No abstract available.
Prospective Studies*

PURPOSE: In spite of many published reports about the primary gastrointcstinal lymphoma in Korea, the majority of them unfortunately involved a small number of patients with diverse results conceming treatment, patient survival, and prognostic factors. There also were few reports mainly focusing on primary intestinal lymphoma alone. Therefore we studied the patient-survival and prognostic factors in 52 cases of intestinal lymphomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed fifty two patients who received treatment due to primary intestinal lymphoma at Severance hospital, from January 1980 to June 1995. RESULTS: The intestinal lymphomas were located in descending order of frequency at the terminal ileum, i1eocecal region, right colon, and the jejunum. The most common histologic type was diffuse large cell type and the majority showed an intermediate grade of differentiation. The average survival time was 40.7 months with a 5 year survival rate of 41.4%. The overall and complete remission rate of the intestinal lymphoma were 76.2%, 64.3%, respectively. Additional chemotherapy or radiotherapy to surgery improved remission rate. The overall 5 year survival rates were 50.4%, 47.3%, 33.3%, and 25.0% in stage I, II1, II2 and III~IV, respectively. The 5 year survival rate after curative resection was 57.0% and 16.6% after incomplete resection. The significant prognostic factors were residual tumor, site of the lesion, multiplicity, and adjacent organ invasion. However, the site of the lesion alone (worst in the jejunum) was the sole independent variable on multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION: We concluded that early diagnosis and curative resection were important to improve survival rates in the primary intestinal lymphoma. More number of such cases are needed for further comparison of various treatment methods and results.
Colon ; Drug Therapy ; Early Diagnosis ; Humans ; Ileum ; Jejunum ; Korea ; Lymphoma* ; Multivariate Analysis ; Neoplasm, Residual ; Radiotherapy ; Survival Rate

Eighty-nine isolates of Enterobacter spp. from two university hospitals were analyzed by phenotypic and genotypic characteristics for epidemiologic investigation. Most strains were isolated from sputum, urine, wound, pus and catheter tip. Most isolates of Enterobacter spp. were resistant to ampicillin, cefazolin and cefoxitin and 39% of E. cloacae isolates were also resistant to other cephalosporins and aminoglycoside antibiotics except amikacin but all strains were highly susceptible to imipenem and ciprofloxacin. Twenty-six antimicrobial resistance patterns were obtained from E. clacae, but E. aerogenes showed only 4 patterns. Fourty-two plasmid profiles were identified, but plasmid was not detected from 28.4% of E. cloacae and 58% of E. aerogenes. Six biotypes from E. cloacae and three biotypes from E. aerogenes were obtained by carbohydrate metabolism. Fourteen strains of E. cloacae carried conjugative R plasmids and these plasmids were further analyzed. Among them, ten plasmids showed identical antibiogram, molecular weight, and pI value by isoelectric focusing and nearly identical restriction endonuclease fragment pattern. Their parental strains had identical antibiogram, biotype, plasmid profile, and were isolated from 4 different specimens including 6 catheter tips of different patients. But most clinical isolates showed various types of combination and seemed to be different strains. These results indicate that the epidemic strain were present in this hospital and the combination of antibiogram and plasmid analysis can be used to discriminate the epidemic strains of multi-resistant E. cloacae.
Amikacin ; Ampicillin ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Carbohydrate Metabolism ; Catheters ; Cefazolin ; Cefoxitin ; Cephalosporins ; Ciprofloxacin ; Cloaca ; DNA Restriction Enzymes ; Enterobacter* ; Hospitals, University ; Humans ; Imipenem ; Isoelectric Focusing ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests ; Molecular Weight ; Parents ; Plasmids ; R Factors ; Sputum ; Suppuration ; Wounds and Injuries

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to calculate the measurement uncertainty of the process of bone mineral density (BMD) analysis using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry with traceability. METHODS: Between March 2015 and October 2016, among healthy participants in their 20s and 30s, the study included those who had not taken calcium, vitamin D supplements and steroids and were without a history of osteoporosis, osteopenia and diseases related to osteoporosis. Relational expression of the model was established based on Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurements and Eurachem and the uncertainty from each factor was evaluated. RESULTS: The combined standard uncertainty was 0.015, while the expanded uncertainty was 0.0298. The factor-specific standard uncertainties that occurred in the process of measuring BMD were 0.72% for the calibration curve, 0.9% for the internal quality control (IQC) using Aluminum Spine Phantom, 0.58% for European Spine Phantom (ESP), and 0.9% for the inspector precision (IP). CONCLUSIONS: The combined standard uncertainty of the spine BMD corrected with ESP was 0.015 when measured at one time and targeting one participant. The uncertainties of the accuracy of the IQC and the IP were higher than that of the other factors. Therefore, there will be a need for establishment of protocols to lower these uncertainties.
Absorptiometry, Photon* ; Aluminum ; Bone Density* ; Bone Diseases, Metabolic ; Calcium ; Calibration ; Healthy Volunteers ; Lumbar Vertebrae ; Osteoporosis ; Quality Control ; Spine* ; Steroids ; Uncertainty* ; Vitamin D

