This study was performed to evaluate the diagnostic value of colposcopy by comparing colposcopic findings with cytology, histology of colposcopically directed biopsy and final biopsy result on hysterectomy. From January 1, 1988 to August 31, 1996, the colposcopic examinations was undertaken in 1200 patients, excluding grossly visible carcinoma of the cervix. The result were as follows : 1. Colposcopic examinations were satisfactory in 95.4% and unsatisfactory in 4.58%. 2. The accuracy rate of cytologic diagnosis was 73.1% and colposcopic impression was 93.1%. 3. The false negative rate of colposcopic impression was 2.6%, much less than 24,7% of cytologic examination. 4. The cytologic accuracy rate in cervicitis was higher than that of colposcopic impression but the accuracy rate of colposcopic impression in diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia was higher than that of cytology. 5. Among 97 cases in which colposcopically directed biopsy were performed, more advanced lesion were disclosed in 12 cases(12.4%).
Biopsy ; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia ; Cervix Uteri ; Colposcopy* ; Diagnosis ; Early Diagnosis* ; Female ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* ; Uterine Cervicitis

Two-hundred and twelve cases of pelviscopic operation were performed at Pusan St. Benedict Hospital from November, 1992 to December, 1995. The results were as follows; The common indications were ovarian cyst(32.2%), ectopic pregnancy(16.9%), and endometriosis(14.7%). Frequent types of surgery were salpingo-oophorectomy(22.6%), salpingectomy(10.8%), and oophorectomy(10.0%). The mean age of the patients was 33.4 years. The mean parity of the patients was 1.0. The mean duration of hospitalization was 4.8 days. The most common complication was hemorrhage at the trocar sites. In our conclusions, pelviscopic surgery made minimal postoperative hemorrhage with postoperative discomfort, low incidence of complications, and short duration of hospitalization. Pelviscopic surgery was useful and recommended for the treatment of gynecologic diseases.
Busan ; Female ; Genital Diseases, Female ; Hemorrhage ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Incidence ; Parity ; Postoperative Hemorrhage ; Surgical Instruments

Several prognostic factors have been implicated in survival prolongation in patients with metastatic brain tumors. Among these, surgery has been regarded as very significant one with respect to life prolongation and improving the quality of survival in such patients. From August 1982 through July 1996, a series of 31 patients with metastatic brain tumors among 785 patients with operated brain tumors, whose medical records, X-rays and follow-ups were avilable, was studied retrospectively to evaluate the beneficial effects of surgery. Despite the limitations inherent to the retrospective study and limited number of patients, we divided these patients into two groups to find out any statistical differences in terms of survival and quality of survival among them: 1) Conservative group(8 nonoperated patients: 5 patients with biopsy or partial resection): 13, and 2) Surgical treatment group(17 totally resected patients: one patient with subtotal resection): 18. The quality of survival was assessed by Karnofsky performance(KP) scale before and after each treatment. The survival of the patients in the surgical treatment group was longer than the conservative treatment group(14.5 months/10 months), but this was not statistically significant(p value: 0.3305). However, improvement of quality of survival, in terms of KP scale, was significantly higher in the surgical treatment group(p value: 0.0027). Although confounded by the lack of controlled, randomized study and limitations of retrospective study, aggressive surgery can be regarded to have a significant role in improving the quality of survival in patients with metastatic brain tumors.
Biopsy ; Brain Neoplasms* ; Brain* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Life Support Care ; Medical Records ; Pheniramine ; Retrospective Studies

The goals of operation for unstable thoracolumbar spine injuries are decompression of any neural canal compression, restoration of normal anatomic contour of the spine and stabilization. A retrospective analysis on 64 thoracolumbar injured patients treated with internal instrumentation and fusion was performed from January 1991 to December 1996. The purpose of this study was to review the clinical outcome and efficacy of surgical treatment using internal instrumentation, and compare neurological, radiological and functional outcomes between anterior and posterior approach groups. Of these, 42 patients were operated via on posterior approaches and the other 22 patients by anterior approaches. At final follow up evaluation with mean period of 14.5 months, 50 patients(78%) were walking and 47 patients(92%) except 4 patients(A-A, three and C-C one patient) had improved using Frankel's grade in patients with neurological deficits(51 patients). No patient deteriorated. Radiological and functional outcomes were satisfactory in the majority of patients. In a comparison of the clinical outcomes between anterior and posterior approaches, there was no statistically significant difference in neurological outcome(the mean value of up-grade: anterior 1.05+/-.7, posterior 0.95+/-.9, p=0.42), but in radiological outcomes, there were no significant differences between the two groups in amount of restoration of vertebral compression(mean recovery rate: anterior 61.5%, posterior 50.9%), kyphotic deformity(mean recovery rate: anterior 47.9%, posterior 70.0%)(p>0.05), but the only difference was in the restoration of canal narrowing, with the anterior group more improved(recovery rate: anterior 86.4%, posterior 74.3%) (p<0.05). In functional outcomes by Prolo's scale, the anterior group was better than the posterior group(mean economic and functional status: anterior E(4.4), F(4.3); posterior E(3.5),F(3.9)). We conclude that agressive decompression, instrumentation and bone fusion has shown better clinical outcomes of the unstable thoracolumbar injured patients and the choice of surgical approaches depends on the general condition, age, status of bone mineral density, specific injury mechanism, radiological findings, and grade of neural injury at the time of injury of these patients.
Bone Density ; Decompression ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Neural Tube ; Retrospective Studies ; Spine ; Walking

