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A quantitative assessment of the testicular biopsy, and serum hormone levels( testosterone, prolactin, and follicle-stimulating and luteinizing hormones) were studied in 10 spinal cord injured men and comparison of these parameters to normal controls were performed. The mean number of Sertoli cells, mature spermatids, tubular diameter and tubular wall thickness were determined in both groups and analyzed. In the spinal cord injury group the mean number of mature spermatids per tubule was significantly lower and the mean number of Sertoli cells per tubule was significantly higher than in controls(p<0.05). Serum testosterone and luteinizing hormone values were significantly higher in the spinal cord injury group than in controls(p<0.05). These significant differences of the quantitative parameters of the testicular biopsy and hormonal values that may contribute to the reproductive dysfunction.
Biopsy ; Humans ; Lutein ; Luteinizing Hormone ; Male ; Prolactin ; Sertoli Cells ; Spermatids ; Spinal Cord Injuries ; Spinal Cord* ; Testis ; Testosterone

PURPOSE: To evaluate whether radial rigidity measured using RigiScan(R) represents the intracorporeal pressure effectively. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 1998 to May 1999, total of 23 patients with erectile dysfunction were evaluated by RigiScan(R) and duplex ultrasonography after the intracorporeal injection of prostaglandin E1. Peak systolic velocity and end diastolic velocity were measured by duplex ultrasonography and then the resistance index was calculated as (peak systolic velocity-end diastolic velocity)/(peak systolic velocity). Radial rigidity of penile tip and base was measured by RigiScanR . The results were analyzed statistically by PC-SPSS version 7.5. RESULTS: There were statistically significant correlations between radial rigidity of penile tip and base and the resistance index by Spearman's correlation analysis, respectively (r=0.680, p<0.001)(r=0.703, p<0.001). When radial rigidity of penile tip and base exceeded 60% of maximum, radial rigidity of penile tip and base again correlated well with the resistance index, respectively (r=0.659, p=0.020)(r=0.759, p=0.011). Based on clinically determined degree of erection, radial rigidity of penile tip and base represented the intracorporeal pressure effectively. CONCLUSIONS: Radial rigidity measured by RigiScan(R) represents the intracorporeal pressure effectively.
Alprostadil* ; Erectile Dysfunction ; Humans ; Male ; Ultrasonography

Ten children were selected out of 21 cases diagnosed as ureteropelvic junction obstruction between March, 1989 and March, 1992. The children were evaluated quantitatively using the renal cortical labeling agent, 99m technetium dimercaptosuccinic acid (Tc-DMSA), before and following pyeloplasty. The preoperative residual renal function and the extent of functional recovery were investigated. The children ranged from 15 months to 13 years old (average 6.8 years) and consisted of 8 boys and 2 girls. The obstruction was on the left in 7 cases and the right in 3. Symptoms on admission included pain in 5 cases, abdominal mass in 3 cases, and fever and chill in 2. The subjects divided into two groups. The first group consisted of children who did not have complications or other coexisting diseases, while the second consisted of who had pyonephrosis or vesicoureteral reflux. All patients underwent dismembered pyeloplasty and the results were satisfactory in all. 1. The preoperative differential renal function by Tc-DMSA renal scintigraphy ranged from 0.5% to 46.0% (mean 19.1%) and increased to 3.5% to 46.9% (mean 28.8%) postoperatively. 2. In five of the seven cases with uncomplicated ureteropelvic junction obstruction, differential renal function increased more than 1096 following pyeloplasty. In the two other cases which showed preserved renal function of up to 4096 preoperatively, noticeable changes not observed. 3. In the three cases with complicated ureteropelvic junction obstruction, (two cases associated with pyonephrosis and one case with vesicoureteral reflux) only slight increased differential renal function. In conclusion, we suggest that severely obstructed kidneys in infants and children spare nephrectomy and encourage pyeloplasty, even in cases of non-visualization on excretory urography in hopes of improving relative renal function.
Adolescent ; Child* ; Female ; Fever ; Hope ; Humans ; Infant ; Kidney* ; Nephrectomy ; Pyonephrosis ; Radionuclide Imaging ; Succimer ; Technetium ; Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid* ; Urography ; Vesico-Ureteral Reflux

