The anthors studied the 152 cases of primary bone tumors statistically during the period of 7 years and 4 months from Janusry, 1980 to April, 1987 at the department of orthopaedic surgery, St. Benedict Hospital, Pusan and the department of anatomic pathology, Pusan National University Hospital. The results of the study were summsrized as follows; l. Of the 152 cases of primary bone tumors, benign tumors were 128 cases(84.2%) and malignant tumors were 24 cases(15.8%). 2. Of benign bone tumors, the most common type was osteochondroms(34 cases, 26.6%), followed by fibrous dysplasia(25 cases, 19.5%), giant cell tumor(14 cases, 10.9%) and enchondroma(11 cases, 8.6%). 3. Of malignant bone tumors, the most common type was osteosarcoma(14 cases, 58.3%), followed by chondrosarcoma(5 cases, 20.8%), Ewing's sarcoma(3 cases, 12.5%) and myeloma(1 case, 4.2%). 4. Age distribution of benign bone tumors showed that most cases(76.4%) occured under 30-years old. Among malignant bone tumors, most of osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma occured between 10-and 20-yesrs old. 5. The male to female ratio of overall benign bone tumors was 1.1: 1, and that of maligant bone tumors was 1.2: 1. There was no sexual difference. 6. The favorite sites of benign bone tumors were femur(31 cases, 23.1%), maxilla or mandible(31 cases, 23.1%), tibia(22 cases, 16.4%) and rib(11 cases, 8.2%) and those of malignant bone tumors were freguently femur(12 cases, 50.0%), followed by tibia(5 cases, 20.8 %) and pelvis(4 cases, 16.7%). 7. The most frequent manifestations in benign bone tumors were mass or swelling(62.7%), followed by pain or tenderness(33.9%) and disturbed motion or function(10.2%), but those were mostly pain or tenderness(73.9%), followed by mass or swelling(52.2%) and pathologic fracture(13.0%) in malignsnt bone tumors.8. The duration of symptoms in benign bone tumors was less than 6 months in 39.1% and less than 1 year in 44.6%, but less than 6 months in 70.9% and less than 1 year in 87.6% in malignant bone tumors. The duration of symptoms in malignant bone tumors was much shorted than that of benign bone tumors.
Age Distribution ; Busan ; Female ; Giant Cells ; Humans ; Male ; Maxilla ; Osteosarcoma ; Pathology ; Sarcoma, Ewing ; Statistics as Topic

The glucose uptake rate by plerocercoid of Diphyllobothrium sp. was a mean value of 5.35+/-0.80 micro-mole/hr/g of wet wt, and total CO(2) production rates by the plerocercoid larva averaged 7.54+/-0.73 micro-mole/hr/g of wet wt. The relative specific activity into respiratory CO(2) showed a mean value of 7.30 +/-0.90 per cent. The rate of CO(2) production derived from medium C(14)-glucose was a mean of 0.58+/-0.13 micro-mole/hr/g of wet wt. Therefore, the average value of 1.92+/-0.38 per cent of glucose utilized by the larvae from the medium C(14)-glucose was oxidized to respiratory CO(2). The tissue concentration of glycogen in plerocercoid larva was a mean of 46.28 +/-2.23 mg/g or 4.63+/-0.22 per cent/g of wet wt., and the turnover rate of glycogen pool was a mean of 0.049 +/- 0.012 %/hr or 0.010 +/- 0.003 mg/hr/g of wet wt. The average value of 2.76+/-1.00 per cent of glucose utilized by the larvae from the medium C(14)-glucose was incorporated to the glycogen. These data accounts for that only 5 per cent of the utilized glucose by the plerocercoid larvae participated in furnishing the oxidation into respiratory CO(2) and the synthetic process into glycogen.
parasitology-helminth-cestoda ; Diphyllobothrium sp. ; sparganum ; plerocercoid ; biochemistry ; autoradiography ; glucose ; metabolism ; CO(2)

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Female ; Fetal Blood* ; Humans ; Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced* ; Infant, Newborn* ; Mothers* ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy*

Soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) are now no longer public health problems in the Republic of Korea (South Korea), but their status are unavailable in the residents of North Korea (NK) despite the expectation of large scale traffic and future reunification of the Korean Peninsula. A total of 20 female refugees from NK who had been admitted to the Division of Gastroenterology, Dankook University Hospital, were subjected in this study. Among them, 15 refugees were examined by the colonoscopy and 10 ones were examined with the stool examination (formalin-ether sedimentation). Both diagnostic methods were commonly adopted in 5 patients. Eggs of Trichuris trichiura were detected in 7 out of 10 refugees in the stool examination. In the colonoscopy, T. trichiura worms were found in 6 (40.0%) out of 15 refugees. Total 9 (45.0%) peoples were confirmed to be infected with human whipworms. Additionally, 1 case of clonorchiasis was diagnosed in the stool examination and a worm of Ascaris lumbricoides was discovered from a trichuriasis case. These findings suggested that STH is highly prevalent in NO, in which living conditions are not so good in the aspect of general hygiene and medical care.
Ascaris lumbricoides ; Clonorchiasis ; Clonorchis sinensis ; Colonoscopy ; Democratic People's Republic of Korea ; Eggs ; Female ; Gastroenterology ; Helminthiasis ; Helminths ; Humans ; Hygiene ; Ovum ; Public Health ; Refugees ; Republic of Korea ; Social Conditions ; Trichuriasis ; Trichuris

BACKGROUND: As the size of the elderly population has increased compared to the hole, there has been growing concern over potential health problems and geriatric hospitals for elderly people. However, despite the emerging needs for geriatric hospitals, there is no data on the clinical characteristics of patients being admitted to geriatric hospitals. To analyze the characteristics of elderly patients admitted to a geriatric hospital, we studied the medical records of patients admitted to Yong-in Hyoja Geriatric Hospital during a recent 20 months period. By clarifying the clinical characteristics of elderly patients admitted to a geriatric hospital, the basic data for understanding and treating elderly patients could be made. METHODS: We analyzed the medical records of 345 patients who were admitted to Yong-in Hyoja Geriatric Hospital from November 1997 to July 1999. The diagnosis of patients was largely subgrouped according to the existence of dementia, and subsequent detailed diagnoses were made. RESULTS: (1) The average age of patients was 74.59 years and there were slightly more females than males admitted (ratio, 1.15:1). (2) Most of the patients suffered from dementia (62.1%), of which vascular dementia was the most common(31.6%), followed by Alzheimer dementia(19.15%). (3) Compared to vascular dementia, patients with Alzheimer dementia had more severe cognitive dysfunction, psychosis, and agitation, while patients with vascular dementia had more problems in activities of daily living (ADL) and were more depressed than Alzheimer dementia (4) The average hospitalization duration was 3.54 months and incidence of significant illness after admission was 29.8%. The mortality rate was 10.9%. (5) The most common cause of death was infection (45.2%), followed by cardiovascular problems(16.2%). CONCLUSIONS: In addition to significant illnesses and mortality after admission, most patients admitted to geriatric hospitals have severe cognitive and behavioral problems. Therefore, adequate medical and neurological assessment and treatment for the aged is necessary.
Activities of Daily Living ; Aged ; Cause of Death ; Dementia ; Dementia, Vascular ; Diagnosis ; Dihydroergotamine ; Female ; Geriatrics ; Gyeonggi-do* ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Medical Records ; Mortality ; Psychotic Disorders

