תוצאת חיפוש

משה שבתאי (1), צ'ארלס סלנץ (2), הואי יה (2), ווין וולצר (2), קזימירז מלינובסקי (2),

(1) המחלקה לכירורגיה והשתלות, מרכז רפואי שיבא, תל-השומר והפקולטה לרפואה סאקלר, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב, (2) המחלקות לכירורגיה ואורולוגיה ושירות ההשתלות, האוניברסיטה של מדינת ניו-יורק, Stony Brook

לימפוציטים מסנני שאתות (tumor infiltrating lymphocytes) בסרטן הכרכשת והחלחולת (colorectal cancer) הם ביטוי של תגובת החיסון התאי לשאת הממאירה. התקדמות השאת היא תוצאה של ליקוי ביכולת מערכת החיסון של המאחסן לרסן את צמיחת השאת. במחקרים הוצעו מספר גורמים אפשריים העומדים ביסודו של ליקוי כזה, אולם הגורמים המדוייקים האחראים לפגם בפעילות המערכת החיסונית עדיין אינם ברורים.

המטרה במאמר היא להשוות בין ההשפעות האפשריות של מיצוי (extract) מתאי סרטן הכרכשת והחלחולת לבין אלו של מיצוי מרירית כרכשת תקינה על בלאסטוגנזה מושרית-לקטין של לימפוציטים מהדם ההיקפי של אותם החולים.

מיצויים של תאי סרטן הכרכשת והחלחולת ושל רירית מעי תקינה נלקחו מ-3 חולים שעברו ניתוח ריפויי בשל אדנוקרצינומה של הכרכשת (colon cancer). בתבחיני השיגשוג (lymphocyte proliferaption assay)  נעשה שימוש בלימפוציטים מדם היקפי של חולי סרטן הכרכשת והחלחולת, שהודגרו עם ConcanavalinA (ConA) ו- phytohemaglutinin (PHA) בנוכחות מיצוי תאי סרטן הכרכשת והחלחולת או תאי רירת תקינה, וכן בנוכחות מצע בלבד. מידת השיגשוג נמדדה על-פי רמת שילוב  thymidine H³ לאחר הדגרה בת 48 שעות.

חשיפת תבחין של שיגשוג לימפוציטים מדם יקפי המושרה ב- ConA למיצוי תאי סרטן הכרכשת והחלחולת, גרמה לעיכוב של 98.7% בהשוואה למיצוי רירית מעי תקינה (cpm, 1,594+-214 [אותות לדקה] לעומת 6,997+-95,335, p=0.0018) בשיגשוג מושרה PHA שנחשף למיצוי סרטן הכרכשת והחלחולת הודגמה ירידה של 99.7% בפעילות בלאסטוגנית בהשוואה למיצוי רירית תקינה (pcm 175+-362 לעומת pcm, 16,591+-62,357, p=0.0234).

לסיכום, תוצאות ראשוניות אלו מרמזות, כי מיצוי תאי סרטן הכרכת והחלחולת מכיל גורם או מספר גורמים המסוגלים לעכב משמעותית שיגשוג לימפוציטים מושרה-לקטין של הדם ההיקפי. הפרשת חומרים מעכבים עשויה להיות אחד המנגנונים האפשריים שבאמצעותם חומקת השאת מהזרוע התאים של התגובה החיסונית. איפיון גורמים אלו עשוי לסייע בשיקום התיפקוד החיסוני-המקומי, התוך-שאתי והמערכתי.

אילן ליבוביץ, איליה פוליצ'וק, טטיאנה רייטבלט, דוד גיאורגיו ודורון זמיר

מובאת בזה פרשת חולה, שאובחנה כלוקה במורסה של הטחול והחלימה לכאורה בעקבות טיפול אנטיביוטי. בשל היעדר סיבה ברורה או גורמי סיכון למורסה, בוצע צילום לאחר חוקן באריום שחשף שאת של הכרכשת באזור כפף הטחול, שלא הודגמה בבדיקת טומוגרפיה מחשבית ובבדיקת על-שמע של הבטן.

בחולים הלוקים במורסה של הטחול מסיבה לא ברורה, מן הצורך לשלול שאת של הכרכשת, ולשם כך נדרשת בדיקת דימות או בדיקה אנדוסקופית של הכרכשת.