PURPOSE: The determination of tetanus prophylaxis according to patients' memories of past immunization is inaccurate. However, by using the Tetanos Quick Stick(R) test, it is possible to select Korean adults with low tetanus antibody titers and to perform tetanus prophylaxis in the emergency department. In 1996, Ha reported that tetanus toxoid injection into healthy Korean adults revealed significant differences between the tetanus antibody titers at the beginning and the tetanus antibody titers after 1 week. Our purpose is to determine the effect of a single tetanus toxoid in Korean adults with low tetanus antibody titers. METHODS: Blood samples were taken from 44 volunteers for a period of 6 weeks. All samples were analyzed using the Tetanus IgG ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) method. RESULTS: The results for tetanus antibody titers at the beginning and after 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 6 weeks were 0.04+/-0.05 IU/mL, 1.22+/-3.63 IU/mL, 4.99+/-7.3 6 IU/mL, 8.36+/-11.10 IU/mL and 6.59+/-9.21 IU/mL respectively. There was a statistically significant defference between the tetanus antibody titers at the beginning and the tetanus antibody titers after 2 weeks. There was no statistically significant defference between the tetanus antibody titers after 2 weeks and 6 weeks. After 4 weeks, all subjects' tetanus antibody titers were at the protective level. CONCLUSIONS: A single tetanus toxoid injection is effective in Korean adults with low tetanus antibody titers.
Adult* ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Humans ; Immunization ; Immunoglobulin G ; Tetanus Toxoid* ; Tetanus* ; Volunteers

PURPOSE: In T1 tumors, the reported incidence of lymph-node metastases ranges from 21% to 35%. We analyzed the pathological parameters of T1 tumors for their association with the likelihood of axillary lymph-node metastases. Our objectives were to determine if standard pathologic factors can predict lymph-node metastases in T1 tumors and to provide a basis for patient selection for nonradical surgery. METHODS: Sixty-five patients with T1 unilateral invasive breast cancer were studied. All patients underwent axillary dissection from 1990 to 1999 at Masan Samsung Hospital, and the pathologic status of the nodes was reviewed. The associations between the incidence of axillary lymph-node metastases and pathologic factors, including age, size, histologic subtype, nuclear grade, hormone receptor status, and lymphatic/vascular invasion, were analyzed. RESULTS: Of the 65 patients, 21 (32.3%) had nodes that were positive for metastases. The independent predictor of lymph-node metastases in the multivariate logistic regression analyses was a tumor size larger than 1 cm (p<0.05). However, other predictors showed nonspecific findings. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that the characteristics of the primary tumor can help assess the risk for axillary lymph-node metastases. Axillary lymph-node dissection should be performed routinely for all patients with lesions with a tumor more than 1 cm in size. Although a routine axillary dissection or radiation therapy to the axilla might be spared in selected patients who are assessed to be at minimal risk, new prognostic factors for providing reliable assurance of the absences of axillary lymph-node metastases must be investigated.
Axilla ; Breast Neoplasms* ; Breast* ; Humans ; Incidence ; Logistic Models ; Neoplasm Metastasis* ; Patient Selection

BACKGROUND: Spectacle contact allergy is not infrequent. The fine scratches on the spectacle frames which may play a role in the sensitization to the potential allergenic components have not been studied. OBJECTIVE: We sought the relationship between the scratches on the spectacle frames and the allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) in the Republic of Korea. METHODS: A total of 42 Korean patients with ACD at the spectacle contact sites were enrolled. Their spectacle frames were examined with the dimethylglyoxime (DMG) test and analyzed by the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Patch tests (thin-layer rapid use epicutaneous test [TRUE tests]) were performed to identify the skin allergens. RESULTS: The DMG-positive spectacle frames were identified in 78.5% of the frames. The SEM results showed that there were more scratches on the skin-contacting parts of the spectacle frames than the non-skin-contacting parts of the same frames. In the EDS findings, the mean nickel content (weight, %) of the spectacle frames was 15.7+/-5.5, and the mean chromium content was 20.3+/-3.4 at the skin-contacting parts. In the TRUE tests, nickel sulphate was the most common allergen (31 cases, 73.8%), and potassium dichromate was the second (9 cases, 21.4%). Three patients presented simultaneous positive reactions with nickel sulphate and potassium dichromate. CONCLUSION: Minor visible and non-visible fine scratches on the spectacle frames may present the provocation factors of the ACD. Nickel sulphate was the most common allergen suspected of provoking the spectacle frame-induced ACD, followed by potassium dichromate.
Chromium ; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact ; Humans ; Hypersensitivity ; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ; Nickel ; Oximes ; Patch Tests ; Potassium ; Potassium Dichromate ; Skin ; Spectrum Analysis

