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J Vasc Interv Radiol ; 12(12): 1417-21, 2001 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11742017

RESUMEN

PURPOSE: To estimate the effects of a lead plate, three types of needle holders, tube current, and slice thickness on decreasing the radiation dose to the physician's hand during interventional procedures with computed tomographic (CT) fluoroscopic guidance. The needle holders (I-I devices), which were developed by the authors, maintained the distance between the physician's hand and the CT plane at 7 cm, 10 cm, and 15 cm, respectively. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The dose rate (mSv/tube current/CT fluoroscopy time) was measured in 55 cases, which were divided into six groups. In group A (n = 14), the current was 135 kV, there was a 5-mm slice thickness, and a 7-cm I-I device was used without the lead plate. Group B (n = 11) entailed a 120-kV current, a 5-mm slice thickness, and a 7-cm I-I device without the lead plate. Group C (n = 8) entailed a 120-kV current, 5-mm slice thickness, and 7-cm I-I device with the lead plate. Group D (n = 9) entailed a 120-kV current, 5-mm slice thickness, and 10-cm I-I device with the lead plate. Group E (n = 7) entailed a 120-kV current, 5-mm slice thickness, and 15-cm I-I device with the lead plate. Group F (n = 6) entailed a 120-kV current, 1-mm slice thickness and 10-cm I-I device with the lead plate. To compare the effects of tube voltage, lead plate use, slice collimation, and I-I devices, differences were compared between groups A and B, B and C, D and F, and among groups C, D, and E. RESULTS: The dose rates of groups A, B, C, D, E, and F were 126.3, 75.2, 17.8, 13.9, 2.8, and 4.1 mSv/mA/sec x 100,000, respectively. There were significant differences in dose rates between groups A and B (t-test, P =.037), B and C (Student t-test, P =.002), D and F (Mann-Whitney test, P =.011), and among groups C, D, and E (Kruskal-Wallis test, P =.016). CONCLUSION: The lead plate, the improved I-I devices, use of a 120 kV (vs 135 kV) current, and 1-mm (vs 5 mm) collimation were all useful in decreasing the dose rate.


Asunto(s)
Biopsia con Aguja/instrumentación , Mano/efectos de la radiación , Exposición Profesional/prevención & control , Protección Radiológica , Radiología Intervencionista/instrumentación , Radiología Intervencionista/métodos , Fluoroscopía , Humanos , Plomo , Médicos , Dosis de Radiación , Estadísticas no Paramétricas , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
2.
ASAIO J ; 47(4): 342-5, 2001.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11482483

RESUMEN

An esophageal injury with significant tissue loss is very difficult to repair. We conducted an in vivo study to test our elastin based acellular biomaterial patch to repair such defect. The patch was made from porcine aorta, by decellularization and sterilization. Collagen fibers were preserved to retain mechanical strength and enhance cellular in-growth. Ten domestic pigs underwent right thoracotomy. A 2 cm circular defect was made on the distal esophagus, excising half its circumference, and was repaired using the biomaterial patch and sutures. Soon after the procedure, the animals resumed oral feeding. They were followed for clinical status, weight gain, barium studies, and endoscopic studies, and were killed after 6 weeks to 4 months. All ten animals survived long term, with a procedure success rate of 100% (10 of 10). With the exception of one pneumothorax, no complications occurred, and all animals resumed oral feeding and gained weight. Endoscopic studies showed mucosal coverage by 6 weeks, with minimal stricture at the repair site. Excised specimens showed complete mucosal coverage with regeneration of all three layers. Our biomaterial patch can be used safely and reliably for repair of esophageal injury with significant tissue loss when repaired immediately as in our experiment.