דניאל סילברברג (1), עמי מאיו (1), חיים פארן (1), רונה סילברברג (2), אורי פרוינד (1)

(1) המח' לכירורגיה א', בית-החולים מאיר, כפר-סבא, (2) המח' לכירורגיה א', מרכז רפואי רבין, קמפוס בילינסון, פתח תקווה

"חסימה חדה מדומה של הכרכשת" (להלן חחמ"כ) או acute colonic pseudo-obstruction, היא תופעה המתבטאת בהתרחבות ניכרת של הכרכשת, בהיעדר נוכחות גורם חסימתי מכאני. התיסמונת מופיעה בעקבות מצבי תחלואה שונים, ניתוחיים, גורמי פגיעה, זיהומים ועוד. אפשרויות הטיפול בתיסמונת הן מגוונות – שמרניות וניתוחיות כאחד. הטיפול בתרופות כולינרגיות עלה לדיון לאחרונה בספרות העולמית. ברשימה זו מובאת פרשה שבה טופל חולה בתרופה בהצלחה מרובה. בנוסף מובאת סקירת הספרות העדכנית בנושא.
 

Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction (Ogilvie Syndrome) Following Cesarean Section

Ido Solt, Peter Jakobi

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rambam Medical Center and Technion Faculty of Medicine, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa

Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction, or Ogilvie syndrome can be a major surgical complication. Ogilvie syndrome, unlike adynamic ileus, is usually not self-limiting and may cause ischemic necrosis and colonic perforation, with a mortality rate as high as 50 percent. Ogilvie syndrome represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge that deserves a multidisciplinary approach. We present a case report and a literature review of the syndrome.

Pseudomembranous Colitis: Clinical, Endoscopic and Radiological Correlation - A 2 - Year Experience

Fabiana Benjaminov MD⁽¹⁾, Rivka Zissin MD⁽²⁾, Benjamin Novis MD⁽¹⁾

⁽¹⁾Gastroenterology Institute and ⁽²⁾CT Unit, Meir Hospital, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba, affiliated to the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel

Abstract: The incidence rates of pseudomembranous colitis are rising. Early diagnosis and treatment are required for management of this potentially life-threatening disease. This report outlines our 2-year experience (1997-1998) at the gastrointestinal institute with 43 patients diagnosed with pseudomembranous colitis and describes the clinical course and imaging studies.

The group consisted of 25 women and 18 men, aged 34-93 years (mean: 67). Thirty-nine patients were treated with antibiotics. Twelve patients were referred directly to an endoscopic examination with a presumed clinical diagnosis of pseudomembranous colitis (diarrhea, fever and abdominal pain) that was confirmed by colonoscopy. Thirty-one were referred to colonoscopy following abdominal imaging performed to clarify cause of fever and abdominal pain. Twenty-nine patients had an abdominal CT, one had an US and one a barium follow-through. The CT finding suggesting pseudomembranous colitis included colonic mural thickening in 28 patients (71% diffuse versus 29% segmental colitis), with an average wall thickness of 16 mm. Sixteen patients (59%) had pericolonic fat changes and 15 patients (51%) had ascites. All of these patients, except one, had endoscopic findings consistent with pseudomembranous colitis.

Five patients (11.6 %) died due to the severe PMC.

To conclude, as an abdominal CT is often performed in the acutely ill patient, it may arouse the diagnosis of pseudomembranous colitis in the proper clinical setting. Such a suspected diagnosis justifies endoscopic evaluation, which is the most reliable diagnostic examination.

Metallic Stents for Acute Colonic Obstruction

M. Itkin, E. Atar, H. Neuman, D. Kravarosic, Z. Fuko, M. Kaz

Radiology and General Surgery B Depts., Golda Campus; and General Surgery Dept., Beilinson Campus; Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva

The traditional treatment of acute colonic obstruction, usually caused by malignant tumor, is a 2-stage surgical procedure. The first operation is emergent and includes primary tumor resection and end colostomy followed by scheduled colostomy closure. These operations are associated with high mortality and morbidity. Recently, insertion of self-expanding metallic stents for temporary colonic decompression has been was introduced. With this new technique colostomy can be avoided in the acute phase.

In advanced colonic cancer stent-insertion is the only palliative treatment. It is done in the radiology department under fluoroscopic guidance. We present 2 cases of malignant colonic obstruction treated successfully by stent insertion.

One-Stage Surgery for Hirschsprung's Disease in Children

Mark Weinberg, Baruch Klin, Itzhak Vinograd

Dept. of Pediatric Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

Traditionally Hirschsprung's disease has been treated by 2-or 3-stage procedures. During the past 6 years a 1-stage Duhamel procedure without stoma has become our treatment of choice for Hirschsprung's disease in neonates and young infants. Over a 6-year period, 15 infants and children with colonic Hirschsprung's disease were treated with the 1-stage Duhamel retro-rectal pull-through procedure without a stoma, with the Lester-Martin modification. All patients had the usual short segment aganglionosis, but 1 had a long segment which included the splenic flexure.

