目的 探讨大隐静脉高位结扎及剥脱术后腹股沟切口淋巴瘘发生的原因和防治方法。方法 回顾性分析我院收治的120例(186条患肢)行大隐静脉高位结扎及剥脱术者中术后发生腹股沟切口淋巴瘘患者的临床资料,并对相关文献进行复习。结果 大隐静脉高位结扎及剥脱术后腹股沟切口淋巴瘘发生率为4.3%(8/186)。2例单侧腹股沟切口淋巴瘘患者扩创后予以碘伏纱布填塞创面,于第20天及第23天后淋巴瘘闭合,再行切口二期缝合,7 d后拆线; 3例双侧腹股沟切口淋巴瘘患者切口创面予以医用胶喷洒后碘伏纱布填塞,3 d后淋巴瘘全部闭合,切口二期缝合、加压包扎后7 d拆线。切口均愈合良好。结论 对腹股沟区股根部不恰当的广泛解剖及淋巴结切除的不规范与大隐静脉高位结扎及剥脱术后腹股沟切口淋巴瘘的发生密切相关。术前对大隐静脉准确定位,术中仔细操作、避免广泛剥离、避免切除肿大淋巴结是预防腹股沟切口淋巴瘘的有效措施。淋巴瘘发生后予以医用胶封堵是有效的补救措施。
Abstract: Objective To investigate the extracellular matrix (ECM) gene expression profile of saphenous vein (SV) in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods Sixty-eight patients who were diagnosed as coronary artery disease by coronary angiography and admitted to Department of Cardiovascular Surgery,Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University from July 2004 to December 2010 were enrolled in this study. According to whether or not they had preoperative ESRD history,all the 68 patients were divided into 2 groups,the ESRD group with 30 ESRD patients who needed maintenance hemodialysis,and the control group with 38 patients without preoperative renal disease. Preoperative clinical data of all the patients were collected in detail. SV samples were obtained at the time of CABG. Microarray,immunohistochemistry and Western blotting were used to investigate the expression profile of ECM genes of SV in ESRD patients undergoing CABG. Results There was no statistical difference in preoperative clinical variables between the 2 groups except the variables which were directly related to their kidney disease (P>0.05). There were 16 genes that were up-regulated at least 3-fold and 3 genes that were down-regulated at least 3-fold in the ECM gene expression profile of SV in the ESRD group patients before CABG. The expressions of matrix metalloproteinases-2 (MMP-2) and matrix metalloproteinases-9 (MMP-9) of the ESRD group were significantly higher than those of the control group (2.60±0.50 vs. 0.70±0.16,1.80±0.40 vs. 0.60±0.15,P<0.01). The expressions of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 (TIMP-3) of the ESRD group were significantly lower than those of the control group (0.60±0.19 vs. 2.20±0.30,0.90±0.28 vs. 2.40±0.70,P< 0.05). Conclusion A variety of ESRD-related risk factors of cardiovascular diseases may severely influence on the balance of ECM gene expression of SV before CABG,and the resulting imbalance is a risk factor to aggravate SV graft disease after CABG.
Objective To explore perioperative outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using the radialartery as the second arterial graft. Methods Clinical data of 175 consecutive patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) in General Hospital of Shenyang Military Command from August 2011 to April 2012 were retrospectively analyzed. All the 175 patients were divided into two groups. There were 75 patients including 49 male and 26 female patients with their age of 56.8±8.2 years in group 1,who received radial artery as a graft vessel. There were 100patients including 66 male and 34 female patients with their age of 57.7±8.1 years in group 2,who received great saphenousvein but not radial artery as the graft vessel. The use of left internal mammary artery as a graft vessel was 100% in both groups. Perioperative cardiovascular events and other clinical results were compared between the two groups. Results All the patients survived OPCAB and there was no 30-day death. There was no statistical difference in operation time,thoracic drainage within the first 24 hours after surgery or postoperative hospital stay between the two groups(P>0.05). Length of postoperative ICU stay and mechanical ventilation time of group 1 were shorter than those of group 2,although the differencewas not statistically significant. The percentage of patients receiving prolonged postoperative inotropic therapy of group 2 was higher than that of group 1 [16% (16/100) vs. 12% (9/75)],although the difference was not statistically significant. Postoperatively,there was no patient in group 1 who had new-onset myocardial ischemia or received intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support for hemodynamic instability. In group 2,3 patients had new-onset myocardial ischemia and 2 patientsreceived IABP support after OPCAB. Conclusion Radial artery can partly replace great saphenous vein as a graft vesselfor OPCAB,which does not increase the risk of perioperative cardiovascular events but is beneficial for postoperativerecovery to some degree. Radial artery can be more extensively used in CABG.
