1.LASER ASSISTED UVULOPALATOPLASTY IN SNORING PATIENTS.
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 1997;24(2):301-305
Habitual snoring is common among males, especially among those who are overweight, and gets worse with the age. Snoring Is related to physical obstruction of breathing during sleep. This obstruction occurs when the palatal muscles, uvula muscles, and sometimes tonsiles relax during deep sleep and acts as vibrators. We have treated, with laser assisted uvulopalatoplasty(LAUP), twenty patients who suffer from snoring. CO2 laser was used and approximately I5-30 minutes of operation time was required. There were no singnificant complications, such as bleeding and asphyxia, in the 20 patients treated with LAUP. Results observed in the short term showed that 90% of the patients treated with LAUP considered thems to be essentially improved. Two patients developed scars at the posterior pillars. LAUP is a relatively simple and safe method which is performed at the hospital on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia.
Anesthesia, Local
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Asphyxia
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Cicatrix
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Hemorrhage
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Humans
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Lasers, Gas
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Male
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Muscles
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Outpatients
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Overweight
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Palatal Muscles
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Palatine Tonsil
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Respiration
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Snoring*
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Uvula
2.Evaluation of surgical treatment for thoracolumbar burst fractures.
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1992;27(4):1030-1036
No abstract available.
3.A Case of Dysbaric Osteonecrosis in Commercial Diver.
Young Jun KWON ; Soo Jin LEE ; Jae Chul SONG
Korean Journal of Aerospace and Environmental Medicine 2000;10(4):357-360
Chronic complication of diving and working in compressed air is dysbaric osteonecrosis. Dysbaric osteonecrosis could be diagnosed by simple bone x-ray, in the case of exposure history to dysbaric atmosphere. The case is 44 years old man who worked as a shell fish diver for 20 years. He was exposed dysbaric atmosphere during diving. He had bone necrosis in both femur head, both distal femur and proximal tibia. He had multiple attacks of decompression sickness. Other causes of bone necrosis are ruled out. We conclude that diver's bone necrosis is dysbaric osteonecrosis.
Adult
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Atmosphere
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Compressed Air
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Decompression Sickness
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Diving
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Femur
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Femur Head
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Humans
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Necrosis
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Osteonecrosis*
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Tibia
4.Surgical treatment of thyroid cancer.
Tae Jin SONG ; Young Chul KIM ; Bum Whan KOO
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society 1993;44(1):46-54
No abstract available.
Thyroid Gland*
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Thyroid Neoplasms*
5.A Study on the Myelography with Water Soluble Medium, Metrizamide (Amipaque)
Ki Soo KIM ; Young Woong SONG ; Jin Chul YANG
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1984;19(2):289-294
A total 48 cases of myelography using Metrizamide were performed between August 1981 and July 1983 at the department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kwangju Christian Hospital. Of these cases, H.N.P was 26, tuberculous spondylitis 16, spondylolisthesis 4, and multiple sclero-sis 2 cases. The advantages of this study were as folows: 1. Complications were minimal in most of the cases except a slight headache. 2. Large amount of infusion was possible. 3. Rootlet was clearly seen. 4. Removal of dye was not necessary. 5. It gave a good contrast for the radiologic study.
Gwangju
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Headache
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Metrizamide
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Myelography
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Orthopedics
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Spondylitis
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Spondylolisthesis
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Water
6.Combined Dexamethasone/Insulin-induced Hypoglyeemic Test in Manic and Schizophrenic Patients.
Si Yong SONG ; Chul Soo PARK ; Jin Wook SOHN
Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry 1997;4(2):272-278
Many investigators are trying to elucidate the pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders on the basis of neuroendocrine responses to stimulation or perturbation. Dexamethasone(DEX) suppression has been the most widely utilized as the prototypical challenge test. Dexamethasone suppression test(DST) has proven to be valuable in diagnosing the depressive spectrum disorder. Reported specificity of diagnosis of depression is relatively high, but sensitivity is limited. Some researchers used the combination of dexamethasone and corticotropin releasing hormone(CRH) in order to improve the sensitivity. They reported that combined DEX/CRH test, i.e., we administered the insulin instead of CRH. Total subjects were 28(7 normal controls, 10 manic patients, 11 schizophrenic, patients). Subject were token DEX(1.5mg p.o.) at 11 p.m., insulin 16 hours later(0.1 unit/kg i.v.). Five blood samples for the determination of cortisol and ACTH were serially drawn at 15 minute interval. The results are as following : 1) The cortisol an ACTH levels of manic subjects increased following insulin administration. Manic subjects showed higher levels of cortisol and ACTH than schizophrenic and normal control subjects. The cortisol and ACTH levels of schizophrenic and normal control subjects did not show gross changes. 2) The sensitivity of the test was lower than that of reported DEX/CRH test.
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
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Depression
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Dexamethasone
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Diagnosis
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Humans
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Hydrocortisone
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Insulin
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Research Personnel
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Sensitivity and Specificity
7.Significance of serum CA19-9, CA125, CEA and ?FP in gastric cancer.
Ho Yul YE ; Sun Kyo SONG ; Hong Jin KIM ; Min Chul SHIM ; Koing Bo KWON
Journal of the Korean Cancer Association 1993;25(3):325-333
No abstract available.
Stomach Neoplasms*
8.A Case of Hemolyic Disease of Newborn Caused by Anti-c and Anti-E Antibody.
Chul Hong KIM ; Hwang Jae YOO ; Ik Jin SONG ; Jae Hong PARK ; Young Tak YIM
Korean Journal of Perinatology 1997;8(4):433-436
Hemolytic disease of newborn due to Rhesus incompatibility occurs mostly by anti-Rh(D) antibodies. But recently, because of Rh(D) immune globuin prophylaxis, Rh(D) incompatibility is decreased and importance of minor group incompatibility is increasing. The majority of minor blood group incompatibilities are anti-c, anti-E or anti-Kell, but hemolytic diseases caused by combination of these antibodies are relatively rare. The 21 day-old male neonate was admitted because of pallor and poor feeding for 2 days. Laboratory data showed severe normochromic and normocytic anemia with increased reticulocyte and bilirubin. Patient's and his mothers blood type was B, Rh(D) positive. Minor blood groups of mother's and sons were different and anti-c and anti-E antibody were detected in mother's serum. After transfusions of two times with anti-c and anti-E free B, Rh(D) positive blood, the baby was discharged at 11th hospital day with good general condition.
Anemia
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Antibodies
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Bilirubin
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Blood Group Antigens
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Blood Group Incompatibility
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Erythroblastosis, Fetal
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn*
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Male
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Mothers
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Pallor
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Reticulocytes
9.The study on the stress amount and life event according to family life cycle.
Jeong Ho KWAG ; Jin Han SONG ; Jong Sung HA ; Chul Young BAE ; Dong Hak SHIN
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine 1993;14(8):614-626
No abstract available.
Humans
10.Effect of 1,25 dihydroxy-vitamin D3 and physiological inducers on the expression of interleukin-1?gene in the human myeloid leukemic cells.
Jong Suk OH ; In Chol KANG ; Jin JEONG ; Boo Ahn SHIN ; Myung Ja SONG ; Hyun Chul LEE
Journal of the Korean Society for Microbiology 1993;28(1):69-79
No abstract available.
Humans*