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BACKGROUND: Liposuction and laser ablation for treatment of osmidrosis are leading treatment methods for osmidrosis and have less complication compare to conventional surgical method. We treated patients with the two methods simultaneously to maximize the efficiency for less complication. METHODS: Eighteen patients with axillary osmidrosis (total 36 axillae) were included in this study. They had been treated by liposuction with diode laser ablation from December 2011 to August 2012. The results of operation was assessed by questionnaire subjectively and microscopic study objectively. RESULTS: Eighteen patients were followed over 10 months postoperatively (range, 10 to 18 months; mean, 13.8 months). The patients were satisfied with their results in terms of reduced foul odor except one patient. No hematoma, infections, skin necrosis, hair loss or hypertrophic scar occurred. And there was quantitative reduction of apocrine glands in microscopic study. CONCLUSIONS: We suggest that simultaneous apply of liposuction with laser ablation which is clinically and histologically proven method for treatment of axillary osmidrosis could be more effective method than treatment with each method alone, and has same morbidity allowing the patients early exercise.
Apocrine Glands ; Cicatrix, Hypertrophic ; Hair ; Hematoma ; Humans ; Hyperhidrosis ; Laser Therapy ; Lasers, Semiconductor* ; Lipectomy* ; Methods ; Necrosis ; Odors ; Skin ; Surveys and Questionnaires

BACKGROUND: The femoral artery is the most common site of cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass in surgery for type A aortic dissection. Recently, many surgeons prefer the axillary artery to the femoral artery as the arterial cannulation site for several benefits. We evaluated the safety and usefulness of axillary artery cannulation in surgery for acute type A aortic dissection. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Between Oct. 1995 and Sep. 2001, 71 patients underwent operations for acute type A aortic dissection. The arterial cannula was inserted into the axillary artery in 31 patients (AXILLARY group, mean age=56), and into the femoral artery in 40 patients (FEMORAL group, mean age=57). We retrospectively compared the incidence of mortality, morbidities, and hospital course. RESULT: The mean duration of cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest were significantly shorter in the AXILLARY group (207 min and 39min, respectively) than in the FEMORAL group (263 min and 49 min, respectively; p<0.05). Postoperative hospital stay was significantly shorter in the AXILLARY group than in the FEMORAL group (mean 15 days vs. 35 days, p<0.05). Although there was no difference in the incidence of new-onset permanent neurological dysfunction (3.2% in the AXILLARY group, 2.5% in the FEMORAL group), the incidence of transient neurological dysfunction was significantly lower in the AXILLARY group (12.9% vs. 25%, p<0.05). In the FEMORAL group, two patients needed urgent conversion to cannulation site due to arch vessel malperfusion. In the AXILLARY group, there was only one patient who had a complication related to the cannulation, i.e., median nerve injury. CONCLUSION: Axillary artery cannulation was safe and helpful in decreasing the cerebral ischemic time and incidence of transient neuroligcal dysfunction in surgery for acute type A aortic dissection. It enabled us to approach the patients with aortic arch pathology more aggressively.
Aneurysm, Dissecting ; Aorta, Thoracic ; Axillary Artery* ; Cardiopulmonary Bypass ; Catheterization* ; Catheters ; Femoral Artery ; Humans ; Incidence ; Length of Stay ; Median Nerve ; Mortality ; Pathology ; Retrospective Studies

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Epidermal Cyst* ; Skin* ; Thumb*

BACKGROUND: Facial capillary malformations (CMs) rarely recede; they often become darker and raised in proportion to their growth. These malformations may hypertrophy in adulthood, resulting in increased disfigurement and dysfunction. Laser treatment is considered a first-line therapy for focal CMs, but thick wide lesions, which are accompanied by hypertrophy and have a well-circumscribed nodularity, may be treated with surgical excision and reconstruction. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 25 consecutive patients who had undergone complete or partial excisions of facial capillary malformations in our unit. After the excisions, the defects that encompassed their facial aesthetic units were subsequently covered by various methods, including primary closures, local flaps, expanded flaps, split-thickness skin grafts, and full thickness skin grafts. RESULTS: The data demonstrated satisfactory results and reliability. Our patients were treated without significant complications, and all of the patients were moderately or fully satisfied with the outcome of their surgeries. CONCLUSIONS: Among the many reconstructive options for adult patients with facial capillary malformations, thick split-thickness skin grafts can be a good choice for the coverage of widely excised wounds.
Adult ; Capillaries ; Humans ; Hypertrophy ; Retrospective Studies ; Skin ; Skin Transplantation ; Surgical Flaps ; Transplants ; Vascular Malformations

