1.Three Cases of Giant Hydronephrosis.
Yong Joo KIM ; Yeng Sik YOON ; Yun Heung LEE
Korean Journal of Urology 1969;10(4):191-195
Three cases of giant hydronephrosis containing 9,800 cc, 3,800cc, and 1,300cc, Developed in the Korean soldiers are presented. The important clinical, laboratory and x-ray features are discussed. Brief review of literature was also made.
Humans
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Hydronephrosis*
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Military Personnel
2.A Case of Papillary Eccrine Adenoma.
Sung Pil YOON ; Seong Hun LEE ; Joo Heung LEE ; Seung Chul LEE ; Joon Mee KIM
Annals of Dermatology 1997;9(2):163-166
Papillary eccrine adenoma is a rare sweat gland tumor with a characteristic histopathological appearance and has a benign clinical course. Five cases were reported in Korea since a report by Song et al. in 1988. We report a case of papillary eccrine adenoma in a 38-year-old male who had a firm, dark brown nodule on the medial surface of the left thigh. Microscopically, the tumor was composed of multiple dilated ducts lined by two or more layers of epithelial cells and the luminal cells showed papillary projections into the lumen in some tubules. Immunoperoxidase staining was positive for CEA, S-100, and EMA. We excised the lesion completely and no evidence of recurrence was observed for 6 months.
Adenoma*
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Adult
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Epithelial Cells
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Humans
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Korea
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Male
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Music
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Phenobarbital
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Recurrence
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Sweat Glands
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Thigh
3.Serum Leptin Levels in Patients with Thyroid Dysfunction.
Min hO SONG ; Young Kun KIM ; Heung Kyu RO ; Hee Jung HAN ; Won Chan JOO ; Jin Ho WON ; Yoon KIM ; Hyun Jin KIM ; Soo Heung CHAE
Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology 1999;14(2):372-378
BACKGROUND: Leptin, the product of ob gene, is an important circulating hormone for the regulation of homeostasis of body weight and enegy expenditure. There was a previous reports that thyroid hormone is one of regulating factors of leptin gene expression in vitro. The aim of this study was designed to evaluate the role of thyroid hormone levels in the regulation of circulating leptin concentrations in human. METHODS: A total 16S subjects were studied; 76 patients with Graves disease, 49 patients with Hashimoto disease and 43 control sujjects. The correlation between thryoid hormone and leptin levels were analyzed and serum leptin levels were compared among the groups which was classified by thyroid functional status. Serum leptin concentratios were measured by radioimmunoassay. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in serum leptin levels between the groups of control, Graves disease and Hashimoto disease. The hypothyroid groups of Graves disease which was induced by excessive antithyroid drug treatment showed significant low levels(5.6 +/-2.8 ng/mL) compared to control(9.6 +/- 5.2 ng/ml) and thyrotoxic groups(10.0 +/- 5,0 ng/mL) CONCLUSION: The hypothyroid patients showed low levels of serum leptin concentrations it may indicate that thyroid horrnone play a role in the appropriate secretion of leptin in human.
Body Weight
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Gene Expression
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Graves Disease
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Hashimoto Disease
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Health Expenditures
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Homeostasis
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Humans
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Leptin*
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Radioimmunoassay
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Thyroid Gland*
4.A Case of Bilateral Lichen Aureus with Good Response to PUVA Therapy.
Sung Pil YOON ; Il Hwan LEE ; Seong Hun LEE ; Byung Su KIM ; Joo Heung LEE ; Seung Chul LEE
Korean Journal of Dermatology 1999;37(3):420-422
Lichen aureus is regarded as an uncommon variant of the pigmented purpuric dermatosis and resistant to treatment. Recently several authors reported the PUVA therapy to be effective in the pigmented purpuric dermatosis, but there was no report that the PUVA therapy was tried to the lichen aureus. We tried topical PUVA therapy on a 54-year-old male with bilateral lichen aureus. After 23 times of topical PUVA therapy, the lesion improved markedly. This report may provide a new method of treatment for lichen aureus.
Humans
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Lichens*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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PUVA Therapy*
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Skin Diseases
5.Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: 52 Cases.
Heung Gi KIM ; Sung Kwang CHUNG ; Bup Wan KIM ; Yoon Kyu PARK ; Yong Joo KIM
Korean Journal of Urology 1988;29(3):421-426
A percutaneous nephrostomy tract was used as a conduit to the kidney and upper ureter for extraction of calculi. We have performed percutaneous extraction of renal and upper ureter stones in 52 cases with the use of the percutaneous equipment and ultrasonic lithotrite. Overall success rate was 86.5% and average operating time was 90 minutes and mean hospitalization was 6.9 days. The advantage of this technique are that a skin incision of only 1 cm. is required to remove the stone, hospital days are fewer than with open procedures and postoperative morbidity is minimal. We conclude that percutaneous nephrolithotomy can be the primary choice of treatment in upper urinary tract stones.
Calculi
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Hospitalization
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Kidney
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Nephrostomy, Percutaneous*
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Skin
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Ultrasonics
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Ureter
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Urinary Calculi
6.Hepatic Metastasis from Choriocarcinoma: Angiographic Findings in Two Cases.
Yun Jung KANG ; Joo Hyeong OH ; Yup YOON ; Eui Jong KIM ; Deog Yoon KIM ; Heung Sun KANG
Korean Journal of Radiology 2002;3(4):260-263
We report two cases of hepatic metastases from choriocarcinoma in women of childbearing age in whom imaging studies performed at presentation revealed the presence of liver masses, and who had clinically progressive anemia or intraabdominal hemorrhage. CT demonstrated heterogeneously enhanced liver masses. Characteristic angiographic findings included hypervascular hepatic masses with aneurysmal dilatations of the peripheral hepatic arteries at the arterial phase and persistent vascular lakes at the venous phase.
