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Cicatrix* ; Cleft Lip* ; Congenital Abnormalities* ; Nose*

Actinomycosis is a subacute or chronic suppurative infection caused by Actinomyces species, which are anaerobic Gram-positive bacteria that normally colonize the human mouth and digestive and urogenital tracts. Cervicofacial actinomycosis is the most frequent clinical form of actinomycosis, and is associated with odontogenic infection. Characterized by an abscess and mandibular involvement with or without fistula, but the cervicofacial form of actinomycosis is often misdiagnosed because the presentation is not specific and because it can mimic numerous infectious and non-infectious diseases, including malignant tumors. We report a rare case of actinomycosis infection with coexisting submandibular sialolithiasis. The patient presented with a 1x1 cm abscess-like lesion below the lower lip. Punch biopsy of the lesion revealed atypical squamous cell proliferation with infiltrative growth, suggestive of squamous cell carcinoma. The patient underwent wide excision of this lesion, where the lesion was found to be an abscess formation with multiple submandibular sialolithiases. The surgical specimen was found to contain Actinomyces without any evidence of a malignant process. We assumed that associated predisposing factors such as poor oral hygiene may have caused a dehydrated condition of the oral cavity, leading to coexistence of actinomycosis and sialolithiasis.
Abscess ; Actinomyces ; Actinomycosis* ; Actinomycosis, Cervicofacial ; Biopsy ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Causality ; Cell Proliferation ; Colon ; Fistula ; Gram-Positive Bacteria ; Humans ; Lip ; Mouth ; Oral Hygiene ; Salivary Gland Calculi* ; Submandibular Gland*

A 36-year old Korean woman consulted a clinic for a regular gynecological examination, and a mass was noticed in her pelvis. She was referred to the Asan Medical Center, Seoul where transvaginal ultrasonography confirmed a pelvic mass exceeding 10 cm in diameter. She received total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingoophorectomy, and a borderline serous neoplasm with micropapillary features involving the left ovary and right ovarian serosa was histopathologically confirmed. In addition, a section of a nematode with numerous eggs was found in the parenchyma of the left ovary. The worm had degenerated but the eggs were well-preserved and were identified as those of Enterobius vermicularis. She is an incidentally recognized case of ovarian enterobiasis.
Adult ; Animals ; Enterobiasis/diagnosis/*parasitology/pathology ; Enterobius/isolation & purification ; Female ; Human ; Korea ; Ovarian Diseases/diagnosis/*parasitology/pathology ; Ovary/parasitology ; Parasite Egg Count

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Anniversaries and Special Events* ; Korea*

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PURPOSE: This study is to report clinical and radiological results of high-flexion total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using NexGen LPS-flex system at a minimum 5-year follow-up, and to analyze the implant survivorship based on the results. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 80 patients (118 knees) who underwent patellar preserving TKA using NexGen LPS-flex implant between February 2007 and February 2008 and could be followed for minimum 5 years were reviewed. The range of motion (ROM), hip-knee-ankle angle, Knee Society Knee score (KSKS), and Knee Society Function score (KSFS) were assessed preoperatively and at the last follow-up and analyzed. Implant position of the femoral and tibial components on the immediate postoperative and last follow-up X-rays were compared. RESULTS: The mean ROM was 110.2degrees+/-14.5degrees (range, 60degrees to 140degrees) preoperatively and 132.4degrees+/-5.2degrees (range, 90degrees to 145degrees) at the last follow-up. KSKS was 36.9degrees+/-6.4degrees preoperatively and 94.2degrees+/-3.2degrees at the last follow-up. KSFS was 30.5degrees+/-5.7degrees preoperatively and 93.7degrees+/-4.1degrees at the last follow-up. There was no statistically significant change in the implant position measured as alpha, beta, gamma, and delta angles at the last follow-up compared to the immediate postoperative values. Radiolucent lines were observed in 13 knees (11%) on the last follow-up X-rays. Revision TKA was performed due to aseptic implant loosening in 1 knee (0.84%), and the survival rate at the 5th postoperative year was 99.2%. CONCLUSIONS: The clinical and radiological outcomes of high-flexion TKA using NexGen LPS-Flex implant design were satisfactory with 99.2% implant survival rate after 5 years of protected activities of daily living.
Activities of Daily Living ; Arthroplasty ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Knee ; Prosthesis Design ; Range of Motion, Articular ; Survival Rate

