经胸腔镜与开胸手术治疗胸腺瘤合并重症肌无力的临床疗效比较

目的:观察和比较经胸腔镜与开胸胸腺瘤扩大切除术治疗胸腺瘤伴重症肌无力(MG)患者的临床疗效和安全性。方法:回顾性分析2010年1月至2015年12月在新疆医科大学附属第一医院胸外科接受胸腔镜手术与开胸手术(本研究指胸骨正中劈开胸腺瘤扩大切除术)共120例胸腺瘤伴MG患者的临床资料,比较两组的手术时间、术后并发症、术后WHO病理分型、Masaoka分期、术后MGFA分级、远期随访总缓解率、术中出血量、术后拔管时间、术后住院天数和术后VAS疼痛评分。结果:两组手术时间、术后并发症、术后WHO病理分型、Masaoka分期、术后MGFA分级及远期随访总缓解率比较差异均无统计学意义(P0.05);开胸组肿瘤直径明显大于胸腔镜组,胸腔镜组术中出血量、术后拔管时间、术后住院天数和术后VAS疼痛评分明显短于或低于开胸组,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:经胸腔镜与开胸胸腺瘤扩大切除术治疗MG的远期疗效相当,但胸腔镜手术创伤更小,有利于减少术后疼痛并加快患者恢复。     

Transport distraction osteogenesis: a new method to heal adult calvarial defects

Popularized by Gavril Ilizarov in the 1960s, monofocal distraction osteogenesis has become a well-established method of endogenous bone engineering. This revolutionary surgical technique has significantly augmented the available reconstructive orthopedic and craniomaxillofacial procedures. Bifocal distraction osteogenesis, or bone transportation, is a modification of monofocal distraction that involves moving a free segment of living bone to fill an intercalary bone defect. Bifocal distraction has been applied successfully to reconstruct complex mandibular and long bone defects. Because traumatic or postsurgical calvarial defects do not spontaneously heal in humans older than 18 to 24 months of age, we hypothesized that bifocal distraction osteogenesis could be applied to the skull to close critical size calvarial defects. Critical size (15 x 15 mm) calvarial defects were created in eight New Zealand White rabbits. Next, a 15-mm x 10-mm calvarial box osteotomy was created just anterior to the skull defect. This osteotomy created a free bone segment that could be transported. A custom-made transport distraction device was fixed into place and the skin incision was closed. After a 4-day latency period, the distraction device was activated (0.5 mm once daily for 30 days) in seven animals; the distraction device in one animal was not activated and served as a control. All animals underwent 30 days of consolidation and were then killed. Radiographs and computed tomographic scans were performed at the following time points: end of latency period (postoperative day 4), mid-distraction (postoperative day 19), and end of consolidation period (postoperative day 64). Gross and histologic analysis was performed to evaluate the quality of the bony regenerate. The control animal healed with a fibrous union. Complete closure of the skull defects was observed in five of seven rabbits at the end of the consolidation period. One animal was removed from the study because of an early loosening of the distraction device, and one was removed because of device failure. Of the remaining five animals that completed the distraction protocol, radiographs and computerized tomographic scans showed successful ossification in all five rabbits at the end of the consolidation period. This study suggests that transport distraction osteogenesis is a promising technique that may be applied to a variety of commonly encountered craniofacial problems such as nonhealing calvarial defects.     

不同麻醉和术后镇痛方式对中老年胸科手术后胰岛素抵抗的影响

目的：探讨不同麻醉和术后镇痛方式对中老年胸科手术后胰岛素抵抗的影响。方法：中老年胸科手术患者80例随机分为治疗组与对照组各40例,两组都采用开胸手术治疗,于手术结束前30min硬膜外腔给予镇痛,治疗组采用舒芬太尼镇痛,对照组采用地佐辛镇痛。结果：两组镇痛后2h与镇痛后24h的HR和MVP对比差异明显（P〈0．05）,同时对照组不同时间点的组内对比差异明显（P〈0．05）,治疗组组内对比无明显差异。治疗组在镇痛后2h与镇痛后24h的VAS评分都明显少于对照组（P〈0．05）,Ramsay评分治疗组高于对照组（P〈0．05）。治疗组组内不同时间点胰岛素含量和胰岛素敏感性对比无明显差异,而对照组对比差异明显（P〈0．05）,同时镇痛后组间对比也有明显差异（P〈0．05）。结论：相对于地佐辛,舒芬太尼用于中老年胸科手术术后疼痛镇痛效果良好,能有效地抑制胰岛素抵抗与应激反应的发生,有很好的应用效果。     

