Appendicitis is a common disease in children. But left lower abdominal pain in acute appendicitis is a rare clinical feature. A 6 year-old-girl complained of left sided abdominal pain for 2 days. Past medical history was not contributory. Abdominal tenderness and guarding in left lower quadrant were noticed. Abdominal sonography and abdominal computed tomography scan demonstrated reversed position between superior mesenteric artery and vein, and a mass in the left lower quadrant abdomen suggesting appendicitis. Acute appendicitis in left lower quadrant, associated with intestinal malrotation, was found at laparatomy.
Abdomen ; Abdominal Pain ; Appendicitis* ; Child* ; Humans ; Mesenteric Artery, Superior ; Veins

Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) is a relatively common entity. A number of studies for the postoperative feeding schedule has been studied to allow for earlier hospital discharge and improve cost-effectiveness in the treatment of HPS. The purpose of this study was to compare 3 feeding-methods and to evaluate the usefulness of ad lib feeding for HPS. The authors retrospectively reviewed the records of 116 patients who underwent pyloromyotomy for HPS from 1995 to 2004. Three cases were excluded because of the duodenal perforation during pyloromyotomy. Three feeding-methods were defined as: Conventional feeding (>10 hours nothing by mouth and incremental feeding every 2 hours, C), Early feeding(for 4 to 8 hours nothing by mouth and incremental feeding every 2 hours, E), and Ad lib feeding (for 4 hours nothing by mouth and ad lib feeding, A). Time to normal feeing in C, E and A were 51+/-24, 34+/-12 and 24+/-6 hours, respectively. Hospital-stay in C, E and A were 72+/-17, 55+/-13 and 43+/-12 hours, respectively. There were statistically significant differences according to the method of feeding. Frequency of postoperative emesis in C, E and A were 38%, 47% and 53%, but was not significant statistically. Ad lib feeding decreased time to normal feeding and hospital stay, and did not increase postoperative emesis. We conclude that ad lib feeding is recommended for patient with pyloromyotomy in HPS.
Appointments and Schedules ; Fees and Charges ; Humans ; Length of Stay ; Mouth ; Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting ; Pyloric Stenosis, Hypertrophic* ; Retrospective Studies

The branchio-oto-renal (BOR) syndrome is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disease entity which is characterized by the association of preauricular pits, branchial cleft anomaly, hearing loss and various renal anomalies. The incidence of BOR syndrome is approximately 1 : 40,000 and its genetic pattern of transmission is autosomal dominant. Hearing loss is the most common feature of BOR syndrome and is reported in almost 90% of affected individuals. EYA1, the human homologue of the Drosophila eyes absent gene, has been shown to cause BOR syndrome. We report, with a review of literatures, a female patient with BOR syndrome.
Branchial Region ; Branchio-Oto-Renal Syndrome ; Drosophila ; Eye ; Female ; Hearing Loss ; Humans ; Incidence

Central odontogenic fibroma is an extremely rare benign tumor, accounting for less than 0.1% of all odontogenic tumors. The most recent literature review that only 69 cases have so far been reported. This tumor has a slow persistent growth that results in painless cortical expansion clinically, and well defined unilocular or multilocular radiolucent lesion. Root resorption of associated teeth is common, and lesions located between the teeth often cause root divergence. There is occurring tendency to female more than male, and occurring in the mandible and in the maxilla with equal frequency. The treatment is surgical excision with no tendency to undergo malignant transformation. We report a case of central odontogenic fibroma in the maxilla of a 27-year male with literatures review.
Accounting ; Female ; Fibroma ; Humans ; Male ; Mandible ; Maxilla ; Odontogenic Tumors ; Root Resorption ; Tooth

Flatfoot is defined as loss of medial arch with hindfoot valgus, but normal condition is obscure due to wide individual variance. Loss or decreasing of medial longitudinal arch with radiographic image is clinically diagnosed as flatfoot. Flatfoot without symptoms is not an indication for treatment. The etiologies of flatfoot are congenital cause, hypermobility, tarsal coalition, neuromuscular disease, posttraumatic deformity, Charcot arthropathy, and posterior tibial tendon dysfuction. The flatfoot is classified as congenital and acquired, flexible, and rigid. The diagnosis is made by physical examination and radiographic findings. In particular, the posterior tibial tendon dysfunction is known as adult acquired flatfoot.
Adult ; Congenital Abnormalities* ; Diagnosis* ; Flatfoot* ; Humans ; Neuromuscular Diseases ; Physical Examination ; Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction ; Tendons

