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Humans

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Carcinoma, Transitional Cell* ; Diagnosis* ; Kidney*

Since the first attemt of internal fixation not much more than a century ago, implants have come to play an important role in orthopaedic surgery. Yet little has been reported about complications which may result from implant surgery. During the period of May 1980 to April 1984, 32 cases of fixation failures were treated in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hallym College, Kang Nam Sacred Heart Hospital and results were obtained as follows: 1. The most common area involved femoral shaft, but the highest rate was distal femur. 2. The most common period of failure was between 2 to 4 months postoperatively. 3. The leading cause of failure was remaining defects at fracture site. 4. The authors recommend accurate reduction of fracture and bone graft, if necessary, adequate immobilization postoperatively and co-coperation of patient to avoid failure of implant.
Femur ; Heart ; Humans ; Immobilization ; Transplants

No abstract available.
Lung Neoplasms* ; Lung*

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Coronary Artery Bypass* ; Saphenous Vein*

Fifty-two cases of neurilemmoma, which occurred in the skin and soft tissue and filed at the Department of Clinical Pathology, Catholic University Medical College from 1974 to 1984, were included for the clinical study. Forty four cases whose microscopic slides were available were reviewed for the histopathologic observation. The results were as follows : Clinical observations 1) The average age of the patients was 42.8% years old, and the average duration of tlie tumor was 3.9 years. 2) Eight cases were acompanied with tenderness and cases with tingling sensation. Clinica] signs described prior to biopsy were palpable mass(15), slow growing mass (8), palpable cystic mass(6) and hard mass(4). 3) The mean diameter was 2.6m (0.45cm-8cm), and the frequent sites were head and neck (32.7%), upper extremities(28.8%), lower extremities (23.11%) and trunk (15.4%) in decreasing orders. Histopathologic observations 1) 33 cases were composed of both Antoni A and type B with variable composition, but only Antoni type A was observed in 6 cases and Antoni type B in 5 Cases. 2) On the areas of Antoni type B, there were several degenerative changes including cystic change (52.3%), hemorrhage(50%), hyalinization(27.3%), necrosis(25%), and calcification(4.5%). 3) In 3 cases out of 44, the tumor was observed in the dermis and the tumors composed of Antoni A only occurred on the tongue, neck, and upper arm.
Arm ; Biopsy ; Dermis ; Head ; Humans ; Lower Extremity ; Neck ; Neurilemmoma* ; Pathology, Clinical ; Sensation ; Skin ; Tongue

We successfully closed the isolated patent ductusarteriosus(PDA) in 2 female patients using the Rashkind Double-Disc Occlusion system. nonsurgical closure of PDA usin plug was introduced by Porstmann in 1968 through transfemoral artery catheter and using umbrella by Rashkind in 1977 througth venous site. There has been continued improvement and simplification of the equipment as well as in the implantation technique. Nowaday, a multicenter study was conducted to test the safety and effectiveness of this interventioal method in States. Successful closure rate was high but some problems were reported such as embolization, abnormal deployment and residual shunt. Residual shunt was visualized by aortography in our both cases immediately after intervention but continuous murmur could not be heard in both cases. Oxygen step-up disappeared immediately after occluder implantation in both cases. Complete occlusion was expected with thrombus in near future.
Aortography ; Arteries ; Catheters ; Ductus Arteriosus, Patent* ; Female ; Humans ; Oxygen ; Thrombosis

No abstract available.
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic*

We report a case of secondary anetoderma due to pilomatricoma. A 15-year-old girl presented with a soft, 1.5 × 1.5cm in size, atrophic, pinkish and bulged-out lesion overlying the palpable subcutaneous mass on the left upper arm for several months. Histologic examination revealed the reduced number of dermal elastic fibers overlying a typical pilomatricoma.
Adolescent ; Anetoderma* ; Arm ; Elastic Tissue ; Female ; Humans ; Pilomatrixoma*

We report a case of secondary anetoderma due to pilomatricoma. A 15-year-old girl presented with a soft, 1.5 × 1.5cm in size, atrophic, pinkish and bulged-out lesion overlying the palpable subcutaneous mass on the left upper arm for several months. Histologic examination revealed the reduced number of dermal elastic fibers overlying a typical pilomatricoma.
Adolescent ; Anetoderma* ; Arm ; Elastic Tissue ; Female ; Humans ; Pilomatrixoma*