Dentocutaneous fistula of the face neck is an infrequent manifestation of chronic dental infection. A periapical dental abscess may be initiated by disease, trauma, or thermal or chemical injury and develops into an extensive necrosis of surrounding tissue. Diagnostic errors can result in multiple excision, biopsies, and ineffective long-term antibiotic therapy. Awarness that periapical dental abscess is the most common etilolgic factor of cutaneous sinus tracts involves the face & neck will facilitate their early diagnosis and prevent needless treatment or anxiety for the patient. From 1994 to 1998, we have performed 6 cases of dentocutaneous fistula. Among of them, three were men and the others were women, age ranged from 18 to 66-year-old, and morbidity period was from 3 weeks to 3 years, the follow-up period ranged from 5 to 18 months (mean period 11 months). In conclusion, an understanding of the pathogenesis of cutaneous fistulae arising from dental infections will lead to proper early diagnosis and treatment without unnecessary surgery.
Abscess ; Aged ; Anxiety ; Biopsy ; Cutaneous Fistula ; Diagnostic Errors ; Early Diagnosis ; Female ; Fistula* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Neck ; Necrosis ; Unnecessary Procedures

Ophthalmoplegia has many possible causes that must be considered. Among them, common causes of combined third, forth, and sixth nerve palsies at the base of brain induced mass effect are head trauma, neoplasm, and aneurysm. Cysticercosis is unique among infectious lesions of the brain stem because the associated clinical symptoms are primarily related to mass effect on adjacent neural structures and differential diagnosis with other space-occupying lesions is difficult on clinical grounds. We report a patient who presented with right oculomotor and trochlear palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a large cystic sass on the interpeduncular cistern and midbrain. Surgical extirpation was done, which was followed by clinical improvement.
Abducens Nerve Diseases ; Aneurysm ; Brain ; Brain Stem ; Craniocerebral Trauma ; Cysticercosis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Mesencephalon ; Neurocysticercosis* ; Ophthalmoplegia* ; Paralysis

The anthors studied the 152 cases of primary bone tumors statistically during the period of 7 years and 4 months from Janusry, 1980 to April, 1987 at the department of orthopaedic surgery, St. Benedict Hospital, Pusan and the department of anatomic pathology, Pusan National University Hospital. The results of the study were summsrized as follows; l. Of the 152 cases of primary bone tumors, benign tumors were 128 cases(84.2%) and malignant tumors were 24 cases(15.8%). 2. Of benign bone tumors, the most common type was osteochondroms(34 cases, 26.6%), followed by fibrous dysplasia(25 cases, 19.5%), giant cell tumor(14 cases, 10.9%) and enchondroma(11 cases, 8.6%). 3. Of malignant bone tumors, the most common type was osteosarcoma(14 cases, 58.3%), followed by chondrosarcoma(5 cases, 20.8%), Ewing's sarcoma(3 cases, 12.5%) and myeloma(1 case, 4.2%). 4. Age distribution of benign bone tumors showed that most cases(76.4%) occured under 30-years old. Among malignant bone tumors, most of osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma occured between 10-and 20-yesrs old. 5. The male to female ratio of overall benign bone tumors was 1.1: 1, and that of maligant bone tumors was 1.2: 1. There was no sexual difference. 6. The favorite sites of benign bone tumors were femur(31 cases, 23.1%), maxilla or mandible(31 cases, 23.1%), tibia(22 cases, 16.4%) and rib(11 cases, 8.2%) and those of malignant bone tumors were freguently femur(12 cases, 50.0%), followed by tibia(5 cases, 20.8 %) and pelvis(4 cases, 16.7%). 7. The most frequent manifestations in benign bone tumors were mass or swelling(62.7%), followed by pain or tenderness(33.9%) and disturbed motion or function(10.2%), but those were mostly pain or tenderness(73.9%), followed by mass or swelling(52.2%) and pathologic fracture(13.0%) in malignsnt bone tumors.8. The duration of symptoms in benign bone tumors was less than 6 months in 39.1% and less than 1 year in 44.6%, but less than 6 months in 70.9% and less than 1 year in 87.6% in malignant bone tumors. The duration of symptoms in malignant bone tumors was much shorted than that of benign bone tumors.
Age Distribution ; Busan ; Female ; Giant Cells ; Humans ; Male ; Maxilla ; Osteosarcoma ; Pathology ; Sarcoma, Ewing ; Statistics as Topic

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Child* ; Heart Diseases* ; Heart* ; Humans ; Physical Examination

Lower lip defects can result from congenital or acquired problems, such as congenital naevi, hemangioma, tumor, trauma and infectious disease. The principal function of the lip is oral competence. The lips also play a role in deglutition and articulation, as well as being a symbol of beauty and appeal. Defects of up to one third of the lower lip can be closed primarily, but large defects require more complex techniques including distant and free flap reconstruction that have been used with varying degrees of aesthetic and functional success. The authors experienced 10 cases of lower lip reconstruction from July 2002 to March 2003 using V-Y advancement local flap, Abbe flap, double barrel type flap, depressor anguli oris musculocutaneous flap, gracilis musculocutaneous free flap and fibular osteocutaneous free flap combined with forearm fasciocutaneous free flap. The mean age of the patients, 6 males and 4 females, at the time of the procedures was 64.4 years (from 56 to 74 years). Based on our experience, local flap was the best choice for small lower lip defects. However large and total lip defects that do not have normal adjacent tissues required free flap. The disadvantages of the free flap were bulkiness, bad color change, and drooping of the flap. In conclusion, analyzing the results of the various flap surgeries, we could identify the advantages and disadvantages of each type of flaps, which will help us to create the proper method of lower lip reconstruction.
Beauty ; Communicable Diseases ; Deglutition ; Female ; Forearm ; Free Tissue Flaps ; Hemangioma ; Humans ; Lip* ; Male ; Mental Competency ; Myocutaneous Flap

