Laser surgery and medicine were considered as one of the topic of mordern medical technologies and has been widely applied in the various medical fields. We have been using CO2 laser in maxillofacial surgery for 506 patients at Khanh Hoa provincial general hospital, since Feb 1994. Result: good: 93.08%, medium: 5.33%. Poor: 1.58%.
Laser Surgery ; Maxillary Diseases ; therapeutics ; surgery ; Lasers

An investigation aimed to evaluate the rate of defective children, classify the defects and implement the operations and rehabilitation for 55162 children with ages of 0-15 in Thõa Thiªn HuÕ province during 1998-2001. The results have shown that the rate of defective children was about 4%. Of which 37.3% received operation with good results, and 28.6% received the rehabilitation in the centers, many children returned to normal life. Some of them equipped the tools, and supported the money for early integrating in the community
abnormalities ; Weights and Measures ; child

The study was carried out at Thua Thien Hue between 1998 and 2001 and involved 55,162 children between 0 to 15 years old. The children with malformation were examined and identified the malformation by ICD 10. It was found that about 4% of participated children have malformation, in which 37.3% have undergone corrective operation, 28.6% have received rehabilitation in centers or community. Some children have been supported with devices or finance so they can integrate to their community.
abnormalities ; Intervention Studies ; child

From 2000 to 2002 in Phu vang District, Thua Thien – Hue Province, 203 subjects had been given contraceptive infunctions in 99.6% subjects, after 2 years of use, high efficacy is reached. At the age of 25-44, with various occupations, most contraceptive injections are used. Side effects are menorrhagia (40%), but most common with good counsel, the use will be accepted continuing 79.6% clients, 138 cases get the weight increased by 3 kg after 2 years
Reproductive Control Agents ; Contraception ; Women

The authors make imaging criteria of intracranial aneurysm. Roles of MRI with high resolution, multiplan, signal of follow voix by TOF, PC... was confirmed in the evaluation of aneurysm. An analysis on the results of 23 patients was admitted into hospital in emergency. Subarachnoid hemorrhage due to rupture of an aneurysm: sacciforme: 100%, <10mm (5 patients): 21.7%; 10-25mm (16 patients): 69.6%; > 25mm (2 patients): 8.7% (giant cerebral aneurysm. Some different signs between small and giant aneurysm were detected in T1W, T2W.
Intracranial Aneurysm ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Between 1986 and 1998, 48 cases of juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis were treated by surgical removal of papillomas at E.N.T Centre HCM city. We can not speak a cure, given by the uncertainty of the disease, but a total disappearance rate of 50% after at least one year obtained: 91.7% before the age of puberty. We noted 62.5% of therapeutic sequelaes, most of them suffering from anterior commissure synechia with subsequent lasting voice alteration
Papilloma ; therapeutics

This paper introduced some classifications of the documents such as materials containing the information (type, CD-ROM, film...), publications (book, journals, figure, chart, and disk...) and duration of publications. The paper also suggested some major principles for setting up the document resource including selection, suitability and comprehension
Libraries, Medical ; Comprehension

Lung paragonimiasis is a disease caused by lung flukes characterized by the migration of a juvenile worm in early stage and the formation of cysts around the worm later on. We report a case of pulmonary paragonimiasis in the childhood causing recurrent haemoptysis and pneumonia. The purpose of this study was to describe the radiological manifestations of pulmonary paragonimiasis on chest X-rays and CT-Scans-Peripheral localized, multisegmental infiltration with pleural thickening of lesion, Focal and infiltrative shadows (10-15mm nodules + masslike consolidation). Bollous inflation (excentric thickening of Cyst wall). CT-scans provide more specific information
Paragonimiasis ; X-Rays ; contraindications ; diagnosis

The food intoxication is considered only when there were acute or subacute clinical symptoms. Those were a food borne diseases. They comprised diseases with or without the symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and appeared in 50% of the food borne diseases. 70% of the cases of diarrhea caused by infected food or water. There were 2 kinds of the food intoxication: due to the endotoxics of staphylococci with very short time of incubation and the toxics generated during growth of microbial in the infected food must be a certain number called level for disease. It should assure the measures of antibiotics or containment of microbial under level for disease.
Food ; Safety ; Hygiene ; Fear

The food intoxication has impacted badly on the human health and economy. Every year, the rate of the food intoxication was very high such as in America (175/1000 rehabitant), England and New Zealand (190/1000), Australia (220/1000). In Vietnam, there are about 7,000 cases suffered the food intoxication with 46 deaths in 60/61 provinces in 1997. This paper introduced the concerns and solution for management of the food intoxication.
Poisoning ; Food ; Food Poisoning