Laparoscopic nephrectomy in a porcine model.

Laparoscopic nephrectomy was performed in 15 male pigs, the procedure was successful in 14. Extraction of the intact kidney through a 5-cm lower abdomen incision was done in 7 animals; complete destruction and evacuation of the kidney was accomplished by a round-knife suction device through a 1-cm port in another 7 pigs. Grossly, the specimen consisted of sausage-like tubular renal tissue and a small amount of tissue debris. Pathology revealed that the glomerular and tubular structures were well preserved, no interstitial hematoma could be found. Four ports were usually used, one 1-cm umbilical camera port, one 0.5-cm port for ureter traction, and two 1-cm working ports along the midclavicular line. All the pigs recovered uneventfully. The average operation time was 3 h 20 min. The application of endo-GIA (United States Surgical Corporation) for renal hilum reduced the operative time to 2 h 20 min. Complications included renal vein tear during endoclip application and cutting in the first case, mild subcutaneous emphysema in 2 cases. This first pig received exploratory laparotomy for the repair and ligation of the renal vein. No more major complications occurred with increasing experience. From this porcine experiment, we conclude that the combination of laparoscopy, a tissue destroyer and an endobag for the entrapment of kidney seem to be a promising technique for clinical nephrectomy.     

Ⅲ型、Ⅳ型胶原在慢性胰腺炎组织中的表达

目的检测Ⅲ、Ⅳ型胶原在CP及正常胰腺组织中的表达水平,研究其在胰腺间质纤维化形成中的作用。方法免疫组织化学方法检测16例CP标本及6例正常胰腺组织中Ⅲ、Ⅳ型胶原的表达。结果16例CP中,Ⅲ型、Ⅳ型胶原表达均为轻度以上深染,其中重度深染50%（8/16）,中度深染31.25%（5/16）;而正常胰腺组织Ⅲ、Ⅳ型胶原表达均为浅染。正常胰腺组织中Ⅲ、Ⅳ型胶原表达于基底膜、间质纤维、导管壁、血管壁,Ⅲ型胶原以间质纤维表达最明显,Ⅳ型胶原以基底膜表达最明显。CP组织中Ⅲ型胶原表达于基底膜、间质纤维、导管壁、血管壁,以间质纤维最明显;Ⅳ型胶原表达于基底膜、间质纤维、导管壁、血管壁,以基底膜最明显。结论Ⅲ、Ⅳ型胶原的表达增强在胰腺纤维化的形成中可能有重要作用。     

Percutaneous bone marrow grafting of fractures and bony defects. An experimental study in rabbits

Since bone marrow has been shown to contain osteoprogenitor cells, an experiment was devised to test its effects when injected percutaneously into osteotomies and 2-cm bony defects produced in rabbit radii. The parameters tested included callus volume, breaking load, tensile strength, and cross-sectional area of callus at the fracture or bony defect site. At two weeks postgrafting callus volume was significantly higher (p less than 0.01) in the grafted radii than in the contralateral saline controls. By four weeks all four parameters were significantly greater in the bone marrow grafted radii than in the contralateral saline controls. Serial radiographs and histology confirm this advanced fracture healing in the grafted bones. The earlier and more abundant callus, at the bone marrow grafted sites, was felt to provide earlier and greater stability, resulting in decreased early healing time when contrasted with the saline controls. Similarly, the bony defects that were grafted with bone marrow united by a bony bridge, whereas the saline controls did not. Percutaneous bone marrow grafting is a simple semi-invasive technique that may have potential clinical applications.     

Case-control study of colon cancer and drinking water trihalomethanes in Wisconsin

A case-control study was conducted to test the hypothesis that chronic ingestion of trihalomethanes (THMs), occurring as chlorination byproducts in drinking water, carries a risk of colon cancer. Lifetime residential and water source histories and information on water-drinking habits, diet, sociodemographics, medical and occupation histories, lifestyle and other factors were obtained by questionnaire from a statewide sample of newly-diagnosed colon cancer cases (N = 347), controls with cancer of other sites (N = 639) and general population controls (N = 611). Since no data on past THM levels exists, it was necessary to devise a scheme to generate THM estimates for all Wisconsin water sources. For this, a statistical model based on quantitative THM measures and routinely-recorded data taken at 81 municipal water facilities was used in conjunction with individual residential histories to estimate lifetime and period-specific THM exposure for each case and control. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios adjusted for age, sex and urban living, for colon cancer and THM exposure. The study results indicate that THM in Wisconsin drinking water does not pose a significant colon cancer risk. Odds ratios for exposure to the middle and highest category of lifetime cumulative THM were 1.05 (95% Cl = 0.66-1.68) and 0.93(95%Cl = 0.55-1.57) respectively, relative to the cancer control group, and 1.10 (95%Cl = 0.68-1.78) and 0.73 (95% Cl = 0.44-1.21) respectively, relative to the general population controls.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

