Problems of cryohemorrhoidectomy

One thousand cryohemorrhoidectomies were performed in the past 7 years (1973–1979). Ninety percent of the patients were satisfied with the technique; approximately one-third of the patients experienced severe to moderate pain and 11% had recurrences or related problems. The majority of patients with postoperative pain were in the younger age group and two thirds of the recurrences occurred in males. Our data suggest that there is a close relationship between complications and anal pressure. These facts lead us to believe that patients with high anal pressure are prone to recurrence and postoperative pain—for these patients one must not only remove the hemorrhoidal mass but also lower the anal pressure by internal sphincterotomy. On the basis of these assumptions, we have operated on 200 patients using internal sphincterotomy along with hemorrhoidectomy; early results have been promising. We recommend cryohemorrhoidectomy limited to those who have prolapsing internal hemorrhoids without significant constipation or external engorgement which is indicative of high anal pressure.     

Prospective trials of minor surgical procedures and high-fibre diet for haemorrhoids.

Two hundred and sixteen consecutive patients seen for the first time with symptomatic haemorrhoids entered trials of conservative and minor surgical treatment. They were divided into two groups according to their pretreatment maximal anal pressure. Patients with pressures of 100 cm H2O (73.7 mm Hg) or more (108 patients) were treated by anal dilatation (37), sphincterotomy (34), or high-fibre diet (37). Four and 12 months later anal dilatation had produced significantly better results than sphincterotomy or diet. Furthermore, anal dilatation was the only treatment associated with a significant reduction in anal pressure at four and 12 months. Patients with pressures under 100 cm H2O (108 patients) were treated by rubber-band ligation (35), cryosurgery (36), or diet (37). Four and 12 months later significantly more patients were improved by rubber-band ligation than by cryosurgery or diet. These results suggest that haemorrhoids in patients with excessive activity of the internal anal sphincter are best treated by anal dilatation and that in all other patients rubber-band ligation is the treatment of choice.     

l-Arginine is a feasible supplement to heal chronic anal fissure via reducing internal anal sphincter pressure: a randomized clinical trial study

Amino Acids - The hypertonicity of internal anal sphincter resting pressure is one of the main causes of chronic anal fissure. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the effect of oral...     

Roentgeno-functional studies in ectopia of the anal canal in children

Analysis of x-ray data on 70 pediatric patients aged one day-15 yrs, was performed. In 55 cases the investigation was conducted before the correction of ectopia of the anal canal, in 11 cases after the previously described operation for forming the anal orifice (FAO), in 4 cases there was stenosis of the anal orifice without ectopia. Radiograms performed during irrigoscopy and (or) with a Foley catheter were assessed. Weakening and then complete incompetence of the puborectal muscle, determining incontinence of feces, were shown to be proportional to age and a degree of stenosis of the colon orifice. A necessity of radical operation in the second half-year of the life or measures to ensure adequate bowel evacuation were shown.     

One-stage repair of blepharophimosis

Congenital blepharophimosis is a congenital anomaly characterized by abnormalities in the area of the eyes, including bilateral ptosis, shortening of the horizontal fissure of the lid, expansion of the intercanthal distance, and epicanthus inversus. The condition is subject to autosomal-dominant heredity and is said to occur more frequently in Orientals than in Occidentals. Over the past 9 years, we have surgically treated 11 cases of congenital blepharophimosis using a procedure in which levator resection and medial canthoplasty are performed in one stage. It has been commonly believed that when levator resection and medial canthoplasty are performed at the same time, tension in the eyelid becomes too strong to achieve favorable results; therefore, the standard procedure has been to divide the operation into two stages. In all 11 cases we experienced, however, it was possible to obtain good results with a single-stage operation.     

Revascularization of both cardiac ventricles by right ventricular implants

Implantation of the right internal mammary artery into the wall of the right ventricle has been performed in 48 patients whose cases have been followed up for longer than six months. The procedure was done at the same time as a left ventricular implantation or subsequent to this operation because of recurrence or persistence of symptoms. Relief of anginal pain has been achieved in 78% and of chronic left ventricular failure in 75%. Of the 40 patients who had already had one or more myocardial infarctions preoperatively, 36 are still alive, with an average survival of over 5 years.     

