Surgical strategies for glottic carcinoma with a giant thyroid tumor A case report and literature review.

Unlabelled: Description of strategies for preventing surgical complications in the treatment of laryngeal carcinomas associated with giant thyroid cancer. For this study, the clinical data of an elderly patient with laryngeal carcinoma associated with a large thyroid tumor, diabetes and hypertension were used. The patient's tumor was removed with simultaneous surgery performed by the thyroid surgery department and the laryngeal surgery department; the patient was followed for more than 3 years and the scars of tracheal granulation and laryngeal adhesions were removed with repeated laser interventions.

[Impact factors for efficacy of specific immunotherapy in children with dust mite allergic asthma].

Objective: To investigate impact factors for the efficacy of specific immunotherapy (SIT) in children with dust mite allergic asthma.

Methods: Ninety-nine children with house dust mite allergic asthma received standardized SIT, and the level of asthma control was evaluated after 6 months (S1 stage), 12 months (S2 stage), 18 months (S3 stage), and 24 months (S4 stage) of treatment. The age of first visit, course of asthma, level of asthma severity, initial serum specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE) level, combination with allergic rhinitis or atopic dermatitis, use of inhaled corticosteroids, and local or systemic side effects during treatment were recorded, and their impacts on the level of asthma control were analyzed.

[Effects of prolonged exposure of high concentration of oxygen on expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors in neonatal rat lungs].

Objective: To study the effects of prolonged 75% oxygen exposure on the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors (VEGFR1 and VEGFR2) in the neonatal rat lungs and to elucidate the effects of prolonged exposure of high concentration of oxygen on lung vascular development and its relationship with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).

Methods: Forty eight Sprague-Dawley rat pups were randomly exposed to air (control group) and 75% oxygen (experimental group) 12 hrs after birth. The rats were sacrificed 7, 14 and 21 days after exposure and their lungs were sampled.

[Therapeutic effect of argon green laser for diabetic retinopathy].

Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of argon green laser for improving the visual acuity and relieving diabetic macular oedema in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR).

Methods: In patients with preproliferative DR (PPDR) and proliferative DR (PDR), fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) was performed to locate the area or spot where leakage occurred, followed by argon green laser photocoagulation of the identified leakage. In the 1-year-long follow-up study, both the visual acuity and changes in diabetic macular oedema were observed in both groups.