Objective To study the effect of finasteride on preventing prostate hyperplasia with acute urinary retention.Methods Totally 626 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) were randomly divided into treatment group (316 cases) and control group (310 cases),followed up for 3 years.The incidence of acute urinary retention and prostate volume changes were analyzed.Results There were 3 cases of acute urinary retention in treatment group (1.0 ％),9 cases in control group (2.9％) (x2 ＝5.37,P＜0.05).In treatment group,the average prostate volume was reduced about 23.6％ compared with before taking the medicine,on the contrary,prostate volume was averagely increased 12.3％ in control group.Conclusions Finasteride can reduce the risk of acute urinary retention by narrowing the prostate volume in patients of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

ObjectiveTo study the feasibility,safety and efficacy of laparoscopic cyst excision and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy for adult congenital choledochal cyst.MethodA retrospective study was conducted on 7 adult patients with congenital choledochal cyst who received total laparoscopic cyst excision and Roux-en-y hepaticojejunostomy from May 2008 to February 2011 in the Department of General Surgery of Shengjing Hospital,China Medical University.ResultsAll the laparoscopic surgery was successful.The mean operation time was 210 minutes.The average intraoperative blood loss was 80 ml.All patients were out of bed within the first 24 h after surgery.The mean time to first flatus/bowel motion was 2.4 days.Except 1 patient who had small amount of bile leakage,all patients recovered smoothly without any major postoperative complications.The average hospital stay was 8.1 days.No patients suffered from abdominal pain,fever or jaundice during follow-up from 3 to 30 months.ConclusionTotal laparoscopic cyst excision and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy was a safe,efficacious,and minimally invasive procedure.

Acupuncture Therapy ; methods ; Adolescent ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Needles ; Tourette Syndrome ; therapy

Objective To investigate the effect of NGF gene modified umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UCMSC) transplantation on neurological functional improvement in traumatic brain rats. Methods Cerebral contusion model in motor-sensory cortex in rats was established by a weight hammer falling method. UCMSC were culutred and transferred with NGF gene. After NGF expression and activity was identified,the NGF gene modified UCMSC were engrafted into injured brain. The neurological function was evaluated 2 weeks after brain injury. And the NGF immunostaining was also performed to explore the level of NGF expression. Results Severe neurological dysfunction( 10.50 ± 0.53 )occurred in rats after traumatic brain injury, while the UCMSC transplantaion led to a significant functional improvement( 7.75 ± 0. 71 )(P ＜ 0. 01 ). Moreover, the best functional improvement was found in rats receiveing UCMSC grafts modified with NGF gene (5.38 ± 0. 52 ) (P ＜ 0.01 ). Conclusion NGF gene modified UCMSC transplantation can improve neural behavior in rats with brain trauma.

0. 05). Conclusion The expression of VEGF is highly related to the invasion, DNA ploidy and cellular proliferation activity of malignant bone tumor. It isn't related to the size of tumor. The expression of VEGF is probablya predictor for judgment of malignant degree of bone tumor.

Objective To explore the effect of brain derived neurtrophic factor(BDNF) gene modified umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells ( UCMSC ) transplantation on neurological functional improvement in rats after brain trauma.Methods Cerebral contusion model in motor-sensory cortex in rats was established by a weight hammer falling method.UCMSC were cultured and transferred with BDNF gene.After BDNF expression and activity were determined,the BDNF gene modified UCMSC were implanted into traumatic brain.The neurological function was evaluated for 2 weeks after brain injury.And the BDNF expression was determined by using immunohistochemistry.Results Severe neurological dysfunction was seen in animals that had been subjected to contusion brain injury( 10.50 ±0.53 ).A significant improvement on neurological function was found in the UCMSC transplantaion animal( 7.75 ± 0.71 ), compared with only brain injury group (P ＜ 0.01 ).Moreover, rats in BDNF gene modified UCMSC showed the most behavior improvement ( 5.50 ± 0.76 ) (P ＜ 0.01 ).Conclusion BDNF gene modified UCMSC transplantation can survive and migrate, and improve neurological function in brain traumatic rats.

Objective To Study the criteria of assessment on the degree of mental damage due to in-jury. Methods A retrospective study of 297 mental damage cases caused by injury expertised by the depart-ment of legal psychiatry of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology from July 1986 to December 2002 was conducted. Results In 297 cases, 91 were heavily injury, 93 were moder-ate. 44 cases were slight injury, and 69 cases between injury and disease. Conclusion The Study proposed a concrete and practical assessment criteria of forensic expertise of mental damage by the analysis of these 297 cases. We hope this criteria is developed into perfection in future forensic expertise.