Asunto(s)
Materiales Biocompatibles/farmacología , Elastina/farmacología , Esófago/lesiones , Esófago/cirugía , Animales , Aorta/trasplante , Esófago/fisiología , Regeneración , Tasa de Supervivencia , Porcinos , Cicatrización de Heridas
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J Trauma ; 51(1): 51-9, 2001 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11468466

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Major liver trauma has a high mortality because of immediate exsanguination and a delayed morbidity from septicemia, peritonitis, biliary fistulae, and delayed secondary hemorrhage. We evaluated laser soldering using liquid albumin for welding liver injuries. METHODS: Fourteen lacerations (6 x 2 cm) and 13 nonanatomic resection injuries (raw surface, 8 x 2 cm) were repaired. An 805-nm laser was used to weld 53% liquid albumin-indocyanine green solder to the liver surface, reinforcing it by welding a free autologous omental scaffold. The animals were heparinized and hepatic inflow occlusion was used for vascular control. For both laceration and resection injuries, 16 soldering repairs were evaluated acutely at 3 hours. Eleven animals were evaluated chronically, two at 2 weeks and nine at 4 weeks. RESULTS: All 27 laser mediated-liver repairs had minimal blood loss compared with the suture controls. No dehiscence, hemorrhage, or bile leakage was seen in any of the laser repairs after 3 hours. All 11 chronic repairs healed without complication. CONCLUSION: This modality effectively seals the liver surface, joins lacerations with minimal thermal injury, and works independently of the patient's coagulation status.


Asunto(s)
Laceraciones/cirugía , Coagulación con Láser , Hígado/lesiones , Albúmina Sérica , Animales , Hemostasis Quirúrgica , Hepatectomía , Humanos , Verde de Indocianina , Hígado/cirugía , Técnicas de Sutura , Porcinos , Cicatrización de Heridas/fisiología , Heridas no Penetrantes/cirugía , Heridas Punzantes/cirugía
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J Comput Assist Tomogr ; 25(3): 348-54, 2001.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11351182

RESUMEN

PURPOSE: The purpose of this work was to survey the spectrum of CT findings in intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunts (IPSVSs). METHOD: One thousand consecutive liver CT scans examined with an enhanced helical technique were retrospectively reviewed on workstation to find IPSVSs. RESULTS: IPSVSs were noted in 37 patients and divided into two subtypes according to the location of the communicating systemic vein, either outside (external type, n = 34) or within (n = 4) the liver (one patient had both internal and external types). All the external-type shunts were noted in cases with portal hypertension (n = 34). Most shunts (n = 30) ran through segment 4 and/or 3 and came out near the falciform ligament, but five shunts were noted in segment 2 communicating either with the systemic vein (n = 3) or probably with an enlarged left gastric vein (n = 2). Solitary portohepatic venous shunts (internal type) were noted in three cases with (n = 2) or without (n = 1) aneurysmal dilatation and many portohepatic venous shunts in another patient. CONCLUSION: IPSVSs of the external type were far common than those of the internal type, always associated with increased pressure of the portal system and in specific sites probably lacking the hepatic capsule.


Asunto(s)
Fístula/diagnóstico por imagen , Venas Hepáticas/diagnóstico por imagen , Hígado/irrigación sanguínea , Vena Porta/diagnóstico por imagen , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Circulación Colateral , Femenino , Humanos , Hígado/diagnóstico por imagen , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Retrospectivos
5.
J Vasc Interv Radiol ; 12(2): 215-9, 2001 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11265886

RESUMEN

PURPOSE: To investigate the efficacy of computed tomography (CT) fluoroscopy and a new needle holder (the I-I device) in lung nodule biopsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The I-I device is made of acrylate resin and was used to keep the entire needle in the tomographic plane. This study consisted of biopsies of 79 lung nodules in 77 patients. The final diagnoses were malignant in 54 patients, benign in 23, and unconfirmed in two. The biopsy procedure time from the beginning of the CT fluoroscopy procedure to the removal of the needle was measured for 24 needle passes. The radiation dose on the physician's hand was measured in five cases with use of a thermoluminescence ring. RESULTS: Fifty-one malignant and 20 benign lesions were correctly diagnosed with histologic specimens (90%). In 58 of 77 patients (75%), the biopsy procedures were completed within a single breath-hold. Pneumothorax occurred in 20 of 77 patients (26%) and chest tube insertion was required in five. The incidence of pneumothorax was significantly lower in patients who held their breath during biopsy procedures compared with those who did not (P < .0001; chi2 test). The biopsy procedure time ranged from 15 to 39 seconds (mean: 28.2 sec). The mean radiation dose on the physician's hand was 2 mSv/case. CONCLUSION: The diagnostic accuracy of biopsy with use of the I-I device under CT fluoroscopic guidance is comparable with that of the conventional method; however, a combination of CT fluoroscopy and the I-I device enables rapid biopsy procedures.


