The 68 cervical cerclage operations of incompetent internal os of the cervix(IIOC) were performed at the Taegu Catholic Medical Center from Jan. 1, 1990 to Dec. 31, 1995. The results of this study were as follows: 1. The incidence of operation for IIOC was 0.23% of total delivery. 2. Highest number of IIOC was observed in the age group of 25 to 29, and the average number of pregnancy before operation was 4.1. 3. The significant contributory factor was previous history of the induced or spontaneous abortion. 4. In all cases, cerclage method was McDonald operation. 5. The average fetal salvage rate after operation was 82.5% and from the 14th week to 16th week of gestation(43 cases), the success rate of operation was 85%. 6. The causes of operation failure were premature labor in 6 cases(55%), premature rupture of membrane in 3 cases(27%) and abortion in 2 cases(18%) in order.
Abortion, Spontaneous ; Cerclage, Cervical ; Cervix Uteri* ; Daegu ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Membranes ; Obstetric Labor, Premature ; Pregnancy ; Rupture

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Osteoma*

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Bacteremia* ; Staphylococcus aureus* ; Staphylococcus*

The adult worms of cestodes, Moniezia expansa and Diphyllobothrium mansoni employed in this experiment. The worms were divided into three portions, i.e. immature , mature and gravid proglottids, and each proglottids were incubated in a certain incubation period, and the glucose uptake rate, total CO2 production rate, tissue concentration and their radioactivities were employed as previous reports(Rim et al., 1965). The glucose uptake rate by M. expansa was a mean value of 6.46+/-1.23 micromole per hour per gram of wet wt. and the rate by D. mansoni was a mean value of 18.8+/-0.8 micro-mole per hour per gram of wet wt. The higher rates were observed in the mature proglottid of M. expansa and in the immature proglottid of D. mansoni . The total CO(2) production rates by the worms averaged 14.0+/-2.37 micro-mole per hour per gram in M. expansa and 17.51+/-1.54 micro-mole per hour per gram of wet wt. The relative specific activities of respiratory CO(2)(R.S.A CO(2)) averaged 22.2+/-5.15 percent in M. expansa and 54.2+/-2.2 per cent in D. mansoni. In the both worms, the higher values were obtained in the mature proglottids. Therefore, the average value of 8.84+/-2.66 per cent of glucose utilized by M. expansa and 8.23+/-0.50 percent of glucose utilized by D. mansoni from the medium glucose was oxidized into respiratory CO(2). The tissue concentrations of glycogen were a mean of 2.21+/-0.46 percent per gram of wet wt. in M. expansa and 7.56+/-1.24 percent per gram of wet wt. in D. mansoni. The higher concentration of glycogen was observed in the gravid proglottids of M. expansa, however the gravid proglottids of D. mansoni showed lower concentration of glycogen than the other proglottids. The turnover rate of glycogen pool yielded with a mean of 0.04+/-0.01 miligram per hour per gram of wet wt. of M. expansa, whereas a mean of 1.66+/- 0.46 miligram per hour per gram wet wt. of D. mansoni. Therefore, a mean value of 2.58+/-0.93 per cent(R.G.D gly) of glucose utilized by M. expansa and 53.6+/-1.4 percent by D. mansoni was incorproated into the glycogen . These data account for that at least 11.42 per cent of the utilized glucose by M. expansa and 61.83 per cent of the utilized glucose by D. mansoni participated in furnishing the oxidation into respiratory CO2 and the synthetic process into glycogen.
parasitology ; helminth ; Moniezia expansa ; Diphyllobothrium mansoni ; metabolism ; glucose ; glycogen ; CO(2) ; biochemistry

A clinical observation was made on 143 cases of Intrascrotally impalpable testis seen in Department of Urology, Han Yang University Hospital during the period from May, 1972 to June, 1983. The following results were obtained. 1. Patient`s ranged in age from 10 months to 42 yrs. age. and only 33 cases (23.1%) visited our hospital under 4 yrs. age. 2. 105 cases(75.3%)had unil. involvement & right side was more frequently affected. Bilaterality was noted 34 cases(23.7%). 3. Among 177 exploration, most popular type was prepubic in 71 testes(40.1%) and also 4 cases of anarchism & vanished testis were noted. 4. Chromosomal study was done on 4 cases and all cases yielded 46XY, cytogenetically normal man. 5. Inguinal hernia sac was found in 151 cases(87.2%). 6. Semen analysis was performed on 7 post-pubertal cases and all 3 cases of bil. intrascrotally impalpable testis revealed azoospermia. 7. Pathologic findings of 13 cases were evaluated on the basis of presence of spermatogonia, spermatogenic activity, atrophy of seminiferous tubules, interstitial fibrosis, thickening of B. M. 8. Orchiopexy was performed on 166 cases(93.7%), orchiectomy on 7 cases(4%) and open & closure on 4 cases(2.3%). 9. 2 cases of wound infection & 1 case of testicular atrophy with necrosis was noted.
Atrophy ; Azoospermia ; Fibrosis ; Hernia, Inguinal ; Necrosis ; Orchiectomy ; Orchiopexy ; Semen Analysis ; Seminiferous Tubules ; Spermatogonia ; Testis* ; Urology ; Wound Infection

