• 대한수의학회지
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.71-73
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• 2015

We report a spontaneous embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in the abdominal cavity of an aged (88-week-old) Sprague-Dawley rat. The animal had a firm lobulated $5{\times}5{\times}4.5cm$ mass in the abdominal cavity that was whitish to tan with necrotic and hemorrhagic plaques. Microscopically, the mass contained nodules with spindle or globoid shaped neoplastic cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm and round or elongated nuclei mixed with other spindle cells with a filamentous appearance and scanty cytoplasm. Multinucleated cells and cross-striations were also observed. The neoplastic cells were positive for vimentin, desmin, and alpha-smooth muscle actin, especially the small spindle cells.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.221-225
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• 1983

Morgagni, in 1760, 1st. described the findings of substernal herniation of abdominal contents into the thoracic cavity, based upon 25 postmortem dissections. Herniation through the foramen of Morgagni is the rarest occurrence of the congenital diaphragmatic hernias and is usually a few symptoms. With the increasing use of routine chest roentgenogram & the need to exclude the possibility of a mediastinal neoplasm, most such cases are brought to the attention of a surgeon. We had experienced 2 cases of Morgagni hernia, which one caused a simple mechanical intestinal obstruction & diagnosed as acute appendicitis with perforation & another one was diagnosed as mediastinal lipoma on routine chest X-ray film at arrival due to traffic accident. We had performed left paramedian abdominal incision as misdiagnosis of acute appendicitis with perforation and repair of the defect and returned transverse colon & stomach into abdominal cavity in one patient. And in another patient, we preferred to approach through right thoracotomy incision and then left upper paramedian abdominal incision and returned the omentum into the abdominal cavity. The post-operative courses were in uneventful and we report these cases and review and discuss the literatures.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.457-466
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• 1992

An 11 years old Irish Setter bitch was euthanlzed and necropsied because of clinical findings such as severe purulent nasal discharge and formation of large tumor mass, 8 ${\times}$8cm in size, in the abdominal cavity. A complete unilateral mastectomy had been carried out twice 14 and 22 months before necropsy. The surgically removed masess of the mammary glands had been diagnosed as malignant mixed tumor in each time. Grossly, tumor masses were observed in nasal cavity, infralumbar lymph node, lung, abdominal cavityn and brain. Microscopic findings of the surgically removed masses consisted of tumor epithelial cells, tumor hyaline cartilage-like structures and abundant connective tissues. The mass of the lymph node had similar microscopic features to those of the original malignant mixed tumor of the mammary glands. The tumor osseous tissue and osteoid were observed in the abdominal cavity, lung, and brain. Myoepithelial cells were frequently found on association with the metastatic tumors. From the results, it was concluded that malignant mixed tumor of the mammary glands metastasized to the infralunbar lymph node, abdominal cavity, lung and brain. In addition, the observation in this study supported two theories at the same time that the bone in malignant mixed tumor arises by endochondral ossification of the cartilage formed by the myoepithelial cells and arises by intramembranous ossification of stromal connective tissue or transformed myeopithelial cells. Solid carcinoma of the nasal epielia and granulosa cell tumor were also diagnosed in a mass of the nasal cavity and of the ovaries respectively.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.275-278
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• 2000

A 3-year-old yorkshire terrier was examined because of the green-like vaginal discharge. Abdominal ultrasonographs revealed dead fetuses in the abdominal cavity. Surgical exploration revealed fetuses located in the region of the uterine wall, the omentum, the ileum, and the upper right side of the liver respectively. Fetal structures were removed and an ovariohysterectomy was performed. The abdominal cavity was flushed with warm saline and then the incision closed. These fetuses were at different stages of development. It was suggested that the development of the fetuses apparently continued in extrauterine pregnancy until the blood supply became inadquate for further growth.

• 임상간호연구
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.15-25
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• 2008

Purpose: This study was aimed to investigate the effects of gum-chewing on the recovery of bowel movement and oral cavity discomfort after abdominal surgery. Method: The nonequivalent control group, non-syncronized repeated treatment design was used. A total of 99 patients were participated in the study. The 44 patients were in the experimental group and the rest in the control group. The experimental group chewed gum three times a day until they passed gas. As the patient reported gas-passing, bowel movement time, subjective symptoms of oral cavity, and oral status were recorded precisely. The frequency, percentage, $x^2$-test and t-test were analyzed by SPSS PC 12.0. Results: There were significant differences in bowel movement, gas passing, oral cavity symptoms, and oral status scores between the experimental and the control group. Conclusion: The findings of the study demonstrated the fact that gum-chewing helps early recovery from post-operative ileus and thirst. It is because gum chewing stimulates bowel mobility and secretion of saliva. Thus gum-chewing seems to be an effective nursing intervention in reducing post-operative side effects for patients with abdominal surgery.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.171-173
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• 2008

