Airway fire injury during rigid bronchoscopy in a patient with a silicon stent: A case report / 대한마취과학회지

Therapeutic bronchoscopy is widely employed as an effective first-line treatment for patients with central airway obstructions. Airway fires during rigid bronchoscopy are rare, but can have potentially devastating consequences. Pulmonologist and anesthesiologist undertaking this type of procedure should be aware of this serious problem and be familiar with measures to avoid this possibly fatal complication. We report the case of a 24-year-old patient with a silicone stent who experienced an electrocautery-induced airway fire during rigid bronchoscopy.

The Effect of Thalidomide on Entero-Behcet's Disease

Behcet's disease is a chronic relapsing vasculitis characterized by recurrent aphthous oral and genital ulcers with uveitis. Multiple organs can be involved. Entero-Behcet's disease is often uncontrollable, relapsing, and can cause acute intestinal bleeding, fistula formation, or perforation. Corticosteroids, immunosuppressors, and colchicines are used to treat Entero-Behcet's disease with varying degree of success. Thalidomide may also be feasible. We present a 29-year-old male Entero-Behcet's patient suffering from abdominal pain, diarrhea, and back pain. He did not respond to prior treatments, but responded to thalidomide.

Acute Urinary Retention by Leiomyoma of the Bladder Neck / 대한비뇨기과학회지

Bladder leiomyoma is a very rare tumor, and only 0.43% of bladder tumors are of this type. Bladder leiomyoma may cause various symptoms depending on its anatomical location and size. The most common voiding symptoms manifested by leiomyoma are the obstructive symptoms. We report a case of a 42 year old woman who had voiding symptoms for 3 years while visiting the outpatient department of genito-urology due to acute urinary retention. We performed ultrasonography, computed tomography, MRI and transurethral resection, and from these test, the pathologic diagnosis revealed a leiomyoma of bladder.