19例直肠癌腹会阴切除股薄肌移植肛门成形术

目的:肛管、直肠癌扩大根治切除的同时,利用股薄肌肛门成形,以取得肛门节制力,避免了腹壁人工肛门。方法:肛管、直肠癌扩大根治切除,将结肠拉至会阴部并将已从右大腿游离好的股薄肌环绕一周并固定于右坐骨结节。肌肉、肠管间断缝合后肠管断端与会阴部皮肤间断缝合。结果:12例术后三个月肛门功能I级(排便如常人);3例功能为II级;2例III级;1例围手术期死亡。结论:肛管、直肠癌扩大根治切除(R3手术),手术彻底,不影响生存期。利用股薄肌移植,于原肛门处形成一有节制力的新肛门,尽管手术有相当的难度,但只要掌握住拉出肠管血循良好、环绕的股薄肌又不致过紧造成远端肠管坏死,而导致手术失败,则不仅保证了患者的生存期,又在原位形成一个有节制力的肛门,应是值得提倡、推广的手术。     

Soleus-fibula free transfer in lower limb reconstruction

Free-fibula transfer has been widely used since 1975. Many modifications have been described; one of them, association of the lateral part of the soleus muscle to the fibula, is reported here through a 14-case series. This composite flap is intended for extensive defects of the lower limbs involving bone and soft tissues. The flap is considered by the authors to be reliable, with a constant vascularization. A 20-cm length offibula may be harvested associated either with the lateral part of the soleus muscle or with the whole muscle. Moreover, the soleus muscle represents a vascular security inasmuch as it preserves both medullar and periosteal bone supply. Fourteen cases have been performed by the authors since 1978 and could be reviewed with a minimum 2-year follow-up. Average length of bone defect was 12 cm, and average length offibula harvested was 18.6 cm. Soft-tissue defect was always associated and ranged from 8 x 4 cm to 20 x 30 cm. The fibula was harvested with the lateral part of the soleus muscle in 10 cases and with the whole soleus muscle in 4 cases. One total treatment failure was reported and was related to intimal degenerative lesions on veins used for arteriovenous bypass. In other patients, mean time for bone healing was 11 months. Patients could walk again, on average, 17 months after reconstruction. Sequelae at the donor site were minimal.     

逆行交锁髓内钉联合单侧骨皮质锁定钢板固定治疗股骨髁上骨不连

目的:探讨逆行交锁髓内钉联合单侧骨皮质钢板固定治疗股骨髁上骨不连的临床疗效。方法:对25例股骨髁上骨不连,均采用逆行交锁髓内钉联合单侧骨皮质钢板固定加自体髂骨植骨治疗。结果:25例获12～24个月随访,平均12个月。4～8个月内均获骨性愈合。结论:应用逆行交锁髓内钉联合单侧骨皮质钢板固定后骨折端可获得坚强内固定,手术操作简便、安全,可早期进行膝关节和股四头肌功能锻炼,是一种治疗股骨髁上骨不连的有效方法。     

磁共振检查对复杂性肛瘘手术治疗患者的指导价值及术后复发的危险因素分析

目的:探讨磁共振成像技术(MRI)对复杂性肛瘘诊断和术前评估的指导意义及术后复发的危险因素。方法:前瞻性选取2015年6月至2017年12月到我院诊断并接受手术治疗的359例复杂性肛瘘患者,将其随机分为观察组182例和对照组177例。对照组患者术前未行MRI检查,术中行亚甲蓝染色指导手术治疗。观察组术前行MRI检查,术中给予亚甲蓝染色结合术前评估行手术治疗,以术中探查结果为金标准,统计MRI术前检查复杂性肛瘘的准确率,Kappa检验评估MRI检查结果与术中探查结果的一致性,经1-2年的随访统计所有患者复发情况,单因素和多因素Logistic回归分析术后复发的危险因素。结果:观察组术中探查共发现瘘管内口281个,合并肛周脓肿57例,多发瘘管及支管151例,MRI术前检查瘘管内口、合并肛周脓肿、多发瘘管及支管的准确率分别为98.22%(276/281)、85.96%(49/57)、96.03%(145/151),观察组中MRI结果与术中探查结果对患者Parks分型通过一致性检验显示,两结果一致性较好(k=0.890,P=0.001)。单因素分析结果显示,肛瘘位置、内口位置、合并肛周脓肿、既往肛瘘手术史及术前是否行MRI检查均会影响复发率(均P0.05),Logistic回归多因素分析显示,术前未进行MRI检查、高位肛瘘、内口位于后正中线、既往肛瘘手术史是复杂性肛瘘术后复发的危险因素(均P0.05)。结论:MRI检查复杂性肛瘘能够术前明确瘘管及内口数量,可较为精确地识别瘘管Parks分型,有助于提高手术疗效,合并肛周脓肿、术前未进行MRI检查、高位肛瘘、内口位于后位、既往肛瘘手术史是复杂性肛瘘术后复发的危险因素。     

