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        אפריל 1999

        דוד גורדון, דב לקסמן, יהודית שריג ואסנת גרוץ
        עמ'

        Pelvic Floor Exercise and Biofeedback in Genuine Stress Incontinence

         

        D. Gordon, D. Luxman, Y. Sarig, A. Groutz

         

        Women and Children's Division, Liss Hospital, Sourasky-Tel Aviv Municipal Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

         

        Stress urinary incontinence is a medical and social problem. In the past decade there has been increased awareness of this condition and the number of those affected who seek help is increasing. Treatment is usually surgical - elevation of the bladder neck. Pelvic floor exercise is an accepted conservative treatment modality used for mild to moderate cases that have not yet completed their families.

        We present our results in 30 women, aged 28-71 years, av. 49% with genuine stress incontinence treated with pelvic floor exercise and biofeedback. 14 patients (46.7%) were completely cured and 15 (50%) were improved. In only 1 was there no improvement.

        Our results show significant improvement in the duration and intensity of pelvic floor contractions after treatment. Pelvic floor exercise with biofeedback is a very important treatment modality, requiring a highly motivated patient and a physiotherapist specialized in pelvic floor exercise.

        דינה לב, סובחי אבו-עאיד, מרדכי גוטמן, יורם קלוגר, משה מיכוביץ, יצחק מלר, משה ענבר ויוסף קלאוזנר
        עמ'

        Treatment of Retroperitoneal Sarcoma

         

        Dina Lev-Chelouche, Subhi Abu-Abeid, Mordechai Gutman, Yoram Kluger, Moshe Michovitch, Isaac Meller, Moshe Inbar, Joseph M. Klausner

         

        Depts. of Surgery B, Orthopedic Oncology and Oncology, Tel Aviv - Sourasky Medical Center (Affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University)

         

        Soft tissue sarcomas are exceedingly rare, making up less than 1% of all solid malignancies. In the retroperitoneum, they tend to be large when diagnosed and are a therapeutic challenge to the surgical oncologist. Our experience with 51 patients with retroperitoneal sarcomas operated on during the past 4 years is presented. 37 were primary and 26 presented as recurrent tumors. The group included many different histological sub-types, the majority being high grade tumors.

        Complete resection was achieved in 84%, necessitating extensive surgery, but was not possible in 8 patients (16%) who underwent partial resection or biopsy only. There was 1 perioperative fatality (2%). 18 (35%) suffered complications, all of which were reversible. The estimated 5-year survival in the complete resection group is 40%, while none of those who underwent partial resection survived more than 2 years. There was significantly better survival in patients with primary, low grade sarcomas which were smaller than 8 cm, compared to those with high-grade, recurrent sarcomas larger than 8 cm. Local recurrence developed in 8 patients of the complete resection group (18%), 2 months to 3 years after surgery.

        These data show that despite the concept of retroperitoneal sarcomas as being aggressive, invasive tumors with a poor prognosis, the prognosis is not unusually bad. With proper surgical technique, resectability may be high, with improved overall survival.

        דורון זמיר, חן זמיר, שמעון שטורך, מוני ליטמנוביץ' ופלטיאל ויינר
        עמ'

        Acute Malaria in an Israeli Tourist to Kenya

         

        Doron Zamir, Chen Zamir, Shimon Storch, Moni Litmanovich, Paltiel Weiner

         

        Dept. of Internal Medicine A, Hadera Sub-District Health Office and Nephrology Dept. and Intensive Care and Infectious Disease Units, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera

         

        Malaria is 1 of the main causes of death in third world countries. It has become extinct in Israel and imported cases are rare, since most visitors to endemic countries take anti-malarial prophylaxis. We report an Israeli tourist to Kenya infected with falciparum malaria complicated by severe metabolic acidosis, renal failure and adult respiratory distress syndrome. After intensive care treatment this preventable condition improved.

