Surgical treatment of patients with mixed hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma

BACKGROUND: The results of treatment of mixed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CC) remain unclear because of the rarity of this disease. METHODS: Of 218 patients with primary liver carcinoma treated from 1979 to 1995, 6 had a histologic diagnosis of mixed HCC and CC (MHC). Five had chronic liver disease. Serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), CA 19-9, and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels were determined and hepatic angiography was performed preoperatively. Left trisegmentectomy (with portal vein reconstruction) and extended right lobectomy were performed in one patient each, whereas selective subsegmentectomy was done in three patients, and partial resection of segment 3 in one patient. Hilar lymphadenectomy was performed in two patients. RESULTS: Mild liver dysfunction was observed in two patients. The resected tumors ranged from 2.7 to 12 cm in size and all showed intermingling of HCC and CC elements. A preoperative diagnosis of MHC was possible in one patient because of a high AFP level and hypovascularity, whereas a high CEA level and hypervascularity led to the diagnosis in another patient. High levels of AFP, CEA, and CA 19-9 were observed in three, one, and three patients, respectively. There were no metastases in the dissected lymph nodes. Although 2 patients had died by 2 years after surgery, the 5-year survival rate was 60% and there were 2 long term survivors for more than 10 years. CONCLUSIONS: A hypervascular tumor with high CEA and CA 19-9 levels or a hypovascular tumor with a high AFP level may suggest a preoperative diagnosis of MHC in patients with suspected HCC. Extensive surgery is an effective treatment for this disease, except in patients with satellite nodules. Hilar lymphadenectomy may not be necessary in selected patients.     

Surgical management of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a 31-year experience

Modified ultrafiltration (MUF) was used in radical correction of complex congenital heart disease in 61 newborns and infants. The children were divided into 2 groups: group 1, 46 patients subjected to MUF, and group 2, 15 children operated on without MUF. Hemodynamic, hematological, biochemical, and immunological parameters were monitored. MUF in the newborns and infants helped adequately correct the hemohydrobalance due to ultrafiltration in the patient and hemoconcentration of the remaining volume in artificial ventilation device; it normalized the hematocrit values without additional infusion of donor blood. Elimination of inflammation mediators and cytokines recommends MUF for the treatment of newborns and infants.     

肝内胆管细胞癌预后因素分析

Objective:The outcome of surgical treatment of patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is poor.This study was designed to analyze prognostic factors after surgical procedure for ICCs.Methods:A retrospective clinical analysis was made in 183 cases of ICC,admitted to Department of Hepatic Surgery,Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital,Second Military Medical University,Shanghai,China,from December 1996 to July 2003.Fifteen clinicopathologic factors that could possibly influence survival were selected.A multivariate analysis of these individuals was performed using the Cox Pro-portional Hazards Model.Results:The accumulative 1-,3- and 5-year survival rates of the patients were 51.3%,21.6% and 11.8% respectively.The statistical analysis showed that surgical procedure,lymph node metastasis,serum level of CA19-9 and pathological differentiation grade affected postoperative survival significantly,but transfusion,postoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy,diameter of tumor,serum level of AFP,cirrhosis,preoperative total serum bilirubin level (TBIL),ratio of albumin to globulin (A/G),sex and age were not significant factors influencing postoperative survival.Conclusion:Major hepatectomy with systematic lymph node dissection may be recommended for the surgical treatment of ICC.Aggressive treat-ment and prevention on postoperative intrahepatic recurrence and lymph node metastasis are important strategy to improve the survival for ICC.     

Case report: intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with rhabdoid transformation

Sarcomatous transformation is found in approximately 5% of patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. According to previous reports, sarcomatous cholangiocarcinomas are composed of spindle-shaped cells and/or multinucleated giant cells. Usually, vimentin is expressed by these sarcomatoid cells. We report a case of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with an element of rhabdoid cells that occurred in a 61-year-old woman admitted for back pain. Various imaging techniques demonstrated multiple liver masses. Histologically, these tumours formed in both sarcomatous and ordinary tubular adenocarcinomatous areas. The sarcomatoid areas were occupied mainly by loosely arranged, eosinophilic rhabdoid cells, which expressed both keratin and vimentin. These findings suggest that rhabdoid cells may occur in an undifferentiated stage of cholangiocarcinoma and possess a strong tendency to metastasize.     

