No abstract available.
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia* ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn

We report herein a human sparganosis that presented confusing features in aspect of its correct identification, The patient was 35-year-old man who had a past history of eating fried frogs since 3 years prior to his first admission in 198I. Three mature Sparganum mansoni and 69 encapsulated spargana pieces were excised from his left inguinal area, left thigh and scrotum by three consecutive operations in 19 months. The encapsulated spargana were irregular in shape and size and mummified. They were identified histopathologically as degenerated spargana by no sexual organs and many calcareous bodies in the parenchyma. Differentiation of our case from proliferating sparganosis caused by Spargarrum proliferum was discussed.
Adult ; Eating ; Humans ; Scrotum ; Sparganosis* ; Sparganum ; Thigh

No abstract available.
Dandy-Walker Syndrome*

No abstract available.
Emphysema* ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular*

We experienced a case of unilasteral vocal cord paralysis following cuffed endotracheal intubation for abdominal surgery. The patient had have no laryngotracheal symptoms prior to the operation and anesthesia was uneventful. He complained of hoarseness post-operatively but no visible evidence of trauma secondary to the intubation was mainfested on the indirect laryngoscopic examination, except left vocal cord paralysis. There were no obvious causes for the vocal cord paralysis and possible etiologic factors. Therefore, no specific treatment was done except for the bed rest, humidification and gurgling. Vocal cord function returned nearly normal after six months.

OBJECTIVE: Stent-assisted coiling on intracranial aneurysm has been considered as an effective technique and has made the complex aneurysms amenable to coiling. To achieve reconstruction of intracranial vessels with preservation of parent artery the use of stents has the greatest potential for assisted coiling. We report the results of our experiences in ruptured wide-necked intracranial aneurysms using Y-stent coiling. METHODS: From October 2003 to October 2011, 12 patients (3 men, 9 women; mean age, 62.6) harboring 12 complex ruptured aneurysms (3 middle cerebral artery, 9 basilar tip) were treated by Y-stent coiling by using self-expandable intracranial stents. Procedural complications, clinical outcome, and initial and midterm angiographic results were evaluated. The definition of broad-necked aneurysm is neck diameter over than 4 mm or an aneurysm with a neck diameter smaller than 4 mm in which the dome/neck ratio was less than 2. RESULTS: In all patients, the aneurysm was successfully occluded with no apparent procedure-related complication. There was no evidence of thromboembolic complication, arterial dissection and spasm during procedure. Follow-up studies showed stable and complete occlusion of the aneurysm in all patients with no neurologic deficits. CONCLUSION: The present study did show that the Y-stent coiling seemed to facilitate endovascular treatment of ruptured wide-necked intracranial aneurysms. More clinical data with longer follow-up are needed to establish the role of Y-stent coiling in ruptured aneurysms.
Aneurysm ; Aneurysm, Ruptured ; Arteries ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Intracranial Aneurysm ; Korea ; Male ; Middle Cerebral Artery ; Neck ; Parents ; Spasm ; Stents ; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

A clinical observation was made on 36 patients of cryptorchidism who had been admitted to the department of Urology, Cho sun University Medical School during the period from January, 1981 to February, 1984. The results were as follows: 1. The cryptorchidism had the highest incidence rate among the anomalies of the genitourinary tract (35%). 2. Age distribution ranged from 20 months to 40 years, and the most frequent age group was 6 to 10 years old. 3. Of the 47 undescended testes, the most popular location was inguinal type in 22 testes(45.8%), and bilateral cryptorchidism were found in 11 cases, right in 18 cases and left in 7 cases. 4, Hormonal therapy was done on 7 cases of bilateral cryptorchidism but only one case was respond with partial descent. 5. Orchiopexy was performed on all the cases of cryptorchidism.
Age Distribution ; Child ; Cryptorchidism* ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Orchiopexy ; Schools, Medical ; Solar System ; Urology

Use of stent assisted coiling of intracranial aneurysms has shown a recent increase. Despite technical improvement and accumulated clinical experiences, due to insufficient study data, debate over short and long term durability and associated complication has continued. To the best of our knowledge, this case report, for the first time, demonstrates delayed self-expansion phenomenon occurring as an acute and unpredictable complication of Neuroform stent assisted coiling for treatment of a ruptured intracranial aneurysm.
Intracranial Aneurysm ; Stents

No abstract available.
Constriction, Pathologic*

BACKGROUND: To report the radiological and clinical outcomes of internal fixation using distal clavicle hook plates for distal clavicle fractures. METHODS: From April 2008 to December 2012, 32 patients with distal clavicle fractures underwent surgery using an AO hook plate. The reduction was qualified and evaluated according to the radiological findings. The evaluation of the clinical outcomes was performed with the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) score, the Korean Shoulder score, and the visual analogue scale (VAS) pain score. RESULTS: By radiological evaluation, we found that 31 of 32 patients showed anatomical reduction and solid bone union. Although we obtained satisfactory UCLA scores, Korean Shoulder Scale scores, and VAS pain scores, 12 cases of complications were present. We found 4 cases of osteolysis of the acromion, 1 case of nonunion, 3 cases of periprosthetic fractures, 3 cases of subacromial pain, and 1 case of skin irritation. We performed re-operations in 2 patients. CONCLUSIONS: To avoid complications associated with clavicle hook plates, choosing the appropriate hook size and bending of the hook according to the slope of the acromion undersurface is critical. Also, we believe that early removal of clavicle plates may help reduce complications.
Acromion ; California ; Clavicle* ; Humans ; Osteolysis ; Periprosthetic Fractures ; Shoulder ; Skin