1.An Experimental Study of the Effect of Bone Cement upon the Epiphyseal Plate of Growing Rabbits
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1979;14(2):309-313
Acrylic bone cement is now widely used in surgery for many purposes. Therefore, the effect of bone cement on the growth plate of a growing bone may be an interesting subject, particularly in the orthopedic field. The authors carried out an experiment to study the effect of bone cement on the growth plate of the bone, using 32 growing rabbits weighing from 800 to 1000 gm, which were divided into 2 main groups. In Group I, which was the control group, the growth plates were injured mechanically by inserting a Kirschner wire and a stainless screw, 1.5 mm and 2.5 mm in diameter, respectively, which were then removed. In Group II, the growth plates were also injured by the same method as in Group I, and bone cement was inserted into the holes made by the insertion of the Kirschner wire and the screw. Then the histological findings of the injured plates were studied at 2, 4, 6 and 10 weeks after injury. Following observations were made. 1. In Group I, in which the growth plates were only mechanically damaged, the histologic changes were localized only in that portion of the plate which had been injured by a wire or a screw, leaving the rest of the plate relatively normal. In Group II, the extent and severity of the injury were more wide and severe. 2. Proliferation of mesenchymal fibroblasts and deformity of the growth plate were more severe in Group II. 3. In both groups the extent and severity of growth plate injury were more marked when injured by a screw.
Congenital Abnormalities
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Fibroblasts
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Growth Plate
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Methods
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Orthopedics
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Polymethyl Methacrylate
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Rabbits
2.A Case of Thromboembolism Associated with Central Venous Catheter.
Kun Soo LEE ; Yong Joo KIM ; Tae Hun KIM
Korean Journal of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology 1997;4(1):181-187
The central venous catheter(Quinton) was replaced in the right atrium for chemotherapy and blood sampling to a eight-year old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The catheter was flushed with heparin two times daily and the chemotherapeutic drug regimens by CCSG-105 protocol were vincristine, prednisone, L-asparaginase, daunomycin, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide, cytosine arabinoside, 6-mercaptopurine and adriamycin. On day 31 of catheterization, the lumen for blood sampling was blocked. From day 60 of catheterization, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension and tachypnea were developed. Echocardiogram, lung scan, pulmonary function test(PFT), arterial blood gas analysis (ABGA) were done. Two cemtimeters in diameter of thrombosis was found in the right atrium on echocardiogram. The lung scan showed slight decrease in uptake of Tc-99m on the whole lung fields. Restrictive ventratory impairment on PFT and decreased PaO2(48 mmHg) on ABGA were found. To lysis of thromboembolism, urokinase(4,400 IU/kg for initial 10 minutes and the 4,400 IU/kg for 12 hours) was injected intravenously and aspirin(30 mg/kg/d, po) was given. The thrombosis was disappeared from the atrium on echocardiogram and PaO2 was increased up to 97 mmHg temporary. The catheter was removed but total haziness on the right middle and lower lobes were developed after 5 days. The same dose of urokinase was injected just infront of the embolism through Pitfall catheter for 8 days intermittently as results of pulmonary angiography. Symptoms and PaO2 were alleviated and the lung was expanded with mild atelectasis on day 55 of the first fibrinolytic enzyme therapy. Although the frequent complications of central venous catheter are catheter occlusion and infection, we have to check the development of thromboembolism with echocardiogram periodically or in case of unexplained respiratory symptoms.
6-Mercaptopurine
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Angiography
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Anorexia
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Blood Gas Analysis
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Catheterization
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Catheters
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Central Venous Catheters*
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Cyclophosphamide
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Cytarabine
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Daunorubicin
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Doxorubicin
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Drug Therapy
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Embolism
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Enzyme Therapy
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Female
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Heart Atria
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Heparin
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Humans
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Lung
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Methotrexate
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Nausea
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
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Prednisone
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Pulmonary Atelectasis
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Tachypnea
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Thromboembolism*
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Thrombosis
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Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator
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Vincristine
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Vomiting
3.Femur neck fracture during open intramedullary nailing of femur shaft fracture: a report of one case.
Kun Yung LEE ; Young Jin CHUNG ; Yong Woo JANG
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 1991;26(6):1931-1933
No abstract available.
Femoral Neck Fractures*
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Femur Neck*
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Femur*
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Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary*
4.Evaluation of clot formation in blood-contrast agent mixture: experimental study on ionic/nonionic contrast agents and plastic/ glass syringes.
Hyung Jin SHIM ; Jong Beum LEE ; Yong Chul LEE ; Kwan Seh LEE ; Kun Sang KIM
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 1991;27(1):27-32
No abstract available.
Contrast Media*
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Glass*
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Syringes*
5.A seroepidemiologic survey for human sparganosis in Gangweon-do.
