PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe the anglographic finding and clinical result of transarterial embolotherapy(TAE) in patients with injuries of renal artery branches by blunt trauma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was based on retrospective analysis of seven cases, in which TAE was attempted for the control of traumatic renal arterial bleeding. All procedures were performed via the transfemoral approach. TAE was performed with stainless steel coil in two cases, Gelfoam in one case, and Gelfoam and stainless steel coil in four cases. RESULTS: Angiographic findings of vascular injuries were pseudoaneurysm in four cases, extravasation in two cases and arteriocalyceal fistula in one case. All procedures were performed successfully without complication. CONCLUSION: Pseudoaneurysm is a common anglographic finding in patients with injury of renal artery branches and TAE is considered a safe and effective method for treating such cases.
Aneurysm, False ; Embolization, Therapeutic* ; Fistula ; Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Renal Artery* ; Retrospective Studies ; Stainless Steel ; Vascular System Injuries

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Granuloma Annulare* ; Granuloma* ; Herpes Zoster*

Hyperkeratosis of the nipple and areola is a rare condition. We report a case of hyperkeratosis of the nipple and areola occurrinp in man with no underlying endocrirop thy or synthetic estrogenic drug therapy. The patient was not associated with epidermal nevus orichthyosis and so fitted into the nevoid form of hyperkeratosis of the nipple and areola. The clinical appearance and histological findings of the lesion were the same as those reported before. He showed a slight improvement in the color and hyperkeratcsis of the nipple and areola with 6 months use of a topical keratolytic agent and corticosteroid crearn.
Drug Therapy ; Estrogens ; Humans ; Nevus ; Nipples*

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Genitalia* ; Poroma*

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PURPOSE: To investigate long-term visual outcomes and prognostic factors to predict visual outcomes in patients with anatomic success after macular hole surgery. METHODS: Medical records of 36 eyes with successfully repaired stage 3 or 4 idiopathic macular hole and with at least 24 months of follow-up were reviewed. Hole height, stage of macular hole, base diameter, minimum diameter, hole form factor, macular hole index, and hole closure type were measured or calculated, and the correlations of visual outcomes with variables of preoperative optical coherence tomography (OCT) were analyzed. RESULTS: The patients were classified into 3 groups according to the time period necessary to achieve the best corrective visual acuity. The visual acuity of 16 eyes (44.4%) recovered in a mean of 6 months, 13 eyes (36.1%) improved slowly and continuously, and 7 eyes had no improvement despite successful anatomical closure. There were no statistical differences in hole height, base diameter, minimum diameter, hole form factor, macular hole index, or closure type among the 3 groups. CONCLUSIONS: The improvement in visual acuity after successful macular hole surgery persisted at the 24-month follow-up and after. There were no correlations between delayed visual acuity after macular hole surgery and minimum diameter, base diameter, hole height, hole form factor, macular hole index, or closure type.
Eye ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Medical Records ; Retinal Perforations ; Tomography, Optical Coherence ; Visual Acuity

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The term malignant mesenchymoma has been applied to those tumors of the soft tissue of mesenchymal origin which are composed of tumor cells differentiating into two or more unrelated malignant forms in addition to the fibrosarcomatous element. Recently authors experienced a case of malignant mesenchymoma in the right axillary area. Microscopically the sarcoma revealed multiple pattern of differentiation, including liposarcoma, malignant schwannoma, fibrosarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma and rhabdomyoblastoma. The presence of rhabdomyblastic cells were proved by immunochemical study utilizing desmin. This patient was treated with surgical excision and radiation.

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Guillain-Barre Syndrome* ; Pregnancy*

PURPOSE: To investigate the time course and occurrence of foveal retinal detachment presenting with symptoms of metamorphopsia and decreased visual acuity after successful surgery for macula-off retinal detachment. METHODS: This study included 9 eyes of 9 patients who were diagnosed with foveal retinal detachment using optical coherence tomography (OCT) among 198 patients who had decreased visual acuity and metamorphopsia after successful rhegmatogenous retinal detachment surgery. RESULTS: All eyes were diagnosed with foveal retinal detachment by OCT. Foveal retinal detachment occurred after scleral buckling surgery in 8 eyes (88%) and after vitrectomy and pneumoretinopexy in 1 eye. The degree and frequency of foveal retinal detachment was milder and lower after vitrectomy and pneumoretinopexy than after scleral buckling surgery. All foveal retinal detachments were reattached spontaneously after 9 months (range, 5~14 months). In all eyes, the symptom of metamorphopsia was improved and visual acuity increased after the foveal retinal detachment was reattached. CONCLUSIONS: OCT can be used to diagnose foveal retinal detachment in cases when the fundus and fluorescein angiography do not show specific findings but, presenting symptoms of decreased visual acuity and metamorphopsia. In all cases evaluated, the foveal retinal detachment was reattached spontaneously without treatment.
Fluorescein Angiography ; Humans ; Retinal Detachment* ; Retinaldehyde* ; Scleral Buckling ; Tomography, Optical Coherence* ; Vision Disorders ; Visual Acuity ; Vitrectomy