No abstract available.
Hemangioma*

Abscess ; Drainage ; Exophthalmos ; Headache ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Molar ; Orbit ; Periodontal Diseases ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Toothache ; Visual Acuity

No abstract available.
Incontinentia Pigmenti*

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the biodurability of the covering material in retrievable metallic stents covered with polycarbonate polyurethane. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using a peristaltic pump at a constant rate of 1ml/min, bile was recirculated from a reservoir through a long tube containing four stents. Each of these was removed from the system every two weeks and a radial tensile strength test and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were performed. Each stent, removed at 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks, was compared with a control stent not exposed to bile juice. RESULTS: Gross examination showed that stents were intact at 2 weeks, but at 4, 6 and 8 weeks cracks were observed. The size of these increased gradually in accordance with the duration of exposure, and at 8 weeks several large holes in the polyurethane membrane were evident. With regard to radial tensile strength, extension and peak load at break were 84.47% and 10.030 N/mm, 54.90% and 6.769 N/mm, 16.55% and 2.452 N/mm, 11.21% and 1.373 N/mm at 0, 2, 4 and 6 weeks, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy at 2 weeks revealed intermittent pitting and cracking, and examination at 4, 6 and 8 weeks showed that the size of these defects was gradually increasing. CONCLUSION: When the polyurethane membrane was exposed to bile, biodegradation was first observed at week two and increased gradually according to the duration of exposure.
Bile Acids and Salts/physiology ; Biodegradation ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning/*instrumentation ; Phantoms, Imaging ; *Polyurethanes ; *Stents ; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Tensile Strength ; Time Factors

A rare case of ventriculitis associated with the obstruction of aqueduct of Sylvius is reported and the pertinent literature reviewed. A 24 years old male, who had been suffering from a longstanding chronic pyogenic ear disease since childhood, was admitted to our clinic in Dec. 1973 with a comatose state. Contrast radiology showed the obstructive hydrocephalus with the occluded aqueduct of Sylvius, but neither intracerebral or intracerebellar space consuming mass presented. Cerebrospinal and ventricular fluid revealed a marked growth of Escherichia Coli. So ventriculitis complicating obstruction of the aqueduct of Sylvius due to chronic suppurative otitis media and mastoiditis was diagnosed in this patient, and treated by Torkildsen's operation with proper chemotherapy and resulted in good recovery. We experienced that ventriculitis initiated from meningitis might give rise to obstruction of the aqueduct of Sylvius and it could be considered as a brain abscess superimposed raised intracranial pressure from obstructive hydrocephalus.
Brain Abscess ; Cerebral Aqueduct* ; Coma ; Drug Therapy ; Ear Diseases ; Escherichia coli ; Humans ; Hydrocephalus ; Intracranial Pressure ; Male ; Mastoid ; Mastoiditis ; Meningitis ; Otitis Media, Suppurative ; Young Adult

A rare case of ventriculitis associated with the obstruction of aqueduct of Sylvius is reported and the pertinent literature reviewed. A 24 years old male, who had been suffering from a longstanding chronic pyogenic ear disease since childhood, was admitted to our clinic in Dec. 1973 with a comatose state. Contrast radiology showed the obstructive hydrocephalus with the occluded aqueduct of Sylvius, but neither intracerebral or intracerebellar space consuming mass presented. Cerebrospinal and ventricular fluid revealed a marked growth of Escherichia Coli. So ventriculitis complicating obstruction of the aqueduct of Sylvius due to chronic suppurative otitis media and mastoiditis was diagnosed in this patient, and treated by Torkildsen's operation with proper chemotherapy and resulted in good recovery. We experienced that ventriculitis initiated from meningitis might give rise to obstruction of the aqueduct of Sylvius and it could be considered as a brain abscess superimposed raised intracranial pressure from obstructive hydrocephalus.
Brain Abscess ; Cerebral Aqueduct* ; Coma ; Drug Therapy ; Ear Diseases ; Escherichia coli ; Humans ; Hydrocephalus ; Intracranial Pressure ; Male ; Mastoid ; Mastoiditis ; Meningitis ; Otitis Media, Suppurative ; Young Adult

No abstract available.
Nickel ; Titanium

In the spring of 2011, a cluster of lung injuries caused by humidifier disinfectant (HD) usage were reported in Korea. Many patients required mechanical ventilation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and even lung transplantation (LTPL). However, the long-term course of HD-associated lung injury remains unclear because the majority of survivors recovered normal lung function. Here we report a 33-year-old woman who underwent LTPL approximately four years after severe HD-associated lung injury. The patient was initially admitted to the intensive care unit and was supported by a high-flow nasal cannula. Although she had been discharged, she was recurrently admitted to our hospital due to progressive lung fibrosis and a persistent decline in lung function. Finally, sequential double LTPL was successfully performed, and the patient's clinical and radiological findings showed significant improvement. Therefore, we conclude that LTPL can be a therapeutic option for patients with chronic inhalation injury.
Adult ; Catheters ; Disinfectants ; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ; Female ; Fibrosis ; Humans ; Humidifiers* ; Inhalation ; Inhalation Exposure ; Intensive Care Units ; Korea ; Lung Injury* ; Lung Transplantation* ; Lung* ; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy ; Respiration, Artificial ; Survivors

No abstract available.
Pancreatitis* ; Parathyroid Neoplasms*

Cyanidin-3β-D-glycoside (C3G), which is widely distributed in herbal medicines and functional foods, exhibits anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and anti-scratching behavioral effects. Orally administered C3G is metabolized to protocatechuic acid (PA) by gut microbiota. Therefore, we compared the anti-colitic effect of C3G to that of PA in mice with 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis. Orally administered C3G and PA preventively and curatively ameliorated TNBS-induced colitis parameters, including macroscopic colitis score, colon shortening, and increase of myeloperoxidase activity. Treatment with C3G or PA also inhibited the expression of cyclooxygenase-2, inducible NO synthatase, IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α and the activation of NF-κB in the colon of mice with TNBS-induced colitis. Furthermore, these also inhibited lipopolysaccharide-induced NF-κB activation and TNF-α expression in peritoneal macrophages. The anti-colitic effect of PA was more effective than C3G. Orally administered PA more potently attenuate colitis than C3G by inhibiting NF-κB activation and the anti-colitic efficacy of C3G may be dependent on the biotransformation of C3G to PA by gut microbiota.
Animals ; Biotransformation ; Colitis* ; Colon ; Cyclooxygenase 2 ; Functional Food ; Gastrointestinal Microbiome ; Interleukin-6 ; Macrophages, Peritoneal ; Mice* ; Peroxidase