Ectopic seminal tract opening in enlarged prostatic utricle: A report of 22 cases / 中华男科学杂志

Objective@#To explore the diagnosis, classification and treatment of ectopic seminal tract opening in enlarged prostatic utricle (EPU).@*METHODS@#We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data on 22 cases of ectopic seminal tract opening in EPU confirmed by spermography, EPU open cannula angiography or intraoperative puncture of the vas deferens and treated by transurethral incision of EPU, cold-knife incision or electric incision of EPU, full drainage of the anteriorwal, and open or laparoscopic surgery from October 1985 to October 2017.@*RESULTS@#Five of the patients were diagnosed with ectopic opening of the vas deferens and the other 17 with ectopic opening of the ejaculatory duct in EPU. During the 3－48 months of postoperative follow-up, symptoms disappeared in all the cases, semen quality was improved in those with infertility, and 2 of the infertile patients achieved pregnancy via ICSI.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Ectopic seminal tract opening in EPU is rare clinically. Spermography is a reliable method for the diagnosis of the disease, and its treatment should be aimed at restoring the smooth flow of semen based on proper classification and typing of the disease.

Chorioamnionitis: From pathogenesis to therapeusis / 医学研究生学报

Chorioamnionitis is associated with high maternal and neonatal morbidity and serious complication. In developed countries, due to timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment, it is getting a great progress in the treatment of chorioamnionitis. In the developing countries, where lack the healthcare facilities and effect diagnosis, women are frequently overlooked and not properly treated. In addition to its impact on maternal health, a significant morbidity and mortality will happen in neonate. We discuss chorioamnionitis from pathogenesis to therapeutic environment.

Ultrasound-guided steel needle cross projection in percutaneous nephroscopy localization / 中国内镜杂志

Objective To evaluate the application value of ultrasound-guided steel needle cross projection in percutaneous nephroscopy localization for clinical treatment. Methods From July 2015 to July 2017, we selected 307 cases of percutaneous nephrolithotomy with ultrasonic stereoscopic precision positioning, stones are antipyroid stones, renal calculi multiple kidney stones, ESWL treatment failure, isolated kidney stones, renal pelvis and ureteral junction (UPJ) obstruction with stones, open stone surgery recurrence, upper ureteral stones and so on. Refer to preoperative CT and KUB+IVP to determine the puncture angle and the puncture of the calyx. Then, in the ultrasonic stereo precise positioning to select the first mark line and the second mark line, two-line intersection for the final puncture point, this point with the first mark point connection with the vertical axis of the kidney.Finally, at the end of the puncture point in the ultrasonic stereo precise probe under the guidance of the probe to adjust the target angle of the calyx puncture. Results Of the 307 patients, 281 were 1 ~ 2 successful punctures, 21 were 3 ~ 5 times. The total success rate was 98.4% (302/307). 5 cases of small incision were separated to the kidney weeks under the guidance of the fingers.1 case of bleeding after 2 days (by selective renal artery embolization to stop bleeding).The net rate of calculi was 95.8% (294/307) and 13 residual stones were less than 0.5 cm. Conclusions The application of ultrasonic stereoscopic accurate positioning in percutaneous nephroscopy is safe and effective, and the localization method is refined and easy to be promoted.

Diagnosis and treatment of ejaculatory duct cyst: A report of 2 cases and review of the literature / 中华男科学杂志

