תוצאת חיפוש

גד כהן, אהוד ראט, דן עטר

המח' לניתוחים אורתופדיים, מרכז רפואי אוניברסיטאי סורוקה, באר שבע

שבר הזיז העל-קונדילרי (supracondylar) של עצם הזרוע הוא נדיר ביותר: דווח על חולים ספורים בלבד בספרות הרפואית.

הזיז העל-קונדילרי (זע"ק) (1) (supracondylar process) הוא בליטה גרמית בהיבט קדמי-פנימי בשליש הרחיקני של עצם הזרוע, המופיע ב-1% אחד בלבד מהאוכלוסייה.

במאמר זה מובאת פרשת חולה, שלקה בשבר זיז זה הנלווה לשבר באמה (forearm). לנוכח חשיבות המיבנים העוברים בסמוך לזיז ופוטנציאל הפגיעה הנלווה לשבר, מובאת פרשת חולה זה, וכן סקירת הספרות הרפואית בנושא והנחיות לטיפול.

גיל ניסים בכר, אלדד רחביה, יצחק רוסו, רמי פז, אלכסנדר בלינקי ומיה כהן

מוצא חריג (anomaly) של העורק הכלילי השמאלי, עלול לגרום לתיסמונת תעוקתית, לאיסכמיה, לאוטם חד בשריר הלב ואף למוות פתאומי בעת מאמץ.

מדווח במאמר זה על חולה עם מוצא חריג של העורק הכלילי השמאלי מהסינוס הימני, עם מהלך בין הוותין לטרונקוס הריאה כסיבה לתיסמונת תעוקתית ולאיסכמיה של שריר הלב. האבחנה שנקבעה אומתה באמצעות טומוגרפיה מחשבית (ט"מ) לוליינית (spiral CT), נוכח מימצאים לא ברורים בצינתור לגבי המהלך האנטומי של העורק הכלילי השמאלי ביחס לכלי הדם הגדולים. המטרה בדיווח על פרשת חולה זה היא להסב את תשומת הלב לגורם נדיר זה של תיסמונת תעוקתית, ולאפשרות לאבחן באופן שאינו פולשני ליקוי זה באמצעות טומוגרפיה מחשבית לוליינית.

Surgery of the Carotid Body Tumors

Galit Sivak, Menashe Haddad, Ram Avrahami, Avigdor Zelikovski

Department of Vascular Surgery, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Campus, Petah-Tikva and the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.

Carotid body tumor is a rare tumor of obscure origin, usually benign, and commonly present as a non-painful cervical mass. Resection is the treatment of choice. When the tumor is very adherent to the carotid artery, it may be necessary to also resect the artery and to reconstruct the arterial continuity using a saphenous or synthetic interposition graft. The most common complication of surgery is damage to the cranial nerves in the vicinity of the artery. We present 8 patients with carotid body tumor who underwent surgery in our department in 1996-1999. Two had a large tumor penetrating the intima which mandated resection of the involved carotid artery and a saphenous interposition graft reconstruction. Our experience with resection of carotid body tumors is detailed, with emphasis on precautions taken to prevent damage to the adjacent cranial nerves.

כרמי ברטל, יניב אלמוג

היחידה לטיפול נמרץ פנימי-ביניים, החטיבה לרפואה פנימית, מרכז רפואי אוניברסיטאי סורוקה, אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, באר-שבע

פעולת ההחדרה של צנתר עורק הריאה (צע"ר) מבוצעת באופן תדיר בבתי חולים רבים בעולם; מדי שנה, נעשה שימוש בלמעלה משני מיליון צנתרים. הנתונים ההמודינאמיים המתקבלים בשיטה זו נועדו למדידה, ניטור ושינוי מדיניות טיפולית בחולים קשים המאושפזים ביחידות לטיפול נמרץ או בחולים הלוקים באי-יציבות המודינאמית. כיום, הייעודים העיקריים בטיפול בצע"ר הם ניטור חולים הלוקים באוטם שריר הלב המלווה באי-יציבות המודינאמית וניטור חולים בעלי סיכון ניתוחי גבוה, הזקוקים לניתוח לב.

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בסקירה זו, מובאים ההיגיון בטיפול בצע"ר, הצרכים אותם הוא יכול לספק, העובדות שהביאו לקונגרס ההסכמה, עיקרי המדיניות שנקבעה, לאן מועדות פנינו ו"האני מאמין" שלנו.

Splenic Artery Aneurysm

M. Shimonov, M. Nobel, M. Kunichevski, E. Antebi

Depts. of Surgery A and Pathology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva

Splenic artery aneurysm is an uncommon form of vascular disease of unknown etiology. Its clinical importance is due to its high mortality, especially in pregnancy, when maternal mortality is 70% and fetal mortality 95%. Most cases of splenic artery aneurysm are asymptomatic and are diagnosed incidentally. We present a woman with incidentally diagnosed splenic artery aneurysm in whom the splenic artery and its aneurysm were resected.

Popliteal Vascular Trauma

R. Avrahami, M. Haddad, B. Watemberg, E. Stelman, A. Koren, J. Dahn, A. Zelikovski

Dept. of Vascular Surgery, Rabin Medical Center (Beilinson Campus), Petah Tikva

6 cases of popliteal vascular trauma are presented, 3 due to posterior dislocation of the knee and 3 due to crush injury. The patients were referred from another hospital and some had undergone unnecessary angiography when ischemia was present, leading to delay in surgery. All patients presented with distal ischemia and underwent reconstructive surgery; 2 subsequently underwent below-knee amputation because of irreversible ischemia and sepsis.