胸水CYFRA21-1、CEA及NSE联合测定对肺癌的诊断价值

目的　通过胸水CYFRA2 1 1(细胞角蛋白片段 )、CEA(癌胚抗原 )及NSE(神经烯醇化酶 )的检测 ,探讨各指标对肺癌诊断特异性及联合分析对肺癌的诊断价值和临床意义。方法　对 12 3例肺良性疾病组患者和 15 6例肺癌组患者胸水进行上述肿瘤标志物测定。将肺癌患者又根据病理类型分成腺癌组 (81例 )、鳞癌组 (5 0例 )、小细胞癌组 (12例 )和未定性癌组 (13例 )对各指标分别进行对照分析。结果　肺癌组胸水CYFRA2 1 1、CEA及NSE含量 (ng/ml)分别为 5 5 34± 37 44、5 7 11± 5 2 6 5及 16 99± 2 9 2 2 ,而肺良性疾病组的含量则分别为 9 0 8± 7 5 4、9 92± 6 2 8和 7 30±6 2 9,各指标的统计学检验均有极显著差异 (P <0 0 0 1)。CYFRA2 1 1在肺鳞癌组最高 ,与小细胞肺癌组相比有显著差异 (P <0 0 5 ) ,而与腺癌组和未定型癌组相比无显著差异 (P <0 0 5 ) ;CEA主要在腺癌组的含量均比其他肺癌组有极明显增高 (P <0 0 0 1) ;NSE则在小细胞癌组最高 ,其含量与其他肺癌组相比有极明显增加 (P <0 0 0 1)。结论　胸水CYFRA2 1 1,CEA及NSE在不同组织类型肺癌中的含量明显不同 ;三者联合测定对肺癌的诊断有重要的临床参考价值     

糖尿病合并冠心病的概述

从糖尿病合并冠心病的流行病学、病理基础、发病机理及临床、治疗五个方面论述了糖尿病合并冠心病的现代基础研究,并对其中西医结合治疗提出了方法.     

Effect of meal on the physiological and physicochemical actions of potassium citrate

The effect of meals on the physiological and physicochemical actions of potassium citrate was examined in 8 patients with nephrolithiasis maintained on a constant metabolic dietary regimen. Potassium citrate (20 mEq. 3 times per day), whether given with food or on an empty stomach, significantly increased urinary pH, citrate and potassium, and decreased urinary calcium and ammonium. Moreover, potassium citrate decreased urinary saturation of calcium oxalate and uric acid, although it slightly increased that of brushite. However, there was no significant difference in these measures when the drug was given with meals from the time when it was given on an empty stomach. Thus, the effect of potassium citrate on urinary risk factors is unaffected by food.     

Experimental transmission of Plasmodium mexicanum by bites of infected Lutzomyia vexator (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Lutzomyia vexator is an efficient experimental vector of Plasmodium mexicanum, infecting 69.2% (9/13) of the Sceloporus undulatus lizards with as few as one bite. Sporozoites were present in the salivary glands by day 6.5 postfeed and infective by day 8 postfeed at 27 degrees C. The prepatent period was relatively long, ranging from 23 to 40 days for bite-induced infections and appears to be related to the number of sporozoites injected. The acute phase of the infection is initially exponential and rapid. All lizards (6) that were not sacrificed, died of fulminating infections from 13 to 56 days after parasites were seen in the blood films. Gametocytes from 2 experimentally infected lizards were infective to L. vexator during the course of the acute infection. The majority of P. mexicanum parasites were in erythrocytes of Sc. undulatus. Exoerythrocytic forms were observed in circulating lymphocytes and thrombocytes, lymphocytes of spleen and bone marrow, and endothelial cells of brain capillaries.     

Multiple medication: problems of the elderly patient.

Elderly persons are apt to receive multiple drugs for many diseases. Prescribers should take extra care in persons aged over 65-70 years, and especially the very old. The main problem of the elderly is the unpredictability of their response to drugs. Self-medication with both prescribed and over-the-counter drugs worsens this problem. Drug actions may be altered by impairment of the liver, kidneys and brain, or acute illness, or both. Unwanted (adverse) drug reactions often produce rapid and unduly severe illness in the old. Some antibacterial antibiotics like the sulphonamides are best avoided. Taking many drugs together promotes adverse interactions between the drugs. Drugs with a narrow therapeutic ratio, such as warfarin, digoxin, the aminoglycosides, and many antiarrhythmic drugs, cause clinical problems. Old persons respond more abruptly to drugs like benzodiazepines, opioid analgesics, and antiparkinsonian drugs. Anaesthesia given on top of psychotropic drugs may damage the central nervous system. The elderly brain is more sensitive to induction agents and short-acting intravenous anaesthetics, like alfentanil and midazolam; the elderly liver is more easily damaged by inhalational anaesthetics like halothane. The overall benefit:risk ratio should be judged for every drug in each patient. Wherever possible, drug treatment should be avoided. If drugs are given, safe drugs with broad therapeutic ratios and tissue- or receptor-specific actions are preferable. Drug doses are usually, but not always, reduced. Benefit from a drug should be assessed early. Severe unpredictable adverse reactions need immediate cessation of the drug and prompt patient support. The practitioner should frequently review the patient's continuing need for drugs.