Pelvic Bones* ; Sex Differentiation*

No abstract available.
Animals ; Histamine Release* ; Histamine* ; Mast Cells* ; Rats*

No abstract available.
Anaphylaxis* ; Histamine Release* ; Histamine* ; Mast Cells*

No abstract available.
Myositis Ossificans* ; Myositis*

In order to assess the biocompatibility of domestic dynamic compression plates and screws manufactured at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technclogy), hematological, serological, histological, and metallurgical studies were carried out on sixty rabbits through thirty-two weeks. The rabbits were divided into two groups, group I: thirty rabbits for KAIST plates and screws, group II: thirty rabbits for Osteo plates and screws. The plate and screws were fixed on the fixed tibial shaft. All the resulg of hematological, serological, histological, and metallurgical study revealed that there were no meaningful differences between the two groups. This, in fact, enco.urages us to use domestic KAIST plates and screws clinically and to develop more complicated designs including total joint replacement system.
Animal Experimentation ; Animals ; Joints ; Rabbits ; Stainless Steel

The complications of bile duct stone are cholangitis, pancreatitis, obstructive jaundice, liver abscess, and secondary biliary cirrhosis. Liver abscess may produce pyothorax, peritonitis, subphrenic abscess, and pyogenic pericarditis. The case studies of pyogenic pericarditis secondary to pyogenic liver abscess are rarely reported. Stones greater than 20mm in diameter are difficult or impossible to remove with a standard basket or balloon after sphincterotomy. There are several nonsurgical treatment options for large bile duct stone: mechanical lithotripsy, endoprosthesis, extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL), electrohydraulic lithotripsy, contact dissolution therapy, and laser lithotripsy. We experienced a case of large bile duct stone which complicated by pyogenic pericarditis, liver abscess, and pyothorax. He treated with antibiotics, closed thoracostomy, partial pericardiectomy, and removal of bile duct stones by extracorporeal shock-wave and mechanical lithotripsy after endoscopic sphincterotomy and nasobiliary drainage.
Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Bile Ducts* ; Bile* ; Cholangitis ; Drainage ; Empyema ; Empyema, Pleural* ; Jaundice, Obstructive ; Lithotripsy ; Lithotripsy, Laser ; Liver Abscess* ; Liver Abscess, Pyogenic ; Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary ; Liver* ; Pancreatitis ; Pericardiectomy ; Pericarditis* ; Peritonitis ; Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic ; Subphrenic Abscess ; Thoracostomy

Dieulafoy lesion is very small and easily overlooked as a course of massive, often recurrent hemorrhage that results from the crosion of a submucosal artery, typically in the gastric cardia or fundus. The clinical picture of Dieulafoy lesion is quite uniform: patients commonly present with massive hemorrhage and melena without any relevant history. The diagnostic procedure of choice in patients with severe gastrointestinal bleeding is emergency endoscopy. The lesion is rare but potentially life threatening source of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Before the endoscopic era, the prognosis for patients with these lesions was quite poor. However, recent reports have described the success of endoscopic therapy in the management of Dieulafoy lesion. We performed emergency endoscopy in 3 patients who had massive or recurrent episode of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, identified to the Dieulafoy lesion. We tried to Endoscopic "0" band ligation, successfully in hemostasis and prevention of recurrence.
Arteries ; Cardia ; Emergencies ; Endoscopy ; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage ; Hemorrhage ; Hemostasis ; Humans ; Ligation* ; Melena ; Prognosis ; Recurrence

No abstract available.
Animals ; Rats* ; Reperfusion*

No abstract available.
Aorta, Thoracic* ; Female ; Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced* ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy* ; Rheology* ; Umbilical Arteries*

Discrete subaortic stenos is one of the subtype of congenital left ventricular outflow obstruction and frequently associated with other defect such as ventricular septal defect, coarctation of the aorta, inturrupted aortic arch, double-chambered right ventricle and atrioventricular canal. It is progressive disease from the neonatal period and can be a cause of secondary endocarditis or aortic regurgitation. The authors have experienced a case of discrete subaortic stenosis without other associated lesions in 8 years old male patient who has complained chest discomfort. The diagnosis was established by the findings of echocardiography and cardiac catheterization. We report this case with a brief review of related literatures.
Aorta, Thoracic ; Aortic Coarctation ; Aortic Valve Insufficiency ; Cardiac Catheterization ; Cardiac Catheters ; Child ; Diagnosis ; Discrete Subaortic Stenosis* ; Echocardiography ; Endocarditis ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular ; Heart Ventricles ; Humans ; Male ; Thorax ; Ventricular Outflow Obstruction