No abstract available.
Anemia, Hemolytic* ; Child* ; Humans

We have experienced a case of tuberculous abscess of the liver with empyema in a 12 years old boy. He was admitted with the chief complaints of pain and mass in the right upper abdomen of about 1 month duration and intermittent mild fever for 15 days. On examination, liver was palpable 5 cm below the right costal margin, and was tender and firm. Liver scan showed a cold area in the right posterior upper part of the liver. With the needle aspiration of the liver, 240 ml of yellowish-green pus was aspirated. The stained smears of the pus showed a large number of acid-fast bacilli, and the culture revealed a growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Our patient was cured successfully by the drainage of pus with the needle aspiration of the liver and antituberculous medication. We have presented here a rare case whose the diagnosis was made without the help of any operative procedure, and reviewed the literatures.
Abdomen ; Abscess* ; Child ; Diagnosis ; Drainage ; Empyema* ; Fever ; Humans ; Liver* ; Male ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; Needles ; Suppuration ; Surgical Procedures, Operative

Desmoplastic fibromas are rare intraosseous bone tumors. They are benign but locally aggressive and frequently found in the long bones and mandible. We report radiographic and histopathologic finding of a case desmoplastic fibroma involving right temporal skull bone. A 53-year-old woman presented at our hospital complaining of continuous right side headaches for a year. Simple skull X-ray film showed 3 x 2.5 cm lytic lesion with mild sclerotic margin on right temporal area. A large craniectomy 1cm lateral to margin was fashioned. The resected mass showed encapsulated mass colored white gray. Histologic diagnosis was compatible with that of a the desmoplastic fibroma. There was no evidence of recurrence during the 15months of follow-up period.
Diagnosis ; Female ; Fibroma, Desmoplastic* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Headache ; Humans ; Mandible ; Middle Aged ; Recurrence ; Skull* ; Temporal Bone ; X-Ray Film

OBJECTIVE: This study is to evaluate the efficacy of dorsal short-segment fixation in unstable thoracolumbar junction fractures. METHODS: The cases of 20 patients who underwent dorsal short-segment fixation were reviewed retrospectively. Clinical outcomes were analysed using Sonntag's pain level, work status, and neurological scale according to the modified Frankel classification. Radiological outcomes were analysed using Mumford's anterior body compression(%), canal compromise ratio, and Cobb's kyphotic angle. RESULTS: At the latest clinical follow-up (average=14.6 months), there were 19 (95.0%) in group I and 1 patient (5.0%) in II in pain level35). The postoperative work status were 17 (85.0%) in group I, 2 patients (10.0%) in II, and 1 patient (5.0%) in V. Surgery brought to improve the neurologic status. In success group (19 cases, 95%), the average canal compromise ratio was reduced from 0.57 (+/-0.07) to 0.05 (+/-0.08) (P<0.05), the average anterior body compression (%) was reduced from 41% (+/-17) to 18% (+/-14) (P<0.05), and the average preoperative kyphotic angle was 20.0 degrees (+/-9.0), and corrected to 5.7 degrees (+/-7.1) postoperatively, and progressed to 7.8 degrees (+/-6.2) at the latest follow-up. There was a case of implantation failure in an elderly osteoporotic patient. CONCLUSION: Although there are limitations in the patient number and follow-up period, the present study favors dorsal short-segment fixation for selective cases in unstable thoracolumbar junction fractures.
Aged ; Classification ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Retrospective Studies

9 classic hemophilacs in Severance Hospital, Yonsei University from Dec. '77 to Aug. '79 were reviewed and analysed and the following results were obtained. 1. Intracranial hemorrhage is required the most immediate emergent therapy in hemophiliacs and computerized transverse axial tomogarhy may be essential for the accurate and noninvasive diagnosis and for the effective emergency treatment. 2. To conserve supplies of therapeutic materials and to decrease the possibility of transmitting hepatitis and other diseases with blood products, it is desirable to reduce the amount of blood products with the use of epsilone aminocaproic acid, and epsilone aminocaproic acid may be useful in extraction and/or other non-dental injury with hemophiliacs.
Aminocaproic Acid ; Diagnosis ; Emergencies* ; Emergency Treatment ; Equipment and Supplies ; Hemophilia A* ; Hepatitis ; Intracranial Hemorrhages

Achondroplasia is a rare disease and characterized by the combination of short extremities with an enlarged head and a trunk approximating normal size. We had experienced 4 cases of achondroplasia; they all showed stunted growth, short arms and legs, prominent forehead, flattening of the bridge of the nose and moderate degree of kyphcsis and one case was associated with hydrocephalus. X-ray showed the thickness of the bones and their irregular epiphyseal ends such as cupping, flaring and spurs. Intelligence seemed to be normal except one case. We had seen those patients at the age of 8 months, 6 months and 1year, 7months and 2 years, confirming achodroplasia by clinical, X-ray survey and biochemical study. Review of the references concerning achondroplasia was made briefly.
Achondroplasia* ; Arm ; Extremities ; Forehead ; Head ; Humans ; Hydrocephalus ; Intelligence ; Leg ; Nose ; Rare Diseases

Wilms' tumor is the most common intra-abdominal malignant tumor of childhood. There has been a progressive improvement in the over all survival rate of children with Wilms' tumor since the introduction of radiotherapy and nephrectomy. Survival has continued to improve with the addition of chemotherapy, initially actinomycin D, and later vincristine. This paper reviewed 34 patients with Wilms' tumor seen between 1965 and 1979 with special references to the significant factors in diagnosis as well as the influence of age, stage of disease and treatment on the prognosis. The usefulness of three modalities of treatment was discussed. A cure rate of 64.9% in the intensive multimodaliy treatment group was calculated by the Life Table Method.
Child ; Dactinomycin ; Diagnosis ; Drug Therapy ; Humans ; Life Tables ; Nephrectomy ; Prognosis ; Radiotherapy ; Survival Rate ; Vincristine ; Wilms Tumor*

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Anoxia* ; Neurons*

No abstract available.
Bone Marrow Transplantation* ; Bone Marrow*

No abstract available.
Birth Weight ; Erythrocytes/ultrastructure ; Gestational Age ; Human ; Infant, Newborn* ; Infant, Premature* ; Prospective Studies ; Reticuloendothelial System/physiology* ; Spleen/physiology*