No abstract available.
Humans ; Infant* ; Infant, Newborn* ; Radial Artery*

No abstract available.
Autonomic Pathways* ; Rectal Neoplasms* ; Urodynamics*

PURPOSE: We compared the efficacies of intravesical instillation of the mitomycin (MMC), Pasteur bacillus Carmette-Guerin (B.C.G.)(PBCG) and Tice B.C.G (TBCG) in patients with high risk superficial transitional cell carcinoma of bladder. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Our study included 49 patients with the stage T1 and the stage Ta with recurrent, grade 3, multiple or greater than 3 cm sized tumor. After complete transurethral resection of all visible tumors, 11 out of them were treated intravesically with 40 mg mitomycin C once a week for 8 consecutive weeks, 21 with 8~15 x 10(6) colony-forming units (CFU) Pasteur BCG and 17 with 2~8 x 10(8) CFU Tice BCG once a week for 6 consecutive weeks. RESULTS: The mean followup periods were 51.6 months for MMC group, 33 months for PBCG group and 17.8 months for TBCG group. The overall recurrence rates were 72.7% for MMC group, 38% for PBCG group and 17.6% for TBCG group (p=0.014). The mean times for recurrence were 8.1 months for MMC group, 9.7 months for PBCG group and 13.3 months for TBCG group (p=0.610). The tumor progression rates in each group were following, 3/11 (27%) for the MMC group, 2/21 (9.5%) for the PBCG group and 1/17 (5.9%) for the TBCG group (p>0.05). The difference in recurrence free survival rates between MMC group and PBCG group and between TBCG group and PBCG group was not significant (p>0.05). The difference in recurrence free survival rates between MMC group and TBCG group was significant (p=0.0012). CONCLUSIONS: Our result showed that TBCG group was superior to the others in recurrence rate and recurrence free survival rate, but further study including longterm followup and various HCG instillation dosage Is needed In order to confirm the preventive efficacy of BCG according to strain in superficial bladder tumor.
Administration, Intravesical ; Bacillus ; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Mitomycin* ; Mycobacterium bovis* ; Recurrence ; Stem Cells ; Survival Rate ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms* ; Urinary Bladder*

We report a case of lupus vulgaris following BCG vaccination in a 12-year-old male. The patient was vaccinated against tuberculosis on right shoulder 6 months ago. The erythemstous papular eruptions began to develop on the BCG vaccinated site 2 weeks after vaccination. The eruptions progressed to be pruritic, erythematous plaque which was flat, crescent shaped, and centrally covered by adherent scales for 6 months. Histopathological findings revealed tubercles and tuberculoid structures composed of epitheloid cells and Langhans giant, cells in the dermis. Caseation necrosis within the tubercles was slight or absent. In addition, there was an infiltrate of mononuclear cells around the tubercles. The skin lesions cleared after 6 months of treatment with oral isoniazid 300mg daily.
Child ; Dermis ; Humans ; Isoniazid ; Lupus Vulgaris* ; Male ; Mycobacterium bovis* ; Necrosis ; Shoulder ; Skin ; Tuberculosis ; Vaccination* ; Weights and Measures

No abstract available.
Adult* ; Femoral Neck Fractures* ; Femur Neck* ; Humans

No abstract available.
Spondylolisthesis*

No abstract available.
Fractures, Open*

Congenital Hyperextension of the Knee is a extremly rare deformity, in which the tibia is displaced anteriorly in relation to the femur. It is usually classified into three subtypes according to severity of the status: genu recurvatum, subluxation and dislocation. (Curtis and Fisher) We experienced a genu recurvatum type of congenital hyperextension of the knee in June, 1976.
Congenital Abnormalities ; Dislocations ; Femur ; Knee ; Tibia

Requirement of blood transfusion has been progressively increased and supplements by volunteer donor are not sufficient to their requirements. Moreover homologous blood transfusion are not supplied without risks, espcially the transmission of the serum hepatitis. Twenty procedures, including two total hip replacement arthroplasty, were carried out with acute hemodilutional autotransfusion. The results of this study show that autotransfusion is a safe method without difficulty of blood replacement in elective orthopedic procedures.
Arthroplasty ; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip ; Blood Transfusion ; Blood Transfusion, Autologous ; Clinical Study ; Hepatitis ; Humans ; Methods ; Orthopedic Procedures ; Orthopedics ; Tissue Donors ; Volunteers

Fractures involving joints and about the joints provide complex problems with small comminuted fractures, surrounding soft tissue injuries and articular cartilage damage. Various problems are also encountered on the weight bearing surface, especially on the convex side of the distal Femur. Even though many auther had recommended kinds of management upto now, operative methods are more suggested in order to get good results regarding with the accurate anatomical reduction, rigid internal fixation and early joint motion. The clinical analysis of rnanagements of 20 cases of distai femoral fracture demonstrate that seperate dual incision-bilateral or right angle plane-to originate fracture site, and anatomical reduction & rigid internal fixation, early non-weight bearing ROM exercise of joint were sometimes mandatory to treat the displaced, comminuted fracture.
Cartilage, Articular ; Femoral Fractures ; Femur ; Fractures, Comminuted ; Joints ; Soft Tissue Injuries ; Weight-Bearing