Radiological analysis of peptic ulcer in pediatric age group

The UGI studies had been performed to 238 patients below the age of 15 years during the period from Jan. 1979to Jul. 1983 in SCH hospital. The results are as follows; 1. Among 238 cases, 48 cases revealed peptic ulcers ofstomach or duodenum (20.2%). The ulcer was in 31/37 cases of male patients(22.6%), and in 17/101 cases of female(16.8). Below the age of 5 years, ulcer was noted in 9 cases among 61 cases (14.8%), whereas above 5 years, in 39cases among 177 patients (22.0%). 2. In the age group below 5 years, mostly the objective symptoms were discovered(8/9), but above 5 years, complained of subjective symtoms (30/39). 3. The predominant site of peptic ulcer wasgastric antrum in the age group below 5 years (7/9), whereas duodenal bulb above 5 years(33/43). 4. Gastric antrumor duodenal bulb deformity was revealed in 13 cases and most of them were in the age group above 5 years. 5. Alllesion so peptic ulcers in this study were benign in nature. 6. In follow up study after 1 or 2 months, ulcer wasdecreased in size strikingly(9/11).

Observation of 99mTc-MDP-bone scan findings in traumatic vertebral fractures

Bone scan using 99m Tc-MDP is the most accurate and reliable method for the early detection of fracture, andgive the most accurate in formation about the healing process of fractured bone. Recent days, the medicolegalproblem about the injured time is frequently provoked in vertebral fracture patient by trauma. The authorsanalyzed the bone scan of vertebral fracture patients from March to Dec. 1983. The authors obtained results asfollows: 1. The minimum time for a fracture to return to normal on a bone scan was 4 month in cervical spine. 2.It was 12 month in thoracic spine. 3. It was 6 month in lumbar spine. 4. Surrounding soft tissue injury was healedwithin 10 days after trauma in our cases. 5. Focal hot uptake is persisted in case of callus deposition on plainfilm, although very small in amount. 6. Healing time is delayed in case of severely compressed vertebral body,belowed the half than normal height. 7. With bone scan it is possible to differentiate the fresh fracture from oldhealed, impossible by plain film. 8. Healing time is delayed in old age.