        יורם מור, זוהר דותן, יהונתן פינטהוס, יצחק סנטיאגו אנגלברג, יעקב גולומב ויעקב רמון
        עמ'

        Malignant Lymphoma of the Bladder

         

        Y. Mor, Z. Dotan, J.H. Pinthus, I.S. Engelberg, J. Golomb, J. Ramon

         

        Depts. of Urology and Pathology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer

         

        Urinary tract lymphoma is usually reported when the secondarily stem is affected by widespread non-Hodgkin lymphoma. We describe an 83-year-old woman who presented with secondary lymphoma of the bladder 3 years after diagnosis when it initially infiltrated her breast. Treatment included local transurethral excision followed by chemotherapy, during which she died of disseminated disease.

        עמוס פייזר, שלמה פורת, טלי ששון, יעקב אפלבוים, יעקב בר-זיו וארוין שוכר
        עמ'

        CT-Guided Excision of Osteoid Osteoma

         

        A. Peyser, S. Porat, T. Sasson, J. Apelbaum, J. Bar-Ziv, E. Sucher

         

        Orthopedic Surgery and Radiology Depts., Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem

         

        CT-guided excision of osteoid osteoma is a new surgical technique that enables accurate resection of the nidus during 1-day hospitalization. We present 5-year results in 42 patients (26 males and 16 females, mean age 18 years, range 3-46). In 40 out of 42, complaints disappeared immediately after the procedure. The recovery period was short and the return to normal activity was faster than in the open surgical approach. Complications were minimal and transient.

        דורון אפרמיאן ואליס מרקיציו
        עמ'

        Oral Manifestations of Bulimia Nervosa

         

        Doron Aframian, Alice Markitziu

         

        Dept. of Oral Diagnosis, Medicine and Radiology, Hebrew University- Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem

         

        Bulimia nervosa (BN) is an eating disorder frquently accompanied by changes of the hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity and of the salivary glands. Routine dental examination in a 25-year-old woman disclosed oral signs and symptoms characteristic of BN and she was referred for psychiatric evaluation. Oral evaluation of patients suspected of BN is recommended to prevent irreversible damage to the oral and perioral structures.

        א' מרגוליס, ו' חתואל, א' ויינברג, א' נוימן, צ' ישראל ומ' ר' וכסלר
        עמ'

        Plagiocephaly in Children: Etiology, Differential Diagnosis and Helmet Treatment

         

        A. Margulis, V. Hatuel, A. Weinberg, A. Neuman, Z. Israel, M.R. Wexler

         

        Depts. of Plastic Surgery, Occupational Therapy, and Neurosurgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

         

        Plagiocephaly in a head-and-neck irradiated rat model or rhomboid-shaped head, occurs in at least 1 in 300 live births. In most cases such asymmetry is not caused by synostosis of the unilateral coronal or lambdoid sutures, but is rather a deformity produced by intrauterine and/or postnatal deformational forces. Categorization and diagnosis of plagiocephaly as synostotic or deformational is reliably made by physical examination and computerized tomography. Its differential diagnosis is extremely important because prompt surgical correction is usually indicated for the synostotic type. In contrast, infants with deformational frontal or occipital plagiocephaly generally respond to helmet treatment.

        10 infants with significant deformational plagiocephaly were treated with individual plastic helmets during the past 2 years and 4 other infants with plagiocephaly are currently being treated. In each instance, cranial asymmetry dramatically improved as the brain grew and the head filled out the helmet. There were no significant complications. Awareness of deformational plagiocephaly allows more accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment, avoiding unnecessary surgical intervention in patients with positional molding.

        רפאל נגלר
        עמ'

        Irradiation Injury of the Salivary Glands

         

        R. M. Nagler

         

        Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Biochemistry Laboratory, Rambam Medical Center and Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa

         

        Ionizing irradiation of the salivary glands often leads to severe histological and functional alterations. Such exposure usually occurs during radiotherapy in patients with head and neck malignancy. The consequent xerostomia, often life-long, may result from even relatively low dosage irradiation, and causes a great deal of suffering. We suggest a radiobiological mechanism for this phenomenon which has been studied extensively since first described in 1911. The suggested injurious role of redox active transition metal ions and highly destructive free radicals is discussed in relation to the ultimate radiosensitive cellular target, DNA.

