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Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of oral glucocorticoids in the treatment of acute non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION).Methods:A prospective clinical study. From December 2017 to June 2020, 40 eyes of 40 patients with acute NAION who were diagnosed in Department of Ophthalmology of Tengzhou Central People's Hospital were included in the study. All the affected eyes underwent best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) examination of optic disc; 35 eyes (BCVA≥0.1) underwent visual field examination at the same time. The BCVA examination was carried out using the international standard decimal visual acuity chart, which was converted into the logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) visual acuity during statistics. The static visual field inspection was performed with Humphrey automatic perimeter to obtain the average mean deviation (MD) value. The thickness of peripapillary retinal nerve fire layer (pRNFL) around the optic disc of the affected eye was measured with an OCT instrument. According to the wishes of patients, they were divided into hormone treatment group and control group. All were given vitamin B1 and methylcobalamin orally; the hormone treatment group was given oral prednisone acetate treatment, 60 mg/d (regardless of body weight); after 2 weeks, the dose was reduced by 5 mg every 5 days, and the dose was reduced to 40 mg and maintained until optic disc edema subsides; thereafter, the dose was quickly reduced until the drug was stopped. Three and 6 months after treatment, the same equipment and methods were used for related examinations before treatment to observe the thickness changes of BCVA, MD, and pRNFL. The thickness of BCVA, MD, and pRNFL between the two groups was compared by Mann-Whitney U test. The thickness of BCVA, MD, and pRNFL before and after treatment within the group was compared by rank analysis of variance. Results:Among 40 eyes of 40 cases, 21 eyes were in the hormone treatment group, and 19 eyes were in the control group. There were differences in age, sex composition, course of disease, associated systemic risk factors, BCVA, MD, and pRNFL thickness between the two groups. There was no statistical significance ( P>0.05). At 3 and 6 months after treatment, the average logMAR BCVA of the eyes of the hormone treatment group and the control group were 0.26±0.32, 0.26±0.34, 0.28±0.30, 0.25±0.32, respectively. The visual field MD were -15.52±6.87, -15.55±6.04 dB and -14.82±7.48, -15.18±6.40 dB; pRNFL thickness was 70.38±10.22, 73.79±11.82 μm and 65.67±10.07, 69.26±10.85 μm. LogMAR BCVA ( Z=-0.014, -0.315; P=1.000, 0.768), visual field MD ( Z=-0.041, -0.068; P=0.979, 0.957), pRNFL thickness ( Z= -0.965, -1.112; P=0.347, 0.270), the difference was not statistically significant. Conclusion:Compared with the control group, oral glucocorticoid treatment of acute NAION fail to improve the visual function and morphological prognosis during the 6-month follow-up period.
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Objective@#To explore the application of septoplasty and cheiloplasty in complete unilateral cleft lip repairment, and evaluate the effect on nasal shape correction.@*Methods@#Twenty-four infants with complete unilateral cleft lip were divided into two groups: the correction group and the control group. Both groups underwent cheiloplasty by Mohler′s technique, septoplasty was performed in the correction group during the primary cheiloplasty. Six-month follow-up was taken to evaluate the nasal shape with the three dimensional images. Independent-samples t Test was performed using SPSS 21.0, to compare the nasal morphology between two groups.@*Results@#All patients healed in the first stage, and were followed for 6 months after operations. There were no complication, including nasal septum perforation, occurred in either group.There were statistically significant differences in nasal parameters between the correction group and controls (P<0.05). The columellar width, nostril width on the affected side, and columella deviation of the correction group were smaller, than those of controls. The nose tip height, columellar height and nostril height on the affected side of the correction group were greater than those of the control group.@*Conclusions@#Septoplasty associated with the primary cheiloplasty in complete unilateral cleft lip repairment, shows better results in the elongation of the nasal columella, and the correction of septum deviation, and provides a stable nasal structure.
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Objective To explore the differences of serum expression of cystatin C,macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)and matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1)in elderly patients with coronary artery disease.Methods 120 cases of senile cor-onary heart disease patients in the department of cardiovascular medicine from July 2010 to August 2012 were selected and divided into the control group (n=30),stable angina pectoris group(SAP group,n= 34),unstable angina group (UA group,n=28)and a-cute myocardial infarction group (AMI group,n=28)according to the results of coronary arteriography combined with the electro-cardiogram and myocardial enzyme spectrum test.The serum levels of cystatin C,MIF,MMP-1 and C reactive protein (hs-CRP) were compared among the four groups,and correlations of the four indicators were analysed as well.Results There were significant differences in the serum levels of cystatin C,MIF,MMP-1 and hs-CRP among the four groups(P 0.05).The significant positive correlations were observed among cystatin C,MIF and MMP-1.Conclusion The serum levels of cystatin C,MIF and MMP-1 have a gradually increasing trend with disease progression in pa-tients with coronary heart disease,which could be important indicators of disease evaluation.
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Objective To explore the diagnosis value of ultrasound-guided COre needle biopsy(CNB)and frozen sectionin breast cancer.Methods There were 41 cases of breast tumor which were suspicious with ultrasonography,and using Bard automatic biopsy device was applied for percutaneous puncture by ultrasound-guided in breast neoplasms.Tissue samples were harvested for frozen soetion pathologic examination.compared with 42 clinical cases of the turnour which suspicious with ultrasonography were excised in operation room(B group)during the same time.Results The outcome of frozen sections were finished in 30～40 miutes.Thirty-nine cases were diagnosed to be malignant,36 cases were infiltrated ductal carcino and 3cases were infiltrated lobular carcinoma,two cases were severely non-type hyperplasia the sensitivity of sonographically guided CNB for the diagnosis of breast cancer was 95.1%.one operation was finished in 60 to 120 minutes,the average is 68.19±12.41 minutes.In group B,sensitivity of diagnosis of breast cancer was 97.6%(P＜0.05).One operation was finished in 120 to 200 minutes,the average was127.88±11.50 minutes(P＜0.05).Conclusion It can achieved higHy diagnostic rate,and have benefit of setting down the operations program and the operating time was curtailed when breast cancer was utrasound-guided by CNB and examinede with frozen section.
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Objective To study the clinical function of different incision in sentinel lymph node(SLN)biopsy in breast cancer.Methods 40 patients were early-stage breast cancer who were performed breast-conserving surgery for SLN biopsy with different incisions were retrospectively analyzed during November 2003 to November 2007.Results (1)Transversely incision(cleavage lines)were 35 cases;(2)arc incision were 3 cases;(3)one incision were 2 cases.Among the 40 cases,there are 30 cases which were performed breast-conserving surgery because the SLN and tumor-margin were negative with the quick frozen section during the operation,the rest of the SLN who had the contains cancer had to be performed mastectomy surgery.Conclusion When breast cancer conserving surgery are performed,transversely incision is the best incision for SLN biopsy.