<p><b>Objective</b>To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of ejaculatory duct cyst.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>This study included 2 male patients present at the hospital for hemospermia and abnormal sensation in the perineal region in July and August 2014. Both underwent transrectal ultrasonography, routine semen examination, CT, MRI, cystoscopy, and vesiculography before transurethral fenestration of the cysts and pathological examination of the cyst wall specimens. Analyses were made on the clinical presentations, imaging features, pathological characteristics, differential diagnosis and treatment of ejaculatory duct cyst and relevant literature was reviewed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The cyst wall was mainly composed of smooth muscle, the inner wall lined with pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelia, and with positive expressions of CD10 and Muc6 proteins on immunohistochemical staining, which indicated renal iatrogenic ejaculatory duct cyst. The patients were followed up for 18 and 20 months, respectively. All symptoms disappeared and no recurrence occurred after surgery. Routine semen examination for the two patients showed the semen volumes to be 3.5 and 3.1 ml, sperm concentrations 35 and 32 ×10⁶/ml, grade a sperm 32.0 and 26.0%, grade b sperm 18.0 and 31.0%, and semen liquidation time 30 and 34 minutes, respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Pelvic cystic masses can be detected by transrectal ultrasonography, CT and MRI, but definite diagnosis relies on vesiculography, pathological examination and immunohistochemical staining. Transurethral fenestration is safe and effective for the treatment of ejaculation duct cyst.</p>

The volume of residual urine correlates with bladder outlet obstruction and detrusor contractility in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia / 中华男科学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To identify the correlation of the volume of residual urine (VRU) with the severity of bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) and detrusor contractility in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 152 patients with clinically diagnosed BPH underwent ultrasonography for measurement of the prostate volume and RVU, free uroflowmetry, and urodynamic examination for the severity of BOO and detrusor contractility. Using the software SPSS20. 0, we analyzed the correlation between the ultrasonographic results and urodynamic parameters and compared the two sample means by the t-test.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The prostate volume was correlated positively with BOO severity (r = 0.432, P < 0.01) and detrusor contractility (r = 0.343 , P < 0.01) while Qmax negatively with BOO severity (r = 0.327, P < 0.01) but not significantly with detrusor contractility (r = 0.123, P > 0.05). VRU showed a significantly negative correlation with detrusor contractility when > 150 ml (r = -0.490, P < 0.01), even more significantly when > 300 ml (r = -0.717, P < 0.01), but exhibited no significant correlation with it when ≤ 150 ml (r = 0.041, P > 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>VRU can somehow predict the detrusor function. For patients with VRU > 150 ml, especially for those with VRU > 300 ml, the detrusor function should be evaluated and urodynamic examination is recommended for exact assessment of BOO severity and detrusor contractility.</p>

Morphologic and histopathologic analysis of testicular appendages / 中华男科学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the incidence of testicular appendages, observe their morphology, and analyze their histopathological origins.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We observed 67 testes in 54 patients (15 children and 39 adults) undergoing scrotal surgery, investigated the incidence of testicular appendages, and identified their histopathological origins. We used the Chi-square test to compare the findings from the children and adult patients, with P < 0.05 as statistically significant.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The detection rates of the appendix testis, appendix epididymis, paradidymis, vas aberrans superior, and vas aberrans inferior were 80.6% (54/67), 23.9% (16/67), 1.5% (1/67), 3.0% (2/67), and 1.5% (1/67), respectively. The incidence of testicular appendages was higher in children than in adults (93.3% vs 80.8%), but with no statistically significant difference (Chi2 = 1.339, P > 0.05), and that of the appendix testis and epididymis with pedicles was significantly higher in the former than in the latter (82.4% vs 54.7%, chi2 = 4.149, P < 0.05). Pathological examination showed that the appendix testis originated from the paramesonephric duct, while the appendix epididymis, paradidymis, vas aberrans superior, and vas aberrans inferior from the mesonephric duct.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Testicular appendages consist of five embryonic remnants, including appendix testis, appendix epididymis, paradidymis, vas aberrans superior, and vas aber- rans inferior. The appendix testis originates from the paramesonephric duct, and the other four from the mesonephric duct. The clinical implication of these testicular appendages is their tendency to torsion.</p>