俯卧位后外侧入路联合内侧切口治疗三踝骨折35 例的临床疗效评价

目的:探讨在俯卧体位下采用后外侧入路联合内侧切口治疗三踝骨折方法的临床疗效及安全性。方法:选择2014年1月~2015年1月在我院治疗并由同一治疗组医生采用俯卧体位下治疗的三踝骨折患者35例,治疗外踝骨折时将钢板置于腓骨后侧或外侧,使用钢板或螺钉对后踝骨折进行固定,2枚拉力螺钉固定内踝。观察术后切口及骨折愈合、踝关节功能恢复情况。术后定期随访,采用AOFAS踝-后足评分标准对踝关节功能进行评价。结果:手术时长50~142 min,平均90 min,1例患者内侧切口出现局部红肿,抬高患肢及定期换药后局部红肿好转,未出现明显切口感染征象。2例病人术后出现足背部麻木,分别在术后6周、9周时消失。随访时间6~18月,平均随访15个月。术后3月X线显示所有病人骨折线模糊,骨痂生长良好,按美国足踝外科协会踝-后足评分系统评分:优28例,良5例,可2例,优良率94.29%。结论:在俯卧体位下采用后外侧切口治疗三踝骨折可一次性复位、固定后踝和外踝骨折,联合内侧切口可在一个体位下完成三踝骨折的手术,缩短手术时间,对软组织破坏少,骨折可获得解剖复位,术后踝关节功能恢复佳,可降低因反复翻身而污染术野的概率。     

内镜辅助经口咽前路减压后路融合一期手术治疗寰枢椎脱位

目的:探讨显微内窥镜下经口咽入路前路减压同时一期后路融合治疗寰枢椎脱位的手术方法,评价该手术方法的临床效果。方法:2005年2月至2006年6月对11例有手术指征的寰枢关节脱位患者,其中外伤齿状突骨折畸形愈合4例、先天性寰枕融合畸形1例、齿突发育不良并不连6例。全组均有不同程度的颈脊髓压迫引起的不同程度的肢体运动、感觉障碍;ASIA分级C级3例、D级8例。行显微内窥镜辅助下经口咽入路前路减压,术中颅骨牵引复位后一期后路融合。结果:11例均获得脊髓充分减压,9例获解剖复位、2例部分复位,无术中和术后并发症;所有患者的临床症状均有明显改善,四肢运动功能不同程度的恢复,A- SIA分级1例C级恢复至D级,2例C级恢复至正常,8例D级恢复至正常。内固定无松脱、无断裂及再脱位,植骨融合良好均获得骨性融合。术后随访6月-18个月,平均12个月,效果良好。结论:显微内镜下经口咽入路前路减压,具有视野清晰、操作精确、损伤小的优点;充分前路减压可以术中即刻复位、一期后路融合,避免了二次手术。     

微创式治疗胆囊结石并胆总管结石的临床研究

目的：探讨腹腔镜与十二指肠镜联合治疗胆囊结石合并胆总管结石的临床应用价值。方法：74例胆囊结合并胆总管结石患者随机分为EST＋LC组（44例）和OC＋OCHTD组（30例）,其中EST＋LC组行十二指肠镜Oddi括约肌切开术（EST）加腹腔镜下胆囊切除术（LC）,OC＋OCHTD组行开腹胆囊切除术（OC）加胆总管切开取石T管引流术（OCHTD）,比较两组手术过程、术后恢复、并发症情况等。结果：①EST＋LC组手术时间长于OC＋OCHTD组,切口长度与术中出血量少于OC＋OCHTD组（P〈0.01或0.05）。②EST＋LC组手术成功率90.91%,取石成功率100%,OC＋OCHTD组手术成功率100%,取石成功率93.33%,两组间差异无显著性（P〉0.05）。③EST＋LC组镇痛药使用率低于OC＋OCHTD组,术后引流时间、肠鸣音恢复时间、肛门排气时间和平均住院时间短于OC＋OCHTD组（P〈0.01或0.05）。④EST＋LC组与OC＋OCHTD组均并发症少,无结石复发。结论：十二指肠镜Oddi括约肌切开术联合加腹腔镜下胆囊切除术治疗胆囊结石和胆总管结石具有创伤小、恢复快、并发症少、住院时间短等优势,值得进一步临床推广。     

