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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the chincap therapy on the craniofacial structure in persons with skeletal Class III malocclusion. The patients selected for this study were treated with extra-oral chincap therapy only. Both control and treatment samples were obtained from Seoul National University Hospital where these longitudinal data were gathered. 35 treated patients and 14 control patients were studied. The mean ages at the 1st evaluation was 8 years 3 months in the treatment sample and 9 years 4 months in the control sample. The duration of chin cap therapy was variable but averaged 2 years of treatment. Post-treatment observation procedeeded for 1 year 2 months. Active treatment and post treatment effects were evaluated. The results were as follows: 1. Neither significant restraint nor acceleration of growth was found in the cranial base and maxilla during treatment. 2. A distal rotation of the mandibular complex was seen. 3. Some amount of restraint of growth was found in mandibular body length, ramus height, mandibular length during treatment. 4. The gonial angle was reduced. 5. After removal of the chin-cap, forward displacement of the mandible took place.
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Humans , Acceleration , Chin , Malocclusion , Mandible , Maxilla , Seoul , Skull BaseABSTRACT
Vesicoileal fistula develops in less than 10% of all vesicointestinal fistulas. The causative disorders were recorded as regional enteritis, bladder tumor, trauma, ileal tuberculosis and complication of radiation therapy of cervical carcinoma, but the literatures recording vesicoileal fistula caused by malignant lymphoma are surpassingly few. We report a case of vesicoileal fistula originated primarily from malignant lymphoma in a 74 years old man who was seen with the chief complaints of pneumaturia and fecaluria. The diagnostic procedures such as IVP, cystography, gastrointestinal series, barium enema and rectosigmoidoscopy were performed and the vesicoileal fistula was suspected. The diagnosis was confirmed by operation and histologic examination. The operation consisted of one stage resection of the ileal lymphoma and adhered sigmoid colon, end to end anastomosis of ileum, end to end anastomosis of sigmoid colon and partial cystectomy. The patient underwent anticancer chemotherapy and was discharged at the postop. third week.
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Aged , Humans , Barium , Colon, Sigmoid , Crohn Disease , Cystectomy , Diagnosis , Drug Therapy , Enema , Fistula , Ileum , Lymphoma , Tuberculosis , Urinary Bladder NeoplasmsABSTRACT
We studied tire causative diseases and serum concentration and daily urinary excretion of uric acid in 115 cased of radiopaque upper urinary stone formers. And with the aim of establishing methods for the prevention of recurrent stone formation, allopurinol and/or sodium bicarbonate was administered to hyperuricemia and/or hyperuricosuria. The following results were obtained. 1. 25 of 115 cases having uric acid abnormality in serum and/or urine, it was some correlation on between hyperuricemia and/or hyperuricosuria and calcium formers. 2. 14 of 25 cases administering allopurinol and/or sodium bicarbonate after lithotomy had not recurrent stone formation for 1-2 years. But of 11 cases receiving medical treatment alone only 2 cases were spontaneously evacuated the stones, 3 cases were decreased in number of stones, 6 cases were not changed. 3. After administration of allopurinol serum uric acid, daily urinary uric acid daily urinary calcium and daily urinary inorganic phosphorus value were significantly decreased but serum calcium and inorganic phosphorus were not significantly changed. These results suggested that allopurinol was effective or prevention of recurrent stone formation, even through our studies were relatively short period and not many cases.
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Humans , Allopurinol , Calcium , Hyperuricemia , Phosphorus , Sodium Bicarbonate , Uric Acid , Urinary Calculi , UrolithiasisABSTRACT
The stress incontinence is a disease commonly developing in multipara and occurs by deficiency of estrogen and relaxation of pelvic organ generally after menopause but it is possible to occur before menopause by change in the structure of pelvic organ. Herin, we report 1 cases of stress incontinence, one nuliparous in pelvic trauma and remaining 3 cases in multipara. The diagnosis of stress incontinence was made by history, Marshall-Marchetti test and chain cystography. All cases underwent Marshall-Marchetti operation. After the operation, symptoms were improved in all cases and they have had satisfactory in usual life for 6 months to 4 years.