The congenital tracheoesophageal fistula without atresia of the esophagus is considered a rare variant, and the literature concerned to the tracheoesophageal fistula fistula without atresia is little in adult especially. The 22-year-old male was admitted to Yeungnam University Hospital with his chief complaints of weight loss (6 kg/6 months), abdominal discomfort, and intermittent coughing. The diagnosis was made by the endoscopy and esophagography. The fistula was 1.5 cm in diameter, 0.5 cm in length. The level was around second thoracic vertebra. The operation was performed transpleurally through the right third intercostals space and the fistula was secured with interrupted silk suture after division. The fibrotic adhesion was seen around the tracheoesophageal fistula. The postoperative course was uneventful, and postoperative esophagogram revealed no extraluminal leakage. Herewith we report this unusual case of isolated tracheo-esophageal fistula with review of literatures.
Adult ; Cough ; Diagnosis ; Endoscopy ; Esophagus* ; Fistula ; Humans ; Male ; Silk ; Spine ; Sutures ; Tracheoesophageal Fistula* ; Weight Loss ; Young Adult

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Thyroid Gland* ; Thyroid Nodule*

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Adult* ; Hernia, Inguinal* ; Humans

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Laparotomy* ; Sutures* ; Wound Infection* ; Wounds and Injuries*

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Humans ; Stomach Neoplasms* ; Young Adult*

Three cases of intestinal lipoma near the ileocecal valve are described. In patients of cecal and ileocecal valve lipoma, they had right lower quadrant abdominal pain secondary to partial intestinal obstruction. In rarely developed segmental lipomatosis of the ileum, the patient had right abdominal mass and pain to fecal impaction of the diverticula. Diagnosis may be made by an abnormal roentgenographic pattern and confirmed by colonoscopy. Surgical removal of the affected segment results in cure in symptomatic patients.
Abdominal Pain ; Colonoscopy ; Diagnosis ; Diverticulum ; Fecal Impaction ; Humans ; Ileocecal Valve ; Ileum ; Intestinal Obstruction ; Lipoma* ; Lipomatosis

This is a clinical study of 129 cases of colorectal cancer who were treated in the department of surgery, Inchon Christian Hospital from January 1989 to December 1996. The results were as follows; 1) The peak age incidence was 7th decade and the ratio between male and female was 1.87 : 1 2) The most frequent site of the tumor was the rectum(59.7%). 3) In the right and left colon cancer the most frequent symptom was abdominal pain and in the rectal cancer the most frequent symptom was bloody stool. 4) The duration of symptoms prior to admission was within 3months(58%). 5) The diagnostic methods were digital examination, sigmoidoscopy colonofiberscopy, barium enema and abdominal CT scanning. 6) The most frequently performed operation was Abdominoperineal resection(27%). 7) The staging of tumors was performed according to modified Dukes' classification and Dukes C was most frequent(55.1%). 8) The most common histopathologic type was adenocarcinoma(98%). 9) The most common macroscopic finding was ulcerative pattern. 10) The most common distant metastatic site was pelvic organ(12%). 11) The most common post-operative complication was wound infection(10.1%). 12) The 5year survival rate was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier's method : the overall 5year survival rate was 60.7%.
Abdominal Pain ; Barium ; Classification ; Colonic Neoplasms ; Colorectal Neoplasms* ; Enema ; Female ; Humans ; Incheon ; Incidence ; Male ; Rectal Neoplasms ; Sigmoidoscopy ; Survival Rate ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Ulcer ; Wounds and Injuries

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Meningitis*

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Anemia, Aplastic*

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Cytomegalovirus Infections*