No abstract available.
Pancreas* ; Stem Cells*

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF), commonly considered as a cardiac embolic source, can itself be induced by stroke. We therefore tried to find and analyze this 'stroke-induced' AF. METHODS: From the Inha University Stroke Registry of the past 2 years, 143 middle cerebral artery (MCA) territorial infarct patients who had been admitted within 48 hours after stroke onset were recruited to participate in the study. Electrocardiograms (EKG) on admission and follow-up during hospitalization were analyzed. Also, MCA infarct was subdivided according to insular involvement by brain imaging. RESULTS: Among 143 MCA territorial infarcts, 38 patients had AF on admission (Rt:21; Lt:17). Of those, insular involvements of the MCA infarct was noted in 32 patients. All the patients had a follow-up EKG and AF disappeared in 3 patients (Rt:2; Lt:1). In the remaining 105 patients, 10 patients subsequently developed new AF within 1 week after hospitalization. All those 10 patients had right-sided MCA infarcts and insular involvements were present in 9 patients. In summary, among the 48 MCA infarct associated with AF, 13 AF (Rt:12; Lt:1) were presumed to be the consequence and not the cause of stroke. CONCLUSIONS: Though human insular stimulation and inactivation studies have suggested that AF would be more common in left insular destructive lesions, it was not always supported in clinical series. From our study, presumed 'stroke-induced' AF was highly associated with right insular lesions. The mechanism of arrhythmogenesis by ischemic stroke might be more complicated than previously expected and, not merely the simple inactivation of an anatomical substrate, the insular cortex.
Atrial Fibrillation* ; Electrocardiography ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Middle Cerebral Artery* ; Neuroimaging ; Stroke

Colon has the highest bacterial concentration in the gastrointestinal tract. When the colon is perforated, the operator has to decide whether to perform primary closure, resection with anastomosis, proximal colostomy, and exteriorizatoion. In this retrospective study, from October, 1993, through July 1998, 56 patient with panperitonitis due to colon perforation were operated at Ewha womans University medical center. The rectal perforation was limited the intraperitoneal portion. Our cases were divided into two groups. Group I included 34 patients who treated with one step operations of primaryrepair or resection anastomosis. Group II included 22 patients who treated with two step operations of proximal colostomy or exteriorization. The one step operations were performed in 34 patients, proximal colostomy in 21 patients, and exteriorization in 1 patient. There was 13.7% in the incidence of motality and 33.3% in the incidence of morbidity. The Chi-square test was used to evaluate the significance of differences between two groups. Independent risk factors for adverse outcomes were compared and used to analyse the probability for adverse outcomes with respect to the mode of treatmen. The mode of treatment was not dependent on the risk factors. These results suggest that one could select positively primary closure or resection with anastomosis for the treatment of patients with panperitonitis due to colon perforation.
Academic Medical Centers ; Colon* ; Colostomy ; Female ; Gastrointestinal Tract ; Humans ; Incidence ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors

15 male patients who received total cystectomy with ileal conduit for bladder tumor were reviewed in relation to the incidence of urethral involvement. Of 15 patients six had recurrent transitional cell carcinoma in the urethral remnant among them one (1/15) received subsequent therapeutic urethrectomy and remaining 5 patients underwent delayed therapeutic urethrectomy after confirmation of urethral tumor but 9 of the 15 had only received total cystectomy. We concluded that the remaining urethra might constitute a potential hazard for further tumor formation. We believe that prophylactic urethrectomy is the way to prevent the recurrence of the malignancy who have multiple tumors, concurrent upper tract tumors, and involvement of the trigone or prostatic urethra.
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell* ; Cystectomy* ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Recurrence ; Urethra* ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms* ; Urinary Bladder* ; Urinary Diversion*

We live in a digital world where a variety of wearable medical devices are available. These technologies enable us to measure our health in our daily lives. It is increasingly possible to manage our own health directly through data gathered from these wearable devices. Likewise, healthcare professionals have also been able to indirectly monitor patients’ health. Healthcare professionals have accepted that digital technologies will play an increasingly important role in healthcare. Wearable technologies allow better collection of personal medical data, which healthcare professionals can use to improve the quality of healthcare provided to the public. The use of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) is the most representative and desirable case in the adoption of digital technology in healthcare. Using the case of CGMS and examining its use from the perspective of healthcare professionals, this paper discusses the necessary adjustments required in clinical practices. There is a need for various stakeholders, such as medical staff, patients, industry partners, and policy-makers, to utilize and harness the potential of digital technology.

