Kissing intrasellar carotid arteries in acromegaly: CT demonstration

Acromegaly is a disease with protean manifestations that are well described in the literature. One finding infrequently encountered is aneurysmal dilatation of the internal carotid arteries and their branches. A case is presented, with CT documentation, in which the enlarged cavernous portions of the internal carotid arteries prolapsed into the sella turcica and enlarged it. Frontal bossing, frontal sinus enlargement, a dense cortical calvarium, prominent inion, and proptosis secondary to extraocular muscular enlargement were findings also present in this patient. The sella CT appearance has brought the term "kissing intrasellar arteries" to mind to suggest the diagnosis.     

The influence of reported paternal attitudes on the decision to breast-feed

Objective: To identify factors that influence a woman's decision to breast-feed.
Methodology: Five hundred and fifty-six women were recruited from the maternity wards of two Perth hospitals. Data were collected from a self-administered questionnaire completed by participants prior to discharge. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine factors influencing the initiation of breast-feeding.
Results: At discharge from hospital 83.8% of women were breast-feeding, including 6% who were giving complementary formula feeds. After controlling for potentially confounding demographic and biomedical factors, the father's reported preference for breast-feeding was found to be the most important factor influencing a woman's decision to breast-feed (OR 10.18).
Conclusion: Fathers participate in and influence the choice of infant feeding method and should be included in breast-feeding discussions.     

Margin of safety for discharge after apnea in preterm infants

OBJECTIVE: Most neonatologists include an apnea-free period in the criteria for the discharge of preterm infants. However, the length of time one should wait after the cessation of apnea before sending an infant home without a monitor is debated. We undertook this study in an attempt to define a minimal and safe observation period between the time of the last apnea episode and discharge. METHODS: We reasoned that in infants with idiopathic apnea of prematurity, the intervals between days on which apnea occurs gradually increase until some point at which clinically significant apnea ceases. Therefore, knowledge about the intervals between days on which apnea occurred just before the last apnea would provide a reasonable estimate of the minimal safe observation interval between the last apnea and discharge. We reviewed the charts of 266 infants born in 1993 and 1994 at 相似文献   

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