Role of Long Non-Coding RNA (LncRNA) LINC-PINT Downregulation in Cardiomyopathy and Retinopathy Progression Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

BACKGROUND Despite the acknowledgement that LncRNA LINC-PINT may inhibit tumor cell invasion in human cancers, it is not yet determined when it comes to diabetes and its related complications. MATERIAL AND METHODS There were 244 patients with T2D and 126 healthy volunteers were admitted to People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Hospital. Fasting blood (5 mL) was obtained from the patients and controls a day after admission.

[Efficacy comparison of the laparoscopic total extraperitoneal prosthetic and the Lichtenstein herniorrhaphy for inguinal hernia].

Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety between laparoscopic total extraperitoneal prosthetic (TEP) and Lichtenstein herniorrhaphy in the treatment of inguinal hernia (IH).

Methods: Clinical data of 158 IH patients at our hospital from October 2015 to October 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. Among 158 patients, 85 patients underwent TEP (TEP group), and 73 underwent Lichtenstein herniorrhaphy(Lichtenstein group).

[Efficacy comparison of laparoscopic Nissen, Toupet and Dor fundoplication in the treatment of hiatal hernia complicated with gastroesophageal reflux disease].

Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety among laparoscopic Nissen, Toupet and Dor fundoplication in the treatment of hiatal hernia complicated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Methods: Clinical data of 276 patients of hiatal hernia complicated with GERD undergoing operation in our hospital from December 2012 to January 2015 were retrospectively analyzed, including 149 patients of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (Nissen group), 41 of laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication (Toupet group), and 86 patients of laparoscopic Dor fundoplication (Dor group). Esophageal reflux status, esophageal manometry, GERD Q rating scale, and postoperative recovery were compare among the three groups.

[Clinical study of argon plasma coagulation combined with laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair and fundoplication in the treatment of hiatal hernia with Barrett esophagus].

Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of argon plasma coagulation (APC) combined with laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair and fundoplication in the treatment of hiatal hernia associated with Barrett esophagus.

Methods: A total of 61 cases of hiatal hernias with Barrett esophagus from June 2010 to January 2014 in the Department of Minimal Invasive Surgery, Hernia and Abdominal wall Surgery, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uyhur Autonomous Region were prospectively enrolled and were randomly allocated into two groups by computer system. Twenty-nine patients received esomeprazole 40 mg/d after APC treatment for 8 weeks (APC with medicine group).