食管支架置入术的临床应用

目的探讨食管支架置入术对良、恶性食管狭窄和食管瘘的治疗方法、疗效和并发症的处理。方法对55例不同原因所致良、恶性食管狭窄和食管瘘患者采用食管金属支架置入术。结果食管狭窄的主要症状吞咽困难、呛咳得到改善，近期疗效达100％。出现的并发症主要为疼痛和大便隐血，发生率分别为100％和92．7％，其余依次为胃食管返流、食管再狭窄、支架脱落，经过治疗后得到缓解或消失。结论金属支架置入术是治疗中晚期食管癌、狭窄的有效方法之一，对食管良性狭窄和瘘效果亦好。并发症可以预防，处理后大部分缓解。     

双利肝胶囊对大鼠的24周喂养试验

双利肝能显著降低慢性乙型肝炎患者血浆内皮素（ET）水平，使机体细胞免疫功能得以改善，血清乙肝病毒脱氧核糖核酸（HBV DNA）含量显著下降，延长疗程后，能否起到使HBV转阴的效果，有待临床进一步观察。本文观察连续给予双利肝胶囊24周喂养后，对大鼠产生的毒性反应及其恢复过程，为临床用安全剂量提供试验依据。     

Clinical oncology—A new era

Rapid growth in biomedical research coupled with dramatic advancement in biotechnology has significantly improved our understanding of the molecular basis involving cancer development and progression. This improvement has led to the discovery of new molecular markers for cancer diagnosis and prognosis as well as new molecular targets for cancer treatment and intervention. Continuous emergence of some new developing area in molecular profiling, new therapeutic agents, tissue microenvironment and systems biology have made significant progress in clinical oncology. Clinical research and investigation that focus on these new developments have begun to show exciting results that indicate future promises in improving patient management and survival.     

腹腔镜联合手术728例临床分析

目的探讨腹腔镜联合手术的优越性。方法回顾分析1992年7月～2006年3月开展腹腔镜联合手术728例临床资料，其中腹腔镜胆囊切除术（laparoscopic choleeysteetomy，LC）联合肝囊肿开窗引流术586例，LC联合阑尾切除术80例，Lc联合卵巢囊肿切除术46例，LC联合肾囊肿去顶引流术16例。结果726例在腹腔镜下完成手术，2例因腹腔粘连中转开腹，无胆道损伤、出血、感染、死亡等并发症发生。512例随访2～60个月，平均16个月，无胆道结石及肝、肾、卵巢囊肿复发。结论腹腔镜联合手术一次性处理两种或两种以上腹部病变是安全有效的，具有创伤小、痛苦轻、恢复快等优点。     

关于医学生外科临床实习质量的探讨

外科是一门实践性很强的学科，如何培养实用型医学人才是摆在我们面前的首要问题。本文分析了外科临床实习中存在的问题，并提出一些应对措施。     

慢性鼻窦炎患儿家长疾病知识认知度调查

目的了解鼻窦炎患儿家长对儿童鼻窦炎相关知识的认知情况,为进一步加强卫生宣教、预防儿童鼻窦炎提供理论依据。方法对65名鼻窦炎患儿家长进行关于儿童鼻窦炎发病因素、临床表现、并发症以及对儿童生长发育影响等问题的问卷调查。结果调查显示95.4%的家长对儿童鼻窦炎知识缺乏了解,且知识获得途径单一。结论应通过各种途径加强儿童鼻窦炎知识的宣教,积极预防儿童鼻窦炎。     

Caveolin-1对乳腺癌细胞Hs578T耐药株周期和凋亡影响

目的 探讨Caveolin-1基因对乳腺癌细胞系Hs578T耐药株(Hs578T/Dox)生长和凋亡的影响. 方法在乳腺癌细胞系Hs578T耐药株中转染Caveolin-1基因,构建高表达Caveolin-1蛋白的细胞系(Hs578T/Dox-cav),通过Western Blot方法证实转染成功.将这2种细胞以同样的条件培养96h,应用流式细胞仪检测细胞周期和凋亡的分布.比较转染前后细胞的细胞周期分布的不同.应用软琼脂培养法比较转染前后细胞抛锚生长能力的变化以及对促凋亡剂(staurosporine)的不同反应.结果 转染Caveolin-1后明显促进了所用细胞株由G1期向G2期的转变(P<0.01).自然凋亡率显著下降.抛锚生长能力增加,缓解了对staurosporine的反应.结论 Caveolin-1促进乳腺癌细胞系Hs578T耐药株生长和增殖,抑制凋亡.     