        אורנה בראון-אפל, הלנה אנדרייב, מיכה ברחנא ומנפרד גרין
        עמ'

        Smoking and Incidence of Lung Cancer, 1981-1995

         

        Orna Baron-Epel, Helena Andreev, Micha Barchana, Manfred S. Green

         

        Israel Center for Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Tel Hashomer, Israel; Cancer Registry, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, and Dept. of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

         

        Smoking is the dominant risk factor for lung cancer. We compared trends in smoking with those of the incidence of lung cancer in Israel. The proportion of smokers has declined during the past 20 years; the decrease is greater in men than in women, and more marked in the elderly. Since 1980 the age-adjusted incidence of lung cancer in Jewish men has decreased slightly, but in women it has remained constant. Among Arab men there was an increase in age-adjusted incidence of lung cancer and since 1986 it has been higher than in Jewish men.

        The largest decrease in lung cancer incidence was among Jewish men aged 75 and over. This may be explained by data on the age of smoking cessation in the population. It was observed that the main decrease in smoking occurred among men over the age of 55 in the past 20 years, which correlates with the decline in lung cancer observed in the older age group. Lung cancer rates in Israel are lower than in other western countries despite the similar prevalence of smoking, for unknown reasons.

        ע' קדם, ע' עציוני, א' שחר וש' פולק
        עמ'

        Clinical and Immunological Characteristics of HIV-Positive AIDS in Children in Northern Israel

         

        E. Kedem, A. Etzioni, E. Shahar, S. Pollack

         

        Institute of Immunology, Allergy and AIDS and Dept. of Pediatrics A, Rambam Medical Center and B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, The Technion, Haifa

         

        We are treating 11 children in our AIDS clinic. All were infected by vertical transmission from carrier mothers. However, among 31 HIV-carrier AIDS patients who were under follow-up during pregnancy, supposedly taking zidovudine prophylaxis, only 1 (3.3%) gave birth to a baby infected with HIV. Our children with HIV and AIDS are 3 months to 12 years of age (average 4.5 years); mean age at diagnosis was 18 months. All are either symptomatic or have laboratory evidence of progressive immunodeficiency, 1 is asymptomatic (N2), 1 has mild symptoms (A2) and the rest present significant symptoms or AIDS-defining disease. All have moderate to severe immunodeficiency, as evidenced by CD4+ cells counts. 60% have rapidly progressive disease, based on their symptomatology and immune state, whereas clinical reports in the literature point to only 10-15%. However, the average CD4+ cell count was 22% (749/mm³) at diagnosis and 22% (759/mm³) at last follow-up. These stable findings during an average follow-up of 28 months probably reflect the effect of medical and supportive treatment.

        All received antiretroviral medication consisting of a combination of 2 or 3 drugs. 8 of 11 also received prophylactic treatment against opportunistic infections and 8 of 11 are clinically well. Routine follow-up and a good relationship with the patient's family increase cooperation and promote optimal medical treatment, and consequently improve the clinical condition and quality of life.

        מרץ 1999

        ולדימיר שץ וסילביו קוזקוב
        עמ'

        Reactive Increase in Blood Pressure on Immobilization, but not Hypertension, Prevents Pressure Ulcers

         

        Vladimir Shats, Silvio Kozacov

         

        Geriatric Dept., Rebecca Sieff Hospital, Safed

         

        Of 135 geriatric patients immobilized for at least 2 days, 37 (27.4%) had pressure ulcers (PU). Those without PU were the control comparison group. Gender, length of immobilization, number of blood pressure determinations and proportion with hypertension were similar in those with and without PU. Those with PU were slightly older than those in the comparison group: 75.5±8.8 and 74.7±9.6 years, respectively (p>0.05).