Abstract: Objective To evaluate clinical outcomes of endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH)for coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG) in diabetic patients. Methods In this prospective non-randomized control study, patients with type 2 diabetes who underwent CABG from December 2010 to Febuary 2012 in West China Hospital were enrolled. Based on different vein graft harvesting technique, these patients were divided into two groups: an EVH group and a conventional vein harvesting(CVH)group. Perioperative complications were compared between the two groups. Interventional or CT coronary angiogram was used to evaluate bypass graft patency during follow-up. Results A total of 51 patients with type 2 diabetes were enrolled in this study with 24 patients in the EVH group and 27 patients in the CVH group. There was no statistical difference in age, weight, and comorbidities between the two groups. There was no statistical difference in cardiopulmonary bypass time and aortic cross-clamping time between the two groups (67.2±9.8 min versus 68.3±14.5 min, P>0.05; 62.4±11.3 min versus 65.2±10.3 min, P> 0.05). The vein graft harvesting time (35.6±6.4 min versus 45.2±11.4 min, P< 0.05)and rate of delayed leg wound healing(0.0% with 0/24 versus 18.5% with 5/27, P<0.05) of the EVH group were significantly shorter or lower than those of CVH group.There was no statistical difference in major postoperative complications with respect to venous graft failure rate and chest pain during short term follow-up(9.1 months in the CVH group and 9.4 months in the EVH group) between the two groups. Conclusion EVH is a safe, effective, minimally invasive and quick vein graft harvesting technique for CABG in diabetic patients.
Abstract: Objective To compare the midterm patency rates of individual and sequential saphenous vein grafts (SVG) as coronary bypass conduits of offpump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) and evaluate the impact of the grafting techniques (individual or sequential grafts) on the graft patencyafter OPCAB. Methods The clinical data of 398 patients in General Hospital of the People’s Liberation Army receiving OPCAB with individual and sequential grafts from June 2005 to March 2009 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 301 males and 97 females with their age ranged from 53 to 82 years (63.6±10.3 years). A total of 714 distal coronary anastomoses on 448 SVG were assessed by using 64multislice computed tomography (64MSCTA) at an average of 19.8±23.6 months (3 months to 5 years) after OPCAB procedure. The blood flow of grafts in the proximal segment of individual and sequential SVG and the patency rates of grafts and anastomoses were compared, and the effect of different locations on the patency rate of the anastomoses was analyzed. Results The mean blood flow in double SVG (37.11±16.70 ml/min vs. 25.15±14.24 ml/min, P0.042) and in triple SVG (37.56±19.58 ml/min vs. 25.15±14.24 ml/min, P=0.048) were both significantly higher than the flow in single SVG. The anastomoses on the sequential conduits had better patency (95.1% vs. 90.1%, P=0.013). The patency of sideto side anastomoses was better than that of endtoside anastomoses (97.0% vs. 93.1%, P=0.002) and that of the individual endtoside anastomoses (97.0% vs. 90.1%, P=0.041). There was no significant difference between distal anastomoses in sequential and those in single grafts (P=0.253). No significant difference was observed between the two methods in regard to the three major coronary systems (including the anterior descending branch, the right coronary artery, and the circumflex branch). However, anastomoses on sequential grafts had superior patency to those on individual grafts in the right coronary system (P=0.008). Conclusion The midterm patency of a sequential SVG conduit after OPCAB is excellent and generally superior to that of an individual one. The best runoff coronary artery should be placed at the distal end and the poor coronary vessels should be arranged in the middle of the grafts.
