Cysticercosis which very rarly involves spinal canal, may show symptoms similar to herniated nucleus pulposus and cord tumor, and even myelogram may not be helpful for the accurate diagnosis. In this paper, a case in which free floating larvae of taenia solium mimicking intradural tumor by myelogram and clinical symptoms were presented. The present authors feel that cysitcercosis has to be considered as a cause when there is central filling defect of contrast media in myelogram.
Contrast Media ; Cysticercosis ; Diagnosis ; Larva ; Spinal Canal ; Spine ; Taenia solium

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis* ; Mycobacterium* ; Polymerase Chain Reaction* ; Sputum*

To evaluate the value of MR imaging in the examination of ligament injury of the knee, we retrospectively analysed the MR images of 61 injured knees of 60 patients. The presence of tear was determined by arthroscopy in all cases. Anterior/posterior cruciate ligaments(ACL/PCL) were demonstrated by sagittal images. Media/lateral collateral ligaments(MCL/LCL) were evaluated on coronal images. The diagnostic accuracy were 91.8%, 96.7% and 100% for ACL, PCL and MCL, respectively. The specificity for the lateral collateral ligament was 100%. It is concluded that magnetic resonance imaging is an accurate method in detecting injury of the ligaments of the knee.
Arthroscopy ; Humans ; Knee* ; Lateral Ligament, Ankle ; Ligaments* ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Methods ; Retrospective Studies ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Tears

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Tracheopathia osteoplastica is a rare, benign pathologic condition chahacterized the occurrence of numerous cartilage and bony nodules within the tissue of mucosa. We report a case of tracheopathia osteoplastica that involved both larynx and trachea. The patient was 73 years old male and had hoarseness. The neck CT showed thickened and irregular wall of the trachea extending to the level of the carina with multiple calcified nodules and plaques of bony density projecting into the lumen.
Cartilage ; Hoarseness ; Humans ; Larynx ; Male ; Mucous Membrane ; Neck ; Trachea

No abstract available.
Bronchi*

To evaluate the role of magnetic resonance(MR) imaging in the diagnosis of the discoid meniscus, the authors reviewed 31 cases of discoid menisci diagnosed by MR imaging among which 16 cases received arthroscopy. Using knee surface coil, sagittal T1, T2, & protein density images and coronal T1 weighted images were obtained with 18 cm FOV & 4mm/1 mm thickness/gap. A discoid meniscus was considered if three or more contiguous sagittal images demonstrated continuity of the meniscus between the anterior and posterior horns or the diameter of the mid-portion of the meniscus exceeded 15 mm on the coronal image. The authors also observed the associated abnormalities including tears of meniscus and ligament, meniscal cyst, and osteochondral defects. All discoid menisci were lateral menisci and torn discoid lateral menisci were present in 26 cases(83%). In two cases, tears of the contralateral medial meniscus were present. The tears of anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments, meniscal cyst, and osteochondral defects were present in 4, 2, 4, and 5 cases respectively. All collateral ligaments were intact. In conclusion MR imaging was useful for the detection of discoid meniscus and associated abnormalities.
Animals ; Arthroscopy ; Collateral Ligaments ; Diagnosis ; Horns ; Knee* ; Ligaments ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging* ; Menisci, Tibial ; Posterior Cruciate Ligament ; Tears

With advancing analytical methods for gut microbes, many studies have been conducted, revealing that gut microbes cause various diseases, including gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal diseases. Accordingly, studies have been actively conducted to analyze the effects on the prevention and treatment of these diseases through changes in intestinal microbes and control of dysbiosis. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an effort and is currently being applied to Clostridioides difficile treatment in Korea. Many studies have demonstrated the application of FMT in inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and diabetes. With further studies and accumulation of evidence, FMT could help treat presently untreatable diseases in clinical practice.

With advancing analytical methods for gut microbes, many studies have been conducted, revealing that gut microbes cause various diseases, including gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal diseases. Accordingly, studies have been actively conducted to analyze the effects on the prevention and treatment of these diseases through changes in intestinal microbes and control of dysbiosis. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an effort and is currently being applied to Clostridioides difficile treatment in Korea. Many studies have demonstrated the application of FMT in inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and diabetes. With further studies and accumulation of evidence, FMT could help treat presently untreatable diseases in clinical practice.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a combined procedure of peeling the internal limiting membrane with vitrectomy in diabetic macular edema. METHODS: This study comprised 16 eyes of 16 patients hospitalized during a 1-year period. They were randomized to either a vitrectomy group (10 eyes in 10 patients) or to a combined procedure group (6 eyes in 6 patients). Preoperative and postoperative macular center thickness, best corrected visual acuity and postoperative complications 4 months postoperative were investigated. RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences in the mean values of preoperative and postoperative best corrected visual acuity (logMAR) between the two groups. The mean values of preoperative and postoperative macular center thickness in the vitrectomy group were respectively 509.50+/-36.77 and 332.60+/-91.73; while in the combined procedure group, they were 516.17+/-55.43 and 333.83+/-51.64. Again, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups. At the 4-month follow-up, decreased visual acuity was found in 3 eyes of the vitrectomy group and in 2 eyes of the combined procedure group. Vitreous hemorrhage (3 eyes) and tractional retinal detachment (1 eye) were found in the vitrectomy group and vitreous hemorrhage (2 eyes) was diagnosed in the combined group. CONCLUSIONS: In our study, vitrectomy with peeling of the internal limiting membrane was not more effective than vitrectomy alone in decreasing macular edema or in improving best corrected visual acuity. Additional studies of the combined procedure are needed to verify this result.
Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Macular Edema* ; Membranes ; Postoperative Complications ; Retinal Detachment ; Traction ; Visual Acuity ; Vitrectomy* ; Vitreous Hemorrhage