This is a retrospective review of 11patients of type II SLAP lesion which were found during arthroscopic treatment of 26 patients diagnosed SLAP lesion, clinically and radiologically, hetween March l989 and June 1996. Follow-up time was averaged 26 months (range, l2 months to 72 months) and average age was 30 years old. All patients were treated arthroscopically for SLAP lesion. In type II 2 cases were repaired hy biodegradable tacks (Suretac(R)), 9 cases were repaired by transglenoid and transscapular tcchnique that included dehridement of the frayed lahrum and ahrasion of the superior glenoid neck, followed hy the placement of multiple suture on the torn capsular-labrum complex and lahrum-biccps tendon complex using suture hook, heath pin and # 0 PDS (Rhee's method). Among 9 cases with transglenoid and transscapular suture technique in type II SLAP lesion, the result were quantitated with Rowe ratin scale, 4 cases were exellent, 3 cases were good and 2 cases were fair. Our modification technique, using transglenoidal two bone hole technique and tying on scapular spine can ohtain as compatible fixation as other techniques which include metal staple, bioderadahle tacks (Suretac(R)) and anterior anchoring system such as mini-Revo. Our technique also has reasonable recurrence rate with few complication. The advantage of our modified technique is able to do superior capsular advancement, capsular plication and capsular shift which procedures are very difficult in other techniques. We propose arthroscopic transglenoid and transscapular suture technique (Rhee's method) for type II SLAP lesion as one of new method of suture for type II SLAP lesion.
Adult ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Neck ; Recurrence ; Retrospective Studies ; Spine ; Suture Techniques ; Sutures ; Tendons

Although there are various methods of operative treatment for hony mallet finger, the operative technique is not so easy and complications such as joint stiffness, sott tissue prohlems, infection, change of nail shape and arthrosis are common. The authors performed operations for 26 cases of hony mallet fingers, fixing the hony frapment by Kirschner wire, pull-out wire suture and miniscrew respectively, from Jan. l988 to Jun. l996. The results were as follows. l. According to Niechajev's classification. there were 3 cases of type B, 7 cases of type C, l4 cases of type D, and 2 cases of type E. And 11 cases were accompanied hy crushing injury. 2. Involved fingers were third finger in 11cases, fit'th finger in 7 cases, fourth finger in 5 cases, second finger in 2 cases. and thumb in I case. 3. The hony mallet finger was caused hy occupational injury in l6 cases, direct blow in 7 cases and sports injury in 3 cases. 4. The fractured fragment was fixed hy Kirschner wire in 9 cases, by pull-out suture in 9 cases and by miniscrew in 8 cases. 5. The results were evaluated hy Kanies scale. Sixteen cases had satisfactory results. Seven cases (87.5%) were satisfactory in miniscrew fixations. 5 cascs (55.6%) in pull-out wire suture methocls and 2 cases (22.2%) in Kirschner wire tixations. 6. The complications were joint incongruity in 4 cases, dorsal prominece in 6 cases, painful limitation of motion in 2 cases which were treated by arthrodesis, pin site infection in 2 cases and hreakage of wire suture in 1 case. 7. The miniscrew fixation offered relatively firm fixation, low complication rate, and good results. so it can be considered as one of the good methods of treatment for hony mallet finger.
Arthrodesis ; Athletic Injuries ; Classification ; Fingers* ; Joints ; Occupational Injuries ; Sutures ; Thumb

The fractures of the cervical spine are relatively uncommon, but they may cause serious neurologic deficits temporarily or permanently. So, it is very important to treat the patients early by way of exact evaluation for the sites and the mechanisms of the injuries. The authors reviewed retrospectively 188 cervical spinal fractures in 100 patients from Sep. 1984 to Aug. 1990. Commonly involed levels were C5 and C6 in lower cervical level and C2 in upper cervical level and the sites in each spine were body; lamina and odontoid process. The hyperflexion injury was the most common type of the cervical spinal fractures occupying 53% of all cervical fractures and cause more multipe fractures(2.26 fractures/patient) than in hyperextension (1. 68 fractures/patient). In hyperflexion injuries, body, transverse and spinous process were commonly involved but lamina fracture was relatively common in hyperextension injury. The dislocations associated with fractures were developed most commonly in hyperflexion injury and 70% of these were anterior dislocation and the most commonly involved levels were C5-6 and C6-7. In conclusion, hyperflexion injury needs more close examination for the entire spinal levels than injuries of other mechanisms because it results in more severe fractures with or without dislocation and relatively frequent multiple fractures in different levels.
Dislocations ; Humans ; Incidence* ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Odontoid Process ; Retrospective Studies ; Spinal Fractures* ; Spine

