No abstract available.
Esophageal and Gastric Varices*

Creatine kinase (CK) isoenzyme are considered as a specific tissus injury marker. Brain type isoenzyme of CK (CK-BB) was measured in 44 healthy and 33 asphyxiated preterm and fullterm infants. Samples were drawn from periphera blood at six to ten hours after birth. There were no difference of CK-BB and CK-BB% between preterm and fullterm infants. CK-BB and CK-BB% were well correlated to the degree of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Seventeen infants died in newborn period had higher CK-BB activity than 60 infants who survived at discharge. We conculuded that early CK-BB determination can be used as and indicator of neonatal brain damage and neonatal death. It is warranded to do long-term follow-up for evaluation of neurologic outcome.
Asphyxia* ; Brain ; Creatine Kinase ; Humans ; Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Parturition

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Brain* ; Schizophrenia ; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*

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Animals ; Brain* ; Rats* ; Serotonergic Neurons*

Fracture of the carpal scaphoid bone is the most common fracture of the carpus. Unfortunately, nonunion are common since the symptoms do not alert patents to seek early medical treatment and the diagnosis is easily missed. Fracture of the scaphoid is a common condition whose management remains controversial. The conservative treatment has many complications, these include inability to word while in plaster, stiffness of the wrist afterwards, muscle wasting, weakness and malunion. So various operative treatments of scaphoid fracture have been developed. Open reduction by use of screws suggested by Maclaughlin first in 1954. In 1984 a new and simple operative technique has been developed to provide rigid internal fixation for all types of fractures of the scaphoid by T.J. Herbert. This involves the use of a double-treaded bone screw which provides good fixation that, after operation, a plaster cast in rarely required and most patients are able to return to work within a few weeks. Authors have experienced 10 cases of scaphoid fracture and accomplished good result in all cases by internal fixation using Herbert screw. The results are as follows Of these 10 fractures, 2 were fresh fractures and 8 were nonunions of scaphoid fracture. In nonunion cases, the time interval between fracture and operation was from 5 months to 5 years. The postoperative immobilization period was average of 4 weeks. Short period of immobilization achieved early functional recovery of the wrist. The bony unions in roentgenogram were seen from 3 months to 9 months after operation. In 2 cases the fracture gap was seen after 9 months. But in these cases the symptoms such as pain and range of motion of wrist were improved.
Bone Screws ; Casts, Surgical ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Immobilization ; Range of Motion, Articular ; Return to Work ; Scaphoid Bone ; Wrist

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Hyperthyroidism* ; Muscular Diseases*

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Humans ; Hysterectomy*

No abstract available.
Urticaria*

The authors reviewed the clinical findings and treatment results of 12 cases of spinal meningeal cysts which were detected in MRI of low back patients. In these lesions, large cysts without CSF communication can compressed the nerve roots within spinal canal and it is difficult to confirm the cause of symptom whether it is originated from cysts or from associated spinal disorders. The terms and classifications of spinal meningeal cysts were very confusing. Among 12 cases, we excised 3 cases of large cysts with gluteal and perianal pains that were caused by compressed sacral nerve roots. All three cases were type 2 cyst (classified by Nabors) and located in sacral canal. In one case associated with isthmic spondylolisthesis, posterolateral fusion and pedicle screw fixations were combined with cyst excision. In other two cases, there were not any spinal pathologic findings that compressed sacral nerve roots except mild degenerative changes and intervertebral disc herniation in lower lumbar and sacral levels All 3 excised cases showed good prognosis in more than one year follow up. The other cases were treated conservatively for the associated spinal disorders.
Classification ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Intervertebral Disc ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Prognosis ; Radiculopathy ; Spinal Canal ; Spondylolisthesis

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of revision endoscopic endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy (EDCR) and the causes of postoperative failure after primary endoscopic DCR in patients with nasolacrimal duct obstruction. METHODS: This prospective study enrolled 32 patients (32 eyes) who had undergone revision of endoscopic DCR with the diagnosis of obstruction of nasolacrimal system after primary EDCR between October 1997 and February 2003. RESULTS: The most common cause of revision operation after primary EDCR was granuloma, followed by membranous obstruction and common canalicular obstruction. The success rate of the cases with granuloma was 69.2%, and that with membranous obstruction was 100%. CONCLUSIONS: Revision EDCR success rate can be improved by reducing the frequency of granuloma as this was the most common factor for revision EDCR. The effect of antimetabolites in revision EDCR success rate is to be further evaluated.
Antimetabolites ; Dacryocystorhinostomy ; Diagnosis ; Granuloma ; Humans ; Nasolacrimal Duct ; Prospective Studies