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Adult* ; Humans ; Lung* ; Pneumocytes* ; Pneumonectomy* ; Rabbits*

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The authors experienced a case of the monomorphic adenoma of lacrimal gland. Monomorphic adenoma is an extremely rare salivary gland tumor. A fifty eight year old Korean female was admitted to our Dept. of Ophthalmology because of multiple small nodular masses on her right upper eyelid and a large hard solitary mass in the supraorbital area since one year ago. On B-scan ultrasonogtaphy, round echo-free zone was detected in the superiortemporal orbit. Well defined hyperdense, enhanced round extraconal mass in the superiororbital area was detected by orbital CT scan. Two large well encapsulated, dark brown colored masses were extracted by supraorbital approach and lateral orbitotomy under general anesthesia. After removal of the masses, histopathologic examination confirmed the lacrimal monomorphic adenoma.
Adenoma* ; Anesthesia, General ; Eyelids ; Female ; Humans ; Lacrimal Apparatus ; Ophthalmology ; Orbit ; Salivary Glands ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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BACKGROUND: Continuous lingual myoclonus is an exceptional entity usually described in association with similar palatal, ocular, facial, diaphragmatic, or shoulders movements. Only a few cases of isolated lingual myoclonus have been reported until now, and the pathophysiology of lingual myoclonus is unclear. CASE: We have recently experienced a case of lingual myoclonus. A 27-year-old female patient was noted to have continuous involuntary contractions involving exclusively the tongue. Electromyographic study showed low frequency(2 Hz), more or less rhythmic bursts from right genioglossus muscle. There were no abnormalities in brain evoked potentials and brain MRI. Lingual myoclonus showed good response to valproic acid and botulinum toxin. COMMENT: Embryologically soft palate and tongue are different. Soft palate is both somatic and branchial origin, but tongue is somatic origin. And lingual myoclonus is more irregular than palatal myoclonus. Therefore, it is suspected that the pathophysiologic mechanisms of lingual myoclonus are somewhat different from those of palatal myoclonus.
Adult ; Botulinum Toxins ; Brain ; Evoked Potentials ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Myoclonus* ; Palate, Soft ; Shoulder ; Tongue ; Valproic Acid

OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of smoking in schizophrenic patients (74-92%) is higher than that of all psychiatric patients (34-54%) or general population (30-35%). This higher smoking Prevalence is demonstrated even after controlling for known confounders, such as marital status, alcohol use, and socioeconomic status. This study was conducted to determine whether there would be any difference in nicotine intake and metabolism between schizophrenics and normal controls. METHODS: Sixteen schizophrenic patients and sixteen normal controls were collected. All subjects were supplied with a pack of cigarette a day. Urinary cotinine excretion was measured by using gas chromatographic mass spectrometric method. RESULTS: Cotinine excretion was significantly increased in schizophrenic patients compared to normal controls (p<0.05). None of variables such as age at initial smoking, the average number of cigarettes at initial smoking, pack year (packs daily smoked x smoking year), abstinence history were found to influence cotinine levels when examined via the ANOVA, even when the interaction with diagnosis was considered. CONCLUSION: This result suggests that nicotine intake and consumption are increased in schizophrenic patients compared to normal controls, which can be an attempt to improve sensory inhibition and counteract neuronal effect of antipsychotic medications.
Cotinine* ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Marital Status ; Metabolism ; Neurons ; Nicotine ; Prevalence ; Schizophrenia ; Smoke ; Smoking ; Social Class ; Tobacco Products

Retroperitoneal hemorrhage is a potentially lethal complication in patients on anticoagulant therapy and can be caused by ovarian artery bleeding, regardless of the patients’ age and obstetric history. This case illustrates the clinical presentation of ovarian artery bleeding in a postmenopausal female on anticoagulant therapy, the diagnostic utility of transcatheter angiography, and successful embolization.

Bladder dysfunction is a common occurrence following radical abdominal hysterectomy(RAH). Prospective study was underwent to determine the bladder function in 23 patients before and after RAH. The average duration or indwelling catheter was 18.9 days. The average bladder capacity preoperatively, 2-3 weeks and 6-8 weeks postoperatively was 451.7 +/-58.6ml, 338.3 +/-58.2ml and 435.2 +/-92.2ml( p <0.05). The mean filling pressure preoperatively, 2-3 weeks and 6-8 weeks postoperatively was 9.0 +/-.3cmH20, 17.5 +/-1.9cmH2O and 10.2 +/-1.9cmH2O(p <0.05). The average residual urine preoperatively. 2-3 weeks and 6-8 weeks postoperatively was 5.8 +/-4.1ml, 171.8 +/-174.4ml and 22.2 +/-59.2ml(p <0.05 ). Voiding symptoms following RAH were seen 7 patients(30.4 %) : sensory loss in 3, difficulty in initiation in 2, incontinence and strain to empty the bladder in one each. Clean intermittent catheterization(CIC) was performed in 3 patients( 13.0%) with the volume or residual urine more than 100ml due to hypotonic bladder. The hypertonic bladder we seen immediately postoperatively and progressively recovered to preoperative bladder function at 2 weeks, then resolved usually within 6-8 Weeks. We suggest that patients who are unable to self- void or have more than 100ml of residual urine should be examined periodically with urodynamic studies and must be managed actively including CIC or prolonged catheter drainage, which are very good methods to achieve early recovery of bladder function and prevent hypotonic bladder dysfunction.
Catheters ; Catheters, Indwelling ; Drainage ; Humans ; Hysterectomy* ; Prospective Studies ; Urinary Bladder* ; Urodynamics*