Congenital origin intestinal obstruction are important disease due to required emergency operation. So accurate and rapid diagnosis needed for decreased mortality and morbidity. Radiologic must defect to accurate obstruction site and also associated other congenital anomalies. And also embryological basis are very important role to the diagnosis of these diseases. We were analyzed radiologically and clinically 25 cases with congenital origin intestinal obstruction with review of literature. 1. Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis 6 cases, midgut malrotation 4 cases, congenital megacolon 8 cases, imperforated anus 5 cases, ileal atresia 1 case and duodenal atresia 1 case. 2. Male and female radio was 16:9. Especially on hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, 5 cases were male infants. 3. All cases of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis represented string sign and also pyloric beak sign, shoulder sign on UGI. 4. 1 case duodenal atresia showed double bubble sign on simple abdomen x-ray and ileal atresia showed mechanical small bowel obstruction sign with microcolon. 5. On midgut malrotaton, cecum was located in right upper abdomen on 4 cases. And 2 cases were associated with Ladd's band, 1 case with volvulus and 1 case with mesenteric defect. 6. Involved site of all congenital megacolon were localized to rectosigmoid colon. 7. On 5 cases imperforated anus, 3 cases were low type and 2 case high type. Rectoperitoneal and rectourogenital fistula were demonstrated on 4 cases.
Abdomen ; Anal Canal ; Animals ; Beak ; Cecum ; Colon ; Diagnosis ; Emergencies ; Female ; Fistula ; Hirschsprung Disease ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn* ; Intestinal Obstruction* ; Intestinal Volvulus ; Male ; Mortality ; Pyloric Stenosis, Hypertrophic ; Shoulder

The trachea is a cartilagenous and membranous tubular midline structure with parallel walls. Tracheal deviation may be caused either by traction toward the diseased hemithorax or by compression toward the normal side. Unless an obvious mass is observed radiographically, occasionally it can be difficult to decide whether the trachea has been pushed or pulled from its normal position in the mediastinum. We studied the differences between tracheal deviation patterns in 23 patients with fibroatelectatic pulmonary tuberculosis and 35 patients with elongated and dilated aortas. In cases of retraction of the trachea by fibroatelectatic pulmonary tuberculosis, the diameter of the deviated segment was greater than that of the normal segment and deviation of the wall adjacent to the fibroatelectasis from its normal position was greater than that of the opposite wall. In cases of compression of the trachea by the elongated and dilated aorta, the diameter of the diviated segment was smaller than that of the normal segment and deviation of the wall adjacent to the aortic arch from its normal position was greater than that of the opposite wall. We conclude that these differences between tracheal deviation patterns are useful signs for discriminating retraction from compression. Thus when the trachea is retracted, the deviation of the juxtalesional wall is greater than that of the lesion-free wall, and vice versa.
Aorta ; Aorta, Thoracic ; Diagnosis, Differential* ; Humans ; Mediastinum ; Trachea* ; Traction* ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

