Long-term outcome of completion gastrectomy for nonmalignant disease

Between 1989 and 1995 we performed completion gastrectomy for non-malignant disease in 21 patients (11 men and 10 women, mean age 48.4 years). These patients had undergone a total of 48 prior gastric operations. Indications for completion gastrectomy in this group were anastomotic ulceration with stricture in eight patients, alkaline reflux gastritis and/or esophagitis in eight, postsurgical gastroparesis in two, gastroesophageal necrosis in two, and gastrocutaneous fistula in one. Major preoperative symptoms included nausea and vomiting in 16 cases, abdominal pain in 15, dysphagia in 14, heartburn in seven, and weight loss in five. Following completion gastrectomy, five patients (24%) had serious complications and there was one postoperative death (5%). Five patients were lost to follow-up. For the remaining 15 patients, mean follow-up has been 30 months with a range of 1 to 70 months. These patients were all interviewed and eight (53%) report significant improvement, two (13%) report moderate improvement, and four (27%) report no improvement; one patient (7%) has had worsening of symptoms since undergoing completion gastrectomy. The average body weight index was essentially unchanged after completion gastrectomy. We conclude that completion gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy results in a favorable outcome in the majority of selected patients with diseases of the foregut who are unresponsive to less radical treatment. Presented at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Meeting of The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, San Francisco, Calif., May 19–22, 1996.     

Spectral slope of vowels produced by tracheoesophageal speakers

Spectra of vowels were analyzed to determine whether differences exist between the spectral slope of vowels produced by tracheoesophageal (TE) speakers and normal speakers and, if so, to quantify such differences. The linear predictive autocorrelation method was used to calculate smoothed spectra and the spectra were normalized with respect to a low frequency component. Comparisons between normalized spectral energy within a selected high frequency range revealed that energy within this frequency range for vowels produced by TE speakers was significantly higher than that produced by normal speakers. A least-square distance matching procedure was used to quantify speaker group differences in the spectral slope of vowels. Average spectra of vowels produced by the normal speakers could be matched to average spectra of vowels produced by the TE speakers by decreasing the spectral slope of their vowels by 2-3 dB/octave.     

纤维组织粘合剂的实验研究

本文应用“冷沉淀”法制备纤维组织粘合剂。对纤维组织粘合剂中主要成份和含量进行了测定,并测定了主要理化性质,建立了动物实验模型,观察了实验兔对纤维粘合剂的反应。     

Recommendations for educational reform in the United States

This article suggests that the United States educational system needs significant changes. The goal of the article is to present a basic educational philosophy that would facilitate this reform. Specifically, education should be viewed as not only a means to an end that teaches basic skills for employment, but also as a process that enhances social development and self-actualization. Recommendations are offered to achieve this important goal.     

驻广州部队营区大气微生物含量的测定

用平板沉降法测定驻广州部队营区春季大气微生物含量。结果表明,营区大气微生物含量较高(10 311CFU/m~3)。驻市区部队营区大气微生物含量高于近郊营区,建议加强环境卫生监督、监测,控制环境污染。     

Potential contribution of nuclear factor-kappaB to cerebral vasospasm after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage in rabbits.

Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) plays a key role in inflammation, which is involved in the development of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). In the present study, we assessed the potential role of NF-kappaB in regulation of cerebral vasospasm. Nuclear factor-kappaB DNA-binding activity was measured in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) treated with hemolysate and pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC, 80 micromol/L), an inhibitor of NF-kappaB. Forty-two rabbits were divided into three groups: control, SAH, and PDTC groups (n=14 for each group). The caliber of the basilar artery was evaluated. Nuclear factor-kappaB DNA-binding activity and the gene expression levels of cytokines and adhesion molecules in the basilar artery were measured. Immunohistochemical study was performed to assess the expression and localization of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1, and myeloperoxidase (MPO). It was observed that NF-kappaB DNA-binding activity was significantly increased by treatment with hemolysate in cultured VSCMs, but this increase was suppressed by pretreatment with PDTC. Severe vasospasm was observed in the SAH group, which was attenuated in the PDTC group. Subarachnoid hemorrhage could induce increases of NF-kappaB DNA-binding activity and the gene expression levels of TNF-alpha, interleukin (IL)-1 beta, ICAM-1, and vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1, which were reduced in the PDTC group. Immunohistochemical study demonstrated that the expression levels of TNF-alpha, ICAM-1, and MPO were all increased in the SAH group, but these increases were attenuated in the PDTC group. Our results suggest that NF-kappaB is activated in the arterial wall after SAH, which potentially leads to vasospasm development through induction of inflammatory response.     

