ObjectiveTo summarize the current comparison of the efficacy of different treatments for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma.MethodTo search the literatures about the comparative studies on the efficacy of different treatments for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma in recent years and analyze them.ResultsIn the treatment of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma, percutaneous arterial chemoembolization combined with radiofrequency ablation could improve the survival rate and tumor-free survival rate to some extent, compared with the single use of percutaneous arterial chemoembolization. In the short term, there was no difference in efficacy between radiofrequency ablation and surgical resection, but the local recurrence rate of radiofrequency ablation was higher than that of surgical resection group. Salvage liver transplantation offered potential opportunity to reduce the risk of recurrence and tended to improve long-term survival outcomes, but liver sources were scarce and costly. ConclusionsAt present, there is no systematic staging scheme and treatment system for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma. At the same time, most studies are retrospective, and more prospective studies are needed to further explore the treatment of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma.
Electroencephalogram (EEG) has been an important tool for scientists to study epilepsy and evaluate the treatment of epilepsy for half a century, since epilepsy seizures are caused by the diffusion of excessive discharge of brain neurons. This paper reviews the clinical application of scalp EEG in the treatment of intractable epilepsy with vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in the past 30 years. It mainly introduces the prediction of the therapeutic effect of VNS on intractable epilepsy based on EEG characteristics and the effect of VNS on EEG of patients with intractable epilepsy, and expounds some therapeutic mechanisms of VNS. For predicting the efficacy of VNS based on EEG characteristics, EEG characteristics such as epileptiform discharge, polarity of slow cortical potential changes, changes of EEG symmetry level and changes of EEG power spectrum are described. In view of the influence of VNS treatment on patients’ EEG characteristics, the change of epileptiform discharge, power spectrum, synchrony, brain network and amplitude of event-related potential P300 are described. Although no representative EEG markers have been identified for clinical promotion, this review paves the way for prospective studies of larger patient populations in the future to better apply EEG to the clinical treatment of VNS, and provides ideas for predicting VNS efficacy, assessing VNS efficacy, and understanding VNS treatment mechanisms, with broad medical and scientific implications.
Objective To compare the immediate therapeutic effects between endovenous laser treatment and conventional surgery for lower extremity varicosity. Methods Data of 350 limbs of 275 patients treated by endovenous laser treatment (endovenous laser treatment group) and 310 limbs of 210 patients by traditional surgery (traditional surgery group) were analyzed and compared in terms of operation time, number of the incision, postoperative pain, complications, postoperative hospitalized duration and 1-year recurrence rate. Results Endovenous laser treatment group had shorter operation time, fewer incisions, less postoperative pain and shorter postoperative hospitalized duration than traditional surgery group (Plt;0.05). The complications and 1-year recurrence rate had no significant differences between two groups (Pgt;0.05). Conclusion As a safe and effective new treatment for lower extremity varicosity with minimal invasiveness and no left scars, endovenous laser treatment has the potential to replace conventional surgery and extend the surgical indications for lower extremity varicosity treatment.
Objective To investigate the operative method of trabecular metal rod implant for the treatment of the early adult avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH) and its cl inical efficacy. Methods From March 2005 to January 2007, 28 patients of ANFH were treated by trabecular metal rod implant, including 18 males and 10 females aged 18-56 years old (average 30.6 years old). The ANFH was induced by trauma in 7 cases, steroid in 10 cases, alcohol in 5 cases and unknownreason in 6 cases. There were 22 cases of unilateral ANFH and 6 of bilateral ANFH, involving 18 left hips and 16 right hips. According to Association Research Circulation Osseous (ARCO) international classification of osteonecrosis launched in 1997, 16 cases (16 hips) were classified as stage I, 12 cases (15 hips) as stage I, 1 case (1 hip) as stage III and 2 cases (2 hips) as stage IV. Harris score was 50.3 ± 2.2 preoperatively. The course of disease was 12-24 months (average 16 months). Results All wounds healed by first intention, and no postoperative compl ication occurred. All the cases were followed up for 18-36 months (average 26 months). The pain and functional l imitation of patients were improved significantly. The Harris score was 85.7 ± 2.4 18 months after operation, showing a significant difference when compared with preoperative score (P lt; 0.05). Twenty-three cases were graded as excellent, 3 as good and 2 as fair, with the excellent and good rate of 92.86%. Conclusion Trabecular metal rod implant is an effective method for the treatment of early ANFH and can minimize the occurrence of compl ications, but the follow-up observation of its long-term herapeutic effect is still needed.
