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Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia* ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn

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Hepatitis B virus* ; Hepatitis B* ; Hepatitis* ; Korea*

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Vasodilation*

Actinomycosis of the paranasal sinuses is rare and usually arises from the oral cavity after a dental procedure or trauma. Actinomycosis of the maxillary sinus is very rare and found only in isolated case reports. We report the case of a 62-year-old patient with actinomycosis accompanied by a fungal ball in the maxillary sinus.
Actinomycosis ; Humans ; Maxillary Sinus ; Middle Aged ; Mouth ; Paranasal Sinuses

Osteoma is a slow-growing benign tumor composed of mature bone. Osteoma of the nose and paranasal sinuses is usually asymptomatic and most commonly occurs in the frontal sinus, followed by the ethmoidal and maxillary sinus. The occurrence in the sphenoidal sinus and nasal cavity is very rare. We present a case report of a patient with an isolated osteoma in the right nasal cavity presenting with nasal obstruction.
Frontal Sinus ; Humans ; Maxillary Sinus ; Nasal Cavity* ; Nasal Obstruction ; Nose ; Osteoma* ; Paranasal Sinuses

Sialectasis of Stensen's duct is a rare disease that is characterized by abnormal dilatation of the duct. The underlying pathology in this condition is obscure, but ductal dilation most commonly occurs as a consequence of ductal stenosis or narrowing. In this report, a rare case of sialectasis of Stensen's duct confirmed by radiologic study is presented with a review of the literature.
Constriction, Pathologic ; Dilatation ; Rare Diseases ; Salivary Ducts

Most of anti-incontinence surgeries bear the risk of postoperative complication such as voiding dysfunction due to urethral obstruction. Fortunately, Tension Free Vaginal Tape(TVT) procedure has much lower incidence of postoperative urethral obstruction than other surgical procedures for stress urinary incontinence. There are many reports about the surgical treatments for short-term urethral obstruction after TVT procedure. However, there are few reports on the effect of surgical releasing of the obstruction lasting for a long period. In our case, the patient had urethral obstruction for 32 months after TVT procedure and she was able to void well after surgical releasing of the tape. We suggest that releasing of the tape will be a treatment of choice for long-term urethral obstruction after TVT procedure.
Humans ; Incidence ; Postoperative Complications ; Suburethral Slings* ; Urethral Obstruction* ; Urinary Incontinence

OBJECTIVES: The rupture of middle cerebral artery(MCA) aneurysm usually cause or is associated with higher incidence of intracerebral hemorrhages(ICH) than any other aneurysmal ruptures. Also, the outcome of patients who had ICH is known to be worse than patients who had subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH) only. The authors report the bleeding pattern and outcome of ruptured MCA aneurysm patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total 106 ruptured MCA aneurysm patients who were surgically treated were included and they were divided into 2 groups by the initial brain CT findings according to the presence or absence of ICH over 10cc in amount. The clinical data were analysed retrospectively. RESULTS: The overall mortality was 18.9%. Among 81 patients(76.4%) who had subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH) only, 68 patients(84%) showed favorable outcome. Twenty five patients(23.6%) had ICH over 10cc in amount with or without SAH, and among them, 11 patients(44%) showed favorable outcome. The ICH was located in temporal lobe(15 patients, 60%), frontal lobe(3, 12%), sylvian fissure(6, 24%) and frontal-temporal lobe(1, 4%). Among 15 patients who had ICH in temporal lobe, only 4 patients(26.6%) showed favorable outcome and all 3 patients who had ICH in frontal lobe showed favorable outcome. CONCLUSION: ICH was presented in 23.6% of ruptured MCA aneurysm patients and the prognosis of patients with ICH was worse than patients with SAH only. The ICH was located mainly in the temporal lobe and sylvian fissure.
Aneurysm ; Brain ; Cerebral Hemorrhage ; Frontal Lobe ; Hemorrhage* ; Humans ; Incidence ; Intracranial Aneurysm* ; Middle Cerebral Artery* ; Mortality ; Prognosis ; Retrospective Studies ; Rupture ; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ; Temporal Lobe

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is thought to be caused by an incompetent lower esophageal sphincter, either because of a chronic hypotonia or an increased frequency of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation. Thus, it seems paradoxical under nutcracker esophagus to consider gastroesophageal reflux as a possible diagnosis, particularly in the patient presenting with chest pain. Current therapy in nutcracker esophagus is aimed at reducing the high amplitude peristaltic contractions characteristic of this disorder. Treatment directed at reducing contraction can decrease lower esophageal sphincter pressure and may exacerbate gastroesophageal reflux. It is not easy to treat a case of nutcracker esophagus associated with GERD. We report a 38-year-old male with nutcracker esophagus associated with GERD who lost the diagnostic features of nutcracker esophagus after 6 week of antireflux therapy.
Adult ; Chest Pain ; Diagnosis ; Esophageal Motility Disorders* ; Esophageal Sphincter, Lower ; Gastroesophageal Reflux* ; Humans ; Male ; Manometry* ; Muscle Hypotonia ; Omeprazole* ; Relaxation

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate female victims of sexual assault and assess the similarities and differences between them. METHODS: Case files and photographs of 59 women examined at Holy Family hospital for sexual assault during Jan 1, 1991 to Dec 31 2001 were reviewed. RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 17.12 (+/-11.50). 45 (76.3%) of assailants were strangers to the victims. 35 (59.3%) had genital injuries and 8 (13.6%) needed surgical treatments. No victim was pregnant and 17 (28.8%) was reported to police. CONCLUSION: Sympathetic concern in the treatment of women who come forward to report the experience of sexual assaults will result in more reporting of rape. The victims need to be educated at home, at school, and by their primary care providers to avoid situations in which they could make themselves vulnerable to sexual assault, and they should be taught the importance of immediately reporting their assault and seeking medical care.
Female* ; Humans ; Police ; Primary Health Care ; Rape