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Sutures* ; Tibia*

We report a case of solitary congenital calcified nodule of the ear in a 1-year-old female. The lesion was a 2 X 2mm-sized, elevated, slightly erythematous and whitish-centered nodule located since birth on the superior helical rim of her left ear. Histopathological findings fram the totally excised lesion showed calcium deposits as amorphous, basophilic masses in the upper dermis and focal discharge of calcium by means of transepidermal elimination. Surrounding the calcium deposits, lymphohistiocytic infiltrations were present.
Basophils ; Calcium ; Dermis ; Ear* ; Female ; Humans ; Parturition

Complications of mitomycin C soaking method during pterygium surgery and its effect on recurrence rate were compared with postoperative use of topical mitomycin C. Sixty three patients(seventy three eyes) with primary pterygium received surgery with the bared sclera method. Thirty nine eyes randomly chosen were treated with cotton applicator soaked with 0.2mg/ml mitomycin C for 5 minutes after the excision of pterygium(soaking group). Thirty four eyes underwent the same surgical procedure and received topical 0.2mg/ml mitomycin C postoperatively, twice a day for five days(eye drop group). During the mean follow-up period of 13 months, recurrence rate was 15.4%(6 eyes) in soaking group and 20.6%(7 eyes) in eye drop group respectively. This difference was not statistically significant(p>0.5). There were no specific complications related to mitomycin C treatment in both groups during the follow-up periods. The soaking method of 0.2mg/ml mitomycin C was found as effective and safe as postoperative use of topical 0.2mg/ml mitomycin C for prevention of the recurrence of primary pterygium.
Follow-Up Studies ; Mitomycin* ; Pterygium* ; Recurrence ; Sclera

PURPOSE: To evaluate and compare the difference of predictive post-operative refraction preoperatively and real post-operative refraction among five types of intraocular lens. METHODS: We reviewed retrospectively 567 cataractous eyes that had undergone phacoemulsification or ECCE with posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implantation by the same surgeon. Applied IOLs were AMO(R) Phacoflex(R) II SI40NB, Acrysof(R) MA60BM, Sensar(TM) AR40e, CeeOn(TM) 811B and CeeOn(TM) 720A. Prediction of post-operative refraction (predictive refraction) was calculated by the SRK/T formula with manufactured A constant. Post-operative manifest refraction (real refraction) was done at least 2 months postoperatively. We compared the difference between the predictive refraction and the real refraction by paired t-test. RESULTS: Total studied eyes were 390 eyes. In all groups, more myopic shift were observed than predicted. In AMO(R) Phacoflex(R) II SI40NB group, statistically significant difference was seen in postoperative manifest refraction over the predictive refraction as much as mean 0.46 diopter myopically (p<0.05, paired t-test), but others were not. In the AR40e implanted group, the error of predictive refraction was the smallest among groups. CONCLUSIONS: Prediction of postoperative refractive state was influenced by various clinical factors. Using a revised A constant, predictive error would be decreased. We recommend that every cataract surgeon had better have one's original A constant over each IOL and A constant may be revised when major surgical or biomedical measurement settings were changed.
Cataract ; Lenses, Intraocular* ; Phacoemulsification ; Refractive Errors ; Retrospective Studies

To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of two-dimensional echocardiogrphy(2-D echo) in ventricular septal defect, location and size of the defects, estimated right ventricular systolic pressure and associated cardiac anomaly were compared to the operative findings in 139 children operated for correction of ventricular septal defect at Severance Hospital from Jan. 1983 to June 1987. In addition, postoperative complications and mortality cases were anlysed. The following results were obtained; 1) Perimembranous defects were 82 cases(66.1%), subarterial infundibular defects 33 cases(26.6%), and muscular defect was found in only 1 case(0.8%). The accuracy of 2-D echo in localizing the defects was 84.2%. 2) In 79.2% of the patients, the defects were moderate to large in size, and actual size measured at operation was larger than that obtained by echocardography in general. 3) The estimated right ventricular systolic pressure was correlated(r=0.650) with that measured at the operating field. 4) Combined cardiac anomalies were patent ductus arteriosus(22 cases), atrial septal defect(3 cases), valvular pulmonic stenosis(2 cases) and interventricular septal aneurysm(2 cases). The sensitivity of 2-D echo in detecting these anomalies was 65.5% and the specificity was 96.4%. 5) Among 32 patients who had postoperative complications, in two thirds, there were pulmonary complication including lung atelectasis(16 cases), pleural effusion(5 cases)and pneumonia(5 cases). 6) Operative mortality was 2.9%(4 cases). The causes of death were low cardiac output state due to left ventricular myocardial failure in 3 patients and respiratory failure from asphyxia in one case. In conclusion, with close cooperation with cardiac surgeons, there will be few problems in diagnosing and operating patients with ventricular septal defect on the basis of two-dimensional echocardiographic findings without invasive procedures, such as cardiac catheterization, even with pulmonary hypertension, unless Eisenmenger syndrome is complicated.
Asphyxia ; Blood Pressure ; Cardiac Catheterization ; Cardiac Catheters ; Cardiac Output, Low ; Catheterization* ; Catheters* ; Cause of Death ; Child* ; Echocardiography* ; Eisenmenger Complex ; Heart Failure ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular* ; Humans ; Hypertension, Pulmonary ; Lung ; Mortality ; Postoperative Complications ; Respiratory Insufficiency ; Sensitivity and Specificity

