Congenital agenesis of the right lobe of liver is a rare anomaly and only 33 cases have been reported. CT showed absence of the right lobe of liver and compensatory hypertrophy of the other lobe. We report the CT findings of a new case of this anomaly with a review of the literatures.
Hypertrophy ; Liver*

A study on branching patterns of middle hepatic artery was performed in 109 patients with A-P and oblique view hepatic angiogram, which refered to size and location of quadrate lobe in CT and SMA portography We could analyze the branching patterns of middle hepatic artery (MHA) in 100 among the 109 patients. MHA arising as a first branch of left hepatic artery was the most common pattern (50%), and MHA arising from proper hepatic artery separately one from left hepatic artery was the next common pattern (35%). MHA originating from left gastric artery, or from anterior or posterior of the right hepatic artery was seen. MHA WAS not found as an accessory or replaced artery except as replaced common hepatic artery.
Angiography* ; Arteries ; Hepatic Artery* ; Humans ; Portography

An giant cell tumor arising from the tendon sheath and other soft tissue of the extremities, hasbeen of clinical and pathologic interst for many years, which is the second most common tumor of the hand, but it is not common in other location. One case of tendon sheath giant cell tumor with regional bone destruction on the pharangeal bone is presented which experienced at Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Korea University recently. At first, the lesion of bone that is confused with Enchondroma in roentgenographically, which is confirned regional bone destruction of tendon sheath giant cell tumor by histologically. The tumor is composed of a vascularized network of spindle shaped or ovoid stromal cell regularly and rather interspersed with multinuclear cell and xanthoma cells. We report a case of giant cell tumor of tendon sheath and review of literature.
Chondroma ; Extremities ; Giant Cell Tumors ; Giant Cells ; Hand ; Korea ; Stromal Cells ; Tendons ; Xanthomatosis

The head-pelvic skeletal traction was first attempted in 1958 by Arther R. Hodgson., and was described. The Halo skull traction apparatus by Perry and Nickel (1959), the method were provided for immobilising the unstable cervical spine, correction of the Scoliotic deformity, Tuberculotic Kyphosis, and other deformed disease. We performed Halo-pelvic apparatus,after posterior-fusion of unstable cervical spine, on a 24 year old male, with Quadriplesia due to Fracture-dislocation of the 7th cervical spine in May 1976. The following were the condition to be met: 1) Rigid stabilization and improved the cervical pain. 2) progressive adjustable., longitudinal traction for reduction 3) The patient was able to sitting position withont other Supports. 4) No pressure sores developed as happens beneath a cast. 5) Ease of patient management and taking of Roentogenogram.
Congenital Abnormalities ; Humans ; Kyphosis ; Male ; Methods ; Neck Pain ; Nickel ; Pressure Ulcer ; Quadriplegia ; Skull ; Spine ; Traction

No abstract available.
Pressure Ulcer*

Two cases of malignant histiocytosis, in which skin involvement was a prominent finding at initial clinical presentation, are reported. 1nteresting histopathologic findings, including Langerhans granule in one case and numerous eosinophils in another, were observed. In one case remission was achieved with BACOP chemotherapy (Bleomycin, Adriamycin, Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine, and Prednisone). In the other case, the patient died nine months after the onset of the disease without any treatment.
Cyclophosphamide ; Doxorubicin ; Drug Therapy ; Eosinophils ; Histiocytic Sarcoma* ; Humans ; Skin ; Vincristine

No abstract available.
Myocutaneous Flap* ; Pressure Ulcer*

No abstract available.
Cleft Lip*

Moderate to severe unilateral ptosis has previously been treated with levator resection or frontalis sling and cosmetic double fold in the opposite eyelid. This method often resulted in undesirable asymmetrical lid lag phenomenon in down gaze. From December 1991 to December 1994, we treated 65 cases of unilateral ptosis with frontalis sling or levator resection, and simultaneously cosmetic frontalis sling have been performed in the unaffected normal eyes of 41 patients and cosmetic double fold have been performed in the unaffected normal eyes of 11 patients. After 6 months of operation, authors survey the patients content. The number of cases of content were 4(36.36%) in 11 cosmetic double fold group and 31(75.6%) in 41 cosmetic frontalis sling group. The content after cosmetic frontalis sling was higher than cosmetic double fold. Asymmetrical lid lag phenomenon on downward gaze which is inevitable complication postoperatively was reduced by means of cosmetic frontalis sling of unafeected normal eye in unilatral ptosis. The authors expect that the patient will be more satisfied with the result of symmetrical lid lag in down gaze after cosmetic frontalis sling of unaffected normal eye in aesthetic aspect.
Eyelids ; Humans

OBJECTIVE: In the case of internal carotid-posterior communicating (ICPCom) artery aneurysm it is possible to successfully clip the aneurysmal neck without any difficulty. However, if the aneurysmal neck is wide, the aneurysmal sac is giant, the aneurysmal sac is hidden by the anterior clinoid process (ACP), or its dome is located in ventral portion or low-lying ICPCom aneurysm, it is difficult to open the proximal aneurysmal neck and we encounter a barrier in controlling bleeding in case of premature rupture of the aneurysm. They need to be resected the ACP for successful aneurysmal clipping. We propose angiographic criteria for predicting necessity of resection of the ACP before clipping of the ICPCom artery aneurysm. METHODS: Between 1999 and 2003, 16 patients with ICPCom artery aneurysm were treated with the resection of the ACP prior to applying the clip on the neck of the aneurysm. We retrospectively analyzed the preoperative cerebral angiographies, and the clinical and operative findings. We measured various radiometric parameters to reveal the angiographic characteristics. RESULTS: The mean value of the radiographic measurement in case of the cerebral angiography in 16 patients is as follows: angle A (the angle between the midline of the skull and the axis of the C1 segment on A-P view) ranged from 15 to 80 degrees (mean+/-SD, 42+/-5 degrees), angle B (the angle between the axes of the C1 and C2 segments on A-P view) ranged from 70 to 150 degrees (mean+/-SD, 110+/-15 degrees), and distance C (the distance between the tip of the ACP and the most proximal portion of the aneurysmal neck on the lateral view) ranged from 2 to 9 mm (mean+/-SD, 4.5+/-1 mm). CONCLUSION: We have resected the ACP in 16 of the 40 ICPCom aneurysms. The mean values of angle A, angle B, and distance C is 42+/-5 degrees, 110+/-15 degrees, and 4.5+/-1 mm, respectively. We did not encounter any difficulty in clipping in all the cases in which there was no premature rupture of the aneurysm. Most of cases had a good outcome.
Aneurysm* ; Arteries* ; Axis, Cervical Vertebra ; Cerebral Angiography ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Neck ; Retrospective Studies ; Rupture ; Skull