Myofascial wrap to treat intractable urinary incontinence in children

Objectives. The management of intractable urinary incontinence in the patient with cloacal or bladder exstrophy/epispadias, failed bladder neck plasty, or failed augmentation cystoplasty remains a surgical challenge. The myofascial wrap, a modification of the rectus fascial wrap, was developed to treat intractable urinary incontinence due to sphincteric incompetence in these problematic cases. A full-thickness, vascularized pedicle of anterior rectus sheath, rectus abdominis muscle, and posterior rector sheath is incorporated into a bladder neck wrap to provide support, mucosal coaptation, and active muscular tone.Methods. Eight patients (5 females and 3 males) with total urinary incontinence due to sphincteric incompetence underwent the myofascial wrap. Urinary tract pathology included cloacal exstrophy (2), female epispadias (2), classic bladder exstrophy (1), male epispadias (1), myelomeningocele (1), and a pelvic tumor (1). The procedure is performed by harvesting a full-thickness strip of pedicled rectus muscle along with the anterior and posterior fascial sheaths. The strip is passed underneath and then over the bladder neck in a near 360° wrap. The free end of the wrap is anchored into the pubic bone in an ipsilateral subperiosteal pouch.Results. Six of the 8 patients are completely continent, and 2 patients void spontaneously without the need for catheterization.Conclusions. The myofascial wrap provides support, mucosal coaptation, and muscular tone to an incompetent sphincter and bladder neck. Favorable results in a very difficult population of pediatric patients warrant its continued use.     

Upper Gastrointestinal Irritation and Arrhythmia

Abstract: The influence of endoscopic examination on the occurrence of arrhythmia was investigated electrocardiographically in 30 patients with cardiovascular disease who underwent transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) (group A) and 38 patients with digestive tract disease who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE) (group B). The mode and frequency of arrhythmia during the examination were compared between the two groups. (1) Arrhythmia was more frequently observed in group A (22 of 30, 73.3%) than in group B (9 of 38, 23.7%) patients (p<0.001). The common arrhythmias in both groups were supraventricular premature beat and ventricular premature beat. Serious arrhythmias, such as 2nd degree atrioventricular block and ventricular fibrillation were detected only in group A patients. (2) The region of the esophagus where the tip of the probe or scope was located was classified into three segments: upper (0–15 cm), middle (15–35 cm) and lower (35 cm<). Arrhythmias tended to be frequent when the tip of the probe or scope was located in the middle segment of the esophagus. These data indicate that arrhythmias observed during TEE or UGIE are related to the underlying heart disease. Furthermore, the middle segment of the esophagus appears to be particularly susceptible to the provocation of arrhythmia.     

INAUGURAL ARTICLE by a Recently Elected Academy Member:Characterization of a 34-kDa soybean binding protein for the syringolide elicitors

Syringolides are water-soluble, low-molecular-weight elicitors that trigger defense responses in soybean cultivars carrying the Rpg4 disease-resistance gene but not in rpg4 cultivars. ¹²⁵I-syringolide 1 previously was shown to bind to a soluble protein(s) in extracts from soybean leaves. A 34-kDa protein that accounted for ¹²⁵I-syringolide 1 binding activity was isolated with a syringolide affinity-gel column. Partial sequences of internal peptides of the 34-kDa protein were identical to P34, a previously described soybean seed allergen. In soybean seeds, P34 is processed from a 46-kDa precursor protein and was shown to have homology with thiol proteases. P34 is a moderately abundant protein in soybean seeds and cotyledons but its level in leaves is low. cDNAs encoding 46-, 34-, and 32-kDa forms of the soybean protein were cloned into the baculovirus vector, pVL1392, and expressed in insect cells. The resulting 32- and 34-kDa proteins, but not the 46-kDa protein, exhibited ligand-specific ¹²⁵I-syringolide binding activity. These results suggest that P34 may be the receptor that mediates syringolide signaling.     