重症颅脑损伤合并胸外伤患者的救治和预后研究

目的:探讨重症颅脑损伤合并胸外伤患者的临床救治要点和预后。方法:对2006年1月至2015年12月陕西省森工医院收治的重型颅脑损伤及重型颅脑损伤合并胸外伤患者的临床资料进行回顾性研究,并随访观察其预后情况。结果:我院10年间收治单纯重症颅脑损伤患者137例及重症颅脑损伤合并胸外伤患者86例,单纯重症颅脑损伤患者死亡率为9.5(13/137),主要死亡原因为:脑内出血(36/26.3%)、脑挫裂伤(31/22.6%)、呼吸衰竭(27/19.7%)等;重症颅脑损伤合并胸外伤患者死亡率为17.4(15/86),主要死亡原因为:呼吸衰竭(18/20.9%)、脑挫裂伤(18/20.9%)、脑内出血(15/17.4%)等。单纯重症颅脑损伤患者手术时间为187.6±11.3分钟、术后住院时间为10.9±1.8天、肢体运动障碍12例(8.8%)、植物生存2例(1.5%);重症颅脑损伤合并胸外伤患者手术时间为265.4±18.9分钟、术后住院时间为14.3±2.1天、肢体运动障碍10例(11.6%)、植物生存3例(3.5%)。其中,两组间在手术时间、术后住院时间及肢体运动障碍方面有统计学差异。结论:重症颅脑损伤合并胸外伤较单纯重症颅脑损伤的致死率更高,手术时间长,术后并发症发生率更高,术后住院天数较长。对于重症颅脑损伤合并胸外伤的患者,应尽量保全肢体功能,提高患者存活率和术后生活质量。     

胸段食管癌术后淋巴结转移情况及其对患者5 年生存期的影响研究

目的:探讨胸段食管癌术后淋巴结转移情况及其对患者5年生存期的影响。方法:对125例胸段食管癌患者的病例资料进行回顾性研究,统计其淋巴结转移情况以及转移度、转移数、转移域数等相关数据资料,并分析各种淋巴结转移情况对患者5年生存期的影响,再对基于不同淋巴结转移情况"手术组"与"手术+放疗组"的5年生存率进行比较。结果:有无淋巴结转移、淋巴结转移度、淋巴结转移数以及淋巴结转移域数均对胸段食管癌患者的5年生存率有显著影响(P0.01);有淋巴结转移患者手术组的5年生存率显著低于手术+放疗组(P0.01),同时术后加行放疗治疗对转移度0、≤20%及转移数≥2枚的患者的5年生存率有显著影响(P0.01)。结论:淋巴结转移是胸段食管癌患者术后效果的重要影响因素,淋巴结转移数0、1、及≥2枚的三级别分类或可更准确地反应胸段食管癌患者淋巴结转移数与5年生存率的关系;术后预防性放疗能提高有淋巴结转移、转移0、≤20%及转移数≥2枚的患者的5年生存率。     

Breast reconstruction using the sensate latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap

The authors performed immediate breast reconstruction on four patients using a sensate latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap accompanied by neurorrhaphy during the past 6 years. In the neurorrhaphy, the lateral cutaneous branch of the dorsal primary divisions of the seventh thoracic nerve, which controls the sensation of the myocutaneous flap, was anastomosed to the lateral cutaneous branch of the fourth intercostal nerve, which controls the sensation of the breast. The subjects consisted of four patients whose postoperative follow-up period was 14 to 29 months, with an average of 19.3 months. The control subjects consisted of 10 cases with a latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap whose sensory nerve had not been reconstructed (postoperative follow-up period, 15 to 49 months; average, 26.9 months). The sensory examination included tests of touch, pain, and temperature. The innervated musculocutaneous flap sensation showed gradual recovery at about 6 months after surgery and reached the value of the normal side after about 1 year. In the control subjects, the recovery was gradual after more than 1 year and reached the value of the normal side in only some of the control subjects. On the basis of these findings, the authors consider the present technique to be useful for the recovery of sensation in immediate breast reconstruction.     

