Fractures of the femoral head associated with hip dislocation are uncommon injury and all traumatic fracture-dislocation of the hip must be treated as surgical emergencies. But, there was no uniformity of treatment of fracture-dislocations of the hip were treated by operative and conservative methods in Chonbuk National University hospital were observed between March 1983 and January 1987; Operative treatment is included screw fixation method and fixation with bone pegs. And so, the followings were summsrized: 1. The most common cause was dash-board injury and patients sex was msle in majority. 2. Frequency of the type of femoral head fracture was the most in Pipkin type I, the next was type IV. 3. The better result was noted in operative treatment than in conservative method as above good. 4. Bone pegging method was relatively not superior to screw fixation. 5. The following complications were encountered, 1 case of sciatic nerve palsy, 1 case of traumatic arthritis.
Arthritis ; Clinical Study ; Clothing ; Dislocations ; Emergencies ; Head ; Hip Dislocation ; Hip ; Humans ; Jeollabuk-do ; Methods ; Sciatic Neuropathy

One hundred and twenty seven patients with uterine cervical carcinoma underwent computed tomography(CT) and magnetic resonance(MR) imaging, followed by surgical exploration. MR imaging was superior to CT in visualization of the tumor, for parametrial evaluation, and for tumor staging. MR imaging had an accuracy of 74% in the assessment of thickness of cervical stromal invasion. The accuracy rates for parametrial evaluation were 78% for CT and 88% for MR imaging. The overall accuracy rates for tumor staging were 68% for CT and 80% for MR imaging. The accuracy rates for pelvic lymph node evaluation were 82% for CT and 85% for MR imaging. Our findings suggest that MR imaging is supperior to CT in preoperative staging of uterine cervical carcinoma.
Humans ; Lymph Nodes ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging* ; Neoplasm Staging

Gastric submucosal tumors are occasionally symptomatic (bleeding) but usually found incidentally at endoscopy. To evaluate comparisons of gastric endoscopy and upper gastrointestinal series in the submucosal tumor, we studied 50 patients which were diagnosed as submucosal tumor at SNUH from 1985 to 1988. The results were as follow: 1) Gastric submucosal tumors occupied 2.2% of the stomach cancer. (continue...)
Endoscopy* ; Humans ; Stomach Neoplasms

An association study with Korean schizophrenic patients(N=75) and normal controls(N=87) was performed to find the relationship between D9S158 polymorphism and schizophrenia using polymerase chain reaction. Eight different alleles of a dinucleotide polymorphism on D9S158 locus were observed in both group. When we compared the frequencies of alleles between schizophrenics and normal controls, there was no significant difference between two groups. To increase homogeneity of schizophrenic group, we divided schizophrenic group by clinical phenotypes such as family history, negative and positive symptoms(PANSS), soft neurologic signs(NES-K) and DSM-lV diagnostic subtypes. Then we compared the frequencies of alleles among subgroups of clinical phenotypes, and there were no significant differences between subgroups(p>.05). Although our findings fail to provide an evidence of association between schizophrenia and D9S158 locus, further investigation of other loci that are linked to NMDA receptor gene may be needed in genetically homogeneous subgroups of schizophrenia.
Alleles ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9 ; Humans ; N-Methylaspartate* ; Phenotype ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Schizophrenia

PURPOSE: To describe the computed tomographic (CT) and sonographic (US) findings of hepatic lymphoma presenting as focal lesion(s). MATERIALS AND METHODS: From May 1989 to August 1996, CT (n = 9) and US (n = 7) findings of ten patients with hepatic lymphoma were retrospectively analyzed. Three were suffering from primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), six had secondary NHL and one had Hodgkin's disease (HD). Findings were analysed with respect to number and contour of the lesions, associated lymphadenopathy or splenic lesion, and the presence or absence of normal vascular structure in the mass. In addition, echogenicity of the lesion and the presence of a capsule or halo was analyzed on US and enhancement pattern was analyzed on CT. RESULTS: Single nodular type lesions were seen in six patients (three primary NHL, three secondary NHL) and the multinodular type were seen in four (three secondary NHL and one HD). Contour was smooth in two patients with secondary NHL and ill-defined or lobulated in all other patients. Lymphadenopathy was seen in three of six patients with secondary NHL, and splenic lesions were seen in the other three. The echogenicity of the mass was mixed in three, homogeneously low in two and target shaped in two. The enhancement pattern was highly variable. CONCLUSION: Hepatic lymphoma has variable radiologic features, so differentiation from other tumorous conditions of the liver was difficult. A history of lymphoma in other part(s) of the body, associated splenic lesion(s) or abdominal lymphadenopathy or normal vasculature within a tumor may suggest the presence of hepatic lymphoma.
Hodgkin Disease ; Humans ; Liver ; Lymphatic Diseases ; Lymphoma* ; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin ; Retrospective Studies ; Ultrasonography*