The various methods of treatment of the supracondylar fractures of the femur were adapted by many authors according to degree of the involvement of the articular surface, displacement of fragments, degree of comminution and external forces. Authors experienced the supracondylar fracture of the femur in 31 cases who were treated at Koryo General Hospital from March 1984 until March 1988 and among them, 14 cases were treated by operative methods and 17 cases by conservative methods. The results were as follows:1. The male was more common, and the 3rd & 4th decades were most. 2. The most common cause of injuries was traffic accident. 3. The most common fracture type was type I by Neer's classification. 4. The type I was treated mostly by conservative methods and the type II & III by operative methods. 5. In the operative treatments, after anatomical reduction and rigid fixation, the duration of the rehabilitation was shortened by using the C.P.M. exerciser. 6. The complications were partial ankylosis of the knee, chronic osteomyelitis, nonunion and delayed union.
Accidents, Traffic ; Ankylosis ; Classification ; Clinical Study ; Femur ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Knee ; Male ; Osteomyelitis ; Rehabilitation

The ankle is one of the most common site of ligamentous injury. The incidence of the injury is increasing in these days, probably due to prevailing leisure and sports. Lateral collateral ligament is more susceptible to injury than medial because of anatomical and biomechanical difference. There was a tendency to treat the ankle ligamentous injury with conservative method, but because of the problem of chronic and recurrent ankle instability and injury, operative method is necessary in certain patients. We have experienced of 14 cases of surgical treatment of the lateral ligaments, excluding the associated fracture, from March 1983 to February 1986, in Koryo General Hospital. Among 14 cases, the acute injury, which were treated with primary repair, were 9 cases and the chronic cases, which with modified Watson-Jones method, were 5. The average follow up period was 1 year and 2 months. The results are as follows : 1. The male and female ratio, was 9 to 5 and peak incidence was 3rd and 4th decade. 2. The cause of injury was mainly slip down (9 cases) and sports injury(4 cases). 3. There was no correlation between the degree of the ligament rupture and talar tilt. 4. When the talar tilt is above 10, it may cause ankle instability. 5. The clinical results are both satisfactory in acute and chronic cases, but in chronic cases, some degenerative changes began to appear in 2 cases. 6. C.P.M.(Continuous Passive Motion) and Air Cast have much advantages in postoperative care.
Ankle ; Clinical Study ; Collateral Ligaments ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Incidence ; Lateral Ligament, Ankle ; Leisure Activities ; Ligaments ; Male ; Methods ; Postoperative Care ; Rupture ; Sports

We report a case of renoduodenal fistula resulting from papillary renal cell carcinoma. A 72-year-old woman presented with nausea, diarrhea and abdominal discomfort. Abdominal CT, UGI and sinography revealed fistula between the right renal mass and the duodenum. Radical nephrectomy and duodenal wedge resection was performed and a friable mass with a fistula between the lower pole mass of the right kidney and second portion of the duodenum was found. Histologic evaluation for renal mass showed papillary renal cell carcinoma. We describe this case and review the previously reports of renoduodenal fistulae.
Aged ; Carcinoma, Renal Cell* ; Diarrhea ; Duodenum ; Female ; Fistula* ; Humans ; Kidney ; Nausea ; Nephrectomy ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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Colorectal Surgery*

PURPOSE: The surgical treatment of anal stenosis includes internal sphincterotomy, rotaton flap and advancement flap according to the stenosis degree, recently, Christensen performed house shaped advancement flap and reported fair results. We compared and analyzed the surgical methods and results in patients with moderate and severe anal stenosis who underwent house shaped advancement flap and C-anoplasty. METHODS: We have performed this study with 6 cases using the house shaped advancement flap and 6 cases using the C-anoplasty. The out come was assessed by clinical characteristics, surgical method, operation time, duration of hospitalization, healing time, postoperative complications, results. RESULTS: The average operation time was 38 min in those house shaped advancement flap cases and 63 min in C-anoplasty cases. The average time of hospitalization was 6 days and 9 days, respectively, and the average time of healing was 28 days and 46 days, respectively. In those house advancement flap cases, surgery could be done in 2 directions at the same time in 4 cases and 3 directions in 2 cases; as for those C-anoplasty cases, surgery could be done in 1 direction in 4 cases and 2 directions in 1 case. Two complications were observed in C-anoplasty, one flap infection and one flap necrosis, and in house shaped advancement flap, no complication was observed. CONCLUSIONS: House shaped advancement flap have several advantages compared to the C-anoplasty, and since house shaped advancement flap could be performed in 2 to 3 directions or even 4 directions at the same time, the anus could sufficiently expanded in severe anal stenosis patients. The house shaped advancement flap might be one of the good method in treating anal stenosis.
Anal Canal ; Constriction, Pathologic* ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Necrosis ; Postoperative Complications

