ObjectiveTo systematically review the effect of laparoscopy versus laparotomy for borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs) on postoperative recurrence. MethodsWe searched PubMed, The Cochrane Library (Issue 11, 2015), EMbase, Web of Science, CNKI, WanFang Data and CBM databases from inception to Nov. 2015, to collect relevant clinical studies comparing laparoscopy and laparotomy for BOTs. Two reviewer independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of include studies by using NOS scale. Then, meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.3 software. ResultsNineteen cohort studies were included. The scores of NOS scale showed that 10 studies were < 7 points, while the other 9 studies were≥7 points. The results of meta-analysis showed that: the recurrence rate of tumor (OR=1.75, 95%CI 1.05 to 2.91, P=0.03) in the laparoscopy group was higher than that in the laparotomy group, but no significant differences were found in further subgroup analysis according to type of operations (conservative surgery: OR=1.22, 95%CI 0.71 to 2.08, P=0.47; non-conservative surgery: OR=4.38, 95% CI 0.85 to 22.68, P=0.08). The diameter of tumor in the laparoscopy group was significant smaller than that in the laparotomy group (MD=-6.88, 95% CI-8.15 to-5.61, P < 0.000 01), and the rate of rupture of tumor in the laparoscopy group was significant higher than that in the laparotomy group (OR=3.99, 95% CI 2.54 to 6.26, P < 0.000 01). ConclusionCurrent evidence shows, compared with laparotomy, laparoscopy has similar effect on postoperative recurrence and smaller diameter of tumor, but laparoscopy could increase the rate of rupture of tumor. Due to the limited quality and sample size of included studies, more high quality and large sample size studies are need to prove the above conclusion.
Objective To assess the therapeutic effect of sulodexide for diabetic patients with early nephropathy. Methods A total of 60 patients with early diabetic nephropathy (albuminuria: 30 to 300 mg/24 h, male/female: 30/30, mean age: 51.23 years, mean course of disease: 12.9 years) were randomized equally into three groups: the routine treatment group, cozaar group (50 mg qd, po for 12 weeks) and sulodexid group (600 LSU qd, iv or im for 4 weeks, 250 LSU bid, po for 8 weeks). The levels of urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER), urea nitrogen and creatinine were determined. Results After three months of treatment, the level of UAER was decreased significantly in both the sulodexide group and cozaar group (Plt;0.01), but not in the routine treatment group (Pgt;0.05). The level of UAER was reduced by 34.04% and 33.62% in the cozaar group and the sulodexide group, respectively. Significant difference was noted in the level of UAER between the cozaar/sulodexide groups and the routine treatment group (Plt;0.01), but no significant difference was observed between cozaar group and sulodexide group (Pgt;0.05). Conclusion Sulodexide could decrease the level of UAER in patients with early diabetic nephropathy. It has similar efficacy to cozaar.