Wedge-shaped intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: MRI-pathologic correlation

Magnetic resonance (MR) examination of 42 normal wrists was performed for evaluation of anomalous musculature. A total of 23 muscle variations were found. An accessory abductor digiti minimi was found in 10 wrists (24%), an absent palmaris longus was found in seven wrists (16%), a muscular palmaris longus tendon was found in three wrists (7%), a muscular flexor digitorum superficialis was found in two wrists (5%), and an aberrant lumbrical muscle originating from within the carpal tunnel was found in one wrist (2.4%). Such muscle variations can be distinguished by MR from other mass lesions at the wrist and a knowledge of their frequency, appearance, and location can be of help in this regard.     

Intrahepatic peripheral cholangiocarcinoma: mode of spread and choice of surgical treatment

BACKGROUND: Classification of macroscopic appearance and standard operative procedures for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) are still controversial. METHODS: The mode of spread of 12 resected ICCs was examined by light microscopy, and the appropriate operative procedures for the various tumours were considered. RESULTS: Macroscopically, nine tumours were classified as mass-forming type and three as periductal infiltrating type. All patients were treated by major hepatectomy; resection of the extrahepatic bile duct was included in two cases of the periductal infiltrating type. Microscopically, invasion into the portal vein, intrahepatic metastasis and perineural or lymphatic vessel invasion occurred in none, one and all of three tumours of the periductal infiltrating type and in eight, six and six of nine tumours of the mass-forming type. CONCLUSION: ICC of the periductal infiltrating type has a tendency to spread along Glisson's sheath via lymphatic vessels. By contrast, ICC of the mass-forming type tends to invade the liver via the portal vein system; such tumours begin to invade Glisson's sheath through the lymphatic vessels when the tumour has increased in size. Therefore, major hepatectomy with combined resection of the extrahepatic bile duct should be performed for all ICCs of the periductal infiltrating type and for those of the mass-forming type with invasion of Glisson's sheath.     

周围性面神经断裂伤的外科治疗

目的:评估周围性面神经断裂损伤患者手术治疗后的效果,分析影响预后的相关因素.方法:自1999年至2009年因周围性面神经断裂在我院接受手术修复的患者104例,男75例,女29例,年龄2～77岁,中位年龄30岁.单纯面神经吻合术72例,随访至最终恢复的65例(90.2%).自体神经移植术32例,随访至最终恢复的24例(75.0%).面神经功能评价采用了整体及分区House-Brackmann(HB)评价方法,以卡方检验或Fisher确切概率法进行统计分析.结果:单纯面神经吻合术后总体恢复程度为HB Ⅰ级者37例(56.9%),Ⅱ级者11例(16.9%),Ⅲ级者15例(23.1%),Ⅳ级者2例(3.1%);各分区恢复至HB Ⅰ、Ⅱ级的比例分别为:眼部97.6%、面中部97.9%、口角78.6%、额部27.3%(P<0.001).自体神经移植术后总体恢复程度为HB Ⅰ级者4例(16.7%),Ⅱ级者5例(20.8%),Ⅲ级者7例(29.2%),Ⅳ级者8例(33.3%);各分区恢复程度达HB Ⅰ、Ⅱ级的分别为:眼部73.7%、面中部72.7%、口角44.4%、额部37.5%.神经吻合术后面神经功能恢复程度优于自体神经移植术(P=0.002).结论:面神经吻合术和自体神经移植是修复周嗣性面神经断裂损伤的有效方法;面神经受损分支、损伤范围、手术修复距离损伤的时间和患者年龄均对手术预后有所影响.     

Surgical treatment of patients with open tibial fractures

Open tibial fractures are true surgical emergencies because of the risk of extensive infection to bone and devitalized soft tissue. The most serious consequence of open tibial fractures is osteomyelitis, which usually can be prevented by prompt surgical intervention within six to eight hours after injuries occur. Open tibial fractures often are the result of trauma from motor vehicle collisions, farm accidents, falls from heights, or gunshot wounds. Initial management of patients with multiple trauma injuries focuses on their life-threatening injuries before or during orthopedic surgical intervention for open tibial fractures. Orthopedic surgeons often work in collaboration with general, vascular, and plastic surgeons and perform multiple surgical procedures (eg, fasciotomy procedures for compartment syndromes, irrigation and debridement of wounds, application of external fixation devices, placement of intramedullary nails, possible limb amputations). The type and extent of open tibial fractures and soft tissue injuries determine the best treatment options for patients. Perioperative nurses should help patients focus on treatment choices for their open tibial fractures that ensure optimal surgical outcomes and maintain their quality of life.     

