Clinical Impact of Corrective Cast Treatment for Early Onset Scoliosis: Is It a Worthwhile Treatment Option to Suppress Scoliosis Progression Before Surgical Intervention?

Background: Although corrective cast (CC) has been back in use for the treatment of early onset scoliosis (EOS), no studies have reported how clinically meaningful CC was in comparison with brace-only treatment (BT) in EOS. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of CC treatment in terms of suppression of scoliosis progression before surgery.

Methods: This study was designed to conduct a comparison of patients treated at 2 spine institutions differing in treating methods (one: mainly CC with brace, the other: BT).

[Adenocarcinoma of an augmented bladder 49 years after enterocystoplasty : a case report].

A 69-year-old man visited our hospital presenting with bladder tamponade. The patient had undergone bladder augmentation using the ileocecum and the ascending colon for an atrophy bladder due to tuberculosis 49 years previously. Cystoscopy revealed an invasive bladder tumor in the anastomotic region of the bladder and the intestine.