Visible fungal colonization on peritoneal dialysis catheter is a rare complication and it was not reported yet in Korea. We here report a case of Alternaria spp. colonization on peritoneal dialysis catheter without peritonitis. A 58-year-old man on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis for 2 years, noticed 3-4 mm sized two black-brown immobile fungal colonization plaque on peritoneal catheter lumen (15 cm distal from catheter exit site). The dialysate effluent was clear and culture for fungus and bacteria was negative. Peritoneal catheter was removed and culture from the plaque revealed saprophytic fungus, Alternaria species. The catheter removal alone was sufficient for the treatment. He is on hemodialysis thereafter.
Alternaria* ; Bacteria ; Catheters* ; Colon* ; Fungi ; Humans ; Korea ; Middle Aged ; Peritoneal Dialysis* ; Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory* ; Peritonitis* ; Renal Dialysis

Mature cystic teratoma of the ovary is the most common ovarian germ cell tumor and benign, but malignant transformation occurs in less than 2% of benign mature teratoma. Of the malignancies arising in teratomas, squamous cell carcinoma is the most common, however, carcinoid tumors or adenocarcinomas arising in mature cystic teratoma are uncommon, especially simultaneously. We present an unusual case of premenopausal woman having carcinoid tumor and mucinous adenocarcinoma simultaneously arising in ovarian muture cystic teratoma.
Adenocarcinoma ; Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous* ; Carcinoid Tumor* ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Female ; Humans ; Mucins* ; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal ; Ovary ; Teratoma*

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to extend the indications of hysteroscopic myomectomy. METHODS: Total 304 women who had undergone hysteroscopic myomectomy between February 2001 and March 2005, were selected. Clinical characteristics, laboratory data and postoperative results were analyzed. RESULTS: Mean size of myoma is 3.5 cm, mean op. time is 47 minutes, mean deficit of distension media is 193 cc, types of distension media is URIONE(R) and normal saline, average duration of hospitalization is 4.9 days, average changes of Hb. is 1.5 g/dL, complications of op. were happended in 14 cases, that is uterine perforation (n=8), hyponatremia (n=2), pulmonary edema (n=2), delayed bleeding (n=2). CONCLUSION: The indications of hysteroscopic myomectomy can be extended. In case that patient want to preserve the uterus, deep myometrial embedded or pure intramural myoma might be resected hysteroscopically by single- or multi-step procedure. Hysteroscopic myomectomy performed at observational period may be alternative to hysterectomy in selected cases. In case of recurrence, repeat procedure may reduce the chance of hysterectomy. Intraoperative ultrasonographic guidance is an important procedure in hysteroscopic myomectomy. It lower the complications and morbidity rate.
Female ; Hemorrhage ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Hyponatremia ; Hysterectomy ; Myoma ; Pulmonary Edema ; Recurrence ; Uterine Perforation ; Uterus

Extrapelvic endometriosis is a fairly rare phenomenon. The majority of extrapelvic endometriosis involves scar tissue following obstetric/gynecologic procedures. Cesarean section scar endometriosis may be more common than reflected in the literature and has a distinct presentation and treatment. One patient with history of cesarean section presented with a painful, enlarging mass involving the cesarean section scar. The pain was cyclic and strongest just prior to menstruation. This patient was treated with surgical excision and specimens had endometriosis confirmed by histopathology. This case was reported with a brief review of the concerned literatures.
Cesarean Section* ; Cicatrix* ; Endometriosis* ; Female ; Humans ; Menstruation ; Pregnancy ; Subcutaneous Tissue*

Extrapelvic endometriosis is a fairly rare phenomenon. The majority of extrapelvic endometriosis involves scar tissue following obstetric/gynecologic procedures. Cesarean section scar endometriosis may be more common than reflected in the literature and has a distinct presentation and treatment. One patient with history of cesarean section presented with a painful, enlarging mass involving the cesarean section scar. The pain was cyclic and strongest just prior to menstruation. This patient was treated with surgical excision and specimens had endometriosis confirmed by histopathology. This case was reported with a brief review of the concerned literatures.
Cesarean Section* ; Cicatrix* ; Endometriosis* ; Female ; Humans ; Menstruation ; Pregnancy ; Subcutaneous Tissue*

OBJECTIVES: A previous study conducted in 2000 measuring the heart rate variability (HRV) of carbon disulfide (CS2)-poisoned subjects suggested that their HRV was reduced after exposure cessation. However, the study was limited by the following procedural limitations: (1) only 71 CS2-poisoned subjects participated, (2) no females participated, and (3) the CS2-poisoned subjects were older than the controls. This study was therefore conducted to overcome these limitations of the earlier study. METHODS: The study subjects comprised 122 retired workers with CS2 poisoning and the same number of age- and sex-matched controls. Information on individual age, sex, height, weight, smoking history, alcohol drinking, regular exercise, medical and occupational history, chest x-ray, and ECG recording of the two groups was collected though a self-administered questionnaire and a medical examination. Standard Deviation of NN intervals (SDNN), Root-Mean-Square of Successive Differences (RMSSD), Total Power (TP), Low Frequency (LF), High Frequency (HF), and LF/HF ratio were measured as HRV indices for 5 minutes in the sitting position. RESULTS: Univariate analysis revealed that all HRV indices of CS2-poisoned subjects were lower than those of the controls. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that CS2 poisoning had negative association with all HRV indices and that its association with RMSSD was statistically significant (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that CS2-poisoned subjects continue to have reduced HRV, even though the exposure has ceased.
Alcohol Drinking ; Carbon Disulfide* ; Carbon* ; Electrocardiography ; Female ; Heart Rate* ; Heart* ; Humans ; Linear Models ; Poisoning ; Questionnaires ; Smoke ; Smoking ; Thorax