Thoracic duct cannulation of the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) for lymphocyte collection: thoracic approach.

The thoracic duct of the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) was cannulated with medical grade tubing through a thoracatomy at right interspace 9-10. In 42 monkeys successfully cannulated, a mean of 1.194 x 10(9) lymphocytes was collected in the 70-hour period after surgery. A second collection, 1-3 weeks later, was possible for a shorter period (up to 60 hours) in a portion of these monkeys (15) with a smaller mean yield of lymphocytes (1.076 x 10(9). A third, but still shorter, collection period of up to 48 hours was possible in only five monkeys from which a mean yield of 0.698 x 10(9) lymphocytes was collected. A temporary postoperative weight loss in the monkeys was followed by a return to normal weight several months later.     

A simplified intrathymic injection technique for mice

Intrathymic injection is a common technique used for research concerning immunotolerance induction, gene therapy and T cell development in mice. Traditionally used protocols involve major surgery that exposes the thoracic cavity, which results in injury to the mice and increased risk of poor recovery and postsurgical complications such as infection. We introduce a simplified intrathymic injection technique that does not expose the thoracic cavity and virtually eliminates pain, distress and postoperative complications while maintaining high injection efficiency. The technique is suitable for both adult and neonatal mice.     

Atrial fibrillation after thoracic surgery for lung cancer: use of a single cut-off value of N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide to identify patients at risk

Postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) is a well-known complication occurring after thoracic surgery. B-type natriuretic peptide has recently been investigated as a predictive marker of postoperative AF after cardiac surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate a definite cut-off for N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in predicting postoperative AF in lung cancer patients. NT-proBNP was determined before and after surgery in 400 patients. Cardiac function was monitored by continuous postoperative ECG and clinical cardiological evaluation. AF occurred in 18% of the patients. Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses identified a cut-off of 182.3?ng l^?1 as the one with the highest sensitivity and specificity. Perioperative increased levels of NT-proBNP seem to predict postoperative AF in patients undergoing thoracic surgery, and a single cut-off of 182.3?ng l^?1 can be used to select high-risk patients who could receive preventive therapy, leading to a considerable decrease in the total costs associated with the management of this complication.     

Carcinoma of the esophagus and gastric cardia,with special reference to treatment

During the last five years the thoracic and abdominothoracic approaches in esophageal and gastric surgery have become established. With improvements in surgical and anesthetic technique mortality rates have declined. Preoperative and postoperative care are of great importance.     

CARCINOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS AND GASTRIC CARDIA—With Special Reference to Treatment

During the last five years the thoracic and abdominothoracic approaches in esophageal and gastric surgery have become established. With improvements in surgical and anesthetic technique mortality rates have declined. Preoperative and postoperative care are of great importance.     

Ectopic Dioctophyme renale in the thoracic and abdominal cavities associated with renal parasitism in a dog

Dioctophymosis is the disease caused by the nematode Dioctophyme renale, normally found parasitizing the right kidney of dogs. The absence of symptoms is frequent in parasitized animals. The surgical procedures are commonly performed to treat this disease. This work describes a case involving a canine with renal and ectopic parasitosis in the abdominal and thoracic regions. A mixed-breed female dog, approximately four months old, was diagnosed by ultrasound as for the presence of D. renale in the right kidney and abdominal and thoracic cavities. The animal underwent exploratory celiotomy, nephrectomy of the parasitized kidney, and transdiaphragmatic thoracotomy to remove the thoracic parasite, with a single abdominal surgical wound and excellent postoperative recovery. Several reports of ectopic parasitosis are found, however, the thoracic finding is unusual, and curative therapeutic transdiaphragmatic thoracotomy for dioctophymosis in dogs has not been previously described.     