Urgent operation for popliteal vascular trauma is necessary whenever there is ischemia and intraoperative angiography may be necessary. There should be reconstruction of the artery and vein when there is concomitant venous damage, and fasciotomy and debridement are important. The harmful potential of occult popliteal vascular injuries and their ostensible mild presentation present a challengfor the emergency room surgeon.

Skeletonized Internal Mammary Arteries for Coronary Bypass Grafting

Jacob Gurevitch, Yosef Paz, Menachem Matsa, Amir Kramer, Dimitri Pevni, Oren Lev-Ran, H. Locker, Raphael Mohr

Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sourasky-Tel Aviv Medical Center

The skeletonized internal mammary artery (IMA) is longer, and its immediate spontaneous blood flow is greater than that of the pedicled IMA, thus providing increased versatility for complete, arterial myocardial revascularization without the use of saphenous vein grafts. From April 1996 to May 1997, 583 patients underwent coronary artery bypass grafting here and in 415 (71%) complete arterial revascularization was achieved using bilateral skeletonized IMA. The right gastroepiploic artery was used in 57 (13%); there were 329 males (79%) and 86 women (21%); average age was 64 (30-87) and 175 (36%) were older than 70; 131 (32%) were diabetics. Average number of grafts was 3.2 (range 2-6 grafts). At 30 days, 5 (1.2%) had died and there had been 6 perioperative infarcts (1.4%), 5 CVA's (1.2%), and 6 had sternal wound infections (1.4%). Up to 1-12 months of follow-up was achieved in 409 (99%). Late mortality was 1.4% (of which 3 were noncardiac). 394 (97%) were angina-free at latest follow-up. We conclude that arterial revascularization using bilateral skeletonized IMA is safe, as postoperative morbidity and mortality are low, even in old and diabetic patients.

Percutaneous Revascularization of the Left Main Coronary Artery as Coronary Artery Bypass in High Surgical Risks

Yoseph Rozenman, Chaim Lotan, Hisham Nassar, Mervyn S. Gotsman

Cardiology Dept., Hadassah-University Hospital (Ein Kerem) and Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem

Coronary artery bypass grafting is the treatment of choice for obstructive disease of the left main coronary artery. Its proximal location and easy accessibility make the left main artery an inviting target for percutaneous intervention, an approach contraindicated by the high associated risk. We describe 2 patients at high operative risk in whom the obstructed main coronary artery was successfully revascularized percutaneously. Coronary stenting and rotational ablation of calcified arteries are essential for successful outcome and minimize complications.

Angina Pectoris and the Severity of Coronary Artery Stenosis

Reuben Ilia, Sara Carmel, Carlos Cafri, Moshe Gueron

Dept. of Cardiology, Soroka Medical Center, and Dept. of the Sociology of Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheba

The relationship between angina pectoris and the severity of coronary artery disease was evaluated in 146 patients with normal segmental and global, left ventricular, systolic performance. None had unstable angina or a previous myocardial infarction. A strong relationship was found between angina and the severity of coronary artery disease (p<0.005). Significant, stable, angina pectoris as a clinical symptom indicated advanced coronary artery disease in this selected group of patients.

Angioplasty and Stenting of the Carotid Artery

Eli Atar, Alexander Garniek, Issam Rabi, Benymina Morag, Zallman Rubinstein

Dept. of Diagnostic Imaging, Interventional Radiology Unit, and Dept. of Vascular Surgery; Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer (Affiliated with the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University)

Percutaneous endovascular techniques are well established procedures in the management of peripheral vascular disease and visceral arterial stenosis. They are now being adapted for use in the carotid artery as well. 8 patients with 9 extracranial carotid artery stenoses were successfully treated by percutaneous angioplasty, following which in 4 of them 5 stents were inserted. The stenotic lesions were situated in the proximal internal carotid artery and in its bifurcation and also in the common carotid artery. The indications for angioplasty in these patients were the same as for surgery. There were no major complications. 1 patient had transient hemiparesis lasting a few hours, and another had bradycardia following balloon dilatation in the region of the carotid body. Percutaneous endovascular treatment of carotid artery stenosis is becoming a safe, feasible alternative to surgery.

Effectiveness of Selective Hepatic Artery Embolization in a Child after Blunt Hepatic Trauma

Y. Sweed, A. Engel, M. Halberthal

Depts. of Pediatric Surgery and Radiology and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Rambam Medical Center, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, The Technion, Haifa

A 9-year-old boy was admitted after a bicycle fall. Abdominal CT-scan revealed severe liver injury (stage IV according to the liver injury scale of the American Association for Surgery Trauma), including ruptured intraparenchymal hematoma with active bleeding. The patient was hemodynamically stable and was treated conservatively for the first 2 days. On the 3rd day selective hepatic artery angiography was performed because of abdominal distension and the need for 7 pints of packed red blood cells. Active right hepatic artery bleeding was identified and treated successfully by embolization. We think that early angiography and selective embolization should always be considered for acute or continuous bleeding after liver injury.