Absence of foramen spinosum and abnormal middle meningeal artery in cranial series

In comparative and evolutionary aspects in humans, the middle meningeal artery enters the cranium through the foramen spinosum, whereas in great apes the middle meningeal artery can enter the cranium through foramen spinosum, through foramen ovale or through petrosphenoid fissure. Generally, in nonhuman primates the anterior meningeal system is associated with the ophthalmic branch of the internal carotid artery. The vessels joining the two systems pass through the additional channels: the superior orbital fissure or through the cranio-orbital foramen. In anatomically modern humans, the absence of foramen spinosum involves abnormal development and course of the middle meningeal artery and it is usually accompanied with replacement of the conventional middle meningeal artery with such, arising from the ophthalmic artery system. In these cases the middle meningeal artery most often enters the middle cranial fossa through the superior orbital fissure and rarely through the meningo-orbital foramen. All skulls, investigated in the present study, belonged to adult individuals of both sexes, conditionally grouped into three cranial series--contemporary male, medieval male, and medieval female series. The absence of foramen spinosum was established only among the medieval male and female series--in 1 (0.70%) male and in 1 (0.72%) female skull on the right side and in 3 (2.13%) female skulls on the left side. In 1 (0.72%) female skull, a small atypically located foramen spinosum was established on the right side. In all of the described cases, the intracranial meningeal grooves started from the lateral edge of the superior orbital fissure and probably reflect the ophthalmic origin of the middle meningeal artery.     

Combined Internal Mammary Artery Implantation and Free Omental Graft Operation: A Highly Effective Revascularization Procedure: (A Study of 17 Cases)

One hundred and forty patients with coronary artery disease treated by internal mammary artery implantation were followed up from six months to 13 years. The mortality rate was 3%; improvement was obtained in 70%. Occlusive disease of all three major coronary arteries, however, requires more blood than can be supplied by the implant procedure, and the free omental graft operation was developed for the management of selected patients with this condition. Normally in animals triple coronary artery ameroid constriction results in 100% mortality. When the free omental graft operation, with or without internal mammary artery implantation, was performed, 80% of such animals survived. The free omental graft forms capillary anastomoses in three days and arteriolar vessels in eight days, which leave the base of the aorta, enter the omentum, thence to the myocardium. A combined internal mammary artery implantation and free omental graft operation was performed in 17 patients with triple coronary artery disease as shown by cine coronary arteriography. There was no operative mortality, and 12 of the patients are free of pain and have returned to work.     

Selective alteration of palpebral fissure form by lateral canthopexy

A method is described for altering the shape and position of the palpebral fissure at the lateral canthus. Three steps are essential to alter shape and position. They are (1) identification of a lateral canthal soft-tissue mass consisting of periosteum, lateral canthal ligament, and orbicularis muscle, (2) extensive subperiosteal soft-tissue mobilization of the lateral canthal soft-tissue mass (LCSTM) from a point just superior to the zygomaticofrontal suture and inferiorly along the infraorbital rim to a point corresponding with a vertical line drawn from the pupil downward, and (3) cutting of all soft tissue, including orbicularis muscle from dermis to bone and from bone to conjunctiva, from the lateral canthal soft-tissue mass medially to a point equal to a vertical line drawn from the pupil downward. After tension-free shifting laterally and superiorly has been accomplished, the lateral canthal soft-tissue mass is fixed into bone with minimal overcorrection. If there is still soft-tissue skin resistance, then overcorrection is desirable. The most difficult judgments in the procedure are the amount of superior and lateral tension to be placed on the palpebral fissure. As an aid in these judgments, the lateral-most extent of the palpebral fissure should be approximately 3 mm above the medial canthus horizontally and 3 to 4 mm medial to the medial-most portion of the lateral orbital rim. If overcorrection occurs, it can be released relatively simply.     

Function of the anal sphincters following pull-through operations without anal eversion

It has been investigated the function of the anal sphincters following Bacon type pull-through operation. Our data have shown a significant decrease of the anal resting pressure after pull-through excision signifying an impairment in the internal sphincter function. But the tonic external sphincter contraction induced by stimulation can maintain continence.     

