The concept and surgical technique of "Bright-eye surgery" in Asian is introduced in this paper. From Jan 2006 to Oct 2012, external levator/Muller surgeries were performed in 1,075 patients (1952 eyes) who did not have functional complaint of eyelid ptosis, in an attempt to make their eyes more bright-looking. The mean patient age was 31.6 (range from 16 to 64). During the first year of beginning the procedure, revision surgeries were required in 48 patients (23.4%). Afterwards, revision rates decreased to 7.1% with experience and technical refinement. The cause for the revision varied: more precise correction of asymmetry, overcorrection or under-correction of the palpebral opening, with the demand for getting more attractive exposure of iris-pupil complex. Overall, 98.4% of the patients were satisfied with their outcomes of "Bright-eye surgery", even though some of them underwent second or third operations. Unlike practices and ideas of Caucasian upper eyelid surgery (mainly for levator/Muller surgery), their Asian application needs different aesthetic concept and surgical approach for patient satisfaction. Achieving favorable amount of iris-pupil exposure (i.e. 85~92% in young lady) through posterior lamella surgery in Asians is the key to achieve this goal.
Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Blepharoplasty ; Blepharoptosis ; Eye ; Eyelids ; Humans ; Patient Satisfaction

Ovarian cancer has the highest mortality rate among gynecologic malignancies in developed countries. Most women present with advanced disease and require a combination of surgery and chemotherapy. One patient presented with recurrent ovarian cancer was initially treated with taxol and platinum-based compounds. Although response to these agents occurred, tumor progression was evident by elevated CA 125 levels and CT findings after a period of 4 months. This patient was then treated with topotecan and exhibited a response and stopped therapy. Topotecan exhibited activity in this patient with ovarian cancer resistent to both platinum and paclitaxel. We report a case of advanced ovarian cancer which was treated with topotecan after taxol-cisplatin treatment failed.
Developed Countries ; Drug Therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Mortality ; Ovarian Neoplasms* ; Paclitaxel ; Platinum ; Topotecan*

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the mortality of patients over eighty years old with femoral neck fractures that have been treated with bipolar endoprostheses. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively studied 37 patients out of a total of 83, who suffered from hip fractures and were treated with surgery from 2000 through December 2004. We attempted to distinguish the differences between the 8 patients who died (Group A) and the 29 patients who lived (Group B). The variables that we analyzed, were: age, sex, operative time, the time period from admission to surgery, the time period from admission to discharge, the ASA score, and any medical comorbidities. Results: In Group A, 2 patients died within 1 month, 2 died between 1 and 6 months, 1 died between 6 and 12 months, and 3 died after 1 year. There were statistical differences between Group A and Group B with respect to two variables: the time period from admission to, and medical comorbidities. Conclusion: There were significant correlations with an increase in the mortality rate among patients with lung disease, female patients in general, and delays in surgery. Therefore, particular care should be paid to patients with these variables.
Comorbidity ; Female ; Femoral Neck Fractures ; Hip Fractures ; Hip* ; Humans ; Lung Diseases ; Mortality* ; Operative Time ; Retrospective Studies

Canavan disease(CD) is a rare autosomal recessive leukodystrophy caused by the deficiency of aspartoacylase and the accumulation in brain of N-acetylaspartate(NAA). CD has been reported mainly Ashkenazi Jews but also occurs in other ethnic groups. Usually it presents as early as the third month of life with megalencephaly, hypotonia later progressing to hypertonia, psychomotor and mental retardation, blindness, occasionally deafness and seizure. Diagnosis is based on the clinical feature, N-acetylaspartic aciduria, radiologic and pathologic findings. Histologically, the affected white matter shows extensive vacuolation and demyelination. There is no treatment for CD and the only prevention is through genetic counselling and prenatal diagnosis. We experienced a case of Canavan disease that was presented with hypotonia and developmental delay. Diagnosis was confirmed histologically. Radiologic findings are extensive high signal throughout the white matter on T2-weighted MRI and increased NAA peak and decreased choline peak of the white matter on MR spectroscopy.
Blindness ; Brain ; Canavan Disease* ; Choline ; Deafness ; Demyelinating Diseases ; Diagnosis ; Ethnic Groups ; Humans ; Intellectual Disability ; Jews ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Muscle Hypotonia ; Prenatal Diagnosis ; Seizures

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Free Tissue Flaps* ; Lower Extremity*

BACKGROUND: The aim of study was to confirm the clinical effectiveness and results of wide and single anterior approach for fractures occurring along length of humerus. METHODS: A total of 23 patients with humeral fracture were enrolled into our study who were able to participate in at least one year of follow-up. Seven patients had segmental comminuted humeral fractures and 16 patients had distal humeral fractures. We made various tractions of the muscles to expose the proximal and the middle third humerus between the biceps and brachialis and the distal humerus by partial splitting of lateral side of biceps through a single incision. Postoperatively, we measured the Mayo elbow performance index (MEPI). RESULTS: we achieved bone union in all 23 patients. Solid union of the bone was achieved at an average 13.9 weeks. Postoperatively, two complications were observed screw loosening and nonunion. Revision surgery was performed in both patients. The patient with bone nonunion was treated using bone grafts. No postoperative infections or peripheral neuropathies were observed. At the final follow-up (average 20 months), we found that the average MEPI functional score of the patients was 91.7 points regardless of the fracture site. CONCLUSIONS: Our whole humerus with a single incision was effective for the treatment of segmental comminuted and distal fractures. we believe it is a useful alternative to preexisting methods of fracture fixation.
Elbow ; Follow-Up Studies ; Fracture Fixation* ; Humans ; Humeral Fractures ; Humerus* ; Muscles ; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases ; Traction ; Transplants ; Treatment Outcome

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Ear* ; Surgical Flaps*

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Biopsy, Fine-Needle* ; Fasciitis*

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Child* ; Humans

We evaluated the effects of piggyback contact lens that override the hard contact lens over soft contact lens for irregular astigmatic correction. Two patients received corneal suture for corneal laceration and one patient received penetrating keratoplasty for Francois dystrophy. The uncorrected visual acuity was counting fingers at 20cm, 0.05, and 0.08, respectively and corrected visual acuity using glasses or conventional contact lens was 0.1, 0.2, and 0. 2, respectively. The difference of keratometry reading between two meridians is 6, 7.5, and 12.5 diopters, respectively. The visual acuity after piggyback contact lens fitting was 0.4, 0.9, and 0.3, respectively. The complication such as corneal ederna, corneal erosion, and neovascularization of cornea was not noted during 24 months after piggyback contact lens fitting. The piggyback contact lens fitting inay be an effective method of correcting visual acuity for irregular astigmatism.
Astigmatism* ; Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic ; Cornea ; Eyeglasses ; Fingers ; Glass ; Humans ; Keratoplasty, Penetrating ; Lacerations ; Meridians ; Sutures ; Visual Acuity