No abstract available.
Child* ; Epilepsy* ; Humans

No abstract available.
Primary Myelofibrosis*

PURPOSE: Anal manometry is one of the most commonly used tests to evaluate fecal continence function. Advanced pressure parameters of the tests, such as fatigue rate index (FRI), resting rectoanal pressure gradient (RPG), cough index (CI), and radial asymmetry (RA) are recently devised to make up the inaccuracy of conventional parameters, but without solid verification. The object of this study is to investigate such parameters including conventional ones in incontinent patients compared with those in controls and to determine the significance of each parameter. METHODS: Forty-four patients with anal incontinence and 42 controls were studied. We examined conventional pressure parameters (mean resting pressure [MRP], maximum squeeze pressure [MXSP]) and advanced parameters (RPG, FRI, CI, RA), and compare those parameters with normal controls. Multiple logistic regression analysis and receiver operating characteristic curve analyses were also performed. RESULTS: No difference was detected in demographic factors between the two groups. Basic manometric parameters were significantly different between the two groups (MRP, 31.1+/-20.7 mmHg vs. 41.4+/-18.6 mmHg, P=0.0170; MXSP, 203.1+/-84.3 mmHg vs. 258.5+/-105.9 mmHg, P=0.0086). Among advanced parameters, RPG and FRI were significantly different (2.83+/-1.54 vs. 4.08+/-1.53, P=0.0003; 9+/-21.6 sec vs. 75.6+/-12.1 sec, P=0.0333), but CI and RA were not so different (0.74+/-0.45 vs. 0.61+/-0.33, P=0.1326; 22.7+/-7.0% vs. 21.1+/-7.6%, P=0.3244). Only RPG was significant in multiple logistic regression analysis (P=0.019). Areas under ROC curves were 0.65 for MRP, 0.65 for MXSP, 0.82 for RPG, and 0.73 for FRI. CONCLUSION: Among anal manometric pressure parameters, RPG and FRI as advanced parameters are more accurate than any other parameters in detecting fecal incontinence.
Cough ; Demography ; Fatigue ; Fecal Incontinence ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Manometry ; ROC Curve

No abstract available.
Breast Neoplasms* ; Breast* ; DNA* ; Oncogene Proteins* ; Oncogenes* ; Ploidies* ; Prognosis*

No abstract available.
Aortic Stenosis, Supravalvular*

Augmentation cystoplasty is effective in the rehabilitation of the contracted bladder of small capacity caused by tuberculosis or interstitial cystitis refractory to more conservative methods of management. Genitourinary tuberculosis is the most common cause of contracted bladder in Korea and it may lead to considerable vesicoureteral reflux and progressive deterioration of renal function. The use of hemi-Kock ileal pouch with an afferent intussuscepted nipple is a suitable solution in patient in whom the bladder outflow tract provides adequate resistance and supratrigonal cystectomy is to be performed with construction of an antireflux mechanism. Herein, we report 4 cases of hemi-Kock ileocystoplasty.
Cystectomy ; Cystitis, Interstitial ; Humans ; Korea ; Nipples ; Rehabilitation ; Tuberculosis ; Urinary Bladder ; Vesico-Ureteral Reflux

Retroperitoneal teratoma is a rare congenital neoplasm derived from three germ layers and generally recognized as a disease of childhood. Those who were not operated on did not fare any better. The mortality from the disease was virtually 100%. Recently, we experienced a case of retroperitoneal teratoma.
Germ Layers ; Mortality ; Teratoma*

PURPOSE: To investigate the healing pattern of the mucous membrane after tooth extraction necessitated by periodontal disease in the maxillary sinus. METHODS: One hundred and three patients with 119 maxillary sinuses were investigated. Before implant placement, cone-beam computed tomography (CT) scanning was performed. The causes of extraction, the time elapsed since extraction, smoking, periodontal disease in adjacent teeth, and gender were recorded. In addition, the thickness of the mucous membrane of the maxillary sinus and the height of residual alveolar bone at the extracted area were calculated from CT images. RESULTS: The thickness of the mucous membrane in the periodontal disease group (3.05+/-2.71 mm) was greater than that of the pulp disease group (1.92+/-1.78 mm) and the tooth fracture group (1.35+/-0.55 mm; P<0.05). The causes of extraction, the time elapsed since extraction, and gender had relationships with a thickening of the mucous membrane of the maxillary sinus (P<0.05). In contrast, the height of the residual alveolar bone at the extracted area, periodontal disease in adjacent teeth, and smoking did not show any relation to the thickening of the mucous membrane of the maxillary sinus. CONCLUSIONS: The present study revealed distinct differences in healing patterns according to the causes of extraction in the maxillary sinus, especially periodontal disease, which resulted in more severe thickening of the mucous membrane.
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography ; Humans ; Maxillary Sinus ; Mucous Membrane ; Periodontal Diseases ; Smoke ; Smoking ; Tooth ; Tooth Extraction ; Tooth Fractures

PURPOSE: To investigate the healing pattern of the mucous membrane after tooth extraction necessitated by periodontal disease in the maxillary sinus. METHODS: One hundred and three patients with 119 maxillary sinuses were investigated. Before implant placement, cone-beam computed tomography (CT) scanning was performed. The causes of extraction, the time elapsed since extraction, smoking, periodontal disease in adjacent teeth, and gender were recorded. In addition, the thickness of the mucous membrane of the maxillary sinus and the height of residual alveolar bone at the extracted area were calculated from CT images. RESULTS: The thickness of the mucous membrane in the periodontal disease group (3.05+/-2.71 mm) was greater than that of the pulp disease group (1.92+/-1.78 mm) and the tooth fracture group (1.35+/-0.55 mm; P<0.05). The causes of extraction, the time elapsed since extraction, and gender had relationships with a thickening of the mucous membrane of the maxillary sinus (P<0.05). In contrast, the height of the residual alveolar bone at the extracted area, periodontal disease in adjacent teeth, and smoking did not show any relation to the thickening of the mucous membrane of the maxillary sinus. CONCLUSIONS: The present study revealed distinct differences in healing patterns according to the causes of extraction in the maxillary sinus, especially periodontal disease, which resulted in more severe thickening of the mucous membrane.
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography ; Humans ; Maxillary Sinus ; Mucous Membrane ; Periodontal Diseases ; Smoke ; Smoking ; Tooth ; Tooth Extraction ; Tooth Fractures

Botulism is a rare neuroparalytic disease caused by neurotoxins of Clostridium species. A ten-year-old girl and her mother were admitted to a hospital with symptoms of progressive dizziness, blurred vision, slurred speech, constipation and difficulty in swallowing. These characteristic manifestations and clinical course prompted an examination of the possibility of botulism. Mouse bioassay performed with mother's stool demonstrated type A botulinum toxin and culture of the mother's stool was positive for Clostridium botulinum type A. This is the first case of botulism in Korea.
Animals ; Biological Assay ; Botulinum Toxins ; Botulism* ; Clostridium ; Clostridium botulinum ; Clostridium botulinum type A ; Constipation ; Deglutition ; Dizziness ; Female ; Humans ; Korea* ; Mice ; Mothers ; Neurotoxins