A 3-yr-old female mongrel dog was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Chungnam National University in the Republic of Korea. An adult heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, was found in the abdominal cavity of the dog during spaying. Dirofilariasis in this dog was also diagnosed by modified Knott's test, ELISA test, and PCR analysis. The present case is the first report on the migration of an adult dog heartworm to the abdominal cavity of a dog in the Republic of Korea.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.345-347
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• 2012

Paragonimiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the lung fluke, Paragonimus spp. Lung flukes may be found in various organs, such as the brain, peritoneum, subcutaneous tissues, and retroperitoneum, other than the lungs. Abdominal paragonimiasis raises a considerable diagnostic challenge to clinicians, because it is uncommon and may be confused with other abdominopelvic inflammatory diseases, particularly peritoneal tuberculosis, and peritoneal carcinomatosis. Also, subcutaneous paragonimiasis does not easily bring up clinical suspicion, due to its rarity. We herein report 2 cases of abdominal paragonimiasis and 1 case of subcutaneous paragonimiasis in Korea.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.43-52
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• 2023

Objectives : The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in the abdominal cavity between functional dyspepsia patients and healthy people using an algometer combined with an ultrasound device. Methods : A non-randomized, controlled, pilot trial was conducted. Thirty patients in the experimental group and fifteen participants in the control group were recruited. We collected demographical data, and measured abdominal circumference, height of the body cavity, subcutaneous fat thickness, visual analogue scale of dyspepsia symptoms in the experimental group, depth of algometer and pressure of algometer when pressure pain occurred, and the whole ultrasonic image from the beginning of pressurization to the time when pressure pain occurred. The measurements were carried out twice with the duration of 1 week. Generalized linear regression was conducted to adjust baseline characteristics. Results : A total of 45 participants (30 in experimental group, 15 in control group) were recruited and finished the trial. Females were recruited more in the experimental group than in the control group and it was statistically significant. The difference in thickness of abdominal cavity between a second before the pressure pain and at the time when pressure pain occurred was statistically significant on 1st visit, and other measurements were not statistically significant. From the results of the regression analysis, the difference between two groups was statistically significant in the differences in the thickness of stomach and up to abdominal aorta on 1st visit, and the thickness of stomach on 2nd visit, and other measurements were not statistically different. Conclusions : According to the results, there were not statistically significant differences in abdominal examination when pressure pain occurred between dyspepsia patients and healthy people. Further studies are warranted to assess the abdominal examination using devices including algometer and ultrasound devices, regarding the results of the present study.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.115-119
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• 2015

An 11-year-old spayed female maltese was presented for abdominal distention, dysuria and dyschezia. Panting and heart murmur was found and abdominal palpation was difficult due to increased abdominal pressure. A soft tissue mass, $6{\times}3cm$ in size, was identified radiographically in pelvic canal, displacing the descending colon to the medioventral direction and the urinary bladder cranially. On ultrasonography, the mass consisted of homogeneous hypoechoic parenchyma containing the focal hyperechoic region ($1.6{\times}1.5cm$). The mass had distinct margin and no connection with adjacent organs. It was considered as a mass originating from the retroperitoneal cavity. Additional diagnostic procedures were not advanced because of the owner's request, and only a surgical excision of the mass was performed to alleviate the dysuria and dyschezia. Histopathologic examination and immunohistochemistry determined the mass as a soft tissue sarcoma and excluded hemangiosarcoma and osteosarcoma, both are the most common types of the retroperitoneal tumors. This report described non-vascular soft tissue sarcoma originating from the retroperitoneal cavity in a maltese dog.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.90-95
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• 2006

결합조직형성소원형세포종양은 매우 드문 악성 연부조직 종양으로 소아와 청소년기에 복강과 골반강 내에 주로 발생한다. 저자들은 복강에 발생한 결합조직형성소원형세포종양 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고한다. 50세 남자가 2개월간의 복부 불쾌를 주소로 내원하였다. 방사선 소견에서 오른쪽 복강 내에 종괴가 관찰되었다. 절제된 종괴는 크기가 $14.0{\times}12.5{\times}8.5cm$ 이며, 회백색을 띠었으며 가로 잘록창자의 장막에 붙어 있었다. 조직학적으로 종괴는 결합조직을 형성하는 기질 내에 작고 둥근 핵을 가진 종양세포들의 증식이 보였다.