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Anti-Bacterial Agents* ; Dysentery, Bacillary*

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Meningioma* ; Neurilemmoma*

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Bacteremia*

In a retrospective study of 21 patients, in whom the acetabular fractures were suspected on initialradiographs, we compared and analysed the CT findings and plain radiographic findings and plain radiographicfindings. The results were as follow: 1. In patients with multiple trauma, no further change in position wasrequeired during CT examinations. 2. CT showed intraarticular loose bodies, which were invisible on plainradiographs. 3. CT was useful in detecting the fractures of acetabular rims, medial wall of acetabulum, andfemoral head. 4. CT permitted better evaluation of shape, extent, and degree of separation of fracture fragments.5. CT was helpful indetecting the associated fractures and soft tissue injuries. 6. CT also demonstrated theadequacy of reduction, the position of metallic fixation devices, and the presence or absence of remainingintraarticular osseous fragments after surgery.
Acetabulum ; Head ; Humans ; Multiple Trauma ; Retrospective Studies ; Soft Tissue Injuries

In 1960, Tskimoto first mentioned the spinal cord lesions caused by compression of posterior longitudinal ligament(OPLL), thereafter, hundreds of cases have been reported. There are, however, some controversial opinions concerning the mechanisms of the formation and development of OPLL and questions why a special ligaments, posterior longitudinal ligaments can be calcified, enlarged and compress the cord. And also, there have been many reports describing various surgical method that could manage OPLL, but the OPLL still has many problems in surgical treatment. Recently, the neurosurgical team at the St. Pauls Hospital, encountered and operated on 7 cases of OPLL at cervical area. After all dignostic tests and examinations were done, the morphological classification, combined other lesions and pathological status were verified and analyzed during treatment. The different surgical methods were taken case by case. The authors would like to share with you our experiences of the surgical methods, indications of operation the results and the progrosis of treatment in OPLL.
Classification ; Ligaments ; Longitudinal Ligaments ; Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament* ; Spinal Cord

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Humans ; Prognosis* ; Respiratory Insufficiency*

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Thymus Neoplasms*

Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome is characterized by unusual facies, microcephaly, mental and growth retardation, skeletal and genitourinary malformations. We present a 10-year old boy who visited us with chief complaints of urinary incontinence and azotemia. He was manifested facial abnormalities and other features of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome including vesicoureteral reflux, chronic pyelonephritis, hypospadia and cryptorchidism. Chromosomal study showed 15 chromosome short arm deletion, karyotypically he was depicted 46, XY, del(15)(p12).
Arm ; Azotemia ; Child ; Cryptorchidism ; Facies ; Female ; Humans ; Hypospadias ; Male ; Microcephaly ; Pyelonephritis ; Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome* ; Urinary Incontinence ; Vesico-Ureteral Reflux

PURPOSE: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Korea has been increasing in recent years, but accurate statistics about operations for IBD are lacking. The purpose of this study was to investigate the trends and current status of IBD surgeries in Korea. METHODS: Using a national database from the Korea Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, we analyzed data from patients who underwent surgery for Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis from January 2009 to October 2016. RESULTS: The mean number of patients who underwent surgery for Crohn disease was 791.8 per year. Colorectal surgery, small bowel surgery, and anal surgery were performed fairly often (31.2%, 29.4%, 39.4%, respectively), and laparoscopic surgery continued to increase, recently exceeding 30%. About 50% of Crohn patients used biologics before and after surgery, and those patients also underwent a relatively high rate of anal surgeries (44.2%). The mean number of patients who underwent surgery for ulcerative colitis was 247.6 per year. Colorectal surgery accounted for more than half of all operations, and laparoscopic surgery has been increasing rapidly, having been performed in about 60% of patients in recent years. The incidence of colorectal cancer in patients with ulcerative colitis was very high and increased rapidly during the study period, reaching about 80%. CONCLUSION: The number of patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for IBD in Korea has increased significantly. Biologics are actively used by patients with Crohn disease, with a high proportion of anal surgeries required. Many of the surgical indications for ulcerative colitis have shifted into colorectal cancer.
Biological Products ; Colitis, Ulcerative ; Colorectal Neoplasms ; Colorectal Surgery ; Crohn Disease ; Humans ; Incidence ; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases* ; Insurance, Health ; Korea* ; Laparoscopy

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