1.Relationship between Degree of Enophthalmos and Orbital Volume Measured with Computed Tomography in Isolated Blowout Fractures of the Orbit.
Joon JEON ; Kyong Myong CHON ; Tae Young JUNG ; Woong Jae NOH ; Jae Hwan KWON ; Young Ho KIM
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2009;52(10):810-815
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: We investigated the relationship between the degree of enophthalmos and the volume of herniated orbital tissue measured from computed tomography scan in the isolated blowout fractures of orbital wall. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: In this retrospective study, 100 patients with isolated blowout fractures were evaluated. We classified them into 4 groups according to the site of fracture (medial and inferior) and the presence of symptoms like diplopia and limitation of ocular motility, which needs an operation. The volume of orbit and herniated orbital tissue has been measured by computed tomography scans using three-dimensional reconstruction technique, and the degree of enophthalmos was evaluated with Hertel's ophthalmometer. We compared the volume from which we got from the computed tomography scan, the degree of enophthalmos and the presence of symptoms to figure out the mutual relation between the groups. RESULTS: In the case of medial blowout fracture group, the volume of herniated orbital tissues increased significantly with the presence of symptoms and was in proportion to the extent of enophthalmos (p<0.05). The volume expansion of orbit associated with 2 mm of enophthalmos as calculated by the regression curve was 3.1 ml or 12.8 % in the no-symptoms groups. Finally, in the case of inferior blowout fracture group, there was no evidence of mutual relation. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that surgical intervention is required even though there isn't any symptom for medial blowout fractures, especially when the orbit volume is more than 12.8%. In cases of inferior blowout fractures, a close follow-up is needed even though the extent of fracture is small.
Diplopia
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Enophthalmos
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Orbit
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Retrospective Studies
2.The Study to Detect Chlamydia Trachomatis by Polymerse Chain reaction in Vaginal Swabs at the Third Trimester of Pregnancy in Korean Women and in Nasal Cavity Swabs of Their Newborn Infants.
Kyoung Weon NOH ; Kwon Hae LEE ; Hae Hyeog LEE ; Kyung Been YIM ; You Kyoung LEE ; Kye Hyun NAM ; Jib Kwang CHUNG ; Jae Ouk AHN ; Nam Hww WON
Korean Journal of Perinatology 2000;11(1):39-47
No abstract available.
Chlamydia trachomatis*
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Chlamydia*
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Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn*
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Nasal Cavity*
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Polymers*
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Trimester, Third*
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Pregnancy*
3.Impact of Provoking Risk Factors on the Prognosis of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in Korean Patients.
Eun Jae LEE ; Sang Mi NOH ; Dong Wha KANG ; Jong S KIM ; Sun U KWON
Journal of Stroke 2016;18(2):187-194
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Little is known about the relationships between provoking risk factors, prognosis, and optimal duration of anticoagulation in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), especially in Asians. We aimed to investigate whether the prognosis and required duration of anticoagulation in CVT patients differ according to the provoking risk factors. METHODS: Prospectively recorded data from a tertiary medical center in South Korea were retrospectively reviewed. CVTs were categorized into three groups: unprovoked, those with possibly resolved provoking factors (PR), and those with persistent provoking factors (PP). The baseline characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of patients in these three groups were analyzed. RESULTS: From 2000 to 2015, 61 patients presented with CVT: 19 (31.1%) unprovoked, 11 (18.0%) with PR, and 31 (50.9%) with PP. The patients in our cohort had a slight female predominance and lower frequency of oral contraceptive use compared to Western cohorts. Median follow-up and duration of anticoagulation were 35 and 8 months, respectively. Despite the similarities in baseline characteristics, deaths (n=3; P=0.256) and recurrences (n=7; P=0.020) were observed only in the PP group. The median intervals to death and recurrence were 9 and 13 months, respectively. Death was associated with underlying disease activity, not with CVT progression. Recurrences in the PP group were associated with lack of anticoagulation (P=0.012). CONCLUSIONS: Although the prognosis of CVT is generally benign in Koreans, recurrence and death were observed in patients with persistent risk factors, suggesting their need for long-term treatment with anticoagulants.
Anticoagulants
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Asian Continental Ancestry Group
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Cohort Studies
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Korea
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Prognosis*
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Prospective Studies
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Recurrence
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors*
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Venous Thrombosis*
4.A clinical study of breast cancer.
Dong Young NOH ; Deuk Ho CHA ; Jae Won JO ; Young Jin SONG ; Oh Jung KWON ; In Kyu HONG ; Kuk Jin CHOE ; Jin Pok KIM
Journal of the Korean Cancer Association 1991;23(2):410-417
No abstract available.
