No abstract available.
Blood Flow Velocity* ; Ductus Arteriosus* ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn* ; Ultrasonography*

Primary pyogenic psoas abscess is rare lesion, and often is not suspected. Reasons for delayed diagnosis are unfamility with the lesion and the fact that symptoms often resemble those of primary disease of the hip. We present a case of primary pyogenic psoas abscess in child, which was diagnosed by MRI, and completely recovered after surgical treatment.
Child ; Delayed Diagnosis ; Hip ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Psoas Abscess

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Fracture healing in the hand is not an isolated goal. The functional end result is of paramount importance. When the correct techniques are used, miniplate fixation for metacarpal and phalangeal fractures of the hand provides rigid internal fixation, stabilizes the skeleton, preserves the gliding tissue, and therefore allowing immediate active range of motion exercise as well as minimizing joint and tendon complications. The authors have reviewed 39 patients, 52 cases of metacarpal and phalangeal fractures of the hand which were treated with miniplate in the department of orthopaedic surgery, Chang Ang Gil hospital from Sep. 1989 to Feb. 1993. The following results were obtained. 1. Miniplate fixation, in terms of fracture reduction and maintenance, allows on accurate anatomic reduction with rigid fixation which in turn affords on early mobilization without loss of reduction alignment. 2. The roentgenographic union was obtained within 15.1 weeks in average. The mean total acitve motion at the fractured finger was 230°. The complication rate was 11.5%. 3. In the treatment of metacarpal and phalangeal fractures of the hand, especially fractures of metacarpal bones, fixation with miniplate is considered to be an useful method in terms of getting fracture union and good range of motion with relative low complication rates.
Early Ambulation ; Fingers ; Fracture Healing ; Hand ; Humans ; Joints ; Metacarpal Bones ; Methods ; Range of Motion, Articular ; Skeleton ; Tendons

No abstract available.
Adult* ; Humans

No abstract available.
Child* ; Humans ; Humerus*

Anesthesia, General ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Incidence ; Palatine Tonsil ; Postoperative Hemorrhage ; Tonsillectomy

Neurilemmoma is the most frequent solitary tumor of the peripheral nerves. It may occur anywhere in the body, but their occurrence in the penis is rare and unusual. Treatment of this lesion is simple surgical excision. We report a case of neurilemmoma of the penis in a 27 year-old male and review the literature.
Adult ; Humans ; Male ; Neurilemmoma* ; Penis* ; Peripheral Nerves

Systemic sclerosis is a generalized connective tissue disorder. It is characterized by fibrosis, degenerative changes and vascular lesions affecting the skin, joints, skeletal muscles and multiple internal organs. Clinical renal disease in systemic sclerosis ranges from scleroderma renal crisis to more subtle abnormalities. Scleroderma renal crisis is characterized by malignant hypertension and rapidly progressive renal failure. It can be successfully treated with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, but remains the most feared complication of systemic sclerosis. We have experienced a 57 year old female patient who visited emergency room with a sudden onset of mental deterioration, azotemia and oliguria. She was under symptomatic treatment for Raynaud's phenomenon for 2 years. Renal biopsy of the patient showed onion-skin configuration in the interlobular arteries which is characteristic of scleroderma renal crisis. She proceded to maintenance hemodialysis despite a angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor treatment. We report a case of SRC with a brief review of literature.
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors ; Arteries ; Azotemia ; Biopsy ; Connective Tissue ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Female ; Fibrosis ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Hypertension, Malignant ; Joints ; Middle Aged ; Muscle, Skeletal ; Oliguria ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A ; Renal Dialysis ; Renal Insufficiency ; Scleroderma, Systemic ; Skin

No abstract available.
Thromboangiitis Obliterans*