No abstract available.
Allografts* ; Herpesviridae* ; In Situ Hybridization*

BACKGROUND: It is regarded that contemporary Korean diet, the combination of carbohydrates-based Korean traditional diet and the Western eating patterns, increases the vulnerability to chronic diseases such as coronary vascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. Therefore, there is a rising interest in carbohydrate sources with low glycemic index; many researches have proven the medical benefits of low glycemic index diet. Barley has recently drawn attention and various benefits of barley, such as improvements of obesity and bowel function, have been suggested. It seems that the beta-glucan, a content of barley helps to lower blood sugar level. This study aimed to evaluate the advantages of barley consumption compared to wheat consumption in blood sugar and blood lipid profile levels. METHODS: Twenty-four healthy Korea University students were randomly assigned to two groups: 12 of barley bread consumption group (treatment group) and 12 of wheat bread consumption group (control group). Both groups took bread on an empty stomach and the changes of their blood sugar and lipid levels were measured, compared, and analyzed every hour for four hours. RESULTS: The blood sugar level one hour later in the barley bread consumption group was statistically low. In addition, the area under curve of the barley bread intake group was found to be statistically smaller. However, the blood lipid profiles between the two groups did not show meaningful difference. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that the consumption of food containing barley could bring various medical benefits to one's health by lowering blood sugar.
Area Under Curve ; Blood Glucose ; Bread ; Chronic Disease ; Diabetes Mellitus ; Diet ; Eating ; Glycemic Index ; Hordeum ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Korea ; Lipid Metabolism ; Obesity ; Stomach ; Triticum ; Vascular Diseases

BACKGROUND: Recently, coronary artery obstructive disease and coronary artery bypass graft surgery have increased, and the operative result has been improved. We reviewed 154 cases of coronary artery bypass graft surgery from Jan. 1985 to Jun. 2004. MATERIAL AND METHOD: We reviewed 148 patients, 154 cases of coronary artery bypass surgery from Jan. 1985 to Jun. 2004. This investigation is designed to illustrate the preoperative diagnosis, severity of disease, operative method, the kind of used bypass graft used, number of distal anasomosis, associated surgery, and postoperative morbidity and mortality. RESULT: There were 84 males, 64 females and the average age was 58.9+/-8.3 years old. Preoperative clinical diagnosis were unstable angina in 97 cases (63.0%), stable angina in 31 cases (20.1%), acute myocardial infarction in 12 cases (7.8%) and postinfartion angina in 14 cases (9.1%). Preoperative angiographic diagnosis were three-vessel disease in 68 (44.2%), two-vessel disease in 39 (25.3%), one-vessel disease in 35 (22.7%), and left main disease in 12 (7.8%) cases. There were 78 cases of on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery and 76 cases of off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The total distal anastomoses number was 319, mean number of anastomoses was 2.06+/-0.96. There were 10 concomitant procedures. Postoperative intra-aortic balloon pump was used in 21 (13.6%) cases, but only 4 cases were used at off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Total early mortality was 7.8%. The mortality was decreased as 4.5% from Jan. 2001 to Jun. 2004. Post operative complication was perioperative myocardial infarction in 9 cases (5.8%), low cardiac output syndrome in 17 cases (11%), and arrhythmia in 30 cases (19.5%) cases. CONCLUSION: Since 1985, The result of coronary artery bypass graft surgery has been improved because of more refined technique, use of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery, use of internal thoracic artery and radial artery as bypass graft. We should study the long-term follow up more for better operative results.
Angina, Stable ; Angina, Unstable ; Arrhythmias, Cardiac ; Cardiac Output, Low ; Coronary Artery Bypass* ; Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump ; Coronary Disease ; Coronary Vessels* ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Mammary Arteries ; Mortality ; Myocardial Infarction ; Radial Artery ; Transplants