From November 1996 to December 1998 within 90 MRI diagnosed cases of cervical disc herniation found in Hanoi region. 90 male patients with 23-68 years old (on average 45). The result showed that MRI is the best sensible method to determine the cervical disc herniation. The study is performed separately in two levels of the disc herniation: bulging disc 44% and typical disc herniation 56%, pick levels of the disc herniation occur at levels C4/C5 and C5/C6. Cervical canal stenosis and spondylosis may be combined with the disc herniation.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Uterine Cervical Diseases

From November 1996 up to December 1998 with 90 MRI diagnosed cases of cervical disc herniation found in Hµ Néi region. 73 males patients and 23-68 years old (on average 45). We found that MRI is the best sensible method to determine the cervical disc herniation. The study is performed separately in two levels of the disc herniation: Bulging disc 44% and typical disc herniation 56%. Peak levels of the disc herniation occur at levels C4/C5 and C5/C6. Cervical canal stenosis and spondylosis may be combined with the disc herniation.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Uterine Cervical Diseases

MR imaging may help detect the bone marrow edema, which is seen as increased signal intensity with poorly defined margins on STIR images. Unfortunately, STIR sequence is not available in our Magnetom 1.0 Tesla menu. Based on old IR sequence in this MR unit, we have tried to make a new STIR sequence. This sequence is proved on image quality in bone contusion and early inflammation diagnosis.
Bone Diseases ; diagnosis ; Early Diagnosis ; Bone and Bones

The Aims of this study were to investigate to the role of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication in cases of perforated peptic ulcer treated by simple surgical closure. In a large prospective study, these patients with H. pylori positive were evaluated before and after H. pylori eradication (>2 months and >1 year). Changes of gastric mocosal histopathology were assessed. Results: Improvement or resolution on the outcome of gastritis and atrophy (P<0.001) demonstrated the efficacy of eradication therapy but intestinal metaplasia did not change. Conclusions: After successful eradication of H. pylori, these lesions were restored significantly, but intestinal metaplasia is questionable
Helicobacter pylori ; Peptic Ulcer

98 patients with perforated peptic ulcer were treated by simple surgical closure followed by H.pylori eradication. Effect of H.pylori eradication was demonstrated by improvement or resolution of histopathological lesions of chronic gastritis 97.95% compared with 60.2% in pre and postreatment lesions (p<0.0001), atrophy 20.83% vs 4.16% (p<0.0001) and intestinal metaplasia 18.75% vs 9.37% (p < 0.005). After successful eradication of H.pylori, these lesions were restored and improved significantly in patients received a new triple therapy for 7 days (OCA-7).
Peptic Ulcer ; Helicobacter pylori ; surgery

170 patients with perforated peptic ulcer (90% perforated duodenal ulcer and 10% perforated gastric ulcer) were included in the study from 8/1998 to 8/1999 at the Cho Ray hospital, Ho Chi Minh city. 165 patients (97.05%) were treated by simple surgical closure (including by one laparoscopic repair) with a postoperative mortality of 4.84%. 4 of them were treated by subtotal gastrectomy and one by vagotomy+ pyloroplasty without mortality. In summary, simple surgical closure is a satisfactory operation for most patients.
Peptic ulcer ; therapeutics ; surgery

Of 115 patients with perforated peptic ulcer, 96,5% (111/115) were treated by simple surgical closure followed by Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) eradication. 111 H.pylori positive patients received triple therapy including Omeprazole 20 mg b.d + Clarithromycine 500mg b.d + Amoxicillin 1,000 mg b.d for 7 days (OCA-7). Follow -up endoscopiy was performed over 2 month and over 1 year after hospital discharge for surveillance of ulcer healing and determination of H.pylori status. Of 107 patients who did underwent follow-up endoscopy, 95.3% (102/107) had H.pylori eradicated and initial ulcer healing rate was 92.5% (99/107). After over 1 year, H. pylori reinfection rate was 16.8% (16/95) and ulcer ralapse rate was 7.4% (7/95). The simple surgical closure followed by H.pylori eradication prevents ulcer recurrence in patients with H.pylori associated perforated peptic ulcers.
Peptic ulcer ; Helicobacter pylori ; surgery

The research was performed on 2,822 birth-related deaths in women aged 15-49 at 3 provinces Quang Ngai, Song Be and Vinh Phó during 1994-1995. Bleeding was the leading cause of death (55.1%), followed by gestational toxicity and eclampsia (13.04%), uterine rupture (12.3%), umbilical infection and tetanus (10.9%) that occurred only in remote areas and induced abortion (1.89%). Source of this situation related to awareness of pregnant women, specialist level and antenatal care has not met the requirements in fact. Training approaches and favorable treatment policies for primary health workers are needed
Maternal Mortality ; death

747 pregnant women received the induced abortion in the Thai Binh centre for the mother and children protection- family planning during 1996-1997 participated to a study. The results have shown that 74% patients were in the reproductive ages (25-39) the juvenile: 0.5%. 76% cases had a history of the induced abortion. The women had no children: 6.7%. The rate of the accident and complication was 11.9% in which the missing placenta that needs repeated abortion: 2.2% there is no death due to complication.
Abortion, Induced ; pregnant women

A study on the application of method of ovaritubal ligation was carried out in Hai Duong, Hoa Binh, Quang Ninh, Binh Dinh, Dac Lac, Dong Nai and Can Tho provinces. Each province was randomly selected 3 district and each district was randomly selected 5-10 commune. Results have shown that there are 3046 women used of the female sterilization from 1993 -1998 who participated to an interview, the rate of fail: 0.92%, the complications after sterilization: 9.8%, common complication: abdominal pain. rate of needs for recovering after sterilization: 2.9%.
Sterilization ; Female