No abstract available.
Colon* ; Polyps*

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) E2 protein is known to be one of putative envelope proteins. To develop a sensitive detection method for HCV infected tissues and cells, monoclonal antibodys (MAbs) to the E2 protein of HCV were prepared from mice immunized with recombinant baculovirus-expressing E2 protein (Bac-E2). Several hybridoma clones secreting various levels of MAb were isolated and isotypes of these MAb were determined. One clone (L.2.3.3) was used for ascites production and the E2-MAb was purified and characterized. The L.2.3.3 reacted well with both Bac-E2 and E. coli expressed glutathione-5-transferase-E2 (GST-E2) fusion proteins. Using HCV patient sera, E2 envelope protein was found to be localized in the cell membrane boundary both in CHO cells and insect cells which express HCV E2 protein. Similar result was obtained when same cells were treated with the MAb L.2.3.3. These results demonstrated that Bac-E2 protein is capable of eliciting high titer antibody production in mice.
Animals ; Antibody Formation ; Ascites ; Cell Membrane ; CHO Cells ; Clone Cells ; Cricetinae ; Hepacivirus* ; Hepatitis C* ; Hepatitis* ; Humans ; Hybridomas ; Insects ; Mice

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in patients with positional dependent sleep apnea according to their non-supine apnea-hypopnea index (AHI, > or =5 vs. <5). METHODS: 92 patients with positional sleep apnea were evaluated. The patients were divided into two groups : group I was non-supine AHI having > or =5 ; group II was non-supine AHI having less than 5. Statistical analysis was performed to find the difference between two groups. RESULTS: In 92 patients, the number of group I patients was 11 (12%) and the number of group II patients was 81 (88%). In the severe AHI group, percentage of group I was dominated (70%) and showing a significant difference compared with the mild and moderate AHI groups (p<.05). In the severe body mass index (BMI) group, percentage of group I was dominated (54.5%) and showing a significant difference compared with of the mild and moderate BMI groups (p<.05). The percentage of group I was significantly higher than group II (p<.05) in the AHI, supine AHI, non-supine AHI and snore time. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with positional sleep apnea, severe OSA and high BMI are more common in patients with non-supine AHI> or =5 than non-supine AHI<5.
Body Mass Index ; Humans ; Sleep Apnea Syndromes ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

This study was performed to investigate the midline having the least difference between the right and left structure among the lines that had been used in the submentovertex analysis and secondarily to know the distribution of asymmetry and it's degree existed normal persons and asymmetric patients. The subjects consisted of 40 normal adult patients and 40 asymmetric adult patients. The computerized anaylses from submentovertex cepholometric radiograph were carried out. The results were as follows; 1. The right and left difference of the perpendicular bisecting line between right and left foramen spinosum was larger than the other midlines in the anterior area and it was decreased gradually as it progressed posteriorly. Specially the difference of this line was the smallest in the area where there was foramen spinosum. 2. The right and left difference of the perpendicular line through crista gali to the line between right and left foramen spinosum was smaller than the other midlines in the anterior area and it was increased gradually as it progressed posteriorly. 3. The right and left difference of the line between crista gali and anterior process of atlas was constant and smaller than the other midlines. 4. Asymmetry was a common finding in both normal and asymmetry group and left or right dominance of asymmetry was not statistically significant. 5. When the analyses were undertaken after submentovertex radiogram was divided into cranial base, upper face and lower face, the more inferior part showed relative asymmetry than the more superior part.
Adult ; Facial Asymmetry* ; Humans ; Skull Base

No abstract available.
Atrial Fibrillation* ; Heart* ; Thoracic Surgery*

Mucocele of the appendix is uncomrnon and rarely diagnosed preoperatively. The malignant rountpart-i.e. mucinous cystadenocarcinoma--has the same grross appearance and many micro scopic features in cornmon wilhe the benign form. It rnay be associated with ovarian mucinous cystadenoma of strikingly similar microscopic appearence. A serious complication is a rupture of the mucoeele resulting in pseudomyxoma peritonei. Each case of benign and malignant mucocelr of the appendix falsely diagnosecl as an oovarian tumor before laparotxumy are presented wilh a brief rieview of the literatures.
Appendix* ; Cystadenoma, Mucinous ; Mucins ; Mucocele* ; Pseudomyxoma Peritonei ; Rupture

Although percutaneous abscess drainage has become and accepted alternative from of therapy for selected patients with abscess, it is well known that there are several factors in the failure of adequate drainage such as pre-and post- procedural management, technique itself, various features of abscess, and selection and application of catheters. Among these factors, we made an experiment about drain efficacy of commonly used various catheters with different viscosities of water-glycerin solution under the two different pressure gradients. The experimental values of flow rate were lower than than the calculated values. An efficacy of experimental value was 4-14%. Because the inner diameter of fittings and stopcocks was usually smaller than the inner diameter of catheters, these factors also affected the drain efficacy. Finally, we though that it will be very helpful to the treatment of patients as well as to study about the catheter drainage, if the drain efficacy of individual catheters has been notified.
Abscess ; Catheters* ; Drainage ; Humans ; Viscosity

