[Therapeutic effect of needling on discogenic sciatica: a randomized controlled trial].

Objective: To compare the therapeutic effect between (warming acupuncture plus fast needling) combined with conventional acupuncture and simple conventional acupuncture on discogenic sciatica.

Methods: A total of 76 patients with discogenic sciatica were randomized into a Fanzhen Jieci group and a conventional acupuncture group, 38 cases in each one. Conventional acupuncture was applied at Shenshu (BL 23), Dachangshu (BL 25), L-L Jiaji (EX-B 2) and Huantiao (GB 30) on the affected side, etc.

"Fan-zhen Jie-ci" acupuncture therapy for treatment of discogenic sciatica: protocol for a single-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial.

Background: Curative medical treatment for patients with discogenic sciatica is limited. Acupuncture is an important non-pharmacological therapy reported to have positive therapeutic effects on discogenic sciatica. According to traditional Chinese acupuncture theory, discogenic sciatica is a channel tendon disease which can be treated by a special "Fan-zhen Jie-ci (FZJC)" method.

LncRNA-SNHG7 interferes with miR-34a to de-sensitize gastric cancer cells to cisplatin.

Gastric cancer (GC) remains poor prognosis and survival issues due to the resistance of chemotherapies, such as cisplatin. The long non-coding RNA small nucleolar RNA host gene 7 (lncRNA-SNHG7) is known as an oncogenic molecule in diverse cancers. Here, we demonstrate that SNHG7 was significantly upregulated in gastric cancer and positively correlated with cisplatin resistance of gastric cancer cells that SNHG7 was significantly upregulated in cisplatin resistant cells.

Significance of measurements of herniary area and volume and abdominal cavity volume in the treatment of incisional hernia: application of CT 3D reconstruction in 17 cases.

Objective: To investigate the value of CT 3D reconstruction in the diagnosis and treatment of incisional hernia and the related factor of abdominal cavity volume.

Methods: Abdominal wall defect and herniary volume were measured using 3D reconstruction based on plain CT scans in 17 patients with incisional hernias.

Results: The herniary diameter, area and volume could be measured in the 17 patients and the abdominal cavity volume was also measured in 10 patients using the 3D reconstruction technique.