侧脑室脑膜瘤的诊断及显微手术治疗

目的 探讨侧脑室内脑膜瘤诊断特点及显微手术方法.方法 MRI和/或CT确诊并行显微手术切除侧脑室脑膜瘤24例,其中2例内窥镜辅助切除.肿瘤位于左侧三角区13例,右侧三角区7例,右侧体部1例,横跨双侧三角区1例,左侧颞角2例.顶枕入路15例,颞中回入路7例,经胼胝体后部入路2例.结果 24例影像学诊断与术后病理相符合,均给予全切.完整切除5例,分块切除19例.18例获得随访,完全正常10例,3例复发再次手术全切,癫痫2例,同向性偏盲3例.结论 CT和MRI是诊断侧脑室脑膜瘤的最可靠的手段,显微手术是目前侧脑室脑膜瘤的首选治疗方法.     

Correction of webbed-neck deformity in Turner's syndrome

Summary A case of Turner's syndrome with the typical marked webbing of the neck is presented. A posterior approach is preferred for correction of this webbed neck deformity. A butterfly shaped portion of excess skin is excised and the margins of the defect mobilised as four flaps. The flaps are sutured with a very short midline vertical component, resulting in an almost X-shaped scar. The first procedure resulted in only a partial correction of the deformity and an excess of hypertrophic scar tissue. This was treated with a repeat of the procedure but the midline wounds was repaired with mulitple small Z-plasties. The final appearance of the neck was satisfactory in the lateral profile, but there was still some excess tissue posteriorly.     

IL-2激活的TIL对自体肿瘤细胞的杀伤活性及其与LAK细胞活性的比较

肿瘤浸润性淋巴细胞(TIL)经白细胞介素2(IL-2)体外培养后具有很强的体内外抗肿瘤作用,且有一定的靶细胞特异性,其抗肿瘤效果强于淋巴因子激活的杀伤细胞即LAK细胞(P<0.01)。从瘤体中新鲜分离到的TIL对自体肿瘤细胞的杀伤活性极低,经IL-2体外培养后,其杀伤活性逐渐增高,以培养至7～25d的杀伤活性最强,这与IL-2使TIL分泌3种抗癌淋巴因子包括IL-2、IFN-γ、淋巴毒素(LT)增加有关。体外培养25d后,TIL的抗肿瘤活性下降,实验表明这与培养过程中TIL的Lyt-2~+细胞(Tc)减少而L3T4~+细胞(T_H)增多有关。TIL经冻存复苏和IL-2体外培养后仍保持很强的抗肿瘤活性,冻存前后比较未见显著差异(P>0.05),这为间断地运用TIL治疗复发性、晚期肿瘤提供了一条可行的途径。     

医疗纠纷尸检86例法医学分析

目的：以法医学观点分析讨论医疗纠纷尸检的意义和重要性。方法：从本系1993年－2001年9月尸检资料中选出涉及医疗纠纷的86例资料，经驻表格逐一登记，分类整理，最后进行分析。结果：医疗纠纷的发生率逐年增多，且多集中于儿科（20例，23.2%)、产科（19例，22.1%)、内科（16例，18.6%)、诊所（10例，11.6%)、外科（9例，10.5%)等。医疗纠纷多与院内猝死、难以避免的并发症死亡、临床诊断不清、误诊、误治及医务人员态度不好等有关。结论：医疗纠纷的发生与许多因素有关，法医受理医疗纠纷尸检在程序上有利于取得社会公信，并有利于纠纷的最终解决。     

Lobectomy with extended lymph node dissection by video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung cancer

Background: Between September 1992 and September 1996, we performed 88 VATS (video-assisted thoracic surgery) lobectomies and two VATS pneumonectomies. Methods: The indications for surgery were 68 cases of lung cancer, nine cases of bronchiectasis, six cases of tuberculosis, and seven cases of benign lesions. Of the 68 cases of lung cancer, 36 were treated by VATS lobectomy with extended lymph node dissection for clinical stage I lung cancer, making full use of recently developed devices for thoracoscopic surgery, such as roticulating endoscissors, miniretractors, endoclips, and harmonic scalpels. Results: Twenty-four lymph nodes were resected on average (range, 10 to 51) by VATS. This number was comparable to lymph nodes resected in open thoracotomy during the same period. Among the 36 patients who underwent extended lymph node dissection, 20 showed no lymph node metastasis postoperatively (stage I), while 16 had N1 or N2 cancer. All patients with stage I cancer have survived 4 to 36 months (median: 17 months) with no signs of recurrence. Conclusions: This survival of stage I lung cancer after VATS is comparable to that of open thoracotomy. We thus believe that VATS lobectomy with extended lymph node dissection can be an alternative to standard posterolateral thoracotomy for stage I lung cancer. Received: 10 May 1996/Accepted: 19 November 1996     

Possible Role of Streptococcus Pyogenes in Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome. XII. Variable Responses of Platelets in MCLS Seem to Be Explainable by Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin

As a model system for mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (MCLS), we have advocated and used mice which had been rendered tolerant to Streptococcus pyogenes-associated antigens by neonatal infection with group A fteta-hemolytic streptococci, because these mice have shown a variety of peculiar bioimmunological characteristics bearing a striking resemblance to those of MCLS patients. The results of our current investigations reaffirmed the reliability of the animal model by indicating that mice subjected to neonatal infection with 5. pyogenes , or inoculation with streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin (SPE) in Freund's adjuvant, were perfect counterparts of patients with MCLS on account of their platelet activation and hyperaggregability in response to provocative treatment, which are familiar findings in this disease.     

