Between 1989 and 1993, 31 patients who had undergone ACL reconstruction using autogenous patellar bone-tendon-bone were studied to evaluate the effects on knee joint function. After having harvested the central one third of the patellar tendon, it was positioned isometrically through tunnels of tibia and femur and also central defect of the patellar ligament was sutured loosely. Clinically Hospital for special surgery(HSS) knee socre by Marshall 1997, manual knee test, knee extention and flexion angles, Cybex test, KT-2000 measurments and radiological study were performed for subjective and objective symptoms at the average follow-up 33 months (range 18-72 months). Quadriceps weakness of strength less than 80% of the normal side was present in 61% of patients, patellofemoral joint pain in 15%, AP translation more than 3mm in 23%, flexion contracture of 5 degree or more in 29%. Hospital for special surgery(HSS) knee score was improved from 35 to 46 in average during follow-up period. The height of the patella was increased in 2 cases and decreased in 6 cases within normal variation which was not significant statistically. The above results indicate that importance of postoperative rehabilitation program and extension position of knee joint after surgery place a major emphasis on the avoidance of flexion contracture and on the improvement of joint function.
Contracture ; Femur ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Joints ; Knee Joint ; Knee ; Patella ; Patellar Ligament ; Patellofemoral Joint ; Rehabilitation ; Tibia ; Transplants

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Biliary drainage is necessary to improve the survival or quality of life of patients with malignant biliary obstruction. In the past, surgery was the primary treatment for biliary drainage, but recently, endoscopic or percutaneous stent implantation has been recognized as the main treatment. Various materials and structures have been devised and developed to increase the patency of the biliary stent. In the development of these stents, drug-eluting biliary stents with an anti-tumoral agent (DES) have emerged to increase the stent patency period by chemically inhibiting tumor growth in the stent through the change of the coating material. The DESs have been proved to be stable through several animal and clinical trials, but their effectiveness has not been demonstrated. We will discuss the development process, problems, and future directions of DES that has been clinically applied.

Biliary-tract complications, such as biliary strictures, anastomotic leaks, choledocholithiasis, and biliary casts, can occur after liver transplantation (LT). Of these complications, biliary strictures are regarded as an Achilles' heel. Recently, treatment of anastomotic biliary stricture (ABS) has transitioned from conventional surgical revision to a nonsurgical treatment modality. Endoscopic serial balloon dilatation and/or multiple plastic stent replacements are highly effective and are now regarded as the first-line treatments. However, if the patient has undergone anastomosis by means of a hepaticojejunostomy, percutaneous treatment is performed. With recent technological advances and the rendezvous method, the clinical success rates of endoscopic and percutaneous ABS treatments have increased, but these methods fail in some patients who have total obstruction of anastomotic stricture. For these patients, magnetic compression anastomosis (MCA) has been suggested as an alternative method. Animal and human studies have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of MCA, and advancements in these nonsurgical methods have increased the clinical success rate of ABS. This review focuses on ABSs that develop after LT and discusses the clinical results of various nonsurgical methods and future directions.
Anastomotic Leak ; Animals ; Choledocholithiasis ; Cholestasis ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Dilatation ; Heel ; Humans ; Liver Transplantation ; Liver ; Methods ; Plastics ; Reoperation ; Stents

The papillary cystadenoma in the scrotum is a rare benign tumor. But papillary cystadenoma needs a observation about stigma of malignant combination. We experienced a case of this, which didn't show the evidence of malignancy. We report this rare tumor.
Cystadenoma ; Cystadenoma, Mucinous* ; Cystadenoma, Papillary ; Mucins* ; Scrotum ; Testis

Palliative drainage is the main treatment option for inoperable hilar cholangiocarcinoma to improve symptoms, which include cholangitis, pruritus, high-grade jaundice, and abdominal pain. Although there is no consensus on the optimal method for biliary drainage due to the paucity of large-scale randomized control studies, several important aspects of any optimal method have been studied. In this review article, we discuss the liver volume to be drained, stent type, techniques to insert self-expanding metal stents, and approaches for proper and effective biliary drainage based on previous studies and personal experience.
Abdominal Pain ; Cholangiocarcinoma ; Cholangitis ; Consensus ; Drainage ; Humans ; Jaundice ; Klatskin's Tumor ; Liver ; Pruritus ; Stents*

Palliative drainage is the main treatment option for inoperable hilar cholangiocarcinoma to improve symptoms, which include cholangitis, pruritus, high-grade jaundice, and abdominal pain. Although there is no consensus on the optimal method for biliary drainage due to the paucity of large-scale randomized control studies, several important aspects of any optimal method have been studied. In this review article, we discuss the liver volume to be drained, stent type, techniques to insert self-expanding metal stents, and approaches for proper and effective biliary drainage based on previous studies and personal experience.
Abdominal Pain ; Cholangiocarcinoma ; Cholangitis ; Consensus ; Drainage ; Humans ; Jaundice ; Klatskin's Tumor ; Liver ; Pruritus ; Stents*

SUMMARY OF EVENT: An endoscopic retrograde pancreatic duct (ERPD) stent was inserted in a male patient with chronic pancreatitis via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to relieve chronic epigastric pain. After the procedure, an abdominal computed tomography scan showed localized peritonitis with a dislocated ERPD stent. The patient underwent an emergency operation, which revealed that the peritonitis was caused by perforation of the pancreatic parenchyma by the ERPD stent. TEACHING POINT: A hydrophilic guide wire can puncture the pancreas during ERPD stent insertion. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that the guide wire reaches the main pancreatic duct, especially in patients with chronic pancreatitis.
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde ; Emergencies ; Humans ; Male ; Pancreas ; Pancreatic Ducts ; Pancreatitis, Chronic* ; Peritonitis ; Punctures ; Stents