Breast Neoplasms*
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Breast*
5.Extradural Cervical Disc Herniation Causing Sudden Brown-se'quard Syndrome: A Case Report.
Tae Kwon KIM ; Sung Han OH ; Jong Kook RHIM ; Jae Sub NOH ; Bong Sub CHUNG
Korean Journal of Spine 2008;5(4):271-273
This is a report on the sudden onset of the Brown-Se`quard Syndrome on a patient following extradural cervical disc herniation. Earlier diagnosis and prompt surgical decompression in the lateral cord syndrome yielded a good outcome.
Decompression, Surgical
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Humans
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Spinal Cord Diseases
6.The Effect of Thoracoscopic Sympathicotomy at the 4th Rib (R4) for Treating Palmar Hyperhidrosis.
Dong sub NOH ; Chang Kwon PARK ; Dong Yoon KUM ; Jae Bum KIM
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008;41(3):343-346
BACKGROUND:Thoracoscpic sympathicotomy is an effective treatment for essential hyperhidrosis. Patients are generally satisfied with the surgery at the early post operative period, but they suffer from recurrence and compensatory sweating at the late post operative period. There are many sympathicotomy methods for minimizing recurrence and the compensatory sweating. We compared the outcome from between the R3 and R4 sympathicotomy methods for the symptoms, satisfaction, recurrence and compensatory sweating. MATERIAL AND METHOD: From January 1999 to July 2007, 39 cases of thoracoscopic sympathicotomy at the 3rd rib (R3) and 72 cases of thoracoscopic sympathicotomy at the 4th rib (R4) for treating palmar hyperhidrosis were compared for the early and late satisfaction, the compensatory sweating and recurrence. RESULT: There is no difference of gender and age for the 2 groups. Early satisfaction was reported by 94.9% of the R3 patients and by 98.7% of the R4 patients. 84.6% of the R3 patients reported late satisfaction and 87.5% of the R4 patients reported late satisfaction. There were no significant differences between the groups for the early and late satisfaction. But there was a difference between the groups for compensatory sweating (23.1% in the R3 group and 9.7% in the R4 group (p=0.020)). The reoperation rate due to recurrence was 5.1% in the R3 group and 4.2% in the R4 group. There was no significant difference between the groups for recurrence. CONCLUSION: R4 sympathicotomy has excellent therapeutic results for compensatory sweating as compared to R3 sympathicotomy for treating palmar hyperhidrosis.
Humans
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Hyperhidrosis
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Recurrence
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Reoperation
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Ribs
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Sweat
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Sweating
7.CKbeta8-1 alters expression of cyclin E in colony forming units-granulocyte macrophage (CFU-GM) lineage from human cord blood CD34 + cells.
Eui Kyu NOH ; Jae Sun RA ; Seong Ae LEE ; Byoung S KWON ; In Seob HAN
Experimental & Molecular Medicine 2005;37(6):619-623
A C6 beta-chemokine, CKbeta8-1, suppressed the colony formation of CD34 + cells of human cord blood (CB). Molecular mechanisms involved in CKbeta8-1-medicated suppression of colony formation of CD34 + cells are not known. To address this issue, the level of various G1/S cell cycle regulating proteins in CKbeta8-1-treated CD34 + cells were compared with those in untreated CD34 + cells. CKbeta8-1 did not significantly alter the expression of the G1/S cycle regulation proteins (cyclin D1, D3, and E), CDK inhibitor (p27and Rb), and other cell proliferation regulation protein (p53) in CB CD34 + cells. Here we describe an in vitro system in which CB CD34 + cells were committed to a multipotent progenitor lineage of colony forming units-granulocyte/macrophage (CFU-GM) by a simple combination of recombinant human (rh) GM-CSF and rhIL-3. In this culture system, we found that cyclin E protein appeared later and disappeared faster in the CKbeta8-1-treated cells than in the control cells during CFU-GM lineage development. These findings suggested that cyclin E may play a role in suppressing the colony formation of CFU-GM by CKbeta8-1.
Antigens, CD34/metabolism
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Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism
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Cell Lineage
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Cells, Cultured
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Chemokines, CC/*pharmacology
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Cyclin E/*metabolism
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Fetal Blood/*cytology
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G1 Phase/drug effects
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Gene Expression Regulation/*drug effects
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Granulocytes/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism
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Growth Substances/pharmacology
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Humans
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Macrophages/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Stem Cells/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism
8.Association between Possibility of Purchasing Cigarettes and E-cigarette Experience among Korean Adolescent Smokers.
