年轻人腹主动脉瘤九例临床分析

目的探讨年轻人腹主动脉瘤(AAA)的临床特征、治疗和预后。方法回顾性分析244例AAA中9例(37%)年龄小于35岁的年轻患者的诊治经过。结果本组男7例,女2例,年龄21～35岁,临床表现腹部或腰背部痛、腹部搏动性肿物。瘤体直径(65±09)cm。4例行择期手术均成功,3例急诊手术1例成功,2例入院后未能手术治疗者均死亡。结论年轻人的AAA有病程短、瘤体较大且较多累及腹主动脉近端,症状重的特点,应尽早手术治疗。     

覆膜支架治疗Ⅲ型主动脉夹层

目的探讨覆膜支架治疗Ⅲ型主动脉夹层的方法和疗效。方法对14例Ⅲ型主动脉患者行爱膜支架治疗。术前强化CT检查明确诊断。术中先行主动脉造影，明确内膜破口位置，分辨真假腔，然后根据病变血管近端正常血管直径加上其直径的15％～20％选择支架型号。沿腹股沟下方约2cm处横行切开，游离股动脉并切开，插入支架输送器，硝普钠降收缩压至70～90mmHg，于破口位置缓慢释放支架，封闭主动脉内膜破口，重新造影，观察支架位置，是否有内漏．．结果14例均成功植入支架，患者疼痛症状消失。升主动脉造影示真腔扩大，假腔消失12例，小内漏2例（经球囊扩张后仍有）。术后1周，1、6个月行强化CT检查示真腔扩大，假腔内血栓形成并缩小，远断血运改善，无截瘫、左上肢缺血及支架移位等并发症．结论覆膜支架治疗Ⅲ型主动夹脉层创伤小，操做简单，手术死亡率低，并发症少．恢复快，近期效果好．     

SUCCESSFUL ENDOSCOPIC CLOSURES OF COLONIC PERFORATIONS REQUIRING ABDOMINAL DECOMPRESSION AFTER ENDOSCOPIC MUCOSAL RESECTION AND ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION FOR EARLY COLON CANCER

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for colorectal cancer is not widely accepted because of its technical difficulty and the risk of perforation. In addition, the risk of peritonitis cannot be completely eliminated even if a perforation is closed successfully. Reported here are two cases of early colon cancer in which the patients sustained iatrogenic perforations of the ascending colon during conventional endoscopic mucosal resection and of the sigmoid colon during ESD, respectively, requiring abdominal decompression with an 18 G Medicut needle. Both of these perforations were successfully treated by endoscopic clipping. In conclusion, conservative medical management may be possible in patients who have undergone successful closure of colonic perforations using endoscopic clipping. In order to perform immediate endoscopic closure, abdominal decompression has been useful to decrease patient discomfort and colonic lumen collapse. Now, CO₂ insufflation is being used effectively for the prevention of pneumoperitoneum.     

TECHNIQUES AND PITFALLS OF ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION FOR COLORECTAL TUMORS

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for colorectal tumors is steadily being developed. Safety and standardization of ESD for colorectal tumors have not been yet established because of the technical difficulties and the unsuitable anatomical characteristics of the colon and rectum. The authors mainly use a Flex knife for mucosal incision and a Hook knife for submucosal dissection to perform ESD safely. Skillful colonoscopic control, selection of scope, distal attachment tip hood, adequate high‐frequency generator and correct approach strategy should all be considered for safe performance of ESD. However, the incidence of indicative lesions is rare because the majority of colorectal tumors are adenomatous large laterally spreading tumors, which can be cured by intentional endoscopic piecemeal resection. At present, ESD for colorectal tumors should be performed only at central facilities that have expert colonoscopists. With the development of new devices and associated techniques, technical standardization of ESD for colorectal tumors is expected in the near future.     

Results of the Ross operation in a pediatric population

Objective: To analyse the results of the mid-term clinical and echocardiographic follow-up of the pediatric Ross operation. Methods: Echo-Doppler follow-up of 53 consecutive pediatric Ross procedures performed between 1994 and 2003. Median age was 9.7 years at time of operation (2 weeks–17.7 years). Six patients were younger than 3 months. Median age at follow-up was 15.6 years. Aortic valve/left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) anomalies were congenital in 49 (92%). Seventy percent had previous surgery or balloon valvuloplasty. Root replacement was used in all. Thirteen patients (25%) had LVOT enlargement. Mean cross-clamp time was 113 (69–189) minutes. Results: Early mortality occurred in 3 patients after emergency surgery following balloon failure (n=1) and extended Ross following interrupted arch/VSD repair (n=2). Late mortality was due to LV fibroelastosis in 2 patients and complicated pulmonary artery stenting in another. RVOT reoperations were required because of late homograft obstruction in 2 patients and because of pulmonary artery stenosis in another. Five patients (9.4%) were reoperated for pulmonary autograft dilatation (n=3) and for leaflet fibrosis or perforation (n=2). Autografts were repaired in two patients, while a mechanical valve was inserted in 3 cases. At 9 years the actuarial survival and event free survival were 89 and 74%, respectively. At last follow-up 90% of autograft diameters indexed to body surface area was above the 90th percentile of normal aortic root diameters. LVOT and RVOT gradients were low and autograft insufficiency was trivial to mild in 84% and mild to moderate in 16%. Autograft stenosis was not noticed. Conclusions: The pediatric Ross procedure remains an important tool but autograft dilatation also occurs in the pediatric population. The significance of this finding has yet to be determined.     

