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Lung*

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Humans ; Pregnancy* ; Uterus*

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Pleural Effusion*

Gastric tuberculosis is a rare disease. It usually occurs secondarily to another lesions and mainly in the lungs. Only a few cases of primary gastric tuberculosis have been reported in the literature. Most commonly, gastric tuberculosis lesion locates in the lesser curvature side of the antrum. Therefore the clinical picture is similar to the peptic ulcer. A 24-year-old women visited to the Inha university hospital complaining of vomiting and epigastric discomfort. Gastrofiberscopy showed multiple polypoid mass around the pylorus with stenotic pyloric channel. Subtotal gastrectomy was performed and histologic examination revealed chronic granulomatous inflammation with caseation necrosis. That is compatible with tuberculosis. The patient was taken antituberculosis medication without complication. So we report the case of pyloric obstruction due to gastric tuberculosis with review of the literature.
Female ; Gastrectomy ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Lung ; Necrosis ; Peptic Ulcer ; Pyloric Stenosis ; Pylorus ; Rare Diseases ; Tuberculosis* ; Vomiting ; Young Adult

Hemin blocked lipid peroxidations induced by either ascorbate/FeSO4, a metal-catalyzed oxidation system, or 2,2'-azobis-2-amidino-propane hydrochloride (ABAP) which produces peroxy radicals at constant rates. Hemin at very low micromolar concentrations strongly inhibited the ascorbate/FeSO4-induced peroxidation of rat liver phopholipids, soybean phosphatidylcholine and arachidonic acid, and this inhibition was also evident with the use of ABAP, although much higher concentrations of hemin were required than those for the inhibition of ascorbate/FeSO4-induced lipid peroxidation. However, hemoproteins such as hemoglobin, myoglobin and cytochrome C did not show any significant effect on this lipid peroxidation. Hemopexin and albumin abolished the inhibitory action of hemin. During incubation with ascorbate/FeSO4 or ABAP, hemin underwent a change in its absorption spectrum, resulting in a progressive decrease in the peak height of the characteristic absorption band at 385 nm. The above results suggest that hemin may act as an important antioxidant in vivo, protecting lipids from the peroxidative damage.
Absorption ; Animals ; Arachidonic Acid ; Cytochromes c ; Hemin* ; Hemopexin ; Lipid Peroxidation* ; Liver ; Myoglobin ; Phosphatidylcholines ; Rats ; Soybeans

A 21-year-old woman with a 4 cm enhancing cystic renal mass in the left moiety of a horseshoe kidney was treated through a retroperitoneal laparoscopic approach. The tumor was excised completely with cold scissors, and renal parenchyma suturing with a surgical bolster was done with Vicryl 2-0 sutures. Choosing the proper approach according to the location of the lesion and the surgeon's experience with both approaches are of importance in laparoscopic surgery in horseshoe kidney cases. A preoperative kidney computed tomography angiography was helpful for understanding the complex renal vasculature.
Angiography ; Cold Temperature ; Female ; Humans ; Kidney ; Laparoscopy ; Nephrectomy ; Polyglactin 910 ; Sutures ; Young Adult

Of the various endocrine tumors affecting the pancreas, insulinomas and gastrinomas are the most common. In order to facilitate surgery, the localization of tumor is important. However, at the first time of presentation, the localization of tumor was often difficult by CT or ultrasonography because the tumor was relatively too small. The introduction of endoscopic ultrasonography has allowed high-resolution imaging of the pancreas that distinguishes structures as small as 2 to 3 mm in diameter. Thus, it has became easier to detect the lesion site of pancreatic endocrine tumor by endoscopic ultrasonography. We report the 5 patients who had pancreatic insulinoma which were detected and localized by endoscopic ultrasonography.
Endosonography* ; Gastrinoma ; Humans ; Insulinoma* ; Pancreas ; Ultrasonography

Of the various endocrine tumors affecting the pancreas, insulinomas and gastrinomas are the most common. In order to facilitate surgery, the localization of tumor is important. However, at the first time of presentation, the localization of tumor was often difficult by CT or ultrasonography because the tumor was relatively too small. The introduction of endoscopic ultrasonography has allowed high-resolution imaging of the pancreas that distinguishes structures as small as 2 to 3 mm in diameter. Thus, it has became easier to detect the lesion site of pancreatic endocrine tumor by endoscopic ultrasonography. We report the 5 patients who had pancreatic insulinoma which were detected and localized by endoscopic ultrasonography.
Endosonography* ; Gastrinoma ; Humans ; Insulinoma* ; Pancreas ; Ultrasonography

BACKGROUND: There are many factors which cause postoperative hepatic dysfunction. Anesthetic agents are not the most common factor and there aremany other factors such as preoperative condition of the patients, site and duration of the operation, operation per se and so on. The purposeof this study is to evaluate postoperative liver function with respect to different types of surgery. METHOD: Fourty three patients were classified into three groups; 11 patients for tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy (Group 1), 16 patients for total abdominal hysterectomy (Group 2), 15 patients for subtotal gastrectomy (Group 3). All patients were anesthesized with about 2 vol% of enflurane combined with 50% nitrous oxide. Serum glutamic oxalacetic transaminase (SGOT), serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were measured before anesthesia, 1, 3 and 7 days after surgery in all group, respectively. RESULT: In Group 1 and 2, postoperative SGOT and SGPT levels were maintained with preoperative level during the 7days, but in Group 3, those levels were increased in the 1st day but below upper limit (p<0.05) and decreased thereafter. Alkaline phosphatase level was maintained within the normal range for all the group during the 7 days. CONCLUSION: We consider that postoperative liver functioin may be influenced by different types of surgery, and also may be influenced by anesthetic time.
Alanine Transaminase ; Alkaline Phosphatase ; Anesthesia ; Anesthesia, Inhalation* ; Anesthetics ; Aspartate Aminotransferases ; Enflurane* ; Gastrectomy ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Inhalation* ; Liver* ; Nitrous Oxide ; Reference Values ; Tympanoplasty

Robotic surgical systems enhance surgical accuracy and efficiency by applying advanced technologies such as artificial arm joints to provide higher degrees of freedom of movement and high-quality three-dimensional images. However, the application of robotic surgical systems to breast surgery has not been widely attempted. The robotic system would improve cosmesis by enabling surgery using a single small incision. We report the first case of a gasless robot-assisted nipple-sparing mastectomy and immediate reconstruction in a patient with early breast cancer.
Artificial Limbs ; Breast ; Breast Neoplasms ; Freedom ; Humans ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional ; Joints ; Mastectomy* ; Robotic Surgical Procedures