The outcome of ganglion clipping in hyperhidrosis and blushing

A total of 114 patients with various sympathetic disorders underwent endoscopic sympathetic block over different thoracic ganglions by the clipping method. The advantages of this method include the recognition of the clipped level, changeability, and reversibility. However, 4.4% of patients were unilaterally clipped at the wrong level.     

复合神经营养因子的神经导管研究进展

目前周围神经的组织工程研究热点之一就是研制具有生物活性的神经导管,主要方法是神经导管与雪旺细胞或者神经营养因子相结合来促进周围神经的再生。就复合神经营养因子的神经导管的相关研究进展作一综述。     

甲磺酸罗比卡因与盐酸罗比卡因用于硬膜外阻滞的效应比较

目的 评价甲磺酸罗比卡因用于硬膜外阻滞的效应和安全性。方法 45例择期行下腹或下肢手术病人,随机分别接受用甲磺酸罗比卡因(8.94 mg/ml,观察组)或盐酸罗比卡因(7.5mg/ml,对照组)施行的硬膜外阻滞。观察两组在感觉阻滞、运动阻滞、镇痛和肌肉松弛方面的效果,同时观察用药前后肝肾功能变化。结果 观察组和对照组感觉阻滞平面达到T6以上的病例分别为84.3％和76％(P>0.05),Bromage≥3级的病例分别90％和92％(P>0.05)。两组感觉阻滞平面固定时间、Bromage达到最大级别时间、最大级别维持时间和运动阻滞维持时间均无显著性差异(P>0.05)。两组镇痛及肌松满意率无显著性差异。观察组术中2例发生低血压,2例发生心动过缓,而对照组仅1例发生低血压。两组术后24 h天冬氨酸氨基转移酶(AST)、天冬氨酸转氨酶(ALT)、尿素氮(BUN)和肌酐(Cr)均在正常范围。结论 甲磺酸罗比卡因与盐酸罗比卡因行硬膜外阻滞的效应基本相同,且无明显毒性。     

Hypoxia‐inducible factor 1α may be a marker for vasculitic neuropathy

Neuromuscular biopsy is still an essential method for diagnosing vasculitic neuropathy, although its diagnostic sensitivity is at most 60%. Our objective was to examine the expression of hypoxia‐inducible factor 1α (HIF‐1α) in peripheral nerves and to evaluate its usefulness in diagnosing vasculitic neuropathy, especially for discrimination from other axonal neuropathies. Forty‐one patients with vasculitic neuropathy consisting of 20 definite, 14 probable and seven possible diagnoses, 15 patients with metabolic neuropathy, five with motor neuron disease and six with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy were included. Nerve biopsy specimens were immunohistochemically examined for HIF‐1α and various cell markers. Distinct immunoreactivity (IR) was observed in nuclei of endoneurial cells in 54% (22/41) of vasculitic patients, while specimens from metabolic neuropathies showed less nuclear IR and the difference of mean density of HIF‐1α‐positive nuclei was significant. Two patients with possible vasculitis who showed HIF‐1α‐positive nuclei in endoneurium, were later confirmed to have vasculitis by skin biopsies. Most of the cells expressing HIF were demonstrated to be Schwann cells. There was a trend in the vasculitic patients with early phase nerve damage to display higher endoneurial HIF‐1α‐IR. HIF‐1α may be an immunohistochemical marker for vasculitic neuropathy, especially when the observed section contains no vasculitic lesions.     

外消旋聚乳酸复合神经生长因子缓释导管促周围神经再生的形态学研究

目的 建立外消旋聚乳酸复合神经生长因子（poly-D，L-lactic acid／nerve growth factor，PDLLA／NGF）可吸收性缓释导管桥接修复大鼠坐骨神经缺损的动物模型，观察复合导管对大鼠坐骨神经缺损再生的促进作用。方法利用溶剂挥发法制备PDLLA单纯导管和PDLLA／NGF缓释导管，每根缓释导管含NGF450U。SD大鼠40只随机分成4组，每组10只，切除中段坐骨神经10mm之后分别行自体神经移植（A组）、单纯导管桥接（B组）、单纯导管加一次性给药（C组）、PDLLA／NGF缓释导管桥接（D组）修复坐骨神经，除A组外，均保留10mm缺损。术后3个月观察神经再生情况，比较各组光镜、电镜及图像分析等指标。结果术后3个月导管与周围组织粘连松，并开始降解，但外形仍保持完整。再生神经均顺利通过导管腔，组织学观察A组和D组内神经纤维数目多，大小均匀，成熟良好；B组和C组纤维结缔组织多，神经纤维细小，髓鞘薄。图像分析显示除神经纤维计数D组高于A组外，A组和D组在纤维直径、轴突直径和髓鞘厚度方面差异均无统计学意义（P〉0．05），并明显优于B组和C组（P〈0．05）。结论 PDLLA／NGF缓释导管能够有效促进大鼠坐骨神经缺损再生，组织学观察指标接近自体神经移植。     