梅花髓内针和交锁髓内钉治疗股骨干骨折的比较

目的 :比较梅花髓内针和交锁髓内钉治疗股骨干骨折的疗效。方法 :采用梅花针和交锁髓内钉内固定治疗股骨干骨折共 70例 ,比较两组的固定方法、术后处理、愈合时间、肢体与关节功能恢复情况、适应症的选择以及交锁髓内钉的应用体会。结果 :随访 10月～ 2 4月 ,骨折全部愈合 ,梅花针组 4 7例 ,平均愈合时间 7.5个月 ;交锁髓内钉组平均愈合时间 6 .5个月。肢体关节功能恢复 :梅花针组术后肢体成角畸形 15°2例 ,占 4 % ;膝关节活动 <70°3例 ,占 6 %。交锁髓内钉组 ,无成角畸形 ,膝关节活动均恢复正常。结论 :梅花髓内针最好的适应症是股骨干峡部的短斜或横行新鲜骨折 ;交锁髓内钉适应症较广泛 ,可用于所有的股骨干新鲜和陈旧性骨折 ,愈合时间较梅花针短 ,功能恢复良好 ,疗效明显优于梅花髓内针。     

Imaging strategies in children with suspected appendicitis

Appendicitis is the commonest acute surgical emergency of childhood, and occurs in approximately 2–4 per 1000 infants. It is usually seen in infants older than 5 years but can occur at any age. Atypical clinical findings are seen in 30–50% of children, especially the younger ones, and often leads to a delayed diagnosis. Preoperative clinical assessment alone has yielded an accuracy ranging between 70 and 90% but is associated with a normal appendectomy rate of 13–25%. Preoperative imaging using the graded compression US technique and/or different helical CT techniques has been able to reduce this rate to 3–7% without an increase in perforation rate. An extensive review of the literature revealed several papers examining the accuracy of different imaging modalities and strategies of acute appendicitis in children. The reported sensitivity of US varied between 87 and 95%, vs 95–97% for helical CT, while the specificity ranged between 85 and 98% for US and 94 and 97% for helical CT. Only one truly randomised study was found, showing that compared with US alone, a combination of US and helical CT increased the sensitivity from 86 to 99%, while the specificity decreased from 95 to 89%. We conclude that imaging should be performed in all children with suspected appendicitis and that US should be the initial procedure with CT as a complementary tool.     

开放手术观察腰椎间盘突出症溶核失败45例分析

目的 通过开放手术观察分析椎间盘髓核化学溶解术治疗腰椎间盘突出症失败原因。方法 收集溶核失败的腰椎间盘突出症45例行开放手术治疗。结果 术中见45例硬膜外脂肪完全消失，43例髓核未见溶解，2例髓核溶解呈糊状但未被吸收，21例伴有侧隐窝狭窄，15例突出物与神经根粘连，20例黄韧带增厚，2例椎管骨性狭窄，14例突出物钙化。结论 腰椎间盘突出症病变间隙合并有侧隐窝狭窄、神经根粘连、椎管狭窄、突出物钙化等，不是溶核治疗的适应证。     

营养支持方式对老年胃癌术后恢复的影响

胃癌患者术后营养支持对其恢复是必要的,作者对89例胃癌患者术后分别予以肠外营养(PN)、肠外营养和肠内营养(PN EN),分析营养支持方式对胃癌术后恢复的影响。1资料与方法1.1临床资料本院手术后的胃癌患者89例,男59例,女30例,年龄51～89岁,平均63岁。分为两组,一组术后予PN,一组术后用PN EN,两组临床资料差异无统计学意义,具有可比性。见表1。表1PN组与PN EN组临床资料临床资料PN组PN EN组男/女24/1735/13平均年龄(岁)63±11.763±12临床诊断残胃癌11贲门癌711胃窦癌2426胃体癌910手术方式根治性手术3245姑息性手术931.2营养支持方…