1.Personal Experiences in the Clinical Application of Dermofat Graft.
Journal of the Korean Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2001;7(2):113-118
No abstract available.
Humans
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Transplants*
2.Quarter-Shifted Microincisional Sutureless Vitrectomy in Patients with a Glaucoma Drainage Implant or Filtering Bleb.
Ji Hun SONG ; Seran JANG ; Eun Hyung CHO ; Jaehong AHN
Yonsei Medical Journal 2017;58(3):658-661
When vitrectomy is performed in eyes that have undergone glaucoma surgery, the site of sclerotomy often overlaps with the previous glaucoma operation site. It can lead to serious complications such as postoperative hypotony, leakage, and/or infection. Our technique involves modification of surgeon's position and two sclerotomy sites 45° away from the original position, with an infusion cannula inserted infranasally to avoid damage to the glaucoma drainage implant or filtering bleb. The modified approach was applied to seven eyes with various indications. Vitrectomy was successfully completed, and there were no sclerotomy site complications, leakage, or hypotony in any case. Good intraocular pressure control was maintained throughout the postoperative course in all cases.
Blister*
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Catheters
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Filtering Surgery
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Glaucoma Drainage Implants*
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Glaucoma*
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Humans
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Intraocular Pressure
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Vitrectomy*
3.Two Cases of Arterial Priapism.
Ji Hun KANG ; Hyun Soo AHN ; Do Young CHUNG ; Young Soo KIM
Korean Journal of Andrology 1998;16(1):103-105
Priapism has been classified as primary (idiopathic)and secondary according to etiology. Hemodynamically, it can be separated into two distinct types: low-flow (ischemic) and high flow (non-ischemic). In the latter type, the most common cause is blunt genital trauma, and selective cavernosal artery embolization has been the most effective therapeutic method. Two cases of high-flow arterial priapism are presented. Both cases were post-traumatic and were managed with selective cavernosal artery embolization, with excellent return of premorbid levels of erectile function.
Arteries
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Male
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Penile Erection
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Priapism*
4.Two Cases of Arterial Priapism.
Ji Hun KANG ; Hyun Soo AHN ; Do Young CHUNG ; Young Soo KIM
Korean Journal of Andrology 1998;16(1):103-105
Priapism has been classified as primary (idiopathic)and secondary according to etiology. Hemodynamically, it can be separated into two distinct types: low-flow (ischemic) and high flow (non-ischemic). In the latter type, the most common cause is blunt genital trauma, and selective cavernosal artery embolization has been the most effective therapeutic method. Two cases of high-flow arterial priapism are presented. Both cases were post-traumatic and were managed with selective cavernosal artery embolization, with excellent return of premorbid levels of erectile function.
Arteries
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Male
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Penile Erection
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Priapism*
5.Spontaneous Pneumopericardium: A case Report.
Ji Young AHN ; Sang Lae LEE ; Seung Hun AHN ; Seok Yong RYU ; Hong Yong KIM
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2001;12(3):354-358
Pneumopericardium, as a form of barotrauma, refers to the presence of air within the pericardial sac. The causes of pneumopericardium are various. Clinically, pneumopericardium is typically present with dyspnea and precordial chest pain. On physical examination, heart sounds are usually distant, and precordial tympany may be elicited. The diagnosis can be made by clinical and radiographic findings. Management of pneumopericardium depends on many factors, such as the age of the patient, the suspected causes, and the extent of clinically observed respiratory compromise. The case shown here, a patient who developed pneumopericardium, involved an associated underlying pulmonary parenchymal process as the cause of pneumopericardium.
Barotrauma
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Chest Pain
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Diagnosis
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Dyspnea
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Heart Sounds
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Humans
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Physical Examination
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Pneumopericardium*
6.Effect of IV Saline or Glucose Solution Load on the Clearance of Alcohol in Acute Alcohol Intoxication.