Jae Hyun KIM ; Jin Won NOH ; Sun Jung KIM ; Jeoung A KWON ; Young CHOI ; Ki Bong YOO
Korean Journal of Family Medicine 2018;39(4):225-232
BACKGROUND: To aim of this study was to examine the association between perceived possibility of purchasing cigarettes and e-cigarette experience among adolescents who currently smoke cigarettes. METHODS: Data were derived from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey; a total of 29,169 current smokers participated. The dependent variable was e-cigarette experience in the previous month. Analyses included χ2 test and survey logistic regression. RESULTS: A perceived easy possibility of purchasing cigarettes increased the odds of e-cigarette experience (odds ratio, 1.19; 95% confidence interval, 1.07–1.33) compared to when it was perceived as impossible. An easy possibility of purchasing cigarettes increased the odds of e-cigarettes experience among males aged 12–15 or 17 years compared to when it was impossible to purchase cigarettes. CONCLUSION: A perceived easy possibility of purchasing cigarettes was more likely to increase e-cigarette experience among adolescents. Laws restricting adolescents' access to e-cigarettes must be strengthened.
Adolescent*
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Electronic Cigarettes*
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Humans
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Jurisprudence
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Korea
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Logistic Models
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Male
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Risk-Taking
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Smoke
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Smoking
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Tobacco Products*
9.A Case of Brunner's Gland Adenoma Causing a Ball-valve Obstruction: Endoscopic Treatment with a Simple Method of Endoclip-assisted Direct Resection with Using an IT-knife.
Do Won CHOI ; Jin Ki HWANG ; Jong Jae PARK ; Jae Won YUN ; Min Jung KWON ; Hyejin NOH ; Jae Seon KIM ; Young Tae BAK
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2009;39(1):38-41
Brunner's gland adenoma is a rare benign tumor that is usually asymptomatic and it the result of a benign proliferation of the Brunner's glands of the duodenum. In symptomatic patients, the common clinical presentation is gastrointestinal bleeding and obstructive symptoms. A 48-year-old man presented with abdominal discomfort and vomiting. The endoscopic examination revealed a large pedunculated polypoid mass arising in the bulb and it was prolapsing through the pylorus into the antrum, and this all resulted in a ball-valve obstruction. After endoclips were applied at the peduncle of the mass, this polyp was simply and successfully cut with using an IT-knife without bleeding or perforation. We report here on a case of Brunner's gland adenoma that caused a ball-valve obstruction, and the tumor was removed by a simple and easy method with using endoclips and an IT-knife.
Adenoma
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Brunner Glands
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Duodenum
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Hemorrhage
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Polyps
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Pylorus
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Vomiting
10.Outcomes of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation with Different Stem Cell Sources in Children with Malignant and Non-malignant Hematologic Diseases.
Kyu Tae NOH ; Jae Ho YOO ; Young Seok LEE ; Young Ho LEE ; Hyuk Chan KWON ; Jae Seok KIM ; Hyo Jin KIM
Korean Journal of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology 2002;9(1):54-63
PURPOSE: We compared the clinical outcomes of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BM), peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PB) and cord blood stem cell transplantation (CB) in children with malignant and non-malignant diseases. METHODS: We retrospectively analysed the engraftment speed, episodes of infection, acute graft versus host disease (GVHD), and survival rate in 27 children who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) at Dong-A Cancer Center from August 1998 to July 2001. RESULTS: HSCT were done with BM in 16 patients, CB in 6 and PB in 5. The neutrophil and platelet engraftment were achieved at 13.27+/-4.10, 24.58+/-9.41 days in BM, 12.00+/-1.09, 15.88+/-4.42 days in PB, and 39.00+/-15.68, 76.50+/-37.01 days in CB (P=0.001, P=0.001). There were 17 episodes of bacteremia and 10 episodes of viral infections without any significant differences between stem cell sources. There were 8 cases (7 in BM, 1 in CB) of acute GVHD, 4 cases (2 in BM, 2 in CB) of graft failure and 3 cases of relapse (1 in BM, 2 in CB) after HSCT. The duration of median follow-up was 14.34+/-8.32 months in BM, 11.43+/-10.03 months in PB, and 16.56+/-13.76 months in CB. The overall and event free survival rate were 81.5% and 63.0%, respectively. CONCLUSION: There were no significant differences in episodes of infection between the types of HSCT. Although there were HLA mismatched donors for CB, the incidence of acute GVHD was lower, and graft failure or relapse rate was higher than BM.
Bacteremia
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Blood Platelets
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Bone Marrow Transplantation
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Child*
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Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
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Disease-Free Survival
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Follow-Up Studies
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Graft vs Host Disease
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Hematologic Diseases*
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
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Hematopoietic Stem Cells*
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Humans
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Incidence
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Neutrophils
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Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
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Recurrence
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Retrospective Studies
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Stem Cells*
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Survival Rate
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Tissue Donors
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Transplants