BACKGROUND: To evaluate the clinical and functional outcomes of arthroscopic-assisted reduction and percutaneous screw fixation for glenoid fractures with scapular extension, and investigate the radiologic and clinical benefits from the results. METHODS: We evaluated patients treated with arthroscopic-assisted reduction and percutaneous screw fixation for glenoid fractures with scapular extension from November 2008 to September 2015. Fractures with displacement exceeding one-fourth of the anterior-articular surface or more than one-third of the posterior-articular surface in radiographic images were treated by surgery. Clinical assessment was conducted based on range of motion, Rowe score, and Constant score of injured arm and uninjured arm at last follow-up. RESULTS: Fifteen patients with Ideberg classification grade III, IV, and V glenoid fracture who underwent arthroscopic-assisted reduction using percutaneous screw fixation were retrospectively enrolled. There were no differences in clinical outcomes at final follow-up compared to uninjured arm. Bone union was seen in all cases within five months, and the average time to bone union was 15.2 weeks. Ankylosis in one case was observed as a postoperative complication, but the symptoms improved in response to physical therapy for six months. There was no failure of fixation and neurovascular complication. CONCLUSIONS: We identified acceptable results upon radiological and clinical assessment for the arthroscopic-assisted reduction and percutaneous fixation. For this reason, we believe the method is favorable for the treatment of Ideberg type III, IV, and V glenoid fractures. Restoration of the articular surface is considered to be more important than reduction of fractures reduction of the scapula body.
Ankylosis ; Arm ; Arthroscopy ; Classification ; Follow-Up Studies ; Fracture Fixation ; Glenoid Cavity ; Humans ; Methods ; Postoperative Complications ; Range of Motion, Articular ; Retrospective Studies ; Scapula

BACKGROUND: Chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (chronic ITP) is the most common autoimmune disease for blood elements. Some patients recovered spontaneously during follow up of disease. We investigated the difference of related clinical parameters between spontaneous remission and no remission.METHODS: We reviewed retrospectively medical records from January 1994 to December 2010. We analyzed clinical parameters such as age, sex, initial platelet count, response to initial treatment, maintenance therapy, and platelet counts at post-diagnosis with regular period in children with or without spontaneous remission.RESULTS: This study was enrolled for 49 children with chronic ITP. Median age was 3.5 years (0.1-17.3). Male to female ratio was 1:1.9. Initial treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin was received in 36 children (73.3%). Spontaneous remission was shown in 23 children (46.9%) during study period with 4.4 year of median follow up. The relevant factors of remission were observed in younger age at diagnosis, maintenance therapy, and platelet counts at post-diagnosis 1 year, 2 years, 3 years (P<0.05). The most significant parameter for spontaneous remission was platelet count at post-diagnosis 6 months in Kaplan-Meier estimate (P=0.047, RR: 3.47, 95% CI: 1.03-24.04).CONCLUSION: Spontaneous remission was shown in about half of patients with chronic ITP. This remission was related with younger age, maintenance therapy, and platelet count at post-diagnosis 6 months. These results suggest that regular follow up with maintenance therapy may be required for management of chronic ITP in children.
Autoimmune Diseases ; Child ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Immunoglobulins ; Kaplan-Meier Estimate ; Male ; Medical Records ; Platelet Count ; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic ; Remission, Spontaneous ; Retrospective Studies

OBJECTIVES: From February 1995 to April 1998, those patients who had visited for evaluation of infertility, shown abnormal endometrial pattern on hysterosalpingography underwent resectoscopic operation. We evaluated about its therapeutic effect, recurrence rate of uterine adhesion and effectiveness of its assisted method. METHOD: We have reviewed 45 cases of intrauterine adhesion, classified as a central type, marginal type and multiple type. We used 26F resectoscope made in Storz for operation and inserted Lippes loop or pediatric foley catheter for prevention of readhesion. For promoting reepithelialization, conjugated estrogens(premarin) 5mg daily for 30 - 50 days were given and then 10mg of medroxyprogesterone acetate(provera) were added daily for the last 10 days. We evaluated the uterine cavity condition preoperatively and postoperatively by using hysterosalpingography. RESULT: In 45 cases, 41 cases were followed up postoperatively. 21 cases were markedly improved, 12 cases were improved and 8 cases were not improved or recurred on hysterosalpingography. In 41 cases, for prevention of readhesion 20 cases were used pediatric foley catheter and 5 cases(25%) were recurred. 21 cases were used Lippes loop and 3 cases(14%) were recurred. Pregnancy outcome was as follows;15 cases were pregnant and 10 cases delivered a viable infant, 3 cases aborted spontaneously, 1 case was ectopic pregnancy and laparoscopic salpingectomy was done, 1 case was ongoing pregnancy. CONCLUSION: This report suggests that resectoscopic operation is very effective in the treatment of intrauterine adhesion(therapeutic rate of 81%) and that the use of Lippes loop seems like to have the less recurrence rate than the use of pediatric foley catheter in prevention of postoperative readhesion, but more experience and further follow-up are necessary to obtain more detailed conclusions.
Catheters ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Hysterosalpingography ; Infant ; Infertility ; Medroxyprogesterone ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Outcome ; Pregnancy, Ectopic ; Recurrence ; Salpingectomy

