Ten-year-old boy with post-traumatic priapism

Summary The case of a 10-year-old boy with post-traumatic priapism after perineal trauma is presented. Interdisciplinary treatment using angiography and selective catheter embolization for juvenile high-flow priapism is demonstrated. The literature and the diagnostic possibilities resulting from color duplex sonography are discussed.      

彩色多普勒超声诊断先天性心脏病

彩色多普勒超声和二维超声心动图并用,不仅可观察和了解心脏解剖、形态及腔室大小,又能观察血流动力学改变。我们从1991年11月至1992年11月间应用上述方法诊断先天性心脏病共18例,均经我院和外院手术证实:室间隔缺损7例;房间隔缺损6例;动脉导管未闭5例,其中1例误诊为肺动脉瓣狭窄,诊断准确率达94.4％。我们认为彩色多普勒诊断先天性心脏病方法安全,准确无损伤,为临床及术前提供了较可靠的诊断依据,但检查者必须了解心脏及大血管的解剖关系,结合临床才能提高诊断准确率,减少漏、误诊的发生。     

右美沙芬对兔急性脑外伤后脑血流速度的影响

目的 :应用经颅多普勒超声 (TCD)技术研究右美沙芬治疗兔颅脑急性损伤后脑血流速度的变化及其意义。方法 :健康雄性白家兔 2 0只 ,随机分为 2组。A组 (n =1 0 )为脑外伤组 ,B组 (n =1 0 )为脑外伤后右美沙芬治疗组。应用TCD分别测定外伤前、伤后 5min、6h、72h、1 6 8h兔大脑中动脉 (MCA)脑血流速度。观察指标为收缩期血流速度 (vS) ,舒张期血流速度 (vD)和脉动指数 (PI)。结果 :A组伤前、后 5min、1 6 8hvS 与B组比较 ,差异无统计学意义 ;A组伤后 6h、72hvS((39.4 5± 7.5 )cm/s,(4 1 .2 0± 5 .94 )cm/s)与B组 ((5 1 .6 8± 1 0 .32 )cm/s,(5 2 .4 1± 8.5 6 )cm/s)比较差异有统计学意义 (P <0 .0 5 ) ;A组伤前、后 5min、1 6 8hvD 与B组比较 ,差异无统计学意义 ;A组伤后 6h、72hvD((2 6 .33± 3.4 6 )cm/s,(2 5 .84± 5 .6 9)cm/s)与B组 ((33.6 4± 4 .2 7)cm/s ,(34.86± 7.4 8)cm/s)比较差异有统计学意义 (P <0 .0 5 ) ;A组伤前、后 5minPI值与B组比较差异无统计学意义 ,A组伤后 6h、72h、1 6 8hPI(2 .0 6±0 .5 8,2 .2 5± 0 .36 ,1 .5 3± 0 .39)与B组 (1 .2 6± 0 .2 9,1 .38± 0 .2 9,0 .96± 0 .1 7)比较差异有统计学意义 (P <0 .0 5 )。结论 :提示右美沙芬可通过改善脑血流速度、降低脉动指     

120例门静脉病变的彩色多普勒超声诊部的临床价值

目的:探讨门静脉临床病变类型及超声诊断价值,指导临床治疗及预防。方法:通过120例超声诊断门静脉病变分析总结,对门静脉病变进行归纳分类,指导临床治疗及预防。结果:按门脉节段分类门脉病变分为:①门脉属支病变,②门脉主干病变,③门脉分支病变。每一病变又分门脉血流异常,门脉本身病变,门脉外异常影响门脉。并分析部分异常出现的原因及后果,指导预防及治疗。结论:应用彩超可以评价门脉病变性质、部位,部分指导临床治疗。     

Skin reactions to irritants assessed by non-invasive bioengineering methods

Pathophysiological components of irritant contact dermatitis caused by 3 chemically-different irritants were investigated. 20 healthy volunteers were patch tested with sodium lauryl sulphate, nonanoic acid and hydrochloric acid on the flexor side of the upper arm. The skin response was evaluated after 24, 48 and 96 h by visual scoring and measured by the following bioengineering methods: transepidermal water loss measurement, electrical conductance for measurement of skin hydration, laser Doppler flowmetry for measurement of cutaneous blood flow and 20 MHz ultrasound A-scan for measurement of skin thickness. In spite of homogeneous inflammatory responses, significant differences in the severity of the injury to the skin barrier function caused by the different irritants were found. Also significant differences between irritants were found in the time course of development of maximum irritant reactions. Bioengineering methods indicating inflammatory responses (measurement of blood flow and skin thickness) were helpful in quantifying the irritant response in general, while bioengineering methods indicating epidermal damage (measurement of TEWL and electrical conductance) were helpful in classifying the individual irritants.     

High-protein Weight-loss Diets: Are They Safe and Do They Work? A Review of the Experimental and Epidemiologic Data

Recommendations for increased consumption of protein are among the most common approaches of popular or fad diets. This review summarizes the effects of dietary protein on satiety, energy intake, thermogenesis, and weight loss, as well as its effect on a variety of health outcomes in adults. In short-term studies, dietary protein modulates energy intake via the sensation of satiety and increases total energy expenditure by increasing the thermic effect of feeding. Whereas these effects did not contribute to weight and fat loss in those studies in which energy intake was fixed, one ad libitum study does suggest that a high-protein diet results in a greater decrease in energy intake, and therefore greater weight and fat loss. In terms of safety, there is little long-term information on the health effects of high-protein diets. From the available data, however, it is evident that the consumption of protein greater than two to three times the U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance contributes to urinary calcium loss and may, in the long term, predispose to bone loss. Caution with these diets is recommended in those individuals who may be predisposed to nephrolithiasis or kidney disease, and particularly in those with diabetes mellitus.     

经阴道彩色多普勒诊断未破裂型输卵管妊娠

本文介绍经阴道彩色多普勒诊断未破裂型输卵管妊娠２６例，１３例经手术及病理检查证实，１３例经临床确诊，符合２５例，诊断符合率９６．１５％；误诊１例，误诊率３．８５％。经阴道彩色多普勒检查其二维图像清晰，彩色血流灵敏，能更早发现输卵管妊娠包块内特异的滋养层周围血流及同侧卵巢的黄体血流，使输卵管妊娠在破裂前就能作出诊断，具有较高的临床应用价值。     

Blood Flow Increase by Cervical Spinal Cord Stimulation in Middle Cerebral and Common Carotid Arteries

The effect of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) on cerebral blood flow (CBF) has, in the past, been evaluated by semiquantitative techniques, but has not been used to treat CBF diseases. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of cervical SCS on regional blood flow by both semiquantitative and quantitative methods. Thirty‐five patients with cervical SCS‐implanted devices were enrolled. The following parameters were measured before and after cervical SCS: systolic and diastolic velocity (cm/s) in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) by transcranial Doppler (TCD) and volume blood flow quantification (ml/min) in the common carotid artery (CCA) by color Doppler. During cervical SCS there was a significant and bilateral increase in systolic (21%) and diastolic (26%) velocity in the MCA and in CCA blood flow (50%). We conclude that cervical SCS increases blood flow in the middle cerebral artery and common carotid artery. The consistent increase supports the potential usefulness of cervical SCS as an adjuvant treatment for cerebral blood flow diseases.