Asunto(s)
Biopsia con Aguja/instrumentación , Pulmón/patología , Nódulo Pulmonar Solitario/patología , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , Biopsia con Aguja/efectos adversos , Biopsia con Aguja/métodos , Femenino , Fluoroscopía , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Neumotórax/epidemiología , Nódulo Pulmonar Solitario/diagnóstico por imagen , Factores de Tiempo
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J Card Surg ; 16(4): 313-8, 2001.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11833705

RESUMEN

Patients with documented history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) pose a difficult problem during surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Several alternatives to heparin exist, but these products either are not approved for use in the United States or have more side effects than heparin. We report on a patient with documented heparin-induced antibody and left main coronary artery disease who underwent uneventful coronary artery bypass surgery and recovery by using preoperative plasmaphresis and limited use of porcine intestinal heparin during CPB.


Asunto(s)
Anticoagulantes/uso terapéutico , Puente Cardiopulmonar , Heparina/uso terapéutico , Intercambio Plasmático , Trombocitopenia/inducido químicamente , Enfermedad Aguda , Anticoagulantes/efectos adversos , Enfermedad Coronaria/terapia , Heparina/efectos adversos , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Síndrome , Estados Unidos
7.
ASAIO J ; 46(6): 786-91, 2000.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11110283

RESUMEN

The purpose of this study was to test a new prototype pulsed CO2 laser to be used for transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMR). We wanted to determine whether it can reduce thermal damage and mitigate induced ischemia with improvement in contractile reserve of the heart as evidenced by contrast echocardiography at rest and under dobutamine stress. TMR is an emerging surgical strategy for treatment of myocardial ischemia not amenable to conventional percutaneous or surgical revascularization. Eleven pigs underwent ameroid occluder placement at the origin of the circumflex coronary artery. Six weeks later, occlusion of the circumflex coronary artery was documented. TMR was then carried out on 10 pigs by using a prototype pulsed CO2 laser that delivered 8-12 joules in 1.5 ms with a spot size of 1 mm. Six weeks after TMR, the pigs were restudied. The animals developed significant ischemia after 6 weeks of ameroid occlusion, at rest (p = 0.01) and at peak stress (p = 0.004). Wall motion for the ischemic segments improved significantly 6 weeks after TMR at peak stress (p = 0.02). TMR results in an improvement in wall motion in our model of chronic ischemia and improves wall motion score index more during induced stress than at rest.


Asunto(s)
Isquemia Miocárdica/cirugía , Revascularización Miocárdica/métodos , Animales , Angiografía Coronaria , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Ecocardiografía , Terapia por Láser/métodos , Contracción Miocárdica , Isquemia Miocárdica/patología , Isquemia Miocárdica/fisiopatología , Reperfusión Miocárdica , Porcinos
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Radiat Med ; 18(5): 283-90, 2000.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11128398

RESUMEN

PURPOSE: To compare the accuracy of thin-section CT, conventional static MR imaging (conventional MRI), and breathing dynamic echo planar magnetic resonance imaging (BDEPI) in evaluating lung cancer invasion to the chest wall. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thin-section CT, conventional MRI, and BDEPI were performed preoperatively in 20 patients suspected of having primary lung cancers adjacent to the chest wall on conventional CT. The results of imaging findings were compared with those of surgical and histopathological findings. RESULTS: All patients were confirmed to have no chest wall invasion after surgery. By thin-section CT, 10 of 20 patients were correctly diagnosed as having no chest wall invasion (50% specificity). Two of the 20 patients were incorrectly diagnosed as having chest wall invasion by conventional MRI and BDEPI (90% specificity). CONCLUSION: When chest wall invasion is suspected on CT scans, static and breathing dynamic MRI are recommended to avoid false positive interpretations.


