Patients with bicuspid aortic valve are often complicated with aortic dilatation. If the aortic valve is of good quality, aortic root replacement with aortic valve preservation is feasible. A 35-year-old male patient with bicuspid aortic regurgitation complicated with ascending aortic aneurysm underwent Remodeling+Ring (modified Yacoub) operation. Echocardiography showed that there was no aortic regurgitation on the 3rd day after operation, and the patient was discharged satisfactorily on the 6th day after operation. Remodeling+Ring surgery ensures the physiological movement of the aortic valve, solves the enlarged annulus, avoids the problems caused by valve replacement, and significantly improves the quality of life of patients, which is worth popularizing.
Objective To investigate the operative method and cl inical efficacy of repairing fingertip defect with modified reverse homodigital artery island flap. Methods From March 2000 to September 2006, 18 cases (24 fingers) of fingertip defect were treated, including 12 males and 6 females aged 18-53 years (mean 29 years). Defect was caused by crush injuries in 12 cases, by avulsion injury in 3 cases, by twist injury in 2 cases and by incised injury in 1 case. The time from injury tooperation was 2-8 hours (mean 4 hours). The location were index fingers (3 fingers), middle fingers (4 fingers) and ring fingers (17 fingers). The defects of soft tissue were 1.9 cm × 1.7 cm to 2.4 cm × 1.9 cm in size, the reverse homodigital artery island flaps were from 2.0 cm × 1.5 cm to 2.5 cm × 2.0 cm in size. The donor site was repaired with dumped skin grafting(3 cases) and with skin grafting from medial area of planta pedis (15 cases). Results Skin flaps and skin grafting of all the 24 fingers survived after operation. All incisions and donor sites healed by first intention. Sixteen patients (22 fingers) were followed up for 1-5 years (mean 3.2 years).The appearance and function of the flaps were all satisfactory. Two-point discriminations of flaps ranged from 4.5 mm to 6.3 mm. According to the total active movement/total passive movement assessment criteria, the results were excellent in 20 fingers and good in 2 fingers; and the excellent and good rate was 100%. The circumference of donor site was 2.0-3.5 mm shorter than that of normal side. The two-point discriminations of donor site was 7.8-10.5 mm. Conclusion Repairing defect of fingertip with modified reverse homodigital artery island flap can provide good texture and contour matching the recipient area, good function and l ittle trauma at donor site.
ObjectiveTo discuss the effectiveness of the modified Hueter direct anterior approach in treatment of Pipkin typeⅠ and Ⅱ femoral head fractures.MethodsBetween September 2014 and May 2016, 12 patients with Pipkin type Ⅰ and Ⅱ femoral head fractures were treated with the modified Hueter direct anterior approach. There were 8 males and 4 females, aged from 32 to 60 years (mean, 40.2 years). The disease causes included traffic accident injury in 9 cases and falling from height injury in 3 cases. According to Pipkin typing, 8 cases were rated as type Ⅰ and 4 cases as type Ⅱ. The interval of injury and admission was 2-28 hours (mean, 7.2 hours). Reduction was performed in all patients within 6 hours after admission, and then bone traction was given. The operation was performed in 3-7 days (mean, 4.3 days) after redution. The modified Hueter direct anterior approach was applied to expose and fix femoral head fractures by Herbert screws compressively. The operation time and intraoperative blood loss were recorded, and the effectiveness was evaluated according to the Thompson-Epstein scale at last follow-up.ResultsThe operation time was 80-130 minutes (mean, 97.5 minutes), and the intraoperative blood loss was 100-200 mL (mean, 130.2 mL). All fractures achieved anatomical reduction and successful fixation. All 12 patients were followed up 12-32 months (mean, 24.3 months). All patients achieved bone union in 15-20 weeks (mean, 16.3 weeks) and no wound infection, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve injury, osteonecrosis of the femoral head, or heterotopic ossification occurred. Traumatic arthritis occured in 3 patients. According to the Thompson-Epstein scale at last follow-up, the results were excellent in 5 cases, good in 5 cases, fair in 2 cases, and the excellent and good rate was 83.3%.ConclusionThe modified Hueter direct anterior approach has the advantages of clear anatomic structure, less trauma, and shorter operation time, and it can effectively expose and fix the Pipkin typeⅠ and Ⅱ femoral head fractures.
