No abstract available.
Hydronephrosis*

No abstract available.
Adolescent* ; Humans ; Male*

For the establishment of the basis of treatment and study in the patients of facial bone fracture, we performed a clinico-statistical study about 28 papers and 9564 cases reported as facial bone fractures in the journal of Korean association of oral and maxillofacial surgeons, the journal of the Korean academy of maxillofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery, and related journals. The results were as follows: 1. The ratio of men to women was 4.50:1. 2. The age frequency was highest in the third decade(37.6%), and fourth(21.5%), second(15.5%), fifth(10.3%) decade in orders. 3. The most common location of facial bone fractures was the mandible(62.7%), and zygoma complex (22.6%), nasal bone(15.0%), and maxilla(13.0%) were next in order of frequency. 4. The major etiologic factors were traffic accident(37.9% ), fisticuffs(26.4%), and falldown and slip down(23.4%). 5. The frequent fracture site of mandible is symphysis(39.3%), angle(24,4% ), and condyle(22.5%). The ratio of left to right was 1.31:1. Open reduction(69.1%) was the more frequently using method of treatment in mandibular fracture than colsed reduction (28.6%). 6. The sites of zygoinatic fractures were zygoma complex(48.0%), zygornatic arch(35.7%), and combined(16.3%). The left to right ratio was 1.37:1. 7. The most frequent maxillary fracture was Le Fort I (31.4% ), and Le Fort II (27.1%), unilateral(14.3%), Le Fort III (7.6%) were next in order of frequency.
Facial Bones* ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Mandible ; Mandibular Fractures ; Maxillary Fractures ; Plastics ; Statistics as Topic* ; Zygoma

The present study was designed to measure the activity of purine nucleoside phosphorylalse (PNPase) in sera, erythrocytes and lymphocytes of blood from patients with various dermatoses as it's activities are known to be decreased in cell-mediated immune deficiency diseases. The PNPase activities in sera, erythrocytes and lymphocytes of normal subjects were (3. 9+1. 03) x 104 unit/L, 5.04+1. 06 unit/107rbc, l. 74+0. 35 unit/103 lymphocytes respectively. In urticaria, leukocytoclastic vasculitis and purpura, there were no differences in PNPase antivities between patients groups and normal subjects. In atopic dermatitis, there were no differences in PNPase activities of sera and erythrocytes between patients group and normal subjects. But, lymphocyte PNPase activities of atopic patients were lowered than those of normal subjects(1.41 +0. 52 unit/10 lymphocytes). In tuberculoid leprosy, there were no differences in lymphocyte PNPase activities between patients group and normal subjects. But, the PNPase activities in sera and erythrocytes of patients group were lowered than those of normal subjects (3. 20. 76) x 104 unit/L, 3. 8n+1.96 unit/107rbc). The PNPase activities in sera((l. 87+/-0. 62) x 104 unit/L), erythrocytes(2. 08+0. 98 unit/107rbc) and lymphocytes (0.51+0. 26 unit/103 lymphocytes) of lepromatous leprosy patients were significantly lowered than those of normal subjects.
Deficiency Diseases ; Dermatitis, Atopic ; Erythrocytes* ; Humans ; Leprosy, Lepromatous ; Leprosy, Tuberculoid ; Lymphocytes* ; Purine-Nucleoside Phosphorylase* ; Purpura ; Skin Diseases* ; Urticaria ; Vasculitis

