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Intestinal Obstruction*

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Stents*

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the tubal patency in the young-aged women underwent diagnostic laparoscopy with Fitz-High-Curtis Syndrome (FHCS). METHODS: Clinicopathologic results of young-aged women who underwent diagnostic laparoscopy with pelvic inflammatory disease from March 2005 through April 2007 were reviewed. Twenty six patients aged 19-29 years old and preserved their both tubes after diagnostic laparoscopy were included in this study. All were underwent chromopertubation test (CPT) during laparoscopy and postoperative hysterosalpingography (HSG) 3 months later. RESULTS: Of 26 patients, eight patients were diagnosed with FHCS and the others were not. There was no significant difference in mean age, mean hospitalization days, and frequency in past-history of parturition, abortion, chlamydia and gonococci infection between patients with FHCS and with non-FHCS (P>0.05). There was no significant difference in frequency of tubal obstruction in laparoscopic CPT (P>0.05) but not in postoperative outpatient HSG (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The tubal obstruction may be more frequent in FHCS than non-FHCS and the reliability of laparoscopic CPT for diagnosing the tubal obstruction is supposed to be low. Therefore, as for FHCS patients, HSG should be executed to investigate tubal factor which is helpful to forecast the fertility.
Aged ; Chlamydia ; Fallopian Tube Diseases ; Female ; Fertility ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Hysterosalpingography ; Laparoscopy ; Outpatients ; Parturition ; Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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Animals ; Linoleic Acid* ; Mice* ; Sarcoma 180* ; Sarcoma*

Postrenal segment anomalies of inferior vena cava such as bilateral inferior vena cava and left-sided inferiorvena cava can simulate lymphadenopathy on CT scan and these anomalous veins need consideration in retroperitonealoperations such as procedures for prevenetion of venous embolism, splenorenal shunt operation and aorticprosthetic repalcement. Retrocaval ureter is a rare cause of obstructive uropathy or medical deviation of ureter.We analysed 16 cases of postrenal segment anomalies daignosed by CT, vena cavography, retrograde pyelography andultrasonography including six rare positional anomalies at hepatic segment of inferior vena cava diagnosed bycardiac angiography. The results were as follows. 1. Postrenal segment anomalies were 6 cases of bilateral IVC, 8cases of left-sided IVC and 2 cases of retrocaval ureters. On CT scan, 3 cases of bilateral IVC and 4 cases ofleft-sided IVC were accompained by malignant tumors, but caval veins could be discriminated from enlarged nodesbecause of continuous tubular nature of vein on consecutive sections with homogeneous strong enhancement. Twocases of retrocaval ureters showed hydroureteronephrosis due to ureteral compression by IVC. 2. Hepatic segmentanomalies were 6 cases. Five cases of IVC on left side of vertebral crossed midline at live to enter right-sidedright atrium and one case of IVC on right side crossed midline to enter left-sided right atrium. Four cases ofcomplex cardiac anomalies, 4 cases of asplenia and 2 cases of situs ambigus were associates with these anomalies.
Angiography ; Embolism ; Heart Atria ; Lymphatic Diseases ; Retrocaval Ureter ; Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Ureter ; Urography ; Veins ; Vena Cava, Inferior

A theoretical study advocated for alleviating the worker's responsibility of burden of proof to establish the causality of an occupational disease, since such a responsibility is unfair to the worker. The recent judgment has adopted some of these arguments for alleviating the worker's responsibility of burden of proof, and the judgment is significant since it is the first Supreme Court decision to recognize the causality of occupational diseases. The judgment expressly confirms that it is more proactive to recognize the causal relationship between work and certain diseases, and to provide compensation for industrial accidents to employees who are exposed to harmful substances at all times. In addition, the judgment also confirms that coverage of industrial safety and health risks is in accordance with the original purpose and function of the industrial accident insurance system, which aims to share risks through public insurance.
Accidents, Occupational ; Compensation and Redress ; Insurance ; Judgment ; Models, Theoretical ; Occupational Diseases ; Supreme Court Decisions

A theoretical study advocated for alleviating the worker's responsibility of burden of proof to establish the causality of an occupational disease, since such a responsibility is unfair to the worker. The recent judgment has adopted some of these arguments for alleviating the worker's responsibility of burden of proof, and the judgment is significant since it is the first Supreme Court decision to recognize the causality of occupational diseases. The judgment expressly confirms that it is more proactive to recognize the causal relationship between work and certain diseases, and to provide compensation for industrial accidents to employees who are exposed to harmful substances at all times. In addition, the judgment also confirms that coverage of industrial safety and health risks is in accordance with the original purpose and function of the industrial accident insurance system, which aims to share risks through public insurance.

