We aimed to study the clinicopathologic features of inflammatory fibroid polyp by histological and immunohistochemical methods. The materials used in this study consisted of 9 cases of inflammatory fibroid polyp: 4 in the stomach, 4 in the small intestine and 1 in the cecum. The results were as follows: Females were affected more frequently than males and the average age was 45 years(range:27-61). In cases of gastric lesion, the size tended to be smaller, the mass was mainly located along the greater curvature side of antrum, and confined to the submucosa. However inflammatory fibroid polyp of the small intestine was over 2.5 cm in size, located along the antemesenteric border, and involved the proper muscle layer. In addition, intussusception was accompanied by polyp in 2 cases of small intestinal lesions. Histologically inflammatory fibroid polyps of the stomach were characterized by prominent lymphocytic infiltration and occasional onion-skinning of stromal cells, whereas plasmocytic infiltration was prominent in those of the small intestine. Main component cells comprising this lesion were confirmed to be fibroblasts by immunohistochemistry which revealed strong reactivity to vimentin in the cytoplasm of slindle cells.
Female ; Male ; Humans

No abstract available.
Osteomyelitis* ; Radionuclide Imaging*

The term endometriosis refers to ectopic endometriume. It most often involves the pelvic organs, including ovaries, broad and round ligaments, fallopian tubes, cervix, vagina and the pouch of Douglas. We report a case of vesical endometriosis in a 4- year old female patient and review literature. Segmental resection of this mass with involved bladder resulted in cure and this lesion was confirmed histologically as endometriosis of the bladder.
Cervix Uteri ; Endometriosis* ; Endometrium ; Fallopian Tubes ; Female ; Humans ; Ovary ; Round Ligament of Uterus ; Urinary Bladder ; Vagina

A clinical observation was undertaken on 7 cases of epididymal tuberculosis mimicking the symptoms and signs of acute epididymitis and 24 cases of all tuberculous epididymitis which were seen during the period from September 1983 to July 1987. The results obtained were as follows. 1. A total of 7 cases of epididymal tuberculosis mimicking the symptoms and signs of acute epididymitis corresponds to 29% of epididymal tuberculosis(24 cases). 2. The highest occurrence was observed in the age of 30 to 39(5 cases). 3. Lateralization showed 5 cases in the right, 2 cases in the left and none in both. 4. Presenting symptoms and signs were painful scrotal swelling in all 7 cases, fever 4 cases, tender epididymal nodule 4 cases and local heating 2 cases but beading of vas and scrotal fistula was not found. 5. In urine examination, pyuria was observed in 5 cases, hematuria in 1 case and no tubercle bacilli was observed. 6. Among 7 cases, we observed that epididymal tuberculosis were associated with pulmonary tuberculosis, active or inactive, in 5 cases and renal tuberculosis in 1 case.
Epididymitis* ; Fever ; Fistula ; Heating ; Hematuria ; Hot Temperature ; Male ; Pyuria ; Tuberculosis* ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; Tuberculosis, Renal

Detrusor instability is defined as involuntary detrusor contraction above 15 cmH2O during normal bladder filling without neuralgic disorder. Recently clinical evaluation of the patients with detrusor instability was being made more commonly by urodynamic study. We analysed urodynamic study (filling and voiding cystometry) on 26 patients diagnosed as BPH with detrusor instability (Group A) on the Department of Urology, Korea University Haehwa Hospital during the period from September. 1988 to July, 1989. The results were compared with the 22 patients who were diagnosed as BPH without detrusor instability (Group B). The results was followed : 1. In Group A, bladder volume of urge to void (148.81 +- 87.61 ml) and maximum cystometric capacity (231.80 +- 116.49ml) were lower than the results of Group B (232.41 +- 101.69ml and 429.82 +- 121.16ml) in filling cystometry. 2. In Group A, the compliance was low in 21 (<20ml/cm H20) and mean compliance was 10.38 +- 10.29ml/cm H20. It was much lower than that of the Group B (28.66 +- 17.19ml/cm H20) (p <0.005). 3. In voiding cystometry, typical obstructive pattern was 32 cases and 11 cases were failed due to urge incontinence during filling cystometry. 4. Among 26 cases of BPH with detrusor instability, Oxybutynin were given on 12 cases in which postoperative incontinence were persisted in spite of UTI control. 5. 10 (83.3%) in 12 cases of BPH group treated with Oxybutynin showed subjective improvement of irritative voiding symptoms. 6. Detrusor pressure at maximum cystometric capacity were 74.2 +- 29.7 cmH20 in Group A and 45.2 +- 25.7 cmH20 in Group B. (p<0.005).
Compliance ; Humans ; Korea ; Urinary Bladder ; Urinary Incontinence, Urge ; Urodynamics* ; Urology

