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Glycemic Index ; Humans

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Muscle, Smooth* ; Smooth Muscle Tumor*

PURPOSE: To evaluate the change of accommodation-convergence parameters after implantation of Artisan phakic intraocular lens (PIOL). METHODS: Prospective study for the patients with the Artisan PIOL implantation was performed. A total of 37 patients (3 males and 34 females) enrolled the study. Preoperatively, convergence amplitude, the stimulus accommodative convergence per unit of accommodation (AC/A) ratio and the near point of convergence (NPC) were evaluated. After the Artisan PIOL implantation, the identical evaluations were repeated at 1 week, 1, 3, and 6 months after the surgery. RESULTS: Mean age was 24.3 +/- 4.8 years old, and preoperative refractive error was -8.92 +/- 4.13 diopters (D). After the implantation, mean refractive errors significantly decreased to within +/-1.00 D, and noticeable complications were not found. The convergence amplitude and the stimulus AC/A ratio increased 1 month after the surgery, but progressively stabilized afterward to near preoperative values. NPC didn't show any significant change over follow-up period up to 6 months. CONCLUSIONS: These results regarding implantation of the Artisan PIOL revealed the increase of accommodation-convergence relationship within first 1 month after the surgery, but progressive stabilization was noted during follow-up periods.
*Accommodation, Ocular ; Adult ; *Convergence, Ocular ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Lens Implantation, Intraocular/*methods ; Male ; Myopia/*diagnosis/*surgery ; *Phakic Intraocular Lenses ; Postoperative Period ; Prospective Studies ; Refractive Surgical Procedures/methods ; Treatment Outcome ; Visual Acuity ; Young Adult

A 23-year-old medical student showed a positive reaction on a skin test for Paragonimus westermani, and two Tarsonemus floricolus mites were subsequently found by sputum examination and identified morphologically. Our report is the first human case of Tarsonemus floricolus in Korea.
Adult ; Animals ; Female ; Humans ; Korea ; Male ; Mite Infestations/*parasitology ; Pyroglyphidae/anatomy & histology/*growth & development ; Sputum/*parasitology

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to analyze the association between the severity of sleep apnea, sleep and mood related scales, and activity during sleep in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients. METHODS: One hundred seventy six drug-free male patients confirmed as OSAS (average age=43+/-11 years) were selected through nocturnal polysomnography (NPSG). OSAS was diagnosed with apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) >5, mean AHI was 39.6+/-26.0. Sleep related scales were Stanford Sleepiness Scale (SSS), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Morningness-Eveningness Scale (MES). Mood related scales were Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) I, II and Profile of Mood States (POMS). NPSG was performed overnight with both wrist actigraphy (WATG). Parameters produced from WATG were total activity score, mean activity score and fragmentation index. We analyzed the correlation between each scale, AHI scored from NPSG and activity score analyzed from WATG. RESULTS: ESS showed significant positive correlation with PSQI, BDI, BAI and STAI I, II, respectively (p<0.01). SSS showed significant positive correlation with PSQI and BAI (p<0.05, p<0.01). BAI showed significant positive correlation with total activity score, mean activity score and fragmentation index (p<0.05, p<0.01, p<0.05). Total activity score showed significant positive correlation with ESS and BAI, respectively (p<0.05). Fragmentation index showed significant positive correlation with ESS, PSQI and BAI (p<0.05, p<0.01, p<0.05). AHI, indicator of sleep apnea is showed no significant correlation with each sleep and mood related scale. CONCLUSION: The degree of daytime sleepiness tends to be associated with night sleep satisfaction, depression and anxiety, and the activity during sleep rather than the severity of sleep apnea.
Actigraphy ; Anxiety ; Depression ; Humans ; Male ; Polysomnography ; Sleep Apnea Syndromes ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; Weights and Measures ; Wrist

