We report on our experience with routine abdominal ultrasonography in 120 children (aged 3–15 years) with recurrent abdominal
pain, in order to determine the diagnostic value of this investigation. Eight children (7%) revealed sonographic abnormalities:
gallbladder stone (n = 2), splenomegaly (n = 1) and urogenital abnormalities (n = 5). The recurrent abdominal pain could be explained by these findings in only two (may be three) cases.
Conclusion The diagnostic value of abdominal ultra‐sonography in unselected children with recurrent abdominal pain is low. However,
the direct visualization of the abdominal structures as being normal may be helpful to the parents and the child in their
understanding and acceptance of the benign nature of recurrent abdominal pain.
Received: 19 March 1996 / Accepted: 29 January 1997 相似文献
Purpose. The effect of retrograde cerebral perfusion on the incidence of stroke and death among patients undergoing repair of aneurysms of the ascending aorta and transverse arch was determined.
Material and Methods. Between January 1991 and March 1995, 161 patients were operated on for aneurysms of the ascending aorta and transverse arch. Thirty-three of the patients (20%) had an aneurysm of the ascending aorta only and 128 (80%) had aneurysms of both the ascending aorta and the transverse arch. All the patients underwent cardiopulmonary bypass, profound hypothermia, and circulatory arrest, and 120 (74%) also underwent retrograde cerebral perfusion. Median pump time was 143 minutes (range, 21 to 461 minutes). Median circulatory arrest time was 42 minutes (range, 8 to 111 minutes), and median myocardial ischemic time was 71 minutes (range, 14 to 306 minutes).
Results. The overall 30-day mortality rate was 6% (9 patients) and the incidence of stroke was 4% (7 patients). The use of retrograde cerebral perfusion demonstrated a protective effect against stroke (3 of 120 patients, or 3%) compared with no retrograde cerebral perfusion (4 of 41 patients, or 9%; odds ratio, 0.24; confidence interval, 0.06 to 0.99; p < 0.049). This was most significant in patients more than 70 years of age; none of the 36 elderly patients who received retrograde cerebral perfusion had a stroke, compared with 3 of the 13 (23%) who did not (p < 0.003). Only pump time was associated with an increased risk of stroke (odds ratio, 1.01; 95% confidence interval, 1.00 to 1.02; p < 0.005). Pump time also was associated with increased mortality (odds ratio, 1.01; 95% confidence interval, 1.00 to 1.02; p < 0.008).
Conclusion. Retrograde cerebral perfusion decreased the incidence of stroke in patients undergoing repair of aneurysms of the ascending aorta and transverse arch. 相似文献
A 78-year-old woman is described who presented with a diaphragmatic hernia through the foramen of Morgagni. A definitive
diagnosis was confirmed by a sagittal view on magnetic resonance imaging prior to surgery. The hernia was repaired laparoscopically
under an abdominal wall lifting technique without pneumoperitoneum, and her symptoms completely resolved postoperatively with
no evidence of recurrence. The laparoscopic repair was considered a suitable and safe procedure for the treatment of a Morgagni
hernia.
Received: 3 April 1996/Accepted: 3 May 1996 相似文献
Background. The “elephant trunk” technique, using a free-floating vascular prosthesis, was originally described to facilitate a subsequent operation on the downstream aorta. We developed an additional refinement of this technique, called the “bidirectional elephant trunk.” This option may represent an interesting tool in more complex aortic operations, especially when the descending aorta has to be replaced first in patients with concomitant pathology of the ascending aorta or of the aortic arch.
Methods. The initial operation is performed through a left thoracotomy. The proximal elephant trunk is created by invaginating the future aortic arch graft into the descending aortic graft. The proximal anastomosis between the doubled graft and the proximal descending aorta is performed first. During construction of the distal anastomosis, a distal elephant trunk may be inserted likewise. If the aortic arch and ascending aorta have to be replaced later, this second step is performed through a median sternotomy. The free-floating arch graft is pulled out of the proximal descending aorta with a nerve hook, unfolded, and used for total arch replacement.
Results. This technique was used successfully in 3 patients without mortality. No major complications were observed excepted persistent hoarseness in a patient with preoperative paresis of the recurrent nerve. No perfusion problems due to the unfolding of the free-floating graft occurred during the second operation.
Conclusions. The bidirectional elephant trunk technique is an interesting option that may be suitable for patients presenting with a complex pathology of the whole thoracic aorta when the descending segment has to be replaced first. 相似文献
A 10-year-old girl having bilateral subclavian steal associated with severe coarctation of the thoracic aorta and an aberrant
right subclavian artery was found, on admission, to have no difference between upper and lower extremity blood pressure, but
echocardiography revealed severe thoracic aorta coarctation and systolic blood pressure in the carotid arteries exceeding
200 mmHg estimated by Doppler ultrasonography. Magnetic resonance imaging and angiography demonstrated bilateral subclavian
steal without esophageal compression. We reconstructed the aortic arch using the left subclavian artery and a reversed Blalock-Park
procedure, then repaired the coarctation with a 14 mm woven double velor vascular graft. The girl was symptom-free following
uncomplicated recovery from surgery. Doppler ultrasonography 2 weeks after surgery showed the pressure gradient across the
aortic arch had decreased from 180 mmHg to 60 mmHg. This residual gradient at the anastomosis between the ascending aorta
and left subclavian artery may improve as native vessels grow. 相似文献