Occult vaginal cancer recurrence after hysterectomy: a case report and literature review

Vaginal cancer is a rare disease of the lower genital tract. We present the case of a 54-year-old woman with occult vaginal cancer after hysterectomy for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) III. Despite persistently negative cytology and colposcopy results, a lesion was finally detected by vagino-recto-abdominal examination and she underwent radical parametrectomy and lymph node dissection. We consider the possibility that transabdominal suturing of the vaginal cuff after hysterectomy may reduce the ability to detect subsequent vaginal lesions, and discuss the benefits of a vaginal suture approach. We recommend that suturing the vagina apex transvaginally instead of transabdominally would benefit patients during follow-up.     

壁冠状动脉血流动力学体外模拟

目的 研究心肌桥压迫对壁冠状动脉内血流、正压力、周向应力、切应力的影响。方法 对原有的壁冠状动脉模拟装置进行较大改进,使其测量的血流动力学参数从单一应力（正应力）扩展到多种应力,以便更全面准确地模拟在正压力、周向应力、切应力共同作用下的真实血流动力学环境,从而综合考虑在多种应力共同作用下血流动力学规律与壁冠状动脉粥样硬化之间的关联。结果 壁冠状动脉模拟装置实验结果表明,应力的异常主要位于壁冠状动脉近端,随着心肌桥压迫程度加剧,近端的应力平均值与波动值明显增大,正应力平均值升高27.8%,波动值升高139%。结论 心肌桥压迫造成壁冠状动脉近端血流动力学发生异常,对认识冠脉粥样硬化发病的血流动力学机理具有重要意义,对于心肌桥的病理影响及治疗具有潜在的临床价值。     

双抗夹心化学发光免疫分析定量检测Ⅳ型胶原方法的建立

目的 建立基于双抗夹心微孔板化学发光酶免疫分析的人血清Ⅳ型胶原定量检测方法.方法 应用Ⅳ型胶原多抗进行包被,辣根过氧化物酶标记Ⅳ型胶原单抗,以鲁米诺化学发光体系检测,调整优化各种反应液的工作浓度和各类反应条件后建立双抗体夹心的检测方法;评价所建立方法的线性范围、特异性、灵敏度、稳定性等性能指标;应用肝纤维化患者血清与进口试剂进行比对实验.结果 所建立方法的灵敏度为15.5 ng/ml,线性范围25 ～ 850 ng/ml,批内、批间变异均小于8％.检测Ⅳ型胶原的临床高、中、低值血清回收率分别为98.5％、94.3％和102.6％;在4℃和37℃条件下分别进行了3、5、7d的稳定性考察,线性相关系数均＞0.99,标准偏差＜7％;比对实验分析显示与进口试剂相关性具有统计学意义.结论 成功建立了定量Ⅳ型胶原化学发光酶免疫分析方法,该方法有较好的准确性、灵敏度、重复性,与进口试剂检测结果等效.     

氧化锆全瓷固定桥在后牙种植修复中的临床应用效果

目的：对氧化锆全瓷固定桥在后牙种植修复中的临床应用效果展开研究分析。方法随机选取我院接收的30例行全瓷修复患者,观察1~2年。结果仅1例三单位桥患者出现修复体折裂情况,其他修复体修复效果良好,在冠颜色、劲缘染色及冠边缘密合度方面均达到A级,且未出现修复体脱落情况,修复成功率为96.7%。结论氧化锆全瓷固定桥在后牙种植修复中的临床应用效果显著,具有临床推广应用价值。     

Rapid construction of sigmoid bladder augmentation using absorbable staples: Long-term results and comparison to standard colocystoplasty in children with neurogenic bladder

ObjectiveAbsorbable staples facilitate detubularization and reconfiguration of the bowel when performing augmentation colocystoplasty. We compared the outcomes of stapled sigmoid augmentation with standard sutured colocystoplasty.Materials and methodsBetween 2003 and 2011, 108 children underwent bladder augmentation at our institution. Colocystoplasty was used in 30 patients (27.8%). Medical charts of children who underwent stapled (n = 8) or sutured (n = 22) sigmoid augmentation were compared with regard to patient demographics and surgical complications, including anastomotic leak and urolithiasis.ResultsEight children with underwent stapled sigmoid colocystoplasty. Average age at surgery was 8 years (range 4–17 years). Time to detubularize and refashion the bowel segment prior to augmentation was consistently under 5 min. Average length of follow-up was 44 months (range 12–80 months). One patient experienced anastomotic leak. Two of eight children (25%) in the stapled anastomosis cohort developed bladder stones. Twenty-two patients underwent standard sigmoid augmentation during the same time period (average age 8.2 years; range 4–16 years). One of 22 (4.5%) experienced anastomotic leak. Seven of 22 (31.8%) developed cystolithiasis.ConclusionsComplications from stapled sigmoid anastomosis are similar to those from standard colocystoplasty. Use of absorbable staples decreases operating time by avoiding bowel spatulation and suturing, and should be considered in pediatric patients undergoing colocystoplasty.     

