Restoration of functional and anatomic changes of kidney in UPJ stricture is one of most important subjects in urology. A clinical observation was made on the 28 cases (29 kidneys) of pyeloplasties for UPJ stricture from Jan. 1976 to Dec. 1981. Of them 20 cases (21 kidneys) were followed up for more than 6 months postoperatively. The following results were obtained; 1. The patients in this series were 22 males and 6 females, and 11 children and 17 adults. The left side was 3 times more frequently affected than the right. They symptoms on admission were mostly flank pain, palpable mass, and etc. 2. Preoperative status of UPJ was; UPJ stricture alone in 20, UPJ stricture with aberrant vessel in 4, UPJ stricture with stone in 3, and UPJ stricture with vesicoureteral reflux in 1 case. 3. Preoperative grade of hydronephrosis was closely related to each other in the functional and anatomic aspects of kidney. In general, children showed relatively more advanced hydronephrosis than adults and the degree of improvement of hydronephrosis postoperatively was similar to each other. 4. Anderson Hynes' method of pyeloplasty in most cases (20 kidneys) and simple pyeloureterostomy in 9 kidneys were performed, and results between both operations showed no difference. But Anderson Hynes' method was more effective in marked hydronephrosis such as giant hydronephrosis and simple pyeloureterostomy in mild hydronephrosis. 5. In cases in which UTI was present preoperatively, postoperative UTI tended more to persist than in those not complicated with preoperative UTI, and in both sides postoperative UTI mostly persisted for 2 months and disappeared within 6 months. 6. The period of nephrostomy and ureteral stent was not directly related to postoperative results, but nephrostomy without ureteral stent relatively showed good results. 7. Postoperative complication was UTI in 2, re-do pyeloplasty in 1 and secondary nephrectomy in 1 case. 8. Improvement Of hydronephrosis continued for about a year after operation. It is recommended that more careful attention should be paid for the first year and be continued to watch for consecutive 2 years.
Adult ; Child ; Constriction, Pathologic* ; Female ; Flank Pain ; Humans ; Hydronephrosis ; Kidney ; Male ; Nephrectomy ; Postoperative Complications ; Prognosis* ; Stents ; Ureter ; Urology ; Vesico-Ureteral Reflux

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Rhinoplasty*

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Carcinoma, Transitional Cell* ; Urinary Bladder*

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Carcinoma, Transitional Cell* ; Urinary Bladder*

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Dilatation* ; Mammary Arteries* ; Transplants*

Progressive zosteriform macular pigmented lesion(PZMPL) is a chronic pigmentary dermatosis similar to progressive cribriform and zosteriform hyperpigmentation(PCZH). This dermatosis described by Simoes in 1980 is characterized by a uniformly tanned macular pigmented lesion in a zosteriform distribution preceded by multiple pruritic macular pigmentation in a part of the dermatome for a period. PZMPL is not a fully understood disease entity but it is thought to be a variant of PCZH. It is differentiated from PCZH by accompanying pruritus as a prodromal symptom, a characteristic clinical course, and histological findings such as pigmentary incontinence. We report herein a case of PZMPL in a 17 year-old girl with the pigmentary skin lesion extending from the left forearm to the left chest along the Blaschkos line. The histological findings revealed increased melanin pigments in the basal layer and focal pigmentary incontinence in the upper dermis. To our knowledge, this case is the first report of PZMPL in korea thought to be the same case reported by Simoes.
Adolescent ; Dermis ; Female ; Forearm ; Humans ; Korea ; Melanins ; Pigmentation ; Prodromal Symptoms ; Pruritus ; Skin ; Skin Diseases ; Thorax ; Triacetoneamine-N-Oxyl

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Female ; Humans

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Animals ; Cardioplegic Solutions* ; Oxygen* ; Rats*

Although there had been many studies for evaluating an usefulness of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene(Gore-Tex(R)) as a temporary treatment of corneal perforation and a supporting skirt of keratoprosthesis, complications and instability of graft had limited the clinical applications. To find histopathologic factors that can contribute to the instability of graft and to try to modify the surgical methods with models of graft, serial examinations including biomicroscopy and histopathology were performed. According to the results, we were able to divide the causes of instability into two categories as a function of time. Epithelial down growth into the interface between graft and cornea with absence of epithelial coverage over the graft may cause leakage from anterior chamber in early period. Absence of fibrovascular invasion into Gore-Tex(R) resulting no cohesion between graft and cornea might be a factor of instability in late period. Based on these results, modification of surgical techniique and models of graft are needed. Several methods of modificiation are suggested in this report.
Anterior Chamber ; Cornea ; Corneal Perforation* ; Keratoplasty, Penetrating* ; Rabbits* ; Transplants

Three patients have successfully undergone ureteroneoystostomy with submucosal tunneling as an antirefluxing measure using vesico-psoas hitch procedure for extensive postoperative stricture of the lower ureter. Postoperatively, none of the patients has developed ureterovesical stenosis, and functional capacity of the bladder has been well preserved despite of extensive mobilization. In one patient reflux has occurred through the ureteral orifice of the opposite side. Since the technique of vesico-psoas hitch procedure is simply to mobilize the bladder and to fix its posterolateral corner to the psoas muscle, we believe that it provides a safer alternative to more complicated and potentially dangerous procedures.
Constriction, Pathologic* ; Humans ; Psoas Muscles ; Ureter* ; Urinary Bladder