         

        Of 66 patients with acute ischemic stroke, reactive increase of systolic or diastolic blood pressure to 140/90 mm Hg or above following immobilization, was seen in 60.6% and 22.7% of patients, respectively, and there were PU in 12.1%. Of 17 with recurrent ischemic stroke, corresponding figures were: 41.2%, 23.5% (p>0.05), and 47.1% (p<0.01). In 7 patients with previous ischemic stroke corresponding figures were: 14.3% and 0% (p<0.01) and 100% (p<0.001). In 36 operated for fracture of the femur, corresponding figures were: 50%, 11.1% (p>0.05), and 27.8% (p>0.05). For 9 patients with severe infections, sepsis or pneumonia, the corresponding figures were: 22.2% and 0.0% (p>0.05), and 44.4% (p<0.04).

         

        The proportion of patients with reactive increase in systolic blood pressure on immobilization was lower in the PU group than in the controls, 27% vs 59.2%, (p<0.001). The corresponding figures for reactive increase in diastolic blood pressure were similar, 8.1% and 20.4%, respectively (p>0.05).

         

        The mean systolic blood pressure on immobilization was higher in the control than in the PU group, 145.4±21.7 and 130.8±14.9 mm Hg, respectively (p<0.001). The corresponding figures for the mean diastolic blood pressure were similar, 81.2±10.5 and 75.7±8.9 mm Hg, respectively (p<0.01). An increase in systolic blood pressure on immobilization reduced the risk of developing PU (p<0.05).

         

        There was no significant statistical relation between diagnosis of hypertension and proportion of patients with PU (p>0.05). Of 67 patients with hypertension, in 23.9% and 74.6% of them there was no increase in systolic or diastolic blood pressure, respectively. Statistical difference between lack of diastolic or systolic response was very significant (p<0.001).

         

        Reactive increase of blood pressure, but not hypertension, predicts reduced risk of PU on immobilization in the hospitalized elderly. Diminished reactive increase of blood pressure in response to stress of any kind may be a criterion of frailty and reduced physiological reserves. Efforts to reduce elevated blood pressure when a patient is immobilized appear irrational.

        רסמי מג'אדלה, פלטיאל וינר ויוסף ויצמן
        עמ'

        A-V Junctional Arrhythmia Due to Oral Phenytoin Intoxication

         

        Rasmi Magadle, Paltiel Weiner, Joseph Waizman

         

        Dept. of Medicine A, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera

         

        Phenytoin (Dilantin) is the drug of choice for most of the convulsive disorders. However, even when given orally it causes many adverse reactions, mainly affecting the nervous system, both central and peripheral. When administered intravenously, severe cardiovascular reactions may occur, including conduction disorders, sinus arrest, atrioventricular block or hypotension.

        Medline screening did not reveal previous reports of arrhythmias induced by oral phenytoin. We present a case in which oral phenytoin administered chronically for a convulsive disorder caused atrioventricular junctional arrhythmia.

        יהודה לרמן, גבריאל חודיק, חווה אלוני ושי אשכנזי
        עמ'

        Is Official Data on Reported Morbidity Valid? Hepatitis A in Israel as an Example

         

        Yehuda Lerman, Gabriel Chodik, Hava Aloni, Shai Ashkenazi

         

        Occupational Health and Rehabilitation Institute, Ra'anana, Schneider Children's Hospital, Petah Tikva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

         

        Hepatitis A is one of the most frequently reported notifiable infectious diseases in Israel. The annual incidence as reported is around 70/100,000. The physician or the diagnostic laboratory notifies the district health office of the Ministry of Health.

        The purpose of this research was to evaluate the sensitivity of passive surveillance of hepatitis A morbidity among adults, 18 years and over. Methods included study of notifications to the Ministry of Health or hospitalizations of cases of hepatitis A and of positive laboratory tests results (IgM) for hepatitis A. We estimated the extent of under-reporting by 2 different methods of extrapolation.

        Data based on passive surveillance among the adult population, between 1.1.1993-31.12.1994, comprised less than 1/5 of the actual number of cases. Physicians notified about 6.2% of their hepatitis A patients. 5.1% of the notifications to the district health office were sent twice or more, usually both by the physicians and labs.

        The official data on hepatitis A morbidity, based on passive surveillance, are considerably underestimated. Physicians and public health officials should be aware that such data may not accurately reflect the magnitude of the risk or the amount of disease that can be prevented. Efforts should be made to improve this situation.

