We report the case of a 42- year-old woman with spontaneous, right vertebral arteriovenous fistula associated with neurofibromatosis type 1. The patient presented with neck pain, retroauricular bruit, quadriparesis, and cervical spinal cord compression caused by an enlarged epidural vein. Endovascular treatment using coils and a balloon resulted in successful occlusion of the fistula. At six months post-embolization, the patient had improved significantly and was ambulant with support.
Arteriovenous Fistula ; Female ; Fistula ; Humans ; Neck Pain ; Neurofibromatoses ; Neurofibromatosis 1 ; Quadriplegia ; Spinal Cord Compression ; Veins

PURPOSE: This study was to investigate the characteristics and related factors of breast cancer screening and repeat screening, and to propose nursing interventions to increase the rate of breast cancer screening and repeat screening. METHOD: Study subjects was 236 women residing in the community, teachers and nurses who were older than 45 were recruited. Data was collected with self administered questionnaires from July 1st to August 31st, 2003 and analysed using SPSS/WIN 10.0 with X2test, t-test, and stepwise multiple logistic regression at a significant level of =.05. RESULT: The breast cancer screening rate was 57.2%, and repeat screening rate was 15.3%. With the multiple logistic regression analysis, factors associated with mammography screening were age and perceived barriers of action, and factors related to the repeat mammography screening were education level and other cancer screening experience. CONCLUSION: Based on the results, we recommend the development of anintervention program to decrease the perceived barrier of action, to regard mammography as an essential test in regular check-up, and to give active advertisement and education to the public to improve the rates of breast cancer screening and repeat screening.
Breast Neoplasms/*radiography ; Female ; Health Behavior ; Humans ; Korea ; *Mammography ; Middle Aged ; *Patient Compliance ; Questionnaires

The aim of this study was to analyze the process of restoration of muscle power following arthroscopic primary repair of ACL with manual test and Cybex test for one year postoperatively. Arthroscopic primary repair of the ACL was performed in 24 fresh tear. Postoperatively a limited motion brace was applied. Full weight bearing was allowed at 10 weeks postoperatively. In all cases mid-thigh circumference at 7.5 cm proximal to the upper pole of patella was measured. Manual muscle power test and Cybex test were also performed and the differences between the normal and the affected legs were recorded. The manual test and measurement of mid-thigh circumference were performed at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months and 1 year postoperatively. All cases showed 'normal' muscle power at 6 weeks after surgery in manual test. The mean difference of mid-thigh circumference was 4.5 cm(range 2.0-6.0 cm) at 6 weeks, 3.6 cm(range 1.0-6.5 cm) at 12 weeks, 2.9 cm(range 1.8-4.8 cm) at 6 months and 0.9 cm(0.5-2.5 cm) at 1 year after surgery. The peak torque deficit measured by Cybex test showed 50-82%(average 65.8%) in extensor and 24-96 %(average 60.6 %) in flexor at 12 weeks, 21-60 %(average 41.4 %) in extensor and 2-50 %(average 32.4 %) in flexor at 6 months, 1-23 %(average 13.1 %) in extensor and 1-19 %(average 11.4 %) in flexor at 1 year after surgery. From these results it would be suggested that the peak torque of muscles was not normal by Cybex test although the muscle power was restored clinically by 1 year following surgery.
Braces ; Leg ; Muscles ; Patella ; Tears ; Torque ; Weight-Bearing

No abstract available.
Blotting, Southern*

Postoperative adhesions that restrict tendon gliding are a major cause of failure after tendon repair and grafting in Zone II. Several experimental reports have claimed that exogenously administered sodium hyaluronic acid (HA) helps to prevent the adhesion formation after digital flexor tendon repair. However, some investigators reported that HA had no effect on prevention of adhesion. Effectiveness of HA was determined by using an experimental chicken model. HA and physiologic saline solution was injected into the tendon sheath after partial cut of flexor digitorum profundus tendon. On light microscopy, cut ends revealed infiltration of neutrophils with scattered monocytes, 1ymphocytes and eosinophils at the second postoperative day in both control and HA treated goup. At the sixth and eighth postoperative day, the wounds were healed with granulation tissues and adhered to the tendon sheath in control group. Two weeks after operation both control and HA treated group were adhered to the tendon sheaths, but milder in HA treated group than that of control. After three weeks, adhesion to the tendon sheath was marked in both groups. Scanning electron microscopic findings were consistent with light microscopy. As results of above experiments, HA had a significant effect on prevention of adhesion until post-operative S days, and after 2 weeks no difference between HA and control group. No histological difference in process of tendon healing was observed between HA treated and control groups.
Chickens ; Eosinophils ; Granulation Tissue ; Humans ; Hyaluronic Acid* ; Microscopy ; Monocytes ; Neutrophils ; Research Personnel ; Sodium ; Sodium Chloride ; Tendon Injuries* ; Tendons* ; Transplants ; Wounds and Injuries

