תוצאת חיפוש

יהושע שמר, יהודה שינפלד,

מערכת "הרפואה"

"הרפואה", עיתונם של הרופאים בישראל, משקף את הפעילות הרפואית הקלינית בישראל. מירב ומיטב הרופאים שולחים מאמרים ל"הרפואה" והעיתון המופץ בקרב כל חברי ההסתדרות הרפואית בישראל, מהווה כרטיס ביקור עדכני של המחברים ואמצעי להעברת מידע בין הרופאים והחוקרים. הודות לכך, הגיע עיתון "הרפואה" בשנים האחרונות לרמה מקצועית גבוהה מאוד והדבר בא לידי ביטוי גם במלאכת העריכה הצרופה. כתיבת מאמר מדעי-רפואי היא אומנות לשמה. היא כוללת שלבים רבים, החל מגיבוש הרעיון המרכזי, דרך איסוף החומר, ניתוח הנתונים ועיבודם ועד לדרך הצגת הדברים בצורה מגובשת ובהירה ברמה מדעית הולמת. כתיבה לעיתון "הרפואה" מטילה על המחברים תוספת נכבדה של התייחסות לשפה העברית המהווה מיקטע נוסף במרקם הכולל של מעשה האומנות.

Concomitant Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Pulmonary Lobectomy 

Amit Korach, Uzzi Izhar, Ehud Rudis, Amir Elami

Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

Coronary artery disease amenable to percutaneous interventions or coronary artery bypass grafting, and resectable lung cancer are major causes of morbidity and mortality. We present our experience in the treatment of 3 patients (men aged 64 and 66 and a woman of 77) who each had significant coronary artery disease and a resectable lung tumor. They underwent combined coronary artery bypass grafting and pulmonary lobectomy.

We conclude from our experience and review of the literature that concomitant surgery in such cases is safe and effective, decreases suffering, and decreases the cost of 2 separate invasive procedures.

Thallium Scan and Pulmonary Carcinoma 

Adam Mor, Amit Segev, Rami Herskoviz, Yoseph A. Mekori

Dept. of Medicine B, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba Affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv

A 70-year-old man was admitted for exacerbation of congestive heart failure. In his assessment thallium scan of the heart was performed. An incidental finding was a focus of absorption in the right lung. The lesion was later diagnosed as adenocarcinoma based on the cytological findings.

Acute and Chronic Hepatitis C in Hemodialysis Patients 

Nir Hilzenrat, Marcus Mostoslavsky, David Tovbin

Liver Disease Service - Division of Gastroenterology, Dialysis Unit, Dept. of Nephrology and Division of Internal Medicine, Soroka Medical Center and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheba

Acquired infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in hemodialysis patients has been described lately. In dialysis units in Italy and France, the prevalence and incidence of HCV are 20-60% and 1-2%, respectively. Most infected patients develop chronic hepatitis. The clinical presentation of acute HCV in hemodialysis patients is very mild and therefore the diagnosis is often made only by laboratory tests. Acute infection is usually followed by mild elevation of liver enzymes and the presence of HCV-RNA and anti-HCV in serum.

We report a 48-year-old man on hemodialysis who developed acute hepatitis C. The diagnosis was made by finding mild elevation of liver enzymes and the presence of HCV-RNA in his serum. A few months later, he developed severe hepatitis which was followed by rapid deterioration in liver function. However, the virus was eradicated and liver function tests became normal. Surprisingly, serum anti-HCV antibodies were detected 5 months later.

Closed Intramedullary Nailing of Forearm Fractures in Young Patients

Moshe Salai, Eyal Segal, Yehuda Amit, Aharon Chechick

Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer

Forearm bone fractures are commonly the result of falling on the outstretched hand or of direct injury. The preferred treatment is debated. The possible modalities are: application of a cast, often necessitating repeated manipulations; open reposition and fixation by plates and screws; or closed manipulation and closed intramedullary nailing. We present our favorable results in treating these fractures in young patients by closed intramedullary nailing, and compare them with the unfavorable results of this method in mature adults.

ATLS Course for Surgery Residents - Should it be Mandatory?

Ron Ben-Abraham, Michael Stein, Yoram Kluger, Gideon Paret, Avraham Rivkind, Joshua Shemer

Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces; Sourasky Medical Center and Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; and Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem

Senior surgeons were asked about mandatory participation of general surgery residents in the advanced trauma life support (ATLS) course. Although trauma care in Israel is given by surgical residents, in the opinion of their senior mentors the course should continue to be mandatory for them.