ObjectiveTo explore the clinical treatment measures and etiology analysis of lower urinary tract and penile foreign bodies. MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the etiology and diagnosis of 48 cases of lower urinary tract and penile foreign body in the Department of Urology of our hospital between 1993 and 2012. ResultsNine bladder foreign bodies were removed successfully by using cystoscopy; nine were removed through suprapubic cystotomy; urethral foreign bodies in 10 patients were successfully taken out by urethrascope; five foreign bodies were extracted by hand and forceps; rubber bands in 2 patients were cut off under local anesthesia; fretsaw was used to cut through the nested rings in 7 patients; dental drill was used to cut nesting materials in 3 patients; and 3 patients underwent penis skin circumcision overturn stripping ring extraction. No complications after urethral foreign body extraction occurred. ConclusionThe lower urinary tract and penile foreign bodies are easy to diagnose, but patients often conceal the etiology, so the natural history collection is very important in the diagnosis, and doctors should take appropriate methods to remove the foreign body after the diagnosis is confirmed.
ObjectiveTo explore the perioperative nursing mode for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). MethodsA total of 866 patients with PCNL having undergone lithotripsy between January 2012 and December 2013 in our hospital were included in our study. Before surgery, they received position training, health education and psychological nursing. After surgery, patients received an integral medical wound care and pipeline management, as well as management of infectious shock and intercostal neuralgia. At the same time, we gave them dietary guidance and other health guidance. ResultsAll the patients were successfully discharged from hospital. Postoperative infection rate was 2.4%, septic shock rate was 0.2%, bleeding rate was 2.2%, urinary leakage rate was 1.5%, the rate of pneumothorax was 0.6%, subcutaneous emphysema rate was 0.3%, and intercostal neuralgia rate was 0.6%. The average hospital stay was (11.2±2.8) days. ConclusionThe innovative nursing mode and techniques have great significance on the success of PCNL surgery.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of the timing of surgery on treating refractory epilepsy caused by cavernomas. Method63 patients with refractory epilepsy caused by intracranial supratentorial cavernomas were retrospectively analyzed on the duration of epilepsy, epileptogenesis sitations, and epileptic seizure types. After resection surgeries of cavernomas, the surgical outcomes were compared between the patients with shorter duration of seizures and the longer ones. ResultThe durations of epilepsy were beteen 3 months and 25 years, median 4.5 years. The temporal epilepsies were 43, frontal 12, parietal 3, occipital 1, cingulate gyrus 1, and multiple lobe 3. The overall ILAE class 1 outcome was 71.4% in 63 patients at 2-year-followup, and ILAE class 1 and 2 outcome was 81.6%. The seizure free rate in the group with epilepsy duration shorter than 5 years was 92.1%, better than the 56.0% in the group with epilepsy duration longer than 5 years. ConclusionOnce the diagnosis of medical refractory epilepsy caused by cavernoma was confirmed, the early surgical operation should be considered seriously.