24 cases of urinary fistulae which were admitted to The Department of Urology, Chonnam University Hospital, during the period from Sept. 1968 to Aug. 1971 were analyzed clinically. 1. 15 cases of all fistulae were in women and 9 in men. 2. The most common age was from 30~35 years with 50%. 3. The most commonly involved site was bladder with 66% and the most common fistula type was vesicovaginal fistula (40%). 4. The most common etiology of vesicovaginal fistula was obstetrical cause 5. 11 cases (44%) of all fistulas occurred after the operation.
Female ; Fistula* ; Humans ; Jeollanam-do ; Male ; Urinary Bladder ; Urinary Fistula ; Urinary Tract* ; Urology ; Vesicovaginal Fistula

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Hair* ; Melanocytes* ; Nevus, Halo*

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The development of coronary intervention registry system is required for analysis of current status and more efficient management of patients with coronary artery disease in Korea. We developed database system and registry system in internet environment to confirm the possibility of nationwide system construction and of useful information providing on coronary intervention. MATERIALS AND METHOD: Database for coronary intervention and web-based registry system were developed and installed on internet server. Data elements consist of demographics, coronary risk factors, initial diagnosis, lesion characteristics, type of interventional procedures, and post-procedure outcomes. RESULTS: Total 734 patients were registed by 12 intervention centers from November 1998 to October 1999. Patients with angina pectoris and myocardial infarction were 78.5% and 21.5%, respectively and 14.6% of all patients had history of previous coronary intervention. Major coronary risk factors of the patients were smoking (38.6%), hypertension (33.8%), and diabetes (18.0%). Proportions of the patients with single-vessel disease, two-vessel disease, and triple-vessel disease were 64.7%, 26.2%, and 9.1%, respectively. Left main disease was detected in 2.0%. Balloon PTCA only was performed in 209 patients and 530 patients underwent coronary stent insertion. CONCLUSION: Multicenter data of coronary intervention were collected via internet-based system, and it was possible to construct intervention database. These web-based systems linked with database will provide status of Korean interventional procedures and be able to support multicenter study efficiently by expanding the participating hospitals and including more detailed database fields.
Angina Pectoris ; Coronary Artery Disease ; Demography ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Internet ; Korea ; Myocardial Infarction ; Risk Factors ; Smoke ; Smoking ; Stents

A 36-year old man with neck pain developed an acute cervical prevertebral hematoma after acupuncture therapy at an oriental medicine hospital. MR imaging demonstrated a fluid collection, and this suggested a diagnosis of retropharyngeal hematoma, and the patient was managed conservatively. We report here on a case of a retropharyngeal hematoma following acupuncture therapy and we review the relevant literature.
Acupuncture ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Hematoma ; Humans ; Medicine, East Asian Traditional ; Neck Pain

Carp which receive intraperitoneal injections of sodium alginate show a high survival rate after being challenged with Edwardsiella tarda. To elucidate the immunoenhancement by sodium alginate, its effects on the non-specific defense system of carp were investigated. Sodium alginate had little influence either on the activity of the alternative complement pathway or on the phagocytic and respiratory burst activities of head kidney phagocytes (HKP), yet it greatly enhanced the migration of HKP to the peritoneal cavity (the site of injection) and concurrently elevated their phagocytic activity. The number of phagocytes mobilized by sodium alginate was 2 to 50 times greater than that by the well-known peritoneal exudate cell-eliciting agents when injected at the same dose. Accordingly, it is highly probable that the early elimination of challenge bacteria by such mobilized and activated phagocytes was responsible for the high survival rate of the alginateinjected fish. In chemotaxis assays, it was revealed that sodium alginate stimulated sorne leukocyte subpopulation (s) within the peritoneal cavity to produce and/or secrete chemotactic factor (s), while concurrently enhancing the sensitivity of HKP to the factor (s).
Bacteria ; Carps* ; Chemotaxis ; Complement Pathway, Alternative ; Edwardsiella tarda ; Exudates and Transudates ; Head Kidney ; Injections, Intraperitoneal ; Leukocytes ; Peritoneal Cavity ; Phagocytes ; Respiratory Burst ; Sodium* ; Survival Rate

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Transplants*

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Adolescent* ; Child* ; Humans

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Molluscum Contagiosum*

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Burns* ; Cerebral Hemorrhage*

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Child* ; Hepatitis* ; Humans