BACKGROUND: A long-term objective is to understand the pathogenesis of neurologic injuries associated with cardiac surgery, cardiopulmonary bypass, and circulatory arrest. Our specific aims are to establish a dose of air which results in moderate to severe neurologic defects in normothermic (37degrees C) rabbits. METHODS: To first establish a dose of air which would cause unequivocal neurologic impairment, anesthetized rabbits received either 0, 50, 100 or 150 microgram l/kg of air into the internal carotid artery(n=5 in each group). One hour later, anesthesia was discontinued and animals were recovered. Animal were neurologically evaluated at 24 hours using a zero(normal) to 97(coma) point scale. RESULTS: There was a clear relationship between the dose of air injected and the severity of neurologic impairment at 24 hours, p=1.1x10(-7). Rabbits receiving 50 micrograml/kg of air were minimally affected and were difficult to distinguish from controls. In contrast, rabbits receiving 150 micrograml/kg of air were uniformly and unequivocally impaired. CONCLUSION: we recommend for future cerebral air embolism studies, 150 microgram l/kg as the optimal dose of air which would reliably produce viable subjects for 24 hours with marked unequivocal, neurologic impairment.
Anesthesia ; Animals ; Brain ; Cardiopulmonary Bypass ; Embolism ; Embolism, Air* ; Rabbits ; Thoracic Surgery

Polycystic ovary syndrome is characterized by symptoms of oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, infertility, hirsutism and obesity. It is known that the women with such diseases would have higher risks to coronary heart diseases, hypertension, DM and endometrial cancer later on, Known risk factors of endometrial cancer are nullipara, late menopause, obesity, DM, unopposed estrogen, tamoxifen treatment, and atypical endometrial hyperplasia ect. 75% of endometrial cancer occurs in age over 50 and 4% of endometrial cancer occurs in age under 40. Particulary endometrial cancer concurrent polycystic ovary syndrome occurs usually in people under age 40 and is commonly well differentiated cell type and is related to good prognosis. We experienced a case of endometrial cancer with polycystic ovary syndrome, who was early dignosed, presented with infertility and got an operation in our hospital, and report this case with a brief review of literature.
Amenorrhea ; Coronary Disease ; Endometrial Hyperplasia ; Endometrial Neoplasms* ; Estrogens ; Female ; Hirsutism ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Infertility ; Menopause ; Obesity ; Oligomenorrhea ; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome* ; Prognosis ; Risk Factors ; Tamoxifen

We evaluated the one-stage intraoperative adjustment strabismus surgery with adjustable suture under topical anesthesia. Medical records of the patients who had intraoperative adjustment surgery under topical anesthesia for horizontal or vertical strabismus in our hospital from March 1997 to March 2003 with follow-up of 6 months were analyzed retrospectively. Of the 71 patients, 48 patients had exotropia, 16 had esotropia, and 7 had hyper- or hypotropia. The overall success rates were 85.9% at 1 week, 83% at 1 month, 78.9% at 3 months, and 76.1% at 6 months after surgery. The procedure was not stopped in any patients, and no serious intra-operative or postoperative complications were noted. Intraoperative adjustment strabismus surgery under topical anesthesia is a simple, well-tolerated and effective procedure.
Treatment Outcome ; *Suture Techniques ; Strabismus/*surgery ; Retrospective Studies ; Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures/methods ; Middle Aged ; Male ; Intraoperative Period ; Humans ; Female ; Anesthetics, Local/administration & dosage ; Adult ; Adolescent ; Administration, Topical

PURPOSE: To analyse the radiological findings of bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation (BPOP), a rare benign tumorous lesion with a high frequency of recurrence which frequently occurs around the short tubular bones of the hands and feet. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between 1984 and 1998, 19 cases of BPOP were pathologically Proven, and in is of these, six men and nine women aged between 17 and 69(mean, 41) years, plain radiographs were available for analysis. We examined the location and size of lesions, and their relationship to adjacent bone. RESULTS: In all cases, trabecular bone formations were present. There were not separable from adjacent bones, which in all cases appeared normal. In nine of 15 cases margins were sharp, and in the remaining six they were irregular. Lesions were located around a phalanx of the hand (n=5), a metatarsal bone (n=3), a long bone (n=3), a phalanx of the foot (n=2), a metacarpal bone (n=1), and a metatarsophalangeal joint (n=1). Their average size was 2.5 x1.9cm, and in three of is cases the tumor recurred. CONCLUSIONS: BPOP showed a well-marginated mass of heterotopic mineral arising around short tubular bones. These findings were useful for diagnosis and differential diagnosis.
Diagnosis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Foot ; Hand ; Humans ; Male ; Metatarsal Bones ; Metatarsophalangeal Joint ; Recurrence

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Humans ; Hysterectomy* ; Lymph Node Excision* ; Lymph Nodes* ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*