Takayasu's arteritis is an arteritis of undetermined etiology, which affects the aorta, proximal portion of its major branches, and causes narrowing, occlusion, or aneurismal dilatation of vessel. Authors report 2 cases of Takayasu's arteritis with brief review of the literature.
Aorta ; Arteritis ; Dilatation ; Takayasu Arteritis*

A forty-seven-year-old male miner complained of paresthesia over right hypothenar area and ring and little fiugers for 3 months. On physical examination and electromyography, ulnar nerve dysfunction below elbow was noted. Intraoperatively, an anomalous muscle, the epitrochleoanconeus muscle, was found between the triceps muscle and flexor carpi ulnaris muscle, but it was clearly distinguished from them. Resection of the muscle and medial epicondylectomy were performed. The epitrochleoanconeus muscle is an anomalous muscle which arises from the medial epicondyle of the humerus and inserts into the medial border of the olecranon. The reports on ulnar nerve entrapment syndrome by this muscle were rare. On 14 months follow up, the symptoms and signs were improved.
Elbow ; Electromyography ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Humerus ; Male ; Miners ; Olecranon Process ; Paresthesia ; Physical Examination ; Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes ; Ulnar Nerve

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Colorectal Neoplasms* ; Stomach Neoplasms* ; Stomach*

The measurement of the intraocular pressure were made with the Mackay-Marg electronic applanation tonometer, as compared with standard Goldmann tonometer and Schiotz tonometer in Korean 114 normal eyes. The results were as follows: 1. The mean intraocular pressure of 114 normal eyes was 16.61 +/- 3. 77 mmHg with a Mackay-Marg tonometer. 2. There was significant differances between the Mackay-Marg tonometer and Goldmann tonometric values(p<0.005). The corelation coefficent(r) was 0.975, the linear regression was Y = 1.37 + 1.06X. 3. The standard deviation for Mackay-Marg tonometer was greater thandoldmann readings, and it was about 1.37 mmHg higher than Goldmann's. 4. There was significant differances between the Mackay-Marg tonometer and Schiotz tonometric values(p<0.005). The corelation coefficent(r) was 0.938, the linear regression was Y = 0.82X - 0.07.
Intraocular Pressure* ; Linear Models ; Reading

No abstract available.
Cartilage, Articular* ; Knee* ; Osmium Tetroxide* ; Synovial Membrane*

The experimental study for peripheral nerve reconstruction was performed using degenerated skeletal muscle and omentum. At the sciatic nerves of 26 rabbits, about 10mm gaps were made under ketamine anesthesia. Degenerated skeletal muscles were made through the procedure of freezing with liquid nitrogen and thawing in distilled water. And omenta were taken through midline abdominal incisions. On 14 rabbits of experimental group, the nerves were connected with the degenerated skeletal muscles and surrounded with the omenta. On 6 rabbits of control group, the nerve gaps were connected with the degenerated skeletal muscles without surrounding with the omenta. And the other 6 rabbits of control group, the gaps were lets without further treatment. After 3, 6, 9 and 12 weeks, the results were compared using light microscope and transmission electron microscope. There were contractions and fragmentations at the skeletal muscles during the freezing and thawing. There were nerve regenerations through the degenerated skeletal muscles. The nerve tissues of the experimental group were more abundant than the control group using the degenerated skeletal muscles only.
Anesthesia ; Freezing ; Ketamine ; Linear Energy Transfer ; Muscle, Skeletal ; Nerve Regeneration ; Nerve Tissue ; Nitrogen ; Omentum ; Peripheral Nerves ; Rabbits ; Sciatic Nerve ; Water

