OBJECTIVEThe purpose of this study is to analyze the incidence and the type of the bifid mandibular canal (BMC) by using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images.

METHODSA total of 216 patients (104 female and 112 male) who underwent CBCT were included in this study. The CBCT images were evaluated for the incidence and the type of the BMC.

RESULTSBMC was observed in 39 (18.06%) of 216 patients and 50 (11.57%) of 432 sides, female 18 (17.31 %) and male 21 (18.75%). BMC were classified into four types: type I 17 sides (3.94%), type II 11 sides (2.55%), type III 20 sides (4.63%), and type IV 2 sides (0.46%).

CONCLUSIONBMC is detected at a high rate by using CBCT. When doctors perform surgical procedures in the mandible, they should pay attention to the anatomical variations of BMC of the mandibular canals.

This paper introduces the working flow of the installation and the check & acceptance of the medical equipment.The maior working flow includes the following item.(1)the time of accepting contract.(2)Auditing contract.(3)confirming the arrival time of the equipment.(4)preparing fabricating yard for the equipment installation.(5)the actual time of the equipment arriving.(6)unpacking and inspecting.(7)checking accessories of the equipment.(81collecting the manual of the equipment.(9)the procedure information of the importing equipment.(10)checking the eligibility of the equipment.(11)the operation and the training of the maintenance.(12)the measuring and auditing of the equipment.(13)the maintenance of equipment time.The working flow contributes a lot to our equipment checking & acceptance.In this article,we summarize the experience of the checking &acceptance of the medical equipment.

Objective To investigate the effects of on-pump and off-pump coronary revascularization on renal function.Methods Twenty four patients underwent elective coronary revascularization were divided into 2 groups: group A with cardiopulmonary bypass(CPB)(n=12) and group B without CPB(n=12).Markers of glomerular and tubular function were evaluated before anesthesia(T_0),at the end of operation(T_1),2 hours after operation(T_2) and 24 hours after operation(T_3).Results The ratio of urinary microalbumin to creatinine and NAG levels increased significantly at T_1 as compared with that at T_0 in on-pump coronary revascularization(P

·AlM:To evaluate the visual and anatomic outcomes of intravitreal ranibizu mab injections for myopic choroidal neovascular ization ( mCNV) in Chinese patient s.
·METHOD S: This study is ar etrospective case.Thri ty-five p atients treated for mC NV were included in this study.Their eyes were treated with a single intravitreal injection of 0.5 mg ranibizumab following a pro re nata ( PRN) regimen indicated by persistent or recurrent CNV. Best correc te d visual acuity ( BCVA ) , CNV findings on fundus fluorescen t angio graphy ( FFA ) , central retinal thickness ( CRT ) on optical coherence tomography ( OCT ) , total number of treatments, and complications were evaluated.
· RESULTS:The mean follow-up duration was 20mo (range 16-24mo).Twenty-eight patients (80%) were followed up for more 22mo.The mean baseline BCVA was 0.74 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) [standard deviation (SD) 0.23] and improved significantly to 0.49 logMAR ( SD 0.31 ) ( P<0.001, Wilcoxon signed-rank test) after treatment.At the final months of follow-up, 21 of the 35 eyes (60%) showed an improvement of 2 lines or more in BCVA, 13 eyes ( 37%) remained unchanged, and 1 ey e (3%) had a deterioration of 2 lines or more.Mean CRT decreased from 297 μm ( SD , 72 ) at baseil ne to 228 μm ( SD, 61 ) at the final follow-up (P<0.001, paired t-t est). During follow-up, the mean number of repeat injections was 3.2 ( SD, 0.94;range, 1-7 injections).No drug-related complications were observed after treatment.
· CONCLUSlON:The long-term outcomes observed in this study suggest that intravitreal ranibizumab is safe and effective for treating mCNV.