        שוקי לשם, חוה טבנקין, אילן דן ועדה תמיר
        עמ'

        Knowledge and Practice of Primary Care Physicians Relating to Streptococcal Pharyngitis

         

        S. Leshem, H. Tabenkin, E. Dan, A. Tamir

         

        Family Medicine Dept., Emek Medical Center and Northern District of Kupat Holim; and Northern Branch of Specialization Institute, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheba

         

        Knowledge and practice of primary care physicians as to diagnosis and treatment of group A, b-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis, and the degree to which they agreed with the medical literature and current clinical guidelines were examined. The study was conducted in a group of 195 general physicians, pediatricians, and family medicine specialists and residents. The data were collected using questionnaires which included personal information and questions relating to b-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis and were analyzed by chi-square and t-tests, and logistic regression, as appropriate. A new dependent variable, good clinical practice (GCP), was defined as the total number of correct answers to the questions in the questionnaire. 147 of the 195 eligible physicians returned completed questionnaires, a compliance rate of 76%.

        96.6% cited pV as the drug of choice at a daily dosage of 1 g (43.7%) or 2 g (25.4%), for 10 days (90%). 133 physicians (90%) stated that the goal of penicillin therapy for beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis is to prevent late complications. 116 physicians (82%) cited rheumatic fever as a complication of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis, preventable by appropriate antibiotic therapy. However, only 84 (59%) cited glomerulonephritis as a preventable complication.

        When the knowledge and attitudes of the respondents was analyzed in terms of the new variable, GCP, a significant association (p<0.001) was found between physicians’ attitudes and variables such as where they had studied medicine, and work seniority. Those with less seniority and or medical graduates of the Americas demonstrated greater knowledge and better clinical judgment than their more senior colleagues and graduates of European and Asian medical schools. Most primary care physicians in northern Israel treat group A b-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis as recommended in the medical literature.

        The level of medical studies in Israel and the Americas and the quality of training of residents in family medicine and pediatrics, have a positive influence on the degree of knowledge of as common a subject as b-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis. Emphasis should be placed on continuing medical education among primary care physicians, particularly veteran general physicians and those who studied in European or Asian medical schools.

        אהוד גולדהמר, ליאוניד חרש ואדוארד אבינדר
        עמ'

        Circadian Fluctuations in Efficacy of Streptokinase Thrombolysis

         

        E. Goldhammer, L.Kharash, E.G. Abinader

         

        Cardiology Dept., Bnei-Zion Medical Center and Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa

         

        This study was designed to assess possible diurnal fluctuations in the efficacy of thrombolysis with streptokinase. 156 consecutive patients treated with streptokinase during the period 1.1.95-1.7.96 were studied retrospectively. Success or failure of thrombolysis was determined according to the accepted clinical and angiographic criteria starting at midnight, 12 times at 2-hour intervals, then 8 times at 3-hour intervals, and then 6 times at 4-hour intervals. A definite peak for successful thrombolysis was found in the late afternoon and early evening hours. Between 16:00-20:00 PM, in 30.23% successful thrombolysis were observed, compared to 6.98% between 20:00-24:00 PM (p<0.05) and in 10.53% between 00.00-04:00 AM (p<0.05).

         

        Multiple regression analysis showed that the independent factor with the greatest impact on successful reperfusion was the actual time until thrombolysis (p=0.037); then came the interval from pain onset to streptokinase administration (p=0.020), while age and gender had much lesser impacts (p=0.328 and 0.215, respectively), and individual risk factors even less.

        These findings may have several clinical implications: dose adjustment for the time of day may be required, with larger doses needed during morning hours, or preference for primary coronary angioplasty to avoid increase in bleeding complications due to higher doses of thrombolytic agents.

        הבהרה משפטית: כל נושא המופיע באתר זה נועד להשכלה בלבד ואין לראות בו ייעוץ רפואי או משפטי. אין הר"י אחראית לתוכן המתפרסם באתר זה ולכל נזק שעלול להיגרם. כל הזכויות על המידע באתר שייכות להסתדרות הרפואית בישראל. מדיניות פרטיות
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