Asunto(s)
Neoplasias Pulmonares/patología , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Neoplasias Torácicas/diagnóstico , Adenocarcinoma/diagnóstico , Adenocarcinoma/patología , Adenocarcinoma/cirugía , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/diagnóstico , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patología , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/cirugía , Medios de Contraste , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Imagen Eco-Planar/métodos , Reacciones Falso Positivas , Femenino , Gadolinio DTPA , Humanos , Aumento de la Imagen , Neoplasias Pulmonares/cirugía , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Invasividad Neoplásica , Neoplasias Pleurales/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Pleurales/patología , Neoplasias Pleurales/cirugía , Sensibilidad y Especificidad , Neoplasias Torácicas/patología , Neoplasias Torácicas/cirugía , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
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Lasers Surg Med ; 27(4): 319-28, 2000.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11074508

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: We evaluated laser soldering by using liquid albumin for welding liver injuries. Major liver trauma has a high mortality because of immediate exsanguination and a delayed morbidity from septicemia, peritonitis, biliary fistulae, and delayed secondary hemorrhage. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eight laceration (6 x 2 cm) and eight nonanatomic resection injuries (raw surface, 6 x 2 cm) were repaired. An 805-nm laser was used to weld 50% liquid albumin-indocyanine green solder to the liver surface, reinforcing it with a free autologous omental scaffold. The animals were heparinized and hepatic inflow occlusion was used for vascular control. All 16 soldering repairs were evaluated at 3 hours. RESULTS: All 16 laser mediated liver repairs had minimal blood loss as compared with the suture controls. No dehiscence, hemorrhage, or bile leakage was seen in any of the laser repairs after 3 hours. CONCLUSION: Laser fusion repair of the liver is a reliable technique to gain hemostasis on the raw surface as well as weld lacerations.


Asunto(s)
Albúminas , Hemorragia/prevención & control , Laceraciones/cirugía , Terapia por Láser , Hígado/lesiones , Heridas no Penetrantes/cirugía , Animales , Hepatectomía , Verde de Indocianina , Hígado/cirugía , Porcinos
10.
ASAIO J ; 46(4): 409-14, 2000.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10926136

RESUMEN

Major duodenal injury with significant tissue loss causes high morbidity and mortality. Our new elastin based heterograft combined with small intestinal submucosa (SIS) and biodegradable glue could be used for repair of such defects. Twenty-four domestic pigs were anesthetized and underwent celiotomy. A 2 cm circular defect was created at the second portion of the duodenum with scissors, excising one-half of its circumference. Our elastin patch, combined with SIS, was applied to cover the defect using biodegradable cyanoacrylate glue and a few sutures. It was then covered with omentum. Animals were followed by weight gain, endoscopic evaluation, and upper GI barium studies. After 2-5 months, animals were sacrificed to obtain specimens. One failed in 3 days due to a technical problem, and one failed in 20 days due to an abdominal abscess. The other 22 animals (22/24, 91.7%) did well, gaining weight. Early endoscopic studies (5-14 d) showed an intact patch. Upper GI studies showed varying degrees of stenosis at the repair site at 3-4 months. Sacrifice after 2-5 months showed complete healing of the defect and a dissolved patch. Our new elastin patch material provides a reliable barrier for repair of duodenal injury, and the biodegradable glue provides quick and easy watertight tissue fusion for our patch.


