%.The positive rate of high-risk HPV significantly increased along with the rise of pathological level.The difference of pathologic diagnosis results between high-risk HPV positive group and negative group was statistically significant (P <0.05).When thinprep cytology test combined with high-risk HPV test,its sensitivity was 76.5%,and the specificity was 80.3%.The difference of the sensitivity between joint detection and thinprep cytology test was statistically significant (P <0.05).The difference of the specificity between joint detection and high-risk HPV test was statistically significant (P <0.05).Conclusion Combined thinprep cytology test and high-risk HPV test will improve the detection rate of cervical lesions and it is an ideal method to screen for cervical cancer.

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Objective To investigate possible reasons of different incidence of femoral head necrosis between two populations exposed to corticosteroid: severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and renal allograft transplantation. Methods 67 cases of SARS and 59 cases of renal allograft transplantation were enrolled in the study. The following relevant data were reviewed: cumulative dosage (intravenous methylprednisolone and oral prednisone respectively), maximum single dosage, corticosteroids-exposing days, body weight, weight-load index, and minimum arterial oxygen pressure. MRI of bilateral hips was taken in all the patients. Results The incidence of femoral head necrosis of SARS (23.9%) was significantly higher than the renal allograft transplantation patients (6.8%) (P0.05). There was a very significant difference in minimum arterial oxygen pressure between two groups (P

Objective A retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the clinical significance of Video EEG monitoring in the diagnosis of epilepsy and other paroxysmal events Methods Video EEG monitoring under the state of awaking and sleeping and evoked tests were performed continuously in 216 patients with epilepsy and other paroxysmal events Results The characteristic events were captured in 130(60%) of the 216 patients And out of the 130 patients, 53 had clinical events accompanying epileptiform discharge 73 patients had no epileptiform discharge in both ictal and interictal period Seizure types were defined in 80%of 80 patients with epileptiform discharge, and classification was different from the original 42% of the 64 patients Conclusions Video EEG can record much more epileptiform discharge than routine EEG It should be an effective method in both diagnosis and classification of epilepsy

Objective To evaluate the surgical approach of endovascuar exclusion for thoracic dissection.Methods Thirty-seven cases of Stanford B type thoracic aortic dissection were undergone endovascular exclusion (EVE) and had been studied retrospectively. Preoperative evaluations for delivery arteries, including common femoral artery, iliac artery, and abdominal aorta, were earried out by using duplex ultrasonography (US), computed tomographic angiography (CTA) and magnetic resonance angiography(MRA). Factors such as arterial calibers, stenosis, tortuosity, sclerotic plaque and media dissection were taken into account. Choices of surgical approach were decided after comprehensive consideration of these factors. If the common femoral artery inner diameter was wider than 8 mm, without severe iliac artery stenosis or tortuosity; the common femoral artery should be selected as the delivery artery. In case of severe arterial stenosis and tortuosities, then the common iliac arteries were exposed by retroperitonial approach and graft was delivered through this artery. Results Mural sclerotic plaques were more sensitive to be revealed by US, conversely with CTA and MRA in showing stenosis and tortuosity directly and clearly. Utilizing this preoperative evaluating system, all the grafts passed successfully and favourably through the arteries, without any delivery artery associated complications.Conclusions Using US, CTA and MRA in combination was necessary for preoperative evaluation of the delivery artery. In those with poor femoral artery condition, exposing common iliac artery decidedly is necessary to ensure the procedure favorably and to avoid delivery artery associated complications.

Objective To investigate the role of retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) in the treatment of testicular cancer. Methods The clinical data of 39 cases (age range,20-58 years;median age,29 years) of germ cell tumor who underwent RPLND were retrospectively analyzed.Of the 39 cases,17 had the tumors on the left side and 22,on the right.One case was of seminoma,and the other 38 were of non-seminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT).According to the clinical examinations and radiology, 20 cases were of stage Ⅰ,15 of stage Ⅱ,and the rest 4 could not be staged. Results Of the 39 cases,10 with stage I tumors underwent nerve-sparing modified RPLND and the other 29 underwent bilateral RPLND.No metastasis was found in the dissected tissues in 22 cases,while metastasis,in 17 (including 4 of clinical stage I).All the patients with pathological metastases or elevation of blood tumor markers received postoperative chemotherapy.Follow-up was carried out for 1-149 months.The disease-free survival rate was 97.4%(38/39).Of the 10 cases receiving modified RPLND,8 regained their ejaculation function. Conclusions The probability of presence of the non-seminomatous components must be considered in the diagnosis and follow-up of seminoma cases,and the RPLND should be done if necessary.Nerve-sparing modified RPLND should be performed for clinical stage Ⅰ patients;while postoperative chemotherapy should be chosen for pathological stage Ⅱ patients.

0.05) . The sensory block reached T7 in levobupivacaine group and T6 in bupivacaine group respectively. The motor blocked was somewhat more intense in bupivacaine group. Conclusion The efficacy and safety of epidural anesthesia with levobupivacaine and bupivacaine are comparable.

Objective To compare the effect of ropivacaine mesylate with ropivacaine HC1 for patient-controlled epidural analgesia ( PCEA) after transabdominal hysterectomy. Methods Forty-four ASA 1 or D patients aged 18-65 yrs weighing 45-80 kg undergoing elective abdominal hysterectomy performed under epidural anesthesia with either 0.75% ropivacaine HO (control group, n = 22) or 0.894% ropivacaine mesylate (study group, n= 22) . An epidural catheter was placed at L2,3 and advanced 3 cm into the epidural space. After operation PCEA was performed with 0.2% ropivacaine HCl ( control group) or 0.237 % ropivacaine mesylate (study group) respectively. Postoperative pain was assessed using VAS (0-10, 0 = no pain, 10 = worst pain) . Motor blockade was assessed using the Bromage scoring system. The patients' satisfaction level and adverse events were also recorded. Results There were no significant differences in VAS scores, motor blockade and incidence of adverse events between the two groups. The number of effective pressing in study group was significantly less than that in control group. Starting from 4h after operation the drug consumption in study group was significantly less than that in control group. Conclusion 0.237 % ropivacaine mesylate can be used for PCEA after transabdominal hysterectomy as safely as 0.2% ropivacaine HCl.