{"title":"Ultrasonographic evaluation of multicystic dysplastic kidney.","authors":"S J Han, C Y Yu, G C Liu, W J Yao, T Lee","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Eleven cases of multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK) in children were diagnosed over an 11 year period. All underwent postnatal ultrasound (US) studies. Four different patterns of MCDK were recognized: (1) Six cases presented with the classic sonogram of multicystic components. (2) Three cases had hydronephrotic form; correct diagnosis between hydronephrotic form of MCDK and hydronephrosis was difficult as there was a medially-located, large, lobulated cyst and there was connection between the large cyst and neighboring small cysts. (3) One case initially presented with normal renal sonogram but a small cyst appeared on follow up sonogram and there was also decreased renal size and increased echogenecity. (4) One case had only two moderate-sized cysts but no identifiable renal parenchyma. Two cases had follow-up US examination and one dysplastic kidney decreased in renal size on follow-up sonogram. Intravenous urography and radionuclide study revealed both these dysplastic kidneys to be nonfunctioning. Nine children had surgical resection of the diseased kidneys. Contralateral renal anomalies were detected in five children, which included ureteropelvic junction stenosis, ureterovesical junction stenosis, distal ureteral stenosis and polycystic kidney disease. Two of three hydronephrotic forms of MCDK had contralateral ureteral stenosis. Two of six classic forms of MCDK had contralateral ureteral stenosis. The proportion of contralateral ureteral stenosis was higher in the group of hydronephrotic forms of MCDK. Ultrasonography is beneficial for conclusive diagnosis of MCDK; however, a differential diagnosis of simple hydronephrosis needs to be considered.</p>","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18655735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The use of right gastroepiploic artery for the bypass of left anterior descending coronary artery--case reports.","authors":"D. Chang, Y. F. Chen, C. Chiu, H. Yen","doi":"10.6452/KJMS.199507.0416","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6452/KJMS.199507.0416","url":null,"abstract":"The right gastroepiploic artery (RGEA), a branch of the gastroduodenal artery, supplies the greater curvature of the stomach. It is capable of easily reaching the posterior and lateral surface of the heart as a reliable arterial conduit when appropriately harvested. In the previous reports, it has usually been anastomosed to the right coronary artery (RCA) or left circumflex coronary artery (LCX). Here, we present two cases of ischemic heart disease undergoing coronary revascularization. The RGEA was anastomosed to the left anterior decending coronary artery (LAD), which is the most important coronary artery in terms of patient outcome. Thallium-201 myocardial scintigraphy has proven that the RGEA can provide sufficient blood flow to the territory of the LAD. Thus, in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), the RGEA is a reliable arterial conduit for LAD revascularization.","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76522045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molecular diagnosis of thalassemia in Taiwan.","authors":"J G Chang, H J Liu","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Thalassemia is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by absent or decreased synthesis of the globin chain. This disease is very common in Taiwan area. It mainly consists of alpha- and beta-thalassemia. The diagnosis of these entities depends on hemoglobin electrophoresis, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), or mean hemoglobin concentration of red blood cell and excludes the disease of iron deficiency anemia. However, these tests are not reliable. The definite diagnosis is to check the hemoglobin genes directly. In recent years, we have developed several molecular techniques to solve these problems. This review focuses on the techniques which are used recently in Taiwan area.</p>","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18655733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C M Yen, L T Tsen, S N Leu, L Y Chung, H C Hsieh, E R Chen