The purpose of this study is to present a novel method of harvesting autogenous bone graft and to analyze the behavior of xenograft used for pelvic osteotomy in young children. Twenty hips of eighteen patients underwent pelvic osteotomies using xenograft (Lubhoc) from Sep. 1993 to Jun. 1996. In fitteen hips, we harvested autogenous bone avoiding damage to the chondroapophysis of iliac crest and t'illed the donor site with the xenograft. It supplemented the autogenous bone at the osteotomy site in eleven hips, and was used as a wedge without autogenous hone in five hips. During the followup, no growth disturbance of iliac crest was found. The xenograft incorporation was satisfactory at the graft donor sites and the osteotomy sites where it supplemented the autogenous bone, however, unsatistactory at the osteotomy sites where it was used alone. Our novel method of harvesting bone graft from young pelvis may help prevent growth disturbance of lilac crest, and Luhhoc is useful as space-filler of donor site and suppiementary to the autograft in pelvic osteotomy of young children.
Autografts ; Child* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Heterografts* ; Hip ; Humans ; Osteotomy* ; Pelvis ; Tissue Donors ; Transplants

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors affecting the longevity of failed prosthesis and the success rate of the prosthesis based on the data evaluated with the newly developed Korean Academy of Prosthodontics (KAP) criteria. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Evaluation was performed in the restored prosthesis for patients who visited the prosthodontics department of the 13 dental university hospitals and general hospitals. The status of the prosthesis was classified into four categories: Good, Fair, Bad, Worst. The success was recorded if only the category was classified in ‘good’. The mean duration of failed prostheses and the success rate through Kaplan-Meier method were analyzed. RESULTS: A total of 1,804 cases of prosthesis were evaluated: 810 cases of fixed dental prostheses (FDP), 519 cases of Removable Dental Prostheses (RDP), and 475 cases of implant prosthesis. The mean duration of failed FDP was 11.41 ± 0.30 years and the median was 10 years. The mean duration of failed RDP was 8.18 ± 0.29 years and the median was 7 years. The mean duration of failed implant prosthesis was 7.99 ± 0.30 years and the median was 7 years. The factors related to the failure were as follows: number of units, abutments, abutments treated with root canal, and plaque index in FDPs; treated and opposing dentition in RDPs; the number of implants, duration of use, and plaque index in implant prostheses. CONCLUSION: The average duration of failed prosthesis was 11.41 years for FDPs, 8.18 years for RDPs, and 7.99 years for implant prosthesis, according to the evaluation with newly developed KAP criteria.
Dental Prosthesis ; Dental Pulp Cavity ; Dentition ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hospitals, General ; Hospitals, University ; Humans ; Kaplan-Meier Estimate ; Korea* ; Life Expectancy ; Longevity* ; Methods ; Prostheses and Implants* ; Prosthodontics

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Proton pump inhibitor (PPI)-based standard triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection is widely used, but it has a considerable failure rate. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of rescue therapies with a quadruple regimen and a rifabutin-based regimen for patients who experienced failure with PPI-based standard triple therapy. METHODS: From July 2004 through October 2006, 52 patients for whom first line triple therapy (PPI, amoxicillin and clarithromycin) had failed were included in this study. They were treated with a quadruple regimen for 7 days (PPI, bismuth, tetracycline and metronidazole) as a second line therapy. For third line therapy, a rifabutin-based regimen (PPI, rifabutin and amoxicillin) was prescribed for 14 days. The H. pylori status was determined before and at least 4 weeks after therapy by the 13C urea breath test or by endoscopy with antral and corpus biopsies for a rapid urease test, histological examination and culture. RESULTS: The mean age was 52.6 years. Thirteen patients (25%) of the 52 patients were dropped. The eradication rate of the quadruple therapy was 84.6% (33/39). Three patients of the 6 failures with quadruple therapy were then treated with the rifabutin-based regimen. The eradication rate of the rifabutin-based therapy was 100% (3/3). Adverse effects (10.2%) were reported in 4 patients who were treated with quadruple regimen. CONCLUSIONS: The quadruple regimen is still an effective second-line therapy for Korean patients who experience failure with PPI-based standard triple therapy. The rifabutin-based regimen could be used as a third-line rescue therapy in Korea.
Amoxicillin ; Biopsy ; Bismuth ; Breath Tests ; Carbamates ; Endoscopy ; Helicobacter ; Helicobacter pylori ; Humans ; Organometallic Compounds ; Proton Pumps ; Protons ; Rifabutin ; Tetracycline ; Urea ; Urease