Short-term efficacy observation on Chinese traditional medicine used after functional endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic sinusitis / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To evaluate the efficacy of chinese traditional treatment after functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) for patients with chronic sinusitis.@*METHOD@#Eighty-eight cases of patients with chronic sinusitis were randomly divided into control group and treatment group after FESS and followed for 3 months. The control group received routine treatment. The treatment group received Chinese traditional treatment on the basis of routine treatment. VAS scores, Lund-Kennedy scores and Lund-Mackay scores were employed to conduct the subjective and objective assessment, comprehensively evaluate the clinical efficacy before and after treatment.@*RESULT@#(1) After 3 months of treatment, the two groups of VAS scores and Lund-Mackay scores were significantly improved before treatment (P<0. 05). (2)After 3 months of treatment, the effectiveness of the control group was 81. 8%, treatment group was 97. 7%, the difference was statistically significant(P<0. 05).@*CONCLUSION@#Chinese traditional treatment after FESS can reduce postoperative mucosal edema and promote the postoperative recovery of sinus mucosal inflammation, is effective in preventing the recurrence of postoperative.

Periareolar incision in treatment of gynecomastia / 中国基层医药

Objective To investigate the feasibility and safety of periareolar incision in treating gynecomastia, and whether it produces good cosmetic effects. Methods A total of 42 patients with gynecomastia treated by micro-incision of areola were retrospectnely anslyzed. Results The operation was successfully performed in all the 42 patients. Follow-up was done for 3 to 24 months, the surgical scars were obscure, and the sensation of nipple or areola were good. No operation-related complications were observed. Conclusion The periareolar incision in the treatment of gynecomastia was feasible and recommendable in terms of cosmetic maintenance and safety.