No abstract available.
Cytogenetics* ; Korea* ; Oncogenes* ; Stomach Neoplasms*

Malignant lymphomas with cental and/or peripheral low densities suggesting internal infarcted necrosis arerare, probably due to the same reason as that of normal lymph nodes in which spontaneous infarction seldom occuresbecause of dual vascular connection and low oxygen consumption of activated lymphocytes. We report eight cases ofhistologically proven non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, that showed necrotic low density within tumor mass in CT scan, priorto any teatment. The locations of necrotic lymphomas were mediastinum in 3 cases, abdomen in 4 cases, and neck in1 case. The histologic types of the cases wre diffuse histiocytic (Rappaport) in 4 cases, porly differentiatedlymphocytic types in 2 cases, lymphoblastic type in 1 case, and mixed type(predominantly poorly differentiatedlymphocytic) in 1 case. It seems that malignant lymphoma can be included in differential diagnosis oflymphadenopathy with cental and/or peripheral necrotic low densities on CT.
Abdomen ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Infarction ; Lymph Nodes ; Lymphocytes ; Lymphoma ; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin ; Mediastinum ; Neck ; Necrosis ; Oxygen Consumption ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Bronchiectasis means a permanent abnormal dilatation of one or more large bronchi owing to destruction of theelastic and muscular components of the bronchial wall. Radiological study is the most importat and mandatory procedure. Especially bronchography is essential for the definitive diagnosis of bronchiectasis and for theprecise delineation of the type and extent of the disease. The radiological and clinical findings of 48 cases ofbronchiectasis diagnosed by bronchography and treated at Chosun University Hospital during the 5 years fromJanuary 1980 to Dec. 1984 were analyzed retrospectively. The results were as follows; 1. Among the 48 cases, 34cases(70.8%) were male and 14 cases(29.2%) were female. Peak incidence was in second decade. 2. Chronic cough,productive sputum and hemoptysis are main symptoms and others are chest pain, dyspnea and recurrent bouts ofpneumonia. The most common physical sign is persistent moist rales over the involved area in 23 cases(47.9%).Others are no sign in 17 cases(35.4%), wheezing in 11 cases(22.9%) and digit clubbing in 3 cases(6.3%). 3. Thepresumed causes were composed of not known in 30 cases(62.5%) and complications of measles in 7 cases(14.6%),pertusis in 5 cases(10.4%) and pneumonia in 4 cases(8.3%). Two cases were Kartagener's syndrom and unilateralhyperlucent lung. 4. Plain chest roentgenographic findings were abnormal in 42 cases(87.5%) but normal in 6cases(12.5%). The most common radiological findings was accentuation of lung markings in 36 cases(85.7%) theothers are include in order of frequency; pneumonic infiltration, linear radiolucencies, cystic radiolucencies,decreased affected lung volume air-fluid level and pleural thickening. 5. Bilateral bronchiectasis was demonstrated in 11 cases(22.9%) and the disease was much more often involved left lung than right. The mostcommonly involved lobe is left lower lobe, and the most common site of involvement was the posterior basal segmentof the lower lobe. The type of bronchiectasis is cylindrical in 22 cases(45.8%), varicose in 11 cases(22.9%),saccular in 9 cases(18.8%) and mixed type in 6 cases(12.5%)
Bronchi ; Bronchiectasis ; Bronchography ; Chest Pain ; Diagnosis ; Dilatation ; Dyspnea ; Female ; Hemoptysis ; Humans ; Incidence ; Lung ; Male ; Measles ; Pneumonia ; Respiratory Sounds ; Retrospective Studies ; Sputum ; Thorax

The term odontoma, first introduced by Broca, was originally applied to all odontogenic tumors. Related to the clinical and histological differences, 2 groups of odontoma were defined: compound odontoma and complex odontoma. Complex odontoma is more common in the mandible than in the maxilla, usually occuring in the mandibular premolar-molar area. And this consists of small mass of irregularly arranged enamel, dentine, cementum, and connective tissue, but tooth-like structures are not found. In our case, 34 year old man was diagnosed as the complex odontoma of maxillary sinus by the physical exam, Panex, and C.T scan. We sectioned and removed it, and then confirmed the diagnosis histopathologically. Its uncommon location and size made us report that case and review the literature concerned.
Adult ; Connective Tissue ; Dental Cementum ; Dental Enamel ; Dentin ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Mandible ; Maxilla ; Maxillary Sinus* ; Odontogenic Tumors ; Odontoma*

The term odontoma, first introduced by Broca, was originally applied to all odontogenic tumors. Related to the clinical and histological differences, 2 groups of odontoma were defined: compound odontoma and complex odontoma. Complex odontoma is more common in the mandible than in the maxilla, usually occuring in the mandibular premolar-molar area. And this consists of small mass of irregularly arranged enamel, dentine, cementum, and connective tissue, but tooth-like structures are not found. In our case, 34 year old man was diagnosed as the complex odontoma of maxillary sinus by the physical exam, Panex, and C.T scan. We sectioned and removed it, and then confirmed the diagnosis histopathologically. Its uncommon location and size made us report that case and review the literature concerned.
Adult ; Connective Tissue ; Dental Cementum ; Dental Enamel ; Dentin ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Mandible ; Maxilla ; Maxillary Sinus* ; Odontogenic Tumors ; Odontoma*