No abstract available.
Dyspnea* ; Humans ; Male* ; Middle Aged*

The purpose of this study was to find the distribution and measurement of compressive and tensile stress when intrusi- on arch wire is forced engage with upper canine and to analysis stress at each section through FEM. And we compare compressive and tensile ratio at each section. The results were as follows. 1. At FA point and cemento-enamel junction of upper canine, compressive and tensile force ratio is about the same. 2. At apex, compressive force is the four times as tensile force. ; In intrusion, we show root resorption at apex. 3. At Cemento-enamel junction, the compressive and tensile force show the maximun value except FA point.
Root Resorption

A clinical and histopathological study was performed on ninety-four patients with nephrotic syndrome (91 idiopathic and 3 secondary) who were admitted to Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University Hospital during the period of nine years, from January 1985 to May 1994. The results were as following. 1. the ratio of male to female was 1.76:1. In young age group, minimal change was the most predominant type. In old age group, membranous glomerulonephritis and focal glomerulosclerosis were predominant types. 2.- The primary nephrotic syndromes were 96.8% and secondary nephrotic syndromes were 3.2%. Histopathologic findings of 94 renal biopsy tissue were classified into minimal change (43.6%) mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis (29.8%), membranous glomerulonephritis (12.8%), Typel membranous proliferative glomerulonephritis (4.3%), focal glomerulosclerosis (3.2%) .and others (6.4%). 3. The response of eighty-six patients treated with steroid showed complete remission in 51.2%, partial remission in 20.9%, steroid dependent in 2.3%, and no effect in 25.6% of cases respectively. The response to steroid therapy was most effective in the patients with minimal change lesion. 4. In the patient with membranous proliferative glomerulonephlitis, long-term angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor treatment showed less deterioration of renal function.
Biopsy* ; Female ; Glomerulonephritis ; Glomerulonephritis, Membranous ; Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental ; Humans ; Internal Medicine ; Male ; Nephrotic Syndrome ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A

PURPOSE: Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and MMP-7 have been implicated in tumor growth and metastasis. This study aimed to investigate the expressions of MMP-2 and -7 in colorectal cancer and to evaluate their values as prognostic markers. METHODS: Immunohistochemical staining for MMP-2 and -7 was done in 144 resected colorectal cancer specimens. Clinicopathological data and survival results were compared with regard to the expression results. RESULTS: The expression rates of MMP-2 in tumor cells in the tumor center and the tumor border were 16.7% and 38.9%, respectively. That of MMP-2 in stromal cells was 27.8%. MMP-7 immunoreactivities of tumor cells in the tumor center and the tumor border were 6.9% and 23.6%. The expressions of MMP-2 and MMP-7 were correlated. MMP-2 expression in stromal cells was more increased in the distal part of the colorectum: 8.8% in right colon cancer, 29.5% in left colon cancer and 36.4% in rectal cancer. MMP-2 expression of tumor cells in the tumor border was correlated with T-stage. MMP-7 expression of tumor cells in the tumor border was increased in case of infiltrative cancer compared with fungating tumor. The expression patterns of MMP-2 and -7 were not correlated with other clinicopathological factors, including tumor markers, node metastasis, distant metastasis, lymphatic invasion, tumor differentiation, and recurrence. No significant associations between the overall and disease-free survival rates and the MMP-2 and -7 expression patterns were noted. CONCLUSION: The high expression rates of MMP-2 and -7 in tumor borders suggest that MMP-2 and -7 have some role in tumor invasion, but in this study, MMP-2 and -7 did not appear to be significant predictors of prognosis in colorectal cancer.
Colonic Neoplasms ; Colorectal Neoplasms ; Disease-Free Survival ; Immunohistochemistry ; Lymphatic Metastasis ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 ; Matrix Metalloproteinases ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Prognosis ; Rectal Neoplasms ; Recurrence ; Stromal Cells ; Biomarkers, Tumor

Brachycephaly is a kind of craniosynostosis. Because of premature closure of the coronal suture, the skull is shorter in the anteroposterior diameter but is widened with a high vault and the occiput and forehead are flattened. Diabetes insipidus had been reported in oxycephaly. We have experienced a case of central diabetes insipidus associated with brachycephaly. A brief review of related literatures is included in this report.
Craniosynostoses* ; Diabetes Insipidus ; Diabetes Insipidus, Neurogenic* ; Forehead ; Skull ; Sutures

No abstract available.

