No abstract available.
Fingers* ; Joints* ; Lateral Ligament, Ankle*

Subretinal neovascular membrane in the macula is a major cause of central visual loss. We reviewed the clinical records, fundus photography, fluorescein angiography of the 172 eyes of 166 patients in order to disclose the causes and clinical characteristics of subretinal neovascular membrane and performed argon and krypton photocoagulation in 22 patients. The common causes of subretinal neovascular membrane are idiopathic neovascular membrane, myopic and senile macular degeneration in order(27.1, 26.5, 22.3% aa). There was no significant difference in changes of visual acuity and extent of subretinal neovascular membrane between treatment and non-treatment groups.
Argon ; Fluorescein Angiography ; Humans ; Krypton ; Light Coagulation ; Macular Degeneration ; Membranes* ; Photography ; Visual Acuity

No abstract available.
Leukemia*

Two cases of association of brain tumor and intracranial aneurysms are reported. One case is association of pituitary adenoma with anterior communicating artery aneurysm. The other is association of acoustic neurinoma with multiple aneurysms and it is exceedingly rare reviewing the available literature. Various pathogenesis for association of brain tumor with cerebral aneurysm have been postulated.
Aneurysm ; Brain Neoplasms* ; Brain* ; Intracranial Aneurysm* ; Neuroma, Acoustic ; Pituitary Neoplasms

Accurate preoperative CT staging of renal tumor affects the therapeutic approach and aids the urologist in planning the appropriate procedure. CT staging were compared in 33 patients with pathologically confirmed stage of renal tumor. The overall accuracy of CT staging in renal cell carcinoma is 87.0%. The overall accuracy of CT staging in renal pelvis tumor is 80.0%. The major role of CT was in the evaluation of renal capsule, perirenal fat, Gerota's fascia, renal vein, inferior vena cava and lymph node for invasion. We conclude that at the present time CT is the optimal technique to stage renal tumor.
Carcinoma, Renal Cell ; Fascia ; Humans ; Kidney Pelvis ; Lymph Nodes ; Renal Veins ; Vena Cava, Inferior

Numerous devices and technics have been devised to facillitate the difficult endotracheal intubation. We have modified the technic of employing a guide inserted retrograde through cannulation of the cricothyroid membrane. We easily used 16G ANGIOCATH for cannulation of the cricothyroid membrane and Angiography guide wire or swan Ganz Introducer wire for retrograde endotracheal intubation.
Angiography* ; Catheterization ; Intubation, Intratracheal* ; Membranes

BACKGROUND: The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of related cardiovascular risk factors and it is the cause of morbidity and mortality in cardiovascular diseases. Recently, new diagnostic criteria of glucose metabolism impairment has been recommended. The purpose of this study was to estimate the difference of cardiovascular risk by investigating the prevalence of metabolic syndrome according to the degree of glucose metabolism impairment. METHODS: A population of 757 subjects was selected from a database of individuals who visited a health promotion center. We classified these subjects into 5 groups [Normal, Isolated impaired glucose tolerance (I-IGT), Isolated impaired fasting glucose (I-IFG), combined IGT with IFG (IGT/IFG) and Diabetes]. We compared the general characteristics, Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in these groups. RESULTS: HOMA-IR and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the IGT/IFG and the Diabetes group were significantly greater than the Normal group. HOMA-IR and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome of the I-IGT and the I-IFG group were not significantly different with the Normal group. CONCLUSION: The insulin resistance and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the IGT/IFG group was significantly greater than the Normal group, and its presence may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, it is important to control other combined metabolic disorders to prevent cardiovascular events after effective selection for IGT/ IFG.
Cardiovascular Diseases ; Fasting ; Glucose* ; Health Promotion ; Homeostasis ; Insulin Resistance ; Metabolism* ; Mortality ; Prevalence* ; Risk Factors

Renal arteriovenous fistula is a relatively rare disease, which was first described by Varela in 1923. Most of these have been diagnosed in recent years because of the increasing use of both percutaneous needle biopsy of the kidney and renal arteriography as diagnostic tools. We report one case of intrarenal arteriovenous fistula after stabbing, diagnosed by selective renalarteriography, with the review of literatures.
Angiography ; Arteriovenous Fistula* ; Biopsy, Needle ; Kidney ; Rare Diseases

The use and safety of the esophageal electrocardiogram for detection and diagnosis of using lead ll in major burn patient, especially burn of chest and face Compared with lead ll , 100% of cardiac rhythm was properly detected with the esopha-geal electrcardiogram. Large distinct P waves, resulting from the proximity of the esophageal lead to the left atrium, clearly established the temporal relationship between atrial and ventricular depo- larization Ne complications were encountered during the atudy. The esophageal lead is safe, simple to use, and provides valuable information fur dele- ction or diagnosis of cardiac rhythm during major burn anesthesia.
Anesthesia ; Burns* ; Diagnosis ; Electrocardiography* ; Heart Atria ; Humans ; Thorax

In this paper, the real-time telemedicine system based on multimedia data was designed. In order to describe patients to medical specialists, the system included multimedia data. The prototype system designed in this paper effectively integrated multimedia components in a single computer, as well as compromise the compression, interface, medical imaging standards and modular software architectures. The mobile bed was manufactured to improve the movement of the system. Two experiments had been conducted to evaluate the technical functionality and clinical usability. Using the data compression and priority control, the telemedicine system transmitted multimedia data in real-time at the internet and the ethernet network. Inter-hospital experiments and Sang-Am World-Cup Stadium experiments demonstrate the feasibility to be effectively used.
Data Compression ; Diagnostic Imaging ; Emergencies* ; Humans ; Internet ; Multimedia* ; Specialization ; Telemedicine*