In the 2009 edition of the Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society, we published an article entitled "Ideal Internal Carotid Artery Trapping Technique without Bypass in a Patient with Insufficient Collateral Flow" (Volume 45, Pages 260-263), which was written by Joon Ho Chung, M.D.,1 Yong Sam Shin, M.D.,1 Yong Cheol Lim, M.D.,2 Minjung Park, M.D.3. The first author's name is mistyped. Thus, we correct the first author's name from Joon Ho Chung to Joonho Chung.

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Child* ; Glomerulonephritis* ; Humans

PURPOSE: There have been numerous retrospective and uncontrolled study of laparoscopic appendectomy. Although most of these have concluded that the laparoscopic appendectomy is at least as good as open appendectomy, there has been considerable controversy as to whether laparoscopic appendectomy is superior. METHODS: We performed total 47 cases of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) during one year from January 1997 to December 1997 and these were compared with 50 cases of open appendectomy (OA) in same period to assess the clinical usefulness. RESULTS: The sex, male to female ratio and severity of appendicitis were similar in both groups. The anesthetic time was longer in the LA group (P<0.05) but operative time was similar. Gas-passing time and diet-intake time in postoperative period were earlier in LA group (P<0.05). The LA group required less analgesics in postoperative period. In LA group, no case was converted to open appendectomy and overall complication rate was lower in LA group but this was not statistically significant. Among the postoperative complication, the wound infection rate was absolutely lower in LA group (P<0.05). The diagnostic rate for acute abdomen including acute appendicitis was superior in LA group, especially in reproductive women. The hospital stay was shorter in LA group (P<0.05) and hospital charges was not different in both group. CONCLUSION: Laparoscopic appendectomy offers considerable advantages over open appendectomy because this has ability to reduce postoperative complications and shorten recovery times and is useful for detecting the cause of acute abdomen other than acute appendicitis. So we expect this technique will be alternative operation or new standard operation in selected cases for suggestive acute appendicitis.
Abdomen, Acute ; Analgesics ; Appendectomy* ; Appendicitis ; Female ; Hospital Charges ; Humans ; Length of Stay ; Male ; Operative Time ; Postoperative Complications ; Postoperative Period ; Retrospective Studies ; Wound Infection

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the bone age and hand anomaly in Down syndrome patients. We reviewed radiographs in 52 children and youths with Down syndrome, aged from 2 to 23 years. The characteristic findings of hand anomaly were observed in the middle phalanx of the fifth finger, with the following incidence; brachymesophalangia (44%), clinodactyly (48%), and dysmesophalangia (15%). Pseudoepiphysis (21%) was found typically at the distal end of the first metacarpal bone and proximal end of the second metacarpal bone. Up to 8.5 years of age, bone maturation was retarded and thereafter bone age accelarated in advance of chronologic age. These findings may provide valuable information relative to the diagnosis and treatment of hand anomaly in Down syndrome.
Adolescent ; Child ; Diagnosis ; Down Syndrome* ; Fingers ; Hand* ; Humans ; Incidence

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Child* ; Headache Disorders* ; Humans

We have experienced a case of infantile nephritic syndrome confirmed by renal biopsy in a 13-month-old female patient who showed and develop mental retardation and persistent proteinuria. She revealed mild eyelid edema, joint laxity, delayed speech development and adrenal cortical calcification on the radiologic study. Renal biopsy showed microcystic tubular change, micro-glomeruli and marked mesangial proliferation.
Biopsy ; Edema ; Eyelids ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Intellectual Disability ; Joint Instability ; Nephrotic Syndrome* ; Proteinuria

The mechanism of development of pulmonary edema associated with -sympathomimetic agent is still not fully understood. 2-sympathomimetic drugs such as ritodrine, terbutaline, and fenoterol are widely used for the treatment of premature uterine contraction. We describe a case of pulmonary edema that occurred suddenly during Cesarean section in a previously healthy parturient, associated with ritodrine pretreatment for 5 days in an attempt to arrest preterm labor. Pulmonary edema was completely treated with mechanical ventilation and diuretic therapy.
Cesarean Section* ; Female ; Fenoterol ; Humans ; Obstetric Labor, Premature ; Pregnancy ; Pulmonary Edema* ; Respiration, Artificial ; Ritodrine* ; Terbutaline ; Uterine Contraction