Surgical treatment of traumatic aneurysms of the peripheral vessels

The article analyzes the surgical treatment of 64 patients with traumatic aneurysms of the extremity vessels. In late terms (from 1 to 8 years) the main blood flow was found to recover in 46 to 53 patients. An analysis of near and late results showed an expediency of recovery of the main blood flow after ablation of arterial and arterio-venous aneurysms with the help of a circular suture or plasty with autovenous tubular grafts. In arterio-venous shunts the best method was found to be liquidation of the shunt by ligation or suturing it with an apparatus for suturing the vessels.     

Surgical treatment of spinal tumor (analysis of 32 cases)

With the advance of spinal surgery in the last decade, surgical treatment of spinal tumors has been no longer limited to simple laminectomy. The principles of surgical treatment of spinal tumors include: (1) anterior approach for the anterior lesion and posterior approach for the posterior lesion; (2) combined anterior and posterior approach for extensive lesions and (3) internal fixation for spinal stability. 32 cases of spinal tumors were treated on the basis of the above guiding principles and 84% (27/32) showed excellent or good results.     

Surgical treatment of craniopharyngiomas: experience with 168 patients

OBJECT: The goal of this study was to assess the outcome of surgical management in 168 consecutive patients harboring craniopharyngiomas treated between January 1983 and April 1997. METHODS: In 148 patients undergoing initial (primary) surgery, the pterional approach was most frequently used (39.2%), followed by the transsphenoidal approach (23.6%). For large retrochiasmatic craniopharyngiomas, the bifrontal interhemispheric approach was used increasingly over the pterional approach and led to improved surgical results. Total tumor removal was accomplished in 45.7% of transcranial and 85.7% of transsphenoidal procedures. The main reasons for incomplete removal were attachment to and/or infiltration of the hypothalamus, major calcifications, and attachment to vascular structures. The success rate in total tumor removal was inferior in the cases of tumor recurrence. The operative mortality rate in transcranial surgery was 1.1% in primary cases and 10.5% in cases of tumor recurrence. No patient died in the group that underwent transsphenoidal surgery. The rate of recurrence-free survival after total removal was 86.9% at 5 years and 81.3% at 10 years. In contrast, the 5-year recurrence-free survival rate was only 48.8% after subtotal removal and 41.5% after partial removal. Following primary surgery, the actuarial survival rate was 92.7% at 10 years, with the best results after complete tumor removal. At last follow up, 117 (79%) of 148 patients who underwent primary surgery were independent and without impairment. CONCLUSIONS: Total tumor removal while avoiding hazardous intraoperative manipulation provides favorable early results and a high rate of long-term control in craniopharyngiomas.     

Surgical treatment of patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and associated Ebstein's anomaly

Ebstein"s anomaly is the most common congenital heart disease associated with the Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome. Between November 1973 and March 1993, we surgically treated 42 patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and Ebstein's anomaly. The patient's ages ranged from 5 months to 59 years (mean 35.3 +/- 14.0 years). There were a total of 52 accessory pathways, 48 of which were located in the right (65%) or posteroseptal (29%) area. A left-sided accessory pathway was seen in only two patients (3.8%). Division of all right-sided accessory pathways was done during normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass with the heart beating; cryocoagulation was applied together with scalpel dissection of the atrioventricular groove. Division of the left-sided accessory pathways was done with the use cold potassium cardioplegic arrest. Thirty-five of these patients underwent tricuspid valve operation for Ebstein's anomaly and 11 of them underwent tricuspid valve replacement with a bioprosthesis. All 52 accessory pathways were successfully divided, although two patients required reoperation because of tachycardia caused by accessory pathways in different positions. Three hospital deaths (7.1%) occurred. There were no late deaths during the follow-up period (mean 94.3 +/- 52.4 months), but two patients required repeat tricuspid operation because of progression of the tricuspid regurgitation. Because no repeat operations were required during long-term follow-up patients who underwent valve repair or valve replacement, correction should be indicated in some patients.     