{"title":"[Investigation on the parasites of alien laborers in Kaohsiung].","authors":"C M Yen, L T Tsen, S N Leu, L Y Chung, H C Hsieh, E R Chen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the past year, stool specimens of 1,732 alien laborers were examined for intestinal parasites. There was no significant difference in the positive rate between males and females. All alien laborers were examined in 3 hospitals and the positive rates were 24.8% (191/769), 13.6% (109/804) and 12.6% (20/159). Broken down by nationality, the positive rates in laborers from Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia were 23.9% (192/803), 20.3% (62/305), 12.1% (60/498) and 4.8% (6/126) respectively. Of all alien laborers, 17.2% (297/1,732) had single infections of parasites and 1.3% (23/1,732) had multiple infections. Opisthorchis viverrinii was the most prevalent parasite found in infected alien laborers. 91.5% of alien laborers were aged from 21 to 40-years-old and had positive rates of parasites reaching 91.0%. The time of arrival in Taiwan had an effect in all alien laborers examined for parasites. The positive rate in laborers arriving during April to June was 22.7% which was significantly higher than the 16.3% for laborers arriving in other months.</p>","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18655736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The use of right gastroepiploic artery for the bypass of left anterior descending coronary artery--case reports.","authors":"D S Chang, Y F Chen, C C Chiu, H W Yen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The right gastroepiploic artery (RGEA), a branch of the gastroduodenal artery, supplies the greater curvature of the stomach. It is capable of easily reaching the posterior and lateral surface of the heart as a reliable arterial conduit when appropriately harvested. In the previous reports, it has usually been anastomosed to the right coronary artery (RCA) or left circumflex coronary artery (LCX). Here, we present two cases of ischemic heart disease undergoing coronary revascularization. The RGEA was anastomosed to the left anterior decending coronary artery (LAD), which is the most important coronary artery in terms of patient outcome. Thallium-201 myocardial scintigraphy has proven that the RGEA can provide sufficient blood flow to the territory of the LAD. Thus, in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), the RGEA is a reliable arterial conduit for LAD revascularization.</p>","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18655739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hypersensitivity to mosquito bite: a case report.","authors":"P. Fan, H. N. Chang","doi":"10.6452/KJMS.199507.0420","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6452/KJMS.199507.0420","url":null,"abstract":"Severe hypersensitivity to mosquito bites is very rare. A 18-year-old girl student has had multiple hemorrhagic bullae with atrophic scars on both limbs and left side of the face due to mosquito bites for 16 years. When she was seven years old, she noticed a severe local reaction with bloody bullae formation, chills, and fever several hours after the mosquito bite. The bullae developed into ulcers which finally became scars. This patient was confirmed to be hypersensitive to mosquito bites by the mosquito bite test. This case is the first record of mosquito allergy in Taiwan.","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88666110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ultrasonographic evaluation of multicystic dysplastic kidney.","authors":"S. J. Han, C. Yu, G. C. Liu, W. Yao, T. Lee","doi":"10.6452/KJMS.199507.0383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6452/KJMS.199507.0383","url":null,"abstract":"Eleven cases of multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK) in children were diagnosed over an 11 year period. All underwent postnatal ultrasound (US) studies. Four different patterns of MCDK were recognized: (1) Six cases presented with the classic sonogram of multicystic components. (2) Three cases had hydronephrotic form; correct diagnosis between hydronephrotic form of MCDK and hydronephrosis was difficult as there was a medially-located, large, lobulated cyst and there was connection between the large cyst and neighboring small cysts. (3) One case initially presented with normal renal sonogram but a small cyst appeared on follow up sonogram and there was also decreased renal size and increased echogenecity. (4) One case had only two moderate-sized cysts but no identifiable renal parenchyma. Two cases had follow-up US examination and one dysplastic kidney decreased in renal size on follow-up sonogram. Intravenous urography and radionuclide study revealed both these dysplastic kidneys to be nonfunctioning. Nine children had surgical resection of the diseased kidneys. Contralateral renal anomalies were detected in five children, which included ureteropelvic junction stenosis, ureterovesical junction stenosis, distal ureteral stenosis and polycystic kidney disease. Two of three hydronephrotic forms of MCDK had contralateral ureteral stenosis. Two of six classic forms of MCDK had contralateral ureteral stenosis. The proportion of contralateral ureteral stenosis was higher in the group of hydronephrotic forms of MCDK. Ultrasonography is beneficial for conclusive diagnosis of MCDK; however, a differential diagnosis of simple hydronephrosis needs to be considered.","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82762455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hypersensitivity to mosquito bite: a case report.","authors":"P C Fan, H N Chang","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Severe hypersensitivity to mosquito bites is very rare. A 18-year-old girl student has had multiple hemorrhagic bullae with atrophic scars on both limbs and left side of the face due to mosquito bites for 16 years. When she was seven years old, she noticed a severe local reaction with bloody bullae formation, chills, and fever several hours after the mosquito bite. The bullae developed into ulcers which finally became scars. This patient was confirmed to be hypersensitive to mosquito bites by the mosquito bite test. This case is the first record of mosquito allergy in Taiwan.