BACKGROUND: With the recent development in arterial reconstructive procedure such as percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or atherectomy, the incidence of vascular complications involving femoral artery is increasing due to greater use of larger percutaneous instruments(including arterial sheath) and periprocedural anticoagulant therapy. Femoral pseudoaneurysm requires rapid diagnosis and management to prevent limb ischemia, worsening of the arterial injury or repair of the arterial defect. Recently, accurate diagnosis of these injuries can be made nonivasively with duplex sonography and Doppler color flow imaging, and nonsurgical treatment may be possible by using external compression guided by ultrasound even in patients requiring prolonged anticoagulant therapy. METHOD: Three patients, one undergoing coronary angiography and two undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, developed expansile groin masses at the vascular access sites diagnosed as femoral artery pseudoaneurysm s by Doppler ultrasound. All patients were hypertensives, taking aspirin and two patients who underwent PTCA received intravenous heparin after procedure. After diagnosis of femoral pseudoaneurysm, all patients underwent mechanical(C-clamp) external compression guided by ultrasound for 3 hours. RESULT: Follow up color flow scans were obtained after 24 hours and in one patients, blood flow in the tract was eliminated but persistent blood flow was observed in two patients who underwent PTCA. Before closure of pseudoaneurysm, one patient needed another 6 hours of ultrasound guided compression and the other needed more 12 hours. All patients were discharged without complication or recurrence of pseudoaneurysm. CONCLUSION: These cases suggest that nonsurgical closure of femoral pseudoaneurysms is feasible even in patients requiring prolonged antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy.
Aneurysm, False* ; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary ; Aspirin ; Atherectomy ; Cardiac Catheterization* ; Cardiac Catheters* ; Coronary Angiography ; Diagnosis ; Extremities ; Femoral Artery ; Follow-Up Studies ; Groin ; Heparin ; Humans ; Incidence ; Ischemia ; Recurrence ; Ultrasonography

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Bilirubin* ; Infant, Newborn ; Jaundice, Neonatal*

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Tonsillectomy*

Endobronchial metastasis from extrapulmonary carcinoma, both clinically and radiologically similar in appearance to a primary lung cancer, is rare. We present a case of endobronchial metastasis from parosteal osteosarcoma. The first abnormality noted on the chest radiography was tramline calcification with branching pattern along the right upper lobe bronchus and intermediate bronchus. This lesion progressed into a solid calcified nodule which increased in size. Another lesion with same pattern was also observed in the left lower lung zone.
Bronchi ; Lung ; Lung Neoplasms ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Osteosarcoma* ; Radiography ; Thorax

Venous thrombosis is uncommon in young individuals. Hypereosinophilia is a rare cause of thrombosis that usually involves the heart and small vessels like retinal vessels. We report a case of massive deep vein thrombosis that developed in a young patient with hypereosinophilia who was successfully treated with continuous local infusion of urokinase.
Eosinophilia* ; Heart ; Humans ; Retinal Vessels ; Thrombosis ; Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator* ; Venous Thrombosis*

A soft rot of fruits caused by Mucor racemosus occurred on cherry tomato collected in Agricultural Products Wholesale Market in Jinju, Korea. The disease infection usually occurred wounded areas after cracking of fruits. At first, the lesions started with water soaked and rapidly softened and diseased lesion gradually expanded. Colonies were white to brownish to gray in color. Sporangia were 32~54 microm in size and globose in shape. Sporangiophores were 8~14 microm in width. Sporangiospores were 5~12 x 4~8 microm in size, ellipsoidal to subglobose in shape. Columella was 27~42 microm in size, obovoid, ellipsoidal, cylindrical-ellipsoidal, slightly pyriform in shape. Chlamydospores were numerous in sporangiophores and barrelshaped when young, subglobose in old cultures. Optimum growth temperature was about 25degrees C. The fungus was identified as M. racemosus Fres. This is the first report of soft rot on cherry tomato caused by M. racemosus in Korea.
Fruit ; Fungi ; Gyeongsangnam-do ; Korea* ; Lycopersicon esculentum* ; Mucor* ; Prunus ; Sporangia ; Water ; Wounds and Injuries

There is an increasing need for revision of the femoral stem due to a high frequency of total hip arthroplasty. Recently, many orthopedic professionals are paying particular attention to the durability of revision arthroplasty. This review article includes the most recent information and published studies about revision of the femoral stem. It is ordered as follows: preoperative evaluation, surgical planning, surgical approaches, implant removal, reimplantation, perioperative complications and clinical results according to implant type.
Arthroplasty ; Hip ; Orthopedics ; Replantation

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Mature cystic teratoma of the ovary is the most common ovarian germ cell neoplasm representing 10-20% of all ovarian tumors. Malignant transformation rarely takes place, which is approximately 1-2% of all cases. The most common malignancy arising in mature cystic teratoma is squamous cell carcinoma. The prognosis of malignant transformation developing in mature cystic teratoma is poor and the management is not established due to the rarity of malignant degeneration. A case of stage Ia squamous cell carcinoma which developed in mature cystic teratoma of left ovary in a 43-year-old female is presented. The ovarian tumor was woman's fist-sized with intact capsule. Left oophorocystectomy was done. Above case with a brief review of literature is given.
Adult ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell* ; Female ; Germ Cells ; Humans ; Ovary* ; Prognosis ; Teratoma*

A case of intraperitoneal hemorrhage of intraligamentary pregnancy is one of the most unusual accidents in obstetrics and carries a high degree of maternal and fetal morbity and mortality. The diagnosis of intraligamentary pregnancy is rarely ever made prior to laparotomy. We report a case of it with a brief review of literatures concerned.
Diagnosis ; Hemorrhage* ; Laparotomy ; Mortality ; Obstetrics ; Pregnancy*