Kyu Jae LEE ; Yong Tae BAE ; Dong Heui KIM ; Young Kun DEUNG ; Yong Suk RYANG
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2002;40(4):177-180
Gangweon-do is known to be highly endemic area of sparganosis more than other provinces in Korea. A seroepidmiologic examination for the detection of anti-Spirometra erinacei plerocercoid IgG in serum was carried out in normal inhabitants in Hongcheon-gun, Gangweon-do. Sere were tested by enzyme-linked immunosrobent assay (ELISA) for the anti-sparganum antibodies. Positive rate for anti-sparganum antibody in 719 adults was 3.3%. Data of the questionnaire for 24 ELISA positive inhabitants revealed that 20 had a history of eating raw meat of snakes, 24 had a history of eating frogs, and 24 had a history of drinking stream water. Two positive cases had a past history of sparganosis. Two positive cases showed current symptoms of sparganosis. The data revealed that ELISA would be useful to find infected cases among normal inhabitants at sparganosis-endemic areas.
Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Animals
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Antibodies, Helminth/*blood
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Female
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Human
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Immunoglobulin G/*blood
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Korea/epidemiology
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Sparganosis/*epidemiology
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Spirometra/*immunology
6.Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.
Jae Hak LEE ; Hyun Kun KIM ; In Chul KIM ; Yong Kak LEE
Korean Circulation Journal 1972;2(2):65-68
With the increasing age of the population, abdominal aneurysms are increasing in frequency, especially in the old age. At present, surgical excision is recommended for all abdominal aneurysm as soon as possible after the diagnosis has been made because of its high incidence of rupture, a fatal complication. Authors had experienced 3 cases of ruptured abdominal aortic anurysm with a succesfully surgical repaire in intraduodenal ruptur of abdominal aortic aneurysm is Surgical Department, St. Mary's Hosp. Leterature was briefly reviewed.
Aneurysm
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Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal*
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Diagnosis
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Incidence
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Rupture
7.Incidental gallbladder opacification after intravascular contrast infusion.
Sae Yul CHUNG ; Jong Beum LEE ; Hyung Jin SHIM ; Yong Chul LEE ; Kun Sang KIM
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 1992;28(2):237-240
Opacification of the gallbladder after parenteral administration of contrast material usually indicates diminished renal function but can occur with normal renal function. The authors recently experienced 13 cases of such vicarious excretion of contrast media. Among 13 patients. 9 patients had renal disease unilateral ureteral stone(n=3), staghorn calculi(n=2), acute renal failure from sepsis(n=1), renal contusion(n=2) and unilateral renal artery involvement by dissecting aortic aneurysm(n=1). Of these 9 patients, 3 patients showed abnormal serum creatinine levels at the time of presentation or shortly thereafter. In 6 patients, injection of a large amount of contrast media was possibly the additional cause of vicarius excretion. There was no detectable cause in the remaining 4 patients. Heterotopic excretion of contrast media is clearly a complex phenomenon, the reason for which it is difficult to establish with certainty in each individual case. Anyhow, vicarius excretion of contrast media occurs more frequently than previously thought, and it can occur not only with abnormal renal function but with normal function also.
Acute Kidney Injury
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Contrast Media
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Creatinine
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Gallbladder*
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Humans
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Renal Artery
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Ureter
8.Normal and variations of internal pudendal artery in penilearteriography.
Hyung Jin SHIM ; Jong Beum LEE ; Yong Chul LEE ; Kun Sang KIM
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 1991;27(1):132-138
No abstract available.
Arteries*
9.Eruptive Neonatal Hemangiomatosis.
Yong Seop CHOI ; Dong Kun KIM ; Hae Eul LEE ; Chul LEE
Annals of Dermatology 1992;4(2):108-112
Eruptive neonatal hemangiomatosis is an uncommon disorder, which is divided into two types according to the extent of involvement: Benign type with cutaneous hemangiomatosis only and diffuse type with widespread hemangiomas of skin and viscera. The organs commonly affected are the gastrointestinal tract, brain, liver and lung. The Diffuse type is often fatal. We herein report a case of eruptive neonatal hemangtomatosis with cutaneous and hepatic involvement. The size of the hepatic arteriovenous malformation was markedly decreased after 2 months' therapy with oral prednisolone.
Arteriovenous Malformations
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Brain
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Gastrointestinal Tract
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Hemangioma
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Liver
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Lung
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Prednisolone
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Skin
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Viscera
10.Ictal PET Findings of Complex Partial Status Epilepticus.
Byoung Kon KIM ; Yong Seok LEE ; Joo Yong KIM ; Sang Kun LEE
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 1999;17(6):879-885
We performed an 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) position emission tomography (PET) in two patients with complex partial status epilepticus (CPSE). Ictal FDG studies usually occur by chance, because of the unpredictable nature of seizures and the short half-life of flourine-18. In addition to that, ictal PET studies are often contaminated by postictal hypometabolism due to the relatively long FDG uptake period. We experienced two patients with prolonged states of mental confusion. During the confused state, eletrophysiologic and neuroimaging studies were done to confirm the diag-nosis of CPSE. Ictal PET studies showed hypermetabolism during status epilepticus compared with interictal PET. There has been no case report about ictal PET in Korea. We present two cases of ictal PET with a review of the literature
Half-Life
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Humans
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Korea
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Neuroimaging
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Seizures
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Status Epilepticus*