小肠间质瘤20例诊治分析

目的　总结小肠间质瘤诊断和治疗经验。方法　对1993—2 0 0 4年收治的2 0例小肠间质瘤的临床资料进行回顾性分析。结果　临床表现为黑便、果酱样血便14例、头晕9例、贫血3例,伴腹部疼痛11例,发病时间2个月至7年。确诊方式:剖腹探查12例,腹腔镜探查6例,小肠镜检查2例;手术方式:小肠间质瘤切除18例,胰十二指肠切除术1例,肿瘤无法切除行保守治疗1例。随访6个月至9年,除1例死于脑干出血、2例长期服用甲磺酸伊马替尼(Gleevec)症状部分缓解外,其余17例均健在,间质瘤无复发。结论　小肠间质瘤预后较好,但对不明原因的消化道出血应及早探查,以避免误诊;Gleevec对晚期小肠间质瘤有较好疗效     

空回肠间质瘤13例诊治分析

目的　探讨空回肠间质瘤的诊断和治疗经验。方法　对我院 1993年 10月～ 2 0 0 4年 1月收治的有完整资料的 13例空回肠间质瘤病例进行回顾性分析 ,本组患者均经术后病理和免疫组化证实。结果　本组患者主要临床表现为消化道出血、腹痛。发病至确诊时间 2个月至 7年。剖腹探查确诊 7例 ,腹腔镜腹腔探查确诊 4例 ,术前确诊的仅 2例。随访 2个月至 9年 ,除 1例死于其它疾患外 ,余 12例均健在 ,无空回肠间质瘤复发病例发现。结论　小肠间质瘤预后甚好 ,但本病缺乏特征性的临床表现及有效的诊断手段 ,易致长期延误诊治 ;对长期不明原因的消化道出血患者 ,及早行剖腹探查或腹腔镜腹腔探查是避免小肠间质瘤长期延误诊治 ,改善患者预后的关键     

正电子放射性药物自动分装注射系统的设计与测试

目的 设计研发新型正电子放射性药物自动分装注射系统,以实现精准药物活度注射,简化注射流程,降低职业照射。方法 选择钨合金作为屏蔽材料,采用基于单片机控制步进电机驱动技术,设计机械驱动模块、管路系统、控制软件。制作设备及相关配套装置。测量防护效能和性能。结果 自动分装注射放射性药物时间约60 s,设备50次稳定性测试空白试验的成功率100%。系统整体注射活度的分装误差≤3%;设备箱体屏蔽40 mmPb,台面屏蔽60 mmPb,隔离防护屏蔽15 mmPb,内置钨合金原液罐50 mmPb。距离运行中设备30 cm处平均剂量率为1.44 μSv/h。操作人员肢端辐射剂量较使用注射器防护套注射操作降低99%以上。结论 自动分装注射系统操作简便,分装精度高,重复性好,防护安全,达到设计功能和放射防护要求。     

喉鳞状细胞癌组织中缺氧诱导因子-1和人表皮生长因子受体2的表达

目的:检测喉鳞状细胞癌(喉鳞癌)组织中缺氧诱导因子-1(HIF-1)和人表皮生长因子受体2(HER-2)蛋白的表达。方法:采用免疫组化法检测78例喉鳞癌组织和23例癌旁正常组织中HIF-1、HER-2蛋白的表达,分析二者与临床病理参数的关系。结果:喉鳞癌组织中HIF-1、HER-2蛋白的阳性表达率分别为71.8%、80.8%,均高于癌旁正常组织(30.4%,34.8%,χ2=12.947和17.990,P均<0.05);HIF-1、HER-2蛋白的表达与组织分化程度、颈淋巴结转移及临床分期均有关(P<0.05)。喉鳞癌组织中HIF-1和HER-2蛋白的表达正关联(rP=0.385,P<0.001)。结论:HIF-1和HER-2蛋白可能在喉鳞癌的发生、分化和转移中起协同作用。     

Realizing or Relinquishing Rights? Homeless Youth,Their Life on the Streets and Their Knowledge and Experience of Health and Social Services in Hillbrow,South Africa

Poverty and youth unemployment are critical issues in South Africa with homeless persons begging at traffic light intersections in all major cities. Support services represent one way of empowering homeless youth. The study therefore examined the experiences of 10 homeless young adult males in Hillbrow, Johannesburg and whether they were aware of local health and social services. Qualitative interviews revealed that participants experienced poor health, addiction, physical violence, psychological trauma, and public hostility. Despite limited education, they were aware of and utilized local health and social services. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for social work.     

