A case of situs inversus totalis was observed in the cadaver of a 35 year old Korean female and the anatomical structures were investigated. The fact that she had received intestinal resection due to tuberculosis of intestines was confirmed. The results are summarized as follows : 1. All thoracic and abdominal viscera were completely transposed and in the left lower quadrant of abdomen, it was observed that the distal portion of the small intestine, cecum, appendix and part of the ascending colon had been resected. 2. Classic mirror-image dextrocardia with patent foramen ovale (large diameter, 7mm), sinusitis in the left maxillary sinus, bilateral thoracic duct, variation of the opennig site of the common bile duct and the main pancreatic duct, and maldvelopment of the left adrenal gland were observed together with the sinus inversus totalis.
Abdomen ; Adrenal Glands ; Appendix ; Cadaver ; Cecum ; Colon, Ascending ; Common Bile Duct ; Dextrocardia ; Female ; Foramen Ovale, Patent ; Humans ; Intestine, Small ; Intestines ; Maxillary Sinus ; Pancreatic Ducts ; Sinusitis ; Situs Inversus* ; Thoracic Duct ; Tuberculosis ; Viscera

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Occupational Diseases*

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Heart Arrest, Induced* ; Oxygen*

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Embryo Transfer* ; Embryonic Structures* ; Estradiol* ; Fertilization in Vitro*

The report of the M. pyramidalis was studied in 51 cadavers of Korean adults (male 33, female 18). Origin, insertion and number of this muscle were observed, and the length and breadth were also measured. The results were as follows : 1. The right pyramidal muscle was absent in one male cadaver, and the left pyramidal muscle was absent in two male cadavers. 2. In one male cadaver, pyramidal muscles of both sides had bifurcated origin. 3. In Korean adults, the average length of this muscle was 6.72cm in right, 7.05cm in left, and the breadth was about 2.0cm in both sides. The morphological index was 31.10 in right, and 29.55 in left. 4. In Korean male, the average length of this muscle was 1.93cm in right, 7.42cm in left, and the breadth was 1.93cm in right and 1.92cm in left. The morphological index was 28.70 in right and 26.58 in left. 5. In Korean female, the average length was 6.26cm in right, 6.38cm in left. and the breadth was 2.13cm in right and 2.12cm in left. The morphological index was 35.57 in right and 34.63 in left. 6. Compared with other human races, the pyramidal muscle was less frequently wanting in Asians (3.9%), including the Korean adults, than wanting in European (19.9%), American Whites (20.4%) and Negroes (15.1%). 7. The morphological index of this muscle was little differences existing in male of the human races, but this index was higher in Korean female (35.0) than in Japanese female (24.4) and in American female Whites (25.8). The morphological index was 32.3 in American female Negroes.
Adult* ; African Continental Ancestry Group ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Cadaver ; Continental Population Groups ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Muscles

Histopathological diagnosis of brain stem glioma should be performed for the purpose of the determination of its management and clinical course, but its surgical biopsy has been followed by high mortality and morbidity. We performed the tissue sampling for histological examination with BRW stereotaxic system under local anesthesia successfully.
Anesthesia, Local ; Biopsy* ; Brain Stem* ; Brain* ; Diagnosis ; Glioma* ; Mortality

It is generally accepted that a vascular accident in utero during the fetal period plays an important role in the occurrence of intestinal atresia. An experimental study, making use of chick embryos was made to induce intestinal atresia by vascular occlusion or ligation of a loop of intestine. A study using the chick embryos made it relatively easy to obtain the experimental group. Its advantages are a short incubation period(21 days) and many operations can be performed with only a limited supply of surgical instruments. Physiologic umbilical hernia of the chick embryo is present from the 9th to the 18th day of development. We used chick embryos between 9th to 15th day of development to perform experiments. In group I, as a control group, round shaped opening was made in the eggshell, shell membrane and chorioallantoic membrane with diameter of 1 cm, and then closed with transparent tape. In group II, the mesenteric artery was ligated with prolene 7-0. In the group III, a loop of intestine was ligated with prolene 7-0. The survival rate of group I was 35.7%(50/140), group II, 5.1%(36/700) and group III was 7.6%(53/700)(p<0.001). The intestinal atresia in hatched embryos showed no case in group I, 14cases out of 36cases in Group II(type II 5cases, type III 9cases), and all cases in Group III(type I 3cases, type II 29cases, type III 21cases). There was no significant relation between experimental group and type of intestinal atresia(p=0.09). In this experiments, the survival rate and incidence of intestinal atresia of group III were higher than group II. We concluded that vascular accident of intestine during fetal period was a factor in development of intestinal atresia, but, mechanical obstruction of intestinal loop was more important.
Animals ; Chick Embryo* ; Chorioallantoic Membrane ; Embryonic Structures ; Hernia, Umbilical ; Incidence ; Intestinal Atresia* ; Intestines ; Ligation ; Membranes ; Mesenteric Arteries ; Polypropylenes ; Surgical Instruments ; Survival Rate

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Aneurysm*

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Appendix* ; Fetus*

A rare case in the pattern of the origin of the celiac artery was observed in the cadaver of a 64 year old Korean male and the results are summarized as follows. The superior mesenteric artery originated from the abdominal aorta at the level of the intervertebral dusk between first and second lumbar vertebra. At a point 4cm from the origin of the superior mesenteric arterr, a common trunk appeared and ran 1cm and then divided into the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery. The common hepatic artery divided into the right gastric artery and the proper hepatic artery at a point 4.5cm after the bifurcation. A common trunk formed by the left inferior phrenic artery and the lefts gastric artery arose from the abdominal aorta about 0.8cm about the origin of the celiacomesenteric trunk.
Aorta, Abdominal ; Arteries ; Cadaver ; Celiac Artery* ; Hepatic Artery ; Humans ; Male ; Mesenteric Artery, Superior ; Spine ; Splenic Artery