Although the creation of a colostomy is often regarded as a minor surgical procedure, complications and underlying diseases associated with colostomy creation alter the quality of life and the life-style of the patient significantly. One hundred forty-five patients underwent a colostomy at the Department of Surgery, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, between 1987 and 1996. There were 83 males and 62 females, with a mean age of 52 years (range: 1 year to 89 years). Sigmoid-end colostomies were performed most commonly (60.7%). The colostomies were performed predominantly for colorectal cancer (110 cases). Complications arising from the colostomy formation occurred in 45 patients (31%), with wound infection being the most common problem observed (16 cases). Colostomy revision was required in 4 cases. Patients with cecostomies had a relatively higher incidence of stomal complications (75%) when compared to those with other types of colostomies. Postoperative complications were more common after emergency operations than after elective operations. The complication rate for patients with obstructive colorectal cancer was higher than that of patients with non-obstructive colorectal cancer. Complications occurred in 3 patients of the 29 patients underwent colostomy closure(10.3%). The incidence of surgical complications was not related to the time interval between colostomy formation and closure. The mortality rate for colostomy formation was 2.7%, and the most common cause of death was sepsis. These results suggest that careful attention to technical details and intraoperative care in the case of emergency colostomy formation for obstructive colorectal cancer are necessary to reduce the risk of postoperative complications.
Cause of Death ; Cecostomy ; Colorectal Neoplasms ; Colostomy* ; Emergencies ; Female ; Heart ; Humans ; Incidence ; Intraoperative Care ; Male ; Mortality ; Postoperative Complications ; Quality of Life ; Sepsis ; Surgical Procedures, Minor ; Wound Infection

We report a case of clear cell acanthoma occurred in a 61 year old man. He developed a brownish bean sized nodule on the left chest 3 years ago. The skin lesion has slowly increased in size without any subjective symptoms. Histopathologic examination revealed proliferation of clear cells within a sharply demarcated area of the epidermis. The presence of numerous neutrophils throughout the epidermis were also noted.
Acanthoma* ; Epidermis ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Neutrophils ; Skin ; Thorax

After surgical operation in patients with arteriovenous malformation (AVM), normal pressure perfusion breakthrough (NPPB) is one of the major complications. Brain perfusion SPECT with acetazolamide stress was known to be useful to evaluate the vascular reserve in several neurological and neurosurgical conditions. The authors performed acetazolamide brain perfusion SPECT in patients with AVM and compared the brain perfusion in the post-operative clinical courses. The acetazolamide brain perfusion SPECT was helpful in defining the prognosis of the patients with AVM. We describe 4 patients with AVM who had acetazolamide brain perfusion SPECT to examine the prognosis.
Acetazolamide* ; Arteriovenous Malformations* ; Brain* ; Humans ; Perfusion* ; Prognosis* ; Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime ; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*

Common complications in a patient with IgG subclass deficiency include recurrent respiratory infections and concomitant inflammatory lung disease. The most effective therapy in these patients is the administration of intravenous immunoglobulin. The authors report a case of severe aspirin-sensitive asthma and recurrent pneumonia with combined IgG1, and IgG3 subclass deficiency in a 19-year-old man. The patient was treated with 0.4g/kg at monthly intervals for 6 months, and is still receiving 0.2g/kg every 2 weeks at our clinic. After the replacement of intravenous immunoglobulin, the patient has clinically improved.
Aspirin* ; Asthma* ; Humans ; Immunization, Passive* ; Immunoglobulin G* ; Immunoglobulins* ; Lung Diseases ; Pneumonia ; Respiratory Tract Infections ; Young Adult

PURPOSE: Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common benign neoplasm in parotid gland. Superficial parotidectomy was usually used to remove the pleomorphic adenoma. But, this method has to remove tumor with normal parotid tissue. Authors did lumpectomy to remove pleomorphic adenoma in parotid gland, because pleomorphic adenoma is wrapped in a capsule as it grows. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of lumpectomy as a treatment of pleomorphic adenoma in parotid gland. METHODS: From 2002 to 2008, 8 patients underwent the lumpectomy of the pleomorphic adenoma in parotid gland. Occurrence of the complications and recurrance were evaluated. RESULTS: Patients were followed-up for a mean 45 months. There were no recurrance or no complication after lumpectomy. CONCLUSION: Authors suggest that the lumpectomy lead to decrese complications, recurrane and can be used as a procedure for the resection of pleomorphic adenoma in parotid gland.
Adenoma, Pleomorphic ; Humans ; Mastectomy, Segmental ; Parotid Gland