OBJECTIVETo observe clinical therapeutic effect of fuzhong (supporting the middle-jiao) manipulation of tuina for infantile anorexia.

METHODSEighty-one children with anorexia were treated with fuzhong manipulation, including abdominal kneading, acupressure at Zhongwan (CV 12), Lanmen (Extra), Tianshu (ST 25), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), spine pinching, warm moxibustion and warm scraping with supporting-yang cupping, three times a week, six times as a session. Onset time, therapeutic effect and TCM symptom scores before and after treatment were observed after two sessions and differences of therapeutic effect among different patterns were compared.

RESULTSSeventy-two children had the effect in one session while 41 children had the effect within half of a session. 38 cases were clinically cured, 15 cases were markedly effective, 23 cases were effective and 5 cases were failed. The total effective rate was 93.8%. Compared with before treatment, TCM symptom scores, including appetite, food intake, complexion and defecation, were all obviously improved after treatment (all P < 0.001). The clinical cured rate was 45.2% (19/42) in the pattern of dysfunction of spleen in transportation, 45.8% (11/24) in the pattern of qi deficiency of spleen and stomach, 50.0% (4/8) in the pattern of yin deficiency of spleen and stomach, 57.1% (4/7) in the pattern of liver sufficiency and spleen insufficiency, which had no obvious differences among different patterns (all P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONThe fuzhong manipulation of tuina has quick onset time and satisfied clinical therapeutic effect, which could obviously improve symptoms and is fit for different patterns of infantile anorexia.

Adolescent ; Anorexia ; physiopathology ; therapy ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Eating ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Massage ; Meridians ; Spleen ; physiopathology ; Stomach ; physiopathology ; Yin Deficiency ; physiopathology ; therapy

OBJECTIVETo observe the clinical efficacy of BO's abdominal acupuncture for obese type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

METHODSSixty patients of obese T2DM were randomly divided into an acupuncture group and a medication group, 30 cases in each one. Patients in the medication group were treated with basic treatment combined with oral administration of regular antidiabetics, three weeks as one session. Patients in the acupuncture group, based on the medication group, were treated with abdominal acupuncture at Yinqiguiyuan [Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Qihai (CV 6), Guanguan (CV 4)], Fusiguan [Huaroumen (ST 24), Wailing (TE 5)], Tianshu (ST 25), Daheng (SP 15), Qixue (KI 13), etc.; the treatment was given three times per week, 3 weeks as one session. The systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), body weight, waist circumference (WC), hip circumference, body mass index (BI) were observed before and after treatment in the two groups, and fasting plasma glucose (FPG), fasting insulin (FINS), 2-hours postprandial blood glucose by oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and insulin, total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), HOMA-IR of insulin resistance index were calculated and adverge events were recorded.

RESULTSCompared before the treatment, SBP, WC, body weight, BMI, FPG, OG-TT2hBG, FINS, GTT2h insulin, HOMA-IR, TC and LDL-C in the acupuncture group were all significantly reduced (all P <0. 05), while FPG, OGTT2H insulin and TG were increased in the medication group (all P<0. 05)'. The differences of reducing SBP, WC, FPG, OGTT2H insulin, HOMA-IR, TC, TG and LDL-C were statistically significant between the two groups (all P<0. 05). The total effective rate was 93. 3% (28/30) in the acupuncture group, which was significantly superior to 23. 3% (7/30) in the medication group (P<0. 01).

CONCLUSIONBO's abdominal acupuncture has obvious clinical efficacy for obese type-2 diabetes mellitus, featuring in lowering blood pressure, reducing weight, decreasing blood glucose, im- proving insulin resistance and lowering lipid, which has no adverse effects and is worthy of clinical popularization and application.

Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Adult ; Blood Glucose ; metabolism ; Body Mass Index ; Body Weight ; Cholesterol ; blood ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; metabolism ; physiopathology ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Insulin ; blood ; metabolism ; Lipoproteins, LDL ; blood ; metabolism ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Triglycerides ; blood ; Waist Circumference

Objective:Two experiments were performed to research the effects of visual field factor on pseudoneglect and to test the theories about neglect and pseudoneglect.Methods:Experiment 1 employed the landmark task and greyscales task in tachistoscopic and forced-choice conditions.Experiment 2 employed the greyscales task and tachistoscopic visual three-field technique.Results:Experiment 1 manifested that greyscales had no crossover effect;the length factor had effect on the greyscales task as the landmark task,but it only affected the bias magnitude,not the error direction.Experiment 2 indicated that the main effect of visual field was significant:when the greyscales were presented in the middle or right,pseudoneglect manifested,but when in the left,pseudoneglect vanished.Conclusion:The results provide evidence supporting the hypothesis that the perceptual distortion derives from the attentional process.