No abstract available.
Humans ; Male ; Military Personnel*

No abstract available.
Humans ; Male ; Military Personnel*

No abstract available.
Endometriosis* ; Female

A case of Lymphangiomatosis of the skeleton and soft tissue in a 23 years old woman is presented. Lymphangiomatosis are benign tumors formed of lymphatic vessel and like hemangiomatosis are probably best thought of as harmatomatous malformation. As term imply, the endothelial space in these lesions are lymph-rather than blood containing. Bone involvement are very rare condition that affect mainly the ilium and features a largely lytic pattern, consisting of tiny elliptical radiolucents slots. Treatment and Prognosis depend on the site and extent of involvement and progression. Although irradiation may be the treatment of choice, the lesions have not been usually successfully treated.
Female ; Humans ; Ilium ; Lymphatic Vessels ; Prognosis ; Skeleton

Ligament and tendon prostheses have all suffered because of failure of the particular material that has used in the past. Various materials, including, silk, nylon, Dacron, and combinstions of other synthetic substances, have all enjoyed temporary vogues and have vogues and have all passed out of habitual use because of collapse of the material employed. In an attempt to find an alternative material for use as a tendon or ligament prosthesis, a fundamentally new approach to the problem has been used, namely, that of tendon ligament induction. Carbon fiber has an attraction as a biologic implant because of its inherently inert nature when used in the pure form. Within recent years, it has been possible to manufacture filamentous carbon fiber of high purity and constant filament size, and this material has been examined as a tendon and ligament prosthesis. Both achilles tendons of 14 adult Korean rabbits were replsced with carbon fiber reinforced epoxies(CFRE, it was developed in department of chemical engineering, Chungnam national university, Daejeon, Korea) after artificially rupture, and serial histologic examination of neotendon formations and biologic responces in vivo were done during 8 weeks. The results obtained were as followings ;1. Hemorrhage and inflammatory reactions were observed at 2–3 weeks after operations. 2. Foreign body reactions were developed at 4 weeks after operation, also observed proliferations of foreign body giant cells and histiocytes. 3. Fibroblasts were increased at 4 weeks after operation, and most severe poliferations at 5–6 weeks. 4. Foreign body reactions and fibroblasts were markedly decreased at 7–8 weeks after operation, and examination of the collagen itself showed it to be closely similar to that found on the normsl side.5. Thus, it appeared that the carbon fiber initially acted as a tendon prosthesis.
Achilles Tendon ; Adult ; Carbon ; Chemical Engineering ; Chungcheongnam-do ; Collagen ; Fibroblasts ; Foreign Bodies ; Giant Cells, Foreign-Body ; Hemorrhage ; Histiocytes ; Humans ; Ligaments ; Nylons ; Polyethylene Terephthalates ; Prostheses and Implants ; Rabbits ; Rupture ; Silk ; Tendons

No abstract available.
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations* ; Microsurgery*

Malaria is a protozoan disease transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes. During acute and chronic malarial infection, altered splenic structure and function produce asymptomatic enlargement or com plications such as hematoma formation, rupture, hypersplenism, or cyst formation. Spontaneous splenic rupture occurs during acute infection, usually during the primary attack. However, rupture occurring in chronic malarial splenomegaly is seldom spontaneous; obvious trauma is almost always the precipitating event. Recently, conservative therapy has been applied in all cases of malarial splenic rupture. Surgical therapy should be reserved for patients with severe rupture or for those with continued or recurrent bleeding. We report the case of a recently treated 25-year-old male who had acute malaria complicated by fever and by severe abdominal pain, tenderness, and distension, a condition that may result in splenic rupture. At operation, the spleen was slightly enlarged and multiple tearing was found in the lateral surface of the capsule. A splenectomy was preformed.
Abdominal Pain ; Adult ; Culicidae ; Fever ; Hematoma ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Hypersplenism ; Malaria ; Male ; Rupture ; Rupture, Spontaneous* ; Spleen* ; Splenectomy ; Splenic Rupture ; Splenomegaly

Malaria is a protozoan disease transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes. During acute and chronic malarial infection, altered splenic structure and function produce asymptomatic enlargement or com plications such as hematoma formation, rupture, hypersplenism, or cyst formation. Spontaneous splenic rupture occurs during acute infection, usually during the primary attack. However, rupture occurring in chronic malarial splenomegaly is seldom spontaneous; obvious trauma is almost always the precipitating event. Recently, conservative therapy has been applied in all cases of malarial splenic rupture. Surgical therapy should be reserved for patients with severe rupture or for those with continued or recurrent bleeding. We report the case of a recently treated 25-year-old male who had acute malaria complicated by fever and by severe abdominal pain, tenderness, and distension, a condition that may result in splenic rupture. At operation, the spleen was slightly enlarged and multiple tearing was found in the lateral surface of the capsule. A splenectomy was preformed.
Abdominal Pain ; Adult ; Culicidae ; Fever ; Hematoma ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Hypersplenism ; Malaria ; Male ; Rupture ; Rupture, Spontaneous* ; Spleen* ; Splenectomy ; Splenic Rupture ; Splenomegaly

No abstract available.
Humans

The coexistence of aspergillosis and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the maxillary sinus was very rare. To our knowledge, this is the second report of coexistent SCC and aspergillosis in the maxillary sinus. A 58-year-old man underwent surgery for unilateral maxillary sinus infection with oroantral fistula. In the surgical specimen, SCC and aspergillosis were co-detected with routine and immunohistochemical stainings. Moreover, human papillomavirus 18 (HPV-18) was detected by polymerase chain reaction in the sinus specimen. The patient was re-operated with subtotal maxillectomy and has been followed up for two years without any evidence of recurrence or metastasis. Although it is not understood how aspergillosis could induce carcinoma formation, the chronic inflammation caused by prolonged fungal infection might be carcinogenic. Moreover, HPV-16 and -18 were another causative pathogens of SCC in the head and neck region. We recommend careful examination, including preoperative cytology, in patients with maxillary sinus fungal infections because of the potential for cancer development.
Aspergillosis ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Head ; Human papillomavirus 16 ; Human papillomavirus 18 ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Maxillary Sinus ; Middle Aged ; Neck ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Oroantral Fistula ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Recurrence