Objective To study diagnosis and treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) in children.Method The clinical data of 43 children with RMS was retrospectively reviewed from Nov 2004 to May 2012.Their long-term survival was followed up.Forty-three children with RMS(male 26,female 17) in Beijing Tongren Hospital were enrolled.Their median age on diagnosis was 6 years old.We confirmed the diagnosis according to pathological diagnosis.Comprehensive treatment included chemotherapy,surgery and implantation of radioactive seeds,and so on.Statistical analysis was used on clinical data and treatment efficacy.Result The median follow up time of 43 cases with RMS in children was 31 mouths until May 2012.Four cases abandoned,39 cases were followed up.The cases of complete remission were 27(69％),and the cases of partly remission were 7 (18％),and the cases of dead were 5 due to cerebral metastasis.Overall survival rate was 87％ (34/39).Eight cases were treated with 125Ⅰ particles implants into its location,7 cases responded,1 case was invalid.Conclusion Although anatomic structure of RMS of head and neck was very complex,and the prognosis of it with metastatic disease was inferior,the muttidisciplinary treatment can still improve the clinical remission rate.In particular,high risk RMS with 125Ⅰ particles implants and large dose chemotherapy would be beneficial.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the expression of palate, lung, and nasal epithelial clone (PLUNC) in na sal polyps (NP) and evaluate its association with clinical severity. METHOD: Twenty-eight NP patients (primary polyp, 15; recurrent polyp, 13) and 16 normal controls (healthy uncinate process) were enrolled, the expression of PLUNC was examined in nasal tissues by immunohistochemistric staining, quantitative PCR and ELISA respectively. The protein level of PLUNC in nasal polyps was correlated with nasal symptom score (nasal congestion and rhinorrhea, respectively). RESULT: PLUNC was mainly distributed in the epithelial layer and submucosal glands in nasal tissues. The staining intensity and mRNA level of PLUNC were significantly decreased in polyp tissues than in normal controls (P < 0.01). The protein levels of PLUNC were 0.33 +/- 0.11 and 0.15 +/- 0.05 in primary and recurrent polyp tissues (P < 0.01), and were 0.32 +/- 0.14 and 0.19 +/- 0.07 in small-size and big-size polyp tissues (P < 0.05). The protein level of PLUNC in polyp tissues significantly correlated with both nasal congestion score and rhinorrhea score (r = -0.51 and r = -0.57, P < 0. 01). CONCLUSION Decreased PLUNC in polyp tissues indicated that impaired innate immunity may account for the pathogenic process of NP. Thus upregulating PLUNC may represent a promising therapeutic target for the management of NP.
Adult ; Case-Control Studies ; Female ; Glycoproteins ; metabolism ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nasal Polyps ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Phosphoproteins ; metabolism ; Recurrence ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVEThis study aimed to explore further the mechanisms of tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) cell recurrence, metastasis, and diffusion, as well as to establish the experimental basis for the molecular biology research on TSSC. We intend to complete our objective through differential proteomics and preliminary analysis protein expression of exosomes derived from TSCC and normal mucosa cells.

METHODSWe acquired cultured supernatant fluid in vitro in the laboratory by culturing TSCC (tongue cancer Tca8113 cell line) and human normal mucosa cells (HOK cell line). The exosomes were separated and purified through differential centrifugation. Furthermore, the different protein expressions were identified through dielectrophoresis and mass spectrometry. The functions of the different protein expressions were identified through an online database search.

RESULTSTSCC and human normal mucosa cells secrete a large amount of capsule bubble structure substances in vitro, as confirmed by electron microscopy and surface markers heat shock protein-70 and major histocompatibility complex class 1. A total of 16 oral cancer cell-derived exosomes that expressed quantity more than two times, twelve that increased their expression levels, and four that cut their expressions were identified through the differential proteomics research on the two groups.

CONCLUSIONDifferential proteins that were verified through the online database serve an important function in exosome formation and in the progress of cancer.

Objective To explore the clinical value of tissue synchronization imaging(TSI) in assessment of the characteristics of myocardium asynchrony in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy(ICM). Methods Thirty-eight patients with ICM were divided into two groups: 26 patients without left bundle branch block(LBBB) in group A, and 12 patients with LBBB in group B. The control group consisted of 26 normal healthy subjects. According to 2D color,the characteristics of myocardium motion in each group were compared by TSI. The time for reaching systolic velocity peak(Ts) and early diastole velicity peak(Te) were measured separately in 12 segments. Standard deviations of Ts(Ts-SD) and Te(Te-SD) as well as difference of Ts(Ts max-min) and Te(Te max-min) of all 12 segments were calculated. The myocardium synchronization were assessed in each group. Results ①91.8% segments in the control group showed normal, with only 8.2% segments were slightly prolonged. TSI of all the ICM patients showed an obvious uneven chroma distribution from green to yellow and then to red. There were far more yellow or red segments than in the control group. ②Ts-SD.Ts max-min of LV 12 segments were significantly prolonged in all ICM groups compared with that in the control group ( P <0. 05). Systolic asynchrony was more obvious in group B than in group A. ③Te-SD,Te max-min of LV 12 segments were significantly prolonged in ICM groups than in the control group ( P < 0. 05). Diastolic asynchrony was more obvious in group B than in group A( P < 0. 05). ④Compared with that in the control group, postsystolic shortening(PSS) was common in patients with ICM. 32. 4% segments of group A were detected PSS.and 56. 0% segments of group B were detected PSS. Conclusions Left ventricular systolic and diastolic mechanical asynchrony is obvious in patients with ICM and PSS is common among them. Systolic and diastolic mechanical asynchrony is more severe in ICM patients with LBBB. TSI is the optimal means to evaluate the characteristics of asynchronous myocardial contraction.

The incidence of hypoglycemic events in patients with type 2 diabetes around the period of fasting in Ramadan was compared under the treatment with combined insulin glargine and glimepiride. The results showed that the number of hypoglycemic events in patients with type 2 diabetes before, during and after the period of fasting in Ramadan was not different (P=0.238).