The effectiveness of Sulfobenzylpenicillin in the treatment of urinary tract infection was evaluated in the Department of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital during the period from May to November, 1973. Our clinical study was performed on the 28 patients who visited the outpatients clinic and admitted to the ward. These patients were studied by bacterioscopy with Gram's method of staining. and culture in blood agar plate and chocolate agar plate In this studies. the causative organisms were divided into 8 groups; E. coli (5), coagulase positive staphylococcus (5), pseudomonas (2), Corynebacterium spp. (1), a-hemolytic etreptococcus (2), N. Gonorrheae (10), Proteus (2) and KIebsiella (1). The dosage schedule was 1 gm. of Sulfobenzylpenicillin at intervals of 12 hours for consecutive 5 days in gonococcal urethritis and nongonococcal urethritis. But in upper urinary tract infections and post-operative infections, it lasted for 7 to 10 days or more. And following results were obtained. Effectiveness on Urological diseases 1) Gonococcal urethritis; Satisfactory clinical results were obtained with Sulfobenzylpenicillin for five days. Results were excellent in 5 cases, good in 4 cases and negative effect in 1 case. 2) Non-gonococcal urethritis; In this group, the therapeutic results were favorable in 90% of all cases. (excellent-4, good-5, fail-l) 3) Urethral stricture and fistula (2 cases); AII cases were responded to the Sulbenicillin. 4) Cystitis including Prostatism; Two of three cases were caused by E. coli and they had a good response to sulbenicillin. 5) Two cases of pyelonephritis and two cases of postoperative infections were studied with sulbenicillin and more than 60% of cases were effective with sulbenicillin. Side effects were not remarkable but in a few cases who received intramuscular injection, pain on the injection site was noticed.In summary, this new semi-synthetic penicillin is considered to be a useful chemotherapeutic weapon against a variety of infection in the urological field including those due to Gram negative bacilli such as pseudomonas and proteus sp.
Agar ; Appointments and Schedules ; Cacao ; Coagulase ; Corynebacterium ; Cystitis ; Fistula ; Gonorrhea ; Humans ; Injections, Intramuscular ; Outpatients ; Penicillins ; Prostatism ; Proteus ; Pseudomonas ; Pyelonephritis ; Seoul ; Staphylococcus ; Sulbenicillin ; Urethral Stricture ; Urethritis ; Urinary Tract Infections* ; Urinary Tract* ; Urologic Diseases ; Urology

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Facial Asymmetry

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Mass Screening* ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Pain from cancer is a major problem of managing the oral cancer patients in terminal stage. Overall, pain is reported by about 50% of patients at all stages of cancer and by over 70% with advanced neoplasms. Unrelieved pain can be incapaciting and preclude a satisfying quality of life. But, pain is often poorly assessed, and many clinicians lack sufficient knowledge to optimize cancer pain treatment. There are three basic approaches to the control of pain : modifying the source of pain, altering the central perception of pain, and blocking the transmission of pain to the central nervous system. The optimal use of these approaches and an individualized plan for pain control can maximize both quality and duration of life in dying patients. Opioid analgesics are are the mainstay of pharmacologic treatment. Practical opioid therapy include selection of both drug and route, dose titration, and management of side effects. We present our experienced pharmacologic treatment protocol for cancer pain management that collaborated by Dept. of Hospice, Catholic Medical Center. It will acts as a guideline for our colleague to facilitate the translation of current knowlegde into the clinical practice.
Analgesics, Opioid ; Central Nervous System ; Clinical Protocols ; Hospices ; Humans ; Mouth Neoplasms* ; Pain Management ; Quality of Life

PURPOSE: Our purpose in this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of bronchial and nonbronchial systemic arteries for the control of hemoptysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventy patients with massive or recurrent hemoptysis underwent percutaneous transcatheter embolotherapy between 1991 and 1993. Retrospectively we reviewed 77 cases of bronchial artery embotization and 32 cases of nonbronchial systemic artery embolization in the 70 patients. RESULTS: Immdiate control of hemoptysis was achieved in 33 of 39 patients with massive hemoptysis(84.6%) and 20 of 24 patients with recurrent hemopt ysis(83.3%). In 32 cases, nonbronchial systemic arteries contributed significantly to areas of pathologic pulmonary tissue and frequently were the major arterial supply. CONCLUSION: Bronchial artery embolization is an effective and life saving procedure in non-surgical candidates. Recognition and occlusion of nonbronchial systemic arteries that feed to hypervascular pulmonary lesions is essential for successful percutaneous embolotherapy of hemoptysis.
Arteries ; Bronchial Arteries ; Embolization, Therapeutic ; Hemoptysis* ; Humans ; Retrospective Studies

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Electric Stimulation*

Abscess ; Age Distribution ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; Dental Caries ; Drainage ; Endocrine System Diseases ; Female ; Humans ; Jeollabuk-do ; Korea ; Liver ; Male ; Periodontal Diseases ; Prognosis ; Retrospective Studies ; Surgery, Oral ; Tooth Extraction

OBJECTIVES: Contemporary empirical studies have suggested high rates of comorbid attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) or obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD) in children with tic disorders. Not infrequently, ADHD or OCD is as source of greater impairment than are the tic symptoms. The studies in the pathophysiology of tic disorder have implicated abnormalities of dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine. The studies in pathophysiology of ADHD or OCD also have implicated abnormalities of dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine. This study was purposed to examine the differences in tic severities and in the levels of plasma homovanillic acid(HVA) and 5-hydroxyin-doleacetic acid(5-HIAA) according to the presence of comorbid ADHD or OCD in patients with chronic tic disorders. METHODS: In fifty chronic tic patients, OCD or ADHD was also diagnosed. And then tic symptoms, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and attention-deficit hyperactive symptoms were assessed using Yale global tic severity scale(YGTSS), Leyton obsessional inventory-child version(LOI-CV), and Conners parent rating scale. The plasma HVA and 5-HIAA levels were measured using high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection method. RESULTS: Fifty-eight percent of the patients with chronic tic disorders had comorbid ADHD or OCD. But severities of tic did not differ regardless of the presence of comorbid ADHD or OCD. There was a significant positive correlation between tic severities and plasma HVA levels but none between tic severities and plasma 5-HIAA levels. There was a significant inverse correlation between resistance and interference scores and plasma 5-HIAA levels. Plasma HVA levels showed significant positive correlations with plasma 5-HIAA levels. CONCLUSION: These results showed that tic severities didn't vary according to the presence of comorbidities, and that tic severities were correlated with plasma HVA levels, not with plasma 5-HIAA levels. These results suggested that the pathophysiology of chronic tic disorder was strongly correlated with abnormalities of dopaminergic system.
Child ; Chromatography, Liquid ; Comorbidity* ; Dopamine ; Homovanillic Acid* ; Humans ; Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid ; Norepinephrine ; Obsessive Behavior ; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder ; Parents ; Plasma* ; Serotonin ; Tic Disorders* ; Tics*