Madigan前列腺切除术对前列腺增生症的治疗效果

①目的 提高前列腺增生症的手术治疗效果。②方法 采用Madigan手术治疗前列腺增生症42例。③结果 42例均手术成功，25例尿道完整，17例损伤尿道缝合修复；术后出血少，恢复快；术后随访4-85个月，病人无尿道狭窄，尿失禁等并发症。④结论 Madigan手术为较理想的前列腺增生症开放手术治疗方法。     

Risk of death from acute pancreatitis

Summary Conclusions The analysis of all the data available in 192 patients at 24 h from admission shows that only serum glucose above 250 mg/dL (13.88 mmol/L) and serum creatinine above 2 mg/dL (176.8 μmol/L) are prognostic factors of death (P<0.0001). When, however, pathological chest X-rays are also considered in a subset of 149 patients, these and serum creatinine are prognostic factors of death with odds ratios of 2.9 (95% CL 1.3–6.3) and 9.4 (95% CL 2.2–40.7), respectively (P<0.0001). Background In patients suffering from acute pancreatitis, neither Ranson scores nor Glasgow criteria evaluation at 24 h yield a sufficiently reliable prognosis of the risk of death from the first acute attack. Methods After excluding posttraumatic, postsurgical, and post-ERCP acute pancreatitis, we selected 192 consecutive patients admitted in the first instance to our center for a first attack, distinguishing between patients who died and patients who survived. We used Cox's model to analyze the prognostic weight of variables available within 24 h of admission (sex, age, alcohol intake, smoking habits, 17 biochemical tests, body mass index, chest X-rays, body temperature, and shock status). Results Seventeen (8.8%) patients died; mortality showed a decreasing trend over the period of years considered and was correlated, among other things, with necrotizing type of pancreatitis, idiopathic etiology, and shock status on admission.     

Effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy in community settings.

BACKGROUND: Clinical trials indicate that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective treatment for major depression, but its effectiveness in community settings has not been examined. METHODS: In a prospective, naturalistic study involving 347 patients at seven hospitals, clinical outcomes immediately after ECT and over a 24-week follow-up period were examined in relation to patient characteristics and treatment variables. RESULTS: The sites differed markedly in patient features and ECT administration but did not differ in clinical outcomes. In contrast to the 70%-90% remission rates expected with ECT, remission rates, depending on criteria, were 30.3%-46.7%. Longer episode duration, comorbid personality disorder, and schizoaffective disorder were associated with poorer outcome. Among remitters, the relapse rate during follow-up was 64.3%. Relapse was more frequent in patients with psychotic depression or comorbid Axis I or Axis II disorders. Only 23.4% of ECT nonremitters had sustained remission during follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: The remission rate with ECT in community settings is substantially less than that in clinical trials. Providers frequently end the ECT course with the view that patients have benefited fully, yet formal assessment shows significant residual symptoms. Patients who do not remit with ECT have a poor prognosis; this underscores the need to achieve maximal improvement with this modality.     

准分子激光原位角膜磨镶术治疗近视眼的临床分析

目的:评价准分子激光原位角膜磨镶术(LASIK)治疗轻、中、高度及超高度近视的预测性、稳定性及安全性.方法:使用Technolas 217 C准分子激光治疗仪及Hansatome微型角膜板层刀对4 000只近视及近视散光眼行LASIK手术.根据术前近视程度,将有2年随访结果的1 148只眼分3组:Ⅰ组-1.00～-6.00 D(等值球镜,下同)462眼;Ⅱ组-6.25～-10.00 D 466眼;Ⅲ组-10.25～-15.00 D 220眼.结果:1 148只眼术后2年裸眼视力≥1.0(或≥术前最佳矫正视力)在Ⅰ组为97.8％,Ⅱ组为93.8％,Ⅲ组为90.5％,裸眼视力≥0.5(或比术前最佳矫正视力下降少于等于2行)在Ⅰ组为100％,Ⅱ组为96.4％,Ⅲ组为94.0％;剩余屈光度在Ⅰ组为(-0.24±0.31)D,Ⅱ组为(-0.55±0.63)D,Ⅲ组为(-1.17±0.75)D;无1眼最佳矫正视力下降2行以上.4 000只眼术中游离瓣及不完全瓣、不规则瓣发生率0.13％,上皮植入发生率0.18％,术后眼压轻度升高发生率0.48％,无严重并发症发生.结论:LASIK治疗-15.00 D以下轻、中、高度及超高度近视眼均可获得较好疗效,具有较好的安全性、可预测性及稳定性.     