ObjectiveTo analyze the effect of anal fistula clip (AFC) in the treatment of anal fistula, and to evaluate its safety. MethodsA historical cohort study method was conducted. Eighty-three patients with glandular transsphincteric anal fistula in the Xuzhou Central Hospital from September 2018 to May 2021 were collected, of which 42 patients underwent the AFC treatment (AFC group), 41 patients underwent the endorectal advancement flap (ERAF) treatment (ERAF group). The operation time, intraoperative blood loss, visual analogue scale (VAS) score of anus pain on postoperative day 1, 3, and 7, wound healing time, Wexner incontinence score of anal function on postoperative month 6, and clinical efficacy (healing and failure) were compared between the two groups. ResultsThe operation was successfully completed in both groups. The operation time and intraoperative blood loss in the AFC group were shorter or less than those in the ERAF group (P<0.05). No complications such as internal opening infection and bleeding occurred in the two groups. There were no statistical differences in the VAS score of postoperative anus pain at all time point between the two groups (P>0.05). The median follow-up time was 22 months. There was no statistical difference in the wound healing time between the two groups (P>0.05). The Wexner score of anal function in the AFC group was lower than that in the ERAF group (P<0.05), and there was no statistical difference between after operation and before operation (Z=–1.751, P=0.089) in the AFC group, while that in the ERAF group after operation was higher than before operation (Z=–1.859, P=0.014). The healing rate had no statistical difference between the AFC group and ERAF group (85.7% versus 77.5%, χ2=0.925, P=0.336). Conclusion From the results of this study, the AFC is safe and effective in treatment of anal fistula, with the advantages of relatively simple operation, less bleeding during operation, lighter postoperative pain, and good protection of anal function.
ObjectiveTo observe the alteration of serum homocysteine (Hcy) levels of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients during gemcitabine with cis-platinum (GP) program of chemotherapy and to explore the clinical value of monitoring Hcy in evaluating chemotherapy curative effect.
MethodsA total of 49 advanced NSCLC patients (including 28 squamous carcinoma and 21 adenocarcinoma) first treated between May 2012 and April 2015 were selected. The Hcy, cytokerantin-19-fragment (CYFRA21-1) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels of the morning fasting venous blood were measured before the first and after the second cycle of chemotherapy. Combined the pathological types of NSCLC, statistical analysis was carried out on the test results.
ResultsAll of the 49 patients completed two cycles of GP chemotherapy, and the chemotherapy was effective on 31 and ineffective in 18. Before the chemotherapy, the differences in the positive rates of Hcy, CYFRA21-1, and CEA were statistically significant respectively between squamous carcinoma and adenocarcinoma patients (P < 0.05). But when combined the two types, the differences of three indicators's positive rates were not significant (P > 0.05). After two cycles of GP chemotherapy, in the patients with effective chemotherapy, the Hcy, CYFRA21-1 and CEA levels were lower in both squamous carcinoma and adenocarcinoma patients compared with that before the chemotherapy; the difference in the decrease of Hcy levels in both of the two pathological types was significant (P < 0.05), while CEA levels was significant only in adenocarcinoma patients (P < 0.05) and CYFRA21-1 levels was significant only in squamous carcinoma patients (P < 0.05). Among the patients with ineffective chemotherapy, the Hcy, CYFRA21-1 and CEA levels increased compared with those before the chemotherapy; the difference in the increase of Hcy levels were significant in both of the two pathological types (P < 0.05), while CYFRA21-1 levels was significant only in squamous carcinoma patients (P < 0.05) and CEA levels was not significant in both of the two pathological types (P > 0.05).