PURPOSE: Thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) is known to be the most common midline neck mass in children, but the adult population still has this abnormality. The most common symptom of TGDC is a simple neck mass, and differential diagnosis among other abnormalities is important. The aim of this study is to perform a retrospective view of TGDC in order to describe any differences in clinical features, diagnostic tools, treatment, and outcomes in children and adults who underwent surgery in a single institution, and to determine its clinical implications. METHODS: We performed a retrospective chart review on 75 pathologically diagnosed TGDC patients from 1995 to 2013 who were divided into two groups: children (< or =18 years) and adults. Comparison analysis was performed for age, sex, site and location of cyst, size, diagnostic tool, surgical method, and postoperative outcome. RESULTS: Our study showed frequent occurrence of TGDC in adults. There was no significant sex, site, or location difference in the occurrence of TGDC in children and adults, however, the size of cyst in adults was larger than that in children (mean, 2.80 cm vs 2.15 cm) (P<0.001). Four patients (5.3%) had postoperative recurrence of TGDC, and Sistrunk operation showed lower recurrence rate than excision (3.1% vs 18.2%) (P<0.040). Two malignancy cases were identified postoperatively in adults. CONCLUSION: Particularly in adults, the possibility of carcinoma would make it important to perform fine-needle aspiration for differential diagnosis. Sistrunk procedure will remain the treatment of choice for most TGDC patients considering recurrence risk.
Adult* ; Biopsy, Fine-Needle ; Child* ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Neck ; Recurrence ; Retrospective Studies ; Thyroglossal Cyst*

The pterional craniotomy is the one of the most frequently used surgical procedures in the field of neurosurgery. Two main methods(muscle-splitting and interfascial technique) of the temporalis dissection and its modifications have been described in detail in the neurosurgical literature. But the muscle splitting technique may limit the exposure of the skull base and the interfascial dissection carries a significant risk of frontalis nerve palsy. The authors have used the subfascial dissection method and compared it with other two techniques in the aspects of functional and cosmetic outcomes. A total of 253 consecutive patients who underwent pterional craniotomies between January 1990 and June 1995 were selected. Among these, interfascial technique was used in 92 patients, muscle-splitting method in 93 patients, and subfascial temporalis dissection in 68 patients . The patients were examined to compare the incidence of facial nerve palsy, the presence of chewing difficulty, temporal asymmetry and the degree of maximal mouth opening. The interfascial approach showed the worst outcome in preserving frontalis nerve and maintaining temporal symmetry(p<0.05). There were no significant differences among these three techniques in maximal mouth opening and chewing difficulties. In conclusion, the subfascial temporalis dissection technique enable many surgeons to perform pterional craniotomies without fear of frontalis nerve injury while obtainig satisfactory operative exposure. We believe this is the choice of dissection method when performing pterional craniotomy.
Craniotomy* ; Facial Nerve ; Humans ; Incidence ; Mastication ; Mouth ; Neurosurgery ; Paralysis ; Skull Base

Acute Achilles tendon rupture is a frequent injury during sports and recreational activities. Treatments for Achilles tendon rupture have been controversial in recent decades. Traditionally the surgical treatment had benefit over nonsurgical treatment in terms of low rerupture rate and early functional restoration. Recently, nonsurgical treatment was found to show no statistically significant inferiority in re-rupture rate, functional outcome, and calf strength. Whereas, surgical treatment had some complications including adhesion, nerve injury, and infection. Nonsurgical treatment has been increasing due to functional rehabilitation with early weight bearing and restricted early motion. It focuses more attention on the course of caring for patients with deep discussion. There are open repair and minimally invasive repair in terms of surgical treatment. There are various techniques for minimally invasive repair of Achilles tendon, which has some advantages over the open repair. However, the optimal technique for minimally invasive repair has not been established. The number of suture strands is important regardless of suture technique.
Achilles Tendon* ; Humans ; Rehabilitation ; Rupture* ; Sports ; Suture Techniques ; Sutures ; Weight-Bearing

Since the pancreas and the spleen lie in close proximity, splenic complications during the course of pancreatitis are possible, but uncommon. No previously published report in Korean has described splenic subcapsular hematoma due to pancreatitis, and we now report one such case.
Hematoma* ; Pancreas ; Pancreatitis ; Pancreatitis, Chronic* ; Spleen*

Copper is an essential trace element for numerous vital enzymes. Recently, copper can be used clinically as assessing the disease activity, prognosis, therapeutic effect and early prediction of recurrence in patient with neoplasia. But overloading of copper can cause fatal outcome. Copper intoxication is usually encountered following accidental ingestion or suicidal intoxication. A 43-year old male was admitted because of epigastric pain and hematuria after ingestion of the copper hydroxide and organophosphate for suicidal purpose. The laboratory findings showed that the serum and urinary copper concentration are elevated, then the acute renal failure, hemolytic anemia and liver injury progressed. With conservative management, the hemolytic anemia was improved, but disseminated intravascular coagulation with sepsis and respiratory failure by pneumonia were developed, and then finally expired on the eighth hospital days. We experienced a case of a patient who presented with acute renal failure, hemolytic anemia and liver injury after ingestion of copper, and we reported with review of literature.
Acute Kidney Injury ; Adult ; Anemia, Hemolytic ; Copper* ; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation ; Eating ; Fatal Outcome ; Hematuria ; Humans ; Liver ; Male ; Pneumonia ; Prognosis ; Recurrence ; Respiratory Insufficiency ; Sepsis