No abstract available.
Hemorrhoids*

No abstract available.
Rectal Neoplasms*

No abstract available.
Hemorrhoids*

No abstract available.
Rectal Neoplasms*

No abstract available.
Cicatrix, Hypertrophic* ; Skin*

OBJECTIVES: It has been constantly reported that mismatch negativity (MMN) is impaired in patients with schizophrenia. However, the mechanism which relates impaired MMN and schizophrenia is not clear yet. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between MMN and clinical variables including functional status in patients with schizophrenia. METHODS: The present study assessed MMN using passive auditory oddball task in 26 patients with schizophrenia and 48 healthy controls. Repeated measures Analysis of Variance with age as a covariate was carried out for comparing peak amplitude and latency of MMN at 8 central line electrodes (FPz, Fz, FCz, Cz, CPz, Pz, POz, Oz) across groups. Pearson's correlation was performed to reveal the relationship between MMN and clinical variables including neurocognitive test results and the Global Assessment of Functioning score. RESULTS: MMN amplitude was significantly reduced in patients with schizophrenia compared with healthy controls. Pearson's correlation showed that subsets of short form of Korean Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale scores and GAF scores were associated with MMN amplitude in patients with schizophrenia. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that MMN amplitude is associated with current functional status including cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia.
Adult ; Analysis of Variance ; Electrodes ; Humans ; Intelligence ; Schizophrenia*

No abstract available.
Decompression* ; Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament*

A 67 year old male patients was anesthetized with halothane for a open reduction of the fractured right femur shaft. The patient was admitted to the emergency room after he had cerebra1 contusion and fracture of the femoral shaft by a traffic, accident. Anesthesia was continued for one and a, half hours without any problem. At around one and a half hours of anesthesia, the patient developed cardiac arrest and resuscitation was performed immediately. The patient's life was saved by resuscitation and the operation was completed without any further problem. At the time of the resuscitation, a tension pneumothorax was recognized but anesthesia was continued with immediate, proper management. Closed thoracotomy was performed at the recovery room after anesthesia and the patient recovered from anesthesia without any other problem.
Aged ; Anesthesia ; Anesthesia, General* ; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation* ; Contusions ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Femur ; Halothane ; Heart Arrest ; Humans ; Male ; Pneumothorax* ; Recovery Room ; Resuscitation ; Thoracotomy

Induced hypotension is a well established adjunct to anesthesia which provides improved operating conditions for a wide variety of surgical procedures without significantly increasing the risk to the patient. Since introduction of hypotensive anesthesia in 1964 by Gardner, there has been a wide choice of methods for inducing hypotension during anesthesia, most of which are based on the concept of arteriolar dilatation. Hypotensive anesthesia was attempted on ten patients for total hip replacements which were done at Gospel Hospital, from Feb. to Oct. in 1979. The patients selected did not have a liver problem, and this was determined by SGOT and SGPT, and without a limit of age or sex. The hypotension was induced with 2~3% halothane, 50% N2O and 50%, O2and the blood pressure averaged for systolic pressure 71. 22 mmHg and for diastolic pressure 50. 09 mmHg, The average duration of the induced hypotension was 57. 0 minutes and the blood loss during operation was 300 ml on average. During the hypotensive anesthesia, the urine output decreased by 27. 0% and during the recovery period from hypotension urine output increased by 20%. On our experience, we can conclude that hypotensive anesthesia provides good operative conditions and can be performed without damage to vital organs and can reduce blood loss during operation.
Alanine Transaminase ; Anesthesia* ; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip* ; Aspartate Aminotransferases ; Blood Pressure ; Dilatation ; Halothane ; Humans ; Hypotension ; Liver

Gastric glomus tumor is an uncommon benign, submucosal neoplasm and does not require radical surgical procedure. Because there are no specific clinical or radiologic features associated with the glomus tumor, it can be recognized only by its histologic characteristics. We report a 30-year-old woman who had 10 years history of epigastric hunger pain. Radiologically, a gastric submucosal tumor was discovered, which was suggestive of leiomyoma. Gastric antrectomy was performed. The tumor cells showed immunohistochemical and ultrastructural evidence of smooth muscle differentiation.
Female ; Humans