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PURPOSE: We analyzed the surgical and functional outcomes of 100 consecutive laparo-scopic radical prostatectomies (LRP) performed by a single surgeon. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between October 2007 and May 2010, a total of 100 consecutive patients underwent LRP for prostate cancer at our institution. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of these patients to determine surgical and functional results. We compared surgical and functional outcomes between three groups divided on the basis of operation period (Group 1; first 40 cases; Group 2; next 30 cases; Group 3; last 30 cases). RESULTS: The operative time decreased significantly as the surgeon's experience increased over time (P<0.01). The learning curve for operative time was surpassed after approximately 40 cases. The overall positive surgical margin (PSM) rate was 17.5% in Group 1, 16.7% in Group 2, and 10% in Group 3. For organ-confined disease, the PSM rate was 2.5%, 6.7%, and 3.3% in Groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The continence rate (absence of a pad) was 73.2% and the social continence rate was 94.7% at 12 months after surgery. There was a significant difference in continence (absence of pad) between the early (Group 1) and late group (Group 3) at 1, 3, and 6 months (P<0.0001). The continence rate was not affected by whether the pubic bone-anchoring procedure or the Rocco suture method was used. The overall potency rate was 16.7% and 48.6% at 6 and 12 months, respectively. For bilateral nerve-sparing cases, the potency rate was 20% and 57.1% at 6 and 12 months, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Our surgical and functional outcomes indicate that even in this 'robotic era', LRP is still an attractive treatment option for patients with localized prostate cancer, especially in areas with limited access to surgical robots.
Humans ; Laparoscopy ; Learning Curve ; Medical Records ; Operative Time ; Prostatectomy ; Prostatic Neoplasms ; Retrospective Studies ; Sutures ; Urinary Incontinence

BACKGROUND/AIMS: To prevent the transmission of pathogens by endoscopes, following established reprocessing guidelines is critical. An ideal reprocessing step is simple, fast, and inexpensive. Here, we evaluated and compared the efficacy and safety of two disinfectants, a tertiary amine compound (TAC) and ortho-phthalaldehyde (OPA). METHODS: A total of 100 colonoscopes were randomly reprocessed using two same automated endoscope reprocessors, according to disinfectant. The exposure time was 10 minutes for 0.55% OPA (Cidex® OPA, Johnson & Johnson) and 5 minutes for 4% TAC (Sencron2®, Bab Gencel Pharma & Chemical Ind. Co.). Three culture samples were obtained from each colonoscope after reprocessing. RESULTS: A total of nine samples were positive among the 300 culture samples. The positive culture rate was not statistically different between the two groups (4% for OPA and 2% for TAC, P=0.501). There were no incidents related to safety during the study period. CONCLUSIONS: TAC was non-inferior in terms of reprocessing efficacy to OPA and was safe to use. Therefore, TAC seems to be a good alternative disinfectant with a relatively short exposure time and is also less expensive than OPA.
Colonoscopes* ; Disinfectants* ; Endoscopes* ; o-Phthalaldehyde*

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Humans ; Survival Rate*

BACKGROUND: Recently ethical problems such as sex discrimination, euthanasia, trade in organ transplantation, medical certificate, and doctors' prescription are in issue. Doctors believe that their ethical level is high, but their social reputation is not. The objective of this study was to find out how family physicians responded to ethical problems in a primary care field. METHODS: Information was obtained by questionnaire survey from 613 family physicians in Seoul & Kyunggi Province from Aug. to Sep. 1997. Overall respondents were 149 (24.3%). RESULTS: The rate of the family physicians who never performed defensive medical practice was 9.4%, seldom was 56.4%, sometimes was 26.8%, and frequently was 7.4%. The rate of the family physicians who never performed excessive medical practice was 38.3%, seldom was 31.5%, sometimes was 22.1%, and frequently was 8.1% respectively. The rate of those who received premium in purchasing medicine was 90.6%. They regarded registered nurses, aid nurses and other technicians as companions who had the same rights to doctors. 58.3% of the respondents answered that ethical level of themselves was above average compared to other people. 51.6% of the respondents answered that their ethical level was above average to other medical specialists. They agreed to artificial abortion in 57.7%, euthanasia in 65.1%, brain death in 87.9%, and in vitro fertilization in 74.5%. They disagreed to homosexuality in 79.2%, sex exchange surgery in 72.5%. CONCLUSION: Most family physicians answered that their ethical level was high, but they had difficulties in problems concerning excessive practice and the premium purchasing medicine.
Brain Death ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Ethics, Medical ; Euthanasia ; Fertilization in Vitro ; Friends ; Gyeonggi-do ; Homosexuality ; Human Rights ; Humans ; Organ Transplantation ; Physicians, Family* ; Prescriptions ; Primary Health Care ; Seoul ; Sexism ; Specialization ; Transplants