1.Clinical study of and autonomic nervous system dysfunction in chronic renal failure patients.
Dong Woung KIM ; Chung Gu CHO ; Ju Hung SONG
Korean Journal of Nephrology 1991;10(1):54-61
No abstract available.
Autonomic Nervous System*
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Humans
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Kidney Failure, Chronic*
2.The Effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma on Allograft Transplantation after Curettage in Benign Bone Tumor.
Jae Do KIM ; Ji Youn KIM ; Su Jin JANG ; So Hak CHUNG ; Gu Hee JUNG
The Journal of the Korean Bone and Joint Tumor Society 2010;16(1):8-13
PURPOSE: This study was performed to evaluate the efficiency of Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for acceleration of bone healing process on allograft transplantation after curettage in benign bone tumor. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From December 2007 to February 2009, twenty-one patients who had benign bone tumor and underwent allograft transplantation after curettage were evaluated. Mean follow-up period was 14.6 months (range, 12-26 months). We compared with 13 cases of PRP group and 8 cases of non-PRP group in terms of size of lesion, bone resorption, amount of applied PRP and complications. The mean age at surgery was 23.6 years (range, 4-73 years). The most common diagnosis was simple bone cyst (7) followed by enchondroma (4), giant cell tumor (3), undifferentiated benign bone tumor (3) and so on. RESULTS: The mean size of lesion was 33.5 cm3 (range, 2.3-181.9 cm3) (29.4 cm3 in PRP group and 40.2 cm3 in non-PRP group). The mean volume of injected PRP was 7.4 cc (range, 3-12 cc). Bone union started at 3.0 months (range, 1.5-5.8 months) in PRP group and 5.3 months (range, 4-8 months) in non-PRP group. Three cases for each group were excluded due to recurrence and pathologic fracture. One patient had febrile episode 3 weeks later after surgery which subsided with antibiotics. CONCLUSION: The PRP could accelerate bone union in allograft transplantation after curettage of benign bone tumor. Furthermore, we expect that PRP can accelerate bone union in fracture or non-union.
Acceleration
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Bone Cysts
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Bone Resorption
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Chondroma
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Curettage
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Follow-Up Studies
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Fractures, Spontaneous
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Giant Cell Tumors
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Humans
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Platelet-Rich Plasma
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Recurrence
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Transplantation, Homologous
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Transplants
3.A Case of Bezafibrate Induced Rhabdomyolysis
Chung Gu CHO ; Kyoung Nyeon KIM ; Bong Joo SHIN ; Hyeong Eon KIM ; Nam Jin YOO
Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology 1994;9(1):50-53
The case is presented a 49-year-old man had several year history with chronic renal failure with hyperlipidemia due to diabetes mellitus. Treatment of hyperlipidemia was started by oral bezafibrate intake 600 mg per day. Several days later, patient noticed muscle weakness and myalgia. The serum CK, LDH, AST levels were remarkably elevated, myoglobulinuria was also noticed The symptoms of the patient were resolved after the drug was discontinued, thus the diagnosis was established as having bezafibrate induced rhabdomyolysis. On the basis of the above description, bezafibrate may induce muscle damage if dose is excess over the renal capacity. Extreme caution is warranted when the patient is placed on bezafibrate and has renal dysfunction.Strict dose adjustment is necessary in taking account of renal function to avoid muscle damage including rhabdomyolysis.
Bezafibrate
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Diagnosis
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Humans
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Hyperlipidemias
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
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Middle Aged
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Muscle Weakness
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Myalgia
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Rhabdomyolysis
4.Accumulation of Thallium-201 in Hemorrhagic Cerebral Infarction.
Jae Gol CHOE ; Kyung Min KIM ; Ki Yeol LEE ; Yong Gu CHUNG
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine 1999;33(3):337-340
Thallium-201 brain SPECT is utilized in the diagnosis of brain tumor especially in cases where CT or MRI findings alone cannot differentiate malignant lesion from benign. Recently we came across two cases of positive T1-201 brain SPECT in clinically suspected brain tumor patients that turned out to be hemorrhagic cerebral infarction instead on biopsy. The findings in these cases demonstrate that thallium-201 accumulation may occur by the breakdown of the blood-brain barrier and phagocytic cell infiltration in the liquefaction stage of infarction.
Biopsy
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Blood-Brain Barrier
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Brain
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Brain Neoplasms
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Cerebral Infarction*
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Diagnosis
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Humans
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Infarction
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Phagocytes
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Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
5.MR Finding of the Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma in a Child: Case Report.