Effect on in vitro fracture resistance of the technique used to attach lithium disilicate ceramic veneer to zirconia frameworks

Objectives

This in vitro study should assess the fracture resistance of veneered zirconia-based crowns with either luted or fused veneer.

Methods

Thirty-two identical zirconia frameworks (IPS e.max ZirCAD; Ivoclar/Vivadent), were constructed (inLab 3.80; Sirona Dental Systems). All frameworks were veneered with CAD/CAM-fabricated lithium disilicate ceramic (IPS e.max CAD; Ivoclar/Vivadent). For half the crowns (n = 16) the veneer was luted to the framework (Multilink Implant; Ivoclar/Vivadent); for the other it was fused (IPS e.max Crystall./Connect; Ivoclar/Vivadent). Half of the specimens were then loaded until failure without artificial aging; the other half underwent artificial aging before assessment of the ultimate load. To compare the two techniques further, finite element analysis (FEA) and fractographic assessment using SEM and EDX analysis were conducted. Statistical assessment was performed by use of non-parametric tests.

Results

Initial fracture forces were higher in the fusion group (mean: 1388 ± 190 N versus 1211 ± 158 N). All specimens were insensitive to artificial aging. FEA showed that tensile stresses in the veneer at the frame–veneer interface were much higher for crowns with luted veneer; this may be the reason for their lower fracture resistance. Fractographic analysis revealed that both fused and luted specimens had cohesive and adhesive fracture patterns which resulted in partial delamination of the veneer.

Significance

Fused crowns are superior to luted crowns. Comparison of fracture resistance with the maximum loads which may occur clinically (F_max = 600 N on one tooth) suggests both techniques might be used clinically, however.     

Systematic review of changes in maxillary incisor exposure and upper lip position with Le Fort I type osteotomies with or without cinch sutures and/or VY closures

The aim was to systematically review the maxillary incisor exposure and upper lip position changes with Le Fort I type osteotomies for advancement ± impaction with rigid internal fixation, taking into account the use of cinch sutures and VY closures. Electronic databases (Cochrane Library, Medline, Embase, and Web of Science) were searched using medical subject headings (MeSH), key words, truncations, and Boolean operators. Hand searching was also undertaken. Of 979 articles identified, 15 were included (11 retrospective, two prospective, and two unspecified). Relevant study details and outcomes were recorded on a spreadsheet, along with an assessment of their quality. In total, these studies assessed 419 patients (266 female, 118 male) with a mean age of 26.4 years (range 14–57 years). Soft tissue changes were assessed on lateral cephalometric radiographs. The mean maxillary hard tissue advancement and impaction ranged between 0.94 and 8.77 mm and −0.56 and 4.2 mm, respectively. The ranges of ratios demonstrated that from pronasale (0.24–0.35) to labrale superius (0.36–1.43), the soft tissues followed the underlying horizontal hard tissue movement increasingly more closely. Alar base cinch sutures and VY closures tended to increase these ratios. The soft tissue response was more variable vertically. None of the studies reported on maxillary incisor exposure change. More good quality prospective studies are needed.     

两种纤维桩短期修复效果的临床观察

目的 观察两种玻璃纤维桩修复系统修复牙齿缺损的短期临床疗效。方法 选择北京宣武中医医院口腔科门诊和北京大学口腔医院特诊科因牙体缺损进行桩核冠修复的符合纳入标准的120例患者,经知情同意后,随机分2组,每组 60例,分别采用 Tenax Fiber White纤维桩与国产 OUYA FIBER纤维桩修复系统修复,修复后 1周与 3个月复诊,检查纤维桩修复的临床效果。结果 Tenax Fiber White纤维桩与OUYA FIBER纤维桩修复1周后,检查纤维桩修复体的总体情况、边缘密合性、边缘着色情况,两组满意率均达到 98%以上;3个月后复查,通过 X线片检查纤维桩的总体情况和基牙情况,以及咀嚼功能恢复情况,两组满意率均达到 96%以上;2组间比较差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。结论 OUYA FIBER纤维桩与Tenax Fiber White纤维桩在3个月的观察期间的总体疗效相当,值得推广应用,但仍需对其疗效进行长期的临床观察。