Lower eyelid blepharoplasty: analysis of indications and the treatment of 100 patients

Traditionally, lower lid blepharoplasty has been confined to a choice of skin or skin-muscle flap transcutaneous blepharoplasty. In the past decade, in particular, various new techniques and technologies have emerged, altering our ability to treat the lower eyelids. These techniques include transconjunctival blepharoplasty, a variety of canthopexy procedures, fat-conserving or fat-replacing methods, wedge excision, and laser resurfacing techniques, and they allow a more individualized approach based on variations in anatomical features and patient goals. A retrospective review of data for 100 consecutive patients (ranging in age from 30 to 80 years) who underwent lower eyelid procedures during a 12-month period is presented. Procedures were categorized as follows: lower lid blepharoplasty, 35 cases; lower lid transconjunctival blepharoplasty, 27 cases; lower lid transconjunctival blepharoplasty with laser resurfacing, 17 cases; lower lid laser resurfacing, 16 cases; tarsorrhaphy with lower lid operation, three cases; tarsorrhaphy with laser resurfacing, two cases. Two complications of retained fat pads (one medial and one lateral) were encountered and were addressed with a secondary operation using a transconjunctival blepharoplasty approach. The results indicate that laser treatment has become the predominant form of lower eyelid resurfacing and that transconjunctival blepharoplasty is now the most common surgical procedure for the lower eyelid. All of our tarsorrhaphy procedures were performed for patients who had previously undergone surgical treatment of the lower eyelids. An algorithm based on physical findings and these techniques has been developed, for appropriate tailoring of the procedure to each patient's specific concerns. With the availability of a variety of techniques, an individualized approach based on variations in anatomical features is feasible.     

Posterior Fossa Decompression Combined with Resection of the Cerebellomedullary Fissure Membrane and Expansile Duraplasty: A Radical and Rational Surgical Treatment for Arnold–Chiari Type I Malformation

This study aims to introduce a new surgical procedure for the treatment of Arnold–Chiari type I malformation (ACM-1) and to compare its effectiveness with the techniques described in previous studies. We performed the following procedures: foramen magnum decompression combined with the removal of both the atlanto-occipital membrane, extended resection of the cerebellomedullary fissure arachnoid membrane, and artificial duraplasty to enlarge the membranic posterior fossa without resecting the cerebellar tonsils and syringosubarachnoid shunting. There were 21 ACM-1 patients: 12 cases had osteo-compression on the cerebellar hemisphere, 18 cases had thickened adhered fabric ring that stretched from arachnoid membrane to cerebellar hemisphere, and 15 cases with syringomyelia. The patients were followed up for 6 months to 3 years after the surgery. All patients showed a remarkable recovery of syringomyelia. There were no morbidity or death related to the surgery. Most of ACM-1 patients, the osteo- and membrane compression on cerebellar hemisphere and tonsil were observed during the operation. Therefore, decompression of foramen magnum and posterior craniocervical combined with the removal of cerebellomedullary fissure arachnoid membrane and placement of an artificial dural graft should be considered as a comprehensive option of minimally invasive surgery and rational and radical treatment of ACM-1. Our experience showed that, by using our procedure, shunting becomes no longer necessary in the treatment of ACM-1-associated syringomyelia.     

Correction of low-set ear: superoposterior mobilization of the ear as a transposition flap pivoted on the ear canal with burring of the superoposterior canal wall

In a number of congenital, developmental, and postoperative conditions, many patients have a difference in the vertical and anteroposterior position of the ears. On correction of this deformity, the most difficult problem is the low and anterior location of the external auditory canal. To overcome this unyielding limitation, the authors perform superoposterior transposition of the low-set ear pivoted on the ear canal after making a new path for the canal by burring of the thick superoposterior canal wall. A mastoid hairline incision is followed by three-quarters circumferential subpericranial dissection around the bony ear canal posteriorly. A preauricular incision is followed by subcutaneous dissection anteriorly. By using the natural deformability of the cartilaginous ear canal, the S-shaped canal can be straightened through a new path made by burring of the thick superoposterior wall. Then the low-set ear can be mobilized superoposteriorly as a transposition flap pivoted on the ear canal with minimal tension by straightening of the canal. The corrected auricular position can be maintained by (1) several permanent sutures between the cavum conchae and the mastoid and deep temporal fascia, (2) a suspensory temporoparietal fascial loop, and (3) a skin support provided by the repair in an elevated position and V-Y-plasty or Z-plasty on the lower pole of the ear. From December of 1997 to October of 1998, three cases with a maximum follow-up of 15 months were examined. Symmetric ear position was achieved and maintained on both frontal and lateral views after the operation in all cases. This new technique for correction of low-set ear produces symmetric ear position in both vertical and anteroposterior dimensions for a long time. In addition, it can be performed with various other surgical procedures safely and simultaneously in a variety of pathologic conditions.