1.Sigmoid Volvulus in Young Males.
Gi Bong CHAE ; Gi Hoon JEONG ; Hong Toung MOON
Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology 1997;13(1):131-136
Volvulus of the colon is a twisting of a redundant segment of the colon about it's narrow mesentery and sigmoid volvulus is the most common type. In many developing counteries this disorder is a common cause of obstruction of the intestine and in the western hemisphere it occurs in elderly patients who often have significant coexisting disease. This disorder may spontaneously reduce and recur as a chronic problem, but more frequently it becomes acute by obstruction, which may lead to strangulation and gangrene with high mortality if not treated promptly. Recently We have experienced 5 cases of signmoid volvulus, which were all in their twenties and had surgical operation. They had the triad of abdominal pain, distention, and absolute constipation. Plain abdominal roentgenogram was diagnostic in all cases The first line of treatment was nonoperative decompression with rigid sigmoidoscopy and successful in four of five. One Patient had emergency Hartman operation and other four had elective sigmoid resection with primary anastomosis.
Abdominal Pain
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Aged
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Colon
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Colon, Sigmoid*
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Constipation
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Decompression
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Emergencies
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Gangrene
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Humans
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Intestinal Volvulus*
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Intestines
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Male*
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Mesentery
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Mortality
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Sigmoidoscopy
2.Research of Malpractice in Skin Diseases.
Gi Bum SHUR ; Jeung Hoon LEE ; Jang Kyu PARK
Korean Journal of Dermatology 1988;26(3):314-319
Among the patients visting Department of Dermatology, Chungman National University, 58 cases had various side effects due to the malpractice of skin disorders. We analysed these 58 cases and the results can be summerized as follows ; 1. 37 cases(64%) were in the second and third decades and 11 cases(19%) were under 19 years-old. 2. Drug medication from pharmacy was the most common(79%), and then local clinics(12%), herb clinics(9%) in decreasing orders. 3. In the route of administration, oral ingestion(38%) was the most common, and 47 cases (81%) were medicated with adrenocorticoids. 4. In motivation to the visit, 31 cases(53%)were by advice, 15 cases by advertizement and 12 cases (21%) by themselves. 5. Acne and psoriasis were about a half of pre-existing skin diseases. 6. Side effects due to malpractice may be divided into 5 items : systemic side effects due to adrenocorticoids (59%), aggravation of pre-existing skin diseases (22%), topical side effects due to adrenocorticoids (10%), chemical irritation and burn (7%), and mercury intoxication (2%) in decreasing orders.
Acne Vulgaris
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Administration, Oral
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Burns
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Dermatology
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Humans
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Malpractice*
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Motivation
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Pharmacy
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Psoriasis
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Skin Diseases*
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Skin*
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Young Adult
3.CT diagnosis of the fat containing mediastinal masses
Kyung Soo LEE ; Sung Hoon CHUNG ; Jung Gi IM
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 1985;21(6):945-953
Fat containing masses, except mediastinal lipomatosis, of the thorax are uncommon. In spite of uncommonoccurences, as CT can detect not only the fat content but also the presence and character of the non-fattycomponent of the mass, accurate preoperative diagnosis can usually be made in most cases of fat containingmediastinal masses. Authors report 6 cases of fat containing mediastinal masses, that were diagnosedpreoperatively by CT scan, comprising 2 cases of limpoma(combined with plexiform neurofibroma in a case), 1liposarcoma, 1 thymolipoma, and 2 cases of omental hernia through Morgagni foramen.
Diagnosis
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Hernia
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Lipomatosis
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Neurofibroma, Plexiform
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Thorax
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
4.EFFECT OF VARIOUS GROWTH FACTORS IN CULTURE OF EAR CHONDROCYTES OF RABBIT.
Sang Hoon HAN ; Jeong Hoon KANG ; Chang Gi SUNG ; Jae Dam LEE
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 1997;24(5):884-892
No abstract available.
Chondrocytes*
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Ear*
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Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins*
5.Serum Ferritin as an Indicator of Disease Activity in Adult Onset Still's Disease.
Gi Hyeon SEO ; Hong Joon AHN ; Hoon Suk CHA ; Jin Seok KIM ; Eun Mi KOH
The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association 1998;5(1):76-82
OBJECTIVE: Adult onset Still s disease is an acute systemic inflammatory disorder. There are no pathognomonic symptoms or specific laboratory abnormalities. In recent reports, serum ferritin concentration is increased in active disease phase and decreased after defervescence. Our purpose was to determine the clinical significance of serum ferritin as an indicator for disease activity. METHODS: Seven patients who were diagnosed as adult onset Still s disease at Samsung Medical Center between October 1994 and March 1997, were reviewed. In these patients we checked leukocyte count, ESR, CRP and serum ferritin concentrations at the time of diagnosis and during follow-up periods and recorded febrile events during follow-up periods. RESULTS: At the time of diagnosis and during febrile periods, the concentrations of ferritin were extremely high(927ng/ml to 96,650ng/ml normal 10-290.8 ng/ml). The values were unrelated to other manifestations of the disease or laboratory findings. The ferritin concentrations decreased rapidly after adequate treatment. Eleven febrile reattacks happened in 7 patients. Serum ferritin concentrations were increased in 8 febrile attacks, while leukocyte count, ESR, and CRP were increased in 5, 5, 6 febrile attacks respectively, There were 10 events of increased serum ferritin concentrations in 7 patients during follow-up periods and 8 events were related with fever. The increases of other laboratory tests were similar. CONCLUSIONS: In all patients, serum ferritin concentrations were increased at the time of diagnosis and closely related to fever. During follow-up periods, serum ferritin concentrations are helpful in monitoring disease activity and guiding decisions about treatment.