Children's health care: Book and media reviews

Let's Remember Corky, Fine, Polly Delson, Shaker Heights, Ohio, 1981. Paperback, unpaged, $4.75.

The Tenth Good Thing about Barney, Viorst, Judith, Hartford, Atheneum, 1971. Paperback, 20 pages, illustrated by Erik Blegvad.

Jasper Enters the Hospital, 16½ mins., The Day of Jasper's Operation, 13½ mins., Wellness: It's Not Magic, 15 mins., Video Cassettes‐ 16 mm. Available from: Kids Corner, 2027 North Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907, (303) 475–2499.

First Do No Harm, produced by Pierce Atkins Corporation, 45 mins., S400 (purchase), S45 (daily rental). Distributed by Children's Hospital National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20010.

Pediatric Diagnostic Procedures With Guidelines for Preparing Children for Clinical Tests, Droske, Susan C. and Francis, Sally A. Toronto, John Wiley and Sons Inc., 1981.

The Children's Medical Series ‐ a series of eight videotapes with Susan Linn and her puppets.     

The Role of Behavioral,Normative and Control Beliefs in Breast Self-Examination

ABSTRACT

Context: A limited number of studies have been conducted examining the role of beliefs in the prediction of breast self-examination (BSE) behavior in Australian women, particularly women under 50 years of age for which it is the primary method of early detection of breast cancer.

Objective: The present research investigated the differences in behavioral, normative and control beliefs between BSE performers and non-performers, within a theory of planned behavior framework, to assist in the development of specific education programs aimed at increasing BSE amongst this demographic group.

Method: Two hundred and fifty-three women enrolled in an undergraduate psychology course completed a questionnaire assessing beliefs regarding BSE. One month later, these women reported their BSE behavior during the previous month. Multivariate analyses were performed to identify belief-based differences between BSE performers and non-performers.

Results: Underlying behavioral and control, but not normative, beliefs about BSE distinguished between BSE performers and non-performers. Performers were more likely than non-performers to believe that engaging in BSE would be associated with identifying a lump or breast change sooner and detecting a breast cancer earlier in its course. Non-performers were more likely to perceive factors such as forgetting to perform the behavior, lack of time, lack of knowledge about how to perform the behavior, laziness, and a lack of confidence in their ability to identify lumps and breast changes as factors preventing their control over the performance of BSE.

Conclusions: The belief-based differences between BSE performers and non-performers found in this study can be used to inform health promotion strategies aimed at increasing BSE behavior in women less than 50 years of age.     

A Complex Negotiation: Women's Experiences of Naming and Not Naming Premenstrual Distress in Couple Relationships

ABSTRACT

Recent research has demonstrated the importance of family relationships in women's experience of premenstrual changes, their construction of these changes as “PMS.” However, the discursive process by which women take up the subject position of “PMS” sufferer through the explicit naming of “PMS” to an intimate partner has received little research attention. Drawing on 60 individual interviews with Australian women, conducted between 2004 and 2006, we examined accounts of naming “PMS” in intimate relationships, women's explanations for naming or not naming, their experiences of their partner naming them as premenstrual. The analysis process identified an overarching theme of naming “PMS,” which was made up of three themes: naming to explain; “PMS” becoming the only explanation for distress; “PMS” as not a legitimate explanation for distress. The findings suggest that clinicians need to be aware of women's complex, often ambivalent, experiences of naming “PMS” within their relationships, when working with women, couples, seeking treatment or support for premenstrual distress.     

Smoking Cessation Programs for Seniors:A Group Model That Works

We describe an intensive group program for older adults, facilitated by a tobacco cessation specialist and a geriatric social worker, designed to focus on factors that maintain smoking behavior. Integral components dealt with issues specific to the older adult such as social isolation or economic need. Pharmacological therapy was provided. Participants with a mean age of 67 years who smoked an average of 19 cigarettes per day completed the program. Sixty-six percent of participants had been treated or were in treatment for depression and/or anxiety. Follow-up was completed at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. The cessation rate across follow-up points was 68%. This program shows that older adults can maintain smoking cessation when provided with programs designed to address their issues.