1.Acute effects of cigarrette smoking on microcirculation of the finger and toe.
Chong Hyong PARK ; Kyung Suck KOH
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 1993;20(2):265-271
No abstract available.
Fingers*
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Microcirculation*
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Smoke*
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Smoking*
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Toes*
2.The Prognostic Significance of the Number of Resected Lymph Nodes in Gastric Cancer Patients.
Se Jin KIM ; You Jin JANG ; Jong Han KIM ; Sung Soo PARK ; Seong Heum PARK ; Seung Ju KIM ; Young Jae MOK ; Chong Suk KIM ; Hyong Gin AHN
Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association 2009;9(4):246-255
PURPOSE: The objectives of this study were to investigate the impact of the number of resected lymph nodes on the survival of gastric cancer patients who underwent curative resection, and to evaluate the cut-off values that can have an influence on survival on the tumor stage-stratified analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The subjects were 949 gastric cancer patients who underwent curative resection at Korea University Medical Center from 1992 to 2002. They were classified according to the depth of tumor invasion, and the influence of the number of resected lymph nodes on survival was investigated. The cut-off value for the number of resected lymph nodes was determined as the smallest value that showed a significant survival difference. RESULTS: The tumor size, location, lymph node stage, the number of metastatic lymph nodes and the number of resected lymph nodes were significantly different according to the tumor stage. The average number of resected lymph nodes was about 39, and it showed linear correlation with the number of metastatic lymph nodes. On the Cox proportional hazard model, the cut-off values of the number of resected lymph nodes, as corrected by the number of metastatic lymph nodes, was 14 for all the patients, 15 for the pT1 patients, 28 for the pT2 patients and 37 for the pT3 patients, respectively. CONCLUSION: Retrieving a number of lymph nodes that is more than the cut-off value could improve the survival of gastric cancer patients. Surgeons should also make efforts to perform an exact and thorough D2 lymph node dissection. Therefore, we urge surgeons to perform D2 dissection and pathologists should examine an certain exact number of lymph nodes.
Academic Medical Centers
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Humans
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Korea
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Lymph Node Excision
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Lymph Nodes
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Proportional Hazards Models
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Stomach Neoplasms
3.Ultrasound-Guided Infraorbital Nerve Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment for Intractable Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Case Report.
Seung Mo LIM ; Hae Lang PARK ; Hyong Yong MOON ; Kyung Ho KANG ; Hyun KANG ; Chong Hwa BAEK ; Yong Hun JUNG ; Jin Yun KIM ; Gill Hoi KOO ; Hwa Yong SHIN
The Korean Journal of Pain 2013;26(1):84-88
A 60-year-old man presented with pain on the left cheek and lateral nose. The patient had been diagnosed with facial herpes zoster in the left V2 area 6 months previously. Medical treatment was prescribed for 6 months but it had little effect. We blocked the left infraorbital nerve under ultrasound guidance, but pain relief was short term. Therefore, we performed pulsed radiofrequency treatment on the left infraorbital nerve under ultrasound guidance. Six months after the procedure, the reduction of pain was still maintained, and there was no need for further management.
Cheek
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Herpes Zoster
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Humans
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Nose
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Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment