胆道镜在腹腔镜胆总管切开取石中的应用技巧

目的探讨胆道镜在腹腔镜胆总管切开取石术中的应用技巧。方法回顾性分析32例胆道镜在腹腔镜胆总管切开取石术中应用的临床资料。结果32例腹腔镜胆总管切开取石术均成功完成，无中转开腹。除胆道残余结石外没有其他并发症。结论胆道镜在腹腔镜下的应用技巧的掌握有利于提高胆道镜取石的效率和效果，有助于腹腔镜胆总管切开取石术的顺利开展。     

Conventional 4-field box radiotherapy technique for cancer cervix: potential for geographic miss without CECT scan-based planning

BACKGROUND: The advantage of 4-field radiation to the pelvis is that the use of lateral portals spares a portion of the small bowel anteriorly and rectum posteriorly. The standard lateral portals defined in textbooks are not always adequate especially in advanced cancer cervix. METHODS: An analysis was done to determine adequacy of margins of standard lateral pelvic portals with CECT defined tumor volumes. The study included 40 patients of FIGO stage IIB and IIIB treated definitively for cancer cervix between 1998 and 2000. An inadequate margin was defined if the cervical growth and uterus were not encompassed by the 95% isodose. RESULTS: An inadequate posterior margin was common with bulky disease (P = 0.06) and with retroverted uterus (P = 0.08). Menopausal status, FIGO stage, associated myoma, and age were of no apparent prognostic significance. Bulk retained significant on multivariate analysis. An inadequate anterior margin was common in premenopausal (P = 0.01); anteverted uterus (P = 0.02); associated myoma (P = 0.01); and younger patients (P = 0.03). It was not influenced by bulk or stage. Menopausal status and associated myoma retained significant on multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION: Without the knowledge of precise tumor volume, the 4-field technique with standard portals is potentially risky as it may under dose the tumor through lateral portals and the standard AP/ PA portals are a safer option.     

Synthesis of [3H] vardenafil,Levitra®, using a new labeling technique

Tritium was introduced into the new orally active, selective phosphodiesterase type V (PDE V) inhibitor vardenafil (Levitra^®), by reduction of a suitable amide precursor with freshly prepared lithium aluminum tritide. A specific activity of 52.7 Ci/mmol (1.95 TBq/mmol) was achieved. In order to overcome the usual technical difficulties during the preparation of complex tritides a new and easy labeling technique which has considerable potential for various tritia‐tion procedures, was developed. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Glutamate-activated ionic currents in cultured astrocytes from trout: Evidence for the occurrence of non-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors

Glutamate-induced currents were recorded from cultured trout astrocytes with the whole-cell variation of the patch-clamp technique. Ninety percent of the tested cells were directly depolarized by the amino acid neurotransmitter in a concentration-dependent manner. The depolarizing effect was due to an inward current that reversed near 0 mV and was accompanied by a noise increase, indicating the opening of an ion channel. Ion substitution experiments revealed that the glutamate-induced current was mainly carried by sodium ions but not chloride or calcium ions. The glutamate-induced response could be mimicked by the neuronal glutamate receptor subtype agonists kainate and quisqualate, while N-methyl-D-aspartate was without detectable effect. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Evaluation of blood flow patterns of true and false lumens in dissecting aneurysms using MR phase-contrast techniques

The magnetic resonance phase-contrast technique for the measurement of flow velocity and volume in true and false lumens was studied in six patients with chronic dissecting aneurysms. Phase-contrast images were obtained at a level perpendicular to the dissecting aneurysms of the descending aorta. As the maximum diameter of aneurysms increased, the ratio of the cross-sectional area of the false to the true lumen increased and the peak average velocity in the true lumen during systole was decreased. This technique proved invaluable for determining prognosis and operability for this condition.     

硬脑膜动脉海绵窦瘘的眼眶CT表现,DSA检查及栓塞治疗

笔者分析了５例硬脑膜动脉海绵窦瘘伴突眼，结膜充血的病例，全部经ＣＴ及ＤＳＡ检查，同时进行了栓塞治疗，经随访７－９个月未见复发，主要ＣＴ表现为：（１）眼球突出，结膜充血；（２）眼上静脉扩张；（３）海绵窦增大；（４）眼外肌增厚：（５）眶尖软组织肿胀。并讨论了诊断鉴别诊断，ＤＳＡ检查及有关治疗问题。     

CHARACTERISTICS OF MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROCESSES OF MACULA DENSA CELLS

1. Macula densa (MD) cells are located within the thick ascending limb (TAL) and have their apical surface in contact with tubular fluid and their basilar region in contact with the glomerulus. These cells sense changes in luminal fluid sodium chloride concentration ([NaCl]) and transmit signals resulting in changes in vascular resistance (tubuloglomerular feedback) and renin release. 2. Current efforts have focused on understanding the cellular transport mechanisms of MD cells. Progress in this area has benefited from the use of the isolated perfused TAL-glomerular preparation, which permits direct access to MD cells. 3. Using microelectrodes to measure basolateral membrane potential (V_BL) of MD cells, it was found that VBL was very sensitive to changes in luminal fluid [NaCl]. As [NaCl] was elevated from 20 to 150mmol/L, V_BL was found to depolarize by over 30 mV. 4. Basolateral membrane potential measurements were also used to identify an apical Na⁺: 2CI^?: K⁺ cotransport pathway in MD cells that is the major pathway for NaCl entry into these cells. 5. Other work identified a basolateral chloride channel that is presumed to be responsible for changes in V_BL during alterations in luminal [NaCl]. This channel, which is the predominant conductance across the basolateral membrane, may be regulated by intracellular Ca²⁺ and cAMP. 6. An apical Na⁺: H⁺ exchanger in MD cells was detected by measuring changes in intracellular pH using the fluorescent probe 2′,7′-bis-(2-carboxyethyl)-5(and-6) carboxyfluorescein. 7. Using patch-clamp techniques, a high density of pH- and Ca²⁺-sensitive K⁺ channels was observed at the apical membrane of MD cells. 8. Other studies found that, at the normal physiological conditions prevailing at the end of the TAL (luminal [NaCl] of 20–60 mmol/L), reabsorption mediated by MD cells is very sensitive to changes in luminal [NaCl].