Objective To explore the pathological and imaging features of adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) of pancreas.Methods Both clinical data and imaging findings in seven cases with pathologically proved ASC of pancreas were analyzed retrospectively.Imaging features were compared with pathological results.Results 1 )The disease mainly occurred in people around 55 years, among the 7 cases ,5 located in the pancreatic head, 2 in the body and tail, with abdominal pain and jaundice as the chief complaint.2)Pathologically, the solid part of the tumor was made up of ductal adenocarcinoma and squamous carcinoma components, with a different rate, while the cystic part was made up of necrosis, liquefaction.3) the imaging of 5 cases with ASC of pancreas in which squamous carcinoma components predominate shows solid and cystic tumors of pancreas, furthermore the ratio of central cystic diameter and the whole tumor diameter increase with the the volum of the tumor.4) There is no partitioning in the cystic part of the tumor, with a few irregular microcyst around it.5 ) The tumor shows a pattern of infiltrative growth, associated dilatation of the common bileduct or pancreatic duct in all cases, pancreatic atrophy in part.6) Squamous carcinoma components of the tumor was the pathologic basis for the formation of the solid and cystic structure in imaging.Conclusions ASC of pancreas is a rare aggressive subtype of pancreatic adenocarcinoma with a worse prognosis than the usual type of ductal adenocarcinoma, although symptoms similar to pancreatic ductal carcinoma.Cases of ASC of pancreas in which squamous carcinoma components predominate have certain characteristic imaging and pathologic features,which is important to early diagnosis.

Objective: To evaluate the application of CT in the diagnosis of fracture position and the cause of diplopia after orbital trauma. Methods:The CT findings and the clinical informations of orbital fractures accompanying diplopias in 68 patients (70 orbits) were retrospectively analysed. Results: Orbital fractures in 70 orbits were diagnosed by CT. There were burst orbital floor fractures in 45 orbits ( among them orbital floor fracture combined with medial wall fracture in 15 orbits), non-burst obital floor fractures in 10, medial orbital fractures in 5, zygomatic-orbital fractures in 5, orbit roof fractures in 5. The accuracy of CT in diagnosing orbital fracture was 100 percent. In 68 cases, there were 64 patients with vertical diplopia and 4 with horizontal diplopia . Conclusion: CT can correctly locate the orbital fracture and diagnose the cause of diplopia.

Epilepsy is a common chronic nervous system disease, about one third of patients with intractable epilepsy, which brings a heavy burden to the society. At present, the specific etiology and drug-resistant mechanism are still unclear. Minimally invasive, reliable and economic biomarkers are of great help to improve the diagnosis and prognosis of drug-resistant epilepsy. In recent years, microRNA has gradually become a research hotspot of intractable epilepsy and is expected to become a biomarker. This paper briefly reviews the microRNA related to intractable epilepsy.

Objective:To explore therapeutic effect of carvedilol combined valsartan on patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).Methods:A total of 98 CHF patients were selected from our hospital from Feb 2012 to Dec 2014. According to random number table,they were randomly and equally divided into control group (received valsartan therapy) and combined treatment group (received valsartan combined carvedilol therapy).Therapeutic effect and incidence rate of adverse reactions were compared between two groups.Results:There were no significant differ- ence in all cardiac function indexes before treatment between two groups (P>0.05 all).After treatment,compared with control group,there were significant reductions in HR [(95±14)beats/min vs.(74±16)beats/min],left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVEDd)[(74.9±2.9)mm vs.(50.9±1.7)mm],left ventricular end-sys- tolic dimension (LVESd)[(64.9±3.8)mm vs.(45.7±2.0)mm],left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LV- EDV)[(198.7±60.5)ml vs.(165.9±52.3)ml]and left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV)[(148.9± 62.7)ml vs.(111.4±51.7)ml];and significant rise in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)[(34.2±6.5)%vs.(56.9±10.1)%]and stroke volume (SV)[(68.4±5.1)ml vs. (81.5±6.0)ml]in combined treatment group,P<0.05 or <0.01.Total effective rate of combined treatment group was significantly higher than that of valsartan group (91.8% vs.71.4%),P<0.01.There were all no apparent adverse reactions in both groups.Con-clusion:The therapeutic effect of valsartan combined carvedilol is significant and its safety is good in patients with chronic heart failure.

Objective To compare the values of the mangled extremity syndrome index (MESI), the mangled extremity severity score (MESS) and the limb salvage index (LSI) in deciding amputation or salvage in the management of the mangled extremity syndrome (MES). Methods Clinical data of 353 MES patients including 95 with amputation and 258 with salvage admitted in recent eight years were retrospectively evaluated by using MESI, MESS and LSI, the value of which in deciding amputation or salvage was assessed with receiver operating characteristic ( ROC ). Results There was statistical difference in aspect of mean scores of three grading systems between patients with amputation or salvage (P＜0. 01). For MESI, MESS and LSI, the sensitivities was 89.47%, 85.26% and 83.15% respectively, the specificities was 100%, 96.89% and 96.12% respectively, the coincidence was 97.16%,93.76% and 92.63% respectively, the areas under ROC curves was 0. 924, 0905 and 0. 861 respectively and the cut-off points were equal or over 20, 7 and 6 respectively. Conclusions Three scoring systems are all highly capable of predicting early amputation or not in MES management. The MESI is recommended as a quantitative criterion for determining amputation or salvage.

