Giant subcutaneous bronchogenic cyst in the intergluteal cleft region of an adult: a case report and literature review.

Background: Bronchogenic cysts (BCs) are generally detected in the mediastinum, along the tracheobronchial tree, or in the lung parenchyma. Subcutaneous BCs are rare, but, when found, are usually small (< 3 cm) and detected in children.

Case Presentation: In an unusual adult case, we treated a 52-year-old woman who presented with a mass in the left intergluteal cleft region.

Imaging presentation highly manifested as tuberculosis in a case of spinal metastatic carcinoma.

Usually the clinical manifestations between spinal tuberculosis (Pott's disease) and metastasis are not characteristic. Nevertheless, their respective imaging presentations are typical and specific, which makes it relatively easier to attain a correct diagnosis. Imaging features of Pott's disease, in general, include narrowing of intervertebral disk space, collapse of vertebral bodies with eventual progression to kyphotic deformity, destruction of the anterior parts of adjacent vertebrae, formation of a large paravertebral abscess, and calcifications or sequestra within the paravertebral abscess.

Clinical application of the flap based on the distal cutaneous branch of the ulnar artery.

Objective: To introduce our experiences of using the flap based on the distal cutaneous branch of the ulnar artery.

Methods: Twenty-four patients sought surgical treatment for soft tissue defects of the hand at our medical institution between January 2003 and December 2008. Fifteen cases had soft tissue defect on the palmar aspect of the hand, and nine cases had soft tissue defects on the dorsal aspect of the hand.

Retinoic acid retards fetal and hindlimb skeletal development asymmetrically in a retinoic acid-induced clubfoot model.

Retinoic acid (RA) has been shown to induce congenital clubfoot in animal models, but it is unknown whether the effect of RA on the formation of clubfoot in vivo results from generalized growth retardation or from the specific effects of hindlimb skeletal development. Our experimental research was based on a clubfoot model treated by maternal administration of RA (120, 130 or 140 mg/kg body weight) as an intragastric dose on embryonic day 10 (E10), and a control group was administered with an equivalent dose of solvent. Prenatal RA exposure reduced fetal body weight, length and skeletal ossification of the hindlimb compared with the control fetuses in a dose-dependent manner.

Evaluation of the modified Albee arthroplasty for femoral head loss secondary to septic arthritis in young children.

Background: Surgical treatment options for femoral head deficiency in infants secondary to septic arthritis of the hip are varied and associated with uncertain long-term outcomes. The modified Albee arthroplasty has been considered an acceptable procedure; however, the long-term outcomes of this procedure have not been reported, to our knowledge. We evaluated the long-term outcomes of the modified Albee arthroplasty in young patients with severe sequelae of septic arthritis of the hip.