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Oculomotor Nerve Diseases ; Oculomotor Nerve

Dieulafoys lesion consists of abnormally large gastric submucosal artery which ruptures into the stomach causing massive or recurrent intragikstric bleeding. The lesion is very small and easily overlooked even at laparatomy and aan only be correctly diagnosed by endoscopy or arteriography if the patient is actively bleeding. Three patients who were admitted with bleeding of upper gastrointestinal tract and eventually diagnosed as having Dieulafoys lesions were analysed. All were men with age range of 44 to 55 years. All patient were asymptomatic before presenting with hematemesis. Two of the three patients had had history of upper Gl bleeding. One patient used analgesics daily for ureteral colic and two patient drank alcohol excessively. Gastroscopy was performed during the bleeding episode in all three patients. Dieulafoy's lesion was seen in all three cases and in the second case, there was concomittent diffuse petechia in the whole stomach. The lesion was situated on the posterior wall of upper body in one, on anterior wall of upper body in another, lesser curvature side of gastric fundus in the other case. All three patient underwent laparotomy for persistent bleeding and the lesion was suture ligated only in two patients while in one patient vagotomy and pyloroplasty was added. Resection biopsy was performed in two cases and both revealed only normal gastric mucosa. All patients discharged after complete recover.
Analgesics ; Angiography ; Arteries ; Biopsy ; Endoscopy ; Gastric Fundus ; Gastric Mucosa ; Gastroscopy ; Hematemesis ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Laparotomy ; Male ; Renal Colic ; Rupture ; Stomach ; Sutures ; Upper Gastrointestinal Tract ; Vagotomy

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/genetics ; Diabetes, Gestational/*etiology/genetics ; Female ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Korea ; Male ; Pregnancy ; Risk Factors

BACKGROUND: Various studies on the prediction of common bile duct (CBD) stones through preoperative or operative cholangiography have been reported. When CBD stones were suspected due to preoperative screening factors, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography was done as a first choice and operative cholangiography could be omitted. We want to know the indications of selective cholangiography and the significance of routine operative cholangiography during a simple cholecystectomy. METHODS: The cases of 134 patients who received on open cholecystectomy between Jan. 1995 and Sept. 1997 were reviewed. Twenty-even (27) cases of a choledocholithotomy without cholangiography were discarded from this study. Our cases were divided into two groups: group I included 9 patients who had CBD Stones, which was pathologicaly confirmed by operative cholangiography, and group II included 98 patients who had no CBD Stones, which pathologicaly confirme by operative cholangiography. The predictability of pathologic CBD. was calculated by the factors as the total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, AST, ALT, GGT, CBD. diameter by sonography. According to the number of positive screening factors, 3 grades of scoring were imposed in each case. Grade I was the case where 0- screening factor was positive, grade II was the case where 2 screening factors were positive, and grade III was the case where 3 or more screening factors were positive. RESULTS: Eighty-ive (85) cases were grade I, 6 cases were grade II, and 16 cases were grade III. In grade I, only one case had asymptomatic CBD stones, and the negative predictability was 98.8%. In grade II, there were no CBD lesions, and the negative predictability was 100%. In grade III, there were 8 cases of pathologic CBD lesions, and the negative predictability was 50%. CONCLUSIONS: Precise prediction of CBD lesions before a cholecystectomy is of value in deciding whether or not to perform an operative cholangiography. In our study, we graded the patients according to 5 non-nvasive screening factors. In grade I cases, the negative predictability of 98.8% was acceptable for omitting the operative cholangiography. In grade II cases, the negative predictability was 100%, but in these cases, there was the possibility of pathologic CBD Stones. Hence, in these cases, an operative cholangiography may be done, depending on the surgeon's decision. In grade III cases, an operative cholangiography or a preoperative ERCP. is mandatory.
Alkaline Phosphatase ; Bilirubin ; Cholangiography* ; Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde ; Cholecystectomy ; Common Bile Duct ; Humans ; Mass Screening

No abstract available.
Asia ; Insulin ; Insulin Resistance ; Risk Factors