Exploratory laparoscopy as first choice procedure for the diagnosis of giant peritoneal loose body: a case report.

Peritoneal loose body (PLB) is an extremely rare clinical entity, and its preoperative diagnosis is often difficult. We report a case of giant PLB (GPLB) confirmed by exploratory laparoscopy. A 46-year-old man was admitted to hospital with an abdominal mass and urinary frequency.

[Study on the relationship between passive smoking and blood lipids, fibrinogen and viscosity among women who never smoke].

Objective: To determine whether blood lipids profile, fibrinogen and viscosity were associated with passive smoking (i. e. environmental tobacco smoke, ETS) in Chinese women who never smoke.

[Study on mortality, incidence and risk factors of stroke in a cohort of elderly in Xi'an, China].

Objective: To prospectively study the relationship between risk factors and stroke incidence and mortality in the Chinese elderly.

Methods: An analytic study in a cohort population of 1,268 male retired cadres in a military setting. A health-screening program was carried out for all cadres aged 55 years or older in Xi'an in February 1987.

Smoking, quitting, and mortality in a Chinese cohort of retired men.

Purpose: To examine the relationship between smoking, quitting, and mortality in older Chinese men.

Design And Methods: A cohort analytic study was carried out in Xi'an, China. A total of 1268 retired male military cadres aged 60 or older were examined in 1987 and followed for 12 years.