Composition and morphology of stones in enlarged prostatic utricle / 中华男科学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the composition and morphology of the stones in the enlarged prostatic utricle (EPU).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We took out 36 EPU stones from 11 patients by transurethral fenestration between 1992 and 2011, and analyzed the stones by scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIS).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Under the scanning electron microscope, all the EPU stones were constituted of many intensive minicrystals and amorphous matrix. XRD and FTIS revealed that all were hydroxyapatite crystal.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>EPU stones belong to the category of prostatic pseudo-calculi, whose formation is ascribed not to the abnormal change of urine composition, but to the continuous secretion, absorption and concentration of EPU liquid and ablated epithelial cells from the EPU.</p>

Prostatic middle lobe hyperplasia correlates with bladder outflow obstruction: analysis of 131 cases / 中华男科学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the correlation between the size of prostatic middle lobe hyperplasia and the degree of bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>This study included 131 BPH patients who presented with dysuria between May 2008 and June 2010. The prostate volume and intravesical prostatic protrusion (IPP) were measured by transabdominal ultrasound, Qmax and detrusor pressure at Qmax (P(det@ Qmax)) detected by urodynamic examination, the obstruction degree and detrusor contractility judged using the LinPURR Figure, and the AG value calculated (AG = P(det@ Qmax) -2Qmax). The degrees of BOO were compared between different groups of IPP by variance analysis, and the prostate volume, IPP and AG values underwent Bivariate correlation analysis.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>IPP was highly positively correlated with BOO when it was > 10 mm (r = 0.821, P < 0.01), while PV and BOO had a lower correlation (r = 0.475, P < 0.01). There was also a high positive correlation between IPP and P(det@ Qmax) (r = 0.865, P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>A close correlation exists between prostatic middle lobe hyperplasia and BOO, and evaluating IPP by ultrasound is a reliable method to determine the degree of BOO.</p>

Expression of osteopontin and survivin in prostate cancer and the clinical significance / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To determine the expression of osteopontin (OPN) and survivin in prostate cancer tissue, and study their correlation and roles in tumor invasion and metastasis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The expressions of OPN and survivin in prostate cancer tissue, prostate hyperplasia tissue and normal prostate tissue were determined by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The positive expression rates of OPN mRNA and protein in prostate cancer tissue [76.1% (35/46) and 69.6% (32/46)] were significantly correlated to survivin expression [67.4% (31/46) and 67.4% (31/46)] (P<0.05). The expressions of OPN and survivin were related to the tumor grade and clinical stages (P<0.05). OPN and survivin were not found in prostate hyperplasia and normal prostate tissues.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>OPN and survivin may play important roles in the progression of prostate cancer and can be potential markers for invasion and metastasis of prostate cancer. OPN and survivin might play synergetic roles in prostate carcinogenesis.</p>

Therapeutic effects of FOLFOX6 versus TLF regimen as the first line chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the efficacy, time to disease progression (TTP), overall survival (OS) and toxicity of FOLFOX6 and TLF regimens for advanced gastric cancer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical data of 81 chemotherapy-naive patients with advanced gastric cancer were analyzed. Of the 81 patients, 41 were treated with FOLFOX6 regimen and 40 with TLF regimen. The patients in FOLFOX6 group received intravenous infusion of L-OHP(100 mg/m2) at day 1, bolus injection of 5-FU (400 mg/m2) at day 1, and continuous intravenous infusion of 5-FU (1200 mg/m2/d) for 22 h at days 1-2, each treatment cycle lasting 14 days. The patients in TCF group received TAX (90 mg/m2) at day 1, bolus injection of 5-FU (400 mg/m2) at days 1-2, and continuous intravenous infusion of 5-FU (400 mg/m2/d) for 22 h at days 1-2, and each treatment cycle also lasted 14 days.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The objective response rates were 48.8% in FOLFOX6 group and 50.0% in TLF group (P=0.962). The median TTP in the two groups was 6.30 months and 6.50 months (P=0.958), with median survival time of 9.80 months and 10.70 months (P=0.578), respectively. The most frequent adverse events were nausea, vomiting and hematologic toxicities. The incidences of grade III-IV leucopenia and neutropenia were lower in FOLFOX6 group than in TLF group, but the difference was not statistically significant (12.2% vs 30.0%, P=0.112; 14.6% vs 32.5%, P=0.126). Three patients in FOLFOX6 group developed intestinal obstruction during the chemotherapy.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Both FOLFOX6 and TLF regimens are effective in treating advanced gastric cancer and the toxicities can be tolerated.</p>