后路360°椎体切除治疗胸椎肿瘤的围手术期护理

目的:探讨后路360°椎体切除治疗胸椎肿瘤的围手术期护理方法。方法:回顾性分析2009年1月至2010年1月后路360°椎体切除治疗胸椎肿瘤的9例患者,术前做好心理护理及术前准备。术后严密监察生命体征及肢体活动、感觉功能,指导患者早期功能锻炼,预防并发症,进行出院指导、随访。结果:9例患者均顺利完成手术。随访1～15个月,平均9个月。术后除1例术前即有截瘫的患者无恢复外,其余8例脊髓功能完全恢复。9例患者无术后并发症发生,无内固定松动断裂发生。结论:对后路360°椎体切除治疗胸椎肿瘤的患者采取正确有效的围手术期护理是提高手术成功率及促进患者康复的重要措施。     

Video-Assisted Implantation of a Left Ventricular Lead and Intrathoracic Tunneling to a Right-Sided CRT-D Device

We describe two cases in which a biventricular implantable cardioverter defibrillator for cardiac resynchronization therapy had to be placed on the right side due to unsuitability of the left subclavian vein. Endocardial implantation of a left ventricular lead through the coronary sinus was previously attempted but was unsuccessful. Implantation of the epicardial left ventricular pacing lead was performed through video-assisted thoracic surgery on the left side. The connector end of the left ventricular pacing lead was tunnelized through the anterior mediastinum into the right pleural space. The right-sided pocket was then opened. A tunnel was created from the pocket to the thoracic wall, and the pleural space was entered over the second rib. The lead was retrieved from the right pleural space and connected with the Cardiac resynchronization therapy-device (CRT-D). Both procedures and postoperative periods were uneventful. Intrathoracic left-to-right tunneling of an epicardial left ventricular lead by video-assisted thoracic surgery is feasible and safe. It provides an alternative to subcutaneous tunneling.     

Lung Resection for Tuberculosis in Children

At the Nova Scotia Sanatorium from 1944 to 1959 lung resection for tuberculosis was carried out in 1257 instances. Of these, 44 operations were performed on 41 children from 5 to 15 years of age. Two patients had bilateral surgery, and in two others a second homolateral resection was necessary. Twenty-five per cent of the operations were done for the “middle lobe syndrome”, the remainder for the reinfection type of tuberculosis. Two children died, one in the early postoperative period, of pulmonary edema, and the other six years after a second homolateral resection for progression of her tuberculous disease. Complications occurred in 20% of cases, of which 18% were early and reversible. Thirty-eight of the survivors have fully recovered and the other has improved.Pulmonary resection is required infrequently in children with tuberculosis. When it is indicated, the results are excellent. These young patients withstand major thoracic surgery extremely well.     

Comparison of Hemodynamic and Inflammatory Changes between Transoral and Transthoracic Thoracoscopic Surgery

Background

Natural orifice transluminal endoscopy has been developed for abdominal surgical procedures. The aim of this study was to compare the surgical outcome between a novel transoral approach and a standard transthoracic approach for the thoracic cavity in a canine model.

Methods

Twenty-eight dogs were assigned to transoral (n = 14) or standard thoracoscopy (n = 14). Each group underwent thoracic exploration, pre-determined surgical lung biopsy, and pericardial window creation. Blood draws were obtained before surgery and at postoperative days 1, 3, 7, and 14. Operative time, complications, laboratory parameters, hemodynamic parameters, and inflammatory parameters were compared between the two procedures. The animals were monitored for two weeks and necropsy were performed for surgical outcome evaluation.

Results

The thoracic procedures were successfully performed in all of the dogs, with the exception of one animal in the transoral group. There were no serious acute or delayed complications related to surgery. There was no difference between the two surgical groups for each of the hemodynamic parameters that were evaluated. Regarding the immunological impact of the surgeries, transoral thoracoscopy was associated with significant elevations in interleukin 6 and c-reactive protein levels on postoperative days 1 and 3, respectively, when compared with the standard thoracoscopy. All dogs recovered well, without signs of mediastinitis or thoracic infection. Necropsy revealed absence of infection, no injury to vital organs, and confirmed the success of the novel procedure.