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Animals ; Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure* ; Cerebrospinal Fluid* ; Guinea Pigs* ; Guinea*

Joints ; Mandible ; Maxilla ; Orthognathic Surgery ; Recurrence ; Skull

The paint gun is an industrial instrument which ejects paint through a small opening with pressure of l,500 to 3,000 Ib/inch. In case of the paint-gun injury, the paint penetrates through a tiny wound of skin and spreads widely along the fascial plane or tendon sheath. It destroys the tissues rapidly. Moreover, the toxicity of the paint material evokes acute inflammatory reaction which is accompanied by localized swelling, erythema, heat and sometimes generalized symptoms (i.e fever). Local toxic reaction leads to swelling, circulatory disturhance and foIlowed hy gangrene of the tissue. Sometimes tissue condition is too desperate to survive and bring about amputation unfortunately. Authors treated eleven patients of the paint gun injury f'rom March 1988 to April 1995. The paint materials were removed thoroughly via large skin incision as immediately as possible after the injury. Usually the wound is left to be open for seven to ten days and is followed by delayed primary wound closure. In our experience of three cases of delayed removal( two, five and seven days after injury), the outcomes were poor with problems of pain, sensory disturhance, limitation of finger motio, and two cases of digit amputation. On doing paint gun injection, right hand was used to hold the paint-gun and left hand was used to hold the cable. Our study showed right hands were injured mainly(nine cases). It means the paint gun injury is caused by inattention of work partner.
Amputation ; Erythema ; Fingers ; Gangrene ; Hand ; Hot Temperature ; Humans ; Paint* ; Skin ; Tendons ; Wounds and Injuries

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: For patients with bilateral carotid artery stenosis, simultaneous bilateral carotid endarterectomy is rarely performed due to a higher perioperative risk for death and strokes. We assessed the immediate and long-term outcomes of simultaneous bilateral carotid stenting (SBCS) for internal carotid stenosis in patients at high surgical risk. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed 10 patients who underwent SBCS for de novo stenoses of both internal carotid arteries (ICA). Included were those who had 60% to 99% stenosis of extracranial ICAs irrespective of neurologic symptoms and had more than 2 risk factors of Mayo grade III (medical risks) or IV (neurologic risks). RESULTS: The patients had a mean age of 67+/-7 years. Technical success was achieved in all lesions. The mean percent diameter stenosis was reduced from 79+/-13% to 8+/-8%. A total of 21 Wallstents were deployed at 20 lesions. One patient had a minor stroke just after the procedure which was completely resolved with local injection of urokinase. There were no deaths, major strokes or myocardial infarctions during the 30 day follow-up. Six months imaging studies were available on all 9 eligible patients with 18 lesions by duplex sonography and angiography. Late clinical follow-up at a mean of 15.1+/-8.1 months revealed no occurrence of neurologic event or death. CONCLUSION: SBCS is feasible, safe and effective to treat bilateral de novo ICA stenoses in patients at high surgical risk. The procedure, however, is investigational and more experience is required to define its role in the treatment of this patient population.
Angiography ; Carotid Artery, Internal* ; Carotid Stenosis* ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Endarterectomy, Carotid ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Myocardial Infarction ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Risk Factors ; Stents* ; Stroke ; Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator