Sphenoidal sinus mucocele after transsphenoidal surgery for acromegaly

This report concerns one case of a sphenoid sinus mucocele occurring 17 years after transsphenoidal surgery for acromegaly. In 1979, a 51-year-old man was successfully operated by the transnasal transsphenoidal approach for a growth hormone (GH) adenoma 1 cm in diameter. In 1996, the patient was hospitalized for headaches and diplopia. He presented a loss of right visual acuity with paralysis of the right oculomotor nerve. The basal GH level was normal with a satisfactory decrease after oral glucose ingestion. Pituitary sellar radiography showed a disappearance of the posterior clinoid while magnetic resonance imaging revealed the existence of a bilocular, circular, homogeneous lesion of the sphenoid sinus 3 cm in diameter with a posterior and lateral extension. The diagnosis of mucocele was confirmed by surgical treatment, allowing drainage of the mucocele through a transsphenoidal approach. The drained material was composed of sinus epithelium containing many polynuclear and resorptive cells. Postoperatively, the symptoms decreased dramatically, leading to full recovery of visual function and disappearance of the headaches. Apart from the tumor recurrence, the mucocele of the sphenoid sinus can be evoked as a possible long term complication of transsphenoidal sugery for pituitary adenoma. Received: 2 June 1998 / Accepted: 23 February 1999     

Aesthetic Male Facial Skeletal Surgery

Craniofacial surgery concepts developed originally for reconstruction may also be applied to aesthetic surgery. The facial skeleton is an important component of appearance and may be modified using common craniofacial surgery techniques. Three representative male patients are presented, who each desired an improvement in his appearance. The techniques used were different and combined orthognathic and remodeling procedures. Aesthetic male facial skeletal surgery was beneficial in these selected cases. The results were well received and without complications. Surprisingly, we have found that male skeletal aesthetic patients did not have unrealistic expectations and were pleasant to manage pre- and postoperatively.     

窥镜下激光治疗前列腺增生症

目的 评价经尿道激光前列腺切除术（ＴＵＬＰ）的疗效及其与前列腺大小的关系。方法 回顾分析了１９８８年至１９９８年１０年,采用ＴＵＬＰ治疗的４６９例前列腺增生症患者对手术技术、手术前后的症关改善情况进行比较,并对２３３例符合条件的患者ＴＵＬＰ手术效果与前列腺大小的相关性进行了研究。结果 ４６９例患者前列腺症状评分（ＩＰＳＳ）平均值由术前的２６．７降到术后的１４．２;最大尿流率平均值由６．２ｍｌ／ｓ上     

腹腔镜在诊治宫外孕中的应用

目的：通过对拟诊为宫外孕的100例病人行腹腔镜检查,探讨腹腔镜在异位妊娠中的早确诊、早治疗以及对一些不典型病例诊断中的意义。方法：于腹腔镜下对83例有停经史、17例无停经文病人进行观察,同时部分病人实施药物局部注射治疗。结果：输卵管妊娠95例,卵巢妊娠2例,非宫外孕3例;平均出血量51ml,宫外孕未破裂者9例。结论：腹腔镜在异位妊娠的早期确诊中有重要价值,根据腹腔镜下观察的病变作出正确诊断,同时为手术方式提供合理方案。     

冠脉搭桥术：8例经验体会

目的　总结冠脉搭桥术（ Ｃ Ａ Ｂ Ｇ） 的临床经验和体会、寻找最佳的围术期处理方法。方法　分析８ 例 Ｃ Ａ Ｂ Ｇ 患者完整的临床资料。心绞痛７ 例,陈旧性心肌梗塞伴左室室壁瘤形成及发作性心绞痛１ 例。并发高血压病者６ 例,糖尿病３ 例。 Ｎ Ｙ Ｈ Ａ 心功能Ⅱ级１ 例,Ⅲ级４ 例,Ⅳ级３ 例。内乳动脉替代７ 例,共用大隐静脉桥１５ 支。结果　１ 例,术后因对角支静脉桥出血,行第２ 次开胸修补止血。次２ 日又因胸骨裂开,第３ 次开胸行胸骨再固定术。全组无手术死亡病例,出院时心绞痛症状完全缓解。结论　 Ｃ Ａ Ｂ Ｇ 成功的关键除病变部位的准确诊断外,桥的获取及良好的心肌保护至关重要。     

The need for cataract surgery: projections based on lens opacity, visual acuity, and personal concern