Early complications included wound infection in 1 and minor rectal bleeding in 3. Late complications included constipation in 1 and enterocolitis in 4. Long-term functional results were very good in all those operated except for 1 with rectal achalasia.

We conclude that Hirschsprung's disease can be successfully treated with a 1-stage pull-through operation, the child usually benefitting from the shorter hospital stay and the avoidance of a colostomy.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Biofeedback Treatment

N. Barak, R. Ishai, E. Lev-Ran

Biofeedback Unit, Psychiatric Ward, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer

Irritable bowel syndrome is a group of heterogenic complaints of functional bowel disorder in the absence of organic pathology. The pathophysiology is unclear. In most cases treatment includes symptomatic remedies, antidepressants, psychotherapy and hypnotherapy.

Biofeedback has recently been introduced as a therapeutic modality. Treatment also includes relaxation techniques and guided imagery, together with computer-assisted monitoring of sympathetic arousal. Biofeedback requires active participation of patients in their healing progress and leads to symptom reduction in 2/3.

Adjuvant Therapy of Large Bowel Carcinoma

G. Ezekiel, S. Walfisch, Y. Cohen*

Dept. of Oncology and Colorectal Unit, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheba

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) held a consensus conference which recommended 5-FU and levamisole as adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer MAC (Modified Astler Coller) stage C.

From 1991-1994, 37 such patients diagnosed here were treated with 5-FU (intravenous dose of 450/mg/m²/d for 5 days and from day 29, once a week for 48 weeks) and oral levamisole (50 mg 3 times/d. for 3 days, every 2 weeks for a year), as suggested by NIH guidelines.

16 patients were males and 21 were females, mean age was 62 years and median 64. Cancer locations were: right colon (in 16, 43%), left colon (19, 51%), multiple colon primaries (2, 1%). 25 (68%) had 1-3 positive lymph nodes and 12 (32%) had 4 or more positive lymph nodes.

Only 20 (54%) finished treatment as prescribed. In the others, 1 or both drugs caused side-effects for which the drugs had to be stopped. 6 patients relapsed while on treatment.

The most common side-effects were diarrhea, stomatitis and bone marrow suppression. 3 were hospitalized due to neutropenic fever. 5-year actuarial survival of all patients was 61%; 5-year relapse-free survival was 61%; 5-year relapse-free survival of right versus left colon was 41% and 82%, respectively (p<0.01). There was no significant difference in 5-year survival of those with 1-3 positive lymph nodes as compared to those with 4 or more (62% and 56%, respectively). 5-year survival in those who finished or did not finish treatment (excluding those who stopped treatment because of progressive disease) was 83% and 70%, respectively (NS).

The 5-year survival of our series was similar to that of patients treated similarly elsewhere. The 5-FU and levamisole treatment was not tolerated well by our study population. It has recently been replaced in our service by a 5-FU and leucovorin regimen given for 6 months.

* Jules E. Harris Chair in Oncology.

D-Lactic Acidosis in Short Bowel Syndrome

Ben-Ami Sela, Joseph Zlotnik, Tamar Masos, Joseph Danieli, Sarah Mazia-Beni, Anita Jonas

Institute of Chemical Pathology and Pediatric Intensive Care and Gastroenterology Units, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

A boy of 20 months and a girl of 27 months who had previously undergone massive bowel resection due to congenital intestinal obstruction are described. During grad-ual reduction of total parenteral nutrition and initiation of oral feeding, both developed severe, acute metabolic acidosis, accompanied by encephalopathy and ataxia. After the laboratory identification of massive amounts of the d-Disomer of lactic acid in urine and blood, both were successfully treated with IV bicarbonate, and metronidazole to suppress the overgrowth of colonic lactobacilli responsible for the metabolic crisis.

Muir-Torre Syndrome: Importance of Clinical Diagnosis and Genetic Investigation

Hana Strul, Paul Rozen, Tova Naiman, Ruth Shomrat

Gastroenterology Dept. and Genetics Institute, Tel Aviv Medical Center and Tel Aviv University

Muir-Torre syndrome is a relatively rare cutaneous manifestation of hereditary nonpolypous colorectal cancer (HNPCC). This autosomal dominant syndrome is characterized by a combination of sebaceous gland and malignant visceral tumors. The common sites of internal malignancies are the gastrointestinal tract and urinary system. It appears in early adult life and its clinical course is relatively slow.

