The conventional sugical procedure for hydrocele, eversion of sac (with or without partial excision of sac), still remains the most popular one for hydrocele. The new technique is an easy, quick and simple operation. And it avoids postoperative complications. A clinical observation was made on 14 patients of hydrocele who were admitted to the Department of UroIogy, Han-Il. Hospital during the 12 months period from May, 1989 to April, 1990 and surgically treated by `window procedure` with good results.
Humans ; Postoperative Complications

Periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhage (PV-IVH)is one of the most important neurologic lesion of the low birth weight infants. Serial neurosonographic exeaminations were performed in 113 low birth weight infants who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of Presbyterian Medical Center from November 1, 1990to July 31, 1991. The results were summarized as follows: 1) The incidence of PV-IVH in the study was 54% 2) According to Papile's grading system of PV-IVH, grade I was 32.8%, grade II was 45.9%, grade IIIwas 11.5% and grade IV was 9.8%. 3) The onset of PV-IVH was within the first 7 days of life in 82%. 4) Poor activity, apnea, bradycardia and hypotension were statistically significant clinical findings associated with PV-IVH(P<0.05). 5) The risk factors associated with PV-IVH were gestational age, birth weight, hyaling membrane disease, patent ductus arteriosus and artifical ventilation. 6) The mortality of PV-IVH was 0% for grade I, 10.7% for grade II,42.9% for grade III and 83.3% for gradeIV.
Apnea ; Birth Weight ; Bradycardia ; Diagnosis* ; Ductus Arteriosus, Patent ; Gestational Age ; Hemorrhage* ; Humans ; Hypotension ; Incidence ; Infant* ; Infant, Low Birth Weight* ; Infant, Newborn ; Intensive Care, Neonatal ; Membranes ; Mortality ; Protestantism ; Risk Factors ; Ventilation

A collodion baby is born with a tough, inelastic parchment-like membrane covering the whole body surface. As the meinbrane fissures and peels, a more characteristic ichthyosiform change is evident beneath the collodion membrane. Uncommonly, normal skin is found under it. We herein present two cases af collodion baby, which were confirmed as a sporadic case of lamellar ichthyosis and a case of lamellar exfoliation of the newborn, respectively, after long-term clinical observation. It is necessary that detailed genetical and molecular biological studies should be perforrned in order to elucidate the fur:damental, molecular changes that cause these dramatic cutaneous changes.
Collodion* ; Humans ; Ichthyosis, Lamellar ; Infant, Newborn ; Membranes ; Skin

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Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in the newborn infants remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the newborn period despite much improvements in neonatal intensive care and artificial ventilatory techniques. Gastric fluid was obtained from 151 patients within 6 hours after delivery. The sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of the simple shake test (133 cases) and stable microbubble rating (SMR) test (151 cases) were assessed in the diagnosis of RDS, as well as the relation between both tests and RDS. We carried out both tests of on gastric aspirates all newborn who admitted to NICU of Presbyterian Medical Center from June 1991 to August 1992. The results were summarized as follows: 1) Among the total 151 cases, RDS were found in 41 cases(27.2%). 2) RDS occurence rate of the simple shake test was 11/11 in 0 group, 17/26 in +1 group, 8/28 in +2 group, 2/41 in +3 group, and 2/27 in +4 group. RDS occurence rate was high the 0 and +1 group. 3) RDS occurence rate of the SMR test was 4/4 in very weak group, 32/36 in weak group, 1/33 in medium group, and 4/78 in strong group. RDS occurence rate was high in the very weak and weak group. 4) Among the positive group of the SMR test 95 cases, positive group of the shake test were found in 87 cases. Among negative group of the SMR test 38 cases, negative of the shake test were found in 29 cases (correlation coefficient=0.763). 5) Sensitivity of the shake test and SMR test were 70%, 87.8% respectively. Specificity of the shake test and SMR test were 93.3%, 96.4% respectively. Positive predictability were 75.7%, 90% respectively and negative predictability were 87.5%, 95.5% respectively. The shake test, as Well as SMR test, has significant value to diagnosis of the RDS. We predict RDS occurence rate of the SMR test was significantly higher than shake test.
Diagnosis ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Intensive Care, Neonatal ; Microbubbles* ; Mortality ; Protestantism ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn* ; Sensitivity and Specificity

Leiomyoma is rare. Most of patients present with urinary tract infection, hematuria, dyspareunia, or complaint of mass. A case of leiomyoma on urethrovaginal septum in a 36 years old female was presented. The presenting symptom was a protruding mass at the anterior vaginal wall The mass was removed surgically and confirmed as a leiomyoma pathologically.
Adult ; Dyspareunia ; Female ; Hematuria ; Humans ; Leiomyoma* ; Urinary Tract Infections