Surgical treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients treated with renal replacement]

Between January 1990 and July 1997, in 15 maintenance dialyzed patients and in 3 patients after renal transplantation manifesting hyperparathyroidisms surgical treatment was performed. The diagnosis was based both on the estimation of serum PTH level, total and ionised calcium, phosphates, alkaline phosphatase and imaging procedures: ultrasonography and 99-mTc subtraction scintigraphy. Indications to surgical treatment included ailments like generalized prurigo, bone and joint pains and muscular weakness with no response to pharmacological treatment. The commonly used procedure was subtotal parathyroidectomy (94%), its extent, however, was in each case determined during surgery, depending on the quantity and size of parathyroid glands found. In all cases the immediate intraoperative histopathological examination of the resected tissues was performed. In 10 patients resection of the thyroid gland tissues was carried out because of goiter (56%), among them in 1 case occult papillar carcinoma was found in histopathological examination. In the postoperative period 4 patients (22%) manifested transient hypocalcemia with good response to pharmacological treatment. Good results of surgical treatment reflected by both ailment relief and normalization of serum PTH and phosphates were obtained in 16 patients (89%). In 2 patients (11%) the ailments subsided but did not completely disappear. Surgical treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism by subtotal parathyroidectomy is efficacious and entails a low risk of complications.     

Surgical treatment of thyroid diseases in geriatric patients

Thyroid diseases have a characteristic evolution in geriatric age, whether for the symptomatology frequently mingled with typical manifestations of again, or for glandular involution. Moreover, in the aged patient, the particular aspect of the epidemiology, physiopathology, clinic and therapy are to know and interpret. In most cases, the presence of a uni- or multi-nodular goiter does not cause compression problems or cancerization risk. In the presence of these problems and in multi-nodular goiter, we prefer total thyroidectomy because, at the present time, it is possible to put at zero the risks of this operation, neither we fear hypothyroidism which all the same also appears in less extensive operations. Between thyroid diseases, cancer has a typical biological behaviour and prognosis in geriatric patients. While most tumors have a better curability in geriatric age, these have a worse prognosis. So therapeutic indications very as a function of age. About this the authors present preliminary data of a prospective trial started in 1992.     

Surgical treatment outcome of hemorrhoidal in 475 patients

OBJECTIVE: The process of aneurysm formation after laser welding is described. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: The mechanism of aneurysm formation after laser-assisted microarterial anastomosis is presently unclear. METHODS: A series of 830-nm diode-laser-assisted longitudinal aortorrhophy with a condition of 400 to 500 J/mm2 for 1 cm length of anastomosis versus conventional manual anastomoses were performed in 90 Wistar rats. To compare this technique with normal media process, a histologic examination of aneurysm formation was conducted. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The results show that there are two important factors that cause aneurysm formation after laser-assisted anastomosis: 1) the vessel wall is damaged by laser heating; 2) proliferation of collagen fiber at the adventitia is absent during media reconstruction.     

Surgical treatment of intracranial meningiomas in geriatric patients

We studied retrospectively a series of 36 patients who underwent the surgical removal of an intracranial meningioma between April, 1982 and April, 1997. Their ages ranged from 65 to 78 years (mean age: 70.2 years); 27 patients were female, and 9 were male. Thirteen (36.1%) were located at the convexity, 6(16.7%) at the falx/parasagittal area, and 16(44.4%) at the skull base, tentorium, and posterior fossa. Operative mortality was 11.1%, but the rate was increased to 16.7% at 3 months follow-up. It was significantly higher than the younger age group (p < 0.05). Postoperative complications were manifested in 17 of 36 patients (47.2%). The postoperative morbidity rate was significantly higher in patients with class III of ASA physical status (American Society of Anesthesiology classification). Twenty-three (63.9%) patients had good postoperative outcome (Karnofsky rating scale of 80 or more). Various prognostic factors were evaluated, the most important of which were preoperative general health condition and neurological status. Age per se is not a contraindication to the surgery of intracranial meningiomas in the elderly patient.