Adult*
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Diagnosis
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Ferritins*
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Fever
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Leukocyte Count
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Still's Disease, Adult-Onset*
6.Bronchiectasis: HRCT vs bronchography.
Sang Hoon CHA ; Jung Gi IM ; Yang Min KIM ; Man Chung HAN ; Young Soo SHIM
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 1991;27(5):632-636
No abstract available.
Bronchiectasis*
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Bronchography*
7.A Case of Spina Bifida Occulta with Faun - tail Nevus.
Gi Bum SUHR ; Jong Sung LEE ; Jeung Hoon LEE ; Jang Kyu PARK
Korean Journal of Dermatology 1988;26(5):759-763
This 22-year-old female patient has had a lozenge shaped hair tuft with terminal hair on the lumbosacral area since birth. A limping gait due to discrepancy of the length of the lower extremities has also been noted since 5 year age. Subsequently multiple, recurrent trophic ulceration developed on the left foot because of sensory loss. Simple cervico-lumbar spine x-ray showed spina bifida occulta of L-2 to sacrum. Lumbar myelography revealed widened vertebral canal without other spinal anomaliea.
Female
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Foot
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Gait
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Hair
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Humans
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Lower Extremity
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Myelography
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Nevus*
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Parturition
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Sacrum
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Spina Bifida Occulta*
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Spinal Dysraphism*
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Spine
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Ulcer
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Young Adult
8.A Study on the Necessity to Revise the Present Growth Data for Height and Weight?.
Gi Dong HWANG ; Jae Kyung CHOI ; Jeh Hoon SHIN ; Nam Soo KIM ; In Joon SEOL ; Hahng LEE
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1995;38(6):745-751
No abstract available.
9.A Case of Hunter's Syndrome.
Gi Bum SUHR ; Jeung Hoon LEE ; Jang Kyu PARK ; Kye Yong SONG
Annals of Dermatology 1990;2(2):132-135
We report a case of Hunter's syndrome in an 8-year-old boy, who presented with ivory-white colored papules and ridges on the left chest area, which were regarded as pathognomonic cutaneous markers for Hunter's syndrome. He also showed growth retardation, dear corneas, hepatosplenomegaly and fair intellect. The histopathological findings of papular lesions revealed loosely arranged collagen fibers with massive mutinous material which stained positively with alcian blue at both pH 2.0 and 0.5. On quantitation of glycosaminoglycans by hexuronic add assay in 24-hour urine, excessive excretion of creatinine was noted. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case in Korea.
Alcian Blue
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Child
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Collagen
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Cornea
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Creatinine
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Glycosaminoglycans
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Humans
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Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
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Korea
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Male
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Mucopolysaccharidosis II*
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Thorax
10.Incidence & Prevalence of Hyperthyroidism and Preference for Therapeutic Modalities in Korea.
Gi Hyeon SEO ; Sun Wook KIM ; Jae Hoon CHUNG
Journal of Korean Thyroid Association 2013;6(1):56-63
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The incidence and prevalence of hyperthyroidism has been reported to be 0.2-0.9/1000 population/year and 5-10/1000 population in foreign countries, respectively. However, there has been no nationwide survey to evaluate them in Korea. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the incidence and prevalence of hyperthyroidism in Korea using medicare claims data provided by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. Preference for its therapeutic modalities and its change were also analyzed. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was performed in 308,584 (men 86,460, women 222,124) Korean patients with hyperthyroidism treated from January 2006 to June 2012. Patients with past history of hyperthyroidism were not included. RESULTS: The incidence of hyperthyroidism was 0.72/1000 population/year (men 0.40, women 1.03), and its prevalence was 3.40/1000 population (men 2.09, women 4.70) in Korea. Its peak prevalence was detected between 45 and 49 years of age. Among 177,487 patients with hyperthyroidism treated from 2007 to 2011, anti-thyroid drugs were prescribed in 97.9%, and radioiodine therapy and surgery were finally performed in 8.2% and 0.9%, respectively. The prescription of propylthiouracil (PTU) has been reduced from 63.3% in 2007 to 42.9% in 2011, but the use of methimazole (MMI) increased from 33.9% in 2007 to 54.8% in 2011. Primary physicians preferred PTU to MMI, but physicians in general hospitals preferred MMI to PTU. CONCLUSION: This is the first nationwide report to investigate the incidence and prevalence of hyperthyroidism in Korea.
Female
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Hospitals, General
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Humans
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Hyperthyroidism
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Incidence
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Insurance, Health
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Korea
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Medicare
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Methimazole
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Prescriptions
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Prevalence
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Propylthiouracil