Pediatric intracranial aneurysms——clinical characteristics and therapeutic strategies

Objective To assess the radiological characteristics and therapeutic strategies of intracranial aneurysms in children. Methods From our dedicated neurovascular databank of patients, we reviewed 23 consecutive children who had 24 intracranial aneurysms. There were 14 boys and 9 girls with a mean age of 9.09 years ( range 1 - 14 years ). Results Intracranial aneurysms in children ≤ 14 years constituted 1.3% of all intracranial aneurysms. Internal Carotid artery (ICA) and middle cerebral artery (MCA) were the most frequent sites for aneurysms. About 58.3% of the aneurysms were complex, including dissecting, pseudoaneurysm, giant and fusiform aneurysm. 1/3 of all aneurysms were located in posterior circulation. Only 1 case had multiple aneurysms in this case series. Almost half of all cases presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage and others presented with mass effect. 14 cases underwent endovascular treatment. 4 patients received microsurgical therapy. 5 cases did not receive microsurgical or endovascular therapy, 2 of them whose aneurysms spontaneously thrombosed during follow up. One boy with left vertebral artery giant aneurysm died after endovascular therapy owing to gradual thrombosis in basilar artery. Another child had poor outcome because of rerupture of aneurysm before operation. Whereas the majority had a favorable outcome. Conclusions Intracranial aneurysms in children had many clinical and radiological characteristics different from those in adults : ( 1 ) remarkable male predominance; ( 2 ) ICA and MCA were the most common sites for aneurysms; (3) high incidence of large, traumatic, infectious, dissecting and fusiform aneurysms. (4)For pediatric intracranial aneurysms, both microsurgical approaches and endovascular treatment were effective. Endovaacular therapy was the best choice for complex aneurysms.     

罕见的囊性A型胸腺瘤1例

病人男,56岁。体检时发现前上纵隔肿瘤10d。病人无咳嗽、咳痰、咯血、呼吸困难及胸痛等症状。查体:气管居中,胸廓无畸形,胸骨无压痛。胸部CT检查示“前上纵隔囊性肿块,大小约11cm×6cm×3cm,性质待查”。B超检查“肝、胆、胰、脾未见明显占位”。2004年12月,入院后5d在全麻下行“前上纵隔肿块切除术”,术中见肿瘤约11cm×6cm×3cm大小,呈囊性,肿瘤与左纵隔胸膜有轻度粘连,分离胸膜,完整切除肿瘤,切除标本送病理检查。病理检查:囊性肿物,11cm×6cm×3cm大小,表面灰白、灰黄、灰褐色,切面可见3个大小不等的囊,分别为5.5cm×3.2cm、4.5cm×3.…     

冬天吃南瓜美味又健康

现代生活中,吃南瓜成为都市人的一种时尚。的确,冬天是吃南瓜的好时节。理由一:应景源自于古英格兰和爱尔兰的塞尔特民族的万圣节,这项在当时称作Sam hain的庆典意味着收成的结束与冬季的来临。在这一天,小朋友们会装扮成女巫或者精灵,手上提着南瓜灯笼,挨家挨户地模仿妖怪来索     

Pinacidil抑制线粒体和死亡受体通路减少大鼠脑缺血再灌注后神经元凋亡(英文)

目的探讨ATP敏感性钾通道开放剂pinacidil对大鼠脑缺血再灌注后神经元凋亡的保护作用及信号转导机制。方法 100 只Wistar 雄性大鼠随机分为四组:A 组(假手术组)、B组 (缺血组)、C 组 (KATP开放剂处理组)及D组 (KATP开放剂和阻断剂处理组)。用线栓法制备大鼠大脑中动脉缺血(middle cerebral artery occlusion,MCAO)模型,用DNA断端末端标记法(terminal-deoxynucleotidytransferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling,TUNEL)检测神经元凋亡,用原位杂交方法检测caspase-3、caspase-8及caspase-9 mRNA的表达。结果 (1) C组12 h、24 h、48 h、72 h 时间点的凋亡细胞数较 B、D 组显著减少(P<0.05 或 P<0.01) ;B 组和 D组之间无显著性差异(P>0.05)。(2) C 组 caspase-3 mRNA 和 caspase-8 mRNA 在各时间点及 caspase-9 mRNA 在 12 h、24 h、48 h、72h 时间点的表达显著少于B组和D组(P<0.01或P<0.05),B组和D组之间无显著性差异(P>0.05)。结论 KATP通道开放剂能显著减少大鼠脑缺血再灌注后的细胞凋亡及caspase-3、caspase-8及caspase-9 mRNA的表达。KATP通道开放剂可能通过抑制线粒体通路和死亡受体通路降低神经元凋亡,保护缺血再灌注损伤后的脑组织。     