BACKGROUND: Neurological deterioration following acute lacunar infarction is not uncommon. Its association with poor clinical outcome is well-known, but little is known about what causes it. This study aimed to elucidate whether 3 stigmas of cerebral microangiopathy, a pathogenesis of lacunar infarction, are associated with neurological deterioration in patients with acute lacunar infarction. METHODS: Patients with acute lacunar infarction who were admitted within 24 hours of onset were identified using a prospective stroke registry. Patients who presented neurological deterioration within 7 days of hospitalization (progressive lacune group) were matched to 4 controls (non-progressive lacune group) for 'onset to arrival time'. Three stigmas of cerebral microangiopathy (leukoaraiosis, cerebral microbleeds, and silent lacunes) were measured using initial brain MRI, and their associations with neurological deterioration were analyzed. RESULTS: During 45 months, a total of 23 patients were identified and matched to 80 controls. Simple comparison of 2 groups showed that those 3 stigmas of cerebral microangiopathy were not significantly associated with neurological deterioration. Hyperlipidemia (p=0.18), history of transient ischemic attack or stroke (p=0.01), initial NIH stroke scale (p=0.07), white blood cell counts (p=0.16), and lesion volume (p=0.03) were possibly different (p's<0.2) between 2 groups. Multivariable logistic regression analysis did not reveal any significant association of those 3 stigmas with neurological deterioration, too (all p values>0.5). CONCLUSIONS: This study did not find a relationship between cerebral microangiopathy and neurological deterioration following acute lacunar infarction. The possibility of inadequate power should be noted.
Brain ; Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Hyperlipidemias ; Ischemic Attack, Transient ; Leukocyte Count ; Logistic Models ; Prospective Studies ; Stroke ; Stroke, Lacunar

Recent improvements have been made to the use of time-resolved, three-dimensional phase-contrast (PC) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which is also named four-dimensional (4D) PC-MRI or 4D flow MRI, in the investigation of spatial and temporal variations in hemodynamic features in cardiovascular blood flow. The present article reviews the principle and analytical procedures of 4D PC-MRI. Various fluid dynamic biomarkers for possible clinical usage are also described, including wall shear stress, turbulent kinetic energy, and relative pressure. Lastly, this article provides an overview of the clinical applications of 4D PC-MRI in various cardiovascular regions.
Biomarkers ; Hemodynamics* ; Hydrodynamics ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging*

PURPOSE: To explore the role of salvage radiotherapy (RT) for recurrent thymoma as an alternative to surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between 2007 and 2015, 47 patients who received salvage RT for recurrent thymoma at Yonsei Cancer Center were included in this study. Recurrent sites included initial tumor bed (n = 4), pleura (n = 19), lung parenchyma (n = 10), distant (n = 9), and multiple regions (n = 5). Three-dimensional conformal and intensity-modulated RT were used in 29 and 18 patients, respectively. Median prescribed dose to gross tumor was 52 Gy (range, 30 to 70 Gy), with equivalent doses in 2-Gy fractions (EQD₂). We investigated overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and patterns of failure. Local failure after salvage RT was defined as recurrence at the target volume receiving >50% of the prescription dose. RESULTS: Median follow-up time was 83 months (range, 8 to 299 months). Five-year OS and PFS were 70% and 22%, respectively. The overall response rate was 97.9%; complete response, 34%; partial response, 44.7%; and stable disease, 19.1%. In multivariate analysis, histologic type and salvage RT dose (≥52 Gy, EQD₂) were significantly associated with OS. The high dose group (≥52 Gy, EQD₂) had significantly better outcomes than the low dose group (5-year OS: 80% vs. 59%, p = 0.046; 5-year PFS: 30% vs. 14%, p=0.002). Treatment failure occurred in 34 patients; out-of-field failure was dominant (intra-thoracic recurrence 35.3%; extrathoracic recurrence 11.8%), while local failure rate was 5.8%. CONCLUSION: Salvage RT for recurrent thymoma using high doses and advanced precision techniques produced favorable outcomes, providing evidence that recurrent thymoma is radiosensitive.
Disease-Free Survival ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Lung ; Multivariate Analysis ; Pleura ; Prescriptions ; Radiotherapy ; Recurrence ; Thymoma ; Treatment Failure

Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome is known as a maternally inherited mitochondrial disease with a m.3243A>G mutation in the MT-TL1 gene. Here, we report a case of targeted temperature management in a MELAS patient who had a cardiac arrest and severe lactic acidosis after recurrent seizures.