Dynamic expression and quantitative analysis of hepatic nuclear factor-kappa B and its gene during the development of hepatocellular carcinoma / 中华肝脏病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the kinetic expression and alteration of nuclear transcription factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB) and its gene in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A hepatoma model was established with N-(2-fluorenyl) acetamide (2-FAA) using male SD rats. Morphological changes and dynamic alterations of NF-kappaB and NF-kappaB mRNA of the rat livers at different stages of HCC development were observed by pathological examinations. The liver specimens from HCC patients were collected by self-control method. The expression of NF-kappaB was quantitatively analyzed by ELISA.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Hepatocytes showed vacuole-like denaturation, atypical hyperplasia, and transformation into highly differentiated cancerous hepatocytes with increasing tendencies of liver NF-kappaB and NF-kappaB mRNA expressions. The NF-kappaB positive material was granule-like and stained brown, with dot-nest-like staining localized in the nuclei and cytoplasm of HCC cells, but only in the cytoplasm of the cells of park cancer tissues. Its expression in HCC cells was stronger than that in their surrounding tissues (chi2 = 13.1, P less than 0.01). No positive relationship was found between NF-kappaB expression and histological grades, the number of tumors, or size of the tumors.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The expression of NF-kappaB and its gene are associated with the development of HCC. To inhibit the expression may be useful to HCC therapy.</p>

A survey of the level of AIDS knowledge among people concerned in Nanjing City / 中华男科学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVES</b>To investigate the level of AIDS knowledge among people concerned in Nanjing city in order to provide scientific evidence and constructive suggestions for the government to formulate relevant policies for AIDS control.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Three sets of questionnaires on AIDS knowledge were designed, the scores calculated, and the results evaluated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Of the 2,500 questionnaires issued to 4 different groups of people, 2,436 were collected back with effective answers, 991 from medical and health-related workers with the mean score of 58, 473 from college students with the mean score of 39.9, 524 from common city residents with the mean score of 42.3, and 448 from those working in high risk environment with the mean score of 47.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The level of AIDS knowledge among people concerned in Nanjing city was far below the requirement of the nation, especially among medical and health-related workers. Efforts must be made to raise the level of AIDS knowledge of people concerned so as to enhance the prevention and treatment of the disease.</p>

Effect of PNS on post hyperpolarization potential in rat stellate ganglion neurons / 中国药理学通报

Aim To study the relationship between theeffects of saponins of panax notoginseng(PNS)on fir-ing frequency and hyperpolarization potential in neu-rons.Methods Applieation of a depolarizing currentpulse to stellate ganglion(SG) neurons of rat evokedaction potentials(AP).These neurons were classifiedas phasic or tonic neurons on the basis of their firingpatterns.Then we investigated the effects of PNS on fir-ing pattern and frequency,after hyperpolarization po-tential(AHP) and fastexcitatory postsynaptic potential(f-EPSP) in high Ca2 +Krebs’solution of SG neuronsin rat.Results The firing frequency of tonic neuronswas reduced by PNS.At the concentration of0.12 ~0.16 g.L-1,PNS reversibly depressed AHP in a dosedependentmanner.And the aggrandizing action of highCa2 +on f-EPSP was antagonized by PNS.Conclusion PNS can reduce the firing frequency of rat SG neu-rons,but this action was not caused by reinforcement ofAHP potential.The restraining regulation of excitabili-ty of neurons by PNS may underlie its inhibitory actionon calcium influx.