ObjectiveTo explore the midterm therapeutic effect of modified Blalock-Taussing shunts (MBTs) in the treatment of tetralogy of Fallot.
MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 69 children with tetralogy of Fallot undergoing MBTs in Shanghai Xinhua Hospital between July 2006 and January 2013. There were 44 males and 25 females with mean age of 17.97±24.73 months (ranged from 2 months to 10 years). The patients weighted from 4 to 24 (9.00±4.03) kg. All the MBTs between subclavian artery and pulmonary artery were performed through right or left posterior lateral incision.
ResultsThe patients were followed up for 6-36 months including 57 patients with 6 months following-up, 33 patients with 6 months and 12 months following-up, 16 patients with 12 months and 24 months following-up, and 11 patients with 24 months and 36 months following-up. There was significant growth in McGoon ratio during the first 12 months follow-up (preoperative vs. 6 months:1.09 ±0.33 vs. 1.40 ±0.40, P=0.00; 6 months vs. 12 months:1.29±0.31 vs. 1.36±0.33, P=0.00). There was no obvious growth in McGoon ratio after 12 months (12 months vs. 24 month:1.22±0.31 vs. 1.19±0.32, P=0.14; 24 months vs. 36 months:1.22±0.23 vs. 1.23±0.20, P=0.45). The left ventricular end diastolic volume index (LVEDVI) increased significantly in 6 months after MBTs (preoperative vs. 6 months:29.60±10.12 ml/m2 vs. 49.18±11.57 ml/m2, P=0.00), but there was no significant growth after 6 months. There was no significant decline in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) after MBTs.
ConclusionThe MBTs can significantly promote the growth of McGoon ratio in 12 months of patients with tetralogy of Fallot, but there is no obvious growth of McGoon ratio after 12 months. MBTs can significantly improve left ventricular development within 6 months, and it won't lead to excessive expansion of the left ventricle when we extend follow-up time. The MBTs affects little on cardiac function of patients with tetralogy of Fallot.
Objective To analyze the use of modified pericardial oblique sinus approach in surgical repair for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in neonates. Methods Between May 2005 and December 2015, 67 consecutive neonates with supracardiac or infracardiac type total anomalous pulmonary venous connection who underwent surgical repair in our institute were included in this study. The patients are divided into three groups according to the different approaches including a sulcus approach group (6 patients), a superior approach group (14 patients), and a modified pericardial oblique sinus approach group (47 patients). There were 53 males and 14 females at median age of 12.5 (7.0, 20.5) d. Results The time of cardiopulmonary bypass [88 (80.0, 107.0) min vs. 135 (121.0, 157.0) min, P<0.05] and aortic cross clamping of the modified pericardial oblique sinus approach group was significantly shorter than that of the sulcus approach group [45 (39.0, 53.0) min vs. 80 (73.0, 85.0) min, P<0.05]. Perioperative mortality (2.1% vs. 28.6%, P<0.05) was significantly lower in the modified pericardial oblique sinus approach group than that in the superior approach group. The long-term mortality (4.3% vs. 60.0%, P<0.05) was significantly lower in the modified pericardial oblique sinus approach group than that in the sulcus approach group or the superior approach group . The rate of pulmonary venous stenosis was significantly lower in the modified pericardial oblique sinus approach group than that in the sulcus approach group (2.1% vs. 50.0%, P<0.05) or superior approach group (2.1% vs. 35.7%, P<0.05). Conclusions In surgical correction of neonatal supracardiac and infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous, compared with the traditional surgical approach, the modified pericardial oblique sinus pathway can provide excellent surgical space and has a good surgical prognosis.