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Pelvic Floor*

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Hydronephrosis*

Leiomyoma is commonly found in the female genital tract, but occurrence in the urinary bladder is very rare with only 235 cases reported in the literature. These tumors have been classified as intravesical (63%), intramural (7%) and extravesical (30%) depending on the direction of the growth. We report a case of intravesical leiomyoma of the urinary bladder in a 36 year-old woman who exhibited dysuria and urinary retention. The gross and microscopical findings of leiomyoma of the bladder are similar to those of the uterus. Immunohistochemical stains for estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) revealed diffuse nuclear staining in smooth muscle cells, supporting the hypothesis of hormonal influence in tumorigenesis.
Adult ; Carcinogenesis ; Coloring Agents ; Dysuria ; Estrogens ; Female ; Humans ; Leiomyoma* ; Myocytes, Smooth Muscle ; Receptors, Progesterone ; Urinary Bladder* ; Urinary Retention ; Uterus

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Hernia*

Twenty one ratients diagnosed with diabetic cystopathy in Yongdong Severance Hospital for 6 years were analysed for the clinical and urodynamic features. The mean age was 65.4 years (33-83) and females were twice in number when compared to males. The mean duration of diabetes was 9.7 years. The symptoms were urinary retention, residual urine sensation, abdominal straining, hesitancy, interruption, impaired voiding desire, dysuria in order of frequency. Significant bacteriuria was found in 62% of patients and was more frequent in females, In cases with confirmed bacteriuria, 62% of the identified bacteria was E. coli. Diabetic neuropathy was present in 100% and nephropathy in 77%, nephropathy in 43%. In the presence of one complication, there was a tendency for other concurrent complications. In urodynamic study, the residual urine volume, volume at first sensation, maximum intravesical pressure. compliance were larger than in normal persons and loss of reflex detrusor contraction was more frequent which means impaired bladder sensation and detrusor contractility in diabetic cystopathic patients. The age of patients, duration of diabetes, treatment mode of diabetes, level of blood sugar do not influence the severity of diabetic cystopathy Administration of cholinergics and intermittent catheterization showed a high cure rate and was throughout to be a good treatment mode.
Bacteria ; Bacteriuria ; Blood Glucose ; Catheterization ; Catheters ; Cholinergic Agents ; Compliance ; Diabetic Neuropathies ; Dysuria ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Reflex ; Sensation ; Urinary Bladder ; Urinary Retention ; Urodynamics*

The patients of developmental dislocation of the hip(DDH) are almost found after walking age because of early diagnosis of DDH in younger children is not easy. A controversy still exists as to the relative value of closed and operative management in the treatment of a child who has reached walking age. This study is a report of the results of 16 patients(17 cases) in developmental dislocation of the hip who have visited our hospital at the age of 9 months to 3 years old, and have been followed more than 12 months (12-112 months) on review of plain radiographs and arthrograms. The results were as follows 1. The age at diagnosis was 16.4 months(9-31 months) in average. The methods of treatment were conservative for 8 cases, and operation for 4 cases and secondary operation for 5 cases who were failed with conservative therapy. 2. By Severin's radiologic grade, the result was good in 4 cases, fair in 3 cases and poor in 1 case in conservative treatment. In operative treatment, fair was in 2 cases and poor in 2 cases. In secondary operative -patients who were failed with conservative therapy, good was in 2 cases, fair in 2 cases and poor in 1 case. 3. Avascular necrosis of femoral head was developed in 3 cases. 4. In the good reduction as determined by arthrogram according to Race and Herring, we can get a favorable result in conservative treatment, and in the poor reduction as determined by arthrogram, the better
Child ; Continental Population Groups ; Diagnosis ; Dislocations* ; Early Diagnosis ; Head ; Hip* ; Humans ; Necrosis ; Walking*

