The purpose of this study was to assess and compare the osseous responses to implanted particles of porous synthetic HA(Interpore 200(R), Interpore International, U.S.A.), resorbable natural bovine derived HA(Bio-oss(R), Gestlich Pharma, Switzerland) and calcium carbonate(Biocoral 450(R), Inoteb, France) in bone defects. Four calvarial defects of 2.5mm diameter were created in each of 16 Sprague-Dawley rats. The experimental materials were subsequently implanted in three defects, leaving the fourth defect for control purpose. Four animals were each sacrificed at 3 days, 1week, 2weeks and 4 weeks after surgery. The tissue response was evaluated under light microscope. Overall, histologic responses showed that all the particles were well tolerated and caused no aberrent tissue responses. There were difference in the amount of newly formed bone at the experimental sites and control site. There was more new bone formation associated with calcium carbonate site. In addition, the calcium carbonate site displayed multinucleated giant cells surrounding calcium carbonate particles after the 1st week, and osteoid tissue within the particle after the 2nd week. After 4 weeks, calcium carbonate particles were resorbed and replaced with new bone. The healing of the natural bovine derived HA site was similar to that of porous synthetic HA, except that new bone growth between the two particles have progressed more in the former site after the 2nd week. In the natural bovine derived HA site, the particle was surrounded by newly formed bone after the 4th week. After 4 weeks, the control site showed more mature bone than other sites. In conclusion, the grafted sites were better in new bone formation than non-grafted sites. In particular the calcium carbonate site showed the ability of osteoinduction and natural bovine derived HA showed osteoconduction in rat calvarial defects. This suggest that calcium carbonate and natural bovine derived HA could enhance the regenerative potential in periodontal defects.
Animals ; Bone Development ; Bone Regeneration ; Bone Substitutes* ; Calcium ; Calcium Carbonate ; Giant Cells ; Osteogenesis ; Rats* ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Transplants

Acardic twining is a rare congenital anomaly, usually in monozygotic twins. This condition is characterized by the absence or rudimentary development of fetal hear, and associated with various anomaly(especially with anecephalus). The acardiac malformations are uniformly fatal in the affected twin, and mortality in the co-twin is as high as 55%. We recently experienced a case of acardius acephalus associated with a normal term male infant, so present with a brief review of the literature.
Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Mortality ; Twins* ; Twins, Monozygotic

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Emergencies* ; Emergency Service, Hospital* ; Hospitals, General* ; Humans

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Hepatitis B Surface Antigens* ; Hospitals, General*

Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach is a gastric carcinoma with both adenocarcinomatous and hepatocellular carcinomatous differentiation. It usually produces large amount of serum alpha-fetoprotein. It often occurs in aged person, commonly located in the gastric antrum. Because of early lymph node and liver metastasis, prognosis is poor. A case of hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach in a 49-year-old man is reported. The patient's serum alpha-fetoprotein level was high(3380ng/ml). Liver function test was normal, otherwise. A mass was observed in right lobe of the liver on US and CT. It was hypervascular with increased uptake of lipiodol on hepatic arteriography. A large ulcerative tumor involving the gastric antrum and body was also found at barium study of the stomach. Subtotal gastrectomy and right Iobectomy of the liver resulted in rapid decrease in serum alpha-fetoprotein. Histopathologically the diagnosis was hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach with liver metastasis.
Adenocarcinoma* ; alpha-Fetoproteins ; Angiography ; Barium ; Diagnosis ; Ethiodized Oil ; Gastrectomy ; Humans ; Liver ; Liver Function Tests ; Lymph Nodes ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Prognosis ; Pyloric Antrum ; Stomach* ; Ulcer

Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach is a gastric carcinoma with both adenocarcinomatous and hepatocellular carcinomatous differentiation. It usually produces large amount of serum alpha-fetoprotein. It often occurs in aged person, commonly located in the gastric antrum. Because of early lymph node and liver metastasis, prognosis is poor. A case of hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach in a 49-year-old man is reported. The patient's serum alpha-fetoprotein level was high(3380ng/ml). Liver function test was normal, otherwise. A mass was observed in right lobe of the liver on US and CT. It was hypervascular with increased uptake of lipiodol on hepatic arteriography. A large ulcerative tumor involving the gastric antrum and body was also found at barium study of the stomach. Subtotal gastrectomy and right Iobectomy of the liver resulted in rapid decrease in serum alpha-fetoprotein. Histopathologically the diagnosis was hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach with liver metastasis.
Adenocarcinoma* ; alpha-Fetoproteins ; Angiography ; Barium ; Diagnosis ; Ethiodized Oil ; Gastrectomy ; Humans ; Liver ; Liver Function Tests ; Lymph Nodes ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Prognosis ; Pyloric Antrum ; Stomach* ; Ulcer

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Radiography, Thoracic* ; Thorax*

PURPOSE: To report a case of massive spontaneous suprachoroidal hemorrhage in a middle-aged female with heavy alcohol consumption. CASE SUMMARY: A 48-year-old female with a history of heavy alcohol consumption developed a massive spontaneous suprachoroidal hemorrhage in the right eye. Fundus examination and B-scan ultrasonography of the right eye revealed a hemorrhagic choroidal detachment with kissing choroidal sign. On systemic evaluation, she was diagnosed with alcohol-induced hepatitis, diabetes, and diabetic nephropathy. We performed trans-scleral drainage of the suprachoroidal hemorrhage, trans pars plana vitrectomy and silicone oil injection in her right eye. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, this is the first case report of massive spontaneous suprachoroidal hemorrhage in a patient with heavy alcohol intake.
Alcohol Drinking* ; Choroid ; Diabetic Nephropathies ; Drainage ; Female ; Hemorrhage* ; Hepatitis ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Silicone Oils ; Ultrasonography ; Vitrectomy

PURPOSE: This study was done to assess effects of women focused relapse prevention program on abstinence self-efficacy and depression in alcoholic women. METHODS: This study was a non-equivalent control group non-synchronized design with two groups, an experimental group (13 patients) and a control group (16 patients). The instruments were the Situational Confidence Questionnaire (SCQ-39) and the Beck depression Inventory (BDI). Data collection was done between July and December, 2008, during which a pre-test, the total of 8 group sessions for four weeks, and a post-test were given to alcoholic women who were admitted to K hospital in U city and D hospital in G city. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Fisher's exact test, Mann-Whitney U test and ANCOVA with SPSS/WIN program. RESULTS: The scores for abstinence self-efficacy were significantly higher and for depression lower, for the experimental group after the women focused relapse prevention program. CONCLUSION: This study shows that the women focused relapse prevention program can be applied as an effective nursing intervention by clinical nurses.
Alcoholics* ; Data Collection ; Depression* ; Female ; Humans ; Nursing ; Questionnaires ; Recurrence* ; Statistics, Nonparametric