To evaluate the effect of a new topical anesthetic cream (EMLA : Eutectic mixture of local anesthetics) on reducing pain associated with DPT vaccination, we conducted a clinical observation on eighty infants who were brought to well baby clinic of Yeungnam University Hospital for DPT vaccination. 80 Infants, who were between 2 months and 8 months in age, were divided into two groups. EMLA treated group and control group. Male to femle sex ratio was 1.4 to 1. EMLA cream was applied 60 minutes before DPT vaccination, the effect of reducing pain was assessed by using McGrath's face scale, Oucher pain scale and modified behavioral pain scale (MBPS) and also evaluated by measuring the duration and time of crying (the time of the first crying after iniection, duration of the first crying, total duration of crying). The scores of those scales were lower in EMLA treated group than in control group significantly (P<0.01 in McGrath's face scale. MBPS and p<0.05 in Oucher pain scale). There was no difference in the time of the first crying after vaccination in both groups. The duration of the first crying was shorter in EMLA treated group than control group of crying was also shorter in EMLA treated group (EMLA treated group 9.0±12.5 sec, p<0.05). Transient skin erythema was noted in 5 infants after EMLA application, but no other adverse effects were observed. We conclude that the application of EMLA cream before vaccination seems to be an effective and safe way to reduce the pain from vaccination, but it takes usually 60 minutes to get the anesthetic effect of EMLA and it is expensive, so EMLA cream can not be recommended in routine vaccination in infants now.
Anesthetics ; Crying ; Erythema ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Sex Ratio ; Skin ; Vaccination* ; Weights and Measures

Extramammary paget's disease is uncommon intraepithelial carcinoma of the skin and frequently associated with a subjacent or a regionally proximate carcinoma. We have experienced a case of extramammary Paget's disease affecting 71 year-old man. The patient has been suffered from a well demarcated, and slowly growing erythematous plaque on the left suprapubic area of 3 years. A biopsy specimen reveals infiltration of typical Paget's cells within the epidermis and the adnexa. We review the literature briefly.
Biopsy ; Carcinoma in Situ ; Epidermis ; Humans ; Paget Disease, Extramammary* ; Skin

The management of supracondylar fractures of the femur remains controversial. Most studies over the past twenty years have attempted to compare the results of non-surgical with those of surgical methods. Until a few years ago, conservative treatment was considered superior to internal fixation of supracondylar fractures of the femur. However, the development of new fixation devices and techniques have, according to several investigations, improved the results of the treatment of these fractures. The following clinical results were shown by analysis of 96 cases of supracondylar fractures of the femur treated in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yonsei University, College of Medicine during the past 10 years from Jan. 1971 to Dec. 1980. 1. The prevalent age distribution was between 21 and 50 years of age (79.1%), and the ratio between males and females was 3.4:1. The most common cause of injury was car accidents (51.0%). 2. A classification of supracondylar fractures was unicondylar, simple supracondylar and intercondylar. Intercondylar which was subdivided into Type I, II-A, II-B, III according to Neer's classification. 3. Fifty nine patients (61.4%) were associated with injuries of other parts and the most frequent associated fracture was tibial fracture and the most common associated soft tissue injury was cerebral concussion or contusion. 4. The methods of treatment: conservative management by using skeletal traction for 34 cases, surgical treatment by open reduction and internal fixation for 58 cases and A-K amputation for 4 cases due to populiteral artery injury. 5. Fifty nine cases were suitable for result analysis. The satisfactory result of surgical treatment was 63.4% and conservative treatment was 50.0% respectively. The factors affecting the final results were Type of fracture, severity of injury, and rigid internal fixation. 6. The main complications of the supracondylar fractures of the femur were delayed union (10.2%), infection (10.2%), and traumatic arthritis (13.3%). 7. Finally, the results of treatment depend largely on anatomical reduction, rigid fixation, early joint motion.
Age Distribution ; Amputation ; Arteries ; Arthritis ; Brain Concussion ; Classification ; Clinical Study ; Contusions ; Female ; Femur ; Humans ; Joints ; Male ; Orthopedics ; Soft Tissue Injuries ; Tibial Fractures ; Traction