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPSS) is a promising method of treatment for gastric or esophageal variceal bleeding. This study was performed to determine the prognostic factors contributing to the survival of patients after TIPSS for gastric or esophageal variceal bleeding. One hundred and fifty-five patients who underwent TIPSS between September 1991 and March 2001 were followed up by clinical examination, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and Duplex sonography. The mean portohepatic pressure gradient prior to TIPSS was 20.5 +/-9.93 mmHg and dropped to 10.7 +/-6.62 mmHg after TIPSS (p<0.001). The cumulative survival rate was 75.1% at 6 months, 66.6% at 1 yr, 58.4% at 2 yr, and 38.1% at 5 yr. Survival after TIPSS was inversely related to the Child-Pugh classification (p<0.05). The rebleeding rate was 18.3% at 6 months, 21.0% at 1 yr, 32.8% at 2 yr, and 53.1% at 5 yr. The causes of deaths were hepatic failure (53.5%), recurrent variceal bleeding (11.6%), pneumonia (4.6%), sepsis (3.5%), hepatic encephalopathy (2.3%), and unknown (17.4%). Multivariate analysis (Cox proportional hazard model) revealed that the Child-Pugh classification and age were statistically significant independent prognostic factors. In conclusion, TIPSS is an effective method of treatment for variceal bleeding in cases where other treatment modalities including endoscopic therapy are unsuccessful and the most important prognostic factors are preprocedural hepatic reserve (Child-Pugh class) and age.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Endoscopy ; Female ; Fibrosis/diagnosis ; Follow-Up Studies ; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/*diagnosis/*mortality/*therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; *Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic ; Prognosis ; Recurrence ; Time Factors ; Treatment Outcome

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Paracentesis is an acceptable therapeutic modality for the symptomatic relief of dyspnea or abdominal fullness due to tense ascites in patients with cirrhosis. Whereas studies about the effects of paracentesis focused on the changes about hemodynamics, electrolytes and renal function in great detail, the effects of paracentesis on the changes about respiratory system have undergone limited investigations which are defined large-volume paracentesis. METHODS: We performed pulmonary function tests with arterial blood gas analysis just before and 24 hr after paracentesis. The paracentesis of average 2,300ml was carried out in ten liver cirrhosis patients with tense ascites who were free from underlying cardiopulmonary impairment. RESULTS: 1. The results of pulmonary function test just before paracentesis were as followings; FVC( functional vital capacity), FEV1(forced expiratory volume in 1 sec), FEF25 75(forced expiratory effort 25% 75%) and TLC(total lung capacity) were decreased as 78%, 79%, 62.3% and 89% of normal control value respectively, whereas RV(residual volume) was not decreased. DLCO(lung diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide)was decreased as 61.6%. 2. The results of pulmona function test 24 hr after paracentesis were as followings,' The symptomatic relief of dyspnea was achieved in all participated ten patients. Among lung volume parameters, FVC and VC were increased significantly(p=0.003, p=0.004). Whereas TLC was increased without statistical significance(p=0.228), and RV and FRC(functional residual capacity) showed no change. FEV1 was increased significantly(p=0.039), but FEF25 75 and the ratio of FEF1/FVC showed no change. DLCO was not increased. PaOy(partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood) was impr'oved without statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the patients of liver cirrhosis with ascites have restrictive ventilatory impairment with additional obstructive ventilatory impairment. After paracentesis, the restrictive ventilatop impairment is improved by the relief of diaphragmatic motion limitation caused by ascites. Also, paracentesis of(not large volume, like 5000ml, but) relatively small volume, of 2000 3000ml can achieve objective improvement of dyspnea due to tense ascites.
Ascites ; Blood Gas Analysis ; Carbon ; Diffusion ; Dyspnea ; Electrolytes ; Fibrosis* ; Hemodynamics ; Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis ; Lung ; Oxygen ; Paracentesis* ; Respiratory Function Tests ; Respiratory System ; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

Laser treatment for scars has improved over the past three decades. Autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) derived from whole blood is immunologically inert and contains a proper ratio of growth factors and cytokines. Here we describe the case of a 29-year-old female patient with a hypertrophic scar on her right shoulder caused by an operation performed in 2012. The patient underwent 11 laser therapy sessions with a fractional carbon dioxide (CO2) ablative laser system (LineXel) and two PRP injections. Her scar was evaluated with the Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS), and the baseline and post-treatment scores were 11 and 3, respectively. After treatment, the dimensions and volume of the scar were diminished, and contour, texture, and pigmentation had also improved compared to baseline. The patient reported less pain, swelling, and pigmentation following PRP combination ablative laser therapy. This case provides further evidence of the potential benefits of PRP as an adjuvant to fractional laser in reducing hypertrophic scars.
Adult ; Blood Platelets* ; Carbon Dioxide* ; Carbon* ; Cicatrix ; Cicatrix, Hypertrophic* ; Cytokines ; Female ; Humans ; Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ; Laser Therapy ; Lasers, Gas* ; Pigmentation ; Platelet-Rich Plasma* ; Shoulder*

Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) is widely used in the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Its common complications are right upper quadrant pain, nausea, vomiting, and rare complications include focal pancreatic necrosis, gastric ulcer, renal failure, DIC, biliary tree necrosis and splenic infarction and so on. It has been reported that hepatobronchial fistula could develop as a pleuropulmonary complication of liver abscess. We report a case of hepatobronchial fistula caused by complicating liver abscess in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma who was treated with TAE.
Biliary Tract ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* ; Dacarbazine ; Fistula* ; Humans ; Liver Abscess ; Nausea ; Necrosis ; Renal Insufficiency ; Splenic Infarction ; Stomach Ulcer ; Vomiting