Conserving resources in the diagnosis of intraoral fibroepithelial polyps

Fibroepithelial polyps (FEPs) are common, benign intraoral lesions that tend to develop slowly at predictable sites, often in response to local irritation or trauma. Historical precedent often results in referral to oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) departments for biopsy, often irrespective of symptoms, and histological assessment. OMFS and pathology services are struggling to cope with an increasing workload that will potentially lead to widespread delays to diagnosis and treatment. Over the past 20 years, clinical pathways and guidance have been developed to ensure that healthcare interventions, such as the removal of third molars, tonsils, skin tags, and benign moles, are evidence-based, have a net patient benefit, and ensure the best use of finite NHS resources. However, no such guidance exists for intraoral lesions and we regard this as an oversight. We analysed the removal of 682 FEPs over a seven-year period and report sensitivities of 92.4% for a “confirmed clinical suspicion of an FEP” and 99.7% for a “confirmed clinical suspicion of a benign diagnosis”. The incidence of non-benign disease was 0.3%. Primary care dentists should be able to diagnose and monitor FEPs and refer only if symptoms are serious or in high-risk patients or sites. Adopting this practice across the UK could free up to 1825 four-hour OMFS clinics, 405 hours of consultant histopathologists’ time, and recurring savings to the NHS estimated to be in the region of £620 000/annum. We believe that the removal of FEPs should be reclassified as an “intervention not normally funded”, and the time and resources put to better use treating patients with lesions of questionable pathology.     

精液白细胞与不育症之间关系探讨

目的以瑞-姬染色方法,油镜精细观察,区分精液中生精细胞与白细胞,探讨精液白细胞的检出率与不育症之间关系,以提供临床参考。方法293例精液采用瑞-姬染色,油镜进行白细胞及其他细胞形态分类,并进行统计处理。结果293例不育症精液中检出白细胞阳性136例占46.4%;阴性157例占53.6%。年度精液白细胞阳性率1990年为13.8%;1993年为21.5%;1997年为34.1%;2006年为46.4%,说明有逐渐增加趋势。对2006年136例精液白细胞数量分布统计,以≤5个者最多占70.6%;6~20个占8.9%;21~40个占3.4%;>40个占1.3%。1~4个组与5~9个组、>20个组比较,有显著差异(P<0.001)。56例精液与前列腺液进行白细胞对照观察,两者均有白细胞者为48.2%(27/56)。精液中非生精细胞检出率,以前列腺上皮细胞最高为27.3%;其次是吞噬细胞为23.5%;再次是淋巴细胞为10.8%;支持细胞和间质细胞均为8.1%。结论精液白细胞有逐年增加趋势,影响精液质量造成不育症,实验室应认真检测,以油镜观察≤5个者,可考虑来源于精液;>5个者应检查前列腺,临床应注意其来源,对症治疗。     

绞股蓝多甙对家兔脂质代谢的影响

绞股蓝多甙１００ｍｇ／ｋｇ·ｄ－１×４ｗｋ灌胃给药，观察结果表明该物具有降低实验性高脂血症家兔的血脂水平及血清过氧化脂质、心肌褐脂质含量的作用。     

不同剂量环孢素A对肾移植病人精液质量的影响

目的 :探讨不同治疗剂量环孢素A(CsA)对肾移植病人精液主要参数和精子形态学的影响。　方法 :对 18例应用不同治疗剂量CsA的肾移植病人的精液进行主要参数和精子形态学分析 ,并与 12例正常男性精液进行比较。　结果 :CsA剂量在 1.5～ 3.0mg·Kg-1·d-1及 3.1～ 5 .5mg·Kg-1·d-1时 ,病人精液的主要参数与正常男性精液比较差异无显著性 (P >0 .0 5 ) ,但病人正常形态精子百分率与正常男性相比差异有显著性 (P <0 .0 5 )。结论 :不同治疗剂量的CsA对肾移植病人的精液主要参数无明显影响 ,但对精子形态可能有一定的影响。     

50例正常生育力男子精液和血液激素的一年动态观察

作者对南京市50名正常男子,每月1次、连续12个月测定了精液常规、某些精液生化和血清激素水平。结果表明:精子密度每次之间波动范围较大,冬季数值比夏季显著为高(P<0.01)。其它指标包括正常形态精子、活动精子、前向运动级别、精液果糖、硷性磷酸酶、酸性磷酸酶及血清,FSH LH T 则变动不显著。精液常规中除精子密度和各参数关系不明显外,所有其它参数之间呈正相关;但精液常规、精液生化和血清激素三者互不相关。从本组研究结果,作者提出了南京市正常男子这些指标的参考正常值。     

精子洗涤对精液中HBV DNA含量的影响

目的：检查HBV感染者精液是否存在乙型肝炎病毒（HBV），探讨精子洗涤是否能去除其中的HBV DNA。方法：用实时荧光定量PCR（FQ-PCR）法检测57名血清HBsAg阳性患者精液中HBV DNA，采用Percoll非连续梯度离心及上游法分离其中21份精液，并对洗涤后标本进行HBV DNA检测。结果：62份精液标本中有15份HBV DNA阳性，阳性率为24.19%;21份用于洗涤的精液标本中有，有7份HBV DNA阳性，洗涤后仍有6份标本阳性。结论：部分HBV感染者精液具有传染性，精子洗涤不能完全去除精液中的乙肝病毒。将HBV感染者的精液用于人工授精或体外受精应慎重。     

Passive euthanasia in response to attempted suicide: one form of aggressiveness by relatives

A total of 88 interviews were conducted with 40 people attempting suicide who were receiving care in an intensive-care unit, and 129 interviews were carried out with their relatives and friends. The subjects were divided into 3 diagnostic groups: neurosis (n = 14), abuse (n = 19) and psychosis (n = 7). The incidence of relatives' failure to provide care after the suicide attempt--turning-away reactions as well as do not resuscitate orders, a form of passive euthanasia--was investigated. In 8 cases, partners of patients in the abuse and neurosis groups showed turning-away reactions. In 2 cases, relatives of elderly patients in the neurosis group said to the doctor that life-preserving measures should not be taken. Relatives explained their behaviour by saying that they had the best interests of the suicidal individual at heart. In-depth interviews, however, revealed that these reactions were a manifestation of the relatives own psychic conflicts, brought forth by the confrontation with the depressed and suicidal patient. Turning-away reactions and do not resuscitate orders might be interpreted as expressing the relatives' aggressiveness towards the suicidal individual and attempts to escape from a difficult situation. It is important that doctors stand up for the interests of suicidal people, which at times may conflict with relatives' interests, and help the relatives to sort out their problems and wishes with respect to the problem areas of passive euthanasia.     

雷公藤服用者精液中乳酸脱氢酶及其同功酶C_4活性的研究

本文对19例中药雷公藤服用者精子、精浆中乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)及同功酶C_4(LDHC_4)的活性进行了测定分析。发现服药后以单位数量精子表示的LDHC_4活性在精子、精浆中均有明显升高(双侧非参数秩和检验,分别为P<0.01和P<0.02);通过酶活性与精子计数的相关分析,显示服药后精浆LDHC_4活性(mU/ml)与精子计数的正相关性(r=0.2279)较服药前(r=0.5505)弱,可能与精液中精子以外的其他LDHC_4来源贡献增大有关,诸如生精细胞的分解增多等。本文认为服药后精子LDHC_4活性上升,精液中非成熟精子比例增高是其原因之一。