Won Yul KIM ; Sang Lae LEE ; Ji Young AHN ; Seung Hun AHN ; Seok Yong RYU ; Kyung Hwan KIM ; Hong Yong KIM
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2000;11(3):352-361
BACKGROUND: In emergency departments, there are many drunken patients with various emergency medical situations. In these patients, evaluation and management of the medical problems are delayed from time to time because of the uncooperative nature of the patients and because of consciousness and sensory changes. A precise evaluation can only be obtained when the patients become sober. For this purpose, most clinicians start IV fluid loading. This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of IV fluid(normal saline and glucose solution) on the rate of ethanol clearance in such patients. METHODS: Ten volunteers(healthy males in their twenties and with a Michigan alcohol screening test below 4) were enrolled in this study. Alcohol intake was restricted to at least 48 hours before the test and food intake to at least 4 hours. For the test, A predetermined dose of ethanol(1gm/kg) was given to the volunteers. Each volunteer was tested on three consecutive times with 3 or more days interval for alcohol wash out period. On the 1st day, the volunteers received ethanol only per os. On the second day, they received ethanol and a liter of IV normal saline. On the third day, they received ethanol and a liter of IV 10% dextrose solution. Each day, blood was drawn from the antecubital vein to measure the ethanol level at the time of ethanol ingestion and at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 hours after ingestion. The repeated measure ANOVA test was used for the statistical analysis. RESULTS: The difference in the blood ethanol level between the 3 test was F=1.7, p=0.184, and the difference corrected by the time factor was F=0.32, and p=0.985. CONCLUSION: There was no significant difference in the blood ethanol level between the tests. In conclusion, the IV normal saline or glucose solution does not accelerate ethanol clearance in suffering from acute alcohol intoxication.
Consciousness
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Eating
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Emergencies
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Ethanol
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Glucose*
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Humans
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Male
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Mass Screening
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Michigan
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Time Factors
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Veins
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Volunteers
7.Short-Term Change of Handgrip Strength After Trigger Point Injection in Women With Muscular Pain in the Upper Extremities.
Soo Jin LEE ; Dong Heun AHN ; Ji Hun JUNG ; Yong Rok KIM ; Young Jin LEE
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine 2014;38(2):241-248
OBJECTIVE: To determine overall handgrip strength (HGS), we assessed the short-term change of HGS after trigger point injection (TPI) in women with muscular pain in the upper extremities by comparison with established pain scales. METHODS: The study enrolled 50 female patients (FMS with MPS group: 29 patients with combined fibromyalgia [FMS] and myofascial pain syndrome [MPS]; MPS group: 21 patients with MPS) who presented with muscular pain in the upper extremities at Konyang University Hospital. In addition, a total of 9 healthy women (control group) were prospectively enrolled in the study. We surveyed the three groups using the following established pain scales: the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), and the Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ). HGS was measured in both hands of study participants using a handgrip dynamometer. We performed TPI (0.5% lidocaine, total 10 mL, injected at the pain site of upper extremities). After 20 minutes, we remeasured the patient's HGS and MPQ score. RESULTS: ANOVA analysis was conducted among groups. Based on Tukey multiple comparison test, the majority of FIQ and SF-36 subscales, total FIQ and SF-36 scores, MPQ and HGS were significantly different between FMS with MPS and the other groups. There was no statistically significant difference between MPS and control groups. Higher HGS was positively associated with enhanced physical function, negatively associated with total FIQ and MPQ scores, and positively associated with the total SF-36 score calculated using Spearman correlation. Post-TPI MPQ decreased and HGS increased. In patient groups, a negative correlation was found between MPQ and HGS. CONCLUSION: The HGS test might potentially be a complementary tool in assessing the short-term treatment effects of women with muscular pain in the upper extremities.
Female
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Fibromyalgia
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Hand
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Hand Strength
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Health Surveys
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Humans
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Lidocaine
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Myofascial Pain Syndromes
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Pain Measurement
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Prospective Studies
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Trigger Points*
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Upper Extremity*
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Weights and Measures
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Surveys and Questionnaires
8.Short-Term Change of Handgrip Strength After Trigger Point Injection in Women With Muscular Pain in the Upper Extremities.