Asunto(s)
Adhesivos , Duodeno/lesiones , Elastina , Animales , Duodeno/patología , Duodeno/cirugía , Porcinos
12.
J Card Surg ; 15(6): 378-82, 2000.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11678459

RESUMEN

Hemorrhagic complications have been reported after repeated exposures to bovine thrombin products due to development of factor V inhibitors. Our patient underwent emergency repair of acute aortic dissection and coronary artery bypass grafting. The patient developed leg wound infection at the saphenous vein harvest site, which was debrided and left open. Attempt to reclose the leg wound 1 month later was complicated by a life-threatening hemorrhage with markedly elevated activated partial thromboplastin time. There was no evidence of infection or disseminated intravascular coagulation, and further study identified low factor V level with positive factor V inhibitor. Treatment with plasmapheresis and steroid successfully reversed the coagulopathy. Detailed case review failed to reveal exposure to any thrombin products other than the one used for the aortic dissection repair. This case was unusual because only a single exposure to this product resulted in severe hemorrhagic complication 1 month after surgery.


Asunto(s)
Trastornos de la Coagulación Sanguínea/etiología , Factor V/antagonistas & inhibidores , Hemorragia Posoperatoria/etiología , Trombina/efectos adversos , Disección Aórtica/cirugía , Animales , Aneurisma de la Aorta/cirugía , Bovinos , Puente de Arteria Coronaria , Femenino , Adhesivo de Tejido de Fibrina/efectos adversos , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Infección de la Herida Quirúrgica/complicaciones , Trombina/administración & dosificación
13.
Cytogenet Cell Genet ; 87(1-2): 108-12, 1999.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10640827

RESUMEN

Six4, a member of the homeobox gene subfamily (Six), is expressed in a developmentally regulated fashion, and supposed to be involved in embryogenesis. We cloned the human SIX4 and murine Six4 genomic DNAs and determined their structures. The structure, including the 5' upstream region of both genes, was well conserved suggesting the conserved function and regulation of these genes. Human SIX4 was mapped to chromosome 14q23.


Asunto(s)
Cromosomas Humanos Par 14/genética , Proteínas de Homeodominio/genética , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/genética , Mapeo Físico de Cromosoma , Transactivadores , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Clonación Molecular , Secuencia Conservada/genética , Evolución Molecular , Exones/genética , Humanos , Hibridación Fluorescente in Situ , Intrones/genética , Linfocitos , Masculino , Ratones , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas/genética , Elementos de Respuesta/genética , Alineación de Secuencia
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J Biol Chem ; 272(24): 15339-45, 1997 Jun 13.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9182562

RESUMEN

We have analyzed one of the functional domains of Qbeta replicase, an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of RNA coliphage Qbeta. Deletion mapping analysis of the carboxyl-terminal region of the beta-subunit protein revealed that the terminal 18 amino acid residues (positions 571-588) are dispensable for the replicase reaction. Subsequent deletions up to the Ala-565 residue reduced the RNA polymerizing activity of the replicase in vivo but increased it in vitro. The mutant replicases with enhanced in vitro RNA polymerizing activity were found to have relaxed template specificity for ribosomal RNAs and cellular RNAs as well as Qbeta RNA. Deletions beyond the Ile-564 residue abolished both the RNA polymerizing activity and the binding ability to midivariant (MDV)-poly(+) RNA, a derivative of a natural template for Qbeta replicase, MDV-1 RNA. These results suggest that the carboxyl-terminal part of the beta-subunit participates in RNA recognition of Qbeta replicase.


Asunto(s)
Q beta Replicasa/metabolismo , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Bacteriófagos/crecimiento & desarrollo , Northern Blotting , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Plásmidos , Eliminación de Secuencia , Homología de Secuencia de Aminoácido , Moldes Genéticos
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J Biochem ; 116(6): 1275-80, 1994 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7706217

