AIM: To analyze the indications, efficacy and safety of sphincteroplasty in our centre.METHODS: A retrospective study of sphincteroplasty in 53 cases of papilla at high risk was performed in 2004-2006. The procedure...AIM: To analyze the indications, efficacy and safety of sphincteroplasty in our centre.METHODS: A retrospective study of sphincteroplasty in 53 cases of papilla at high risk was performed in 2004-2006. The procedure consisted of duodenoscopy with Olympus TJF 145 Videoduodenoscope, approach to the biliary tract using a catheter with a guidewire, and dilatation of the papilla with a dilatation balloon catheter using a syringe with a manometer for control of the filling pressure.RESULTS: The indications included intradiverticular papilla in 26 patients (49%), stenosis of a previous sphincterotomy in 19 patients (35.8%), small size of the papilla in 4 patients (7.5%), Billroth R gastrectomy in 3 patients (5.6%), and coagulopathy in one patient (1.9%). The efficacy was 97.8%, with all the calculi extracted from the common bile duct in 84.4% of the patients, even though 21 of the patients (39.6%) had calculi with a diameter equal to or greater than 10 ram. Seven patients (13.2%) presented complications: haemorrhage in 1 patient (1.9%) and mild pancreatitis in 6 patients (11.3%). The mean hospital stay in case of complications was of 3 ± 0.63 d.CONCLUSION: Sphincteroplasty is highly effective, with a compllcation rate similar to that of sphincterotomy, furthermore, the complications are of low clinical importance. The use of the 10 mm balloon makes it possible to extract calculi with a diameter of over 15 mm and to extract more than 3 calculi without increasing the rate of complications and reduces the need to resort to lithotripsy or rescue sphincterotomy.展开更多
This work has two main purposes: (i) introducing the basic concepts of molecular dynamics analysis to material scientists and engineers, and (ii) providing a better understanding of instrumented indentation measu...This work has two main purposes: (i) introducing the basic concepts of molecular dynamics analysis to material scientists and engineers, and (ii) providing a better understanding of instrumented indentation measurements, presenting an example of nanoindentation and scratch test simulations. To reach these purposes, three-dimensional molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of nanoindentation and scratch test technique were carried out for generic thin films that present BCC crystalline structures. Structures were oriented in the plane (100) and placed on FCC diamond substrates. A pair wise potential was employed to simulate the interaction between atoms of each layer and a repulsive radial potential was used to represent a spherical tip indenting the sample. Mechanical properties of this generic material were obtained by varying the indentation depth and dissociation energy. The load-unload curves and coefficient of friction were found for each test; on the other hand, dissociation energy was varied showing a better mechanical response for films that present grater dissociation energy. Structural change evolution was observed presenting vacancies and slips as the depth was varied.展开更多
文摘AIM: To analyze the indications, efficacy and safety of sphincteroplasty in our centre.METHODS: A retrospective study of sphincteroplasty in 53 cases of papilla at high risk was performed in 2004-2006. The procedure consisted of duodenoscopy with Olympus TJF 145 Videoduodenoscope, approach to the biliary tract using a catheter with a guidewire, and dilatation of the papilla with a dilatation balloon catheter using a syringe with a manometer for control of the filling pressure.RESULTS: The indications included intradiverticular papilla in 26 patients (49%), stenosis of a previous sphincterotomy in 19 patients (35.8%), small size of the papilla in 4 patients (7.5%), Billroth R gastrectomy in 3 patients (5.6%), and coagulopathy in one patient (1.9%). The efficacy was 97.8%, with all the calculi extracted from the common bile duct in 84.4% of the patients, even though 21 of the patients (39.6%) had calculi with a diameter equal to or greater than 10 ram. Seven patients (13.2%) presented complications: haemorrhage in 1 patient (1.9%) and mild pancreatitis in 6 patients (11.3%). The mean hospital stay in case of complications was of 3 ± 0.63 d.CONCLUSION: Sphincteroplasty is highly effective, with a compllcation rate similar to that of sphincterotomy, furthermore, the complications are of low clinical importance. The use of the 10 mm balloon makes it possible to extract calculi with a diameter of over 15 mm and to extract more than 3 calculi without increasing the rate of complications and reduces the need to resort to lithotripsy or rescue sphincterotomy.
基金supported by la Direcci o′n Nacional de Investigación of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia,“the Theoretical Study of Physical Properties of Hard Materials for Technological Applications”(Grant No.20101007903)
文摘This work has two main purposes: (i) introducing the basic concepts of molecular dynamics analysis to material scientists and engineers, and (ii) providing a better understanding of instrumented indentation measurements, presenting an example of nanoindentation and scratch test simulations. To reach these purposes, three-dimensional molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of nanoindentation and scratch test technique were carried out for generic thin films that present BCC crystalline structures. Structures were oriented in the plane (100) and placed on FCC diamond substrates. A pair wise potential was employed to simulate the interaction between atoms of each layer and a repulsive radial potential was used to represent a spherical tip indenting the sample. Mechanical properties of this generic material were obtained by varying the indentation depth and dissociation energy. The load-unload curves and coefficient of friction were found for each test; on the other hand, dissociation energy was varied showing a better mechanical response for films that present grater dissociation energy. Structural change evolution was observed presenting vacancies and slips as the depth was varied.