Pelvic Fracture and Risk Factors for Mortality: A Population-Based Study in Taiwan.

Objective: To study the incidence, demographics, distribution of fracture sites, associated injuries, and risk factors for the outcomes of pelvic fracture on a population basis.

Methods: An annual claim dataset from 2001 to 2003 was retrieved from the Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) trauma database with any International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) coded as pelvic fracture. Statistical analyses were conducted to discover the association between variables such as age, gender, month of injury, injury mechanisms, associated injuries, and outcome.

Primary aldosteronism caused by unilateral adrenal hyperplasia: rethinking the accuracy of imaging studies.

A rare type of aldosteronism, known as unilateral adrenal hyperplasia (UAH), is difficult to diagnose, not only because it fails to conform to the typical common subtypes, but also because imaging results are unreliable. We report 2 Taiwanese patients with UAH. Case 1 was a 44-year-old man with 2 episodes of hypokalemic paralysis.

Klinefelter's syndrome with seizure, pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ib and multiple endocrine dysfunctions.

Klinefelter's syndrome is rarely associated with hypocalcemia, especially pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) type Ib. We describe a case of Klinefelter's syndrome associated with seizure, PHP type Ib and multiple endocrine dysfunctions. A 19-year-old Taiwanese male was admitted due to seizures with loss of consciousness.

Perioperative hypertensive crisis in clinically silent pheochromocytomas: report of four cases.

Improvements in imaging have resulted in an increase in incidentally discovered adrenal tumors. The adrenal incidentalomas have been identified in at least 2%-3% of patients receiving abdominal computed tomography (CT), and pheochromocytomas are reported to occur in about 5.1%-23.

Recurrent pulmonary embolism in an elderly patient with Cushing's syndrome, adrenocortical adenoma, pheochromocytoma and prostate adenocarcinoma.

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major health problem. Mortality in untreated PE is high, but with adequate (anticoagulant) treatment, can be reduced. Multiple primary and secondary risk factors are responsible for PE.

Regression of hepatocellular carcinoma spontaneous or herbal medicine related?

Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most common causes of death from cancer in Taiwan. Treatments for this disease include surgical resection, transcatheter arterial embolization, chemoembolization and systemic chemotherapy. Without treatment, the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma is poor, and mortality continues to be significant even in patients with small tumors detected during follow-up.

Mutations in the lipoprotein lipase gene as a cause of hypertriglyceridemia and pancreatitis in Taiwan.

Introduction: Familial lipoprotein lipase (LPL) deficiency is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and is characterized by chylomicronemia, eruptive xanthoma, hepatosplenomegaly, and recurrent pancreatitis.

Aims And Methodology: Two unrelated Chinese of Han descent with hypertriglyceridemia were enrolled in this study, and another six Han Chinese with no family history of hypertriglyceridemia and diabetes were recruited as normal controls. LPL activity was determined with use of an artificial substrate of 14C-trioleine and Arabic gum, and release of 14C free fatty acid was determined by the liquid-liquid partitioning system.