RESUMEN

Q beta replicases in which the Gly residue of the beta-subunit in the motif sequence, YGDD, was replaced with Ala, Ser, Pro, Met, or Val lost their replicase activity in vivo. In an in vitro Mg(2+)-dependent RNA-synthesizing system using poly(rC) or MDV-poly(+) RNA (a derivative of the naturally occurring small RNA that accumulates in the cells during Q beta phage infection) as templates, the lysates from the cells expressing such defective replicases exhibited only 2-6% of the enzyme activity of the lysate from those expressing wild-type replicase. However, the defective replicases, especially A357, with Ala substituted for the Gly, recovered enzyme activity when Mn2+ was added to the reaction mixture. Furthermore, the characteristics of the MDV-poly(+) RNA-dependent RNA synthesis by A357 replicase were similar to those by wild-type replicase in the presence of Mn2+. Gel retardation assay showed that all of the defective replicases could bind MDV-poly(+) RNA. These results suggest that the Gly residue in this motif of Q beta replicase is involved in Mg(2+)-catalyzed polymerization. In the Mn(2+)-catalyzed polymerization, A357 and S357 replicases can act as well as the wild-type replicase.


Asunto(s)
Allolevivirus/enzimología , ARN Polimerasas Dirigidas por ADN/metabolismo , Glicina/fisiología , Q beta Replicasa/metabolismo , ARN Viral/metabolismo , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Secuencia de Bases , Sitios de Unión , Northern Blotting , Catálisis , Herpesvirus Gallináceo 2/genética , Herpesvirus Gallináceo 2/metabolismo , Sustancias Macromoleculares , Magnesio/metabolismo , Manganeso/metabolismo , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Poli G/biosíntesis , Moldes Genéticos
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Cancer Chemother Pharmacol ; 33 Suppl: S1-6, 1994.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8137465

RESUMEN

To improve the results of hepatectomy in cirrhotic patients, the likely reserve function of the liver was evaluated before surgery. Asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGP-R) is a hepatic cell surface receptor specific for galactose-terminated glycoproteins. Technetium-99m-diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid-galactosyl human serum albumin (99mTc-GSA) is a newly developed analog ligand to ASPG-R. The probable functional reserve of the remnant liver after hepatectomy was estimated preoperatively as the hepatic binding protein (HBP) concentration specific for ASGP-R on the hepatocellular membrane of the remnant liver. This estimate was based on the effective liver volume rate, obtained by the uptake of 99mTc-GSA. In all, 3 normal volunteers, 3 patients with chronic hepatitis (CH), 9 patients with liver cirrhosis (LC), 2 patients with hepatic cystadenoma, 3 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) associated with CH, and 21 HCC patients with LC were studied. The mean value +/- SD obtained for HBP in normal volunteers (three cases) and in patients with mild (four cases), moderate (two cases), and severe liver damage (five cases) were 0.74 +/- 0.03 microM, 0.43 +/- 0.042 microM, 0.31 +/- 0.05 microM, and 0.20 +/- 0.05 microM, respectively. Most of the cases in which the preoperative HBP of the remnant liver was above 0.22 microM had a good postoperative course irrespective of the type of hepatectomy. On the other hand, in subjects with a remnant liver HBP of between 0.22 and 0.11 microM, postoperative severe liver dysfunction occurred in about 50% of cases. In all cases with a remnant liver HBP below 0.1 microM, the prognosis was very poor, indicating that hepatectomy should be avoided. The HBP concentration detected by the 99mTc-GSA study is a very sensitive indicator of changes in the hepatic functional reserve, and the HBP value for the functional reserve of the remnant liver is extremely useful for estimating the liver function before and after hepatectomy.


Asunto(s)
Carcinoma Hepatocelular/metabolismo , Proteínas Portadoras/metabolismo , Hepatectomía , Cirrosis Hepática/metabolismo , Neoplasias Hepáticas/metabolismo , Hígado/diagnóstico por imagen , Adulto , Anciano , Receptor de Asialoglicoproteína , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/complicaciones , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/diagnóstico por imagen , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/cirugía , Femenino , Galactosa/metabolismo , Hepatitis/complicaciones , Hepatitis/diagnóstico por imagen , Hepatitis/metabolismo , Humanos , Hígado/metabolismo , Cirrosis Hepática/complicaciones , Cirrosis Hepática/diagnóstico por imagen , Neoplasias Hepáticas/complicaciones , Neoplasias Hepáticas/diagnóstico por imagen , Neoplasias Hepáticas/cirugía , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Pronóstico , Cintigrafía , Receptores de Superficie Celular/metabolismo , Agregado de Albúmina Marcado con Tecnecio Tc 99m , Pentetato de Tecnecio Tc 99m
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J Bacteriol ; 176(2): 531-4, 1994 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8288550

