Betropharyngeal abscesses: Revisited

Retropharyngeal abscesses were fairly common in preantibiotic era but the advent of antibiotics has reduced the overall incidence of these abscesses. They still continue to occur specially in developing world and carry significant morbidity and even mortality if not managed properly. The prevalence of this abscess in the young children pose a bigger challenge, as the examination of oral cavity is difficult. Emphasis is placed on the age, sex, type, and duration of symptoms, bacteriology, methodology of diagnosis, therapy and complications. With proper antibiotic cover and surgical management, majority of patients today survive without major residual squeal. Hereby we present a series of 15 cases of retropharyngeal abscess.     

鼻咽癌放疗后咽部菌群的变化

目的:了解鼻咽癌放疗后患者咽部菌群的变化,为临床防治继发感染提供实验依据。方法:32例鼻咽癌放疗患者,于放疗前后分别在照射区域粘膜采集唾液标本,进行细菌的分离培养鉴定,测量可培养细菌的检出率、检出量和构成比。结果:与放疗前相比,放疗后照射区域的链球菌属、葡萄球菌属、白色念珠菌和绿脓杆菌检出增加;而放线菌属和奈瑟菌属检出减少(P<0.05)。结论:鼻咽癌放疗可影响咽部的微生态平衡,是导致鼻咽癌放疗后患者发生感染的重要原因之一。     

Re-use of pectoralis major myocutaneous flap for the treatment of recurrent hypopharyngeal stenosis following total laryngectomy and postoperative radiotherapy: a case report

Management of recurrent hypopharyngeal stenosis following total laryngectomy and postoperative radiotherapy is a challenging problem. Because of previous surgery, free flaps may not always be performed. We report a case of recurrent hypopharyngeal stenosis after a first attempt of reconstruction with a pectoralis major myocutaneous pedicled flap (PMMPF) failed. The problem was solved by reusing the previous PMMPF as a rotary door flap according to Eliachar and suturing it to the prevertrebral fascia according to Spriano. The follow-up is now of 9 months without recurrence. This new technique is described and discussed in comparison with other possible options.     

Migration and distribution of circumpharyngeal crest cells in the chick embryo

The cardiac neural crest is located in a transitional area on the neuraxis between trunk and cephalic regions and gives rise to both the dorsolateral and ventrolateral crest cell populations. Around stage 18 of chick development, a mass of E/C8⁺ cells surrounds the postotic pharyngeal arches and forms a crescent-shaped arch, termed the circumpharyngeal ridge. Using immunohistochemistry and quail-chick chimeras, it was determined that the E/C8⁺ cell mass located in the circumpharyngeal ridge derives from the dorsolateral component of the cardiac neural crest. The ventrolateral cell population of the cardiac crest is located more medially and shows long-persistent HNK-1 immunoreactivity dorsolateral to the foregut. The crest cells that populate the gut arise from the caudal portion of the circumpharyngeal crest and are always located caudal to the caudalmost pharyngeal ectomesenchyme. Circumpharyngeal crest cells continuously populate the pharyngeal arch ectomesenchyme and enteric nervous system on the lateral side of the foregut wall, as well as the hypoglossal pathway which develops within the ventral portion of the circumpharyngeal ridge. E/C8 and HNK-1 immunoreactivity are associated with the cells migrating via the dorsolateral (circumpharyngeal) and ventrolateral pathways, respectively, with one exception: there is a population of putative crest cells along the proximal course of the vagal intestinal branch that shows both immunoreactivities around stage 20. Dil labeling of the cells in the circumpharyngeal ridge suggests that the cells are contributed from the circumpharyngeal ridge to this population. Thus, the distribution of the circumpharyngeal crest cells and their derivatives coincides with the peripheral branch distribution of the cranial nerves IX, X, and XII, whose development is selectively affected in the absence of the cardiac neural crest, the source of the circumpharyngeal crest.© Willey-Liss, Inc.     

