No abstract available.
Somatoform Disorders*

No abstract available.
Mass Screening* ; Papanicolaou Test* ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*

No abstract available.
Mass Screening* ; Papanicolaou Test* ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*

DSA(Digital Subtractin Angiography) is a valuable diagnostic imaging method in many clinical fields, includingranal-related conditons. Sixty four renal DSA examinations were performed in 59 patients with renal-relateddiseases from Jan. 1984 to Dec. 1985. Summary of these were as follows: 1. Intraarterial (IA)-DSA is performed in6 cases, intravenous(IV)-DSA in 58 cases. In 58 Examinations of IV-DSA, diagnostic image quality is obtained in 51cases(88%). 2. In investigations of a possible renovascular etiology of hypertension, IV-DSA,is a safe, sensitiveand accurate method. On screening for evaluation of renovascular hypertension, RSP should be replaced with IV-DSA,because IV-DSA is moe sensitive and accurate and can detect not only anatomic change of renal arttery but alsofunctional hemodynamic change. 3. IV-DSA is valuable in diseases with morphologic changes of vessels. Incharacterization of a known renal mass, and evaluation of hematuria, suspected aneurym and renal trauma, IV-DSA isvery useful diagnostic imaging modality. 4. In evaluation of potential renal donors, IV-DSA is an accurate andsafe method with 82.4% of accuracy. IV-DSA also is useful in follow-up of allograft recipients. 5. Ininvestigation of diabetic nephropathy, glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis, IV-DSA is little helpful. 6. Theadvantages of DSA are well known, particularly post-procedure process using computer programs is helpful forobtaining informations of hemodynamic change or time-sequence-curve of density etc. More technical improvementwith this modality is required for improvement of the image quality and resolution. And more accumulation ofclinical experience is required in order to increase the diagnostic accuracy.
Allografts ; Angiography, Digital Subtraction ; Diabetic Nephropathies ; Diagnostic Imaging ; Follow-Up Studies ; Glomerulonephritis ; Hematuria ; Hemodynamics ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Hypertension, Renovascular ; Mass Screening ; Methods ; Pyelonephritis ; Tissue Donors

To understand better the complex natural course of HBV infection, the expression patterns of HBcAg and HBsAg in the liver of 51 inactive serum HBsAg carriers (24 CPH and 27 NPD) were studied by immunohistochemical methods. The inactive serum HBsAg carriers were devided into 3 groups by the following expression patterns of serum HBeAg/anti-HBe status and tissue HBcAg and HBsAg. Pattern A (18 cases) : HBeAg+, cHBcAg+ (94.4%), mHBsAg+ (61.1%), pATTERN B (14 cases) : anti-HBe+, nHBcAg+, cHBsAg+, Pattern C (19 cases) : anti-HBe+, HBcAg-, cHBsAg+ (89.5%). There were no significant differences between CPH and NPD, lthough the core free pattern was more common in the latter. The cHBcAg was expressed in 17 of 18 (94.4%) HBeAg seropositive cases but only one of 33 cases with serum anti-HBe, suggesting that the cHBcAg is intimately related to HBeAg. Since the inactive HBsAg carriers also expressed cHBcAg and/or mHBsAg, the necro-inflammatory activity of HBV infected liver is assumed to depend on the host immune response rather than their presence alone

We report a rescently experienced case with atypical radiologic manifestation of solid and papillary epithelial neoplasm of the pancreas in a 37 years old female patient. The tumor had heavy calcification on its capsule wall and septa. Instead of the usual encapsulated lesion with partly solid and partly cystic-hemorrhagic components, the lesion consisted of numerous fine cavitations containing air without fluid component except focal abscess fluid.
Abscess ; Female ; Humans ; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial* ; Pancreas* ; Pancrelipase*

No abstract available.
Diagnosis* ; Gynecology* ; Laparoscopy*

Blood valproic acid levels were decreased in patients with traumatic brain injury who had been using valproic acid to control irritability and aggression, and the symptoms worsened coincident with the administration of meropenem, a carbapenem-based antibiotic. Two weeks after the discontinuation of meropenem, valproic acid levels were restored to an effective therapeutic concentration. Therefore, when valproic acid and carbapenem-based antibiotics are used together, blood valproic acid levels may decrease due to drug interaction, and irritability symptoms may worsen. Thus, close monitoring of serum valproic acid levels is required.

The goal of treatment for schizophrenia has been changed since the atypical antipsychotics have been introduced. In the past, control of psychiatric symptoms of schizophrenia was the main issue in the treatment of schizophrenia. Recently, however, reintegration into society is the final goal of treatment for patients with schizophrenia and the definitions of remission and recovery are discussed among experts group and newly introduced. For this goal, the factors which affect social dysfunctions of schizophrenia have been explored and the intervention which have been known to be helpful for improvement of social dysfunction of the patients with schizophrenia have been suggested. In this article, recent findings about social dysfunction and treatment programs for social dysfunction of schizophrenia are reviewed and introduced. Cognitive dysfunction, partial or noncompliance to treatment, social stigma and discrimination are major factors contributing social dysfunction of the patients with schizophrenia. In this regard, cognitive enhancement therapy, long-acting injectable atypical antipsychotic drugs, and psychosocial interventions which enhance treatment adherence and empower the patients in the society have been known to be helpful for social dysfunction of the patients with schizophrenia. Further biological and psychoscial studies and efforts should be made for achieving the final goal of treatment for schizophrenia-'reintegration into society'.
Antipsychotic Agents ; Discrimination (Psychology) ; Humans ; Schizophrenia* ; Social Stigma

Hydrocolloid wound dressings have been in use for nearly two decades, and have rarely caused allergic contact dermatitis. Duoderm CGF(R) is a new version of Duoderm that contain the pentaerythritol ester of hydrogenated rosin as a tackifying agent. However, the allergic contact dermatitis to Duoderm CGF(R) has not been reported in Korean dermatologic literature. We report a case of allergic contact dermatitis in a 36-year-old female during management of leg ulcer using Duoderm CGF(R).
Adult ; Bandages ; Bandages, Hydrocolloid* ; Colloids* ; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact* ; Female ; Humans ; Hydrogen ; Leg Ulcer ; Wounds and Injuries