Hyponatremia, well known as a serious medical condition, is the most frequent electrolyte disorder in clinical medicine. The aim of this study is to bring to readers affecting factors in hyponatremia treatment and to suggest effective treatment guideline. We studied general characteristics, associated serum potassium change, relationship of sodium concentration in urine, and affecting factors on serum sodium correction in 76 hyponatremic patients who had admitted Hanyang University Kuri Hospital. These 73 hyponatremic patients were divided into 10 groups according to cause and treatment by retrospective analysis(1 group : G-I origin, 2 group : CRF, 3 group : CHF, 4 group: LC, 5 group : adrenal origin, 6 group : diuretics use, 7 group : CHF with di- uretics use, 8 group : LC with diuretics use, 9 group : polydypsia, 10 group : SIADH). Serum sodium were 124.2+/-6.9mEq/L in initial diagnosis, 125.6 +/-7.7mEq/L after 48 hour, and 129.8+/-6.3mEq/L in final evaluation. Among these hyponatremic patients, thirty patients' (41.1%) sodium correction rate were below 0.5mEq/L/hr during initial 48 hour and fifteen patients(20.5%) were corrected above 135mEq/l in serum sodium Initial serum potassium was average 4,07mEq/L, and 15 patients in 73 hyponatremic patients were hypokalemic feature. Eight patients of 15 hypokalemic patients were corrected to normal potassium level and in addition, four patients of 8 corrected patients were corrected to normal sodium level above 135mEq/L. The disease frequency were highest in GI origin (31.5%), followed by SIADH(20.5%) and LC(12.3%). In our study, hyponatremia correction was not related to patient sex, age, and initial serum sodium concentration. In conclusion, Hyponatremia prognosis was not related to initial serum sodium concentration and corection rate, but related to treatment of underlying disease. And hypokalemia acompanied by hyponetremia was corrected after correction of hyponatremia.
Clinical Medicine ; Diagnosis ; Diuretics ; Humans ; Hypokalemia ; Hyponatremia* ; Potassium ; Prognosis ; Retrospective Studies ; Sodium

BACKGROUND: Facial laceration is a common clinical problem in the emergency room that is frequently associated with other craniofacial injuries. It elicits an emotional response from the patient because of the underlying concern of permanent scar and secondary facial disfigurement, so they demand prompt and adequate treatment. The aim of this study is to analyze the incidence, etiology, depth, and site of facial lacerations to provide basic data for further understanding. METHOD: This study reviewed 1,043 facial-laceration patients treated in the emergency room at Pusan Paik Hospital between March 1999 and February 2000. This retrospective study was done by reviewing and analyzing the sex and age distributions, the monthly and daily distributions, the causes of injury, the types of injury, the sites of injury, the lengths of the lacerations, and associated injuries. RESULTS: The sex ratio of men to wemen was 2.4:1, and the 0~10 age group was at the top of the age distribution. The number of patients was the highest on sundays and during March. About 9.2% of the patients visited the emergency room between 10:00 P.M. and 11:00 P.M. Falls(38.1%) were the most common cause of facial laceration, and deep laceration(51.8%) was the most common type of facial laceration. The most common laceration site was the forehead, followed by the chin and the nose. The most common associated craniofacial injury was facial bone fracture(39%). Facial-lacerations were sutured by plastic surgeons(80%), emergency physicians(10%), and oromaxillofacial surgeons(10%). We found statistical significance in the types and lengths of lacerations between men and wemen, among age groups(p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Facial laceration is one of the most common craniofacial injuries in the emergency room. By now, most lacerations have been repaired by plastic surgeons. But, the causes of lacerations are diverse and many patients are admitted due to the associated injuries. Therefore, emergency physicians should participate more aggressively in the care of facial-laceration patients to improve the outcome of the patients.
Age Distribution ; Busan ; Chin ; Cicatrix ; Emergencies* ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Facial Bones ; Forehead ; Humans ; Incidence ; Lacerations* ; Male ; Nose ; Retrospective Studies ; Sex Ratio

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Diagnosis* ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms* ; Liver Transplantation* ; Liver* ; Neoplasm Metastasis*

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Diagnosis* ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms* ; Liver Transplantation* ; Liver* ; Neoplasm Metastasis*

A 63-year-old man who had a permanent pacemaker placed 17 years ago presented to us with local inflammatory signs on his chest. The skin was opened to remove the permanent pacemaker. However, the pacing wire was not easily removed. So, the permanent pacemaker was removed from the chest with leaving the remnant wire inside. However, the local infection recurred because of the remnant wire. Right thoracotomy was performed and cardiopulmonary bypass was started. After total circulatory arrest, the right atrium was opened and the wire was completely removed.
Cardiopulmonary Bypass ; Heart Atria ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Skin ; Thoracic Surgery ; Thoracotomy ; Thorax