Primary mammary tuberculosis is a rare entity that usually occurs in female of reproductive age. Herein three such patients including two males with ages over 80 years, who underwent surgical resection, are reported. ...Primary mammary tuberculosis is a rare entity that usually occurs in female of reproductive age. Herein three such patients including two males with ages over 80 years, who underwent surgical resection, are reported. Fine needle biopsy failed to achieve specific diagnosis before surgical operation. All of their conditions got satisfactory improvement and anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy was administered postoperatively. Previous literature related to the epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment for mammary tuberculosis will be also reviewed. Mammary tuberculosis is usually related to breast feeding women and is extremely rare in aged man. The possible mechanisms resulting in this disease in our three patients, including direct extension, reactivation, or transmitted by staffs or peers of the nursing home, would also be discussed.展开更多
Objective To evaluate the possibility of vaginal hysterectomy for patients with moderately enlarged uterus of benign lesions. Methods One hundred and seventeen women with benign uterine diseases underwent vaginal hyst...Objective To evaluate the possibility of vaginal hysterectomy for patients with moderately enlarged uterus of benign lesions. Methods One hundred and seventeen women with benign uterine diseases underwent vaginal hysterectomy. These patients were divided into two groups according to uterine weight. Group Ⅰ contained 60 patients with uterine enlargement to a weight of 200 to 750 g, and group Ⅱ contained 57 patients with uterine weight of less than 200 g. Uterine morcellation was performed in some cases. The peri-operative data in both groups were analyzed. Results In group Ⅰ, 59 cases underwent transvaginal hysterectomy successfully, except 1 case con-verted to abdominal operation and the uterine morcellation was performed in 21 women. In group Ⅱ, all patients successfully underwent transvaginal hysterectomy without any assistance of special technique. The mean uterine weight of group Ⅰ was significantly heavier than that of group Ⅱ(280.18 ± 100.40 g vs 146.48 ± 35.19 g). The mean operating time was significantly longer for group Ⅰ than that for group Ⅱ(83.93 ± 26.26 minutes vs 35.22 ± 20.55 minutes). There were no significant differences in blood loss and complications between groupⅠ and group Ⅱ. There was no injury of urinary bladder or rectum, and no vaginal vault infection. Conclusions Vaginal hysterectomy of moderately enlarged uterus can be safely and effectively performed by experienced operators. In some cases, in order to reduce the uterine volume, uterine mor-cellation should be used to shorten operative time, reduce the bleeding, and lower the postoperative complications.展开更多
文摘Primary mammary tuberculosis is a rare entity that usually occurs in female of reproductive age. Herein three such patients including two males with ages over 80 years, who underwent surgical resection, are reported. Fine needle biopsy failed to achieve specific diagnosis before surgical operation. All of their conditions got satisfactory improvement and anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy was administered postoperatively. Previous literature related to the epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment for mammary tuberculosis will be also reviewed. Mammary tuberculosis is usually related to breast feeding women and is extremely rare in aged man. The possible mechanisms resulting in this disease in our three patients, including direct extension, reactivation, or transmitted by staffs or peers of the nursing home, would also be discussed.
文摘Objective To evaluate the possibility of vaginal hysterectomy for patients with moderately enlarged uterus of benign lesions. Methods One hundred and seventeen women with benign uterine diseases underwent vaginal hysterectomy. These patients were divided into two groups according to uterine weight. Group Ⅰ contained 60 patients with uterine enlargement to a weight of 200 to 750 g, and group Ⅱ contained 57 patients with uterine weight of less than 200 g. Uterine morcellation was performed in some cases. The peri-operative data in both groups were analyzed. Results In group Ⅰ, 59 cases underwent transvaginal hysterectomy successfully, except 1 case con-verted to abdominal operation and the uterine morcellation was performed in 21 women. In group Ⅱ, all patients successfully underwent transvaginal hysterectomy without any assistance of special technique. The mean uterine weight of group Ⅰ was significantly heavier than that of group Ⅱ(280.18 ± 100.40 g vs 146.48 ± 35.19 g). The mean operating time was significantly longer for group Ⅰ than that for group Ⅱ(83.93 ± 26.26 minutes vs 35.22 ± 20.55 minutes). There were no significant differences in blood loss and complications between groupⅠ and group Ⅱ. There was no injury of urinary bladder or rectum, and no vaginal vault infection. Conclusions Vaginal hysterectomy of moderately enlarged uterus can be safely and effectively performed by experienced operators. In some cases, in order to reduce the uterine volume, uterine mor-cellation should be used to shorten operative time, reduce the bleeding, and lower the postoperative complications.