The clinical trial was carried out with Bunazosin in 31 patients with essential hypertension. The results were as follows : 1) Before and after 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks of medications, the overall average systolic and distolic blood pressure were 166.5+/-21.8/105.7+/-10.6, 152.7+/-17.2/99.8+/-11.1, 149.5+/-18.1/98.4+/-11.7, 148.5+/-16.9/97.3+/-11.3, 148.5+/-16.7/95.6+/-10.9 and 144.0+/-14.9/94.2+/-11.1mmHg. As a result, blood pressure significantly fell within 1week of medication, and marked and moderate degree of hypetensive effect was observed within 8weeks og medication in 45% of all cases. 2) Before and after 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8weeks of medication, the overall average heart rates were 79.7+/-10.1, 78.3+/-9.1, 79.4+/-7.4, 80.8+/-8.3, 79.2+/-8.9 and 80.1+/-8.3 beats/minute. There were no significant change in heart rates before and after medication. 3) There were no significant changes in values of complete blood counts, GOT, GDT, blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine and total cholesterol before and after medication. On the basis of these results, we observed that Bunazosin was effective hypertensive drug.
Blood Cell Count ; Blood Pressure ; Blood Urea Nitrogen ; Cholesterol ; Creatinine ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Hypertension

A case of true malignant mixed tumor of the parotid gland is reported. The tumor, occuring in a 55-year-old man, started to grow rapidly after a long history of parotid mass. Total parotidectomy was carried out and the resected tumor measured 5x4x3 cm with a cut surface showing grayish-white solid and myxoid appearance. Microscopically, the tumor had both carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements, the former consisting of undifferentiated carcinoma with focal areas of ductal differentiation and the latter consisting of pleomorphic sarcoma with chondrosarcomatous differentiation. A remnant of benign pleomorphic adenoma could also be identified. Immunohistochemical study demonstrated focal cytokeratin reactivity in the carcinoma cells and vimentin in sarcomatous elements. It is assumed from these clinical and histological findings that the tumor had transformed from a pre-existing benign pleomorphic adenoma.
Adenoma

BACKGROUND: Aldosterone acts as a non-hemodynamic factors on the hypertensive heart regarding sodium retension or myocardial fibrosis. To elucidate whether aldosterone is associated with the specific left ventricular geometry or not, we investigated the relationship between the upright serum aldosterone levels and the echocardiographicleft ventricular structure in the essential hypertension patients never treated. METHODS: Echocardiographic indices included M-mode measured left ventricular mass index (LVMI), relative wall thickness (RWT). Aldosterone is measured by Radioimmunoassay for the serum withdrawn from the subjects at least 3 hours upright position. 63 patients and 20 normal control subjects were evaluated. RESULTS: 1) 84.1% (63/53) of cases showed left ventricular hypertrophy. 7 patients showed normal LVMI, 3 patients showed concentric remodeling geometry. 19 patients had concentric left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). 34 patients had eccentric LVH. 2) The serum aldosterone level has negative correlation with the RWT (r=-0.27, p=0.03) but not with LVMI (r=0.08, p=NS). There was difference among groups (ANOVA, F=0.009). Serum aldosterone is higher in eccentric LVH group than in concentric LVH group (10.5+/-1.2 ng/dL vs 5.2+/-0.6 ng/dL, p=0.0001) and than in control group (10.5+/-1.2 ng/dL vs 6.6+/-0.8 ng/dL, p=0.01). CONCLUSION: In this study, we observed that the serum aldosterone level was not correlated with the LVMI but with RWT negatively so that eccentric LVH group showed higher serum aldosterone levels than control group and concentric LVH group.
Aldosterone* ; Echocardiography ; Fibrosis ; Heart ; Humans ; Hypertension* ; Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular ; Radioimmunoassay ; Sodium

Primary care lays the foundation of national healthcare systems, but it has been weak in playing its role correctly because of legal and environmental attributes surrounding the healthcare industry in Korea. This study is conducted to concretize the definition and scope of primary care and to deduce its standard functions to contribute to establishing the healthcare delivery system and appropriate healthcare systems embracing socio-environmental leverage. The term primary healthcare institution was adopted based on literature review to achieve the research goal. The principle diseases appropriate for the primary healthcare institution based on ambulatory care sensitive conditions were analyzed, and the standard functions were deduced by matching these diseases with current procedural terminologies using CrossCoder package. Based on the analysis, the primary healthcare institution-specific diseases were 53 specific diseases under 23 broad disease groups. The standard functions were deduced in three categories of the standard functions of the entire primary healthcare institutions with 100% frequency, common standard functions with 70% frequency, and peculiar standard functions specific to diseases or body systems. These functions included outpatient evaluation and measurement, various factor tests through blood collection, and X-ray. Establishing the standard functions for the primary healthcare institution can promote patient reliability on primary care, alleviate health demand congestion toward large-sized advanced healthcare institutions. Furthermore, it contributes to establishing and reinforcing other healthcare policies related to the healthcare reimbursement system and referral system, and fosters primary care physician education. Most importantly, it reduces the national health expenditures by realizing efficient and effective healthcare delivery.
Ambulatory Care ; Delivery of Health Care ; Estrogens, Conjugated (USP) ; Health Care Sector ; Health Expenditures ; Humans ; Korea ; Outpatients ; Physicians, Primary Care ; Primary Health Care ; Referral and Consultation