Pediatric intracranial aneurysms——clinical characteristics and therapeutic strategies

Objective To assess the radiological characteristics and therapeutic strategies of intracranial aneurysms in children. Methods From our dedicated neurovascular databank of patients, we reviewed 23 consecutive children who had 24 intracranial aneurysms. There were 14 boys and 9 girls with a mean age of 9.09 years ( range 1 - 14 years ). Results Intracranial aneurysms in children ≤ 14 years constituted 1.3% of all intracranial aneurysms. Internal Carotid artery (ICA) and middle cerebral artery (MCA) were the most frequent sites for aneurysms. About 58.3% of the aneurysms were complex, including dissecting, pseudoaneurysm, giant and fusiform aneurysm. 1/3 of all aneurysms were located in posterior circulation. Only 1 case had multiple aneurysms in this case series. Almost half of all cases presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage and others presented with mass effect. 14 cases underwent endovascular treatment. 4 patients received microsurgical therapy. 5 cases did not receive microsurgical or endovascular therapy, 2 of them whose aneurysms spontaneously thrombosed during follow up. One boy with left vertebral artery giant aneurysm died after endovascular therapy owing to gradual thrombosis in basilar artery. Another child had poor outcome because of rerupture of aneurysm before operation. Whereas the majority had a favorable outcome. Conclusions Intracranial aneurysms in children had many clinical and radiological characteristics different from those in adults : ( 1 ) remarkable male predominance; ( 2 ) ICA and MCA were the most common sites for aneurysms; (3) high incidence of large, traumatic, infectious, dissecting and fusiform aneurysms. (4)For pediatric intracranial aneurysms, both microsurgical approaches and endovascular treatment were effective. Endovaacular therapy was the best choice for complex aneurysms.     

万象由心生

偶然看到央视的一期《讲述》节目颇觉有趣:一位58岁的严重心脏病患者在移植了一位26岁的脑死亡者的心脏后,出现了许多变化——整个人变年轻了,性情行为也变得越来越像那个年轻人,甚至连生活习惯也发生了改变。更令人称奇的是,40年的不幸婚姻,也因换上别人的心脏突然变得和谐,让这对闹了几十载离婚的夫妻无法理解。心脏移植真的会影响患者的性格、行为甚至于思维吗?这是一个中西医纷争多年的话题,但换心手术出现后,类似的情志、思维改变案例层出不穷,让西医界不由得对此进行重新思索;而中医学对此的阐述则言简意赅,其深度为现代医学所不及。…     

布一加综合征的诊断和治疗(附48例报告)

目的：探讨布一加综合征的诊治经验。方法：回顾分析本院自1993年－2002年，采用超声介入及手术方法治疗48例布加综合征的疗法结果。超声引导下支架术治疗布一加综合征38例，其中内支架术联脾肾分流术治疗5例，支架术联合肠腔分流术治疗8例；腔房人工血管转流术治疗4例，肠腔转流术治疗2例，肠颈转流术治疗2例，经右心房联合破膜2例。结果：随访1个月－9年，平均4．68年，37例获显疗效，2例改善，6例行二次手术治疗，3例死亡。结论：应重视早期诊断和治疗。腔内超声介入方法治疗布一加综合征，简便、准确、安全、疗效肯定；联合分流术解除肝静脉梗阻，可获得满意疗效。     

慢性肾衰竭患者冠状动脉血管成形术治疗现状

冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病是目前严重危害人类健康的慢性疾病之一,具有较高的发病率及病死率。据有关资料统计在慢性肾衰竭患者中,冠心病的发病率显著高于普通人群。随着血液透析技术的发展,慢性肾衰竭患者生存时间延长,缺血性     

急性心肌梗死误诊8例分析

急性心肌梗死(AM／)约1／4．1／3病例缺乏典型症状。近年来由于症状不典型而导致误诊的病例有所增加。现将我院近年来收治的误诊病例报道如下。