Ho Chul KIM ; Gu KANG ; Chul Soon CHOI ; Sook NAMKUNG ; Bong Sub CHUNG
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 1994;31(4):749-752
Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma(PXA) is a benign brain tumor with favorable prognosis in spite of its marked pleomorphism. We report a case with review of the literature. An eight-year-old boy presented with headache and vomiting. Plain skull X-ray showed findings of increased intracranial pressure. The MR imaging demonstrated superficially located large cystic mass with a Iobulated mural nodule in the left frontal lobe. The mural nodule abutting leptomeninges showed intense enhancement on postcontrast Tl-weighted images, but the cyst wall was not enhanced. Preoperative diagnosis of PXA with the MRI findings could lead to avoidance of more aggressive brain resection and therefore more favorable neurological outcome
Brain
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Brain Neoplasms
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Child*
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Diagnosis
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Frontal Lobe
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Headache
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Humans
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Intracranial Pressure
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Prognosis
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Skull
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Vomiting
6.Correlation between the Electrocardiographic ST-T Changes and Echocardiographic Changes in Patients with Hypertensive Heart Disease.
Chung Gu CHO ; Chull Woo KIM ; Yang Kyu PARK ; Ock Kyu PARK
Korean Circulation Journal 1984;14(2):295-300
On the basis of the electrocardiographic ST-T changes, 46 patients with hypertensive heart disease were evaluated with echocardiography and classified into three groups; Those without any ST-T changes(group I, 6 patients) ; those with various nonspecific ST-T changes(group II, 20 patient); and those with full-blown LVh strain pattern (group III, 20 patients). In group III, left ventricular posterior wall thickness (p<0.01). interventricular septal thickness(p<0.05) and cardiac muscle mass(p<0.02) increased significantly and end-systolic dimension(p<0.05), relative wall thickness(p<0.02) also in creased significantly but ejection fraction decreased significantly (p<0.05). These results suggest that LVH strain pattern is associated with left ventricular hypertrophy or thickening, left ventricular dilatation and/or functional deterioration and that left ventricular wall thickness increase progressively even in the stage of LVH strain pattern on electrocardiogram.
Dilatation
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Echocardiography*
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Electrocardiography*
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Heart Diseases*
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Heart*
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Humans
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Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular
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Myocardium
7.Two Cases of Graves Disease Associated The Empty Sella Syndrome
Yeun Jong CHOI ; Hong Seung KIM ; Eui Ryun PARK ; Young Gu SHIN ; Choon Hee CHUNG
Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology 1996;11(4):517-522
The empty sella syndrome is characterized by obesity, frequent pregnancy, headache and high blood pressure, but its exact cause remains unknown. Usually the incomplete diaphragmatic sella has been considered as the cause of the empty sella syndrome, but some authors recently have suggested that the antipituitary antibody way be related to development of pituitary atrophy and the pituitary empty sella syndrome, and thus it may be clinically useful as screening test for the empty sella syndrome. We experienced two empty sella syndromes associated Graves disease and applied the antipituitary antibody as the diagnostic tool of the empty sella syndrome. But none of this two patients had antipituitary antibody and we report these cases with reviews of literatures.
Atrophy
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Empty Sella Syndrome
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Graves Disease
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Headache
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Humans
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Hypertension
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Mass Screening
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Obesity
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Pregnancy
8.Malignant Synovioma: Report of a case
Chung O KIM ; Myung Chul YOU ; Woo Gu ZEONG ; Moon Ho YANG
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1973;8(4):398-400
A case of malignant synovioma of the right knee joint is presented. Microscopically it showed sarcomatous growth of spindle cells and irregular slit spaces which were lined by tumor cells. A–K amputation has carried out on 10th hospital day and discharged on 30th hospital day without any complications.
Amputation
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Knee Joint
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Sarcoma, Synovial
9.Little Leaguer Shoulder with Contralateral Thrower's Fracture of the Humerus in Adolescent Baseball Pitchers.
Suk KANG ; Jong Pil KIM ; Chung Soo HWANG ; Phil Hyun CHUNG ; Young Sung KIM ; Youn Gu KIM
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 2010;45(1):73-77
Baseball-related injuries are on the rise due to its increasing popurity as an international sports. Among them, Little League Shoulder is characterized by pain when pitching and is associated with specific roentgenographic changes in adolescent baseball pitchers. Ball thrower's fracture is defined as a fracture of the humeral diaphysis resulting from overhead throwing without any external contact but it is rare in adolescents. We report a case of Little League Shoulder with a contralateral thrower's fracture of the humeral shaft related to baseball pitching in an ambidextrous adolescent baseball pitcher with a review of the relevant literature.
Adolescent
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Baseball
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Diaphyses
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Epiphyses, Slipped
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Humans
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Humerus
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Shoulder
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Sports
10.Aging Change of Pupil Size in Normal and Diabetic Patients.
Jong Wook AN ; Jong Soon KIM ; Jae Duck KIM ; Chung Gu CHO
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1992;33(4):410-414
It is well recognized that diabetic patients have small pupil. The most likely cause of the abnormally small pupil in diabetics is decreased funcitor of the autonomic nerves. We measured pupil size in 141 control subjects and 53 diabetic patients (29 cases with symptomatic autonomic neuropathy, 24 cases without symptomatic autonomic neuropathy) with portable pupillometry, PUPILSCAN in darkness. Pupils become smaller in healthy and diabetic subjects with advancing age. (log pupil size = 2.05 - 0.066 X age, r: -0.47, p