The ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine(OPLL) is newly recongnized clinical entity,although compression of the spinal cord by an OPLL was reported by key as early as in 1839 in Guy's HospitalReport. OPLL was noticeable in lateral tomography as an abnormal dense radiopacity along the posterior margins ofthe vertebral body. Authors retrospectively analysed the diagnostic values and findings of lateral tomography ofthe cervical spine in 11 cases at Kang Nam General Hospital Public Corporation during 1 yr from July 1984 to June1985. The results were as follows; 1. Among suspected 11 cases of OPLL, 9 cases were confiremd as OPLL on lateraltomogram. 2. Age range was 25 years old to 55 years old and more prevalent age was over 5th decades & male wasmore involved than female. 3. Frequent involvement was C2-C5 level and number of vertebral bodies involved was 3.6in average. 4. This ossification developed 4 modes, a continuous type 11%, segmental 33%, mixed type 33%,circumscribed type in 22%. 5. OPLL thickness were from 2mm to 4.5mm and spnal canal narrowing ratio were form 25%to 44% and there were norational relationships between clinical symptom and thicknness of OPLL. 6. On diagnosis ofOPLL, lateral tomography is accurate and recommendable screening study due to easy, noninvasive, indisipensable and less harmful technique, compared to those of myelography or computed tomography.
Diagnosis ; Female ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Male ; Mass Screening ; Myelography ; Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament ; Retrospective Studies ; Spinal Cord ; Spine

The CT is a more accurate technique for detecting sclerotic bony change of osteritis condensans ilii thanplain radiograph. We analysed a comparison between CT and plain radiography of osteitis condensans ilii, acorrelation between osteitis condensans ilii and women of childbearing age. The result were as follow: 1. Theincidence of osteitis condensans ilii is 5.3% on KUB, 11.7% on CT when the width of iliac sclerosis is more than7.5mm as diagnsotic criteria. 2. We observed a osteitis condensans ilii between 19 years and 51 years of age, mostfrequently in fourth decade. 3. The width of iliac sclerosis is 10-13 mm in 3 cases of osteitis condensans ilii onboth CT &KUB, 7.5-9mm in 4 cases of osteitis condensans ilii on CT only. 4. The incidence of osteitis condensansilii is increased significantly when the width of iliac sclerosis is less than 7.5mm as diagnostic criteria. 5.Relatively high correlation between osteitis condensans ilii and delivary in our study (66.6%)
Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Osteitis ; Radiography ; Sclerosis

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Colorectal Neoplasms* ; Electrophoresis* ; Genes, ras* ; Humans* ; Point Mutation* ; Polymerase Chain Reaction*

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Situs inversus, a left-to-right transposition of the normally asymmetrical organs of the body, is a rare anomaly that occurs in 1:5,000-1:10,000 adults. In the total form, the thoracic organs, as well as the abdominal organs, are completely reversed in a "mirror image" of their normal arrangement. Herein, we present a case of an adenocarcinoma of the proximal bile duct in a 68-year-old man with total situs inversus. Without any technical problems, he successfully underwent a bile-duct resection and bilioenteric anastomosis. He did well postoperatively, and after one course of chemotherapy, was discharged on postoperative day 12. A review of the international literature on this subject is presented.
Adenocarcinoma ; Adult ; Aged ; Bile Duct Neoplasms* ; Bile Ducts* ; Bile* ; Drug Therapy ; Humans ; Situs Inversus*

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Much has been tried to avoid the toxicity and increase the quality of local anesthesia during epidural anesthesia. One idea is that a mixture of local anesthetics would give better result than separate in jections. This study was undertaken to compare the use of lidocaine alone in contrast to a lidoca-ine-tetracaine mixture. Thirty three cases of epidural anesthesia were performed at Dae-Jeon Eul Ji Hospital from Jan. to Nov. 1985. The results were as follow; 1) There was no difference in the time of onset of anesthesia between the single k Mixt-ure groups. 2) The duration of anesthesia from the mixture was longer than lidocaine by itself. 3) Muscle relaxation from the mixture was superior to lidocaine alone. 4) Toxicity of the mixture was no more than lidocaine alone. 5) In all the groups, pressure drop in diastole was more than that of systole. The heart rate was normal or slightly increased. In conclusion, the use of the lidocaine-tetracaine mixture was better than lidocaine alone for epidural anesthesia.
Anesthesia ; Anesthesia, Epidural* ; Anesthesia, Local ; Anesthetics, Local ; Diastole ; Heart Rate ; Lidocaine ; Muscle Relaxation ; Systole