To report the association of a unilateral serous macular detachment with severe postoperative pain. A 71-year-old woman presented with a sudden decrease in vision in the right eye, seven days after a total knee replacement arthroplasty. The patient's history was unremarkable except for a severe pain greater than the visual analog scale of 8 points for about 2 days after surgery. Retinal examination showed a well differentiated serous detachment that was about 3.5 disc diameter in size and located in the macular area. Fluorecein angiography and indocyanine green angiography showed delayed perfusion of the choriocapillaris without leakage points in the early phase and persistent hypofluorescence with pooling of dye in the subretinal space in the late phase. There was a spontaneous resolution of the serous detachment and the choroidal changes with residual pigment epithelial changes. Severe postoperative pain may influence the sympathetic activity and introduce an ischemic injury with a focal, choroidal vascular compromise and secondary dysfunction of overlying RPE cells in select patients.
Aged ; *Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee ; Choroid/*blood supply ; Coloring Agents/diagnostic use ; Female ; Fluorescein Angiography ; Humans ; Indocyanine Green/diagnostic use ; Ischemia/diagnosis/*etiology ; Pain Measurement ; *Pain, Postoperative ; Retinal Detachment/diagnosis/*etiology ; Serum ; Vision Disorders/etiology

BACKGROUND: To evaluate the clinical and functional outcomes of arthroscopic-assisted reduction and percutaneous screw fixation for glenoid fractures with scapular extension, and investigate the radiologic and clinical benefits from the results. METHODS: We evaluated patients treated with arthroscopic-assisted reduction and percutaneous screw fixation for glenoid fractures with scapular extension from November 2008 to September 2015. Fractures with displacement exceeding one-fourth of the anterior-articular surface or more than one-third of the posterior-articular surface in radiographic images were treated by surgery. Clinical assessment was conducted based on range of motion, Rowe score, and Constant score of injured arm and uninjured arm at last follow-up. RESULTS: Fifteen patients with Ideberg classification grade III, IV, and V glenoid fracture who underwent arthroscopic-assisted reduction using percutaneous screw fixation were retrospectively enrolled. There were no differences in clinical outcomes at final follow-up compared to uninjured arm. Bone union was seen in all cases within five months, and the average time to bone union was 15.2 weeks. Ankylosis in one case was observed as a postoperative complication, but the symptoms improved in response to physical therapy for six months. There was no failure of fixation and neurovascular complication. CONCLUSIONS: We identified acceptable results upon radiological and clinical assessment for the arthroscopic-assisted reduction and percutaneous fixation. For this reason, we believe the method is favorable for the treatment of Ideberg type III, IV, and V glenoid fractures. Restoration of the articular surface is considered to be more important than reduction of fractures reduction of the scapula body.
Ankylosis ; Arm ; Arthroscopy ; Classification ; Follow-Up Studies ; Fracture Fixation ; Glenoid Cavity ; Humans ; Methods ; Postoperative Complications ; Range of Motion, Articular ; Retrospective Studies ; Scapula

PURPOSE: We evaluated whether lipoic acid as antioxidant could inhibit expression of VEGF and STAT3 in experimental diabetic rat retina. METHODS: Diabetes was induced chemically by injection of streptozotocin in 12 rats of 18 Sprague-Dawley rats. After induction of diabetes, lipoic acid was injected into the peritonium in 6 rats. So all rats were divided into 3 groups, normal group (n=6), diabetes mellitus (DM) group (n=6), lipoic acid treated group (n=6). The ocular tissue of the rats were collected on 8 weeks after diabetes induction. Difference of VEGF and STAT3 expression was investigated by immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR, western blot. The change of VEGF and STAT3 in lipoic acid treated group were evaluated in these experimental model. RESULTS: The VEGF and STAT3 expression was elevated in diabetic rat retina. The active form STAT3, phosphorylated STAT3 was also elevated. The VEGF and STAT3 expression in lipoic acid treated group was lower than DM group. CONCLUSIONS: The lipoic acid could inhibit the VEGF and STAT3 expression in diabetic rat retina.
Animals ; Blotting, Western ; Diabetes Mellitus ; Diabetic Retinopathy ; Immunohistochemistry ; Models, Theoretical ; Rats* ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Retina* ; Streptozocin ; Thioctic Acid* ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A*