For cervical cancer, the combination chemotherapy could increase the trial of radical hysterectomy due to reduction in tumor volume even in advanced stage and help to decrease corrected dose of radiotherapy. It also reduces postoperative radiotherapy to avoid the side effect and therefore make the quality of life better. Cisplatin chemotherapy alone was known to result in objective response rates of 20%. Todays animal experiment studies stated that Ifosfamide could accelerate the efficacy of Cisplatin. Thus in this study, neoadjuvant chemotherapy was applied to those cervical cancer patients in the use of the combination chemotherapy including Ifosfamide, PI(Cisplatin+ Ifosfamide) and PAIB(Cisplatin+ Ifosfamide+ Adriamycin+ Bleomycin). A total of 43 patients were entered in this trial, 23(53%) achieved at least a 50% reduction in tumor volume, 20(47%) showed no change. After completion of combination chemotherapy, 30(70%) of the 43 were done radical hysterectomy, 13(30%) given to radiotherapy. 9(30%) of the 30 patients were applied postoperative radiation therapy. Nausea and vomiting occurred in 35 of the 43 patients(81%) and alopecia 15(34%) for toxicity. Severe CNS toxicity(Grade 4) was detected in one patient. This study suggest that Ifosfamide combination chemotherapy is effective in tumor reduction and minimal toxity and can performed radical operation in cases of large tumor volume.
Alopecia ; Animal Experimentation ; Cisplatin ; Doxorubicin* ; Drug Therapy ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Ifosfamide* ; Nausea ; Quality of Life ; Radiotherapy ; Tumor Burden ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* ; Vomiting

A case of malignant melanoma occures in the palpebral conjuntiva is presented. A 60 years old female had dark brownish. strowbery-like peduncleated mass in her right upper conjuntiva. The tumor mass was excised radically and confirmed as malignant melanoma histopathologically and she received cobalt 60 irradiation. No recurrence was seen for 4 months since the excision of the mass.
Cobalt ; Female ; Humans ; Melanoma* ; Middle Aged ; Recurrence

Timolol malate, a potent beta-adrenergic antagonist, reduced intraocular pressure. The use of timolol malate ophthalmic solution was reduced intraocular pressure without pupillary alteration, alteration of anterior chamber and fluctuating myopia and hyperemia compaired with other reducing agents. We compair the effects of timolol maleate ophthalmic solution with pilocarpine and epinephirine solution in the view of the changes in intraocular pressure. We divided 30 white rabbits randomly into 3 groups, group 1 was 0.5% timolol malate, group 2 was 2% pilocarpine, and group 3 was 0.5% epinephrine. Each solution was instilled one drop on right eyes daily. and cheeked intraocular pressure after 15 minitues, 1 hour, 3 hours, 8 hours and 24 hours for 1 week duration. We evaluated the statistical significance of all changes according to the T-test and P-value. The results of observation as follow; In group I, the mean intraocular pressures was reduced 1 hour, 3 hours, 8 hours after instillation and the effect lasted 24 hours after dropping(p<0.05). In group 2, the similar result as group 1, but lasting effect was shorter than group 1 (p<0.05). In group 3, the mean intr.a.ocular pressure was reduced 8 hours after instillation (p<0.05). And compair with group 1 and group 2 we no statistical significance (p>0.05).
Anterior Chamber ; Cheek ; Epinephrine ; Hyperemia ; Intraocular Pressure ; Myopia ; Pilocarpine ; Rabbits ; Reducing Agents ; Timolol*

Infantile digital fibromatosis is a rare benign tumor on the fingers and toes of infants and childhood which is characterized by fibroblastic proliferation. Usually the lesions occur singly or severally on the dorsal or lateral aspects of the distal phalanges of the toes and fingers. The thumb and great toe are usually spared. These asymptomatic, firm, red, smooth nodules, some lcm diameter, occur during the first year of life. Forty-seven percent occur in the first month of life. This disease can occur after trauma. The lesions do not metastasize. Occasionally, spontaneous regression has been reported. After excision, recurrence can be possible. A 2 years old female infant had three large bean sized erythematous masses on the left 2,3,4th fingers. The erythematous aacule was developed at 6 months old and grew slowly. We could find inclusion body stained bright red with Massons trichrome and purple with PTAH in cytoplasm of fibroblast. The patient was treated with a simple excision followed by a skin graft. During 5 rnonths after operation, recurrence was not occurred.
Child, Preschool ; Cytoplasm ; Female ; Fibroblasts ; Fibroma* ; Fingers ; Humans ; Inclusion Bodies ; Infant ; Recurrence ; Skin* ; Thumb ; Toes ; Transplants*