No abstract available.
Meningocele*

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Diagnosis* ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms* ; Urinary Bladder*

The main objectives of this study were to know the prevalence of cerebrovascular disease, to find the important risk factors of cerebrovascular diseases. This study is a part of Eumseong Community Health Project supportes by GTZ(West German Government). 116 perceived cases of cerebrovascular disease were first screened by health interview and examinations and 80 cases were diagnosed as a cerebrovascular group. For comparison, 80 cases were matched with their neighbor controls of the same sex and the similar age. 1. The prevalence rate for cerebrovascular diseases was 476.3 per 100,000 population which is considered to be very high compared with that of other countries. Age adjusted rate for cerebrovascular diseases was 261.6 per 100,000. 2. Among the risk factors examined for the association with cerebrovascular diseases by case-control study, and analyzed by paired marginal test(McNemar's chi-square-test) and odds ratio, only hypertension showed high significant statistical association.
Case-Control Studies* ; Hypertension ; Odds Ratio ; Prevalence ; Risk Factors* ; Rural Population*

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Appendicitis* ; Child* ; Humans

We aimed to investigate the effect of in vitro allergen challenge on activation of eosinophils and expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1(ICAM-1) in the epithelial and endothelial cells of the nasal mucosa of allergic rhinitics. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Inferior turbinate mucosal specimens which were obtained from 16 perennial allergic rhinitics and sensitized to D. farinae during conchotomy operations were used. Each mucosal specimen was divided into six pieces. The first two pieces were used as basic control group without culture, the second two pieces as culture-control group which was cultured with diluent only, and the last two pieces as antigen-challenge group cultured with D. farinae solution for 24 hours. Specimens were immunohistochemically stained using monoclonal antibody against eosinophil cationic protein(EG1 for all eosinophils and EG2 for activated forms) and ICAM-1. RESULTS: Average counts of EG1 cells and EG2+ cells within 1 mm of lamina propria of nasal mucosa were 14 and 11 respectively in the basic control group, 17 and 19 in culture control group, and 16 and 16 in the antigen-challenge group. ICAM-1 expression on vessels was observed more than half of t,he vessels in the nasal mucosa and there was no significant difference between groups, however, its expression on the epithelial cells was most prominent in the antigen-challenge group (2.1 in basic control group, 3.3 in culture control group, and 6.2 in antigen-challenge group). CONCLUSION: Most of the eosinophils infiltrating into the nasal mucosae out of vessels in allergic rhinitics are activated forms. Significant up-regulation of epithelial ICAM-1 expression by antigen-challenge suggests that ICAM-1 contributes to the transmigration of eosinophils from the subepithelial tissue into the epithelial cell layer and then finally into the nasal secretion.
Endothelial Cells ; Eosinophils* ; Epithelial Cells ; Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1* ; Mucous Membrane ; Nasal Mucosa* ; Turbinates ; Up-Regulation

We report a case of Ael in a 44-year old woman. The patient s red cells were typed as 0 and her serum had both anti-A and anti-B, but the agglutination strength with Al cell was weaker (2+) than with B cell (4+) in her serum. Additional tests showed that the red cells were not agglutinated by anti-A,B and A antigen on patient s RBC was demonstrated by adsorption-elution test. Her saliva contained H but no A substance, and the ABO genotyping test identified her blood type as AO. We concluded that this was a case of blood type Ael with anti-A. (Korean J Blood Transfusion 10(1): 69 75, 1999)
Adult ; Agglutination ; Blood Transfusion ; Female ; Humans ; Saliva

No abstract available.
Blood Platelets* ; Carnitine* ; Humans* ; Platelet Activating Factor* ; Spermatozoa*

OBJECTIVE: Sarcoma of uterus is originated from uterine muscles and/or connective tissues and rare and most lethal of all primary uterine tumors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of 12 patients diagnosed primary uterine sarcoma at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Kyungpook National University Hospital between 1984 and 1998 for 15 years. METHODS: After review of chart in twelve patients, data including clinical and histologic findings, treatment and outcome were analysed. RESULTS: The most common histologic finding was leiomyosarcoma(6cases, 50%) and the age of patients ranged 24 to 69 years and the average age was 43.25 years and two patients were nulliparous. The most common sign was abnormal uterine or vaginal bleeding(48%), and pelvic cavity or vaginal mass(16%), pelvic pain(16%), no symptom(16%), in order of frequency. The distribution by FIGO clinical stage was four cases(33%) for stage I, one case (8%) for stageII, one case(8%) for stage III, six cases (50%) for stage N. The nine cases received hysterectomy with or without BSO. Two cases received myomectomy to preserve fertility. The mean follow-up duration was 39.6 months. CONCLUSION: Uterine sarcoma is an uncommon and aggressive tumors with a poor prognosis. Leiomyosarcoma is the most frequent histologic type(50%). Stage I uterine sarcoma with or without adjuvant chemotherapy has better prognosis than other stages.
Animals ; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant ; Connective Tissue ; Female ; Fertility ; Follow-Up Studies ; Gyeongsangbuk-do ; Gynecology ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Leiomyosarcoma ; Mice ; Myometrium ; Obstetrics ; Prognosis ; Sarcoma* ; Uterus*

No abstract available.
Fentanyl ; Intensive Care Units ; Miliaria*

Testicular biopsy is an important tool in the diagnosis and management of male infertility. Other types of analysis such as plasma hormonal assay, chromosomal studies and biochemical determination of ejaculate components have also a role in characterizing male infertility. There were 53 infertile males who received testicular biopsy in our department during the period from January, 1972 to June, 1982. A clinical investigation was undertaken in aspect of testicular size, past history, testicular biopsy findings and plasma hormonal level. The following results were obtained: 1. On semen analysis, oligospermia was found in 5 cases, azoospermia in 48 cases and the most common age group was 4th decade. 2. The biopsy findings of 41 cases with normal size testis were normal in 20 cases. hypospermatogenesis in 8 cases, peritubular fibrosis with reduced spermatogenesis in 4 cases. maturation arrest in 4 cases germinal aplasia in 4 cases, hyalinized seminiferous tubule with Leydig cell hyperplasia in 1 case. 3. The biopsy findings of 12 cases with small size testis were hypospermatogenesis in 3 cases. hyalinized seminiferous tubule with Leydig cell hyperplasia in 6 cases, peritubular fibrosis with reduced spermatogenesis in 1 case, maturation arrest in 1 case, germinal aplasia in 1 case. 4. There were 20 cases which had induration on epididymis or vas deferens. On their past history, gonorrheal urethritis in 7 cases, nonspecific epididymitis in 4 cases, tuberculous epididymitis in 3 cases, undetermined cause in 6 cases were observed. 5. The biopsy findings of 20 cases with indurated epididymis or vas deferens were normal in 13 cases, peritubularfibrosis with reduced spermatogenesis in 4 cases, hypospermatogenesis in 3 cases. 6. The plasma hormonal assay (FSH, LH, Testosterone) was performed in 8 cases.
Azoospermia ; Biopsy* ; Diagnosis ; Epididymis ; Epididymitis ; Fibrosis ; Humans ; Hyalin ; Hyperplasia ; Infertility, Male ; Male ; Oligospermia ; Plasma ; Semen Analysis ; Seminiferous Tubules ; Spermatogenesis ; Testis ; Urethritis ; Vas Deferens