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Unresectable malignant biliary obstruction has usually been treated by placement of a self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS). One of the major complications of SEMS is occlusion of the stent by the ingrowth and overgrowth of tumor. The optimal management of an occluded SEMS is still an unresolved problem. We performed this study to evaluate the usefulness of placing a second stent with using an uncovered SEMS or a covered SEMS in patients with stent occlusion. METHODS: From January 2006 to December 2007, a total of 163 patients were treated with the placement of an uncovered SEMS for treating malignant biliary obstruction, except for the cases with Klatskin's tumor. Thirty four patients were occluded and they underwent a second SEMS insertion. All the patients with an occluded uncovered SEMS were managed with placement of a covered SEMS or an uncovered SEMS by ERCP. RESULTS: The median patent duration after intervention was 98 days (range: 8~300 days) after the second covered SEMS insertion, and the median patent duration after intervention was 90 days (range: 10~643 days) after the second uncovered SEMS insertion. No significant difference in the patent period was observed between the covered SEMS group and the uncovered SEMS group (P=0.832). CONCLUSIONS: The covered SEMS group and the uncovered SEMS group had similar patent periods for the management of occluded uncovered metal stents.
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde ; Humans ; Klatskin's Tumor ; Stents

PURPOSE: Regarding for erectile dysfunction(ED), Sildenafil has produced satisfactory clinical results. However, Some patient discontinue sildenafil treatment for a variety of reasons after successful restoration of erectile function. We investigated the reasons for such discontinuations of sildenafil after restoration of erectile function by sildenafil medication. MATERIALS AND METHODS: After sildenafil medication, one hundred fifty six patients whose score of erectile function domain of the 15-item International Index of Erectile Function(IIEF) increased to 26 or more, were included in this study. Six-months after the first sildenafil prescription, compliance to medication and the reason for discontinuity were reviewed by chart or surveyed by telephone. RESULTS: In 156 successfully treated patients, 54(34.6%) discontinued sildenafil medication. The 2 most common reasons for discontinuation were trouble in the partners' or patients' emotional readiness for restoration of sexual activity after long-term abstinence and fear of possible side effects. CONCLUSIONS: After restoration of erectile function, many patients discontinued the use of sildenafil medication. The reasons for discontinuing the medication were primarily emotional or relationship-oriented issues. The counseling of both partners and education about the effects and side effects of the drugs are recommended to promote the successful recovery of sexual activity.
Compliance* ; Counseling ; Education ; Erectile Dysfunction ; Humans ; Male ; Prescriptions ; Sexual Behavior ; Telephone ; Sildenafil Citrate

Nevus anelasticus is an elastic tissue disorder that is characterized by perifollicular papules and the fragmentation or absence of elastic tissue. A 17-year-old female presented with multiple erythematous papules on her lower back. These skin lesions first appeared a few years ago and at that time she presented with multiple, flat tapped, coalescing pinkish-red papules that were 0.5 to 1 centimeters in diameter. Histopathologic examination revealed the loss of elastic tissue, with fragmentation of the residual elastic fibers in the upper and mid dermis, and the pattern of the dermal collagen was normal. Herein we report on a rare case of nevus anelasticus and we review the relevant literature.
Adolescent ; Collagen ; Dermis ; Elastic Tissue ; Female ; Humans ; Nevus ; Skin

PURPOSE: We have tried to search all concerning data on the policies of hepatitis B vaccination or surveillance of medical equipments that can transmit blood mediated diseases, including disposable syringe, in Republic of Korea, to propose references to other medical professionals. METHODS: Data from domestic journals, government websites, computerized newspapers, etc. were reviewed. The data were arranged into four categories (governmental policies on hepatitis B control, hepatitis B mass immunization program in school, using process of hepatitis B vaccine, and policies on medical equipments surveillance, including disposable syringes, which is considered as source of blood mediated infection), and the periodic changes on each subjects in policies were reviewed. RESULTS: Due to growing social concerns on hepatitis B in early 1980s, swift introduction and production of hepatitis B vaccine was made. After establishment of "5 year project for eradication of hepatitis B" in late 1983, number of vaccinated population jumped up to 6 million within 2 years (1984-85). However, since the immunization targets were mainly adult, not infant, this project was annulled in late 1985. Following this project, hepatitis B mass immunization program in school was carried out. In year 1995, hepatitis B vaccine was included in national immunization program. The use of disposable syringe was recommended from year 1980 but legislated in year 1985, finally. CONCLUSION: The mainstay in controlling hepatitis B in Republic of Korea was coordination of prompt introduction of vaccine, mass immunization, high vaccination coverage rate, or use of disposable syringes. However, since there is lack of official data available, it is urgent to arrange and computerize all government data related to infectious diseases.
Adult ; Communicable Diseases ; Hepatitis ; Hepatitis B ; Hepatitis B Vaccines ; Humans ; Immunization ; Immunization Programs ; Infant ; Mass Vaccination ; Periodicals ; Republic of Korea ; Syringes ; Vaccination