Successful triplet pregnancy in a patient with a unicornuate uterus with a cavitary communicating rudimentary horn

In a patient with primary infertility, ovulation was inducedby monitored stimulation with human menopausal gonadotrophins(HMG) because of polycystic ovarian disease. Infertility work-uphad shown a unicornuate uterus with a cavitary communicatingrudimentary horn. The husband showed a varicocele-related moderateoligoasthenoterato-zoospermia. A triplet pregnancy occurredin a third HMG ovulation induction cycle combined with intra-uterineinsemination of the husband's washed semen. The pregnancy wascarefully monitored, and measures to prevent premature deliverywere taken. Because of the patient's obvious discomfort in thepresence of premature labour, Caesarean section was performedat 33 weeks gestation and three healthy infants were delivered.This is the first report of a successful triplet pregnancy ina women with a unicornuate uterus. The reproductive and obstetricoutcome of this condition in general, and in the case of multiplepregnancy, is discussed.     

Five-Year Outcome After Epilepsy Surgery in Nonmonitored and Monitored Surgical Candidates

Summary: Purpose : We wished to compare outcome 5 years after temporal lobectomy in 28 patients selected for surgery on the basis of interictal EEG patterns with that in 46 patients who underwent EEG-video monitoring studies as part of their preoperative evaluation during the same era.
Methods : The 28 nonmonitored patients had interictal EEG patterns that demonstrated a consistent, unilateral, anterior-midtemporal epileptiform focus, without discordant findings from other studies. Outcomes were assessed for years 4 and 5 after operation.
Results : Twenty-six of 28 (92.9%) nonmonitored patients were seizure-free or had at least 75% reduction in seizures. Twenty-nine of 46 (63.0%) monitored patients were seizure-free or had at least 75% reduction in seizures. Preoperative interictal EEGs of 29 of these patients showed independently localized bitemporal, ex-tratemporal, midposterior temporal, or diffuse epileptiform patterns. The remaining 17 monitored patients had preoperative strictly unilateral anterior-midtemporal interictal discharges, and their outcome was comparable to the nonmonitored group, with 15 (88.8%) seizure-free or with at least 75% reduction in seizures.
Conclusions : A proportion of candidates for epilepsy surgery can be selected without ictal recordings provided that interictal EEGs demonstrate consistent unilateral anterior-midtemporal epileptiform discharges and that other data are not discordant.     

Diagnosis and management of abscesses in the basal ganglia and thalamus: A survey

Summary A review is made of the current management strategies of abscesses in basal ganglia and thalamus, based on a review of the literature and three of our own cases. Clinical picture, aetiology, diagnostic, surgical treatment and outcome are discussed. Stereotactic abscess puncture in combination with temporary drainage and rinsing of the abscess cavity in combination with systemic medication of antibiotics has become the management of choice with satisfactory results.     

Prenatal lead exposure in relation to gestational age and birth weight: A review of epidemiologic studies

Although the adverse effect on pregnancy outcomes at high levels of lead exposure in the workplace has been recognized for years, there is uncertainty regarding the impact of exposure at the lower community exposure levels commonly encountered today. This review summarizes the epidemiologic literature and discusses pertinent methodologic issues and possible sources of interstudy variation. The authors conclude that prenatal lead exposure is unlikely to increase the risk of premature membrane rupture but does appear to increase the risk of preterm delivery. Whether prenatal lead exposure decreases gestational age in terms of infants is unclear. Prenatal lead exposure also appears to be associated with reduced birth weight, but results vary in relation to study design and degree of control for confounding. Adjustment for gestational age, a possible confounder of the birth weight-lead exposure association, did not yield clearer results.