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of ambroxol on preventing the infantile respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS) in preterm birth at the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Taegu Catholic Medical Center during the period from Jan. 1996 to Dec. 1996. Total of 68 cases were evaluated including 16 ambroxol group and 52 control group. The result were as follows : 1. In the comparison of preventing IRDS, there was 0 case of IRDS in ambroxol group and 7 cases of IRDS in control group (13.46 %). There was a significant difference between two groups (p<0.05). 2. The side effects of ambroxol after administration were nausea in 5 cases, headache in 3 cases, and chest discomfort in 4 cases, but these were not serious and self controlled. 3. There was no significant difference in neonatal morbidity between two groups (p > 0.05).
Ambroxol* ; Daegu ; Gynecology ; Headache ; Nausea ; Obstetrics ; Premature Birth ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn* ; Thorax

There is evidence from other studies that some degree of cartilage healing may take place after the initiation of an inflammatory response. It is postulated that the induction of the platelet-cartilage interaction may eventuate in cartilage repair. The treatment of fresh articular cartilage with proteolytic enzymes rendered the tissue active as a platelet aggregant. During platelet aggregation a host of active substances are released which are known to play a role in the inflammatory response (Thompson 1975). This study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of trypsin on the surface injury of rabbit hyaline cartilage. The results were as follows: 1) Hyaline cell regeneration was observed only in the group treated with trypsin and blood; 2) Hyaline cartilage regeneration did not occur in the group treated with a single injection of trypsin or blood; 3) There was no significant damage to the healthy articular cartilage by the single injection of trypsin or blood, or both; and 4) Platelets do not adhere to cartilage and superficial damaged cartilage does not induce platelet aggregation.
Animal ; Cartilage, Articular/*drug effects/physiology/ultrastructure ; Cell Division ; Mitosis/physiology ; Platelet Aggregation/drug effects ; Rabbits ; Regeneration ; Trypsin/*pharmacology ; Wound Healing/drug effects/physiology

Perioptic Neuritis ls a very rare clinical condition, in which optic disc swelling and inflammation is seen despite of normal intracranial pressure and visual acuity. These condition can be seen in syphilis, sarcoidosis, viral encephalitis, fungal infection. We have seen that the 45 years old woman with perioptic neuritis shows papilledema without IICP in spinal tapping, thought to be due to cryptococcal meningitis.
Encephalitis, Viral ; Female ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Intracranial Pressure ; Meningitis, Cryptococcal ; Middle Aged ; Neuritis* ; Papilledema ; Sarcoidosis ; Spinal Puncture ; Syphilis ; Visual Acuity

We report a case of malignant histiocytosis which began with intermittent fever and scaly skin lesions. A 3-year-old girl presented with erythematous scaly papules on the face and the trunk, and high fever for 3 months. The cutaneous lesions consisted of widespread coin-sized erythematous scaly papules with marginal brownish pigmentation. She was anemic and thrombocytopenic and had impairment of the liver function. Histopathologic study of the skin lesions showed non-specfic findings except for hyperkeratosis. However, bone marrow examination revealed an increased number of histiocytes, mostly immature with active phagocytosis of erythroid cells, myeloid cells, and platelets. She was diagnosed as having malignant histiocytosis and treated with cyclophosphamide and vincristine. She died the next day after the treatment had begun.
Bone Marrow Examination ; Child, Preschool ; Cyclophosphamide ; Erythroid Cells ; Female ; Fever* ; Histiocytes ; Histiocytic Sarcoma* ; Humans ; Liver ; Myeloid Cells ; Phagocytosis ; Pigmentation ; Skin* ; Vincristine

BACKGROUND: House dust mites have been reported to play an aportant role in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis(AD). In fact a high positive rate for house dust mites in the skin prick test was observed in patients of AD. However, it is quite difficult to determine the clinical relevance of positive immediate hypersensitivity to mite antigen by clarical history alone because AD patients are nearly always exposed to these antigens in their daily lives. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to elucidate the clinical. singficance of a positive immediate hypersensitivity reaction by observing the proliferative respons of peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMC) to mite antigen in the AD. METHODS: The proliferative response of PBMC separated from Dermatopkagoides farinae(Df) positive AD patients to Df antigen was compared with that from Df negative normal controls, Df positive normal controls and Df negative AD patients. RESULTS: PBMC from Df positive AD patients showed signinc not proliferation in response to Df antigen evaluated by comparing stimulation indices(SI) among different experiment groups. CONCLUSION: Significant correlation between responses of PBMC and immediate hypersensitivity of skin to Df antigen in AD was found, and it was suggested the Df may be a real aggravating factor in the Df positiv AD patients. SI may be used as ar objective criteria to select patients for hyposensitization therapy after doing a skin test.
Dermatitis, Atopic* ; Desensitization, Immunologic ; Humans ; Hypersensitivity, Immediate* ; Mites* ; Pyroglyphidae ; Skin Tests ; Skin*