The authors report 16 cases of mediastinal fine-needle aspiration cytology from Jan. 1985 to Mar. 1988 at the Seoul National University Hospital. Among them, diagnostic material were obtained in fifteen cases, establishing the dia- gnosis of 7 thymomas, 2 germinomas, 2 neurogenic tumosr, 1 lymphoma, and 3 meastatic carcinomas. The 9 cytologic diagnoses could be confirmed by histologic examination in 8 patients and by another cytologic method in one patient, allowing concordance rate of 77%.
Biopsy, Fine-Needle ; Diagnosis ; Germinoma ; Humans ; Kidney* ; Lymphoma ; Mediastinum ; Seoul ; Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid* ; Thymoma

This study was performed to evaluate the diagnostic value of colposcopy by comparing colposcopic findings with cytology, histology of colposcopically directed biopsy and final biopsy result on hysterectomy. From January 1, 1988 to August 31, 1996, the colposcopic examinations was undertaken in 1200 patients, excluding grossly visible carcinoma of the cervix. The result were as follows : 1. Colposcopic examinations were satisfactory in 95.4% and unsatisfactory in 4.58%. 2. The accuracy rate of cytologic diagnosis was 73.1% and colposcopic impression was 93.1%. 3. The false negative rate of colposcopic impression was 2.6%, much less than 24,7% of cytologic examination. 4. The cytologic accuracy rate in cervicitis was higher than that of colposcopic impression but the accuracy rate of colposcopic impression in diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia was higher than that of cytology. 5. Among 97 cases in which colposcopically directed biopsy were performed, more advanced lesion were disclosed in 12 cases(12.4%).
Biopsy ; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia ; Cervix Uteri ; Colposcopy* ; Diagnosis ; Early Diagnosis* ; Female ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* ; Uterine Cervicitis

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Humans

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Basal Ganglia* ; Humans

The spleen is the most common intraabdominal organ injured in blunt trauma, Although physical signs andsymptoms, coupled with abdominal paracentesis & peritoneal lavage confirm intraabdominal injury, but isolatedsplenic injury especially delayed rupture, the diagnosis and clinical course is variable. We are reevaluation ofplain roentgenologic findings for the light of early diagnosis of isolated splenic injury. 24 patiens of theautopsy and surgically proven isolated splenic injury at Chosun University Hospital in the period from 1980January to 1986 June were analyzed plain roentgenogram retrospectively. The results were as follows: 1. Malepatients predominate, constitution 87.5%. Incidence has been greatest in second to fourth decade. 2. Mode oftrauma causing isolated splenic injury is most common in motor vehicle accident and others are fall down, struckby fist, blow to object, uncertain blunt trauma. 3. Delayed rupture of spleen occured in 2 cases(8.3%). 4. Commonpatterns of splenic injury is simple laceration that involves both the capsule and the parenchyma and a lacerationthat involves the splenic pedicle. 5. Plain chest roentgenographic findings were abnormal in 4 cases (16.7%). Themost common plain abdominal roentgenographic findings was the evidence of intraabdominal fluid in 21 cases(87.5%).The others are included in order of frequency: gastric dilatation, prominent mucosal folds on greater curvature ofthe stomach, evidence of pelvic fluid, displacement of stomach to the right or downward, mass density in theregion of spleen. 6. No relationship can be shown between patterns of injury, time lapse after trauma and plainroentgenological findings. But the evidence of intraabdominal fluid is most important in the light of earlydiagnosis. 7. Diagnosis of splenic injury may be most helpul that in combination with clinical history, clinicalsymptoms & signs and plain film findings. In delayed rupture, diagnostic value of serial examination and surgicalobservation is emphasized.
Constitution and Bylaws ; Diagnosis ; Early Diagnosis ; Gastric Dilatation ; Incidence ; Lacerations ; Motor Vehicles ; Paracentesis ; Peritoneal Lavage ; Retrospective Studies ; Rupture ; Spleen ; Stomach ; Thorax

There has been considerable controversies in the method of the treatment of dislocation of the acromioclavicular joint, especially in grade III injury. It is hard to give a direct firm repair having a short ruptured coracoclavicular ligament. Thats why there are lots of difficulties in the treatment. Therefore, in operative treatment, the authors make use of cotton tape on coracoid process and clavicle as a reconstructive technique, because we have thought a simple fixation of acromioclavicular joint adding to a firm fixation of clavicle and coracoid process is inevitable. From January 1991 to December 1995, twenty-nine cases of grade III acromio-clavicular dislocation were treated by the modified Phemister method with using the cotton tape. Twenty-four patients were followed for an average of fifteen months and the following results were obtained. 1. The clinical results were evaluated by Weitzman criteria after average fifteen months follow up. An excellent result was obtained in 19 cases (79.2%), a good result in 3 cases (12.5%) and a fair result in 2 cases (8.3%), consecutively. 2. Clinical result in patients over 60-year old were bad. 3. The comparison of the coracoclavicular interval ratio before surgery with that after surgery facilitated the evaluation of effectiveness of the coracoclavicular ligament reconstruction. 4. The operative technique is through temporary fixation using K-wires which endows horizontal stability, and it fixes clavicle and coracoid process using cotton tape which endows vertical stability.
Acromioclavicular Joint ; Clavicle ; Dislocations* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Ligaments ; Middle Aged

