No abstract available.
Rickets, Hypophosphatemic*

Surgical advance on the general surgical department as minimal access procedure was changed into the laparoscopic cholecystectomy from open cholecystectomy for treatment of cholelithiasis. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is far less invasive, less painful, less expensive, less complicative, high cosmetic and high eonservative procedure, and reduced hospitalization than open surgery. (continue...)
Cholecystectomy ; Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic* ; Cholelithiasis ; Hospitalization ; Korea*

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results and complications in difficult periarticular fractures of the knee treated with a circular(Ilizarov) external fixator. The mean follow-up period was 34 months(range: 12-55 months). Of the 27 cases, 12 cases involved fractures of distal femur (two M ller type A3, four type C2, six type C3) and 15 cases involved fractures of the proximal tibia (one Schatzker type V, eight type VI, two segmental, four metaphyseal comminuted fractures). Twenty-two cases(81%) were open fractures and most of the cases were open intra-articular comminuted fractures. The average duration of external fixation was 7.7 months (9.8 months for the distal femur cases, 6.5 months for the proximal tibia cases and 11.5 months for the cases which required lengthening, and 6 months in the non-lengthening group). In 8 cases, in which bone lenthening was done, no leg length discrepancy occurred after lengthening. The mean length gained was 5.9 cm and the mean healing index was 1.8 months/cm (1.8months/cm in distal femur cases and 1.9 months/cm in proximal tibia cases). According to Neers criteria, the treatment results for cases involving distal femur fracture were as follows: six satisfactory, three unsatisfactory, three failures; cases with proximal tibia fractures had these results: nine excellent, three satisfactory, three unsatisfactory. Average range of motion was 67 degrees in distal femur fracture cases and 114 degrees in proximal tibia fracture cases. According to Paleys complication grading system, six problems, six obstacles, and eight com- plications occurred. In conclusion, the Ilizarov external fixator can be a useful treatment method in periarticular fractures of the knee with severe intra-articular or metaphyseal comminution, bone loss, severe soft tissue injury, or multiple associated injury. Its use can reduce the associated complications such as leg length discrepancy, infection, and nonunion.
External Fixators* ; Femur ; Follow-Up Studies ; Fractures, Comminuted ; Fractures, Open ; Knee* ; Leg ; Range of Motion, Articular ; Soft Tissue Injuries ; Tibia

Calcification so of the basal ganglia are rarely found at routine autopsies and in skull radiographs. CT is superior to the plain skull radiographs in detecting intracranial attenuation differences and may be stated to bethe method of choice in the diagnosis of intracranial calcifications. Of 5985 brain CT scans performed in KyungHee Univeristy Hospital during past 3 years, 36 cases were found to have high attenuation lesions suggesting within basal ganglia. 1. The incidence of basal ganglia calcification on CT scan was about 0.6%. 2. Of these 36 cases, 34 cases were bilateral and the remainder was unilateral. 3. The plain skull films of 23 cases showed visible calcification of basal ganglia in 3 cases (13%). 4. No specific metabolic disease was noted in the cases.
Autopsy ; Basal Ganglia ; Brain ; Diagnosis ; Incidence ; Metabolic Diseases ; Methods ; Skull ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

No abstract available.
Aneurysm, False* ; Arteries* ; Fractures, Bone*

Human Papillomaviruses(HPVs) are regarded as sexually transmitable and closely associated with precancerous lesions or invasive cancers of the vulva, vagina, and cer V1X. In situ hybridization, besides showing higher sensitivity, allowed the identification of specific viral types. We studied 12 cases of condylomata accuminata for HPV typing by in situ hybridization techenique. Ten cases(83.3 % ) showed positive for HPV type 6/11, and 2 cases(16.7% ) were positive for HPV type 16/18.
DNA Probes* ; DNA* ; Humans* ; In Situ Hybridization* ; Vagina ; Vulva

No abstract available.
Hepatitis B virus* ; Hepatitis B* ; Hepatitis*

No abstract available.
Hepatitis B virus* ; Hepatitis B* ; Hepatitis*

Pterygium, a disease of unknown origin and pathogennesis, is a chronic condition characterized by the encroachment of triangular portion of the bulbar conjunctiva onto the cornea. We have studied the expression of extracellular matrix genes and oncogenes in cultured pterygium using Northernm dot, and slot blot hybridizations. Northern hybridization with total RNA isolated from passaged (4-8 passages) cultures demonstrated expression of genes for alpha1(I) and alpha1(III) procollagen, fibronectin, and c-Ha-ras, but no expression of gene for c-myc was observed. The pterygium exhibited significantly increased expression of alpha1(I) and alphal(III) procollagen genes when compared with normal control cells(p<0.01). And We observed there were no differences between pterygium and normal control cells in the expression of genes for fibronectin and c-Ha-ras. According to these results we thought that the causes of pterygium may be related to the increased expression of alpha1(I) and alphal(III) procollagen genes but may not be related to c-Ha-ras, c-myc, and fibronectin genes.
Conjunctiva ; Cornea ; Extracellular Matrix* ; Fibroblasts* ; Fibronectins ; Genes, myc* ; Oncogenes ; Procollagen ; Pterygium ; RNA

Dieulafoy's vascular malformation is a rare cause of massive gastrointestinal bleeding. Most often it occurs in stomach within 6 cm from the gastroesophageal junction. Only a few cases have been reported to occur in the small intestine and colon. Occasionally, Dieulafoy's lesion of small intestine is difficult to recognize because of rarity, a paucity of symptoms and negative findings on barium studies. Therefore, this lesion needs to be considered in a patient with massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding. We report a case of Dieulafoy's vascular malformation in ileum 2 m proximal to ileocecal value in a 41-year-old woman who visited emergency clinic because of hematemesis, dizziness and vomiting. Small intestine revealed a wide-caliber artery within the submucosa showing intimal thickening, medial muscular hypertrophy and thrombosis.
Adult ; Arteries ; Barium ; Colon ; Dizziness ; Emergencies ; Esophagogastric Junction ; Female ; Hematemesis ; Hemorrhage* ; Humans ; Hypertrophy ; Ileum* ; Intestine, Small ; Stomach ; Thrombosis ; Vascular Malformations* ; Vomiting