Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: Medical or surgical treatment? Report of an interactive workshop

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common disease of the upper gastrointestinal tract. With the introduction of proton pump inhibitors medical treatment of GERD has been significantly improved. However, the development of laparoscopic antireflux surgery resulted in an increasing interest of surgeons in this disease. An interactive meeting was organized in order to develop an agreement between gastoenterologists and surgeons regarding therapeutic decisions and this is the main topic of this paper.     

CRITERIA ADOPTED BY DENTISTS TO INDICATE THE EXTRACTION OF PERIODONTALLY INVOLVED TEETH

When dealing with patients with periodontal disease of variable severities, dentists must often choose between treating and restoring the involved tooth or indicating its extraction. Different criteria have been adopted in this decision-making process. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the criteria adopted by dentists to indicate the extraction of teeth with periodontitis. Dentists were interviewed at their private practices in three cities of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The evaluated criteria included severity of attachment loss, tooth mobility, furcation involvement, prosthetic planning, periodontal-endodontic lesion, possible systemic involvement due to the presence of periodontitis, referral to a periodontist for evaluation, radiographic bone loss greater than 50%, presence of extensive caries, socio-economic and cultural status of the patient, among others. The most often adopted criteria to indicate the extraction of periodontally affected teeth were the presence of mobility (37.5%), severity of attachment loss (24.3%) and radiographic bone loss greater than 50% (21.2%). The results of the present study demonstrated the difficulties faced by dentists to indicate the extraction of teeth with severe attachment loss, in addition to the establishment of an adequate prognosis. Aspects associated with the past disease were still the most often reported to indicate the extraction of teeth for periodontal reasons.     

削梨法在小瞳孔白内障超声乳化术中的应用

目的：探讨小瞳孔状态下应用削梨法超声乳化的手术技巧和注意事项。方法：应用削梨法超声乳化技术对69例(78只眼)小瞳孔白内障行超声乳化。结果：无虹膜后粘连63只眼，术后全部瞳孔恢复原状；15只眼分离粘连机化膜后应用削梨法进行超声乳化，术后13只眼基本恢复圆瞳孔，2只眼瞳孔不规则。术后3个月裸眼视力≥05者43只眼(55．13％)．矫正视力≥05者61只眼(78．21％)。结论：削梨法受瞳孔大小的限制较小，大大降低了手术操作的难度，减少了手术的危险性，不失为小瞳孔白内障超声乳化的好办法。     

739例高血压患者监护拔牙临床研究

目的 :观察高血压患者在监护拔牙过程中血压、心率、心电图变化及手术应激反应的年龄差异 ,探讨安全科学的监护方法。方法 :对 739例高血压患者监护拔牙的临床资料进行回顾性分析。观察高血压患者和不同年龄组高血压患者麻醉前、中、后 ,拔牙中、拔牙后 ,血压、心率变化。结果 :高血压组血压、心率比对照组显著增高、加快 (P <0 .0 1) ;80岁以上年龄组收缩压显著升高 (P <0 .0 1) ,4 9岁以下年龄组收缩压显著降低 (P <0 .0 5 ,P <0 .0 1)。结论 :各种高血压患者特别是高龄高血压患者 ,在分时安全管理下可以接受无痛拔牙。     

结肠回肠反流与回肠黏膜结肠化相关性的实验研究

目的探讨结肠回肠反流后回肠末端黏膜结肠化的机制.方法取SD大鼠60只,均为雄性,体重25¨3∞g,随机分为实验组和对照组,分别进行末端回肠-盲肠侧侧吻合术或回肠末端手术缝线,2个月后处死动物并取组织进行观察.结果实验组术后一般状况良好.大体形态学观察:实验组回肠末端黏膜表现为绒毛萎缩、间距增宽、沟变浅、光滑性增强.病理组织学:实验组表现为黏膜绒毛萎缩、间距增宽、沟变浅、上皮细胞变短、杯状细胞增多.电镜观察:实验组可见绒毛变小、变短或脱落;微绒毛变短、分布不均匀;杯状细胞数目在非坏死区增多.结论结肠-回肠反流后可导致回肠末端黏膜结肠化的变化,它可能是慢性末端回肠炎的发病基础或前期表现.     

微波辅助提取茯苓中茯苓多糖的研究

目的将微波辅助提取新技术应用于茯苓水溶性多糖的提取，寻求最佳提取工艺。方法采用均匀优化设计试验条件，以苯酚-硫酸法测定样品中多糖含量。对超声辅助提取和传统水提法比较，并对水解前后的微波提取多糖衍生物用毛细管电泳检测。结果最佳提取条件：时间为18min；固液比为1：50；微波占空比42％，此时提取率为2．792％。优于传统。结论微波辅助提取速度更快、提取效率更高；毛细管电泳检测表明微波提取茯苓多糖过程合理，能得到较理想的提取物。     

转基因食品的快速PCR鉴定

用十六烷基-二甲基-乙基-溴化铵(CTAB)法快速高效地从样品中提取了可供分析的基因组DNA,经PCR扩增,鉴定了含有35S启动子和NOS终止子的转基因样品.该方法的灵敏度可达0.1%,并且具有很好的稳定性.     

粘连性小瞳孔白内障超声乳化吸除及人工晶状体植入术

目的探讨粘连性小瞳孔白内障超声乳化吸除手术方法及技巧。方法对36例(42眼)粘连性小瞳孔白内障行超声乳化吸除及人工晶状体植入术,术中不分离虹膜后粘连,利用拦截劈裂法乳化晶状体核,通过4mm大小瞳孔完成手术。结果所有病例视力有不同程度提高,获得生理性圆或近圆瞳孔,主要并发症包括角膜内皮水肿,前房纤维素渗出。结论采用本方法治疗粘连性小瞳孔白内障操作相对简单,术后反应轻,并发症少。     

高效液相色谱法测定人血浆中翁丹西隆浓度

建立了翁丹西隆的高效液相色谱测定法。血浆样品用醋酸乙酯萃取，以ＺｏｒｂａｘＳｉｌｉｃａ为固定相，６０％０．０２５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ乙酸钠缓冲液（ｐＨ４．２）、４０％乙腈为流动相，紫外３１０ｎｍ处测定。采用外标法峰高定量。最低检出浓度达１ｎｇ／ｍｌ，线性范围１．０～４０．０ｎｇ／ｍｌ（ｒ＝０．９９９６），平均回收率为（９５．２２±３．５８）％（ＲＳＤ３．７６％）。用本法测定人血浆中翁丹西隆浓度具有快速、简便、专一性和灵敏度高的优点。     

Astigmatism and visual recovery after phacoemulsification and conventional extracapsular cataract extraction

In this study we wanted to investigate the post-operative astigmatism and visual acuity after phacoemulsification and conventional extracapsular cataract surgery. Patients operated between April and June 1993 (n=150) were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were examined prior to surgery and at day 1, at day 10, and in week 6 post-operatively. The difference between the post-operative log mean visual acuity in the Phaco group and in the CECCE group was significant after 1 and 10 days, however it was not significant (p=0.191) after 6 weeks. The mean astigmatism was significantly less in the Phaco group than in the CECCE group during the whole post-operative check-up period. This study suggests that Phaco results in a lower post-operative astigmatism and an earlier visual rehabilitation compared to the CECCE technique.Abbreviations Phaco Phacoemulsification - CECCE Conventional extracapsular cataract extraction