Spinal epidural lipomatosis with thoracic osteoporotic compression fracture causing paraplegia.

Spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL) frequently occurs as a result of long-term steroid administration for various disorders, and patients often present with osteoporosis. Acute paraplegia in patients with extensive thoracic SEL is rare. We report a case of acute paraplegia caused by osteoporotic compression fracture with extensive thoracic SEL in a 44-year-old man with rheumatoid arthritis who had received steroid therapy for 4 years. He presented initially with abdominal distension and weakness of lower limbs, and a sudden onset of paraplegia with complete motor and sensory loss below the T6 level ensued. Plain radiographs showed an osteoporotic compression fracture of the T6 vertebra. Magnetic resonance imaging showed osteoporotic compression fractures of the T5 and T6 vertebrae and SEL from T2 to T10 vertebrae. Decompressive laminectomy with epidural fat debulking was performed, and the pathology was confirmed as epidural lipomatosis. His neurological condition showed no improvement below the T6 level 3 months after surgery. Osteoporotic compression fracture is a risk factor for acute paraplegia in patients with thoracic SEL and decompressive surgery should be performed without delay.     

抗β2糖蛋白1抗体与习惯性流产

目的 探讨抗β2 GP1抗体与习惯性流产间的关系。方法 选取122例有习惯性流产史未妊娠妇女为流产组，选取60名未妊娠正常生育育龄妇女为正常对照组，用酶联免疫法检测两组血清中抗β2 GP1抗体。结果 122例不明原因习惯性流产史的患者中，抗β2 GP1IgA、IgG、IgM型抗体阳性率分别为13．1％、9．0％和15．6％。这三型自身抗体阳性率均明显高于正常对照组，差别有显著性(P分别为P=0．009、P=0．011、P=0．003)。结论 对不明原因习惯性流产史的患者作抗β2 GP1抗体检测，将有助于病因的诊断。     

Ilizarov外固定器治疗马蹄内翻足的护理

[目的]总结13例马蹄内翻足应用外固定器矫形的护理。[方法]采取心理疏导、针孔护理、密切观察肢体感觉、运动功能,指导正确使用外固定器及康复训练等综合护理。[结果]随访13例患者术后疗效满意,无1例因护理不当出现并发症。[结论]应用外固定器治疗,通过围手术期精心护理,保证了手术的成功,达到了病人的满意。     

电视硬质气管镜治疗大气道良性肿瘤

目的探讨电视硬质气管镜在大气道良性肿瘤治疗中的价值.方法2002年9月～2005年4月,我院应用电视硬质气管镜治疗大气道良性肿瘤7例,其中气管1例,隆突1例,左主支气管3例,右主支气管2例.手术采用静脉全身麻醉,喷射通气供氧,探查评估气道后,首先冷冻或电凝肿瘤,破坏肿瘤血供,再以活检钳分块取出,蒂部采用冷冻或氩气凝固处理;对于宽蒂肿瘤,内镜下将肿瘤主体清除后中转开胸行气管局部切除吻合术.结果7例手术均顺利,无一例死亡和严重并发症发生.6例气管窄蒂良性肿瘤镜下完整摘除,1例气管膜部宽蒂平滑肌瘤先内镜清除肿瘤主体后中转开胸行气管局部切除.术后病理为错构瘤2例,平滑肌瘤3例,嗜酸性肉芽肿性腺瘤1例,炎症组织1例.7例随访3～36个月,平均17.3月,无肿瘤复发.结论电视硬质气管镜治疗大气道良性肿瘤安全可靠.     

