基因治疗在心脏外科的作用

尽管基因治疗在实验研究方面已做了大量的工作 ,但实际上临床治疗成功的尚不多。现复习这一领域的近期文献 ,并讨论基因治疗的一些限制和潜在的问题 ,强调在心脏外科作基因治疗临床试验之前必须提请考虑的问题和规则。     

妊高征与眼底视网膜病变的临床探讨

目的 :探讨妊高征患者临床特征与视网膜病变的关系。方法 :观察 2 2 0例妊高征患者的眼底情况。结果 :视网膜病变与水肿关系不密切 ,与平均动脉压、蛋白尿的严重程度、病程及红细胞压积有密切关系 ;有眼底改变者 118例 ,占 5 0 .3%。结论 :眼底镜检查是临床上借以了解视网膜血管的常用方法 ,并可反映妊高征病情的程度 ,为产程处理提供依据     

Endoscopic T-tube placement in the management of lye-induced esophageal perforation: Case report of a safe treatment strategy

Esophageal perforation is associated with a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. We report herein a case of lye-induced esophageal perforation managed successfully by employing endoscopic T-tube placement with a successful outcome.     

18F-FDG符合线路显像与同机CT融合在肿瘤诊断的应用

【目的】评价~(18)F-FDG符合线路显像及同机CT图像融合在肿瘤诊断中的价值。【方法】经病理确诊或临床确诊为恶性肿瘤的病人79例,良性肿块病人19例进行~(18)F-FDG符合线路显像及同机CT图像融合检查,经COSEM重建,结果与解剖显像比较。【结果】①~(18)F-FDG符合显像诊断恶性肿瘤的敏感性、特异性、准确率、阳性预测值和阴性预测值分别为92.4％、89.5％、91.8％、97.3％和73.9％,解剖显像分别为79.8％、63.2％、76.5％、90.0％和42.9％。②同部位显像比较中,~(18)F-FDG显像病灶探测数为302个,而解剖显像为286个。③同机CT融合明显提高对肺部近纵隔、膈缘及腹部等部位的定位诊断。【结论】~(18)F-FDG符合线路显像较解剖显像更好地对恶性肿瘤作出鉴别诊断,并且能探测到更多的恶性病灶,同机CT融合较大地提高定位诊断的准确性,具有重要的临床价值,值得临床广泛应用。     

Influence of Chewing and Clenching on Salivary Cortisol Levels as an Indicator of Stress

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of chewing and clenching on salivary cortisol levels as an indicator of stress. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventeen healthy dentulous subjects were given arithmetic exercises to perform within a 20-minute time limit in order to elicit stress (stress loading). In the first experiment (chewing), after stress loading, the subjects were asked to chew a paraffin wax while reading printed material (books, magazines, etc.) in silence for 10 minutes. The same procedure was then carried out again for control purposes, but this time the subjects were not required to chew wax. In the second experiment (light clenching), after stress loading, the subjects were required to carry out 5 seconds of light clenching followed by 5 seconds of rest repeatedly over a 3-minute period. The whole 3-minute process was repeated a total of three times. The control data for this second experiment consisted of measurements taken during the rest periods. Saliva specimens were collected in both experiments both before stress loading and after each procedure during 1-minute intervals to measure cortisol levels. RESULTS: In the chewing experiment, salivary cortisol levels were significantly reduced by chewing, compared with those in the controls (p < 0.05). This reduction in salivary cortisol was observed during chewing over a 10-minute period following stress loading. In the clenching experiment, salivary cortisol levels also showed a significant reduction during clenching, compared with those in the controls (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that chewing and clenching promote relaxation in subjects under stress.