The chest wall and breast asymmetry varies from severe pectus deformities to an isolated breast hypoplasia. In addition to the chest abnormality, a natural-looking breast is the aesthetic challenge in women. Considering that the most common indication of operations is an aesthetic one, any procedures leaving much scars and deformities at the donor site aren't preferred by patients. A 31-year-old female had a 4 x 10 x 2.5 cm sized pectus-excavatum deformity on her right chest, and a slightly hypoplastic breast compared with the left one. The nipple of her right breast was located supero-medially and pectoralis muscles were preserved to some degree at the right side. Through a bilateral submammary and subxiphoid incision, the deformed cartilage was resected from 3th to 7th rib bilaterally and chondrotomy was done at the sternum partially. After this modified Ravitch's technique, two-metal pins were fixated between right 4th~5th ribs and left 4th rib, and the depressed sternum was elevated over the metal pins. The deficient volume of her right breast was corrected by inserting a siliconegel breast implant (120 cc) submuscularly to restore a adequately projected breast. The results of twelve months' follow-up demonstrated a symmetric and well- projected breast. There were no significant chest wall depression or capsular contracture. Restoring a fundamental bony structure would decrease the amount of augmentation needed in the soft tissues. And a silicone-gel breast implant may be used as an the alternative material for whose axillary fold is preserved to some degree.
Adult ; Breast Implants ; Breast* ; Cartilage ; Cicatrix ; Congenital Abnormalities* ; Contracture ; Depression ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Nipples ; Pectoralis Muscles ; Ribs ; Sternum ; Thoracic Wall* ; Thorax* ; Tissue Donors

No abstract available.
Adenosine* ; Plasma* ; Rats, Inbred SHR* ; Renin*

Primary progressive aphasia(PPA) can be classified into nonfluent and fluent types. The fluent PPA usually manifests as Wernicke's or transcortical sensory aphasia. We report a 61-year-old right-handed woman who presented with a fluent PPA. An aphasia test revealed fluent speech and intact comprehension but decreased repetition and naming, consistent with conduction aphasia. Other cognitive functions and activities of daily living were preserved. Brain MRI and SPECT respectively showed a focal atrophy and a hypoperfusion in the left temporal lobe.
Activities of Daily Living ; Aphasia, Conduction* ; Aphasia, Primary Progressive* ; Aphasia, Wernicke ; Atrophy ; Brain ; Comprehension ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Middle Aged ; Neuropsychological Tests ; Temporal Lobe ; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

Eosinophilia is a common finding in premature babies during the neonatal period. Serial eosinophil counts were determined in 94 hospitalized, appropriately grown premature in fants whose gestational ages ranged form 28 to 36 weeks. The incidence, severity and etiologic factors of eosinophilia were retrospectively studied in premature infants, who were divided into three groups according to their gestational age. The results were as follows: 1) Absolute eosinophilia (>700/mm3)was documented in 46.8%(44/94). 2) The duration of TRN and antibiotics was cignificantly higher in infants with eosinophilia than withour eosinophilia (p<0.05). The gestational age of the infants with eosinophilia was significantly shorter than that of the infants without eosinophilia (p<0.05). The infants with eosinophilia started with bottle feeding significantly earlier than the infants without eosinophilia (p<0.05). 3) The infants younger than 30 weeks of gestational age have greater incidence of eosinophilia (75%) than the infant with the gestational age between 34 and 36 weeks (34.3%)(p<0.05). 4) The incidence of mild eosinophilia was higher in the group with gewtational age 30 weeks or below(37.5%)than in the group with gestational age between 34 and 36 weeks(17.1%)(p<0.05).Also, the incidence of severe eosinophilia was significantly higher in the group with gestational age 30 weeks or below(37.5%)than in the group with gestational age between 34 and 36 weeks(17.1%)(p<0.05). 5) Eosinophilia was more prevalent in the infants who received parenteral nutrition composed of glucose, amino acid and lipid(77.8%) than the infants who received only glucose(34.1%)(p<0.05). 6) Gestational age and birth weight were significantly lower in infants with severe eosinopilia than those of mild or moderate eosinophilia. The duration of TRN and antibiotics were significantly longer in infants with severe eosinophilia than those of mild or moderate eosinophilia (p<0.05). 7) The peak eosinophil count was observed significantly later in severe eosinophilic group (26.5 13.1 days)than in non-eosinophilic group(14.4 9.0 days)(p<0.05). The above results suggest that eosinophilia in premature infants may be the effecto of immature immunologic responses to the intravenous administration of extemal antigens like amino acid, lipid and antibiotics.
Administration, Intravenous ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Birth Weight ; Bottle Feeding ; Eosinophilia* ; Eosinophils ; Gestational Age ; Glucose ; Humans ; Incidence ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature* ; Parenteral Nutrition ; Retrospective Studies