No abstract available.
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea* ; Cerebrospinal Fluid*

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Purpose: To evaluate and introduce the technique of C-arm guided aspiration and an injection of a mixture of corticosteroid and local anesthesia for the treatment of calcific tendinitis of the rectus femoris around the hip joint. Materials and Methods: Between March 2003 and May 2005, C-arm guided aspiration and an injection of a mixture of corticosteroid and local anesthesia were performed on 5 patients and a local excision were performed in 1 patient for the treatment of calcific tendinitis of the rectus femoris. The minimum follow-up period was 6 months. The radiology evaluation revealed the presence and size of the calcification. The clinical evaluation involved checking the level of pain relief, range of motion, recurrence, complications. Results: The hip pain improved immediately after treatment. There were no recurrences or complications. Conclusion: The combined treatment of C-arm guided aspiration and an injection of a mixture of corticosteroid and local anesthesia is an effective method for treating calcific tendinitis of the rectus femoris, which can induce rapid symptom relief without any surgical morbidity.
Anesthesia, Local ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hip Joint* ; Hip* ; Humans ; Quadriceps Muscle* ; Range of Motion, Articular ; Recurrence ; Tendinopathy*

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Leg*

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Animals ; Ear, Middle* ; Guinea Pigs* ; Guinea* ; Povidone-Iodine*

We report on a patient with spontaneous rupture of hemorrhagic renal cyst into the pyelocaliceal system. He had no history of trauma, bleeding disorders, urinary tract infection or urinary tract obstruction. Gross hematuria followed by left flank pain occurred 1 day prior to admission. Although radiologic findings were suggestive of rupture of renal cyst into the calyx or calyceal diverticulum. exclusion of malignant disease or renal carbuncle was difficult. He was managed by partial nephrectomy. Microscopic findings revealed ruptured cyst lined with low cuboidal epithelium without evidence of malignancy.
Carbuncle ; Diverticulum ; Epithelium ; Flank Pain ; Hematuria ; Hemorrhage* ; Humans ; Nephrectomy ; Rupture ; Rupture, Spontaneous* ; Urinary Tract ; Urinary Tract Infections

BACKGROUND: Our study aimed to make a comparative analysis of clinical outcomes of arthroscopic decompression for rotator cuff calcific tendinitis by location of calcific deposits and by its size. METHODS: We enrolled a total of 38 patients, comprising 39 affected shoulders, who underwent arthroscopic decompression for calcific tendinitis. As our clinical scores, we evaluated the UCLA, the ASES, and the VAS scores and analyzed them by calcific location, by calcific deposit size, by the presence or absence of calcific remnants, and by whether concomitant cuff repair was performed. RESULTS: The clinical scores of those whose calcific deposit had an area greater than 77.0 mm2 and of those whose calcific deposit had an area smaller than 77.0 mm2 did not significantly differ (p=0.21 in ASES; p=0.19 in UCLA; p=0.17 in VAS). Nor did the clinical scores significantly differ with respect to the location of calcification (p=0.23). Further, the clinical scores did not significantly differ between those who had calcific remnants and those who did not and between those who received additional cuff repair and those who did not. CONCLUSIONS: We found that the clinical outcomes after arthroscopic decompression of calcific tendinitis were not significantly associated with the cuff tendon in which the calcium deposits are found; the location of the calcium deposits in the supraspinatus tendon (if found in this tendon); the size of calcific deposits; the presence of calcific remnants; and concomitant cuff repairs.
Calcium ; Decompression ; Humans ; Rotator Cuff ; Shoulder* ; Tendinopathy* ; Tendons

Use of the Hamburger-Salmon soft agar assay method for in vitro chemotherapy sensitivity testing was tried. In this assay, double soft agar was used to culture 9 human urologic tumors, including 2 renal adenocarcinomas, one Wilms' tumor, 4 bladder transitional cell carcinomas, one paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma and one penile squamous cell carcinoma. Among these cancers, Wilms' tumor and penile carcinoma grew to the extent that they could be used in chemosensitivity testing in soft agar (> or =30 colonies per control plate). It is concluded from this study that in vitro chemosensitivity testing by colony formation assay may be a useful tool in the treatment of urologic cancers, but more experiences should be gathered.
Adenocarcinoma ; Agar ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell ; Drug Therapy ; Humans ; Rhabdomyosarcoma ; Urinary Bladder ; Urologic Neoplasms ; Wilms Tumor

Relapsing polychondritis is a rare inflammatory disorder affecting the cartilaginous structures throughout the body. Although there is no pathognomonic laboratory tests, clinical features, when coupled with histopathologic findings, enable one to make a diagnosis of relapsing polychondritis. A 26-year-old man presented with purplish, swollen, and tender auricles and injected eyes. His symptoms had developed eight months ago and fluctuated irrespective of various medications such as corticosteroids and antibiotics. Histopathologic examination revealed loss of basophilic staining of the cartilage with some dissolution of its structures. Treatment was initiated with dapsone, However, the remission was too immediate to be considered as a effect of dapsone.
Adrenal Cortex Hormones ; Adult ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Basophils ; Cartilage ; Dapsone ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Polychondritis, Relapsing*

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Burns* ; Congenital Abnormalities* ; Free Tissue Flaps*