Conclusions

This study suggests that both techniques were comparable with respect to procedure success rate, hemodynamic impact, and inflammatory changes. Furthermore, there was no difference in the incidence of postoperative discomfort between groups.     

A reliable approach to the closure of large acquired midline defects of the back

A systematic regionalized approach for the reconstruction of acquired thoracic and lumbar midline defects of the back is described. Twenty-three patients with wounds resulting from pressure necrosis, radiation injury, and postoperative wound infection and dehiscence were successfully reconstructed. The latissimus dorsi, trapezius, gluteus maximus, and paraspinous muscles are utilized individually or in combination as advancement, rotation, island, unipedicle, turnover, or bipedicle flaps. All flaps are designed so that their vascular pedicles are out of the field of injury. After thorough debridement, large, deep wounds are closed with two layers of muscle, while smaller, more superficial wounds are reconstructed with one layer. The trapezius muscle is utilized in the high thoracic area for the deep wound layer, while the paraspinous muscle is used for this layer in the thoracic and lumbar regions. Superficial layer and small wounds in the high thoracic area are reconstructed with either latissimus dorsi or trapezius muscle. Corresponding wounds in the thoracic and lumbar areas are closed with latissimus dorsi muscle alone or in combination with gluteus maximus muscle. The rationale for systematic regionalized reconstruction of acquired midline back wounds is described.     

微创胸腔闭式引流精密可控负压吸引术治疗原发性自发性气胸的疗效及患者疼痛、氧化应激反应观察

摘要 目的：探究微创胸腔闭式引流精密可控负压吸引术治疗原发性自发性气胸（PSP）的疗效及对患者疼痛、氧化应激反应的影响。方法：选取2019年1月~2021年1月我院收治的PSP患者120例,以随机数表法分成研究组与对照组,各自60例。给予对照组微创胸腔常规闭式引流治疗,研究组则给予微创胸腔闭式引流精密可控负压吸引术治疗。比较两组患者的临床疗效,术后6 h、1 d及3 d的疼痛评分（VAS）,术前及术后1 d的血清氧化应激指标[超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、丙二醛（MDA）]水平以及术后并发症发生情况。结果：研究组临床疗效的总有效率为91.67%,显著高于对照组的78.33%（P<0.05）,且研究组患者术后6 h、术后1 d以及术后3 d的VAS评分均显著低于对照组（P<0.05）。术后研究组患者SOD水平显著高于对照组（P<0.05）,同时MDA水平显著低于对照组（P<0.05）。另外研究组患者的总并发症发生率为3.33%,显著低于对照组的13.33%（P<0.05）。结论：微创胸腔闭式引流精密可控负压吸引术治疗PSP的疗效肯定,能减轻患者的疼痛程度及氧化应激反应,且能减少术后并发症的发生率。     

Preliminary studies of neurosensory and cardiopulmonary health compromise in captive- bred Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) suffering scoliosis

Background It has been widely documented that quadrupedal animals rarely display natural spontaneous scoliotic rachis deviations of the spinal column. The objective was to determine spinal deformities developed by geriatric monkeys of the Macaca mulatta species, by radiographical and tomographical studies of the vertebral column correlating morphological changes with altered physiological parameters and electrical neurosensorial conductivity of somatosensory‐evoked potentials (SEPs). Materials and methods A cohort of six geriatric monkeys was used: three non‐scoliotic subjects and three monkeys with naturally acquired true scoliosis. Results Radiographic and tomographic studies depicted a thoracic curvature displaying a left‐sided thoracic vertebral rotation. The evaluation of physiological parameters demonstrated significant differences in the respiratory rate, as it was observed for the diastolic blood pressures, which showed a decrease in the monkeys with scoliosis compared with healthy monkeys. Regarding the SEPs studies, the non‐parametric test for independent samples Mann–Whitney U test displayed a significant difference observed at the left and right thoracic derivative in P1; while regarding the study of upper limbs, a significant difference was seen at the Erb’s point derivative, left afferency in P1, showing in all the derivatives an increase in latency in monkeys with scoliosis versus monkeys in the control group. Conclusions This study has demonstrated that quadrupedal animals can develop true scoliosis showing an analogous way to that occurring in humans.