The majority of the crab louse is found in pubic hairs, but some of them will colonize axillary hairs, eyelashes, eyebrows and occasionally scalp hairs. In children crab louse may colonize the eyelashes and scalp hairs. The authors found a crab louse, Phthirus pubis and their nits on the eyelashes and scalp hiars of 25-months-old female who complained of foreign body and itching sensation of her right upper lid. Treatment is accomplished by careful mechanical removal of the louse and nits followed by the epilation and application of antibiotic eyedrops or ointments. We report a case of Phthiriasis palpebrarum in children.
Child* ; Colon ; Eyebrows ; Eyelashes ; Female ; Foreign Bodies ; Hair ; Hair Removal ; Humans ; Ointments ; Ophthalmic Solutions ; Pediculus ; Phthiraptera ; Phthirus ; Pruritus ; Scalp ; Sensation

Bronchiectasis means a permanent abnormal dilatation of one or more large bronchi owing to destruction of theelastic and muscular components of the bronchial wall. Radiological study is the most importat and mandatory procedure. Especially bronchography is essential for the definitive diagnosis of bronchiectasis and for theprecise delineation of the type and extent of the disease. The radiological and clinical findings of 48 cases ofbronchiectasis diagnosed by bronchography and treated at Chosun University Hospital during the 5 years fromJanuary 1980 to Dec. 1984 were analyzed retrospectively. The results were as follows; 1. Among the 48 cases, 34cases(70.8%) were male and 14 cases(29.2%) were female. Peak incidence was in second decade. 2. Chronic cough,productive sputum and hemoptysis are main symptoms and others are chest pain, dyspnea and recurrent bouts ofpneumonia. The most common physical sign is persistent moist rales over the involved area in 23 cases(47.9%).Others are no sign in 17 cases(35.4%), wheezing in 11 cases(22.9%) and digit clubbing in 3 cases(6.3%). 3. Thepresumed causes were composed of not known in 30 cases(62.5%) and complications of measles in 7 cases(14.6%),pertusis in 5 cases(10.4%) and pneumonia in 4 cases(8.3%). Two cases were Kartagener's syndrom and unilateralhyperlucent lung. 4. Plain chest roentgenographic findings were abnormal in 42 cases(87.5%) but normal in 6cases(12.5%). The most common radiological findings was accentuation of lung markings in 36 cases(85.7%) theothers are include in order of frequency; pneumonic infiltration, linear radiolucencies, cystic radiolucencies,decreased affected lung volume air-fluid level and pleural thickening. 5. Bilateral bronchiectasis was demonstrated in 11 cases(22.9%) and the disease was much more often involved left lung than right. The mostcommonly involved lobe is left lower lobe, and the most common site of involvement was the posterior basal segmentof the lower lobe. The type of bronchiectasis is cylindrical in 22 cases(45.8%), varicose in 11 cases(22.9%),saccular in 9 cases(18.8%) and mixed type in 6 cases(12.5%)
Bronchi ; Bronchiectasis ; Bronchography ; Chest Pain ; Diagnosis ; Dilatation ; Dyspnea ; Female ; Hemoptysis ; Humans ; Incidence ; Lung ; Male ; Measles ; Pneumonia ; Respiratory Sounds ; Retrospective Studies ; Sputum ; Thorax

PURPOSE: To analyze the clinical aspects of amblyopia and the factors affecting the outcome of treatment of amblyopia in school children. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 100 patients, who had not been treated previously for amblyopia and been followed for more than 6 months after initiating the treatment of amblyopia. They were divided into two groups, one of which was 4~7 years old (50 patients)and the other was 8~12 years old (50 patients). The evaluation included causes of amblyopia, age and visual acuity at the initial treatment, degree of anisometropia, amount of deviation, and duration of treatment. RESULTS: Strabismus was the most common cause of amblyopia, followed by anisometropia and visual deprivation in that order. The causes of amblyopia did not affect the visual outcome either in the 8~12 years old children or in the 4~7 years old children (p=0.10). The factors not affecting visual outcome were visual acuity at the initial treatment (p=0.23), amount of deviation in strabismic amblyopia (p=0.16), degree of anisometropia in anisometropic amblyopia (p=0.49). Compared with the 4~7 years old children, the 8~12 years old chiliren did not show the significant difference in the final visual outcome (p=0.23). CONCLUSIONS: The treatment of amblyopia in school children was as effective as in pre-school children.
Amblyopia* ; Anisometropia ; Child* ; Humans ; Retrospective Studies ; Strabismus ; Visual Acuity

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