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Hematocrit* ; Humans ; Renal Dialysis*

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Cause of Death* ; Humans ; Kidney Failure, Chronic* ; Renal Dialysis* ; Survival Rate*

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Endometrial Neoplasms* ; Female ; Ovary*

In order to assess the effects of diazepam and meperidine as premedication for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, eighty eight patients undergone an elective upper gastrointestinal endoscopy were studied. Studied patients were divided into two groups; one group was premedicated with buscopan and stropine(group I), and the other group was premedicated with diazepam and meperidien (group II). The results obtained were summarized as follows; 1) 83.0% of the group II (44/53) did not eomplain any discomfort by the procedure, but only 23.9% (8/35) of the group I showed no discopmort. The difference between two groups is statiatieally significant (p<0.005). 2) In 41 patients with previous experience of endoscopy, 22 patients from 27 of the graup Il(81.5%) did not feel any discomfort but it wes only 3 patients among 14 of the group I (21.4%) who did not feel discomfart (p<0,005). 3) In 47 patients without previous experience of endoscopy, 23 patients from 26 of the group II (88. 5%) did not show discomfort but it way only 5 patients among 21 of the group I (23.7%) (p<0.005). 4) In the patients with previous experience of endoscopy, 21 patients among 27 of the group II (77. 8%) felt better than that of the previous experience but it was only 3 patients among 14 of the group I (21.4%) (p<0.005). From the above results, we would emphasize that it is more effective to use diazepam and, meperidien as premendication for the gastrointestinal endoscopic procedure since it removes pstients apprehension rendering them a good cooperation with very minimal side effects,
Butylscopolammonium Bromide ; Diazepam ; Endoscopy ; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal ; Humans ; Meperidine ; Premedication*

A case of xanthogranulomatous oophoritis is presented in a patient who had a 3-month history of intrapelvic mass protruding into the vagina. The sonographic findings are a well defined mass shadowing lower echogenicity than the echo of the uterus at the posteosuperior aspect of the uterus. The CT findings are an enhancing solid mass with central necrosis containing a multiseptated cystic component.
Female ; Humans ; Necrosis ; Oophoritis* ; Shadowing (Histology) ; Ultrasonography ; Uterus ; Vagina

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Acoustics*

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Microsurgery*

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Ulcerative colitis is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory disease of the colon that has traditionally been considered rare in Korea. The incidence of ulcerative colitis, however, has increased recently. According to the latest population-based epidemiologic study in Korea, the annual incidence rate of ulcerative colitis has increased from 0.22/100,000 inhabitants in 1886 to 3.62/100,000 inhabitants in 2005. The median age at diagnosis of ulcerative colitis is 35 years and the age-adjusted incidence rate does not differ by sex. Although the incidence of ulcerative colitis is still low in Korea compared to Western countries, it has been increasing rapidly for the past two decades. Moreover, patients with ulcerative colitis usually require lifelong medical management and their life expectancy is similar to that of the general population. Therefore, it is expected that the prevalence of ulcerative colitis in Korea will rise remarkably
Berberine Alkaloids ; Colitis, Ulcerative ; Colon ; Epidemiologic Studies ; Humans ; Incidence ; Korea ; Life Expectancy ; Prevalence ; Ulcer