Disparity among cholangiograms is rarely observed. The causes of disparity include spontaneous disappearance of gall stone, incomplete filling of smaller branch, technical problems, interpretative errors, and overriding of evidence. 5pontaneous disappearance of gall stone is rare but has been well documented in both radioligic and clinical literatures. Recently we have experienced spontaneous disappearance of a large stone in the common bile duct and this formsthe basis of the present case report. The patient, 53-year-old female, was admitted on January 18, 1982 to 5t. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Medical College because of repeated episodes of pain in the epigastrium and the right upper quadrant for the past 2 months. On admission, physical examination revealed tenderness in the epigastrium and the right μpper quadrant. Laboratory tests revealed bilirubin 2.2 mgfdl and alkaline phosphatase 76 .5 KA/dl. A percutaneous transhepatic cholagiogram(PTC} performed 2 days later revealed a large stone measuring 16 × 26mm in size in the distal CBD. The CBD and CHD proximal to the stone were moderately dilated. Most of the intrahepatic ducts were well delineated without fi lJ ing defect or evidence of stone. However, the in ferior segment of the posterior branch of the right intrahepatic duct (IPRH) was not delineated. The ending of the nonvisualized segment was rather abrupt. The patient suffered severe abdominal pain 2 days after PTC, and was treated with Buscopanø compositum. The attack ceased 20 hours after the onset of colicky abdominal pain. An operation was performed 4 days after PTC. To our surprise there was no stone in the distal CBD. The gallbladder was resected and a T-tube has been placed. A table cholangiogram confirmed disappearance of the stone, but IPRH was agin not opacified except for a short ditance just after bifurcation from the main branch. Eight days after surgery a follow-up T-tube cholangiogram was performed. No residual stone was found in the extrahepatic bile duct. However, IPRH which was not opacifled until then became distinctly visualized demonstrating multiple intra-ductal radiolucent stones, There was a diaphragm-like structure obstructing the lumen and confining the stones located proximally to the site obstructed in the precedent cholangiograms, The radiologic and clinical importances of our observation in this case are four fold: 1. Gall stone up to the diameter of 14 × 23mm can pass through the papilla spontaneously, 2. Repeat diagnostic imaging is imperative when patient became asymptomatic after severe colicky abdominal pain before the intended operation, 3. Without optimal delineation of intrahepatic biliaη radicles, residual stone or stones cannot be exciuded in the cholangiograms, 4. And finally, to avoid misdiagnosis a comprehensive knowledge of normal anatomy of cholangiogram is required.
Abdominal Pain ; Alkaline Phosphatase ; Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic ; Bilirubin ; Common Bile Duct ; Diagnostic Errors ; Diagnostic Imaging ; Diaphragm ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Gallbladder ; Gallstones ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Physical Examination

After a lobectomy the apearance of the chest roentgenogram may return so nearly to normal that it isfrequently very difficult to tell which lobe has been moved without refering to the thoracic surgeon's record. Thereriew of literature failed to disclose previous articles concerning the differential diagnosis between upper andlower lobectomy. Clues of a lobectomy may be found in the rib cage, hilar shadows, pleura and disphragms, but they do not specifically incidate which lobe has been removed. In the present study we anlaysed anatomico-spatialchanges of the pulmonary basal arteries, hilar point, vascular redistribution, diaphragm and rib cage on the plainchest films taken before and after a lobectomy in 33 cases seen at the Dept. of Radiology, St. Mary's Hospoital, Catholic Medical College. Firstly we observed the pulmonary basal artery after a lobectomy on plain chest film. In 12 cases of upper lobectomy the pulmonary basal artery was easily identified in every case. However in all of 21cases of lower lobectomy, the pulmonary basal artery was not identified. Next, a shift of the hilar point waschecked after a lobectomy. Regarding to vascular redistribution, the blood vessels was counted at upper and lowerlung fields by simon's method before and after a lobectomy, respectively. Finally, the level of the diaphragm wascompared in the pre. and post-opeative films and resected rib was scrutinized. The present study revealed that themost reliable sign to indicate specifically which lobe has been resected is persistence or disappearance of thepulmonary basal artery. Then i.e. in upper lobectomy the pulmonary basal artery was easily identified, but inlower lobectomy the pulmoanry basal artery was not dectable. Other findings such as vascular redistribution,elevated diaphragm and resected rib were not specific.
Arteries ; Blood Vessels ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Diaphragm ; Methods ; Pleura ; Ribs ; Thorax