Extension of the “Elephant Trunk” Technique in Complex Aortic Pathology: The “Bidirectional” Option

Background. The “elephant trunk” technique, using a free-floating vascular prosthesis, was originally described to facilitate a subsequent operation on the downstream aorta. We developed an additional refinement of this technique, called the “bidirectional elephant trunk.” This option may represent an interesting tool in more complex aortic operations, especially when the descending aorta has to be replaced first in patients with concomitant pathology of the ascending aorta or of the aortic arch.

Methods. The initial operation is performed through a left thoracotomy. The proximal elephant trunk is created by invaginating the future aortic arch graft into the descending aortic graft. The proximal anastomosis between the doubled graft and the proximal descending aorta is performed first. During construction of the distal anastomosis, a distal elephant trunk may be inserted likewise. If the aortic arch and ascending aorta have to be replaced later, this second step is performed through a median sternotomy. The free-floating arch graft is pulled out of the proximal descending aorta with a nerve hook, unfolded, and used for total arch replacement.

Results. This technique was used successfully in 3 patients without mortality. No major complications were observed excepted persistent hoarseness in a patient with preoperative paresis of the recurrent nerve. No perfusion problems due to the unfolding of the free-floating graft occurred during the second operation.

Conclusions. The bidirectional elephant trunk technique is an interesting option that may be suitable for patients presenting with a complex pathology of the whole thoracic aorta when the descending segment has to be replaced first.     

Lymph node metastases in the neck and parotid gland from an unknown primary melanoma

A lymph node metastasis in the neck or parotid region from an unknown primary melanoma is an uncommon occurrence. Out of a total of 300 patients with head and neck melanoma treated at the Netherlands Cancer Institute between 1976 and 1992, 17 (5.7%) presented in this way. The most common site for metastatic lymph nodes (18 nodes in 17 patients) was level V (n= 7), followed by the parotid region (n= 4), level II (n= 4), level III (n= 2), and level IV (n= 7). Two patients had local excision of the neck node metastasis only, while the remaining 15 patients underwent more extensive surgical treatment. The 5-year disease-specific survival rate in this group was 48%, with a median survival of 36 months, which is more or less similar to the prognosis of stage II melanoma of the head and neck with a known, surgically treated primary tumour. No relation was found between disease-free interval and sex, the number of positive lymph nodes or the duration of symptoms.     

The lateral chest X-ray: Is it necessary for emergency department patients?

To determine the utility of the lateral view of the chest in emergency department patients, records of all patients who had had 2-view chest x-rays ordered in the emergency department were reviewed retrospectively. A study radiologist recorded a reading of the posteroanterior (PA) radiograph alone. The lateral radiograph was then provided, along with the PA view, and a second reading was recorded. A comparison was then made between the first and second readings.A total of 417 sets of x-rays were included. The PA view alone successfully diagnosed or suspected 92% of pulmonary nodules, 95% of effusions, 97% of cases of emphysema, 98% of pneumonias, and 100% of cases of cardiomegaly, pulmonary edema, interstitial pulmonary disease, and atelectasis.In the emergency department patient population, lateral views of the chest have minimal diagnostic yield and therefore may be used selectively to safely decrease the amount of breast radiation exposure to young women.     

Immediate postgadolinium spoiled gradient-echo MRI for evaluating the abdominal aorta in the setting of abdominal MR examination

To assess the reproducibility and image quality of immediate postgadolinium chelate spoiled gradient-echo MRI in demonstrating disease of the abdominal aorta. All patients (27 patients: 21 men, 6 women) with substantial disease of the abdominal aorta, who underwent abdominal MR examinations at 1.5 T between 1991 and 1995, were entered in the study. Patients were referred for evaluation of suspected aortic disease (14 patients) or other abdominal diseases (13 patients). Three experienced investigators manually measured luminal and external aortic wall diameters and rated image quality, definition of inner and outer walls, extent of disease, and presence of other abdominal abnormalities, in an independent fashion. A cardiovascular surgeon then rated all studies to determine whether clinical management could be based on the MR findings alone. There was 98 to 99% agreement in measurements of luminal and external wall diameter between the three investigators. Overall image quality was rated as good in 77.8 to 88.9% of patients. A total of 31 additional nonaortic abdominal abnormalities were detected by all observers. The cardiovascular surgeon rated 25 of 27 studies as adequate to determine clinical management based on MR findings alone. Immediate postgadolinium spoiled gradient-echo MRI is a reproducible technique for the demonstration of abdominal aortic disease and possesses good image quality. Advantages of this technique include simultaneous evaluation of other nonvascular diseases of the abdomen, short examination time, and easy implementation as part of routine abdominal MRI scanning protocol.