ConclusionThe effect of chemotherapy and the pathogenetic condition can be assessed by monitoring serum Hcy levels of NSCLC patients during the chemotherapy.
ObjectiveTo compared weight loss and metabolic improvement effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) in treatment of obese males and females. MethodsAccording to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the obese patients were retrospectively collected, who underwent LSG from January 2020 to June 2021 in the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, and there were complete preoperative data and postoperative follow-up data at month 1, 3, 6, and 12. The weight loss and metabolic improvement effects of obese males and females were compared, as well as the remissions of diabetes and hyperlipidemia at the 12th month after surgery were observed. ResultsA total of 129 eligible obese patients were included, including 44 obese males and 85 obese females. The preoperative body mass index (BMI), fasting blood glucose (FBG) level, and insulin level of the obese males were higher than those of the obese females (P<0.05). ① Weight loss effect after LSG: For both obese males and females, the change value (Δ) of BMI (all change values of the indexes were the difference between preoperative and postoperative value in this study), the percentage of excess body weight loss (EWL%), and percentage of total body weight loss showed continuous upward trends within the observation time range (P<0.05). And it was found that the obese males’ ΔBMI was higher than that of the obese females at the 1st and 3rd month after surgery (P<0.05), and the EWL% of the obese males was lower than that of the obese females at the 3rd, 6th, and 12th month after operation (P<0.05). ② Metabolic improvement effect after LSG: Blood glucose and lipid metabolism indicators in both male and female patients（ΔFBG, ΔINS, ΔHbA1c, ΔTC and ΔTG) changed the fastest at 1 month after operation, and the change became flat after 3 months, except for males ΔTC index (P>0.05), the overall difference between male and female patients at each time point after operation was statistically significant (P<0.05). After operation, the ΔFBG (at the 1st, 3rd, 6th, and 12th month) and Δinsulin (at the 3rd, 6th, and 12th month) in the obese males were higher than those in the obese females (P<0.05). The remission rates of diabetes and hyperlipidemia in the obese males and females at the 12th month after surgery were both higher, but there was no significant difference between the two groups [64.7% (11/17) versus 81.0% (17/21), χ2=0.578, P=0.447; 73.9% (17/23) versus 84.4% (27/32), χ2=0.378, P=0.539]. ConclusionsFrom the results of this study, LSG is an effective method in treatment of obesity and its complications for both males and females. Bariatric surgery should be suggested to perform as soon as possible for obese males with poor metabolic status.
ObjectiveTo compare efficacy of laparoscopic or open hepatectomy in benign liver tumors patients with different difficult operations. MethodsAccording to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the patients with benign liver tumors who underwent hepatectomy in the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from September 2014 to March 2021 were collected. The enrolled patients were assigned into low, medium, and high difficulties by the Hasegawa liver resection surgical difficulty score model, then the patients were matched by propensity score matching. The liver function and inflammatory indexes, intraoperative bleeding, operative time, total hospital stay, postoperative complications, and hospitalization expenses of patients with benign liver tumors after laparoscopic (laparoscope group) or open (open group) hepatectomy were compared. ResultsA total of 209 patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were enrolled in this study. According to the Hasegawa criteria, there were 59, 89, and 61 patients with low, medium, and high difficulties respectively. After 1∶1 propensity score matching, 18, 34, and 14 patients in the laparoscope group and open group were matched respectively. There were no statistic differences in the baseline data between the laparoscope group and open group (P>0.05). ① For the patients with low and medium difficulties, compared with the open group, the different values of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, white blood cell count, and neutrophil percentage were lower (P<0.05), the intraoperative bleeding and total hospital stay were less or shorter (P<0.05), and the albumin were higher (P<0.05) in the laparoscope group. There were no statistic differences in these indexes among the patients with high difficulty (P>0.05). ② Compared with the open group, the operative time of the laparoscope group was shorter in the patients with low difficulty (P<0.05) and longer in the patients with high difficulty (P<0.05), and there was no statistic difference in patients with medium difficulty (P>0.05). ③ The postoperative complications had no statistic differences between the two groups for the patients with low and high difficulties (P>0.05), while which in the laparoscope group were lower than in the open group for the patients with medium difficulty (P<0.05). ④ The hospitalization expenses of the laparoscope group was higher than the open group for the patients with high difficulty (P<0.05), while which had no statistic differences between the two groups for the patients with low and medium difficulties (P>0.05). ⑤ The total hospital stay of the laparoscope group was shorter than the open group (P<0.05) no matter which difficult operation.ConclusionsAccording to results of this study, laparoscopic hepatectomy has more obvious advantages as compared with open hepatectomy for patients with low or medium difficulty, which could greatly shorten hospital stay and accelerate rehabilitation of patients. Even for patients with high difficulty, laparoscopic hepatectomy still shows an advantage of shortening hospital stay.
