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Amiodarone* ; Arrhythmias, Cardiac* ; Child* ; Humans

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Aortic Coarctation*

PURPOSE: We performed the study prospectively to evaluate the advantage of fat suppression MR in the diagnosis of rotator cuff injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten symptomatic patients were studied with both conventional T2WI and FST2WI using chemical shift technique. Each image was analyzed for the assessnent of injuries, conspicuity of the lesion, the presence of effusion in subacromial bursae and joint space, and presence of humeral head injury. Arthroscopy was done in 4 patients following MRI. RESULTS: We could made presumptive diagnoses on FSMR as identical as on conventional MR in six cases(1 normal, 2 tendinitis, 2 partial thickness tear, 1 full thickness tear), two of them were confirmed by arthroscopic procedures. Two cases of partial thickness tear proved by arthroscopy were detected on FST2WI, whereas they were considered tendinitis on conventional T2Wl. There were another 2 cases who showed tendinitis on FSMR, but normal on conventional T2Wl. They, however, were not confirmed by either arthroscopy or surgical procedure. CONCLUSION: We found the FSMR were superior to conventional T2Wl in the conspicuity of lesions and detection of joint effusion and abnormalities on the humeral head. We think FSMR of the shoulder could have significant diagnostic advantages over the conventional spin-echo MR imaging.
Arthroscopy ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Humeral Head ; Joints ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Prospective Studies ; Rotator Cuff* ; Shoulder ; Tendinopathy

Neovascular glaucoma is considered to be one of the most difficult forms of glaucoma to control. In neovascular glaucoma fibrovascular tissue grows over the surface of the iris and trabecular meshwork. Many modified filtering surgery with artificial drainage devices have been tried in attempts to maintain openings for aqueous humor to leave the eye. Modified trabeculectomy was performed with inexpensive easily available simple silicone tube in 8 eyes with neovascular glaucma. Of the 8 eyes, 6 had postopeoative intraocular pressures lower rhan 25mmHg through a mean follow-up period of 6 months.
Aqueous Humor ; Drainage ; Filtering Surgery ; Follow-Up Studies ; Glaucoma ; Glaucoma, Neovascular* ; Intraocular Pressure ; Iris ; Silicones ; Trabecular Meshwork ; Trabeculectomy*

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and toxicity of high dose cisplatin-cyclophosphamide combination chemotherapy on patients with primary epithelial ovarian cancer. METHODS: A review of 63 patients previously diagnosed as primary epithelial ovarian cancer after initial operation and histology at Pusan National University Hospital from Jul. 1993 to Jun, 1997 was performed. Patients were received the combination chemotherapy including cisplatin 100mg/m2/day and cyclophosphamide 750mg/m2/day, repeated 6 cycles every 4 weeks. The mean age was 48 years old, and previous surgical procedures were total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with omentectomy. The patients were classified into FIGO stage and pathologic results. RESULTS: The clinical response rate was 100% in the FIGO stage Ic patients with PC combination chemotherapy, 100% in stage II, 53.5% in stage III, and 25% in stage IV. The overall response rate was 69.8%. The 3-year survival rate according to the treatment groups was 93.3% in stage Ic group, 60% in stage II, 50% in stage III and 0% in stage IV. The mean survival duration was 34.6 months. Hematologic toxicities in cisplatin-cyclophosphamide chemotherapy were neutropenia and anemia. Nausea and vomiting were the most common side effects and occurred in 96.8%. Most of the toxicities were grade 1 and 2. CONCLUSION: The combination chemotherapy with cisplatin-cyclophosphamide is relatively safe and effective method in the treatment of primary epithelial ovarian cancer.
Anemia ; Busan ; Cisplatin* ; Cyclophosphamide* ; Drug Therapy ; Drug Therapy, Combination* ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Middle Aged ; Nausea ; Neutropenia ; Ovarian Neoplasms* ; Survival Rate ; Vomiting

Femoral head and neck fractures during the course of avascular necrosis are rare with only few reports in the English literature. Moreover, there are very few reports on an analysis of the patterns of these fractures. Four cases of femoral head fracture caused by minor trauma, which were quite different from the crescent fractures during the course of avascular necrosis were analyzed in regard to the underlying disease, causes, sites, types, directions, pattern of fractures and the injury mechanism of the fractures. The results are reported with special regard to the pattern of the stress fracture of the femoral head and neck during the course of avascular necrosis.
Fractures, Stress ; Head* ; Neck* ; Necrosis*

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Endocarditis*

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Child* ; Electrocardiography* ; Humans ; Tachycardia, Ventricular*

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Heart Diseases* ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular* ; Heart*