Stem cells are crucial for embryonic development and in the maintenance of adult cellular homeostasis.Understanding the regulatory network of stem cells,including embryonic and adult stem cells,will allow us to learn the pathogenesis and possibly design novel approaches to treat many diseases (such as cancer and degeneration).The retinoblastoma (Rb) pathway controls cellular proliferation,differentiation and death.More and more evidences support an important role of Rb activity in the biology of stem and progenitor cells.Transiently inactivating Rb pathway might favor the expanding of functional stem cell populations,thus have values in the future stem cell applications.

This study was aimed to investigate the mechanism of CO-releasing molecules (CORM-2) induced apoptosis and the intervention effect of Xingnaojing (XNJ) Injection in neuronal cells of rats. Optical microscope was applied to observe morphologic changes of neuronal cells. MTT assay was performed to assess the survival rates of CORM-2 on neuronal cells. Apoptosis was examined by flow cytometric analysis and the expression of relative proteins was measured by western blotting analysis. At the same time the morphologic changes, survival rates and expression of relative proteins of neuronal cells were also checked after XNJ treatment. The results showed that CORM-2 can influence survival rates in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. Survival rates decreased gradually after the cultures subjected to 24 h with 100 μmol·L-1, 200 μmol·L-1, 400 μmol·L-1 and 800 μmol·L-1 of CORM-2. It can induce neuronal apoptosis and activate Caspase-3, Caspase-9 and Cytochrome C in a concentration-dependent manner. The neuronal cells were treated with 200 μmol·L-1 of CORM-2 and then incubated with 10 mL·L-1 and 20 mL·L-1 XNJ injection for 20 h. It turned out early neuronal apoptosis decreased and the expression of Caspase-3, Caspase-9 and Cytochrome C also decreased. To sum up, CORM-2 may induce neuronal apoptosis through Caspase-dependent mitochondrial pathway, which can be intervened by XNJ Injection through inhibiting Caspase-dependent mitochondrial pathway.

Objective To evaluate the modified Physical and Operative Severity Score for the Enumera-tion of Mortality and Morbidity (POSSUM) in predicting the postoperative morbidity in patients with fractures of the pelvis and acetabulum. Methods The clinical data of 94 patients with pelvic and acetabular fractures were retrospectively analyzed. Their postoperative prognosis during hospital stay was evaluated with the POSSUM scoring system modified according to the features of orthopedics and pelvic and acetabular fractures. The peritoneum in-fection in the severity index of operation was replaced by operative approach, the several operations at one time by operative duration, and the cancer by the associated injury. The size and type of operation were made into 4 grades with corresponding orthopedic scores. The scores were compared between the complication group and the non-complication group. The receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to describe the coincidence degree, define the cut points, and evaluate its predicting capability. Results The mean preoperative physi-ological score (PS) and operative severity score (OS) in the complication group (38 cases) were significantly higher than those in the noncomptication (56 cases) (17.26 ± 2.84 vs 16.04 ± 2.77; 19.50 ± 5. 14 vs 13.00 ±3.81 ) ( P ＜ 0.05) . In the modified POSSUM, the area under ROC curve was 0. 856, the cut point 43%, sen-sitivity 73.68%, specificity 80. 36%, and coincidence degree 77.66%. Conclusions Since the modified POSSUM scoring system has a high capability of predicting postoperative morbidity for fractures of the pelvis and acetabulum, it can be helpful for surgeons to lower operative risks and ensure safety in operation. When the score is higher than the cut point, the risk is too great for an operation. Therefore, the fracture should be treated non-operatively or mini-invasively until the score is lower than the cut point.

Objective To discuss the value of preoperative digital design of struetund bone graft for acetabular wall defects. Methods The . dieom data from spiral CT scans were imported into Mimics 10.0 to build the 3D solid model of the pelvis of an old female patient with left acetabular wall defects. The 3D solid model of the defect area was built by Mirror and 3D mask editing. A simulated bone graft was conducted on the 3D model by segmentation and trimming according to the data measured on the reconstructed model. Results The reconstructed 3D model of the patient's pelvis could be presented in different colors, transparenees, or combinations of interested tissues. The acetabular wall defects could be visualized very clearly at different angles. The geometric data of the bone graft could be measured to ensure the bone graft would fit the defects accurately. Conclusion Preoperative digital design based on 3D com-puterized reconstruction of acetabular wall defects may provide a valuable aid to clinical treatment, because it is a simple, rapid, and accurate method of increasing the fitness of bone graft and the defects,

120 teeth with wedge-shaped defects at subgingival depth of 0 ~2 mm were selected and divided into 3 groups(n =40).Gingival retraction code and EXPASYL gingival retraction paste were used for gingival retraction in the 2 retraction groups,and none retraction was used in the control group.After restoration of the defects,all cases were followed up for 1 year and 2 years.The results were evaluated by modified USPHS criteria.No significant difference was detected for 1 year and 2 year successful rates between the extraction groups(P >0.05).The successful rate in extraction groups was higher than that in the control group(P ＜0.05).