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Objective To investigate the imaging features of primary Rosa-i Dorfman disease (RDD)in the central nervous system and to increase the understanding of the disease.Methods The MRI findings of 5 cases with primary RDD of the central nervous system were analyzed retrospectively,and the related literatures were reviewed.Results Four cases located in the cranium,1 case located in the spinal cord,and 5 tumors were attached to the brain (ridge)membrane.The tumor was equal and low signal on T1 WI,and equal or slightly high signal on T2 WI.Obvious enhancement could be seen on enhance study,and obvious enhancementwas visible in adjacent brain (ridge)membrane,in which 1 case involved the skull,with thickening and strengthening of the skull.Tumors were attached to the meninges in a wide range,the local meninges of 3 cases were penetrated by tumor.Conclusion If young and middle-aged males have no obvious specific clinical manifestations,the images of MRI are single or multiple lesions that are closely related to the brain (ridge)membrane in larger extent and easily penetrate the brain (ridge)membrane,the possibility of RDD should be considered.
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Heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification (HN-AD) is an enrichment and breakthrough theory of traditional autotrophic nitrification heterotrophic denitrification. Heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrifiers with the feature of wide distribution, strong adaptability and unique metabolic mechanism have many special advantages, including fast-growing, rapid biodegradability and long lasting activity, which can rapidly remove ammonia nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen (NO₃⁻-N) and nitrite nitrogen (NO₂⁻-N) under aerobic conditions simultaneously. Therefore, HN-AD bacteria show the important potential for denitrification under extreme conditions with high-salt, low-temperature or high-ammonia nitrogen environment, and HN-AD bacteria attract extensive attention in the field of biological denitrification of wastewater. In this review, we first introduce the previously reported HN-AD bacterial species which have denitrification performance in the extreme environments and state their typical metabolic mechanism. Then, we systematically analyze the nitrogen removal characteristics and potential under extreme conditions. We also briefly describe the progress in the application of HN-AD bacterial. Finally, we outlook the application prospects and research directions of HN-AD denitrification technology.
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Objective To investigate the expression level of hypoxia-inducible factor-lot (HIF-1ot) in gastric cancer and its relationship with clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of patients with gastric cancer.Methods From March 3,2011 to September 28,2012,49 patients with gastric adenocarcinoma tissue chips were selected from pathology department of our hospital.They were matched with paracancerous tissues.The expression levels of HIF-1α were measured by immunohistochemistry method in gastric cancer tissues and paracancerous tissues chips.Kaplan-Meier was used to evaluate the progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS),and the Cox proportional hazards model was used to analyze whether HIF-1α was a prognostic factor.Results The high expression rate of HIF-1α protein in gastric cancer was significantly higher than that in paired para-carcinoma group (42.9％ vs.4.1％,x2 =20.509,P ＜ 0.001).The expression of HIF-1 α protein was related to TNM stage (x2 =4.601,P =0.032),vascular invasion (x2 =6.766,P =0.009) and degree of differentiation (x2 =7.969,P =0.005).Compared with patients with low expression of HIF-1α,the median PFS (16.2 months vs.27.3 months) and median OS (34.8 months vs.43.8 months) were shorter in the patients with high expression of HIF-1 α,and the differences were statistically significant (median PFS:x2 =4.661,P =0.002;median OS:x2 =6.903,P =0.009).The results of single factor analysis showed that overexpre-ssion of HIF-1α was correlated with PFS and OS (PFS:HR =4.461,95％ CI:1.969-10.802,P ＜0.001;OS:HR =3.109,95％CI:1.274-7.588,P =0.013).The results of Cox multivariate analysis showed that overexpression of HIF-1α was the independent risk factor that affected the survival and prognosis of patients with gastric cancer (PFS:HR =4.747,95％ CI:2.175-10.230,P ＜0.001;OS:HR =3.171,95％ CI:1.358-7.404,P =0.008).Conclusion The high expression rate of HIF-1α protein in gastric cancer tissues is significantly higher than that in paracancerous tissues.The expression of HIF-1α is associated with TNM stage,vascular invasion,degree of differentiation in patients with gastric cancer.The high expression of HIF-1α is associa-ted with the shorter median OS and PFS.The high expression of HIF-1α is an independent risk factor for the survival and prognosis of patients with gastric cancer,which is expected to be an independent marker of poor prognosis.
