Predictability of retroperitoneal lymph node metastasis by using clinicopathologic variables in surgically staged endometrial cancer

The purpose of this study was to predict lymphatic involvement in endometrial cancer using clinicopathologic variables of patients treated with surgical staging. Overall, 461 patients treated with an initial surgical staging procedure including complete pelvic-para-aortic lymphadenectomy were included. The mean number of resected lymph nodes was 27 (median 26; range 15-83), and 54 patients (12%) had lymphatic involvement. Of these patients, 32 had only pelvic, 15 had both pelvic and para-aortic, and 7 had isolated para-aortic metastases. In the multivariate analysis, deep myometrial invasion (P= 0.02), lymphvascular space invasion (P= 0.001), positive peritoneal cytology (P= 0.002), and cervical involvement (P= 0.003) predicted retroperitoneal lymph node metastasis (RLN) significantly. Two hundred seventy-four patients (59.4%) had at least one of these poor prognostic factors identified by multivariate analysis. In this patient population, 53 (19.3%) had lymphatic involvement compared to 1 patient in the group of 187 patients with low-risk criteria. Ninety-eight percent of patients with RLN were predicted by this model, and with the advent of accurate diagnostic techniques, 40% of patients could be saved from undergoing lymphadenectomy.     

Prenatal screening and diagnosis of handicaps: Current state of the art

Current medical procedures used in prenatal screening and diagnosis of handicapping conditions are reviewed. These strategies include ultrasound, amniocentesis, chorionic villus biopsy, restriction enzyme analysis, maternal serum analysis, fetoscopy, and fetal serum analysis. Along with an explanation of each method, advantages, disadvantages, and risks involved with each are provided. An understanding of these procedures by medical and educational personnel is encouraged, and the potential benefits of prenatal identification of handicapping conditions are emphasized.     

脑前循环系统动脉瘤的外科治疗

本文报告113例脑前循环系统动脉管其中包括颈内动脉后交通动脉瘤75例.前交通动脉瘤17例,大脑中动脉瘤10例,人脑前动脉-胼周动脉瘤3例,颈内动脉-眼动脉瘤2例,颈内动脉海绵窦段动脉瘤1例.多发动脉瘤5例.共118个动脉瘤在显微镜下直视手术,动脉瘤直接夹闭术108例.孤立或包裹术5例:5例多发动脉瘤行同期手术3例,分期手术2例.术中发生动脉瘤破裂18次.Hunt和HessⅠ～Ⅱ级病人中有例行早期手术.全组术后死亡率为7.9%.着重讨论手术时机.术中动脉瘤破裂处理及多发动脉瘤的治疗.     

The in vitro pharmacological profile of KR31080, a nonpeptide AT1 receptor antagonist

Summary— KR31080 (2-butyl-5-methyl-6-(1-oxopyridin-2-yl)-3-[[2'-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl) biphenyl-4-yl]methyl]-3H-imidazo[4,5-b] pyridine) is a potent inhibitor of angiotensin type 1 (AT₁) receptors in rabbit aorta and human recombinant AT₁ receptors. In the isolated rabbit thoracic aorta, KR31080 caused a nonparallel shift to the right of the concentration-response curves to angiotensin II (All) with decreased maximal response (pD'₂ = 10.1 ± 0.1), but had no effect on the contractile response induced by norepinephrine. KR31080 inhibited specific [¹²⁵I]AII binding to rabbit aortic membranes (AT, receptors) and [¹²⁵I][Sar¹, Ile⁸]AII binding to human recombinant AT₁ receptors in a concentration-dependent manner with IC₅₀ values of 0.84 ± 0.08 nM and 1.92 ± 0.15 nM, respectively, but did not inhibit specific [¹²⁵I)AII binding to bovine cerebellum membranes (ÀT₂ receptors). In the Scatchard analysis, KR31080 interacted with rabbit aortic AT₁ receptors in a competitive manner, similar to losartan. These results demonstrate that KR31080 is a potent and AT₁ selective angiotensin receptor antagonist which exerts a competitive antagonism in the [¹²⁵I]AII binding assay and insurmountable AT₁ receptor antagonism in the functional study.     

儿童原发性腹膜后恶性肿瘤的诊断与治疗

分析原发性腹膜后恶性肿瘤１２例。８３％以腹块和腹痛为主要症状，体征中腹块占９１．５％，以恶性淋巴瘤居首位占６１％。全组完全切除率为５８％，行脏器联合切除占２５％。完全切除加放疗、化疗３年存活率为２８．５％，部分切除及活检未给其它治疗者５例预后差，均１年内死亡，差别显著。     

先天性胆总管囊肿23例的术式及疗效分析

目的：探讨先天性胆总管囊肿的术式及疗效。方法：回顾分析手术治疗先天性胆总管囊肿23例，其中Roux-Y囊肿-空肠吻合8例；囊肿切除，Roux-Y肝总管-空肠吻合15例。结果：20例获得随访，Roux-Y囊肿-空肠吻合随访6例，仅2例无症状，另4例反复发作腹痛，发热或黄疸，其中1例再手术，囊肿切除，Roux-Y肝总管-空肠吻合随访14例。仅1例有腹痛，余13例无症状，结论：Roux-Y肝总管-空肠吻合是治疗先天性胆总管囊肿的首选术式。     

青年急性冠脉综合征冠脉造特点及随访

目的:探讨青年急性冠状动脉综合征(ACS)冠状动脉(冠状)造影特点及其与远期心脏事件的关系。方法:比较青年ACS与老年ACS患者冠脉病变程度、范围,并进行心脏事件随访。结果:78例青年ACS患者有冠脉病变74例(94.9％),单支病变46例(58.9％);171例老年ACS患者有冠脉病变166例(97.1％),单支病变41例(23.9％)。平均随访9个月,青年ACS患者发生心脏事件者10例(12.8％),其中心绞痛再入院6例(7.7％);老年ACS患者发生心脏事件者47例(27.5％),其中心绞痛再入院30例(17.5％),两组比较差异有显著性(P<0.05)。结论:ACS患者冠状动脉粥样硬化青年时期之前已经发生,ACS预后与冠脉病变程度和年龄呈正相关。     

335例术后全身炎症反应综合征的临床分析

【目的】了解手术创伤对术后全身炎症反应综合征 (SIRS)的影响。【方法】搜集外科重症监护室 (SICU) 335例患者的术后资料 ,分析不同手术组SIRS发病率 ;手术时间、失血量与SIRS持续时间的关系 ;SIRS持续时间与术后并发症的关系。【结果】术后SIRS发病率为 75 8% ,大手术高达 92 4 % ;无并发症患者失血量与SIRS持续时间呈正相关 (r1=0 783,P<0 0 1) ,手术时间与SIRS持续时间呈正相关 (r2 =0 398,P <0 0 1) ;随着SIRS持续时间延长 ,并发症发病率显著增高 (P<0 0 5 )。【结论】术后SIRS发生、发展与手术创伤密切相关 ;监测SIRS进程有助于及早发现并发症