Publications by authors named "Yin Tu"
Background: The difference in skin pigmentation induced by blue light between melasma patients and healthy people has not been reported. This study aimed to explore the impact of different doses of blue light irradiation on the pigmentation of the skin of non-exposed areas in female melasma patients with III-IV-type skin and healthy women.
Materials And Methods: This observational study enrolled patients with melasma and healthy people at the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University between January and April 2021.
Background: Chronic constipation is a common gastrointestinal symptom with different patterns of dysmotility for which there is not one simple and effective diagnostic method for categorization. The present study assessed the diagnostic method used in patients with chronic constipation and its significance for clinical management.
Methods: The study group comprised 210 consecutive patients with chronic constipation who underwent history, digital anorectal examination (DARE), gastrointestinal transit test (GITT) and anorectal manometry (ARM) to determine the pattern of dysmotility.