Objective To investigate clinical features and treatment strategy of cardiac complications caused by permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation.?Methods?We retrospectively reviewed clinical records of 10 patients with cardiac complications caused by PPM who received surgical treatment in General Hospital of People’s Liberation Army from January 2003 to May 2010. There were seven males and three females with an average age of 62.9 years. One patient had an Atrial demand inhibited pacemaker (AAI) PPM and the other nine patients had a DDD PPM. Cardiac complications included infective endocarditis (IE) in 5 patients, tricuspid insufficiency (TI) in 4 patients and pulmonary artery thrombosis in one patient. According to their respective situation, these patients underwent different surgical treatment such as tricuspid valve plasty (TVP), tricuspid valve replacement and/or removal of PPM lead and vegetations as part of intensive debridement of the infected area.?Results?Postoperatively, all the patients were successfully discharged. Five patients whose PPM lines and leads were preserved in the surgery had normal PPM function. Three PPM-dependent patients whose PPM leads were removed in the surgery received a PPM reimplantation later. Nine patients were followed up for an average of 5.5 months and all these patients had a significantly improved quality of life. One patient after TVP had mild TI during follow-up. Conclusion Surgical treatment should be performed as early as possible when infection is too severeto control in patients with IE caused by PPM. PPM-induced TI may be hard to be diagnosed preoperatively, and transesophageal echocardiography or surgical exploration should be considered to establish the diagnosis. Measures should be taken to protect PPM if PPM lines and leads are preserved during operation. Patients whose PPM lines and leads are removed during the surgery need to choose a suitable time for PPM reimplantation.
目的 探讨肝门部胆管癌2种手术方法的疗效。方法 回顾性分析我院1998~2006年期间收治的37例肝门部胆管癌患者的临床资料。结果 37例患者中13例行根治性手术切除, 其1年与3年的生存率分别为100%(13/13)和76.92%(10/13),中位生存期为22.43个月; 另24例行姑息性手术(均为肝内胆管内引流术),其1年与3年生存率分别为54.55%(12/22)和9.09%(2/22),中位生存期为15.42个月。结论 根治性手术是治疗肝门部胆管癌的主要手段; 姑息性手术,如合理的肝内胆管内引流能改善患者的生存质量。
甲状腺外科疾病常见,有许多进展和进步,这是热点; 但许多治疗意见不一,分歧极大,长久难以统一,故又有许多难点
Abstract: Objective To summarize our surgical experience of tetralogy of Fallot(TOF) with anomalous coronary artery(ACA), explore diagnostic method of ACA, and evaluate surgical strategy choices and clinical outcomes of right ventricular outflow tract(RVOT) reconstruction. Methods From January 2004 to January 2010, 29 patients with TOF and ACA underwent total correction in Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital. There were 18 male patients and 11 female patients with their median age of 7 years (5 months to 33 years)and median body weight of 18 (5 to 51) kg at operation. Their preoperative arterial oxygen saturation was 65%-91%. One patient underwent RVOT enlargement and repair of ventricular septal defect via right atrial approach. Three patients underwent RVOT enlargement, repair of ventricular septal defect and main pulmonary artery enlargement using autologous pericardium patch via right atrial approach. Three patients received pulmonary artery translocation (REV) technique. Five patients received double outlet technique. Eleven patients underwent RVOT enlargement via incisions above, below or beside coronary arteries (single patch or two patch technique). Six patients underwent RVOT reconstruction using trans-annular patch after coronary artery bypass grafting. Results The median cardiopulmonary bypass time was 78 (65-102) min, median aortic crossclamp time was 50(40-82) min, and median operation time was 150 (126-178) min. There was no early death or severe coronary artery injury. Two patients underwent reexploration because of postoperative bleeding. Two patients had low cardiac output and were both cured with inotropic support. The median follow-up period was 51 (21-83)months and there was no late death during follow-up. All the patients were in New York Heart Association (NYHA) classⅠduring follow-up, their left ventricular ejection fraction was normal, there was no sign of myocardial ischemia in electrocardiogram, and their arterial oxygen saturation was 96%-99%.Mean early RVOT gradient (△P) was 19 (8-38) mm Hg, and the RVOT gradient (△P) did not increase during follow-up. Conclusion Preoperative diagnosis of ACA in TOF patients can be made by 64-slice multislice compute tomography (64-MSCT). Proper surgical strategy for RVOT reconstruction should be chosen according to the distribution of coronary arteries to achieve satisfactory surgical outcomes.