Cranial floor fracture: A growing orbital roof fracture with encephalocele – Case Report

Orbital roof fractures are among the rarest of craniofacial fractures. The mechanism of injury is typically a high-impact blunt force vector directly to the orbit or forehead. Most patients are males between 20 and 40 years old, involved in motor vehicle accidents. Although most orbital roof fractures are managed conservatively, there is a significant risk of ophthalmologic and neurologic complications. Detailed craniofacial examination and high-resolution CT imaging is necessary for diagnosis. A multidisciplinary team approach is required for these challenging fractures.     

腹腔镜下高位宫骶韧带悬吊术治疗盆腔器官脱垂疗效分析

目的:探讨腹腔镜下高位宫骶韧带悬吊术治疗盆腔器官脱垂的疗效和安全性。方法:2017年3月—2019年3月选组,研究组56例采用腹腔镜下子宫全切术+高位宫骶韧带悬吊术,对照组60例采用阴式全子宫切除术+阴道前后壁修补术60。分别比较两组患者手术参数、POP指示点以及盆底疾病生活影响问卷-简易版7 (PFIQ-7)等的改变。结果:研究组和对照组手术时间分别为(123.5±46.3) min及(82.5±20.6) min,差异有统计学意义(t=4.712,P0.05);术中出血量分别为1.4)天及(5.6±1.5)天,以上指标两组比较差异均无统计学意义(P值均0.05)。术后PFIQ-7评分研究组为(2.54±1.23)分、对照组为(3.58±2.23)分,差异无统学意义(P0.05); PFDI-20评分研究组为(3.07±2.49)分、对照组为(5.12±3.09)分,差异有统计学意义(t=-3.917,P0.05);PISQ-12评分研究组为(52.15±18.87)分、对照组(32.33±13.58)分,差异有统计学意义(t值分别为-3.145、-3.527、-2.190、-2.362、-4.589、2.267,P0.05)。结论:腹腔镜下高位宫骶韧带悬吊术治疗POP-Q分期II-III度盆腔器官脱垂是一种安全、有效的术式,具有较好的解剖及功能疗效。     

不同年龄组正常人群影响最大胸椎后凸角的相关因素分析

目的：本研究通过对不同年龄组正常人群矢状位参数进行分析,旨在报道正常人群脊柱骨盆参数参考值范围,并探索不同年龄段引起最大胸椎后凸角改变的影响因素。 方法：本研究纳入自2015年1月至2018年月于两所医院健康体检中心的正常人群,收集人口统计学参数以及矢状位影像学参数。通过将人群分为≤40岁组与＞40岁组,对比分析不同年龄组人群的矢状位参数,并对不同年龄组影响最大胸椎后凸角max TK的因素进行相关性分析。结果：本研究共计纳入191例正常人群,其中≤40岁组94人,平均年龄为28.5±6.4岁;＞40岁组97人,平均年龄为53.9±8.3岁。不同年龄组人群在胸1椎体矢状位倾斜角T1 Tilt（18.6±6.5 vs. 20.6±5.5, P=0.023）, 胸椎后凸下端椎倾斜角TVA（15.3±5.3 vs. 17.5±6.6, P=0.013）,max TK（33.9±8.3 vs. 38.0±9.4, P<0.001）,max LL- max TK（14.9±8.9 vs. 12.3±9.4, P=0.048）及矢状面躯干偏移SVA（-2.5±21.8 vs. 6.1±20.9, P=0.006）上存在显著差异。在年龄≤40岁的人群中,T1 Tilt、TVA、max LL及骶骨倾斜角SS与max TK显著相关,而在年龄＞40岁的人群中,年龄、T1 Tilt、TVA、max LL及骨盆入射角PI与max TK显著相关。结论：max TK随着年龄增长呈现上下均匀增长趋势,在＞40岁的人群中,max TK与年龄呈现正相关关系。此外,不同年龄阶段,骨盆对于max TK改变的代偿呈现出不同的模式。     

Combined treatment of pelvic exenterative surgery and intra-operative pelvic hyperthermochemotherapy for locally advanced rectosigmoid cancer: Report of a case

A huge rectosigmoidal cancer which extended into the urinary bladder in a 64-year-old man is herein described. The tumor occupied the pelvic and lower abdominal cavities, while the rectosigmoid was totally obstructed. No hepatic or pulmonary metastasis was evident. The ventral and flank sides of the peritoneum in the right lower abdomen, right common iliac vessels, bilateral ureters, terminal ileum, cecum, ascending colon, and urinary bladder were all directly invaded by the tumor, but the aorta, sacrum, and lower rectum were free of cancer. Consequently, an anterior pelvic exenteration was carried out along with an ileal conduit and a right hemicolectomy. Immediately after the exenteration, intra-pelvic hyperthermochemotherapy was performed using a 46–47°C perfusate containing 40 g/ml of mitomycin C (MMC) and 200 g/ml of cisplatin (CDDP), for 90 min, in an attempt to prevent any further local recurrence. A right hemicolectomy and a permanent colostomy were done simultaneously with the hyperthermia treatment. After an uneventful postoperative course, the patient was prescribed adjuvant chemotherapy, i.e., two administrations of 17 mg/m² and 21 mg/m² of MMC, and ten doses of 710 mg/m² of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) followed by five doses of 535 mg/m² of 5-FU. At the time of this writing, the patient is still alive without recurrence at 21 months after surgery.     

