No abstract available.
Humans ; Male*

Crouzon's disease, first described by Crouzon in 1912, is characterized by craniosynostosis, exorbitism and midface hypoplasia. As well, it has been known to be transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait. Clinically, Crouzon's disease not only has aesthetic problems, but also many functional disabilities, such as increased intracranial pressure, hydrocephalus, visual disturbance. difficulty in nasal breathing and malocclusion. The surgical correction of Crouzon's disease includes: 1) frontal bone advancement and release of the craniosynostosis; 2) correction of the midface retrusion; and 3) other ancillary procedures for better aesthetic results. The authors performed Le Fort III advancement for the correction of midface retrusion in 5 cases of Crouzon's disease. These advancements were performed at about the age of 15 in consideration of facial bone growth disturbance, psychosocial effects, and the recurrence of class III malocclusion after operation. The average advancement of the midface was 9. 2 mm. We experienced favorable aesthetic and functional results without severe complication in all cases or relapse of the advanced segment.
Craniofacial Dysostosis* ; Craniosynostoses ; Facial Bones ; Frontal Bone ; Hydrocephalus ; Intracranial Pressure ; Malocclusion ; Recurrence ; Respiration

BACKGROUND: Basal cell carcinoma(BCC) is the most common tumor of light-skinned people. Most of them are relatively innocuous, but some may cause extensive tissue destruction, and result in death by local infiltration of vital structure or metastatic disease. The bcl-2 is a protooncogene involved in tumorigenesis by blocking apoptosis or programmed cell death. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether there was a difference in bcl-2 expression in different histopathological types of BCC. Method: We performed immunohistochemical staining by using a monoclonal mouse anti-human bcl-2 oncoprotein in 28 BCC(nodular: 7 cases, micronodular; 3 cases, adenoid; 1 case, infiltrative; 9 cases, and mixed; 8 cases). Result: All 28 BCC expressed bcl-2, and the degree of staining was different according to histopathological types; poor prognostic micronodular(100%) and infiltrative(73.3%) types were relatively strong, and nodular(66.7% ) and adenoid(75.0%) types were moderate. Conclusion . These results suggest that the degree of bcl-2 expression in BCC seems to be dependent to the histopathological types together with clinical behavior.
Adenoids ; Animals ; Apoptosis ; Carcinogenesis ; Carcinoma, Basal Cell* ; Cell Death ; Mice

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Sutures

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Pneumonectomy* ; Radiography, Thoracic* ; Thorax*

No abstract available.
Cervix Uteri* ; Female

We retrospectively analyzed 22 patients pelvic CT, in whom the acetabular fracture were suspected in plain film. And compared and analyzed the computed tomogram findings and plain radiographic findings. The results were as follows. CT enables better evaluation of shape, extent, and degree of separation of fragment. CT was helpful in detecting the combined fracture and soft tissue injuries. CT showed intraarticular loose bodies, which were invisible on plain film. In patients with pelvic trauma, no necessary changing position during CT examination. CT was useful demonstrates the remnant of intraarticular osseous fragment and adequacy of reduction after surgery.
Acetabulum* ; Humans ; Retrospective Studies ; Soft Tissue Injuries

No abstract available.
Colorectal Neoplasms*

A case of testicular embryonal carcinoma developed in s cryptorchid testis is presented with a review of the literature. According to Campbell's series, the incidence of malignant cryptorchid testis was 11.6%. and his statistical evaluation was similar to Gilbert and Hamilton's series of 7,000 cases of testicular neoplasms where 840 tumors were developed in undescended testes(12%). Both authors agree that the chance of neoplastic development in a cryptorchid testis is approximately 48 times greater then that developing in a normally descended testis. Several cases of testicular tumor were reported sporadically in Korea, but malignant tumors in cryptorchism were rarely seen in the literatures Only two cases of malignant cryptorchid testis were already reported in Korea.
Carcinoma, Embryonal* ; Cryptorchidism ; Incidence ; Korea ; Male ; Testicular Neoplasms ; Testis*

Transmitral left ventricular diastolic inflow velocities determined by pulsed Doppler in 47 normotensives, 80 hypertensives and 44 age-matched hypertensives were measured to evaluate the effects of age and left ventricular hypertrophy on left ventricular diastolic fuction in normotensives and hypertensives. The results were as follows: 1) The peak E velocity in normotensives(77.82+/-13.53cm/sec) was significantly different from those of hyeprtensives(58.13+/-11.80cm, p<0.01) and age-matched hypertensives(59.31+/-10.94cm/sec, p<0.01). The peak E/A in normotensives(1.31+/-0.45) was significantly different from those of hypertensives(0.83+/-0.21,p<0.01) and age-matched hypertensives(0.83+/-0.20, p<0.01). 2)In normotensives, simple linear regression analysis revealed strong inverse correlations of peak E with age(r=-0.758, p<0.01), peak E/A with age(r=-0.748, p<0.01), but no significant correlation of peak E and peak E/A with LVMI(p>0.05). Stepwise regression analysis revealed that age was the most important correlate of peak E and peak E/A in normotensives(peak E: R
Heart Diseases ; Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular* ; Linear Models