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Infertility* ; Laparoscopy*

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Emergencies* ; Emergency Service, Hospital*

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Female ; Ovary* ; Teratoma*

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Cryptococcosis* ; Lung Neoplasms* ; Lung*

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Cryptococcosis* ; Lung Neoplasms* ; Lung*

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PURPOSE: We estimated scattered radiation doses to the patients and medical practitioneer and revealed risk factors associated with increasing radiation doses during extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy(ESWL). MATERIALS AND METHODS: At first, we measured radiation doses 2 times using thermoluminescence dosimeter to simulative patients and medical practitioneer without any shield during 10 minutes of ESWL and determined mean radiation dose/minute. From June to August 2007 at our institution, we prospectively measured radiation exposured time during respective ESWL for treatment of urinary stones. Thereafter, we calculated practical radiation doses to patients and medical practitioneer from respective mean radiation dose/minute. We also analyzed which factors were associated with increasing radiation doses. RESULTS: A total of 50 ESWL were analyzed from 38 patients. Mean radiation dose/minute to simulative patients and medical practitioneer was 16.20, 0.006mSv respectively. At 1 time ESWL, median radiation exposured time was 360 seconds(130-980), therefore, median radiation dose to patients and medical practitioneer was calculated as 97.20mSv(35.10-264.60), and 0.04mSv(0.01-0.08) respectively. Larger stone size had a correlation with increasing radiation dose and additional pain control group had higher radiation dose than otherwise. CONCLUSIONS: During ESWL, patients were relatively exposed to high radiation which were roughly corresponded to that of 3 times of computed tomography. But the radiation dose to medical practitioneer was insignificant consider international guideline. Medical practitioneer should be aware of radiation hazard and try to minimize radiation dose to the patients at the time of ESWL.
Humans ; Lithotripsy ; Prospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Shock ; Urinary Calculi

The purpose of this study was to introduce an extended incision in open-approach rhinoplasty for obtaining greater satisfaction in aesthetic rhinoplasty. This incision was similar with the usual open rhinoplasty incision but it is extended along the caudal border of the footplates of the medial crura onto the floor of the nasal vestibule in order to access the footplates of the medial crura more easily. This simple extended incision enabled us to achieve further tip projection because the pressure of the skin flap on the tip was reduced. In addition, a cartilage graft or an implant insertion for alar base augmentation could be performed through this extended incision without an additional incision. Another advantage was that in correction of caudal septal deviation, displaced septal cartilage could be repositioned by suturing to the periosteum or soft tissue around the anterior nasal spine without drilling into it through intraoral incision. Fifty-one consecutive patients who underwent our extended open-approach rhinoplasty between August of 1999 and September of 2000 were included in this study. A total of 40 patients had an adequate follow-up time of over 6 months. The majority of the patients(35/40 cases) were satisfied with the results of the procedure. Two patients had complications of nostril scar contracture requiring close follow-up. There were no cases of implant extrusion, displacement, or infection. Nor did any patients experience transcolumellar or extended incision scarring.
Cartilage ; Cicatrix ; Contracture ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Periosteum ; Rhinoplasty* ; Skin ; Spine ; Transplants

OBJECTIVE: Combined hyperative dysfunction syndrome (HDS) defined as the combination of HDSs such as trigeminal neuralgia (TN), hemifacial spasm (HFS) and glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN), which may or may not occur simultaneously on one or both sides. We reviewed patients with combined HDS and demonstrated their demographic characteristics by comparing them with those of patients with a single HDS. METHODS: Between October 1994 and February 2006, we retrospectively studied a series of 1,720 patients who suffered from HDS and found 51 patients with combined HDSs. We analyzed several independent variables in order to evaluate the prevalence and etiologic factors of combined HDS. RESULTS: The combined HDS group accounted for 51 of 1,720 (2.97%) patients with HDS; 27 cases of bilateral HFS, 10 cases of bilateral TN and 14 cases of HFS with TN. Their mean age was 52.1 years (range, 26-79 years). There were 5 men and 46 women. Seven patients had synchronous and 44 patients metachronous onset of HDSs. By comparison of combined and single HDS groups, we found that age and hypertension were closely associated with the prevalence of combined HDS (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: This study revealed that combined HDS was very rare. Hypertension and age might be the most important causative factors to evoke combined HDS.
Cranial Nerves ; Female ; Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases ; Hemifacial Spasm ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Male ; Prevalence ; Retrospective Studies ; Trigeminal Neuralgia