Bilateral Ulnar Agenesis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Bilateral ulnar agenesis is a rare abnormality. A total of 36 cases are analyzed: 35 of these are documented in the literature and 1 stillborn male is presented in this study. Most patients had one of the three conditions: Al-Awadi/Raas-Rothschild syndrome, syndrome of ulnar aplasia with split hand/split foot deformity, or the Brachmann—de Lange syndrome. Fifty percent of all cases with bilateral ulnar agenesis were associated with lower limb defects and these cases, for the most part, also belonged to the aforementioned syndromes. Nonskeletal, internal organ malformations were identified in 34% of all patients. Nine patients presented with isolated bilateral ulnar agenesis. The Al-Awadi/Raas-Rothschild syndrome and the split hand/split foot deformity are heritable disorders. There was no evidence for genetic etiology in most of the other cases. Bilateral ulnar agenesis in our fetus was part of the Brachmann—de Lange syndrome with associated cardiac defect, diaphragmatic hernia, and umbilical artery agenesis.     

超声心动图与心电图判定左室心肌梗塞部位和范围对比研究

目的:比较二维超声心动图(2DE)和心电图(ECG)对心肌梗塞(MI)定位诊断的异同、优劣。方法:对59例 MI 患者进行了2DE 和 ECG 检查。在2DE 上将左室分为16个节段而分别确定与 ECG 各导联的对应关系,分别计数2DE 上室壁运动异常(WMA)节段数和 ECG 上有异常 Q 波导联所对应节段数,对比分析两种方法检查结果的一致性。结果:2DE 和 ECG 分别检出338和311个节段阳性,两种方法阳性一致率57.9%,两种方法阳性一致率在各壁的高低依次为下壁、前壁、后壁、前间隔、侧壁;两种方法检测结果的差别有显著性(P<0.05);两种方法检测结果的相关系数 r=0.595(P=0.0000)。结论:两种方法的检查结果有较好的一致性,2DE 优于 ECG。     

Cardiokymograph system with a capacitance transducer and its preliminary application in the measurement of heart wall movement

A novel cardiokymograph system is introduced. The new system features a capacitance transducer with increased sensitivity and can be used in multichannel measurements. The novelty of this technique is the injection of a current into the patient coupled with the use of a capacitive displacement transducer and the possibility of multichannel monitoring. It provides for the possibility of removing breath noise when some signal processing technique, such as adaptive filtering, is used. Further investigation is needed to demonstrate clinical significance and pathologies.     

“Chain-link” combined tissue transfer for the reconstruction of the mandible

We describe a procedure for “chain-link” combined tissue transfer connecting the vascular pedicle of a deep circumflex iliac flap with that of a forearm flap after wide resection of the mandible. Combination of these flaps facilitated the reconstruction of the defect in both intra- and extraoral soft tissue and the mandibular bone. This method is useful when cervical recipient blood vessels are limited due to the wide resection of the primary tumor and radical neck dissection.     

Acro-pectoro-renal field defect with contralateral ureteropelvic junction obstruction

Ureteropelvic junction obstruction was noted in a newborn male infant with acro-pectoro-renal field defect. To our knowledge, this association has not previously been reported. Ultrasonography of the urinary tract should be performed on all children with aplasia of the pectoralis major muscle.     

Congenital esophageal stenosis presenting as noncardiac,esophageal chest pain

Summary A case of a 31-year-old female with congenital esophageal stenosis presenting with symptoms of chest pain caused by esophageal dysmotility is described. The involved segment in congenital esophageal stenosis has a characteristic thickening of the muscularis propria layer, as seen by EUS examination. In these patients, symptoms of dysphagia can be managed with esophageal dilation and noncardiac esophageal chest pain responds to pharmacotherapy with diltiazem.The opinions and assertions contained herein are the private ones of the authors and are not to be construed as official policy or reflecting the views of the Army or the Department of Defense.     

8kg以下婴儿室间隔缺损伴肺动脉高压手术治疗

为提高小婴儿室缺伴肺动脉高压的手术疗效，总结１６例８ｋｇ以下室间隔缺损（室缺）伴肺动脉高压婴儿行急诊手术修补室缺的经验。其中１４例在深低温停循环下进行，手术效果满意；术后死亡１例（６％）。作者认为，婴儿巨型室缺应尽早手术治疗为宜，深低温停循环方法尤为适合；术后强调持续保持病婴镇静及呼吸道通畅，防止肺高压危象的发生。     

足组织缺损的显微修复

１９８４年～１９９４年共收治各种足部组织创伤缺损２３６例，均采用显微外科技术进行组织移植修复，其中单纯皮瓣移植修复１８７例，复合皮瓣移植修复４９例。吻合血管游离移植修复９７例，带血管蒂移位修复１３９例。４例前足缺损者用带肩胛骨的复合皮瓣移植修复，６例足跟严重缺损者用带血管的腓骨复合皮瓣移植修复。经１～１０年随访，皮瓣、复合皮瓣、移植或再植的骨骨各全部成活，愈合良好，足功能基本得到恢复，可行走、负重，１８６例恢复了原工作。认为，恢复足部结构完整与重建足跟、足底的感觉是获得良好功能的关键     

腰椎峡部裂的CT诊断

目的：回顾性分析腰椎峡部裂的ＣＴ表现并讨论其诊断与鉴别诊断，材料与方法，２３例患先行腰椎侧位扫描定位图像，采用与椎间盘平行的角度，自病变脊椎的上一椎体下缘边续发描至于下椎体上缘，层厚４或５ｍｍ必要时在峡部行２ｍｍ，层厚扫描，结果；２３例中，累及双侧２１例，单侧２例，发生在Ｌ５１６例，Ｌ４７例，ＣＴ表现为同一脊椎关节突间的低密度裂隙，出瑞椎弓根下缘平面，走行不规则，裂隙可宽可窄，表面不光滑。     

高电压胸部摄影诊断和防护效果研究

作者以体模实验为基础。测定了不同管电压拍摄胸片时的病人剂量，考察了提高管电压对胶片影像质量的影响，结果表明，使用高电压拍摄胸片比使用低电压有利于降低病人剂量，在增加影像信息量，提高肋骨阴影区和纵膈区灶检出率方面更有较大优越性，此外，使用高电压技术不家利于延长Ｘ射线管的使用寿命。