In some families genetic diagnosis can identify asymptomatic carriers of the mutation. All first-degree relatives, especially mutation carriers, should be referred from the age of 20 years for routine follow-up and early treatment, as it has been proven to decrease morbidity and mortality.

We present a 51-year-old man with Muir-Torre syndrome diagnosed by the presence of multiple adenomas of sebaceous glands, colonic adenoma and adenocarcinoma of the duodenum. The family history was typical for HNPCC. A mutation in the hMSH2 gene on chromosome 2p was found in the patient and in several asymptomatic family members. The aim of this report is to increase awareness of this syndrome and emphasize the importance of referring patients and their families for clinical and genetic counseling and diagnosis.

Iatrogenic Gallstone Ileus: A New Complication of Bouveret's Syndrome

Miguel Iuchtman, Amos Sternberg, Ricardo Alfici, Ehud Sternberg, Tzvi Fireman

Depts. of Surgery and Gastroenterology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, and Rappaport Medical School, Haifa

Bouveret's syndrome involves gastric outlet obstruction caused by a gallstone in the duodenum. This type of gallstone ileus can be diagnosed and treated endoscopically. Endoscopic stone removal is especially indicated in poor risk patients. A dislodged impacted stone can migrate distally and cause small bowel mechanical obstruction. We report a 51-year-old woman who underwent endoscopic duodenal stone manipulation which resulted in small bowel obstruction.

Is Ileostomy Necessary In Surgical Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis and Familial Polyposis?

Michael M. Krausz, Simon Daniel Duek

Dept. of Surgery A, Rambam Medical Center, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, The Technion, Haifa

Proctolectomy with ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) has become the procedure of choice for the surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) and familial polyposis (FP). Ithas traditionally been performed in 2 stages, but recently the necessity for an ileostomy hbeen challenged by several authors who recommend a 1-stage procedure.

5 years ago we started to test this policy for treatment of UC and FP. In 48 patients (Group A), 45 with UC, the 2-step procedure, and in 17 of the 27 in Group B with FP, the 1-stage procedure were performed. The indications for surgery were intractable UC in 37 patients in group A and in 5 patients in Group B (p<0.01).

Postoperative infection due to bowel leakage developed in 2 in Group A and in 6 in Group B (p<0.01). Reoperation was necessary in 4 patients (15%) in Group B and only 1 (0.9%) in Group A (p<0.01). Bowel leakage in Group B occurred in 5 (19%) with UC and in only 1 with FP (p<0.05), which responded to medical treatment. All those with UC who developed this complication were relatively malnourished, with serum albumin levels lower than 3.0 g% and were regulated with corticosteroids.

We therefore conclude that the 2-stage IPAA is feasible and safe for the treatment of UC and FP. The 1-stage IPAA should be limited only to FP or good risk UC patients.

Aphthous Stomatitis as a First Manifestation of Crohn's Disease in a Child

Y. Gold, S. Reif

Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center

The incidence of Crohn's disease has risen dramatically over the past few years. The peak age of onset is in late adolescence, but it rarely occurs in the first few years of life. We describe a 5-year-old boy with recurrent bouts of fever, aphthous stomatitis, and anemia which did not respond to routine antibiotic therapy. It was only after a few months, when the characteristic symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): abdominal pain and diarrhea appeared, that the diagnosis of Crohn's disease was made.

This case illustrates the difficulty in diagnosing IBD in young children. The presenting symptoms of IBD in children are often nonspecific and extra-intestinal. There is usually a low index of suspicion by the physician as to the possibility of IBD in a young child.

Multiple Angiodysplastic Lesions of the Colon - a Therapeutic Challenge

Nir Hilzenrat, Edit Liberty

Division of Gastroenterology and Dept. of Medicine E, Soroka Medical Center and Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheba

Colonic angiodysplasia is one of the most frequent causes of recurrent lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding, mainly in the elderly. In 50% of patients multiple angiodysplastic lesions were reported when they were the cause of rectal bleeding. Bleeding from angiodysplasia is more severe and less responsive to treatment in those with coagulation disorders. A 74-year-old woman with an artificial mitral valve who was treated with coumadine is reported. A few years after operation she began to develop severe recurrent rectal bleeding because of multiple angiodysplastic lesions along the right colon, proven by colonoscopy. She was frequently hospitalized for blood transfusions; endoscopic treatment was not feasible and the surgical risk of colectomy was very high. Treatwith estrogen and progesterone significantly decreased recurrent episodes of bleeding.