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Due to its anatomical position and histological characteristics of thin capsule and low abundance of connective tissue, the spleen is a prime target for damage from blunt injury or during operation. Until recently, total splenectomy has been considered as safe operation for splenic injuries. But now, splenic salvage procedure or non operative treatment have become the standard care with knowledge for immunologic function of spleen, development of radiologic examination such as ultrasonography and abdominal CT, and report about high risk of mortality after splenectomy. Authors have experienced 27 patients with splenic injury admitted to the emergency department during 5 years 4 months period from 1991 to 1996. Among them, 10 patients were received total splenectomy, 2 patients partial splenectomy, 8 patients splenorrhaphy, one patients hemostasis, and 6 patients underwent nonoperative management.
Connective Tissue ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Hemostasis ; Humans ; Mortality ; Spleen ; Splenectomy ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Ultrasonography ; Wounds, Nonpenetrating

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Peptic Ulcer*

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Dislocations* ; Head*

The tricuspid valve is not a simple but a complex structure, tricuspid valve complex. This complex is composed of tricuspid orifice, annulus, valve leaflet, chordae tendineae and papillary muscles. There are flew articles about these structures. The authors studied tricuspid valve complex in 53 cases of normal korean adults, such as circumference of tricuspid annulus, the maximum diameter of the tricuspid orifice, height and breadth of the cusps, including commissures, the ratio of rough to clear zone, the number of scallops of posterior cusp, the number, length and pattern of arrangement of the several types of chordae, the number and morphological characteristics of papillary muscles.
Adult* ; Chordae Tendineae ; Heart* ; Humans ; Papillary Muscles ; Pectinidae ; Tricuspid Valve*

Two cases of ectopic kidney were reported in conjunction with review of literatures. The ectopic kidneys, measuring 13 cm-,15 cm in length of their ureter, were located between the L3 .and S1. Operative removal of the ectopic kidney disclosed aberrant arteries in their both pole. histological examination revealed normal findings.
Arteries ; Kidney* ; Ureter

Reticulated pigrnented anomalies of the flexures is a pigmentary disorder bearing genetic back ground, also known as Dowling Degos disease or dark dot disease. It is characterized reticulated brownish black macules on the flexural areas with the histological features of filiform pigmented epidermal downward proliferation and the presence of intraepidermal keratin containing cysts. We report 34-year-old housewife who showed brawnish black reticulated macules on her axillae, anterior neck and genitocural folds. Pigmented comedones were also found at the marginal areas of the axillae. Biopsy specimen revealed the presence of intraepidermal keratin containing cysts and basilar hyperpigmentation.
Adult ; Axilla ; Biopsy ; Humans ; Hyperpigmentation ; Malignant Atrophic Papulosis ; Neck ; Pigmentation

The surgical intervention of renal staghorn calculi was performed in 9 patients(lOkidneys) who had undergone anatrophic nephrolithotomy with in situ hypothermia. admitted to the Department of Urology, HaniI Hospital, during four years periods from June, 1982 to May, 1986. This operation technique is simple, easy but uneventful recoveries followed only in a small group. The results were summarized as followings : l. Postoperative hospitalizations were 13.1 days(ranged from 8 to 21). 2. Operating time required 194.5 minutes with mean time(ranged from 150 to 230). 3. Renal artery clamping time required 36.4 minutes with mean time(ranged from 23 to 65). 4. Blood loss during operation was 875ml on the average loss(ranged from 350 to l400). 5. Postoperative complications were nephrectomy l case, pneumothorax l case, deep vein thrombosis l cases remained stone 3 cases.
Calculi ; Constriction ; Hospitalization ; Hypothermia ; Nephrectomy ; Pneumothorax ; Postoperative Complications ; Renal Artery ; Urology ; Venous Thrombosis

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Seasonal Affective Disorder* ; Seasons*