PURPOSE: Obesity is considered an epidemic worldwide. Nonsurgical treatment such as dietary, physical and pharmacological therapies have limited success and thus, bariatric surgery is the ultimate option. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is a bariatric procedure, which is a restrictive and malabsorptive procedure simultaneously. The purpose of this study was to develop surgical rat models of bariatric surgery and analyze the effect of gastric bypass on body weight, ghrelin and polypeptide YY(3-36) (PYY(3-36)) changes in rats. METHODS: RYGB, sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and sham operation were performed in diet-induced obese rats and compared to obese control and normal control rats. RESULTS: In RYGB group, 20.7+/-8.56% of weight loss was achieved on postoperative day 18 and maintained thereafter. This outcome was significant compared to SG (8.8+/-1.82%) and sham operated (6.2+/-2.45%) groups. When pre- and postoperative ghrelin levels were compared, there was a significant decrease in RYGB group (P<0.028); nonetheless, there was no difference in SG and sham operated groups. When pre- and postoperative PYY(3-36) levels were compared, there was a significant increase in RYGB (P<0.028), SG (P<0.031) and sham operated (P<0.031) groups. CONCLUSION: We developed surgical rat models of RYGB and SG. Those rats that underwent RYGB lost significant body weight and maintained the weight thereafter. The decrease in ghrelin and increase in PYY(3-36) may be associated with loss of appetite and delay in intestinal transit time with subsequent weight loss maintenance. In the future, this rat model would serve as a tool for further study on endocrine regulation of obesity.
Animals ; Appetite ; Bariatric Surgery ; Body Weight ; Gastrectomy ; Gastric Bypass ; Ghrelin ; Models, Animal ; Obesity ; Peptide YY ; Rats ; Salicylamides ; Weight Loss

Lymph node metastasis is found in 10-15% of patients with early gastric cancer; however, metastatic nodes forming giant abdominal masses or distant metastases are extremely rare. A 51-year-old male, HBs Ag-positive patient presented with an incidentally found huge upper abdominal mass. Imaging studies showed a 7 cm-sized epigastric mass consistent with hepatocellular carcinoma. His serum -fetoprotein level was also significantly elevated (330.6 ng/ml). Endoscopic studies revealed a suspicious early gastric carcinoma located on the lesser curvature and the anterior wall of the antrum. He was operated on with a preoperative diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma coexisting with an early gastric carcinoma. However, the actual abdominal tumor was a metastatic lymph node resulting from a gastric carcinoma which was located around the hepatic artery. Accordingly, he underwent a subtotal gastrectomy with the D2 lymph node dissection and the removal of the metastatic node. Postoperatively, he did well without any complications. His serum -fetoprotein level decreased to 49.3 ng/ml one week after the surgery and was completely normalized 3 months later. To date, one year and 4 months after the operation, he is in good conditions without evidence of recurrence on endoscopic and imaging studies.
alpha-Fetoproteins ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; Diagnosis ; Gastrectomy ; Hepatic Artery ; Humans ; Lymph Node Excision ; Lymph Nodes* ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Recurrence ; Stomach Neoplasms*

Defects resulting from Mohs micrographic surgery may immediately be reconstructed with primary repair, flaps or grafts, or the wound may be allowed to heal by secondary intention. We experienced 3 cases of secondary intention healing using occlusive dressing and purse-string suture, and wounds were healed with excellent cosmetic and functional results. Therefore, we conclude that secondary intention healing of forehead and temple wounds is a safe and effective method of wound management after Mohs micrographic surgery.
Forehead* ; Intention* ; Mohs Surgery ; Occlusive Dressings ; Sutures ; Transplants ; Wounds and Injuries