Clinical,radiological and physiological assessment of anorectal function

The maintenance of anorectal continence and defaecation is complex. The disruption of these mechanisms can result in symptoms of either faecal incontinence or obstructive defaecation. Both conditions can have significant impact on quality of life. This article details the clinical assessment of presenting patients to establish potential causes, grade the severity of the symptoms and to assess the impact on their quality of life. The appropriate specialized radiological and physiological investigations aim to evaluate the structural integrity and function of the anal sphincter, the anorectal and pelvic floor musculature and measure the transitory function of the colon.     

“双一流”背景下高校理工类中文综合性期刊的发展定位与策略

【目的】 研究高校主办的理工类综合性中文学报在建设“双一流”高校和培育世界一流科技期刊双重背景下的发展定位与策略。【方法】 利用中国知网数据库,统计42所“一流大学”建设高校主办的中文理工类综合性学报近10年(2009—2018年)发文特征与学校建设的“一流学科”之间的相关性。【结果】 “一流大学”建设高校的理工类综合性中文学报学术影响力整体较强,但在“双一流”建设背景下,学报与“双一流”建设的相关性差异较大;针对“一流大学”建设高校的学科优势,提出高校理工类综合性中文学报应该采取增大发文量、调整发文方向和转型为专业刊3种策略。【结论】 培育世界一流科技期刊对高校中文理工类综合性学报提出更高要求,未来高校中文理工类综合性学报的发展定位是培养科研新人、培育新兴学科与交叉学科和服务国家重大发展战略。     

彩色多普勒超声对肝圆韧带架桥门-腔静脉分流术后桥血管通畅性的评价

目的 探讨彩色多普勒超声对肝圆韧带架桥门-腔静脉分流术后桥血管通畅性的观察,进而对手术疗效进行评价。方法 肝圆韧带架桥门-腔静脉分流术后病人共43例 ,用二维超声及彩色多普勒分别于术后3、12及24个月观察桥血管通畅情况,依据桥血管不同的超声表现,分为桥血管通畅组和桥血管狭窄组两组。结果 术后3个月,有41例血管通畅,2例血管狭窄;术后12个月38例血管通畅,5例血管狭窄;术后24个月30例血管通畅,13例血管狭窄,随着时间的延长桥血管发生狭窄的概率增加,术后3个月与24个月比较,P<0.05。结论 术后彩色多普勒超声监测桥血管是评价手术效果的重要手段。     

胃肠道间质瘤诊断方法的研究进展

胃肠道间质瘤（gastrointestinal stromal tumor，GIST）是起源于胃肠道间叶组织的肿瘤，由于GIST存在恶性潜能，且多数GIST患者无明显临床症状，所以GIST的早期发现、诊断和治疗显得尤为重要。GIST通常在内窥镜、超声内镜（endoscopic ultrasound，EUS）检查中发现。GIST的诊断取决于形态学和免疫组织化学染色，因此组织样本的充足性是其关键。近年来，新的成像技术的应用和分子生物学的发展提高了GIST的诊断准确率，并为GIST的预后及辅助治疗提供了依据。     

Intensidad de la señal en T1 en el núcleo dentado tras la administración del agente de contraste con gadolinio macrocíclico gadoterato de meglumina: un estudio observacional

Introduction and aimsContradictory results have been reported about hyperintensity of the globus pallidus and/or dentate nucleus on unenhanced T1-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) images after exposure to various gadolinium-based contrast agents. This change in signal intensity varies with different gadolinium-based contrast agents. We aimed to determine whether signal intensity in the dentate nucleus is increased in unenhanced T1-weighted images in patients who have undergone multiple studies with the macrocyclic gadolinium-based contrast agent gadoterate meglumine. We thoroughly reviewed the literature to corroborate our results.Materials and methodsWe included patients who had undergone more than 10 MR studies with gadoterate meglumine. We quantitatively analyzed the signal intensity in unenhanced T1-weighted MR images measured in regions of interest placed in the dentate nucleus and the pons, and we calculated the dentate nucleus-to-pons signal intensity ratios and the differences between the ratio in the first MR study and the last MR study. We used t-tests to evaluate whether the differences between the signal intensity ratios were different from 0. We also analyzed the subgroups of patients who had been administered < 15 and ≥15 doses of gadoterate meglumine. We used Pearson correlation to determine the relationships between the differences in the signal intensity ratios and the number of doses of gadoterate meglumine administered.ResultsThe 54 patients (26 men) had received a mean of 13.8 ± 3.47 doses (range, 10-23 doses). The difference in the dentate nucleus-pons signal intensity ratio between the first and last MR study was -0.0275 ± 0.1917 (not significantly different from 0; p = 0.2968) in the entire group, -0.0357 ± 0.2204 (not significantly different from 0; p = 0.351 in the patients who had received < 15 doses (n = 34), and -0.0135 ± 0.1332 (not significantly different from 0; p = 0.655) in those who had received ≥15 doses (n = 20). Differences in signal intensity ratios did not correlate significantly with the accumulated dose of gadoterate meglumine (P = 0.9064; ρ = -0.0164 [95%]).ConclusionsReceiving more than 10 doses of gadoterate meglumine was not associated with increased signal intensity in the dentate nucleus.