Reversal of vascular 18F-FDG uptake with plasma high-density lipoprotein elevation by atherogenic risk reduction

Vascular 18F-FDG uptake marker represents inflammation in atherosclerotic lesions, but whether inflammation can be reversed by risk-modifying interventions has not, to our knowledge, been demonstrated. In this study, we evaluated the change of vascular 18F-FDG uptake in response to lifestyle intervention on serial PET/CT scans and further assessed how the findings relate to atherogenic risk reduction. METHODS: A total of 60 healthy adults underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT scans and atherogenic risk-factor assessment at baseline and again after 17.1 +/- 8.3 mo of practicing lifestyle modification. The PET/CT images were evaluated for the presence of vascular 18F-FDG lesions, and vessel-to-blood-pool 18F-FDG ratios were measured. Indices from summed ratios of positive lesions were compared and correlated to atherogenic risk factors. RESULTS: At follow-up, significant reductions in diastolic blood pressure (P < 0.05), total cholesterol (P < 0.05), and low-density lipoprotein level (P < 0.05) and an increase in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level (P < 0.0001) were demonstrated. On the initial PET/CT scan, 50 of 60 subjects showed 1 or more 18F-FDG-positive lesions (5.9 +/- 5.0/subject), leading to a total of 352 vascular sites. On follow-up, 18F-FDG-positive lesions were significantly reduced to 2.1 +/- 2.2 sites per subject (P < 0.0001) and a total of 124 sites (64.8% reduction). Follow-up 18F-FDG-positive rates were significantly reduced for the aorta and iliac arteries. In addition, significant reductions in the whole-body 18F-FDG index from 1.39 +/- 1.23 to 0.53 +/- 0.59 (P < 0.0001) and carotid 18F-FDG index from 0.08 +/- 0.16 to 0.03 +/- 0.06 (P = 0.01) were shown. The whole-body 18F-FDG index correlated with total cholesterol (P < 0.05) and HDL level (P < 0.05), and the magnitude of reduction in the 18F-FDG index closely correlated to the amount of increase in plasma HDL level (P = 0.005). CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrated that vascular 18F-FDG uptake is reversed in response to atherogenic risk reduction by lifestyle intervention and that the magnitude of improvement correlates to increases in plasma HDL levels. Thus, serial 18F-FDG PET/CT may be useful for monitoring improvements in the inflammatory component of atherosclerotic lesions in response to risk modification.     

Pituitary adenomas: Trans‐sphenoidal experience of 300 cases

Objective: The main aim of the present study was to examine the effectiveness and complication rate of the 1 cm right‐sided unilateral sublabial trans‐sphenoidal surgery for patients with pituitary adenoma equal to or greater than 5 mm in diameter. Method: A total of 350 patients were surgically treated for pituitary adenomas between December 1999 and December 2003 in an academic neurosurgical unit in China. Three hundred patients (86%) were treated with the 1‐cm right‐sided unilateral sublabial trans‐sphenoidal approach. The mean age of patients was 43 years (range 10–78 years) and female patients accounted for 59% of the total. One hundred and ninety‐six (64%) patients had functioning endocrine tumours and 104 (36%) patients had non‐functioning tumours or macroadenomas. Tumours which were outside this simple and basic classification were excluded from the study. Results: There were no operative mortalities. One patient developed hypopituitarism and 16 (5%) developed transient diabetes insipidus that required pituitrin treatment. The remission rate for macroadenoma was 85% and that for microadenoma was 98.5% during a medium term follow‐up of 1–5 years. One hundred and fifteen patients had prolactin secreting tumours and 90.4% achieved endocrine remission. Fifty‐six patients had growth hormone secreting tumours and 75.4% achieved endocrine remission. Preoperatively, one hundred and fifty‐one patients presented with visual impairment and 148 (98%) achieved a documented improvement in visual acuity. The mean duration of hospital stay was 4 days (range 3–7 days). Conclusion: This minimally invasive trans‐sphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas could be used as the primary treatment for small pituitary tumours. The effectiveness of the tumour removal and low morbidity rate compare favourably with the conventional sublabial approach as well as the more recently developed endoscopic endonasal approaches.     

Personality traits of agreeableness and extraversion are associated with ADH4 variation.

BACKGROUND: Personality traits are associated with substance dependence (SD); genetic factors may influence both. Strong associations between ADH4 variation and SD have been reported. We aimed to investigate the relationship between ADH4 variation and personality traits in the present study. METHODS: We assessed dimensions of the five-factor model of personality in 243 subjects with SD (175 European Americans [EAs] and 68 African Americans [AAs]) and 296 healthy control subjects (256 EAs and 40 AAs). We also genotyped 7 ADH4 markers (spanning the locus) and 38 unlinked ancestry-informative markers in these subjects. The relationships between the diplotypes, alleles, and genotypes at ADH4 and personality traits were examined using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA), controlling for potential confounders. RESULTS: Generally, SD patients, older individuals, and male subjects scored higher on neuroticism and lower on other personality factors. Personality factors were associated with the diplotypes. The allele A or genotype A/A of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)6 (rs1800759 at the gene promoter) was significantly associated with agreeableness scores. There were associations between extraversion and SNP1 (hcv2033010 at the 3' end) and SNP2 (rs1042364 in exon 9) in subjects with higher conscientiousness scores. CONCLUSIONS: The personality traits of agreeableness and extraversion are related to ADH4 polymorphism. Among the ADH4 markers that appear to predispose to certain personality traits, the functional variant rs1800759 (SNP6) in the promoter region is most important. We conclude that personality traits and SD have a partially overlapping genetic basis.