Intra-operative quick insulin assay to confirm complete resection of insulinomas guided by selective arterial calcium injection (SACI)

Background and aims Insulinomas are rare endocrine disorders. Pre-operatively, conventional imaging techniques often fail to localise the tumor. In addition, due to the lack of quick insulin assays, intra-operative confirmation of complete resection was impossible until recently. Materials and methods Six patients with biochemical evidence of an insulinoma underwent pre-operative localisation studies and selective arterial calcium injection (SACI). In addition, insulin was measured before surgery and every 10–15 min after resection of the tumor using a quick insulin assay. Results Pre-operative localisation studies identified the tumor correctly as follows: endosonography: three of four, magnetic resonance imaging: two of four and SACI: six of six. Tumors in the head and body were enucleated while those in the tail were resected (n = 2, each). Those three patients, in whom magnetic resonance imaging and/or endosonography could localise the tumors pre-operatively, underwent laparoscopic surgery while the remaining three patients underwent open surgery. Intra-operatively, insulin dropped to normal levels within 20 min in all cases. After a follow-up of 0.8–3 years, all patients remained biochemically cured. Conclusions Pre-operatively, SACI appears to be a very sensitive localisation technique and may be most helpful in guiding the surgeon if conventional imaging techniques fail to localise the tumor. Complete removal of an insulinoma can be reliably predicted using a quick insulin assay. This paper was presented at the 2nd Biennial Meeting of the European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES), May 18–20, 2006, Krakow, Poland.     

急性胰腺炎的超声诊断

目的：探讨急性胰腺炎的超声诊断及其应用价值。方法：60例经CT或由临床症状结合腹部穿刺得以确诊的急性胰腺炎，就超声表现和各类型的表现进行分析。结果：60例急性胰腺炎患者中，超声诊断52例，准确率为86．7％，其中，急性水肿型胰腺炎28例，胰腺大，内部回声减低或是增强，均匀或不均匀；急性出血坏死型胰腺炎24例，胰腺弥漫性或局限性肿大，轮廓较为模糊，回声不均匀，低或强回声相间，回声较粗，多见边沿粗糙；60例中误诊的8例仅见气体全反射回声，未探及胰腺声像。结论：超声对急性胰腺炎的诊断准确率高，并能做出分型诊断，临床应用方便快捷。     

Autoregulation of contractility in the myocardial cell

Summary An investigation was carried out on isolated cat's papillary muscle in order to study displacement effects upon the intensity and the time course of the contractile activity. Displacements occurring before or very early during a contractile cycle produce effects which can be entirely explained on the basis of the cardiac active length-tension relation. Displacements occurring later exhibit additional effects in so far as either stretches or releases induce a drop of contractile activation such that the course of the subsequent tension development is markedly below that of the same displacement applied earlier. In order to separate these effects from those based on the active length-tension correlation experiments were performed in which very short release-stretch or stretch-release operations were applied so that the muscle length was virtually the same at the beginning and at the end of the operation. The results obtained under these conditions can be summarized as follows.The extend to which contractile tension drops after a stretch-release or a release-stretch cycle has been applied depends upon (1) the stimulus intervention interval (2) the length change performed (3) the velocity of displacement during the intervention. It is not dependent on the initial muscle length. Increasing the extracellular Ca-concentration considerably reduces the displacement effects. The results are tentatively explained by assuming an internal feedback loop between a variable of the contractile machinary and the preceding mechanism of activation.This investigation was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (grant Ka 287, 1+3).     

工厂两级计算机系统之间的通讯

论述了IBM-PC及其兼容机之间的点点通讯,加装调制解调器通讯距离可达数公里。采用该技术可完成厂部与车间两级计算机系统的分级管理与控制。     

针刺闪罐治疗面神经麻痹的疗效及取效时间对照观察

目的 :寻找治疗面神经麻痹的最佳方法。方法 :将 68例患者随机分为观察组与对照组。观察组采用针刺加闪罐治疗 ;对照组采用单纯针刺治疗。结果 :两组在疗效上无差别 ,但在取效时间上针刺闪罐组优于单纯针刺组(P <0 0 5 )。     

Finger-assisted stretching technique for cesarean section.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the perioperative outcomes of two cesarean section methods, the finger-assisted stretching technique (FAST), based on a modified Joel-Cohen method, with the traditional technique. METHODS: A retrospective review of the records of 416 women who underwent cesarean sections at Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea, between May 1993 and December 2001 was performed. Of the 416 women, 283 underwent cesarean sections with FAST and 133 with the traditional technique. RESULTS: Operative time was significantly shorter with FAST (15.3 vs. 42.6 min, P<.05), and FAST was associated with lower blood loss (601 vs. 928 mL, P<.05) and shorter hospital stay (3.7 vs. 6.5 days, P<.05). There were no significant differences in wound infection, voiding difficulty, and postoperative adhesions between the two methods. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that FAST may be the better technique.     

神阙八阵穴闪罐治疗肥胖症临床疗效观察

目的 :探讨神阙八阵穴闪罐治疗单纯性肥胖的治疗方案及运用的可行性。方法 :将 75例单纯性肥胖患者随机分为治疗组 (神阙八阵穴闪罐治疗 ) 4 2例和对照组 (口服食欲抑制剂西布曲明 )33例 ,对治疗前后患者的体重 (kg)、体重指数 (BMI)、腰围 (WC)、体脂分布率 (F % )分值进行评估。结果 :两组患者体重疗效及BMI比较 ,差异无显著性意义 (P >0 0 5 ) ,但WC、F %比较 ,治疗组优于对照组 (P <0 0 5 )。结论 :神阙八阵穴闪罐治疗肥胖症 ,尤其是腹型肥胖症 ,能明显改善肥胖患者的WC、F % ,提高减肥疗效。