Long-Term Clinical Outcomes Following Treatment of Actinic Keratosis with Imiquimod 5% Cream

BACKGROUND: The results from four phase III, randomized, vehicle-controlled studies showed that imiquimod 5% cream (imiquimod) was safe and effective in the treatment of actinic keratosis (AK). Patients applied imiquimod or vehicle cream to AK lesions on the face or balding scalp, dosing three times per week or two times per week for 16 weeks. OBJECTIVE: To obtain long-term safety follow-up data and estimate AK recurrence in patients who completely cleared their AK lesions in the treatment area at the 8-week post-treatment visit in the phase III studies. METHODS: One hundred forty-six patients from 30 study centers in the United States were evaluated for clinical evidence of AK, and safety data were collected. RESULTS: After a median follow-up period of 16 months, 24.7% (19 of 77) of the patients administered imiquimod three times per week and 42.6% (23 of 54) of the patients administered imiquimod two times per week had a recurrence of AK (the appearance of at least one AK lesion) in the original treatment area. The median number of AK lesions present was one lesion for both patients receiving imiquimod three times and those receiving imiquimod two times per week compared with a median of six lesions at baseline in the combined three times per week and two times per week phase III studies. There were no long-term safety issues, and the skin quality seen in the imiquimod-treated patients at the end of the phase III studies was maintained. CONCLUSION: One and a half years following treatment, imiquimod continued to provide a long-term clinical benefit in a majority of patients who experienced complete clearance of their AK lesions.     

False positive accumulation in 18F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scan due to sarcoid reaction following induction chemotherapy for lung cancer

We present a case of lung cancer that showed false positive accumulation in an ¹⁸F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scan following induction chemotherapy for suspected metastasis and progression of malignancy. A 66-year-old man was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in the lung, classified as clinical stage IIIA (T2N2M0), and underwent induction chemotherapy. An FDG-PET scan prior to chemotherapy demonstrated accumulation only in the tumor, whereas following treatment it revealed a strong accumulation not only in the tumor, but also in the supraclavicular lymph nodes, which indicated lymph node metastasis. The patient underwent a biopsy of the right supraclavicular lymph node and mediastinoscopy, after which all dissected lymph nodes showed sarcoid reactions and no tumor cells were found pathologically. We concluded that when evaluating the effect of induction chemotherapy for malignancy, a sarcoid reaction might lead to the false positive accumulation of FDG.     

Saccular Aneurysm of the Azygos Anterior Cerebral Artery: Three Case Reports

The azygos anterior cerebral artery, a rare anomaly in the circle of Willis in which only a single vessel supplies the medial aspects of both anterior cerebral hemispheres, is closely associated with saccular aneurysms. We present three cases of azygos anterior cerebral artery aneurysms among the 781 cerebral aneurysms surgically treated at our institution in an 11-year period. These three cases all involved elderly women who presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Conventional cerebral angiography and CT angiography revealed small saccular aneurysms at the distal ends of the azygos anterior cerebral arteries. These aneurysms were clipped successfully using a bifrontal interhemispheric approach. Hence, the pathogenesis of these particular aneurysms relating to hemodynamic change, associated anomalies, and surgical pitfalls is discussed with review of literature.     

重组人骨形态发生蛋白7的腺相关病毒载体的构建

目的构建重组人骨形态发生蛋白7(hBMP7)的腺相关病毒(AAV)载体。方法通过RT-PCR方法,从HEK293细胞中扩增hBMP7全长cDNA并亚克隆入通用型AAV载体质粒pSNAV。将pSNAV-hBMP7质粒DNA转染BHK-21细胞,筛选出携带hBMP7的AAV载体细胞株—BHK-21细胞。用能表达Rap和Cap的重组1型单纯疱疹病毒HSV1-rc/ΔUL2按MOI=0·1感染BHK-21载体细胞株后收获病毒液,通过氯仿—PEG/NaCl沉淀—氯仿抽提纯化病毒。结果所克隆的hBMP7全长cDNA经测序证实和已知hBMP7序列完全一致。通过用能表达Rap和Cap的重组1型单纯疱疹病毒HSV1-rc/ΔUL2感染携带hBMP7基因的AAV载体细胞株BHK-21细胞的方法获得了滴度为2×1012vg/ml、纯度达99%的重组人骨形态发生蛋白7的腺相关病毒载体(AAV-hBMP7)。结论RT-PCR方法从HEK293细胞中扩增克隆hBMP全长cDNA是一种有效可行的方法。成功地构建了高滴度、高纯度的AAV-hBMP7载体,为进一步体内及体外研究基因治疗促进骨愈合提供了有力的工具。