Soo Jin LEE ; Dong Heun AHN ; Ji Hun JUNG ; Yong Rok KIM ; Young Jin LEE
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine 2014;38(2):241-248
OBJECTIVE: To determine overall handgrip strength (HGS), we assessed the short-term change of HGS after trigger point injection (TPI) in women with muscular pain in the upper extremities by comparison with established pain scales. METHODS: The study enrolled 50 female patients (FMS with MPS group: 29 patients with combined fibromyalgia [FMS] and myofascial pain syndrome [MPS]; MPS group: 21 patients with MPS) who presented with muscular pain in the upper extremities at Konyang University Hospital. In addition, a total of 9 healthy women (control group) were prospectively enrolled in the study. We surveyed the three groups using the following established pain scales: the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), and the Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ). HGS was measured in both hands of study participants using a handgrip dynamometer. We performed TPI (0.5% lidocaine, total 10 mL, injected at the pain site of upper extremities). After 20 minutes, we remeasured the patient's HGS and MPQ score. RESULTS: ANOVA analysis was conducted among groups. Based on Tukey multiple comparison test, the majority of FIQ and SF-36 subscales, total FIQ and SF-36 scores, MPQ and HGS were significantly different between FMS with MPS and the other groups. There was no statistically significant difference between MPS and control groups. Higher HGS was positively associated with enhanced physical function, negatively associated with total FIQ and MPQ scores, and positively associated with the total SF-36 score calculated using Spearman correlation. Post-TPI MPQ decreased and HGS increased. In patient groups, a negative correlation was found between MPQ and HGS. CONCLUSION: The HGS test might potentially be a complementary tool in assessing the short-term treatment effects of women with muscular pain in the upper extremities.
Female
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Fibromyalgia
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Hand
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Hand Strength
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Health Surveys
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Humans
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Lidocaine
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Myofascial Pain Syndromes
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Pain Measurement
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Prospective Studies
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Trigger Points*
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Upper Extremity*
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Weights and Measures
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Surveys and Questionnaires
9.Evaluation of Optical Quality Parameters and Ocular Aberrations in Multifocal Intraocular Lens Implanted Eyes.
Hun LEE ; Kwanghyun LEE ; Ji Min AHN ; Eung Kweon KIM ; Bradford SGRIGNOLI ; Tae Im KIM
Yonsei Medical Journal 2014;55(5):1413-1420
PURPOSE: We investigated the correlations between optical quality parameters obtained from the double-pass system and ocular aberrations obtained from the ray-tracing aberrometer in multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) implanted eyes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty eyes from 20 patients were enrolled in this study. Modulation transfer function cutoff frequency, The Strehl ratio, objective scatter index, and objective pseudo-accommodation obtained from the double-pass system were compared with root mean square (RMS) total aberration, RMS higher-order aberration, and spherical aberration obtained from the ray-tracing aberrometer. Additionally, parameters of the double-pass system and ray-tracing aberrometer were compared with manifested refraction values and subjective visual acuity, respectively. RESULTS: There was no statistically significant correlation between optical quality parameters obtained from the double-pass system and ocular aberrations, except between the Strehl ratio and RMS total aberration (r=-0.566, p=0.018). No significant correlations were found between the parameters of both devices, and manifested refraction values or subjective visual acuity. CONCLUSION: Optical quality parameters, especially the Strehl ratio, in multifocal IOL implanted eyes were affected by RMS total aberration. Further studies based on accurate measurements of ocular aberrations and additional optical quality parameters are needed to delineate relationships between optical quality parameters and ocular aberrations in multifocal IOL implanted eyes.
Adult
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Aged
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Cataract Extraction
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Female
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Humans
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Lens Implantation, Intraocular
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*Lenses, Intraocular
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Male
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Middle Aged
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*Refraction, Ocular
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*Visual Acuity
10.Comparative Effects of Paclitaxel and Nitric Oxide on Superficial Murine Bladder Tumor Cells.
Byoung Sun AHN ; Hyun Jeong KWAK ; Hyun Ock BAE ; Ji Chang YOO ; Chang Duk JUN ; Jeong Sik RIM ; Hun Taeg CHUNG
Korean Journal of Immunology 2000;22(4):235-245
No abstract available.
Nitric Oxide*
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Paclitaxel*
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Urinary Bladder Neoplasms*
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Urinary Bladder*