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Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of Xinmailong on heart failure in coronary heart disease and on the levels of hs-C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)and N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP).Methods 84 elderly patients diagnosed with heart failure in coronary heart disease were enrolled in this study at our hospital from October 2014 to October 2015.All patients were randomly divided into the control group with conventional treatment(n=42) and observation group with conventional plus Xinmailong treatment(n =42).The Lee's heart failure score,cardiac function grade,quality of life score and the changes of plasma hs-CRP and NT-proBNP after one week of therapy were compared between the two groups before versus after treatment.The adverse reactions were observed during the treatment.Results The clinical efficacy rate of heart failure after treatment was significantly higher in the observation group (83.3％,35 cases)than in control group(54.7 ％,23 cases) (x2 =8.016,P =0.033).The clinical efficacy of heart function after treatment was significantly higher in the observation group(80.9 ％,34 cases)than in the control group (59.5 ％,25 cases) (x2 =6.219,P =0.019).After treatment,the quality of life score was significantly lower in observation group (15.89 ± 3.39) than in the control group (23.80 ± 5.66) (t =7.266,P =0.026).The plasma levels of NT-proBNP and hs-CRP were significantly lower after than before treatment in NT-proBNP[(1 136.6±236.8)ng/L and (2 266.9±260.9)ng/L],and in hs-CRP[(3.06 ±0.26)mg/L and (3.56±0.29)mg/L] (t=6.608、5.106,P=0.019、0.009).There were no serious adverse reactions in both groups during the treatment.Conclusions Xinmailong can not only improve safely and effectively the quality of life of patients,but also block the atherosclerosis of the inflammatory response.
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Objective To evaluate the accuracy of presurgically resting-state fMRI(rs-fMRI) with subject order-independent group independent component analysis(ICA), compared to electric cortical stimulations. Methods Twenty-three patients with the lesion in motor area, which were recorded by our hospital from Jan, 2014 to Dec, 2015, were collected as the study sample. The data of 9 patients were excluded because of excessive head motion. As a result, 14 patients were included in this study. Rs-fMRI data before the surgery and the results of electric cortical stimulations were collected. Results All of this 14 patients were preoperatively located by rs-fMRI with SOI-GICA, including all the SMA and the ipsilesional primary motor area. On the side with lesion, the number of functional location of motor area was decreased compared with healthy side. Evaluate the accuracy of ICA by comparing the coincidence rate of these two techniques, based on the standardized electrical cortical stimulation in operation. The completely concordance between rs-fMRI with the SOI-GICA and electrical cortical stimulation in operation was 11 (11/14). Meanwhile the basically concordance of corresponded case was 3(3/14). Conclusions Rs-fMRI with the ICA has a relatively high accuracy rate in localizing motor area. Rs-fMRI has a remarkably referential contribution to the presurgically function assessment and surgical planning in implementation.
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Objective To explore the value of time-invariant CTA in assessing collateral circulation of patients with acute ischemic stroke and assisting clinicians in predicting clinical outcomes.Methods The score of collateral circulation was compared between single-phase and time-invariant CTA.NIHSS score was calculated at admission and two weeks after admission.A 50% or greater decrease in NIHSS score over two weeks was considered as major neurologic improvement,which showed good clinical outcome;otherwise,it indicated bad outcome.The predictive ability of time-invariant CTA for clinical outcomes was assessed based on ROC curves.Results Compared with single-phase CTA,more collateral vessels could be viewed on time-invariant CTA.The average score of collateral circulation on time-invariant and single-phase CTA was 1.50±0.69 and 1.15±0.49 respectively (P=0.006<0.05 ).Time-invariant CTA had the moderate predictive ability for clinical outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AUC=0.810;P=0.032<0.05). Conclusion The time-invariant CTA showed potential value in assessing collateral circulation of patients with acute ischemic stroke and assisting clinicians in predicting clinical outcomes.