It has long been known that the major irreversible toxicity of aminoglycosides is ototoxicity. Among them, streptomycin and gentamicin are primarily vestibulotoxic, whereas amikacin, neomycin, dihydrosterptomycin, and kanamicin are primarily cochleotoxic. Cochlear damage can produce permanent hearing loss, and damage to the vestibular apparatus results in dizziness, ataxia, and/or nystagmus. Therefore the cellular mechanisms of aminoglycoside ototoxicity continue to be an active topic of research. Aminoglycosides appear to generate free radicals within the inner ear and activation of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase. These changes lead to the release of cytochrome-c from mitochondria, activation of caspases and nucleases and appearance of pyknotic nuclei in hair cells with subsequent permanent damage to sensory cells and neurons, resulting in permanent hearing loss. Also two mutations in the mitochondrial 12S ribosomal RNA gene have been previously reported to predispose carriers to aminoglycoside induced ototoxicity. Over the years, understanding of the antimicrobial as well as ototoxic mechanisms of aminoglycosides has increased. Nevertheless, proven clinical methods for the prevention of ototoxic injury are not yet available. I reviewed these mechanisms in regard to established and potential future targets.
Amikacin ; Aminoglycosides ; Ataxia ; Caspases ; Dizziness ; Ear, Inner ; Free Radicals ; Genes, rRNA ; Gentamicins ; Hair ; Hearing Loss ; JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases ; Mitochondria ; Neomycin ; Neurons ; Streptomycin ; Vestibule, Labyrinth

This is retrospective study of the 18 patients of SLAP lesion which were found during arthroscopic treatment of 92 patients. The patients were diagnosed as recurrent shoulder dislocation (50 patients), shoulder impingement syndrome (36 patients) and SLAP lesion (four patients), clinically and radiologically, between March 1989 and June 1995. SLAP lesion were found in eleven patients with recurrent shoulder dislocation, three patients with impingement syndromes. Solitary SLAP lesions were found in four patients. Mean follow-up time was 36 months (range, 12 to 72 months) and average age of patients were 26 years old. Type I SLAP lesion by Snyder's classification were eight cases, type II were seven cases, type III were two cases and type IV was one case. Arthroscopic debridement of frayed or degenerated labrum and biceps tendon anchor were per formed in ten cases of type I and III. In type II and IV, six cases were repaired by arthroscopic placement of multiple suture, two cases were repaired by biodegradable tack (Suretac). The result were quantitated with Rowe rating scale. Eleven cases were exellent, four cases were good, and three cases were fair with Rowe rating scale. Our study revealed that these lesions were not uncommon in instability or impingement of shoulder. Type II SLAP lesion was frequently associated with anterior shoulder instability.
Adult ; Classification ; Debridement ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Retrospective Studies ; Shoulder ; Shoulder Dislocation ; Shoulder Impingement Syndrome ; Sutures ; Tendons

Allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) is a benign, noninvasive form of fungal sinusitis. Histologically, AFS is characterized by allergic mucin, which consists of eosinophilic mucinous material with occasional laminar deposits of eosinophils. A diagnosis of AFS can be made when there is a demonstration of characteristic allergic mucin and an appearance of fungal hypae scattered within the mucin with no evidence of tissue invasion, or when fungi cultures yield positive results. Until now, no cases of AFS have been reported in Korea, though there have been many cases of mycetomas and a few cases of invasive fungal sinusitis. We present the first two cases of AFS in Korea. The patients demonstrated characteristic allergic mucin, fungal hypae scattered within the mucin, and no evidence of tissue invasion on histopathology. Nasal polyps, involvement of the unilateral sinuses, peripheral eosinophilia, an elevated total IgE, and hyperattenuated masses observed in the CT supported the diagnosis of AFS. The patients recovered and did not display recurrence after surgery and treatment with topical steroids and saline irrigation.
Diagnosis ; Eosinophilia ; Eosinophils ; Fungi ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin E ; Korea ; Mucins ; Mycetoma ; Nasal Polyps ; Recurrence ; Sinusitis* ; Steroids