血管内介入治疗颅内巨大动脉瘤23例报告

颅内巨大动脉瘤是指最大直径大于25 mm的动脉瘤,治疗仍十分困难,我们采用血管内介入治疗23例颅内巨大动脉瘤病人,并取得良好效果,现结合有关文献分析报告如下.     

人急性胰腺炎早期外周血单核细胞Toll样受体4及CD14表达变化

目的探讨人急性胰腺炎早期外周血单核细胞（peripheral blood monocytes，PBMCs）表面Tbll样受体4（toll like receptor4，TLR4）、CD14表达变化。方法收集发病24h内入院的早期急性胰腺炎病人36例，采集入院当日及第3、第7日外周血，分离单核细胞。用流式细胞术检测单核细胞表面TLR4、CD14表达变化情况。同时检测血清肿瘤坏死因子（tumor necrosis factor alpha，TNF-α）、白细胞介素6（interleukin6，IL-6），研究它们之间的相关性。结果急性胰腺炎病人外周血单核细胞表面TLR4发病后表达上调，在轻症病人渐下降，1周左右恢复正常。TNF-α的变化一致。结论人急性胰腺炎早期可能通过先天性免疫门户蛋白TLR4激活单核巨噬细胞系统导致TNF-α等促炎细胞因子的产生和释放。     

脊髓血管畸形血管内皮生长因子在脑脊液的表达

目的探讨脊髓血管畸形是否存在血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)表达,及其表达与临床特征之间是否存在相关性。方法在手术中留取56例脊髓血管畸形的脑脊液标本,其中动静脉畸形(SCAVM)23例,硬脊膜动静脉瘘(SDAVF)19例,海绵状血管瘤(CM)14例;以我院12例蛛网膜下腔阻滞病人脑脊液作为对照组,分别通过酶联免疫吸附方法(ELISA)测定脊髓血管畸形脑脊液中VEGF含量。结果SCAVM脑脊液中VEGF浓度为(277±66)pg/ml、SDAVF为(318±54)pg/ml、CM为(146±32)pg/ml均高于正常对照组(123±27)pg/ml。术前栓塞和出血均可导致脑脊液VEGF升高。结论VEGF与脊髓血管畸形的发生、发展存在一定关系,出血和栓塞均可影响VEGF的表达。     

腔内钬激光治疗浅表性膀胱癌(附112例报告)

目的：探讨腔内钬激光治疗浅表性膀胱癌的疗效及安全性。方法：对112例浅表膀胱癌患者行经尿道钬激光治疗，其中16例合并前列腺增生症（BPH）者，同时行经尿道前列腺钬激光切除术。结果：112例膀胱肿瘤均一次切除，平均手术时间30min。无膀胱穿孔。术后平均留置尿管36h。随访3月-19月，平均13月，复发7例（6.3%)。结论：经尿道脸内治疗膀胱癌，操作简便，效果好，复发率低，是一种较好的治疗膀胱癌的方法。     

钬激光腔内治疗泌尿系结石(附126例报告)

目的：探讨泌尿系结石腔内钬激光治疗效果及安全性。方法：总结钬激光结合腔内泌尿外科技术治疗126例泌尿系结石的临床资料。结果：5例肾结石和11例膀胱结石，均一次碎石成功，109例输尿管结石，单次碎石率为96.3%(105/109)，复杂结石1例数次行输尿管腔镜下碎石。平均结石排净时间2.8周，平均手术时间30min，平均术后住院2d。术中除1例输尿管穿孔外，无其他并发症。结论：钬激光结合腔内泌尿外科技术治疗泌尿系结石，是一种较新的、安全的、有效的方法。     

血小板聚集实验的常见影响因素

血小板聚集试验(PAgT)是化验室常做的项目,但其结果易受许多因素影响。要注意患者情绪、止血带压力、穿刺技术、抗凝剂的正确使用等。采血前禁止吸烟、饮酒、禁服阿司匹林等抑制血小板聚集、释放的药物,以保证结果的准确性。