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With simple abdomen, double contrast colon study, and ultrasongraphy, authors retrospectively analyzedradilogic findings of 46 cases which were proved periappendiceal abscess, due to perforation of appendix, byhistology or follow-up ultrasnongraphy from May in 1983 to July in 1985 at Yeung-Nam University Hospital. Theresuls obtained were as follows: 1. Of 46 cases, 24 cases were males and 22 cases females, with the results ofabove statistics, periappendiceal abscess was not influenced by sex. 2. Periappendiceal abscess was mostfrequently demonstrated in forties. 3. Comparison of ultrasonography and B.E. Pseudorenal pattern(Ultrasonography)- well defined defect (B.E.) Cystic pattern(Ultrasonography)- serrated defect (B.E.) 4. Missed 2 cases inultrasonography were detected in B.E., i.e. sensitivity of B.E. is higher than that of ultrasonography. 5.Differences of ultrasonography and B.E.
Abdomen ; Abscess ; Appendix ; Colon ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Retrospective Studies ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Ultrasonography

The most important basic requirements for successful skin grafting are the accurate approximation of the edge of the skin graft to that of the wound and the application of even pressure to the graft by a carefully designed dressing. Pressure dressing is indicated for the protection of the graft and the prevention of shearing between the graft and its bed. One of the most widely used methods of pressure dressing is tie-over dressing. The traditional technique is based on the application of long silk sutures along the margin of the graft that are tied over bolus of antibiotics oint-impregnated nonadherent fluffed gauze. With the traditional tie-over dressing, it is impossible to inspect the graft bed for possible hematoma and seroma during the application of dressing. So we adopted another modification of the previously described tie-over dressing methods. From January 1997 to July 1997, we had performed 27 skin graft surgeries and 8 subdermal shavings in 35 patients with our new method of tie-over dressing. We can apply even pressure to the grafts by twisting the long silk sutures instead of typing.In comparison with the plethora of devices and techniques described previously in tie-over dressing construction, our technique offers simplicity and reliable fixation of the graft to the bed and allows further adjustment of the dressing by individual tightening of the threads. Other particularly attractive features are the ability to inspect the graft at any time with little difficulty and the reapplicability of tie-over dressing with the remaining long threads if needed.
Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Bandages* ; Hematoma ; Humans ; Seroma ; Silk ; Skin ; Skin Transplantation ; Sutures ; Transplants ; Wounds and Injuries

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinical features and to assess the risk factors in the treatment of small-bowel obstructions. METHODS: This retrospective clinical report was based on the medical records of 67 patients who were treated between Jan. 1992 and Dec. 1999 and who had had a history of abdominal surgery due to cancer. RESULTS: The distribution of primary cancer was as follows: stomach cancer 36 (53.7%), colorectal cancer 25 (37.3%), uterine and ovarian cancer 4 (6.0%), and other cancers 2 (3.0%). The mean interval from the primary operation to the development of a small- bowel obstruction was 27 months. Conservative treatment produced a successful outcome in 36 patients (59.0%), but recurrences of obstruction were noted in 18 of those patients. There were 34 operations in 30 patients. The initial success rate of operative treatment was 80% (24/30), obstructions recurred in 6 patients. The causes of obstructions in the surgically treated patients were adhesion (53.3%) and recurrence of cancer (46.7%). The postoperative complication rate was 44.1%, and the mortality rate was 20.0%. The mean survival time of the patients with benign causes of obstruction was significantly longer than that of the patients with malignant causes of obstruction (46 months vs 11 months). CONCLUSION: In the treatment of such patients, conservative treatment should be considered first. However if conservative treatment fails, surgery should be done without hesitation, especially in patients with no definite evidence of recurrence.
Colorectal Neoplasms ; Humans ; Medical Records ; Mortality ; Ovarian Neoplasms ; Postoperative Complications ; Recurrence ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Stomach Neoplasms ; Survival Rate

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify an influence of self-esteem and family- support on powerlessness of hospitalized elderly patients with chronic disease. METHOD: The subjects were 151 hospitalized elderly patients, age over 60, with chronic disease and admitted for at least 1 week. The data were collected by individual interview using a tructured questionnaire during the period from July 10th to August l0th, 2003 from three general hospitals in Busan. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, hierarchical multiple regression. RESULT: The level of self-esteem, family support, and powerlessness was 38.00, 38.26, and 38.38, respectively. There was a significant positive correlation between self-esteem and family support and a negative correlation between self-esteem and powerlessness and between family support and powerlessness. Self-esteem and family support were each significant predictor of powerlessness. CONCLUSION: This study showed the hospitalized elderly patients need greater family-support and higher self-esteem to relieve the level of powerlessness. I suggest to study for replication in a larger sample size and considering the lengths of hospitalization for generalization of this study and to develop individual intervention programs for increasing family support and self esteem and testify their effects on the relief of powerlessness of the elderly.
Aged* ; Busan ; Chronic Disease* ; Generalization (Psychology) ; Hospitalization ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Sample Size ; Self Concept ; Surveys and Questionnaires

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Virus associated hemophagocytic syndrome, class ll histiocytoses, characterized by high fever, severe constitutional symptoms, abnormal liver function and coagulation, perigheral blood pancytopenia and histiocytic hyperplasis with prominent hemophagocytosis in bone marrow and lymph nodes has been reported and associated with active viral infection. It is non-malignant and reversible. It must be differentiated from histiocytic medullary reticulosis because of the inappopriateness of immunosuppressive of cytotozic therapy which is the therapeutic method for HMR, but is contraindicated in the treatment of VAHS. This paper describes two patients whose clinicopathology was compatible with the diagnosis of virus associated hemophagocytic syndrome.
Bone Marrow ; Diagnosis ; Fever ; Histiocytosis ; Humans ; Liver ; Lymph Nodes ; Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic* ; Pancytopenia

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Cerebral Hemorrhage* ; Mucormycosis*

A psoriatic patient may have rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis(or both), osteoarthritis or gout. In so far as possible, each of these must be distinguished on clinical grounds with some help from laboratory tests. Psoriatic arthritis is very similar to rheumatoid arthritis but clinically, it is regarded as a unique disease entity, which is found in 1% to 32% of psoriatic individuals. We herein report two cases of psoriatic arthritis that are thought to be distal type and arthritis mutilans on the basis of clinical, serological and radiological features.
Arthritis ; Arthritis, Psoriatic* ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid ; Gout ; Humans ; Osteoarthritis ; Psoriasis

The diagnosis of soft tissue osteochondroma should be considered when a well-defined osseous mass is located in the soft tissues. The differential diagnosis includes myositis ossificans, tumoral calcinosis, synovial chondromatosis, and soft tissue osteosarcoma, true osteochondroma which arises from bone. One case of soft tissue osteochondroma in the knee, a lesion of uncertain pathogenesis is reported.
Calcinosis ; Chondromatosis, Synovial ; Diagnosis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Knee ; Myositis Ossificans ; Osteochondroma* ; Osteosarcoma