p53基因表达，细胞增殖抗原Ki—67与下咽癌关系的探讨

目的 :探讨p53基因、细胞增殖抗原Ki 67在下咽癌临床分期、淋巴结转移及预后中的作用。方法 :应用免疫组织化学LASB法检测 84例下咽鳞癌石蜡标本 ,研究p53蛋白、细胞增殖抗原Ki 67的表达并与临床因素进行统计分析。结果 :下咽癌中p53阳性率为 52 4 % ;Ki 67标示率为 0～ 7% ,平均为 10 63% ,中位数为 7 2 5%。淋巴结转移组与非转移组Ki 67表达差异有显著性 (P <0 0 1)。结论 :p53基因表达可作为下咽癌诊断的标志物之一 ,Ki 67可作为临床预测下咽癌颈淋巴结转移及预后的重要参考指标。     

喉癌下咽癌TGFβ1、p16表达的意义

目的 :通过对喉癌、下咽癌组织中转化生长因子 β1(TGFβ1)及 p16蛋白的定位、半定量研究 ,探讨其在喉癌、下咽癌组织中的表达与意义。方法 :采用SABC免疫组化法研究TGFβ1与 p16蛋白的表达 ,并对表达结果进行统计分析。结果 :TGFβ1位于胞浆 /胞膜 ,p16蛋白位于胞浆 /胞核。TGFβ1强表达率为61% ,p16蛋白强表达率为 66%。高分化与中、低分化肿瘤的TGFβ1表达均有统计学差异 (P <0 .0 5) ;高分化与低分化肿瘤的 p16蛋白表达具统计学差异 (P <0 .0 5)。TGFβ1和 p16蛋白之间存在正相关系 (P <0 .0 5)。TGFβ1和 p16蛋白的表达与患者年龄、性别、肿瘤生长部位、病程、临床分期无明显相关。 结论 :TGFβ1与 p16蛋白在喉癌、下咽癌中存在缺失表达 ,在高分化肿瘤中有更高的表达 ,在细胞周期中具有共同的作用。     

咽丛神经切断术在发音重建中的作用

目的　为解除咽缩肌的痉挛 ,提高喉全切除术后用发音管发音重建的成功率。方法　在一侧舌骨大角后内侧咽缩肌的后表面 6 5mm左右 ,可找到咽丛神经支配咽下缩肌的主支或分支 ,将其切断。结果　 16例中 15例咽丛神经切断术后发音重建成功 ,成功率为 93 8%。结论　咽丛神经切断术取代咽缩肌切断术是可行的。咽丛神经切断术能提高Blom Singer发音管发音重建的成功率 ,值得推广应用。     

咽食管严重狭窄和闭锁的手术治疗

目的　探讨咽、食管严重狭窄和闭锁的手术治疗方法及效果。方法　分析了 1983年 1月～ 2 0 0 1年 6月山东医科大学附属医院 (现山东大学齐鲁医院 )耳鼻咽喉科手术治疗的 2 7例咽、食管严重狭窄和闭锁病例 ,其中伴有喉狭窄 12例 ,颈段气管狭窄 1例。根据病因划分包括化学腐蚀伤 2 5例 ,外伤 2例。修复方式 :结肠上徙 2 0例 ,游离空肠移植 6例 ,单纯胸大肌肌皮瓣整复 1例。 12例喉狭窄中利用胸骨舌骨肌筋膜整复 8例 ,胸骨舌骨肌筋膜和会厌下移联合整复 4例。 1例颈段气管狭窄利用胸锁乳突肌肌骨膜瓣修复。结果　 2 7例中 2 5例恢复吞咽功能 ,2例失败。 12例喉狭窄 10例恢复喉的呼吸、发音及吞咽保护全功能 ,2例仅恢复喉的发音及吞咽保护功能 ;1例气管狭窄经手术整复 ,最终拔除气管套管。结论　结肠上徙适于治疗范围大、位置低的严重狭窄或食管闭锁 ;游离空肠移植需要在颈部有正常的食管腔及吻合血管 ;胸大肌肌皮瓣适于修复范围较局限的咽、颈段食管狭窄     

喉气管自体移植修复下咽癌术后缺损

目的：探讨喉气管自体移植修复下咽癌术后缺损的疗效。方法：对11例下咽癌患者术后采用喉气管自体移植修复下咽，术后随访3年。结果：6例无瘤生存，吞咽功能恢复良好。1例死于肺转移。4例局部复发，其中2例已死，2例带瘤生存。结论：认为该术式简便、创伤小，吞咽功能恢复良好、但对于广泛侵及喉及食管口的下咽部病变，需选用其它更为广泛的术式或其它重建技术。