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Objective Short-segment fixation is one of the most commonly used methods for the management of thoracolumbar vertebral fractures.In this study, we compared the clinical effects of short-segment fixation via and across the injured vertebrae in the treatment of thoracolumbar vertebral fractures . Methods We retrospectively analyzed 75 cases of thoracolumbar vertebral fractures treated by short-segment fixation, 39 via the injured vertebrae (group A) and 36 across the injured vertebrae (group B).We obtained the pre-and post-operative anterior vertebral body height ratio (AVBHr) and sagittal Cobb angle, operation time, and intraoperative blood loss, and compared them between the two groups of patients . Results Compared with the baseline, the AVBHr and the sagittal Cobb angle were significantly restored after surgery in both groups A ([56.32 ±12.53] vs [85.76 ±11.48]%and [20.41 ±5.73] vs [8.72 ±5.34]°, P0.05).The losses of the AVBHr and Cobb angle were (3.78 ±1.24)%and (2.25 ±1.06)°in group A, signifi-cantly lower than (6.69 ±2.52)% and (6.31 ±2.18)°in group B (P<0.05). Conclusion For thoracolumbar fractures, short-segment fixation either via or across the injured vertebrae can effective-ly improve the vertebral height and Cobb angle , but fixation via the injured vertebrae may achieve a better maintenance of correction .
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Objective To explore the value of computed tomography (CT)and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)in the diagno-sis and delineation of the extent of malignant external otitis (MEO).Methods Clinical manifestations and imaging features of 10 pa-tients with definite diagnosis of MEO were collected and analyzed.Plain and contrast-enhanced CT of the ear were performed on all 10 patients,of which 6 patients also received MRI scans.Results Abnormal soft tissue opacity within the external auditory canal and involvement of surrounding structures were found in all 10 patients.Bone erosion of the external auditory canal was showed in 7 pa-tients.Other CT findings included bone erosion of skull base and intracranial involvement.Abnormal soft tissue of the external audi-tory canal,effusion in the mastoid cavity and medullary abnormalities were showed very well on MR images in 6 patients while the cortical bone erosion was not well showed.Conclusion Imaging features of the lesions in the external auditory canal,bone erosion of skull base and intracranial involvement play crucial roles in the diagnosis and delineation of the extent of the lesion in patients with MEO.
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Objective To discuss the characteristics of multiple blood supplies and the significance of multiple intra-arterial embolization in massive hemoptysis. Methods Forty-four patients with massive hemoptysis underwent digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and intra-arterial embolization after ineffective medical treatment. The characteristics of blood supply of lesions,the methods of intra-arterial embolization and the clinic efficacy were retrospectively analyzed. Results All the patients, one artery was embolized in 9 patients,2 arteries were embolized in 18,3 in 14 and 4 in 3. The hemoptysis decreased or ceased immediately after intra-arterial embolization in 43 patients and recurrence within lweek in 2,which were controlled with additional emblization. 1 patient died in surgery. Conclusion The lesions of massive hemoptysis had complicated blood supplies,and multiple intra-arterial embolization was very important.