BACKGROUND: The survival rate of children with neuroblastoma has been improved over 20 years, excluding the metastatic disease, in which it does not exceed 20% so far. New treatment modalities have been developed to improve the outcome in metastatic disease. Preoperative chemotherapy reduce the size, the vascularity and the adhesiveness, so increase the resectability of the primary tumor. This retrospective clinical study was designed to review the survival rate in neuroblastoma and to analyze the effect of preoperative chemotherapy in the view point of neoadjuvant therapy on long-term survival in advanced disease. METHODS: One hundred and thirty-four cases were reviewed from 135 patients with neuroblastoma registered at the Department of Pediatrics in Seoul National University Children's Hospital from January, 1985 till December, 1995. The survival rate was reviewed according to the stage. The age, sex of the patients, the stage, anatomical site of the tumor, the level of serum ferritin and neuron-specific enolase were analyzed for the risk factors on survival. RESULTS: Ranges of age at diagnosis were from 1 month to 166 months with the median of 39 months. Five year survival rates and five year disease-free survival rates were 100%, 100% in stage 1(n=5), 90.9%, 90.9% in stage 2(n=13), 43.4%, 40.6% in stage 3(n=19), 27.1%, 19.8% in stage 4(n=95) and 100%, 100% in stage 4S(n=2), respectively. In stage 3, five year survival rate was 52.5% in group receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy, 28.6% in control group(P=0.02). Five year disease-free survival rate was also noted as 48.6%, 28.6% in each group(P=0.02). In stage 4, five year and ten year survival rates were 27.6%, 23.6% in group receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy, 26.9%, 0% in control group(P=0.02). Five year and ten year disease-free survival rates were 14.3%, 14.3% in group receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy, 20%, 0% in control group (P=0.11). In univariate analysis, the age, the stage, and the site of primary tumor appeared to affect the long-term survival. CONCLUSION: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and delayed primary surgery contribute for advance in survival in advanced neuroblastoma via increasing the resectability of the primary tumor.
Adhesiveness ; Child ; Diagnosis ; Disease-Free Survival ; Drug Therapy* ; Ferritins ; Humans ; Neoadjuvant Therapy ; Neuroblastoma ; Pediatrics ; Phosphopyruvate Hydratase ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Seoul ; Survival Rate

In the 88 cases of biliary disease, which was proven in Seoul Red Cross Hospital from Jan. 1980 to Dec. 1981,comparative studies were made with oral and IV cholecystocholangiographic findings and ultrasonographic findings.The resuslts were ; 1. In the 18 cases of GB stones, there are 17 cases (94.4%) of positive findings incholecysto-cholangiography with detection of stone in 7 cases (38.9%), while in sonographic study, 16 cases(88.9%) are shown positive findings with detection of stones in 11 cases (61.1%). 2. In the 17 cases of acalculouscholecystitis, the diagnostic accuracy is 88.2% in cholecystocholangiography and 64.7% in sonography. 3. In the 7cases of CBD stones, all cases are shown positive findings in cholecystocholangiography with detection of stone inonly one case (14.3%), while 6 cases (85.7%) of positive findings are shown in sonography with detection stone inall cases. 4. I.V. cholanagiography is more accurate diagnsotic procedure rather than oral GB study in the casesof poor or non-functioning GB. 5. Sonography is the choice of procedure in the diagnosis of stones, while in thecases of colecystitis, cholecystocholangiography is more useful diagnostic procedure.
Diagnosis ; Red Cross ; Seoul ; Ultrasonography

The index on myocardial contractility of pure mitral regurgitation(MR) after mitral valve replacement is believed to be useful in determining proper operation time before irreversible myocardial damage by volume overload. Thus the authors examined pre and post-operative echocardiographic results of 20 cases of pure MR patients who had been admitted to Pusan National University hospital and compared the usefulness of each index. Pre and post-operative echocardiographic results were as follows respectively ; 1) Left ventricular internal dimension in diastole(LVIDd) were 6.49+/-0.19cm and 5.51+/-0.17cm. 2) Left ventricular internal dimension in systole(LVIDs) were 4.26+/-0.12 and 3.79+/-0.18cm. 3) Ejection fraction were 71.28+/-1.57% and 59.24+/-3.05%. 4) Fractional shortening(FS) were 34.09+/-1.18% and 27.21+/-1.84%. 5) Mean Vcf were 1.53+/-0.08cm/sec and 1.18+/-0.09cm/sec. 6) Left ventricular end-diastolic volume index(EDVI) were 196.35+/-18.33cc/m2 and 98.46+/-9.96cc/m2. 7) Left ventricular end-systolic volume index(ESVI) were 55.28+/-5.12cc/m2 and 41.88+/-6.07cc/m2. 8) Left ventricular end-systolic wall stress/ESVI(ESS/ESVI) were 2.3+/-0.21 and 3.91+/-0.83. ESS/ESVI showed significantly(p<0.05) elevated postoperative change, LVIDd, LVIDs, EF, FS, EDVI, ESVI revealed significantly(p<0.05) reduced postoperative change whereas Mean Vcf had no postoperative change. After examining correlation between preoperative and postoperative results of each index, it is believed that LVIDd, LVIDs, and ESS/ESVI were useful prognostic indices but were unrelated to postoperative ejection phase indices such as EF, FS, and MEan Vcf. Especially in case of LVIDd>6cm, LVIDs>4cm, and ESS/ESVI<2, the prognosis was poor due to myocardial damage by mitral regurgitation.
Busan ; Echocardiography ; Humans ; Mitral Valve Insufficiency* ; Mitral Valve* ; Prognosis ; Stroke Volume

Calcification is found in 4% to 12% of renal masses due to a number of causes and can be seen in various patterns. This is found in 1% to 3% of the simple renal cysts. Among these a peripheral egg-shell type of calcification is more rare. We experienced the simple renal cyst associated with the thick egg-shell calcification on the renal upper pole in a 66-year-old female complaining upper abdominal discomfort, so we report that with literature.
Aged ; Female ; Humans