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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the injury patterns in pediatric patients with an orbital wall fracture (OWF) and to identify the differences in injury patterns between preschool and school-aged patients with OWF who presented to the emergency department. METHODS: We performed a retrospective observational study in the emergency department of a tertiary hospital between January 2004 and March 2014. A total of 177 pediatric patients (7 years) pediatric groups. RESULTS: The inferior wall was the most common fracture site in both the preschool and school-aged pediatric groups (50.0% vs. 64.4%, P=0.15). The male-to-female ratio and the mechanism of injury showed significant differences between the two age groups. Violence was the most common mechanism of injury in the school-aged pediatric group (49.3%), whereas falls from a height caused OWF in approximately half of the patients in the preschool pediatric group (42.9%). Concomitant injuries and facial fractures had a tendency to occur more frequently in the school-aged pediatric group. CONCLUSION: Significant differences according to the sex and mechanisms of injury were identified in preschool and school-aged pediatric patients with OWF.
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Child , Humans , Accidental Falls , Emergency Medical Services , Emergency Service, Hospital , Facial Bones , Facial Injuries , Observational Study , Orbit , Orbital Fractures , Retrospective Studies , Tertiary Care Centers , ViolenceABSTRACT
Asian eyes may have a narrow palpebral fissure and an upward Mongolian slant that is sometimes perceived as an angry or unfavorable expression. Among the various methods of oculoplastic surgery, lateral canthoplasty can alter the structure of the eyes such that they appear much bigger, thereby conveying a more favorable expression. We performed a lateral canthoplasty in which the lower eyelid tarsus was fixed to the periosteum while the lateral canthus was moved downward and backward. Here, we describe the surgical procedure we used to perform this technique.
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Humans , Ankle , Asian People , Blepharoplasty , Cosmetic Techniques , Eyelids , Lacrimal Apparatus , PeriosteumABSTRACT
Asian eyes may have a narrow palpebral fissure and an upward Mongolian slant that is sometimes perceived as an angry or unfavorable expression. Among the various methods of oculoplastic surgery, lateral canthoplasty can alter the structure of the eyes such that they appear much bigger, thereby conveying a more favorable expression. We performed a lateral canthoplasty in which the lower eyelid tarsus was fixed to the periosteum while the lateral canthus was moved downward and backward. Here, we describe the surgical procedure we used to perform this technique.
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Humans , Ankle , Asian People , Blepharoplasty , Cosmetic Techniques , Eyelids , Lacrimal Apparatus , PeriosteumABSTRACT
Varicella zoster virus may cause a single presence or a combination of various types of cranial nerve palsy depending on the invasion site of head and neck region. Herpes zoster laryngitis has an extremely low incidence particularly in the head and neck region when compared to varicella zoster oticus. Moreover, it has also been reported to occur rarely from a worldwide perspective. The current case is a 63-year old man who visited us with a chief complaint of laryngopharyngeal pain. Flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy revealed complete right vocal cord palsy fixed at the intermediate position. We experienced a case of Herpes Zoster Laryngitis which was accompanied by a single presence of vagal nerve paralysis. Here, we report our case with a review of literature.
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Chickenpox , Cranial Nerve Diseases , Head , Herpes Zoster , Herpesvirus 3, Human , Incidence , Laryngitis , Laryngoscopy , Neck , Paralysis , Vagus Nerve , Vocal Cord ParalysisABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Many people have been concerned about the voice change after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP). A number of studies reported acoustic changes after UPPP. However, there have not been any reports regarding the association of anatomic changes and acoustic results after UPPP. The purpose of this study is to analyze changes of the voice and changes in the vocal tract after UPPP and to evaluate whether the anatomical changes of vocal tract have an effect on the voice change or not. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: By using computerized speech laboratory (CSL), we analyzed fourteen UPPP cases on the formant frequencies of six vowels (/a/, /i/, /u/, /o/, /e/) and three nasal consonants (/eom/, /eoung/, /kin/). By using MR image, we analyzed the changes of vocal tract four weeks after UPPP with preoperative findings in one case. RESULTS: In acoustic analysis, the second formant frequencies of /i/ and /u/ phonation were significantly reduced postoperatively compared to those of preoperative status. In imaging study of /i/ and /u/, the soft palate were contracted along with the widening of the oropharynx and the tongue was shifted toward posterior pharyngeal wall to compensate. CONCLUSION: UPPP reduced the second formant of /i/ and /u/, which did not result in serious voice change.
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Acoustics , Contracts , Oropharynx , Palate , Palate, Soft , Phonation , Sleep Apnea, Obstructive , Tongue , VoiceABSTRACT
The thickness of the abdominal subcutaneous tissues is discussed in the data obtained in 40 middle-aged female patients(the range of the age 31 to 60 years) examined on a modern computed tomographic system. The authors have shown that the superficial fascia, which separates the superficial and deep layers of subcutaneous fat, forms a continuous circumferential fascial plane. We have analyzed cross-sectional CT images at the umbilical level in a middle ged women. The authors have made several linear measurements of the thickness of the superficial and deep fat compartments at various reference points around the trunk in order to demonstrate the regional distribution of the deep fat compartment. Our data shows the mean, standard deviation(SD) concerning the thickness measurements of the superficial and deep fat compartments around the abdomen in the 40 women. From these observations, we concluded that the thickness of subcutaneous tissue of superficial layer is relatively constant and the thickness of subcutaneous tissue of deep layer is greatest at posterolateral region with decrements in thickness at anterior, lateral region respectively. And such pattern is same as the total subcutaneous tissue thickness, therefore, relatively safe parts for much amount of liposuction around the abdomen are paralumbar region and anterior abdomen. Such study result could offer the appropriate depths for cannula insertion, that is, 18.8mm at anterior, 16.9mm at lateral and 32.5mm at posterolateral region. Such knowledge could offer a guide to the necessary depth of cannula insertion when performing of the SAL (suction-assisted lipectomy). It is deemed desirable to place the tip in the middle of the deep compartment.