两种不同方法定位肌间沟臂丛神经阻滞的临床观察

目的 观察经肩胛舌骨肌定位和运用神经刺激器定位肌间沟臂丛神经阻滞两种方法的临床效果。方法 选择ASAⅠ-Ⅱ级的择期上肢手术患者60例，随机分为两组：I组（30例）通过肩胛舌骨肌定位穿刺点寻找异感；Ⅱ组（30例）使用神经刺激器定位肌间沟臂丛神经，观察肌肉节律性收缩。两组分别观察进针深度，阻滞效果及不良反应。I组还同时观察肩胛舌骨肌触摸难易度，穿刺部位以及一次异感获得率等。结果 I组肩胛舌骨肌触摸容易者27例（90％），穿刺部位距锁骨上缘1.6-3.1cm，进针深度0.5-1.5cm，一次获得异感26例（87％），阻滞效果完善，无不良反应。Ⅱ组有28例阻滞完善，另2例阻滞不全，2例出现不良反应。结论 运用神经刺激器定位肌间沟臂丛神经阻滞切实可行。而以肩胛舌骨肌定位肌间沟臂丛神经阻滞定位明确，效果满意，简单易行。     

甲壳素涂层PGLA神经导管修复兔面神经缺损的实验研究

目的:探讨甲壳素涂层PGLA神经导管修复兔面神经缺损的效果。方法:成年雄性新西兰兔24只,无菌条件下切断双侧面神经下颊支,制成15mm的兔面神经下颊支缺损模型。左侧用甲壳素涂层聚丙交脂-乙交脂共聚物[poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide),PGLA]神经导管修复;右侧用翻转自体神经修复作为对照。术后5周、10周和14周行大体观察、电生理检查、组织学、电镜观察评价修复效果。结果:术后5周观察到神经导管中有新生轴索通过,再生神经发育不成熟;右侧自体神经修复近段有髓神经纤维均匀疏散分布,远段未见明显再生神经束形成。术后14周左侧再生神经已通过神经导管长入远端,电生理检查结果表明自体神经修复侧再生神经质量优于神经导管修复侧,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01)。自体神经修复再生纤维密度优于神经导管修复侧,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01),但自体神经修复侧近段神经髓鞘部分空泡样变性及脱髓鞘改变,远段再生神经纤维束形成少,面肌联带运动程度较导管修复侧严重。结论:甲壳素涂层PGLA神经导管能有效修复周围神经缺损,有望替代自体神经移植。     

Evaluation of plantar hyperhidrosis in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy

Background Sympathectomy is the treatment of choice for primary hyperhidrosis. One curious occurrence that is difficult to explain from an anatomophysiological point of view in cases of video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy (VATS) for the treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis (PH) is the observed improvement in plantar hyperhidrosis (PLH). Nevertheless, current reports on VATS rarely describe the effect on PLH or just give superficial data. The aim of this study was to prospectively investigate, how surgery affects PLH in patients with PH and PLH over one-year period. Methods From May 2003 to January 2004, 70 consecutive patients with combined PH and PLH underwent VATS at the T2, T3, or T4 ganglion level (47 women and 23 men, with mean age of 23 years). Results Immediately after the operation, all the patients said they were free from PH episodes, except for two patients (2.8%) who suffered from continued PH. Compensatory hyperhidrosis (CH) of various degrees was observed in 58 (90.6%) patients after one year. Only 13 (20.3%) suffered from severe CH. There was a great initial improvement in PLH in 50% of the cases, followed by progressive regression, such that only 23.4% still presented that improvement after one year. The number of cases without overall improvement increased progressively (from 17.1% to 37.5%) and the numbers with slight improvement remained stable (32.9–39.1%). Of the 24 patients with no improvement after one year, 6 patients graded plantar sweating worse. Conclusion Patients with PH and PLH who undergo VATS to treat their PH present a good initial improvement in PLH that reduces to a lower level of improvement after the one-year period.