At Ha Noi, Dong Da Hospital from June 1999 to September 2002, 17 patients aged 15-60 years old (13 males, 4 females) were diagnosed injured chronical peripediculitis by clinical signs and dental X ray local image. Contusion causes occured with higher rate, 13/17 patients (76.5%) have had occlusion conlusion, mainly in 15-24 years old range 10/17 patients (58.8%). Contusion causes injury mainly occured in incisirus teeth 13/17 patients (76.5%). After 3 months treatment in 2/17 patients (11.8%) injured lesions were healed.
Therapeutics ; Wounds and Injuries ; Diagnosis ; Contusions

Recent advances in diagnosis and therapy for head injury have brought some changes in concepts, definition of the terms, therapeutic methods and the duration of treatment. In medical certificates, the diagnosis and duration of treatment also need to be changed according to the new concepts. Mixed use of the terms according to the classic and the new concepts may cause confusion. We investigated with a questionnaire to assess the acceptability of the new concepts of head injury, and seeked for a plan to avoid possible confusion in medical certificates. We sent questionnaires for diagnosis and duration of treatment of 10 given examples of head injury to 367 neurosurgeons whose addresses could be identified. Questionnaires were answered by 52 neurosurgeons. The diagnosis described in the questionnaires showed wide variability with a range of 10 to 32 different descriptions, on average 16.8 different descriptions for each case. Duration of treatment also revealed great discrepancy. Coefficients of variation for duration of treatment varied from 33.44% to 54.37%. Cerebral contusion was the most commonly used term. It was described in every 10 given examples, and to take an average, 32.3 neurosurgeons used cerebral contusion or each case. To avoid possible confusion in medical certificates, it is necessary to make a guide for medical certificates for head injuries according to the new concepts, and a chance of training of this guide should be provided.
Contusions ; Craniocerebral Trauma* ; Diagnosis* ; Head* ; Surveys and Questionnaires*

The clinical observations were made on 66 patients of renal injuries during the period from 1985 to 1991) The results were as follows: I. The renal injuries were classified as contusion, laceration, rupture, pedicle injury according to Cass and Luxenberg`s classification. The patient numbers of each group were 42 (63.6%), 11 (16.3%).11 (16.3%) and 2 (3%). 2. The sonography was useful by complementary diagnostic tool of excretory urography in major renal injuries. 3. The computerized tomography was useful in diagnosing combined injuries and detecting injuries which were not detected in excretory pyelography. 4. The treatment of many. major renal injuries could be done conservatively with detailed and accurate diagnosis using computerized tomography.
Classification ; Contusions ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Lacerations ; Rupture ; Urography

The use of ultrasound for evaluation of blunt testicular injury allows contusion to be differentiated from rupture, and some authors advocate reserving surgical management for testicular rupture. We reviewed 22 operated cases of blunt scrotal trauma, 10 cases of them were evaluated with ultrasound preoperatively. In 8 of 10 cases, the tunica albuginea rupture was correctly diagnosed by ultrasonography but there were one false-positive and one false-negative diagnosis of rupture. Without preoperative ultrasound diagnosis, 12 cases were explorated because of suspicious testicular rupture only by physical examination. Three cases of them had intact tunica albuginea. These results suggest that the ultrasound diagnosis of blunt scrotal trauma is not sufficiently accurate to eliminate is highly sccurate, readily available.
Contusions ; Diagnosis* ; Physical Examination ; Rupture ; Testis ; Ultrasonography*

Computerized tomography(CT) has proven to be far superior to other diagnostic studies in the detection of intracranial lesions after head injuries. The procedure is especially appropriate for early and accurate diagnosis because it can be done quickly with no discomfort and minimal risk. CT was utilized as a screening diagnostic procedures in 100 consecutive patients of head injuries who were alert and neurologically no deficits in a 8 months period. 11 abnormal CT Scans found at 10 patients:six epidural hematomas, two intracerebral hematomas, one sudural hygroma and one temporal contusion. The cases presented are discussed in light of pertinent literature.
Contusions ; Craniocerebral Trauma* ; Diagnosis ; Head* ; Hematoma ; Humans ; Lymphangioma, Cystic ; Mass Screening ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Eight patients who had incurred head trauma were studied with computed tomography(CT) and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI). CT was performed using an Omnimedical 6000 scanner and MRI was conducted with 0.15 Tesla resistive system. Clinically, patients varied from those with focal neurologi signs to those with severe neurological dysfunctions including posttraumatic coma. MRI was superior to CT in visualizing nonhemorrhagic contusion in all cases and MRI & CT gave equivalent information in traumatic intracerebral hemorrhages & subdural hygroma. If CT is negative or the abnormalities identified in CT are insufficient to explain the clinical condition of the patient, MRI should be recommended for more accurate diagnosis & evaluation.
Cerebral Hemorrhage, Traumatic ; Coma ; Contusions ; Craniocerebral Trauma* ; Diagnosis ; Head* ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging* ; Subdural Effusion