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Objective To discuss the clinical value of interventional management before surgical therapy for massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and to compare the clinical efficacy and re-bleeding rate between hypophysin infusion group and embolization group. Methods During the period of June 1998-Apr.2009, 31 patients with massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage in our institution underwent preoperative interventional managements before they received surgical treatment. According to DSA manifestations, the patients underwent trunsarterial hypophysin infusion or transcatheter embolization as interventional management. The clinical efficacy of interventional procedures and its influence on the surgery were evaluated, and the hemostasis rate and re-bleeding rate were compared the two kind of intervention managements. The numeration data were analyzed with Fisher's exact test, and the SPSS 11.0 was used as statistical software. Results The interventional managements were successfully performed in all the 31patients, with a total hemostasis rate of 83.9% (26/31) and a total re-bleeding rate 30.7% (8/26). The hemostasis rate and re-bleeding rate of hypephysin infusion group and embolization group were 69.2% (9/13), 94.4% (17/18) and 44.4% (4/9), 23.7% (4/17), respectively. All the 31 patients received surgery after interventional therapy, of which selective operation was carried out in 20. Neither surgery-related or intervention-related serious complications nor death occurred. Conclusion Preoperative interventional managements can provide patients with massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage with valuable chance of a successful surgery, enable the physician to take a selective operation to replace an emergency one, as a result, the surgical risk will be greatly reduced. Therefore, it is worth popularizing the preoperative interventional managements in clinical practice.
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Objective To understand physical and mental health status of children affected with AIDS and other children living in vulnerable families in a pilot county of the China /UNICEF AIDS Prevention and Care Project.Methods By random sampling,250 children of 0-17 years of age in a project county in Yunnan province were selected from 3 types of family:with family members affected with AIDS,with family members using illicit drugs,and poor family.Height were measured to all 250 children.Psychological questionnaire was used to interview 154 children over 6 years.Results There was no significant difference in height,but significant differences in psychological status among children from the 3 types of families.Among the children affected with AIDS,near 68% had difficulty or were indecisive in coping with problems in their daily life ;58% were worried about peer interaction;67% were relatively self-confident,which was lower than children affected by drug abuse,and the latter was 89%.Conclusion The mental status of children from the 3 types of family is different,and community care should be provided by considering the difference between them.
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[Objective]To investigate the impact of endplate facture on prognosis of thoracolumbar fracture.[Method]Seventy-three patients with thoracolumbar fractures were treated with transpedicular bone grafting combined with pedicle screw fixation system.Of them,thirty-four cases eligible for the study were divided into groups A and B.Group A:no endplate fracture or minor endplate fracture.Group B:bursting endplate fracture.The height of fractured vertebra and the Cobb angle before and after operation,and at the final follow-up were determined and analysed.[Result]There were no significant differences in Cobb angles and height between growps A and B before operation.After operation,the height of fractured vertebra in group B were lower than that of group A.The Cobb angles had no significant difference between the two groups.The height and Cobb angles between the two groups had significant difference at final follow-up.The improvement in group A was significant higher than in group B.[Conclusion]Endplate bursting facture affects the reduction of fractured vertebra and causes loss of the vertebral height and the corrected angle.
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Objective To compare and analyze the main manifestations of HIV/ AIDS impact on marriage and family structure.Methods The relevant data of 931 HIV households and 995 non-HIV households were collected in five provinces with high HIV prevalence in China,using the method of questionnaire survey.The differences between people living with HIV/ AIDS(PLWHA)and non-HIV individuals in marriage and family structure were analyzed and compared.Results The percentage of PLWHA who were unmarried,divorced,widowed and remarried was higher than that of individuals in non-HIV households;the average size of the non-HIV households was 4.4 persons,while the size of HIV households was 4.0 persons;of the surveyed HIV households 41.1 % were stem families,while in the case of non-HIV households this percentage was lower,only 33.4 %.The rate of school enrollment among children in HIV households was lower than that in non-HIV households,while the rate of labor participation among the elderly in HIV households was higher than that in non-HIV households.Conclusion The results indicate that HIV/AIDS destroys the normal marriage among PLWHA,leading to an increased number of stem families and changes in family structure;the impact on the elderly and children in the HIV households is severe.All this means that HIV/AIDS weakens or even destroys the family function.
