A Decade of Change in Obesity Surgery

Background: The International (formerly National) Bariatric Surgery Registry began collecting data in January 1986. The aim of this study was to examine changes in the practice of surgical treatment of severe obesity that occurred during the decade of 1986 through 1995, as observed in the IBSR data. Methods: All data submitted to the IBSR during the decade were transferred to the IBM mainframe computer for analysis. Characteristics of operative type populations were compared over time using analysis of variance (ANOVA) for age, body mass index (BMI), operative weight and Chi-square (χ²) test for gender. Results: There has been a steady increase over the decade in mean patient weight. The operations used have changed from predominantly ‘simple’ operations to more frequent use of ‘complex’ operations. Within the categories of ‘simple’ and ‘complex’, an increase in the variety of operations occurred. As a group, patients with ‘simple’ operations have been heavier, more often male and public pay patients than those who have undergone ‘complex’ operations. One year weight loss was greater for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RGB) than vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG), but follow-up rates were too low to study the relative merits of the operations used. The reported incidence of operative mortality and serious complications (leak with peritonitis, abscess and pulmonary embolism) remained low. Conclusions: These observations and their implications can be summarized in three statements which relate to action for improved patient care in the beginning of the new century: (1) increasing weight of candidates for surgical treatment during this decade indicates the need for earlier use of operative treatment before irreversible complications of obesity can develop; (2) low risk of obesity surgery, decreasing postoperative hospital stay, and early weight control support the continued and increased use of surgical treatment; (3) continued widespread use of both ‘simple’ and ‘complex’ operations with increased modifications of standard RGB and VBG procedures emphasizes the need for standardized long-term data and analyses regarding both weight control and postoperative side-effects.     

A Clinical Study of Reversing Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Hypertensive Patients by Adalat

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感染性心内膜炎因诊断或治疗失误所导致的并发症

选择因诊治失误导致严重并发症的四例感染性心内膜炎进行分析,提出改善此病预后的三个方面:提高对感染性心内膜炎的识别能力;坚持早期、足量、长程使用抗生素的治疗原则;对有适应症者及时手术治疗。     

Role of cellular retinoic acid binding protein (cRABP) in patients with large bowel cancer

The presence of cellular retinoic acid binding protein (cRABP) was analyzed in 13 consecutive patients with large bowel cancer (one right colon and 12 rectum-sigmoid, classified as three Duke B, eight C, and two D). Specimens of neoplastic tissue and of adjacent mucosa were obtained at surgery, and cRABP was determined by an assay based on incubation of partially purified cytosol with labeled retinoic acid and ultracentrifugation in sucrose density gradients. Sixty-one percent of tumors contained detectable levels of cRABP, whereas 58.3% of normal mucosal specimens were positive for cRABP. Among the positive tumors 62.5% contained cRABP also in the corresponding mucosa; in the group of cRABP-negative tumors, 40% showed cRABP in the adjacent mucosa. No correlation could be established with the grading or the stage of the tumors; however, interestingly, 100% (three cases) of gelatinous carcinomas were cRABP positive. Since cRABP seems to be a character of neoplastic cells contrary to normal ones, it would be interesting to investigate the conditions that influence the presence of this protein in normal appearing mucosa adjacent to carcinoma.     

冠状动脉造影正常的急性心肌梗死患者的临床特点

目的：探讨冠状动脉造影（CAG）正常的急性心肌梗死（AMI）患者的发生机制及临床特点。方法：分析2000年6月至2001年10月86例AMI患者的CAG结果及冠心病相关危险因素。结果：86例中CAG正常者8例，年龄（39＋11．4）（25－52）岁；多无心绞痛史、高血压史、糖尿病史、血脂异常史及家族史；以情绪波动、精神压抑、大量吸烟、饮酒史者居多。结论：冠状动脉痉挛、血栓自溶或溶栓治疗后血栓消失是其主要发生机制；冠状动脉正常的AMI患者其貌似正常，实属高危人群，应高度重视。     

“亚地克病”诊断标准探讨及修正建议

在新疆石河子市远郊缺碘地甲病区7～17岁儿童中取样,检测智力、精神运动功能、身高、体重和骨龄,发现精神运动发育障碍和骨龄落后的程度及发生频度明显高于非病区;而智力落后和体格发育落后两区无显著差异。根据这一发现认为在“亚地克病”诊断中,“精神运动发育测验”较“比内测验”更具有特异性和敏感性;建议在“出生、居住于缺碘地甲病区”前提下,将精神运动发育障碍和智力落后并列为主要条件。另根据地克病的分型原则,提出“亚地克病”的分型标准。     

卵巢未成熟畸胎瘤43例综合治疗疗效分析

为探讨不同手术方式及化疗方法对卵巢未成熟畸胎瘤的疗效及相关影响因素，对43例卵巢未成熟畸胎瘤患者进行回顾性分析。手术方式分为：保守性手术（患侧附件、大网膜切除术＋盆、腹腔腹膜结节切除术＋盆腔淋巴结清扫术）及根治性手术（全子宫、双附件及大网膜切除术＿肿瘤细胞减灭术＋盆腔淋巴结清扫术）。术后采用VAC（长春新碱，阿霉素，环磷酰胺）方案、BEP（博莱霉素或平阳霉素，足叶乙叉甙，顺铂或卡铂）方案或VBP（长春新碱，博莱霉素或平阳霉素，顺铂或卡铂）方案进行联合化疗。患者5年生存率根治性手术为44．4％，保守性手术为64．0％，差异无显著性。VAC方案与BEP（或VBP）方案的5年生存率分别为33．3％和77．3％（P＜0．01）。疗程数≥4患者的5年生存率为73．9％，明显高于疗程数＜4患者的38．9％（P＜0．05）。认为对于有生育要求的卵巢未成熟畸胎瘤患者，可仅行保守性手术，术后辅以联合化疗。BEP（或VBP）方案对患者长期生存率的改善明显优于VAC方案。术后化疗的疗程数与疗效有关，对长期生存率的影响较明显。     

复方阴阳莲治疗胆囊炎31例

一般资料31例中,男性21例,女性10例;年龄最小20岁,最大63岁,平均33岁;均符合《中药新药治疗胆囊炎的临床研究指导原则》的诊断标准。治疗方法复方阴阳莲方组:阴阳莲(即虎杖)15~30g,马蹄金15~20g,马齿苋15~20g,蒲公英15~20g,白花蛇舌草15g,金银花15g,白芍15~20g,青皮10~15g,延胡