A Case of Scoliosis Due to a Foreign Body (Pencil) in the Colon
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
; : 1417-1421, 2002.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Scoliosis describes a lateral curvature of the spine and is often associated with cosmetic and functional impairments due to severe deformity of the spine. The incidence of adolescent scoliosis is 2-4% of children between 10 and 16 years of age. Eighty five percent of them are idiopathic, in which the most common type of scoliosis is right side-bending. In addition, it is classified into congenital, and secondary scoliosis such as neuromuscular disease and neurofibromatosis. Congenital scoliosis is associated with abnormalities of urinary system(20%), congenital heart diseases(15 %), and other abnormalities(10%) such as syringomyelia. We experienced a case of scoliosis by a foreign body(a pencil) in the colon which has never been reported up to date. A brief review of the literature was made.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Scoliosis
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Spine
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Syringomyelia
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Congenital Abnormalities
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Incidence
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Neurofibromatoses
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Colon
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Foreign Bodies
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Heart
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Neuromuscular Diseases
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
Year:
2002
Document type:
Article