胎儿宫内窘迫对新生儿神经行为的影响

目的：测定宫内窘迫的新生儿神经行为，以探讨宫内窘迫与新生儿神经行为表现、预后的关系。方法：用ＮＢＮＡ神经行为２０项指标进行测定。结果：宫内窘迫新生儿６０例与正常新生儿６０例比较，测定总分之间差异有显著性（Ｐ＜０．０１）。窘迫组中４１例无窒息者与正常对照差异有显著性（Ｐ＜０．０１），窘迫组中１９例有窒息者与正常对照组差异更为显著，急性窘迫３８例与慢性窘迫２２例之间也有显著差异（Ｐ＜０．００１）。结论：胎儿宫内窘迫影响新生儿的神经行为能力。     

山东省潍坊市乡村卫生组织一体化管理调查

“乡村一体化管理”是农村基层卫生组织主动适应社会主义市场经济发展而创造的一种基层卫生机构管理体制。几年来各地的改革实践已经证明:这一新型的管理体制对于强化乡镇卫生院行政管理职能、调整组织结构和服务功能、优化卫生资源、提高综合效益有着积极的促进作用,是现阶段农村乡镇卫生院求生存、促发展的一条有效途径。本文作者受卫生部委托对山东省潍坊市一体化管理做了实地考察。对潍坊市立足实际、因地制宜地开展多种形式的一体化管理所取得的成功经验给予了充分肯定,并对此种管理体制实施的效果及存在的问题做了客观分析,提出了政策性建议,是迄今为止对“乡村一体化管理”所做的全面、系统、科学的总结和评价,旨在启发各地在实施“一体化管理”的过程中,不断兴利除弊、大胆创新,在实践中开拓新思路,迈出新步伐,探索出一条适应我国农村卫生事业建设和发展的新路子。     

核素动态显像因子分析诊断股骨头缺血性坏死的应用初探

本文介绍了的核素动态显像因子分析成象原理与方法，并对１０例正常人和２８例成人股骨头缺血性坏死（ＡＦＨＩＮ）病人进行了放射性核素显像因子分析，结果表明：ＡＦＨＩＮ病人病变股骨的骨因子图像表现为明显浓聚，随病情加重股骨头头影像增大，且逐渐增浓。Ⅰ、Ⅱ期ＡＦＨＩＮ病人软组织因子图像无异常，Ⅲ期以上者的软组织因子图像可见髋关节处有明显浓聚。因此，核素动态显像因子分析不但可以早期诊断ＡＦＨＩＮ，而且对该病的分期判定也有重要的临床应用价值。     

Crossed inhibition of the soleus H reflex during passive pedalling movement

We hypothesized that sensory input from the moving leg induces presynaptic inhibition of the soleus H reflex pathway in the contralateral stationary leg. The results showed a crossed inhibition during passive pedalling movement of the leg, which was not removed by low levels of tonic contraction of soleus in the stationary leg. The inhibition was correlated exponentially to the rate of the movement (R²=0.934, P<0.05) and was not dependent on the quadrants through which the moving leg was passing. Static flexion of the stationary leg caused ipsilateral inhibition of the reflexes (t=5.590, P<0.05), independent of the orientations of the other leg. We concluded that sensory inflow from the moving leg induces presynaptic inhibition in the stationary leg, that a complex transformation of the sensory input in the spinal cord or brain underlies the tonic crossed inhibition and phasic ipsilateral inhibition, and that descending motor commands exert a powerful control over these sensorimotor modulatory mechanisms.     

微波氚标记法与化合物结构的关系

本文报道了应用微波氚标记了许多不同类型的化合物,这些化合物的放射比度与结构紧密相关,对于在相同条件下研究不同化合物的标记比度提供了一些参考数据。     

肿瘤坏死因子刺激牛脑微血管内皮细胞释放内皮素-1及粉防己碱的拮抗作用

目的:观察肿瘤坏死因子（TNF）对培养的牛脑微血管内皮细胞释放内皮素-1（ET－1）的刺激作用及粉防己碱（Tet）对ET－1释放的抑制作用。方法：放免测定法。结果：TNF在（l～100μg·L(-1)）之间能剂量依赖性的促进牛脑微血管内皮细胞释放ET-1，Tet（10(－6)～10(－4)mol·L(－1)）能拮抗TNF诱导的ET－1释放并呈量效关系。