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Diagnosis, Differential* ; MMPI*

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Arteries* ; Female ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Outcome* ; Pregnancy* ; Umbilical Arteries*

A clinical observation was made on 35 patients who were admitted to the Department of Orthopedic Sugery, Busan National University Hospital, 29 of whom had undergone operation from January 1979 to December 1983. The results obtained were as follows: 1. The peak incidence of age ranged from 51 to 60 years, which comprised 16 cases (45.7%) 2. The type of theDisease'were 15 cases with degenerative spinal stenosis, which comprised highest incidence, 11 cases with combined spinal stenosis, 6 cases with spondylolisthesis, 2 cases with idiopathic spinal stenosis and 1 case with iatrogenic spinal stenosis. 3. The duration of symptom before admisson ranged from 3 months to 20 years. Duration over 3 years comprised 54.3% of highest incidence. 4. The most common symptom on admission was pain in low back and leg, which comprised 31 cases (88.6%) and 4 cases had no specific neurologic deficit. 5. Myelogram was performed in 30 cases, C.T. scan in 7 cases and the most common myelographic finding was bilateral single level hour glass defect in 8 cases (26.7%). 6. Decompressive surgerys were done on 30 cases and post-operative results obtained were as follows: excellent in 11 cases (36.7%), good in 13 cases (43.3%), fair in 4 cases (13.3%) and poor in 2 cases (6.7%).
Busan ; Glass ; Humans ; Incidence ; Leg ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Orthopedics ; Spinal Stenosis ; Spondylolisthesis

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OBJECTIVES: In order to standardize the CRP, ESR and WBC count after three types of spinal surgery and get clinical usefulness from these laboratory dadas after spinal surgery and clincal usefulness of laboratory datas. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Three groups of patients(microdisectomy, anterior and posterior fusion) were chosen for the study. CRP, ESR and WBC levels were prospectively determined before surgery and at days 1-5, 10, 14,21 and 42 after surgery. RESULTS: In all patients, preoperative normal CRP level(<10mg/L) increased, reaching peak levels on the second day after anterior fusion(84.6mg/L), and at the third day after microdiscectomy(54.5mg/L) and posterolateral intercorporal fusion(152.2mg/L), with normalization in 5-10 days. Preoperative normal ESR level increased to peak level on the forth day after microdiscectomy(33.0mm/hr), and increased double peak levels after anterior(postoperative days 2&5) and posterolateral intercorporal fusion(postoperative days 3&5). ESR followed by a slow and irregular decrease, and at 42 days after surgery often remained elevated. WBC increased to variable peak level within normal limit in all patients. CONCLUSIONS: The rapid decline in CRP will probably be interrupted by a second rise or persisting elevation if infection occurs. CRP is presumably a better test than ESR for early detection of postoperative infection.
Blood Sedimentation* ; C-Reactive Protein* ; Erythrocytes* ; Humans ; Prospective Studies

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Female ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy, Tubal* ; Sterilization, Tubal*

No abstract available.
Child* ; Dehydration* ; Humans

Anetoderma or Macular atrophy is a rare cutaneous disorder showing local atrophy and macular discoloration related to a local dermal defect of elastic tissiie without any other apparent change in the skin, which may show familial occurrence, called familial anetoderma. A 13-year-old female complained 3-year history of multiple asyrnptomatic atrophic macules on the trunk and both lower extremities, especially on both this. Elastic stain of skin lesion showed decrease of lastic tissue in the dermis. No other syst mic abnormalities were found on phisical examination. Her sister had same skin lesion on lower extremities and both buttocks, and had no ther systemic abnormalities. Despite infrequent occurence, the development of anetoderma among familial members possibly represents a congcnital defect of elastin. Because variou ocular, bony, cardiac, and gastrointestinal abnormalilies have been reported in familial anetoilerma, long-term follow up would be necessary.
Adolescent ; Anetoderma* ; Atrophy ; Buttocks ; Dermis ; Elastin ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Lower Extremity ; Siblings ; Skin

The foreign bodies in the upper GI tract are produced chiefly by accidental swallowing and rarely produce symptoms. But it is recommended to remove the foreign bodies if they produce symptoms or retained in GI tract for long duration, and if they have the possibilities of producing complications. Nowadays the development of therapeutic endoscopy enables the removal of the foreign bodies easily. We have reviewed 88 cases of foreign bodies diagnosed by endoscopy from January, 1980 to July 1990 and had the following results. 1) The most common foreign bodies were coins and bezoars, common with the ages under 10 years and over 50 years. 2) The foreign bodies were found in the upper gastrointestinal tract in the order of stomach, esophagus and duodenum. 3) The esophageal stricture especially by lye was the most common underlying cause of upper gastrointestinal foreign bodies. 4) The symptoms and complications were more common with esophageal foreign bodies. 5) By therapeutic endoscopy, the success rate for removal of foreign bodies was 98%.
Bezoars ; Deglutition ; Duodenum ; Endoscopy* ; Esophageal Stenosis ; Esophagus ; Foreign Bodies* ; Gastrointestinal Tract ; Lye ; Numismatics ; Stomach ; Upper Gastrointestinal Tract*