Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy(TAO)is an organ-specific autoimmune disease. A series of symptoms related to it cause serious harm to the physical and mental health of patients, and then seriously affect their quality of life. However, there is stilly lack of specific treatment methods at present. Even after effective treatment, it is difficult to fully recover the appearance changes. Therefore, it is very important to avoid or reduce the risk factors associated with the occurrence and progress of TAO. Hypercholesterolemia, as one of the potential risk factors for the occurrence and progression of TAO, has been concerned by more clinical researchers. Recent studies have found that statins can significantly reduce the incidence of ophthalmopathy and the risk of ophthalmopathy progression in patients with Graves disease. Based on the inflammatory pathological mechanism of TAO, statins may become a new hope to prevent and delay the occurrence and progression of TAO.

ObjectiveTo investigate different personality traits and psychological interventions'effect on the patients' anxiety in fiberbronchoscope examination.MethodsThe eysenck personality questionnaire(EPQ)scale and Zung self-rating anxiety scale(SAS) were used to assess the patients.The patients were randomly divided into experimental and control groups,the experimental group,respectively,the implementation of cognitive therapy and relaxation treatment of psychological intervention,psychological evaluation was investigated again before fiber bronchoscopy.ResultsThe scale showed that it had significant difference(P＜0.05 ) between before and after the psychological intervention( before intervention:55.8 ± 1.50,54.9 ± 1.62,57.84 ± 2.13 ; after intervention:46.2 ± 1.38,45.3 ± 1.47,59.26 ± 2.41 ).The patients'personality trait was correlated with their anxiety(P＜0.01 ).ConclusionsThe psychological intervention can be effective in reducing patients'anxiety,and it can help patients take the initiative to meet the inspection,improve the success rate of inspection.And different personality traits can effect on patients' anxiety level.

Object To set up the quantitative method of amygdalin in decoctions prepared from various combinations of the recipe named Mahuang Decoction by HPLC and to determine the change of amygdalin contents in different decoctions and study the influence of compatibility on the contents of amygdalin in decoctions. Methods By L 8(27) orthogonal design and statistic analysis (SPSS 10.0), eight decoctions with Semen Armeniacae Amarum were prepared and analyzed, their amygdalin contents were determined by HPLC. Results The method was simple, accurate, and sensitive and was not interfered by other constituents in the prescription, it can be used to determine the contents of amygdalin in Mahuang Decoction. Influence of Herba Ephedrae, Ramulus Cinnamomin, and Radix Glycyrrhizae on the contents of amygdalin in decoctions were insignificant. Interactions between two of three separately were insignificant too. Conclusion The content of amygdalin in Mahuang Decoction is not markedly influenced by Herba Ephedrae, Ramulus Cinnamomin, and Radix Glycyrrhizae.

[Objective]To explore the curative effect of lumbar discogenic low back pain treated with posterior lumbar interbody fusion(PLIF)and transpadicular instrumentation.[Method]Thirty-six patients with lumbar discogenic low back pain were treated with disc excision,lumbar interbody fusion and transpedicular instrumentation.The clinical results were evaluated by pre-and post-operative VAS(visual analogue scale),and the fusion rates were evaluated by X-ray of the lumbosacral spine.[Result]The average period of follow-up was 16 months,ranging from 8 to 28 months.Low back pain basically disappeared in 33 patients treated with PLIF,mild back pain occurred in 3 patients;the VAS after operation decreased significantly in comparison with that of preoparation(P

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of surgical treatment for hilar cholangio-carcinoma. Methods The clinical data of 89 patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma surgically treated in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed. They were divided into 3 groups: radical resection(group A,n=23),palliative resection (group B,n=44) and external drainage operation (group C,n=22). Complications,operative mortality,survival rate and posttreatment quality of lire were compara-tively analyzed among the 3 groups. Results The rate of complications was significantly higher in group A than in group C (P<0.05). There was no marked difference in operative mortality between group A and group B (P>0.05). The 1-,2-and 3-year survival rates and scoring of quality of life were remarkably higher in group A than in other 2 groups (P<0. 001 and 0. 05). Conclusion Radical re-section of hilar cholangiocarcinoma can improve the long-term survival and significantly enhance quality of life of the patients after operation. For patients receiving unradical resection, palliative surgical man-agement can improve the long-term survival and enhance quality of life.

Purpose To investigate the value of strain ratio (SR) measure and improved 5-scoring system of ultrasonic elastography in the differentiation of benign and malignant breast tumors.Materials and Methods The data of 213 patients with breast cancer confirmed by pathology or surgery were retrospectively studied.All the patients underwent ultrasonic elasticity imaging examination and were evaluated by strain ratio (SR) method and improved 5-scoring system.Taking pathology as gold standard,we measured the sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of the two methods and evaluated the diagnostic efficiency.Results The area under curve (AUC) and 95％ CI of SR measure was 0.926,0.871-0.980 and that of improved 5-scoring system was 0.921,0.870-0.973.The best diagnostic limit of SR was 3.055,when SR ＞ 3.055,the lesions was malignant,when SR＜3.055,the lesions was benign.The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of SR and improved 5-scoring system in diagnosing malignant breast lesions were 92.1％,92.7％,92.5％ and 85.5％,83.9％,84.5％,respectively.The specificity and accuracy of SR was higher than the improved 5-scoring method,the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.05),but there was no significant difference in sensitivity (P＞0.05).Conclusion SR is more objective in diagnosing malignant breast tumors,which has higher diagnostic value than improved 5-scoring system.