</p>","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18653652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Study of myoblast culture and myoblast transfer therapy in dystrophic mice].","authors":"H J Jong, S S Chen, Y H Chuang, T J Chen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this report, we study the suitable conditions for myoblast cultures through analysis of myoblast growth and differentiation, and then try to develop a mouse model for myoblast transfer therapy (MTT). Recently, some research has indicated that Muscular Dystrophy Murine Mice (MDX) have an X-linked recessive dystrophin deficiency which is caused by dystrophin gene point mutation at the X chromosome. Therefore, MDX mice are usually used for MTT models of muscular dystrophy disease. Control mice, C57BL10/SCSN (B-10) were chosen as a source of normal myoblasts. Myoblasts isolated from the hindlimb muscle tissues of two- to three-day-old neonatal B-10 mice were cultured in vitro for one to seven days. Through our modifyied techniques of isolation and culturing conditions, a myoblast purity of 70% could be achieved, with fibroblast the only contaminating cell type. The proliferative capacity and the doubling time of myoblasts were counted from analysis of growth kinetics. While differentiative capacity was analyzed morphologically, we found the fusion of myoblasts was time-dependent. Immunostaining myoblasts of different stages with anti-dystrophin antibody showed that purified myoblasts with the capacity of fusion can express dystrophin and can be utilized as a donating source in MTT. In the MTT experiment, eight young MDX mice were injected with normal myoblasts at a concentration of 1 x 10(6) cells. All transplated mice received daily cyclosporine A injection for immunosuppression. Two to three months later, dystrophin was found in the myoblast-transferred muscles while staining immunocytochemically. The result suggests that we successfully transferred the normal dystrophin gene from the normal myoblasts into the MDX mice since their myoblast-injected muscle could express dystrophin.</p>","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18655737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using a titanium mesh plate to reconstruct the orbital floor after an incompletely reduced zygomaticomaxillary complex fracture.","authors":"H. Z. Wang, S. Lai, C. H. Chang","doi":"10.6452/KJMS.199506.0359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6452/KJMS.199506.0359","url":null,"abstract":"A 30 year-old male came to us for correcting his severe left enophthalmos five months after a facial trauma in a traffic accident. CT scan of his left orbit showed a greatly increased orbital volume, which was resulted from the incomplete reduction of left zygomaticomaxillary complex (ZMC) fracture, unrepaired medial and lateral walls, and improper restoration of the orbital floor with a silicone sheet. Also, the decreased ocular volume, due to the evisceration of the ruptured eyeball with intraocular silicone ball implantation, contributed to the patient's enophthalmos. Because the patient refused any kind of osteotomy for his incompletely reduced and malunion ZMC fracture in the procedures of orbital reconstruction, correction of his severe enophthalmos became very difficult if not impossible. Therefore, we used a piece of titanium mesh plate about 2.5 x 4 cm in size, and folded it into an L shape. The shorter part of the L-shaped plate was used to fix the whole plate by screwing it into the anterior surface of the inferior orbital rim. The longer part of the plate was used as a new orbital floor. To hold and push the intraocular implant upward and anteriorly, the longer part of the plate was adjusted to a level higher than the original floor level, and was bent upward gently in the posterior part. Postoperatively, the severe enophthalmos was markedly improved, and the patient was satisfied although an evident supratarsal sulcus was still present. After a follow-up of 18 months, no complication of migration, infection, or extrusion of the titanium mesh plate occurred.","PeriodicalId":12495,"journal":{"name":"Gaoxiong yi xue ke xue za zhi = The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76378076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}