AIM: To assess the projected needs for cataract surgery by lens opacity, visual acuity, and patient concern. METHODS: Data were collected as part of the Melbourne Visual Impairment Project, a population based study of age related eye disease in a representative sample of Melbourne residents aged 40 and over. Participants were recruited by a household census and invited to attend a local screening centre. At the study sites, the following data were collected: presenting and best corrected visual acuity, visual fields, intraocular pressure, satisfaction with current vision, personal health history and habits, and a standardised eye examination and photography of the lens and fundus. Lens photographs were graded twice and adjudicated to document lens opacities. Cataract was defined as nuclear greater than or equal to standard 2, 4/16 or greater cortical opacity, or any posterior subcapsular opacities. RESULTS: 3271 (83% response) people living in their own homes were examined. The participants ranged in age from 40 to 98 years and 1511 (46.2%) were men. Previous cataract surgery had been performed in 107 (3.4%) of the participants. The overall prevalence of any type of cataract that had not been surgically corrected was 18%. If the presence of cataract as defined was considered the sole criterion for cataract surgery with no reference to visual acuity, there would be 309 cataract operations per 1000 people aged 40 and over (96 eyes of people who were not satisfied with their vision, 210 eyes of people who were satisfied with their vision, and three previous cataract operations). At a visual acuity criterion of less than 6/12 (the vision required to legally drive a car), 48 cataract operations per 1000 would occur and people would be twice as likely to report dissatisfaction with their vision. CONCLUSIONS: Estimates of the need for cataract surgery vary dramatically by level of lens opacity, visual acuity, and patient concern. These data should be useful for the planning of health services.     

A new surgical technique for deep stromal, anterior lamellar keratoplasty

AIMS: To describe a new surgical technique for deep stromal anterior lamellar keratoplasty. METHODS: In eye bank eyes and sighted human eyes, aqueous was exchanged by air, to visualise the posterior corneal surface--that is, the "air to endothelium" interface. Through a 5.0 mm scleral incision, a deep stromal pocket was created across the cornea, using the air to endothelium interface as a reference plane for dissection depth. The pocket was filled with viscoelastic, and an anterior corneal lamella was excised. A full thickness donor button was sutured into the recipient bed after stripping its Descemet's membrane. RESULTS: In 25 consecutive human eye bank eyes, a 12% microperforation rate was found. Corneal dissection depth averaged 95.4% (SD 2.7%). Six patient eyes had uneventful surgeries; in a seventh eye, perforation of the lamellar bed occurred. All transplants cleared. Central pachymetry ranged from 0.62 to 0.73 mm. CONCLUSION: With this technique a deep stromal anterior lamellar keratoplasty can be performed with the donor to recipient interface just anterior to the posterior corneal surface. The technique has the advantage that the dissection can be completed in the event of inadvertent microperforation, or that the procedure can be aborted to perform a planned penetrating keratoplasty.     

OCT imaging of choroidal neovascularisation and its role in the determination of patients'' eligibility for surgery

AIM: To evaluate the optical coherence tomographic characteristics of choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) in age related macular degeneration (AMD) and in idiopathic and inflammatory CNV. The use of this technique in the selection of patients for surgery is discussed. METHODS: Ocular coherence tomography (OCT), fluorescein, and indocyanine green angiography were performed in 23 patients affected by AMD complicated by well defined CNV and in 10 patients affected by inflammatory or idiopathic CNV. The neovascular membrane was surgically removed in five age related CNVs, two inflammatory choroidopathies, and two idiopathic CNVs. RESULTS: In inflammatory and idiopathic CNV, the OCT displayed a neovascularisation on the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). In three cases the CNV was excised with an improvement of visual acuity equal to or greater than two Snellen lines; in a fourth case, the visual acuity after surgery was unchanged. In the cases of AMD the OCT fell into three different patterns: (A) CNV above the RPE (five cases); (B) focal, irregular thickening of the retinal pigment epithelial band (12 cases); (C) CNV above and below the RPE (six cases). The five pattern A CNV patients underwent the surgical excision of the neovascularisation. In four cases the visual acuity improved by two or more Snellen lines; in the fifth case the visual acuity remained unchanged. CONCLUSIONS: The authors suggest that the surgical removal of early age related CNV could be performed in those cases where the OCT shows a neovascular membrane on the RPE, as in idiopathic and inflammatory CNVs.     

准分子激光原位角膜磨削术后继发圆锥角膜病因分析

目的 对４眼准分子激光原位角膜磨削术（ＬＡＳＩＫ）后继发圆锥角膜进行病因分析。方法 为４眼重度近视患者行常规ＬＡＳＩＫ治疗,术后角膜地形图分析确诊圆锥角膜,对手术前皇检查的各项数值行回顾性分析。结果 ４眼ＬＡＳＩＫ术后患者激光切削后剩余角膜基质厚度均大于２００ｕｍ,眼压正常,术后７个月～１年半发生圆锥角膜,其中１眼行穿透性角膜移植术获得满意疗效。结论 虽然ＬＡＳＩＫ术后保留角膜常规厚度,眼压正常,     

脱位晶状体摘出联合后房型人工晶状体缝线固定术

目的　探讨晶状体脱位手术摘出联合Ⅰ期后房型人工晶状体缝线固定的临床疗效。方法　对１５眼脱位晶状体,其中Ｍａｒｆａｎ 综合征２ 眼、钝挫性晶状体脱位７ 眼、确诊为单纯性晶状体脱位３ 眼、白内障囊外摘出术中晶状体脱入玻璃体内３ 眼进行晶状体摘出联合后房型人工晶状体缝线固定术。结果　术后视力在０．１ 以上者１３ 眼（８６．７％ ）,０．５ 以上者９眼（６０％ ）;主要手术并发症：前房少量出血、高眼压、虹膜炎性反应、玻璃体腔内出血,术后１～２ｗ ｋ 均得到控制。结论　此术式是一种安全有效、视力恢复满意的治疗方法,可获得好的临床效果。