BACKGROUND: Loss of sacral slope has been shown to be an important anatomic basis for low back pain. The effect of sacral slope changes after lumbar fusion on pain relief remains unclear.OBJECTIVE: To analyze the variations of sacral slope and clinical significance at the early stage after posterior lumbar interbody fusion at L4-5.METHODS: Sixty patients with herniation at disc levels L4-5 and spinal stenosis (n=38) or lumbar spondylolisthesis at L4 (n=22) undergoing posterior lumbar interbody fusion were enrolled. All patients were followed up for 12-24 months to compare the sacral slop at baseline and postoperatively. The clinical outcomes were evaluated by MacNab criteria, and its correlation with age, sex and sacral slop variations was analyzed.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: At 12-24 months postoperatively, the sacral slope in the two groups was significantly improved than that at baseline (P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference in sacral slop between two groups (P > 0.05). The age, sex and sacral slop variations showed no significant effects on the early clinical outcomes (P > 0.05).These results suggest that posterior lumbar interbody fusion can markedly improve the sacral slope in patients with spinal stenosis and lumbar spondylolisthesis at early period. Furthermore, age, sex, and sacral slope variations all show no obvious effect on postoperative early functional recovery.

Objective To analyze the determinants of television viewing among people in China,and to provide basic information for developing intervention strategies.Methods The data of 66 601 subjects aged 6 years and over(male 32 254,female 34 347) on television viewing from 2002 China National Nutrition and Health Survey was used.Results The prevalence of watching TV 2h and over among Chinese residents was 60.6%.Female had a decreased likelihood of watching TV 2h and over(adjusted odds ratio,AOR: 0.78).Children aged 13～17 years had a decreased likelihood of watching TV 2 h and over(AOR: 0.71) compared with younger children,however,adults had an increased likelihood(AOR: 1.34 for 18~44 yr,1.16 for 45～59 yr,1.04 for 60 yr and over).Light intense occupations were associated with an increased likelihood of watching TV 2 h and over(AOR: 7.18).Higher family income had an increased likelihood of watching TV 2 h and over(AOR: 1.12,1.07).Highest education level was associated with a decreased likelihood of watching TV 2h and over(AOR: 0.91).Engaging in exercise was associated with a decreased likelihood of watching TV 2h and over(AOR: 0.74).Conclusion Age,gender,socioeconomic status and exercise can influence the time spending on TV among Chinese residents.

In order to study the morphclogic changes of cardiac conduction system in six cases of acute myocardial infarctions fibronectin (Fn), myoglobin(Mb)and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were study by immunohistochemical method. It was observed that strong positive Fn staining were present in 3 cases, positive in 1 case, weak positive in 1 case; weak VEGF positive and depletion of Mb in all cases. It is indecated that the Fn staining is sensitive and was stable, and easily observed, and can be used as a good marker for diagnosis of the injury of the cardiac conduction system in acute myocardial infarction.

[Objective]To evaluate the short-term and long-term effectiveness of the surgical technique of one-stage one-step surgical techniques of Z-plate-Ⅱ~(TM) internal fixation apparatus system and anterior debridement and autograft bone graft fusion in the treatment thoraco-lumbar spinal tuberculosis with kyphotic deformity.[Method]The outcome of sixty eight cases suffered from thoraco-lumbar spinal tuberculasis with kyphotic deformity between July 1998 and March 2004 managed by the surgical techniques of Z-plate-Ⅱ~(TM) internal fixation apparatus system and anterior debridement and antograft bone graft fusion through posteroiateral costotransversectomy or kidney incision was analyzed.All cases wer given a longitudinal study follow-up for a mean of 3.3(2.2~6.3)years postoperatively.[Result]All patients showed successful autograft bone graft fusion.Among 45 cases accompanied with neurotic symptom of Potts paraplegia,25 were completely recovered,15 were partly recovered,total the ratio of recovery was 88.89% at the end of postoperative follow-up.The average immediate postoperative correction of kyphosis angle was 28.9?,the average loss of correction was only 2.7? at final follow-up.[Conclusion]The surgical technique of one-stage one-step Z-plate-Ⅱ~(TM) internal fixation apparatus system and anterior debrideraent and autograft bone graft fusion is found helpful in strengthening the stability of the spine in thoraco-lumbar spinal tuberculosis with kyphotic deformity,providing successful interbody fusion and recovery of Potts paraplegia,correcting the kyphosis,and preventing progress of kyphosis.