Ⅳ期胃癌的外科治疗评价

目的 评价外科治疗对Ⅳ期胃癌的临床意义。方法 回顾性分析1993年4月至2004年12月外科治疗Ⅳ期胃癌患者200例，手术后随访时间为4-116个月，随访率为93．5％，用Kaplan-Meier进行生存曲线分析，LogRank进行生存曲线显著性检验。结果 本组手术切除率为80％，根治性切除105例，姑息性切除55例。淋巴结清扫范围D12例，D278例，D3及D3^＋26例。Ⅳ期胃癌患者的中位生存时间为（21．5±2．3）个月。根治性切除与姑息性切除者较仅行手术探查者的生存率明显提高。扩大淋巴结清扫范围可以提高术后生存率。局部因素P1H0T1-3N0-2,P0H1N0-2T1-3、T4N2-3、T1-3N3患者的生存时间明显长于全身因素P2-3、H2-3、P1-3，H1-3、TnNnM1的胃癌患者。对于P1H0T1-3N0-2、P0H1N0-2T1-3和T4N2-3,T1-3N3病例的根治性切除和联合脏器切除和D3淋巴结清扫，术后患者的生存时间明显长于行姑息性切除及手术探查、单纯切除以及D2淋巴结清扫的患者。结论对可以达到根治性切除的Ⅳ期胃癌进行根治性切除、D2以上淋巴结清扫和联合脏器切除可提高患者术后的生存率。     

Single Center Experience with a New Commercially Available Thoracic Endovascular Graft

PURPOSE: To evaluate the intra-operative performance and clinical outcome of a new commercially available stent-graft for the treatment of thoracic aortic diseases. METHODS AND PATIENTS: From January 2003 to October 2004, 45 consecutive patients received endovascular treatment with the Zenith TX1 device for diseases of the thoracic aorta at a single center in northern Italy. Indications included disease of the descending thoracic aorta in 26 cases, of the aortic arch in 17 cases and of the thoraco-abdominal aorta in two cases. We treated 38 atherosclerotic aneurysms, two post-traumatic aortic ruptures, two penetrating ulcers, two chronic dissections and one case was treated for aortic bleeding after voluntary acid ingestion for attempted suicide. General anesthesia was used in 20 cases. Combined or hybrid endovascular and open surgical repair was performed in 11 patients. Mean follow-up was 7 months (range 1-22 months). RESULTS: Technical success was obtained in 44 patients (98%). One primary type I endoleak occurred (2%). ICU was used in 12 cases with a mean stay of 1 day. The mean hospital stay was 6 days (range 4-13 days). There were no hospital deaths or strokes but one transient paraplegia (2%). A type II endoleak was observed in one case and resolved spontaneously 1 month later. No aneurysm enlargement, endograft migration or structural failures were observed during follow-up. Two late unrelated-deaths were observed. CONCLUSIONS: This stent-graft does not fulfill all the characteristics of the ideal graft, however, it proved to be safe and allowed satisfactory short term results in this group of patients treated at a single center.     

胸腔镜辅助小切口手术诊治肺周围型结节

目的探讨胸腔镜辅助小切口手术在诊断和治疗肺周围型结节病变中的临床应用价值。方法胸腔镜辅助小切口手术诊治肺周围型结节55例，其中单发结节54例，多发结节1例。肺楔形切除术23例；肺叶切除联合淋巴结清扫治疗原发性肺癌32例，采用常规开胸手术器械及胸腔镜用器械切除肺叶，自制淋巴结摘除钳完成淋巴结清扫。结果55例均在胸腔镜下完成手术。手术时间35～180min，平均109min，术中出血量50～400ml，平均122min。均未输血，1例术后漏气术后32d出院，1例切口延迟愈合，术后19d出院，余53例术后住院4～11d，平均8．3d。无严重并发症。术后病理：良性病变15例，原发性肺癌38例，非典型性腺瘤样增生1例，转移性肺癌1例。良性病变行肺楔形切除术，32例原发性肺癌行解剖学肺叶切除联合淋巴结清扫，4例肺癌胸膜广泛播散未手术处理，2例肺癌因肺功能差行姑息性肺楔形切除。结论胸腔镜辅助小切口手术有助于明确诊断肺周围型结节病变，治疗临床早期原发性肺癌的长期疗效有待随访观察。     

彩色多普勒超声心动图与核磁共振诊断主动脉夹层动脉瘤的对比研究

目的　通过彩色多普勒超声心动图 (CDUCG)和核磁共振成像 (MRI)诊断主动脉夹层动脉瘤 (AD)的影像学特征 ,比较两种无创检查技术诊断AD的临床价值。方法　对临床疑诊AD的患者行CDUCG心脏各切面探查 ,重点扫查并测量主动脉各节段异常超声征象 (夹层发生部位、内膜片跨度、管径宽度等 ) ,对相同患者行MRI检查时在扫描图像上辨认并确定夹层发生的部位、撕裂范围等。结果　CDUCG诊断Ⅰ型AD 4例 ,Ⅱ型 2例 ,Ⅲ型AD 1例。MRI对Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ型AD均可明确诊断。本文 3例Ⅲ型AD经MRI确诊并检出附壁血栓 2例 ,1例Ⅰ型AD可疑 ,余结果同CDUCG。结论　两种技术诊断AD各有优缺点 ,CDUCG偏重于诊断Ⅰ、Ⅱ型 ,MRI适合各型AD的诊断。前者更为迅速、直观 ,重复性强 ,可了解心血管病变的全部信息 ;危急重症患者不宜或难以接受MRI检查。