RESUMEN

The host factor (HF-I) for phage Q beta RNA replication is a small protein of 102 amino acid residues encoded by the hfq gene at 94.8 min on the Escherichia coli chromosome. The synthesis rate of HF-I at the exponential-growth phase is higher than at the stationary phase, and it increases concomitantly with the increase in cell growth rate. The intracellular level of HF-I is about 30,000 to 60,000 molecules per cell, the majority being associated with ribosomes as one of the salt wash proteins. Taken together, we suggest that HF-I is one of the growth-related proteins.


Asunto(s)
Allolevivirus/crecimiento & desarrollo , Proteínas Portadoras/genética , Proteínas de Escherichia coli , Escherichia coli/genética , Regulación Bacteriana de la Expresión Génica , Genes Bacterianos/genética , Proteínas Portadoras/aislamiento & purificación , Proteínas Portadoras/metabolismo , Fraccionamiento Celular , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Proteína de Factor 1 del Huésped , Factores de Integración del Huésped
19.
Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi ; 40(4): 583-6, 1992 Apr.
Artículo en Japonés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1613288

RESUMEN

Mediastinal lymphangioma is a very rare disease. In this study, we evaluated 7 surgically treated cases of mediastinal lymphangioma. Four males and 3 females with ages ranging from 5 months to 74 years (average 31.4 years) were examined. Four patients were asymptomatic but had abnormal shadows on their chest X-ray. Of the remaining patients, one had hoarseness and another had superior vena cava syndrome and both had dyspnea. The other patient was discovered because of cervical tumor. Multiple lymphangiomas were found in only 2 patients. One patient had 4 tumors and the other had 2 tumors in the mediastinum. Of all lymphangiomas, 2 were found in the superior mediastinum, 2 in the anterior mediastinum, 3 in the median mediastinum and 3 in the posterior mediastinum. All patients had cystic lymphangioma including 1 with capillary lymphangioma and 1 with cavernous lymphangioma. Median sternotomy was performed in 3 of the patients and posterolateral thoracotomy was performed in the remainder. The cervical tumor was removed by local incision. Complete resection of the lymphangiomas was performed and no recurrence was observed after surgery.


Asunto(s)
Linfangioma/cirugía , Neoplasias del Mediastino/cirugía , Adulto , Anciano , Niño , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Linfangioma/patología , Masculino , Neoplasias del Mediastino/patología
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ASAIO Trans ; 37(3): M272-3, 1991.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1751144

RESUMEN

A new aortic prosthesis (SAP, shape memory aortic prosthesis) was developed with its transfemoral placement system to treat aortic dissection with minimal invasion. The SAP consists of a Nitinol stent and polyurethane tube, and it is designed in such a configuration that it can be compressed inside a 14 Fr catheter when cold. It regains its original shape when warmed to 30 degrees C. From the results of intra-aortic sutureless placement of SAP in 10 mongrel dogs, we concluded that a SAP of proper diameter could be implanted safely for more than 3 months. The transfemoral placement system is composed of a delivery catheter, pushing rod, catching catheter, and pulling wire. Using these devices, transfemoral placement of SAP was demonstrated successfully in three dogs and one sheep. The original SAP and delivery system can be used as an emergency procedure for aortic dissections, such as Stanford type B. The advantages of the procedure are minimal invasion of acutely ill patients and prompt application in the catheter laboratory.


Asunto(s)
Aleaciones , Aneurisma de la Aorta/terapia , Disección Aórtica/terapia , Prótesis Vascular , Poliuretanos , Stents , Animales , Aorta Torácica , Aortografía , Perros , Diseño de Prótesis
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