Objective To compare vein graft patency after endoscopic great saphenous vein harvesting (EVH) and conventional open saphenous veinharvesting (OVH) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), and to identify risk factors for vein graft stenosis. Methods The great saphenous vein was harvested using an EVH method in 60 patients, 34 males and 26 females, who underwent CABG in the General Hospital of PLA between May 2006 and May 2009. The mean patient age was 66.6±9.2 years in the EVH group.The OVH group had 60 patients (40 males and 20 females with a mean age of 65.7±10.6 years), chosen to match the clinical characteristics of the EVH group. 64multislice computed tomography (64MSCT) was used to evaluate vein graft patency at six months and two years postoperatively. We also collected and analyzeddata on possible risk factors for vein graft stenosis. Results The harvesting time was longer in the EVH group than in the OVH group (52.5±13.3 minutes vs. 36.1±18.0 minutes, t=2.13, P<0.05). The EVH group requireda greater number of repairs to veins than did the OVH group (2.2±13 vs. 0.9±0.6,t=2.60, P<0.05). There were no statistically significant differences invein length, number of vein grafts, or vein graft flow between the two groups. There was also no significant difference in vein graft patency between the EVH and OVH groups at six months postoperatively (96.2% vs. 94.5%) or at two years postoperatively (90.2% vs. 91.5%). The average of vein graft blood flow was a riskfactor for vein graft stenosis(t=2.61, P=001). Conclusion The EVH vein graft had a good patency rate at six months and two years after the surgery.
Abstract: Objective To compare minimally invasive technique with multiple short incisions and traditional open technique for great saphenous vein (GSV) harvesting in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods Fortyseven patients underwent first time CABG between November 2007 to January 2009. These patients included 37 males and 10 females with their age ranged from 43 to 78 years and their average age was 61.3±84 years old. The patients were prospectively randomized into the minimally invasive harvesting group (group A,n=21) and the traditional open harvesting group (group B, n=26). For group A, we adopted the method of minimally invasive technique with multiple short incisions, while for group B, the traditional long incisions were adopted. The incision length, GSV harvesting time, lower limbs suture time and incision complications were compared between the two groups. Results During harvesting, no injury to the saphenous vein trunk or complications related to the quality of venous grafts occurred in both groups. There were no significantly differences in the number of venous grafts and the GSV length between the two groups. Group A had significantly longer GSV harvesting time than group B (51.9±11.5 min vs. 40.3±7.6 min,P=0.000). However, incision length (16.1±4.1 cm vs. 49.2±7.2 cm, P=0.000), incision suture time (11.0±3.0 min vs. 33.6±4.8 min,P=0.000) and lower limbs total operation time (62.6±14.9 min vs.73.8±11.6 min,P=0.006) in group A were much shorter than those in group B. Fortyseven patients were followed up (100%) and the followup time ranged from 3 to 26 months. The rate of leg wound complications such as serous exudates, hematomas and wound infection was 4.8% (1/21) in Group A and 34.6% (9/26) in Group B. These complications were all cured with additional treatments. Group A had lower leg wound complication rate than Group B (Plt;0.05). Conclusion Our study demonstrates that minimally invasive technique for GSV harvesting can be performed at a satisfactory speed and helpful in decreasing the lower limb incision complication rate.
Abstract: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is one of the conventional treatments of coronary artery disease. Though the artery grafts have its own superiority, autologous great saphenous vein is still commonly used. Ten years after operation, half of the vein grafts will be occluded and half of the remainder will often undergo severe pathological conditions. The poor long term patency of vein grafts has become the bottleneck of the efficiency of CABG. The restenosis of vein grafts resulting from neointima and atherosclerosis has become an urgent problem waiting to be resolved. As the study on the molecular mechanism and pathophysiology of the vein grafts disease develops, many therapeutic schedules have been made, including drug therapy, external stent, expanding solution and gene therapy. By contrast, gene therapy has a broader prospect. This article will have a review on the prevention of restenosis of the vein grafts after CABG.