PURPOSE: This study was performed to examine if CT classification of renal blunt injury could aid in expectation of hemodynamic stability and clinical decision of whether to intervene surgically. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Over a 80-month period between July 1987 and March 1994, 41 patients were admitted to our hospital with the diagnosis of renal blunt injury. The renal blunt injuries were classified on Fedede's three-point scale CT classification methods :grade I, contusion, intrarenal hematoma, segmental infarction, and small subcapsular hematoma;grade II, complete or incomplete laceration, large subcapsular hematoma, and renal fracture;grade Ill, shattered kidney and renal pedicle injury. Hemodynamic stability, treatment method and clinical outcome of the patients with different CT grade were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS: All 34 patients with grade I or II CT findings were hemodynamically stable and were successfully managed with conservative method. Among 7 patients with grade III CT findings, 6 patients were hemodynamically unstable. Out of the 6, One patient with grade IIIb or renal pedicle injury was expired before surgical intervention due to ischemic shock. Four patients were intervened surgically with one failure to thrive. The remaining one patient refused to be intervened surgically, and was discharged against medical advice. Only one out of 7 patients was hemodynamically stable and was managed conservatively. CONCLUSION: The patients with grade I or II CT findings are prone to be hemodynamically stable and to be managed with conservative method. But the patients with grade III CT findings are more likely to be hemodynamically unstable. Therefore patients with grade III CT findings should be closely monitored and be pre- pared for the possibility of immediate surgical intervention
Classification* ; Contusions ; Diagnosis ; Failure to Thrive ; Hematoma ; Hemodynamics ; Humans ; Infarction ; Kidney ; Lacerations ; Retrospective Studies ; Shock ; Wounds, Nonpenetrating

Posterior fossa injury is a relatively infrequent in all craniocerebral injuries, which may be a rapidly fatal disease unless the diagnosis and prompt treatment are made. Delay in operation or failure to make the diagnosis early may result in death from medullary decompensation. An injury to the occipital region, followed by signs and symptoms of cerebellar or medullary nerve dysfunction, should cause one to suspect the existence of this lesion. It is well to remember that neither the surgically demonstrated presence of a supratentorial clot nor the roentgenological failure to demonstrate an occipital fracure excludes the presence of a mass lesion in the posterior fossa. Authors studied 104 cases of posterior fossa injury admitted at Department of Neurosurgery, Kyung Hee Medical Center from October 5 th, 1971 to August 30 th, 1974. The results were as follows: 1) The incidence of posterior fossa injury was 5.7% of all craniocerebral injuries. 2) The age incidence was greatest in the age group between 10 and 20. 27.9% of all cases were belonged in this group. 3) Common causes were traffic accident(82 cases:78.8%), falls from(14 cases:13.5%) and direct blow(6 cases:5.8%). 4) Male outnumbered female by almost 2 to 1. 5) Common symptoms were disturbance of consciousness(67 cases:64.4%), headache(43 cases:41.3%) and vomiting(24 cases:21.3%). 6) Scalp injuries were demonstrated in 95 cases and occipital, bone fracture in 58 cases under gross and radiological examination of posterior fossa. 7) Time interval between injury and operation was greatest at 3 to 6 hours. 8) In 30 cases of operation, massive cerebellar contusion was 13 cases, extradural hematoma was 7 cases and subdural hematoma was 2 cases and negative exploration was 6 cases. 9) The overall mortality rate was 25%.
Contusions ; Craniocerebral Trauma ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Fractures, Bone ; Hematoma ; Hematoma, Subdural ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Mortality ; Neurosurgery ; Scalp

PURPOSE: To report a case of bilateral central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) after blunt trauma with rapid remission. CASE SUMMARY: A 44-year-old man visited our clinic after blunt trauma around the right eye. At the first examination, no ocular problem was detected except a periorbital contusion. After one week, the patient complained of visual disturbance in his right eye. Fundus examination showed subretinal fluid in his right eye, and fluorescein angiography (FAG) showed typical smoke-stack pattern leakage, which lead to a diagnosis of CSC. Three days later, the patient complained of visual disturbance in his left eye, which was then also diagnosed as CSC. After 2 more weeks, the subretinal fluid in the right and left eyes had decreased. After 3 weeks, the subretinal fluid was almost completely absorbed in both eyes. CONCLUSIONS: Central serous chorioretinopathy can develop after blunt trauma, especially with a rapid clinical course. Thus, periodic ophthalmologic examination is needed after the first examination for blunt trauma of the eye.
Adult ; Central Serous Chorioretinopathy* ; Contusions ; Diagnosis ; Fluorescein Angiography ; Humans ; Subretinal Fluid

PURPOSE: Retrograde cystography is the method of choice for the diagnosis of bladder rupture, but recently usage of abdominopelvic CTs has increased at emergency rooms (ERs). METHODS: We reviewed the medical records and radiographs of 36 patients with bladder rupture. Of these, twenty seven patients underwent abdominopelvic CT, delayed kidney-ureter-bladder, and retrograde cystography. Delayed KUB was done about 30 minutes after the abdominopelvic CT. RESULTS: Of the 36 patients with bladder ruptures, 25 had intraperitoneal bladder ruptures, and 9 had extraperitoneal ruptures. One patient had a bladder contusion, and the last patient had combined bladder rupture with intraperitoneal and extraperitoneal ruptures. The abdominopelvic CTs for the bladder rupture patients showed ascites with low density, bladder-wall thickening, perivesical fluid, and irregular bladder contour. In the 24 patients who underwent delayed KUB, spillage of dye was noted intraperitoneal or extraperitoneal cavity. CONCLUSION: If abdominopelvic CT shows ascites with low density, bladder-wall thickening, perivesical fluid, and/or an irregular bladder contour, then a delayed KUB would be a useful method for diagnosing the bladder rupture.
Ascites ; Contusions ; Diagnosis* ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Humans ; Medical Records ; Rupture* ; Urinary Bladder*