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Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of transcatheter arterial embolization for congenital renal arteriovenous malformation.Methods Seven cases of congenital renal arteriovenous malformation causing gross hematuria were retrospectively studied.All of 7 cases were demonstrated by means of angiography and then the catheter was placed superselectively into the involved arterial end of the malformation undertaking embolization with gelfoam,dehydrated ethanol,coils,etc.Results All the malformations of the 7 cases were successfully embolized with stoppage of gross hematuria within 24 hours.No serious complications occurred except lumbago,fever,gastrointestinal reaction for one week.There was no recurrence of haematuria and the renal function was also normal in all cases during the follow-up for 36 to 98 months.Conclusions Transcatheter renal arterial angiography and embolization are the important and effective management for the diagnosis and treatment of congenital renal arteriovenous malformation.
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Interventional radiology has lot of advantages in dealing with various emergencies. The technique is minimally-invasive,highly-effective and immediately-efficient,moreover,it integrates the diagnosis with the therapy perfectly. Besides,the interventional techniques applied in emergency medicine include not only the vascular interventions,such as embolization,embolectomy,etc,but also the nonvascular interventions,such as tracheal stent implantation,percutaneous vertebroplasty and so forth. However,importance has not been attached to the clinical use of interventional therapy in emergency medicine so far. It is imperative for us to promote the acceptance of interventional therapy in emergency medicine as well as to popularize the technique in clinical practice.
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Objective To study the value of interventional therapy for chest diseases via internal mammary artery (IMA) and the features of internal mammary artery angiography. Methods 31 cases of different chest diseases were undertaken the angiography and interventional therapy through IMA. Results The lesions of 31 cases were supplied by internal mammary artery partly or totally. The good therapeutic effectiveness was achieved in 20 cases with pulmonary carcinoma. The masses and the enlarged lymph nodes were shrinked obviously in 4 cases of advanced breast carcinoma and one of them was cured with operation after internal mammary arterial infusion. One case of low invasive thymoma was cured by internal mammary arterial infusion combined with resection. The bleeding was stopped absolutely after IMA embolization in 6 cases of hemoptysis (bronchiectasis in 2 cases, pulmonary tuberculosis in 4 cases). Conclusions The interventional therapy via IMA is very important and necessary when the mass in the chest is supplied by IMA.
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Objective To determine the clinical efficacy and safety of domestic biliary metallic stents in the management of biliary obstruction. Methods 75 domestic biliary metallic stents were implanted in 66 of 72 patients with obstructive jaundice due to malignant (n=70) and benign stenoses (n=2). Results The technical successful rate was 92.7% (64/66). Palliation with rid of jaundice was achieved in 96.9% (64/66) within 1 month. The 30-day mortality rate was 3% (2/66). Early complications occurred in 7.6% (5/66). 44 patients were followed from 2 to 24 months after treatment. 33 (33/42) of 42 patients with malignancy died after a median survival of 5.3 months (range 2-23 months). The remaining 9 patients (9/42) remained alive with a mean follow-up of 11.6 months. The stent patency rates were 92.8%,89.9% and 79.4% at 3,6,12 months respectively. 6 patients (6/42) presented stent occlusion within a median period of 3 months. One of two patients with benign stenoses sustained a patency duration time of 24 months. One patient died 3 months after treatment. Conclusions The domestic biliary metallic stent implantation is efficacy and safety in the management of biliary obstruction.
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Objective To evaluate the efficacy of preoperative transarterial chemotherapy for invasive bladder cancer. Methods A total of 60 cases of invasive bladder cancer have been confirmed on open surgery and pathological studies were retrospective studied.The cases were allotted to preoperative transarterial chemotherapy group (30 cases) and operation alone group (30 cases).Preoperative transarterial chemotherapy was performed by infusing anticancer drugs into internal iliac artery.Surgery was performed in 1～2 weeks after transarterial chemotherapy.The bladder preservation rate,recurrence rate,metastasis rate and survival rate were compared between the 2 groups. Results In the preoperative transarterial chemotherapy group,the bladder preservation rate was improved and the recurrence rate dropped (P0.05). Conclusions Preoperative transarterial chemotherapy is a safe and effective method in the treatment of invasive bladder cancer.