A case of primary gastric carcinoma with patterns resembling those of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) is reproted. This patient who represented high serum alpha-fetoprotein(AFP) underwent a subtotal gastrectomy for stomach cancer and lobectomy of liver metastasis. The hepatoid component of the tumor was characterized by solid nests of large polygonal cells arranged in cords and trabeculae, with central nuclei, prominent nucleoli, and abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm; single-nuclear giant cells were frequently noted. These tumor cells of stomach stained positive immunohistochemically for AFP, ACT(alpha-1-antitrypsin), AACT(alpha-1-antichy-motrypsin). Thus, this hepatoid gastric adenocarcinoma tumor cells demonstrated both morphologic and immunohistochemical features of partial differentiation to the HCC. Careful histologic examination in conjunction with the immunohistochemical demonstration of AFP can provide a useful contribution to the diagnosis of this rare histological type of gastric carcinoma And the presence of metastatic hepatoid adenocarcinoma from the stomach should be considered in a patient with hepatic tumor mimicking HCC. Because of frequent venous and lymphatic invasion, as well as liver metastasis, prognosis appears to be poor. The authors reviewed 45 cases of hepatoid adenocarcinoma of stomach reported in the literature, also.
Adenocarcinoma ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Stomach Neoplasms

No abstract available.
Child ; Humans ; Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome* ; Kidney Failure, Chronic ; Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory

No abstract available.
Child ; Humans ; Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome* ; Kidney Failure, Chronic ; Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory

PURPOSE: The goal of this study is to show the effect of Transurethral Ethanol Ablation of Prostate(TEAP) on voiding symptoms in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between May 2003 and May 2005, 17 patients diagnosed with BPH who were not appropriate candidates for anesthesia because of their poor general condition underwent TEAP and were evaluated. Ethyl alcohol(99%) was injected into the prostate with endoscopic guidance. A urethral catheter was inserted postoperatively. All patients were evaluated with uroflowmetry, postvoid residual urine, international prostatic symptom score(IPSS), and quality of life at 3 months post-operatively. RESULTS: The mean total alcohol dose was 9.5 cc, and a catheter was required for a mean of 4.8 days postoperatively. The subjects' mean International prostate symptom score was 29.9 points before TEAP, and decreased to 24.5 points after 3 months(p=0.001). Mean quality of life index decreased from 4.2 points before TEAP to 3.1 points after 3 months(p=0.002). There were no major complications such as severe bleeding, incontinence, or urethral injury. However, 7 patients needed additional medication to improve voiding symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: TEAP caused minimal complications while improving the international prostate symptom score and quality of life. TEAP may be considered an effective minimally invasive treatment option for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia who are not appropriate for anesthesia because of their poor general condition.
Anesthesia ; Catheters ; Ethanol* ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Prostate* ; Prostatic Hyperplasia ; Quality of Life ; Urinary Catheters ; Urinary Retention*

PURPOSE: To help in the early diagnosis of postoperative infections in lumbar stenosis, attempts were made to evaluate a large number of patients having levels of ESR, CSR and CRP at fixed intervals, following an uncomplicated instrumented posterolateral fusion with wide decompression. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 101 lumbar stenosis patients were included in this study. The levels of ESR, CSR and CRP were checked on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 10th and 14th postoperative days. These data were plotted in relation to time in order to follow their changes. The relationships between these and the perioperative factors (operation time, fusion levels, estimated bleeding amount and transfusion amount) were evaluated statistically. RESULTS: The ESR and CSR had peak levels by the 3rd postoperative day, which then became highly variable until 14 days. The CRP level was highest on the 2nd postoperative day, which decreased rapidly, was and reached nearly normalized levels by 14th day. The ESR and CSR values on the 7th postoperative day showed a tendency to correlate with the perioperative factors, but the CRP value showed no significant correlations. CONCLUSIONS: Our study revealed the effectiveness of CRP, and ineffectiveness of ESR and CSR, in the early detection of deep infections following surgery for wide lumbar stenosis.
Constriction, Pathologic* ; Decompression* ; Early Diagnosis ; Hemorrhage ; Humans

A single ectopic ureter associated with ectopic renal dysplasia is extraordinary rare. We report 2 cases, of which one was a girl with ectopic ureter entering the vagina and the other was a girl with ectopic ureter entering the urethra.
Female ; Humans ; Ureter* ; Urethra ; Vagina