Sexually transmitted diseases in Bauchi,Nigeria

Sexually transmitted diseases pose a health threat to families, society and the nation but there is no report of these diseases to help health planners in Bauchi. Medical records were examined from 1983 to 1988 in two major health institutions, the University Medical Centre and the Specialist Hospital to determine the extent and types of these diseases in Bauchi.

Urethritis, syphilis, candidiasis, pelvic inflammatory diseases, trichomoniasis were very common. Gonorrhoea was the least reported disease.

The cases of syphilis reported at the Specialist Hospital nearly doubled from 111 in 1983 to 214 in 1988, urethritis increased from 141 to 232. In the University Medical Centre, all reported cases of sexually transmitted diseases decreased from 1983 to 1988.

Data analysis of cases common to the Specialist Hospital and the University Medical Centre gave no significant difference between the institutions at the 95% level of confidence.     

内固定治疗C1型骨盆骨折8例体会

目的 促进Ｃ１型骨盆骨折病人早期康复,降低死亡率及合并症。方法 采用骶关节脱位前方入路,切开复位内固定。结果 平均随访时间６个月,骨折均愈合,无下不等长、亦无跛行和腰骶痛,疗效满意。结论 Ｃ１型骨盆骨折手术治疗为宜,且前方入路比后方入路好。     

电刺激羊盆底肌对尿动力学影响的实验研究

目的：通过观察电流刺激羊盆底肌时的尿动力学变化,探讨电刺激对下尿路功能的影响。方法：将１８只羊随机分为刺激和对照两组,刺激组旋以电流刺激盆底肌,对照组只放置电极而不予刺激,其余条件两组相同,结果：刺激组膀胱容量（Ｖｖｅｓ）、排尿压（Ｐｄｅｔ）、功能尿道长度（Ｌｆｕ）与刺激前相关显著,而膀胱颈压（Ｐｂｎ）、最大尿道压（Ｐｍｕ）等指标差异不显著,结论：电刺激有益于加强控尿功能,改善压力性和紧迫性尿失禁     

Pelvic floor exercise alone or with vaginal cones for the treatment of mild to moderate stress urinary incontinence in premenopausal women

The authors compared intensive pelvic floor exercise alone (A) with intensive pelvic floor exercise plus vaginal cones (B) in premenopausal women with mild to moderate stress urinary incontinence. Forty-six patients (mean 43±6 years) were randomized into two training groups and treated for 3 months. Pre- and post-therapy urethral pressure profiles at rest and under stress and subjective results were obtained from 29 patients. The subjective improvement rate of the compliant patients after 12 weeks was 85% in group A and 84% in group B. When the dropouts (9 in group A and 8 in group B) were included in the subjective results an overall improvement rate of 48% in group A and 52% in group B was obtained. In group A one pressure transmission ratio (PTR) improved significantly at 6 weeks and the position of maximum urethral closure pressure was shifted proximally at 12 weeks. In group B one PTR in the midurethra was improved significantly at 6 weeks. The other urodynamic parameters were unchanged. There were no differences between groups A and B in subjective results or urodynamic findings. These results suggest that intensive pelvic floor exercise with or without vaginal cones improves the symptoms of mild to moderate stress incontinence in about 85% of premenopausal women, but that it has little effect on urodynamic parameters. Vaginal cones provided no additional benefit but may be useful for women for whom closely supervised pelvic floor exercise is not available.Editorial Comment: It is becoming increasingly clear from the literature that pelvic floor muscle exercises are effective in improving continence in many women with straightforward stress incontinence. An appropriate quest continues to determine how the exercises can best be taught and done. This article demonstrates that with frequent supervision, similar continence status is achieved both with and without the use of vaginal cones. It would be interesting to compare outcomes with and without cones in women who saw a health care provider only once for their initial teaching. If cones were found to be more effective in this setting, that would be a great aid to primary care physicians.The authors state that there was no correlation between the cone weight and the degree of improvement of symptoms: however, only 2 of the subjects progressed to the next heaviest cone weight. My understanding of the principles of athletic muscles training is that as one increases the resistance the muscle fibers hypertrophy and strengthen. This is the principle behind building biceps. Body-builders or power-lifters continue to increase the amount of weight (resistance) they lift in order to increase bulk and strength. I wonder if this same principle is the reason for the differences in results between this study and the one by Peattie et al. quoted by the authors. My major concern is that people begin to devalue the amount of effort required to perform effective pelvic floor exercises and make assumptions that such exercises are not as good as a permanent surgical cure. I believe that we have not yet begun to develop really effective muscle strengthening regimens for the pelvic floor, and attitudes such as the above will only serve to inhibit our progress.