Objective
To evaluate therapeutic effect of tile shape perineal stapled prolapse resection in treatment of rectal prolapse.
Methods
The clinical data of 31 patients with rectal prolapse underwent tile shape perineal stapled prolapse resection in the Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University from December 2013 to August 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. All the patients with rectal prolapse were performed the tile shape perineal stapled prolapse resection with general anesthesia and (or) epidural anesthesia. The prolapse was completely pulled out and then axially cut open with a linear stapler in the lithotomy position. Finally, the prolapse was resected stepwise with the curved stapler at the prolapse’s uptake.
Results
There were 8 males and 23 females in the 31 patients. The age was (65.8±3.2) years old. There were 14 patients with Ⅱ degree and 17 patients with Ⅲ degree prolapses. The median course was 5.8 years. The 31 patients were followed up for 0.5–7.0 months. Of 31 cases, the 24 cases were cured and 7 cases were better. It was found out that there was a significant difference between the number of axially cut open with a linear stapler and the weight of specimen (P<0.05). And there was a significant difference between the number of axially cut open with a linear stapler and the recurrence (P<0.05) too. When the number of axially cut open with a linear stapler were 4 for Ⅱ degree and 3 for Ⅲ degree, the treatment had been proved to be the highest efficacy.
Conclusions
Preliminary results of limited cases in this study show that tile shape perineal stapled prolapse resection is safe and effective in treatment of rectal prolapsed. Key of operation is that prolapse is completely pulled out and then axially cut open with a linear stapler at some o’clock for 2–4 points and rectal valves are formed. Prolapsed is resected stepwise with curved stapler at prolapse’s uptake. When number of axially cut open with a linear stapler are 4 for Ⅱ degree and 3 for Ⅲ degree, it could achieve the best therapeutic effect.
摘要:目的: 觀察01%他扎羅汀乳膏(樂為)治療尋常型痤瘡的臨床療效和安全性。 方法 :以輕中度痤瘡患者40例,隨機分為治療組20例,外用01%他扎羅汀乳膏每晚1次,連用4周;對照組20例,外用01%維A酸霜每晚1次,連用4周,停藥后觀察療效。 結果 : 治療組基愈8例,顯效7例,總有效率75%; 對照組基愈5例,顯效6例,總有效率55%。兩組結果經統計學處理,差異有顯著性,P lt;005。 結論 : 他扎羅汀乳膏治療尋常型痤瘡安全、有效。Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 01% Tazarotene Cream (Tazhaluoting Rugao)in the treatment of acne vulgaris. Methods : 40 patients, diagnosed clinically to have mild to moderate acne vulgaris were randomly and averagely assigned to two groups. 01% Tazarotene Cream and 01%Tretinoin Cream were used respectively daily night for 4 weeks on these two groups. Observe the efficacy after the ointment withdrawal. Results : 8 patients were basically cured and 7 improved in the experiment group, the total effective rate was 750%. 5 patients were basically cured and 6 improved in the control group, the total effective rate was 550%. There is significant difference between these two groups statistically (P lt;005). Conclusion : Tazarotene Cream is quite effective and safe in the treatment of acne vulgaris.
