No abstract available.
Denture, Partial, Fixed*

A case of testicular embryonal carcinoma developed in s cryptorchid testis is presented with a review of the literature. According to Campbell's series, the incidence of malignant cryptorchid testis was 11.6%. and his statistical evaluation was similar to Gilbert and Hamilton's series of 7,000 cases of testicular neoplasms where 840 tumors were developed in undescended testes(12%). Both authors agree that the chance of neoplastic development in a cryptorchid testis is approximately 48 times greater then that developing in a normally descended testis. Several cases of testicular tumor were reported sporadically in Korea, but malignant tumors in cryptorchism were rarely seen in the literatures Only two cases of malignant cryptorchid testis were already reported in Korea.
Carcinoma, Embryonal* ; Cryptorchidism ; Incidence ; Korea ; Male ; Testicular Neoplasms ; Testis*

We report herein a case of polymorphic pemphigoid in a 65-year-old woman, who had one-year history of generlized polymorphic eruption with intensely pruritic excoriated vesicobiullous lesions and residual pigmentation. Face and oral mucosa were spared. The skin biopsy specimen showed a subepidermal blister containing many eosinophils. Linear deposition of 1gG and C3 along the basement membrane was noticed on direct irnmunofluorescerice. Polyclonal garnmopathy with a tendency of beta-gamma bridging and increased IgG, IgA and kappachain, was frund on serum protein electrophoresis and immunoelectrophoresis. Skin lesions were well coritrolled by a combined therapy of prednisolone(20 mg/d), dapsone(100 mg/d) and cyclophosphamide(100 mg/d) for 4 months. Direct immunofluorescence performed 11 rnonths after the cnmpletion of the therapy was negative.
Aged ; Basement Membrane ; Biopsy ; Blister ; Electrophoresis ; Eosinophils ; Female ; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct ; Humans ; Immunoelectrophoresis ; Immunoglobulin A ; Immunoglobulin G ; Mouth Mucosa ; Pemphigoid, Bullous* ; Pigmentation ; Skin

No abstract available.
Child* ; Fetal Growth Retardation* ; Growth Hormone* ; Humans

No abstract available.
Intestinal Obstruction* ; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome*

No abstract available.
Animals ; Hypokinesia* ; Immobilization* ; Muscle, Skeletal* ; Rats*

PURPOSE: Recent neonatal care unit survival rates have improved. These increasing survival rates have resulted in increased neurologic disorders. So we investigated the sorts and frequency of neurologic disorders at neonatal intensive care unit, association between gestational age and birthweight, neonatal mortality and tendency of neurologic disorders in survivors. METHODS: Retrospective reviews were made on 156 cases with one or more neurologic disorder of 1,399 neonates, who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, Soonchunhyang Hospital from January 1997 to December 2001. Neurologic disorders were categorized into five groups:intraventricular hemorrhage, neonatal seizures, hypoxic- ischemic encephalopathy, central nervous system infection and central nervous system congenital malformations and chromosomal aberrations. RESULTS: Over the study period, 156 cases with neurologic disorders had a total of 193 neurologic disorders. The frequency of neurologic disorders increased from 3.2% in 1997 to 11.5% in 2001, while the neonatal mortality rates in intensive care unit have declined from 4.8% in 1997 to 3.7% in 2001. In 156 neonates, 134 had intraventricular hemorrhage, 28 had seizures, 24 had hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, 2 had central nervous system infections and 5 had congenital central nervous system malformation and chromosomal aberration. Frequencies of intraventricular hemorrhage and seizure has increased, but, that of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy has not changed, for the 5 years. CONCLUSION: Neonatal intensive care unit survival rates have improved for 5 years, but, the neurologic morbidity rates have increased. Because neurologic disorders have great influence on the long-term neurologic disability, early detection and treatment of neurologic disorders is important.
Brain Ischemia ; Central Nervous System ; Central Nervous System Infections ; Chromosome Aberrations ; Gestational Age ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain ; Infant ; Infant Mortality ; Infant, Newborn ; Intensive Care Units ; Intensive Care, Neonatal* ; Nervous System Diseases* ; Retrospective Studies ; Seizures ; Survival Rate ; Survivors

BACKGROUND: It has been a standard practice in many institutions to combine light general anesthesia with epidural block for abdominal and pelvic surgery. We attempted to prove the effectiveness of prehydration and to find an suitable epidural local anesthetic dose in terms of hemodynamic stability for upper abdominal surgery. METHODS: For preliminary studies, 11 patients scheduled for elective upper abdominal surgery had received general anesthesia immediately after epidural anesthesia. After epidural injection of 10~16 mL of 2% plain lidocaine into the T9~10 intervertebral space, the changes in blood pressure were observed. Thirty-two patients scheduled for elective upper abdominal surgery were divided into two groups. In group A (study group), after prehydration with Hartmann solution (10 mL/kg), 5~7 mL of 2% plain lidocaine was injected into T8~9 or T9~10 intervertebral space and general anesthesia was then induced. Group B (control group) received general anesthesia only. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in hemodynamics between the epidural with general anesthesia and the control group except SVR (systemic vascular resistance). SVR in group A increased in contrast to the group B in which it remained unchanged. CONCLUSIONS: The combined epidural and general anesthesia, using prehydration and 0.5~1 mL/segment of 2% plain lidocaine at the T8~9 or T9~10 intervertebral space was safe without significant hemodynamic changes.
Anesthesia, Epidural ; Anesthesia, General* ; Blood Pressure ; Hemodynamics* ; Humans ; Injections, Epidural ; Lidocaine

No abstract available.
Bone Regeneration* ; Bone Substitutes*

No abstract available.
Angiolipoma*