Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare disease of unknown etiology. It is characterized by the infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract by mature eosinophils, and increased peripheral eosinophil count and associated with various food allergies. Clinical manifestations were related to the site of histologic infiltration in the wall and the segment of the involved gastrointestinal tract. Recently, the authors experienced one case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis of the small bowel with spontaneous rupture that was managed by segmental resection of ileum and end to end anastomosis. Four years previous, he has undergone segmental resection of the ileum due to ileum perforation of unknown etiology. The peripheral blood eosinophil count of this case was normal but the IgE level was elevated. Microscopically, there was a dense infiltration of eosinophils throughout the entire thickness of the ileal wall, particularly in the muscle layer. The patient recovered well, but had one episode of abdominal pain with diarrhea and those symptoms were improved following the administration of corticosteroids. A brief review of the etiology, pathology, clinical features, diagnosis and management of this disease is presented.
Abdominal Pain ; Adrenal Cortex Hormones ; Diagnosis ; Diarrhea ; Eosinophils* ; Food Hypersensitivity ; Gastroenteritis* ; Gastrointestinal Tract ; Humans ; Ileum ; Immunoglobulin E ; Pathology, Clinical ; Rare Diseases ; Rupture* ; Rupture, Spontaneous

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Humans ; Spinal Cord Injuries* ; Spinal Cord* ; Urinary Bladder*

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Iontophoresis* ; Musculoskeletal Diseases*

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Recently the populations of patients receiving implant surgery are greatly increase for maintaining oral health. PURPOSE: This study was conducted for implanted patients to assess the chewing ability patient satisfaction level and changes in quality of life before and after the implant surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The current study subjected 109 adult patients, older than 20 years of age, who received implant surgery from December, 2006 to October, 2007 at the 6 dental clinics located at Daegu and Ulsan metropolitan cities. Twice of surveys were conducted for the patients before and after receiving the dental implant surgery. RESULTS: As the motivation of receiving implant surgery, 45.9% of the patients selected the surgery for the chance of "chewing function recovery", and "failure of treatment and complications" was found to be the most worrisome at the time of surgery by recording 38.5%. The satisfaction level before the implant surgery scored 30.37, while the score was increased to 45.01 after the surgery by showing a significant difference before and after receiving the surgery (P < .001). Regard on the surgery, 91.8% of the patients responded as "Satisfy", and 89% of the study subjects responded that they have willingness to recommend the surgery to their families and friends. The chewing ability score measured by using the surveys on edible foods, the score before the surgery was 15.24, while the score was increased to 19.11 after the surgery by showing a significant difference before and after receiving the surgery (P < .001). The quality of life score was also found to be increased to 11.17 after the surgery from 9.99 before the surgery by showing a significant difference (P < .001). CONCLUSION: In a future, the studies on the numbers of implanted loss teeth and the location of tooth loss are necessary, more long-term follow study are needed, and it is thought to be necessary to enlarge the sample size of subjects in conducting the studies.
Adult ; Dental Clinics ; Dental Implantation ; Dental Implants ; Friends ; Humans ; Mastication ; Motivation ; Oral Health ; Patient Satisfaction ; Quality of Life ; Sample Size ; Tooth ; Tooth Loss

PURPOSE: To investigate the efficacy and the risk factors for failure and complications of mitomycin C (MMC)-augmented needle revision (NR) of failed filtering blebs. METHODS: Thirty eyes whose intraocular pressure (IOP) did not decrease after the cutting of scleral flap sutures were recruited. NR was performed with a 26-gauge needle under a slit-lamp. Immediately following NR, all eyes received a subconjunctival injection of 0.1 ml of 0.02 mg/ml (group A) or 0.1 mg/ml (group B) MMC at the adjacent conjunctiva. The mean follow-up period after the last needle revision was 13.2+/-4.2 months. RESULTS: The mean IOP decreased from 25.7+/-10.6 mmHg before surgery to 13.7+/-2.5 mmHg at the last follow-up in group A and from 24.1+/-6.8 mmHg to 17.7+/-8.6 mmHg in group B (group A: p=0.001, group B: p=0.065). Subconjunctival hemorrhage, hyphema, and a shallow anterior chamber appeared in most cases. However, choridal detachment and avascular changes of the conjunctiva were observed in group B. CONCLUSIONS: IOP decreased in both groups A and B, but severe complications appeared only in group B. NR followed by a subconjunctival injection of 0.02 rather than 0.1 mg/ml is a safe and effective method.
Anterior Chamber ; Blister ; Conjunctiva ; Eye ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hemorrhage ; Hyphema ; Intraocular Pressure ; Mitomycin ; Needles ; Risk Factors ; Sutures

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Colorectal Neoplasms* ; Stomach Neoplasms* ; Stomach*

OBJECTIVES : The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of computerized cognitive rehabilitation training on inpatients with schizophrenia in the rehabilitation unit. METHODS : Thirty-eight patients with schizophrenia from the Yongin Mental Hospital Rehabilitation Ward were randomly assigned either to a computerized cognitive rehabilitation group or to a control group. The rehabilitation group received 12 sessions of computerized cognitive rehabilitation training (Cog-Trainer) over 3 months. This training program consisted of ten units, each of which consisted of 3 levels, practice, application, and advanced. Neurocognitive functions were assessed at the beginning and end of the training period. Cognitive measures included Span of Apprehension (SPAN), Continuous Performance Test (CPT), Digit Span, Trail Making Test, and the Stroop Test. RESULTS : Compared to controls, subjects receiving computerized cognitive rehabilitation training experienced a significant improvement in attention, concentration, and working memory. CONCLUSION : These results indicate that computerized cognitive rehabilitation training can contribute to improvement in cognitive function of patients with schizophrenia. Further study to generalize these results is required.
Hospitals, Psychiatric ; Humans ; Inpatients ; Memory, Short-Term ; Pilot Projects ; Schizophrenia ; Trail Making Test

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Epidermal Cyst*

Adenosis tumor is a ra re tumor of the breast and primarily consists of adenosis. Authors report a case of surgically proved adenosis tumor in a 31-year-old woman. Mammogram showed a Iobulated, well-circumscribed mass with several surrounding radiolucent halos. In the center of the mass several linear radiolucent densities were seen with the appearance of a conglomerated well-circumscribed mass such as fibroadenoma. These linear radiolucent densities were consistent with the fat between the fibrous sclerosis in pathologic specimen. Ultrasonogram showed a well-circumscribed mass with homogeneous low echogenicity, partial posterior enhancement, and bilateral acoustic shadowings.
Acoustics ; Adult ; Breast* ; Female ; Fibroadenoma ; Humans ; Sclerosis ; Shadowing (Histology) ; Ultrasonography

The purpose of this study is to verify severity of asthma in asthmatic patients through through the arterial blood gas analysis. Subjects were consisted of 103 patients (74 boys and 29 girls), between 2~13 years of ages. Clinically, asthmatic patients were classified into 6 groups, i, e., group 0(no rhonchi), group 1(rhonchi only), group 2(mild attack), group 3(moderate attack), group 4(severe attack), group 5(respiratory failure with disturbance of consciousness). PH kept normal range in the group 0, group 1, group 1 and group 3,but began decrease in the group 4.There was linear fall in Po2 and began decrease in the group 3. HCO3- maintained normal level through the whole range. BE showed acidemia on the whole, and began distinctive decrease in the group 4 and group 5, especially. Hypoxemia, hypercapnia and acidemia were common in patients in severe attacks with disturbance of consciousness.
Anoxia ; Asthma ; Blood Gas Analysis* ; Child* ; Consciousness ; Humans ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Hypercapnia ; Reference Values