We examined surgically excised pterygial tissues from 24 patients under light microscope and direct immunofluorescence. The routine histologic examination of pterygial tissues disclosed a connective tissue stroma(dermis) and stratified squamous cell mucosa(epidermis). The presense of atrophy and acanthosis were confirmed in 15 cases(62.5%) and 8 cases(33.3%) of all 24 cases, respectively in the epidermis. And we observed predominantly basophilic degeneration in 14 cases(58%) and less frequently eosinophilic homogenization in 2 cases(8.3%) in the dermis. Perivascular lymphocytes were also seen in 4 cases(16.96) in the dermis. Of the 24 patients, 3(12.5%) showed positive staining with FITC-conjugated anti-human IgG. Direct immunofluorescence with FITC-conjugated anti-human IgM was found in only one case, defining in fluorescent intensity as negative and positive. IgA was not detected in the basement membrane, but was deposited in the cytoplasm of upper mucosa in 8 cases(33.3%). The fibrinogens were deposited linearly along the basement membrane in 14 cases(58.3%). These results suggest that an immunologic mechanism may contribute to the pathogenesis of pterygium.
Atrophy ; Basement Membrane ; Basophils ; Connective Tissue ; Cytoplasm ; Dermis ; Eosinophils ; Epidermis ; Fibrinogen ; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin A ; Immunoglobulin G ; Immunoglobulin M ; Lymphocytes ; Mucous Membrane ; Pterygium*

No abstract available.
Endometriosis* ; Female

BACKGROUND: Victims of trauma in the emergency room(ER) suffer from kinds of discomforts derived from their physical injury and psychological instability. Although discomforts may be varied by the patient's characteristics and environmental factors such as medical personnel or facilities in ER, an active control for the discomfort should be required because it may affect an outcome of treatment and prognosis of illness. The purpose of this study is to analyze the distressing factors which traumatized patients have been experienced in the ER and to improve the management of trauma patients in the future. METHODS: From January 1, 1996 to June 30, 1996, we tried to interview patients about the painful experiences in ER before the decision of his or her discharge from ER. We analyzed the data on age, sex, religion, educational level, injury severity score(ISS), the most unpleasant experience, sleep deprivation, and friar for death. RESULTS: The 126 patients were enrolled in this study. The patients consisted of 93 male and 33 female, their mean age was 45 years old and mean ISS was 7.86. About seventy one percent of the patients complained unpleasant experiences during the stay in the ER. Of these, pain at the injury sites was the most frequent complaint (66.7%). The sleep deprivation was showed about sixty percent of the total patient and the most common cause of this was also due to pain(40%). Nineteen percent of the patients answered that they have felt the fear for death. There were statistically significant differences in degree of the ISS whether the fear for death and unpleasant experience were or not. When the patients demarked with whether the presence of pain, the occurrence of sleep deprivation, and fear for death were statistically related to the pain. However, the data was denoted no direct relationship with pain according to sex, educational level, or religion. CONCLUSION: The trauma patient admitted to ER suffered from various stressful conditions including not only their physical injury but care personnel or unstable environmental factors in ER. Therefore, emergency medical personnel has to understand some possible distresses of the patients and need to reduce them to provide more careful and proper managements.
Emergencies* ; Emergency Service, Hospital* ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prognosis ; Sleep Deprivation

BACKGROUND: Pain is one of the most common presenting complaints in the emergency department(ED) and adequate analgesia for painful conditions is an important goal of emergency medical practice. This study was designed to investigate on the actual condition regarding the use of analgesic injections for traumatized patients in the field of ED and to reconsider the concern and methods of pain management in the future. METHOD: We carried out a prospective, noninterventional observational clinical study of adult patients presenting with acute trauma in the ED. Using a numeric rating scale ranging from 0 to 10, patients quantified their pain intensity on arriving at the ED and on one hour after analgesic administrations in the cases of analgesic use or after initial Assessment in the cases of no analgesic use. They also were interviewed about the level of their satisfaction to pain relief before leaving the ED. RESULTS: Seventy eight percent of all patient received analgesic injections(nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs; 62%, opioids; 16%) and the remaining 22 patients(22%) were treated without analgesics. At the time of secondary assessment to pain, initial pain score in the cases of analgesic administration decreased. Patients who are beyond fair in the level of satisfaction were recorded for only 18% of all patient even though 78% of patients received analgesic injections. CONCLUSION: Our data illustrate that the patient of trauma commonly receive analgesic injections in the ED but their levels of satisfaction are under fair. This finding suggests that the concern and methods of pain management have to be reconsidered through the understanding of analgesic pharmacology and pattern of pain relief by analgesics.
Adult ; Analgesia ; Analgesics ; Analgesics, Opioid ; Emergencies* ; Emergency Service, Hospital* ; Humans ; Pain Management* ; Pharmacology ; Prospective Studies

No abstract avaiable.
Glucose* ; Homeostasis*