PURPOSE: This study was undertaken to evaluate the factors correlated with the clinical course and outcome in patients of Henoch-Schnlein Purpura. METHODS: The medical records of 104 children diagnosed with Henoch-Schnlein Purpura (HSP) from January 1996 to April 2006 were reviewed retrospectively. The patients were divided into two groups: patients with Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and those without GI symptoms. When there were joint, scrotum, and renal symptoms except for skin lesion in whole HSP, those patients were excluded. The history of acute infection, duration of admission, treatment requirement, recurrence of HSP, CBC, stool occult blood test, abdominal ultrasonographic findings and GI endoscopic findings were reviewed. RESULTS: Among 104 patients, patients with GI symptoms included 66 cases (63.5%), those without GI symptoms accounted for 38 cases (36.5%). GI symptoms included: abdominal pain in 57 cases (54.8%), vomiting 21 cases (20.2%), GI bleeding 5 cases (4.8%), nausea 3 cases (2.9%) and diarrhea 3 case (2.9%). Positive GI symptoms and GI mucosal lesions on GI endoscopy had a statistically significant correlation with increased admission duration, treatment requirement, recurrence of HSP, and positive stool occult blood. Six cases with small intestinal wall thickening were noted on abdominal ultrasonography. Six cases of hemorrhagic gastritis and hemorrhagic duodenitis, 3 cases of duodenal ulcer, 3 cases of hemorrhagic gastritis and duodenal ulcer, 2 cases of hemorrhagic duodenitis and colitis, and 1 case of colitis were noted on GI endoscopy. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that GI endoscopic examination may be helpful for the diagnosis and treatment of children with HSP.
Abdominal Pain ; Child* ; Colitis ; Diagnosis ; Diarrhea ; Duodenal Ulcer ; Duodenitis ; Endoscopy ; Gastritis ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Joints ; Medical Records ; Nausea ; Occult Blood ; Purpura* ; Recurrence ; Retrospective Studies ; Scrotum ; Skin ; Ultrasonography ; Vomiting

PURPOSE: To evaluate characteristic MR findings of primary cardiac and pericardiac tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: There were myxomas (n=7), malignant lymphoma (n=l), lipoma (n=l), and pericardiac mesotheliomas (n=2). We analyzed location, size, shape, signal intensity, contrast enhancement, and associated findings of adjacent structures such as pericardiac and pleural effusion, and mediastinal lymph node enlargement. RESULTS: Locations of the myxomas were left atrium in four cases, left ventricle in one, right atrium in one, and right ventricle in one. Mean diameter was 3.5cm (range, 2-7cm). They were polypoid or Iobulated in shape, and attached to interatrial or interventricular septurn in all cases except in right atrial myxoma which was attached to lateral wall. Their peduncles were demonstrated in three left atrial myxomas. The signal intensities were iso or slightly high on T1-weighted images and high on T2-weighted images. Pleural and pericardial effusions were shown in the three cases. Malignant lymphoma was manifested as large mass in right ventricle infiltrating to right atrium, interventricular septum, right paratracheal and retrocardiac area. It had slightly high intensity in both T1- and T2-weighted images with a strong contrast enhancement and associated with both pericardiac and pleural effusion. Lipoma was polypoid in shape and attached to lateral wall of left ventricle with bright T1 and high T2 signal intensity. Pericardiac mesothelioma was manifested as a pericardiac and atrial mass with diffuse irregular uneven thickening of pericardium which had iso signal on T1- and high T2-weighted images with moderate contrast enhancement. Conculsion: MR imaging is a very useful method in demonstration of the location, extent, tissue characteristics of the mass, and relationship with its adjacent structu res in evaluation of cardiac and pericardiac tumors.
Heart Atria ; Heart Ventricles ; Lipoma ; Lymph Nodes ; Lymphoma ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging* ; Mesothelioma ; Myxoma ; Pericardial Effusion ; Pericardium ; Pleural Effusion

PURPOSE: To assess the CT findings of bronchial anthracofibrosis with or without active tuberculosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Analysis of the CT scans of 35 patients with bronchoscopically proven anthracofibrosis revealed that 25 were negative for active tuberculosis and ten were positive. Bronchial and pleural lesions, pulmonary parenchymal lesions, and mediastinal/hilar lymph nodes were retrospectively evaluated. RESULTS: Common radiologic findings of anthracofibrosis included diffuse bronchial narrowing (50%), wall thickening (37%), and mass-like soft tissue density in central bronchi (8%). The right middle lobe was most commonly involved (31%). Common findings of pulmonary parenchymal lesions included consolidation (37%), atelectasis (31%), and ground-glass opacity (10%). These bronchial or pulmonary parenchymal findings were common in patients with or without active tuberculosis. Findings of multiple poorly defined small nodules, including branching opacities and consolidation with internal low density were seen only in patients with active tuberculosis (p<0.01), while enlarged mediastinal or hilar lymph nodes were frequently observed in patients with or without active tuberculosis. Necrotic lymph nodes were present only in those with active tuberculosis (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: When CT scans depict central bronchial narrowing, wall thickening, or mass-like soft tissue density with atelectasis or consolidation, especially in older patients without a distinct central lung mass lesion, anthacofibrosis should be included in the differeatial diagnosis. When multiple poorly defined small nodules, including branching opacities, consolidation with internal low density or necrotic lymph nodes are observed, the possibility of concomitant active tuberculosis should be considered.
Bronchi ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Lung ; Lymph Nodes ; Pulmonary Atelectasis ; Retrospective Studies ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Tuberculosis*