Between July 1988 and June 1993, nine patients with renal and perirenal abscess were treated using the percutaneous management. Percutaneous abscess drainage was done under ultra- sound guidance and local anesthesia. Among the nine patients, two patients were managed by percutaneous aspiration only and the other seven patients were managed by continuous drainage using the 8.3F pig-tail or 14F Malecot catheter. The catheters were placed in the abscess cavity during the period from 4 days to 19 days (average 8 days). On the abscess culture, the organisms were identified in 9 cases ( 100%) ; E.coli was in 4 cases, S. aureus was in 2 cases, Proteus, Enterobacter, unidentified gram negative bacilli in 1 case, respectively. After catheter removal, all patients have remained free of symptoms during followup from 2 months to 32 months (average 20 months). We suggest that proper antibiotic therapy combined with ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage of renal and perirenal abscess is a choice of reasonable, safe and effective management in selected patients.
Abscess* ; Anesthesia, Local ; Catheters ; Drainage ; Enterobacter ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Proteus ; Ultrasonography

The widely prevailing Millard's rotation-advancement flap method is characterizes with the upper lip scar on a philtral column and that it is less conspicuous than LeMesurier's or Tennison's metheds. Nowadays, straight line closure methods are employed together with the Millard's. However there are still some problems which are a straight line closure that goes against the principle of plastic surgery, a noticeable scar, tenting of the peak of Cupid's bow, a short lip tendency, and depression of the lip when the muscle contracts. In this respect, we designed two or three small trapezoid skin flaps on the cleft side and the same number of releasing incision lines on the non-cleft side and then let them interdigitate one another. We called it dovetail cheiloplasty. The muscle work was done by suturing one third of the cleft side muscle to the dissected dermis of the non-cleft side skin flap just under the philtral dimple. Our patients had a primary incomplete, a microform type cleft lip or a secondary cleft lip deformity. The result of employing this method showed an inconspicuous scar, a shorter lip, and a natural formation of the philtrum. We believe this method induces the improvement of straight line closure with respect to the quality of scars and the morphology of an upper lip.
Cicatrix ; Cleft Lip ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Depression ; Dermis ; Humans ; Linear Energy Transfer ; Lip ; Microfilming ; Skin ; Surgery, Plastic

It is well known that proper gender assignment and treatment to a neonate born with ambiguous genitalia are extremely important. We reviewed seven patients with ambiguous genitalia who were surgically managed at our department during recent 5 years. The median age was 12.1 years (from 3 to 24 years) and patients consist of three female pseudohermaphroditism (adrenogenital syndrome), one true hermaphroditism, one male pseudohermaphroditism and two mixed gonadal dysgenesis. Three patients were managed with clitoral recession and vaginoplasty, each of them with clitoral recession vaginoplasty and gonadectomy, with clitoral recession and gonadectomy, with clitoral recession, with gonadectomy and bilateral mastectomy. One patient with adrenogenital syndrome was raised as male, but re-assigned and surgically corrected as female at her age of 16 years. Another one patient with true hermaphroditism was raised as male who underwent excision of female internal genitalia, gonadectomy and bilateral mastectomy in considering of patient's gender identity, appearance of external genitalia and parent's proposal although the karyotype was 46 XX. We suggest that gender assignment and surgical correction must be done as early as possible after full evaluation of fertility feasibility, karyotype, sex ability and patient and parent's proposal.
46, XX Disorders of Sex Development ; 46, XY Disorders of Sex Development ; Adrenogenital Syndrome ; Disorders of Sex Development* ; Female ; Fertility ; Gender Identity ; Genitalia ; Gonadal Dysgenesis, Mixed ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Karyotype ; Male ; Mastectomy ; Ovotesticular Disorders of Sex Development