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Animals ; Ovum* ; Rats*

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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* ; Survival Rate*

Intrathecal injection of a small amount of morphine was used to provide obstetric analgesia in 20 primiparous women in labor. When the cervix was 3~4cm dilated approximately, 0.25mg or 0.5mg of morphine was injected intrathecally in each patient. In all parturients, labor pains were completery relieved after 10~60 min and analgesia lasted 8 to 15 hours. The vital signs of all parturients after intrathecal morphine injection were stable. The analgesia was well achieved but there was no alteration of motor power or pinprick sensation. The maternal side effects such as itching, nausea, vomiting, somnolence and urinary retention occured in a high proportion of parturients, but severity of these side effects were mild in most cases. Urinary retention was most severe side effect in our cases. All newborns were scored as having 8~10 on Apgar scores at 1 min after birth.
Analgesia ; Analgesia, Obstetrical* ; Cervix Uteri ; Female ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Injections, Spinal ; Labor Pain ; Morphine* ; Nausea ; Parturition ; Pregnancy ; Pruritus ; Sensation ; Urinary Retention ; Vital Signs ; Vomiting

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Masticatory Muscles* ; Trismus*

Polydactyly is one of the most common congenital anomalies of the foot, but there are few papers on polydactyly of the foot reported in Korea. Forty-six supernummerary toes in thirty-semen patients were operated at Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, from May 1985 to May 1995. A clinical review was performed on these cases and the results were as follows : 1. Of the 37 patients, the proportion of unilateral involvement to bilateral was 28(76%) to 9 (24%). 2. Of the 46 toes, postaxial type was a majority involving 35 toes(76%) followed by the preaxial type 7 (15%) and central type 4(9%). 3. In anatomical pattern, Wassel's type IV and Stelling and Turek's type II were the most common ones in 7 toes of preaxial type and 39 toes of central and postaxial types. 4. The excellent results could be made by individualized reconstructive methods performed before walking age.
Classification ; Foot* ; Humans ; Korea ; Plastics ; Polydactyly* ; Toes ; Walking

A synophthalmia, another form of cyclopia, in which the element of the two eyes are partially fused to form an apparently single eye in the middle of the forehead. The synophthalmia is a result of complex, neural plate misdevelopment syndrome involving the eye, brain, skull and face. It is well known that synophthalmia is due to heterogenous causes, most of which chromosomal imbalances. We experienced a case of synophthalmia associated with proboscis, alobar holoprosencephaly and chromosomal anomaly 46, XX, -15,t (15 q, 21 q). Diagnosis was confirmed by brain MRI and autopsy, The patient died about 20 hours of age and autopsy was done. A brief review of the literatures was also presented.
Autopsy ; Brain ; Diagnosis ; Forehead ; Holoprosencephaly ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Neural Plate ; Skull

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Aneurysm* ; Aorta*

A retrospective study was designed to determine the diagnostic contribution of oblique view in 740 consecutive lumbar spine examinations done in adults. In 12 cases (1.62%) there was a change in the radiographic interpretation when the oblique views were used for diagnosis. Considering the significant gonadal radiation, additional cost, and limited diagnostic value, the authors feel that the oblique view should not be a routine part of the initial lumbar spine examination in adults.
Adult ; Diagnosis ; Gonads ; Humans ; Retrospective Studies ; Spine

The Supracondylar fracture of the humerus is the most common elbow fracture in children. In general, accurate anatomic reductio, the least regional trauma as possible and the maintenance of the reduction are necessary to obtain excellent results. Lateral and posterior approach is commonly used method for the treatment of supracondylar fracture of the humerus in children. But lateral and posterior approach has some troubles in reduction of fracture and Kirschner wire fixation. From March 1988 to February 1993, seventeen supracondylar fractures of the humerus were treated by means of medial approach and followed from 8 monts to 13 months with an average 10 months. There were some advantages in medial approach. Reduction was easy and ulnar nerve was not damaged by medial approach at insertion of Kirschner wire and no more another incision. The results obtained are as follows. Postoperative vascular impairment or Volkmann's ischemia was not complicated and neurologic deficits accompanied with injury were all recovered completely. According to Mitchell and Adams' criteria, all had satisfactory results.
Child ; Elbow ; Humans ; Humerus ; Ischemia ; Methods ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Ulnar Nerve