No abstract available.
Antibody Formation* ; Heat-Shock Proteins* ; Hot Temperature* ; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome*

3 cases of giant cell tumor in the distal femur or upper tibia were treated by curettage and acrylic cement packing between October 1978 and May 1981. All were females. The postoperative courses were satisfactory with no recurrence or malignant change for periods of 16 months to 30 months. In one case, acrylic cement reinforced with tantalum wire was used because it is superior to acrylic cement alone in mechanical properties. The adventages of this method are: 1. The cautery effect of setting cement. 2. Avoidence of the need for large quantities of cancellous bone 3. The possibility of incorporating a prosthesis if the lesion is extensive. 4. Rapid mobilization. 5. Ease of early diagnosis of recurrence.
Cautery ; Cementation ; Curettage ; Early Diagnosis ; Female ; Femur ; Giant Cell Tumors ; Giant Cells ; Humans ; Methods ; Prostheses and Implants ; Recurrence ; Tantalum ; Tibia

Moyamoya disease is a rare occlusive cerebrovascular disease characterized by stenosis or occlusion of the main cerebral arteries. It has a tendency for multifactorial inheritance and familial occurrence, although its pathogenesis is not clear. We observed this disease in two girls from the same family:one was eight years old and the other was 45 months. They presented with transient ischemic attacks. We performed cerebral angiography on both patients and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) on the younger. Both approaches showed the typical features of moyamoya disease, and MRA successfully revealed abnormal findings specific for the disease in the second child. Both children received encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis (EDAS) and this produced good results. MRA is thus a powerful and noninvasive way of detecting individuals at high risk of developing this disease. Considering the reported familial incidence of moyamoya disease in Japan, a careful search for family members using MRA would probably reveal many more such cases in Korea.
Cerebral Angiography ; Cerebral Arteries ; Child ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Ischemic Attack, Transient ; Japan ; Korea ; Magnetic Resonance Angiography ; Moyamoya Disease* ; Multifactorial Inheritance

Neoplastic disease of the spine can be a most difficuIt and perflexing problem. Nineteen cases of tumors in the the spine were studied in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital for 5 years and 6 months from January 1972 to June 1977. The results were as follows; 1. In 19 cases of tumors of the spine, primary tumor was 6 cases and metastatic tumor was 13 cases. 2. Primary tumors of the spine show hemangioma, osteochondroma, chondrosarcoma, giant cell tumor, chordoma, and chondromyxoid fibroma with each of one case 3. Primary sites of the metastatic tumors were lung (2 cases), genito-urinary system (2 cases), gastro-in testinal tract, skin, bone (each l case), and unknown (5 cases). 4. Thoracic and lumbar spines were most fregeuntly involved (75%). 5. Primary tumors were treated by radical excision and metastatic tumors by consevstive 6. Tumors of the spine must be differenciated from any diseases of the spine and the clinician must be alert that any spine lesion could be tumorous condition.
Chondrosarcoma ; Chordoma ; Fibroma ; Giant Cell Tumors ; Hemangioma ; Lung ; Orthopedics ; Osteochondroma ; Seoul ; Skin ; Spine

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Retrospective Studies ; Surgery, Oral ; Tracheostomy

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Uterine prolapse with pregnancy is rare condition. The overall incidence is 1/10000- 15000 deliveries. The complications from uterine prolapse range from minor cervical ulceration and infection to fetal death or uterine rupture. The fetal mortality was as high as 22% mainly due to prematurity, respiratory infection. The management of this condition is focused on preventing late occurrence of prolapse during pregnancy and continued reduction. We present a case of uterine prolapse in pregnancy with a brief review of the literature.
Fetal Death ; Fetal Mortality ; Incidence ; Pregnancy* ; Prolapse ; Ulcer ; Uterine Prolapse* ; Uterine Rupture

Sacro-iliac joint is, as other joints, the prediIection site of tuberculous or pyogenic arthritis as well as primary or metastatic tumor. The writers reviewed twenty cases of sacro-iliac lesion performed at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, for the period of five years from June 1972 till May 1977. 1. They are tuberculous arthritis eleven, pyogenic arthritis five, ankylosing spondylitis two(one associated with spinal stenosis, the other with hip invoIvement), osteosarcomatosis one, metastatic tumor from adenocnrcinoma of prostate one 2. Infection is the predominant Iesion in sacro-iliac joint, and tuberculous arthritis is twice than pyogenic arthritis. 2. Early diagnosis of sacro-iliac lesion is difficult, but S-I stress test is a valuable finding. 4. Two of eleven cases of tuberculous arthritis, two of five cases of pyogenic arthritis with mild involvement were treated conservatively without sequele, but in more advanced cases, surgical intervention was preformed.
Arthritis ; Early Diagnosis ; Exercise Test ; Hip ; Joints ; Orthopedics ; Prostate ; Seoul ; Spinal Stenosis ; Spondylitis, Ankylosing

Primary tumors of the heart are rare, three quarter of the tumors are benign, and nearly half of the benign heart tumors are myxomas. Cardiac myxoma usually originate in the left atrium about 75 percent, however, only 3 to 4 percent of myxoma are detected in the left ventricle. We report on a 32 years old woman with left ventricular myxoma who presented with shortness of breath, chest tightness, and general weakness. Acute pulmonary embolism and left ventricular myxoma were found on a perfusion lung scan and echocadiogram. A mass located on septal wall of left ventricle was excised en bloc. The patient recovered uneventfully and careful follow up has be performed periodically.
Adult ; Dyspnea ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Heart ; Heart Atria ; Heart Neoplasms ; Heart Ventricles ; Humans ; Lung ; Myxoma* ; Perfusion ; Pulmonary Embolism* ; Thorax

No abstract available.
Anti-Infective Agents* ; Staphylococcus aureus* ; Staphylococcus*