Adult
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Angiography
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Case Report
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Choriocarcinoma/*radiography/*secondary
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Female
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/etiology
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Human
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Liver Neoplasms/radiography/*secondary
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
7.A case of bone cryptococcosis in a patient with SLE.
Sang Won SHIN ; Sae Yong KANG ; Heung Jeong WOO ; Yoon Sang CHOI ; Woo Joo KIM ; Seung Chull PARK ; Chae Seung LIM ; Jun Mi KIM ; Yang Seuk CHAE
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases 1991;23(3):201-206
No abstract available.
Cryptococcosis*
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Humans
8.Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of polymicrobial bacteremia.
Yoon Sang CHOI ; Sang Won SIN ; Sae Yong KANG ; Heung Jung WOO ; Chull Won CHOI ; Hee Jin CHUNG ; Woo Joo KIM ; Min Ja KIM ; Seung Chull PARK
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases 1991;23(3):171-179
No abstract available.
Bacteremia*
9.Healing of the Bone around Hydroxyapatite-Coated Implants without Primary Bone Contact.
Hyung Soo CHO ; Kwang Yong SHIN ; Heung Joong KIM ; Joo Cheol PARK ; Kyung Yoon HAN ; Byung Ock KIM
The Journal of the Korean Academy of Periodontology 1999;29(2):415-431
Implant stability is the key to long-term successful outcome for osseointegrated implants. To evaluate the initial healing response of bone around HA-coated implants without primary bone contact. 21 HA-coated thread type implants(STERI-OSS?) were placed in the femurs of 5 mongrel dogs, about 1-year old. Implants, 8 mm in length and 3.8mm(experimental 1group), 5.0mm(experimental 2group) and 6.0mm(control group) in diameter, were inserted after 3 holes of 6.0mm in diameter and 10mm in depth were prepared in the surgical sites each dog. Implants were supported by only non-resorbable membrane(Teflon(R)), in order to prevent the ingrowth of upper soft tissue into the gap between bone and implant, and to maintain each implant to be positioned in the center of the drilled hole. 9 implants with different diameters were inserted in 3 dogs for histologic observation, and 12 implants were inserted in 2 dogs for mobility test and removal torque test. Fluorescent dyes were injected for the observation of new bone formation in order of Terramycin(R), Arizarin Red(R), and Calcein(R) at an interval of 2 weeks. 3 dogs were sacrificed for histologic observation at 4, 8, and 12-week after placement. Light microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy were used to qualitatively characterize the bone around HA-coated implant. 2 dogs were sacrificed for mobility test(Periotest(R), Simens AG, Bensheim, Germany) and removal torque test (Autograph(R) AGS-1000D series, Japan) at 8 and 12-week after placement The results were as follows: 1. Histologic observation showed that osseointegration occurred to both control and experimental groups as time lapse, but delayed bone healing was revealed in 3.8mm group (experimental 1group), compared to contrtol group and 5.0mm group (experimental 2group). 2. The mobility test showed that the experimental groups had no distinguishable movement during experimental periods of 8 and 12-week, and there was no difference in mobility depending on the gap between bone and implant, and time lapse. 3. The removal torque forces were increased depended on the gaps decreasing between bone and implant, and time lapse. The results suggest that HA-coated implant without primary bone contact, based on guided bone regeneration could obtain its stability in all experimental groups as time lapse, but bone healing was delayed in experimental group of 3.8mm. And the results suggested that studies on correlationship between mobility test and removal torque test for implant stability would be necessary.
Animals
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Bone Regeneration
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Dogs
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Femur
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Fluorescent Dyes
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Microscopy
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Microscopy, Confocal
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Osseointegration
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Osteogenesis
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Torque
10.Comparative Analysis of Subcutaneous Thickness of Each Compartment of Abdomen & the Selection of Cannula Insertion Site in Liposuction.
Chin Ho YOON ; Hyung Joo LEE ; Heung Sik PARK ; Han Joong KIM
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2000;27(4):349-352
The thickness of the abdominal subcutaneous tissues is discussed in the data obtained in 40 middle-aged female patients(the range of the age 31 to 60 years) examined on a modern computed tomographic system. The authors have shown that the superficial fascia, which separates the superficial and deep layers of subcutaneous fat, forms a continuous circumferential fascial plane. We have analyzed cross-sectional CT images at the umbilical level in a middle ged women. The authors have made several linear measurements of the thickness of the superficial and deep fat compartments at various reference points around the trunk in order to demonstrate the regional distribution of the deep fat compartment. Our data shows the mean, standard deviation(SD) concerning the thickness measurements of the superficial and deep fat compartments around the abdomen in the 40 women. From these observations, we concluded that the thickness of subcutaneous tissue of superficial layer is relatively constant and the thickness of subcutaneous tissue of deep layer is greatest at posterolateral region with decrements in thickness at anterior, lateral region respectively. And such pattern is same as the total subcutaneous tissue thickness, therefore, relatively safe parts for much amount of liposuction around the abdomen are paralumbar region and anterior abdomen. Such study result could offer the appropriate depths for cannula insertion, that is, 18.8mm at anterior, 16.9mm at lateral and 32.5mm at posterolateral region. Such knowledge could offer a guide to the necessary depth of cannula insertion when performing of the SAL (suction-assisted lipectomy). It is deemed desirable to place the tip in the middle of the deep compartment.
Abdomen*
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Catheters*
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Female
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Humans
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Lipectomy*
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Subcutaneous Fat
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Subcutaneous Tissue
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed