Colorectal cancer consists of 8.2 percent of all malignancy in korea, and shows more increaing tendency. Despite the advances in the detection of calorectal cancer no single screening technique has achieved both high degree of diagnostic accuracy and minimal patient morbidity. We studied 24 patients, who underwent colonoscopy, with clinical suspicious colon cancer at Presbyterian Medical Center between Jan and Sep.1995, and evaluated the diagnostic feasibility of colon lavage cytology using oral cleansing solution.(continue...)
Colon* ; Colonic Neoplasms* ; Colonoscopy ; Colorectal Neoplasms ; Diagnosis* ; Humans ; Korea ; Mass Screening ; Protestantism ; Therapeutic Irrigation

Colorectal cancer consists of 8.2 percent of all malignancy in korea, and shows more increaing tendency. Despite the advances in the detection of calorectal cancer no single screening technique has achieved both high degree of diagnostic accuracy and minimal patient morbidity. We studied 24 patients, who underwent colonoscopy, with clinical suspicious colon cancer at Presbyterian Medical Center between Jan and Sep.1995, and evaluated the diagnostic feasibility of colon lavage cytology using oral cleansing solution.(continue...)
Colon* ; Colonic Neoplasms* ; Colonoscopy ; Colorectal Neoplasms ; Diagnosis* ; Humans ; Korea ; Mass Screening ; Protestantism ; Therapeutic Irrigation

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to determine prognostic factor affecting the mode of delivery in women with one previous low transverse cesarean section by comparing success group with failure group in Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). METHODS: In this retrospective study, 79 patients with one previous low transverse cesarean section who attempted vaginal birth at Jeon-Ju Jesus Presbyterian hospital from January 1, 1997 to December 31, 2007. Information was collected and analyzed to see if there is significant difference between success group and failure group in VBAC. and the significance was set at P<0.05. RESULTS: The VBAC success rate turned out to 88.6%. There was one case of uterine rupture which was associated with hypoxic -ischemic encephalopathy in neonate. But, there was no case of the fetal death or mother death. There were significant difference between two groups in gestational age, expected fetal body weight, cervical dilation, Bishop score, thickness of lower uterine segment. CONCLUSION: The prognostic factors on success of VBAC can be aid in deciding the mode of delivery after cesarean section. Patient being chosen under strict indication, can enhance the VBAC trial and success rate.
Cesarean Section ; Female ; Fetal Death ; Fetal Weight ; Gestational Age ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Lipids ; Mothers ; Parturition ; Pregnancy ; Protestantism ; Quaternary Ammonium Compounds ; Retrospective Studies ; Uterine Rupture ; Vaginal Birth after Cesarean

The pregnancy-associated breast cancer is one of the most common malignancy developed during pregnant period and occupies 1-2% of the all breast cancer patients. There is no evidence to implicate pregnancy or lactation in either the etiology and the progression of breast cancer. Careful breast examination early in the pregnancy is very important to find solid masses before breast engorgement hides them. But unfortunately, delay in the diagnosis is common and most of patients with operable primary lesions have positive axillary lymph nodes. The treatment of choice is the modified radical mastectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy. The authors report a patient of breast cancer diagnosed and treated during pregnancy with review of literature.
Breast Neoplasms* ; Breast* ; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Humans ; Lactation ; Lymph Nodes ; Mastectomy, Modified Radical ; Pregnancy*

As jaws of children differ from those of adults in the aspects of architectural and mechanical properties, site, form and treatment modality of pediatric fractured jaws are somewhat different from those of adults. This study takes stastics of 33 pediatric patients with mandibular fractures (55 fracture sites) who were admitted to the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Kyung-hee university from May 1986 to March 1995, aged up to 15years with primary or mixed dentition, by age, cause, site and treatment modality. The results are as follows. 1. The mandibular fracture has sexual predilection for male, 0 to 3 years group. 2. The main cause of mandibular fracture is falling from various position, followed by traffic accident. 3. The highest incidence of fracture site is symphysis and/or condyle area. 4. Circumferential wiring is widely used for pediatric mandibular fracture.
Accidents, Traffic ; Adult ; Child ; Dentition, Mixed ; Humans ; Incidence ; Jaw ; Male ; Mandibular Fractures* ; Surgery, Oral

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Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute* ; Skin*

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Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute* ; Skin*

Cerebrovascular disease and coronary heart disease are the first and the fourth common causes of death among adults in Korea. Reported risk factors of one of these diseases may prevent other diseases. Therefore, we tried to compare and discriminate the risk factors of these diseases. We recruited four case groups and four control groups among the inpatients who were admitted to Wonju Christian Hospital from March, 1994 to November, 1995. Four control groups were matched with each of four case groups by age and sex. The number of patients in each of four case and control groups were 106 and 168 for acute myocardial infarction(AMI), 84 and 133 for subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH), 102 and 148 for intracerebral hemorrhage(ICH), and 91 and 182 for ischemic stroke(IS) respectively. Factors whose levels were significantly higher in AMI and IS than in responding control group(RCG) were education, economic status, and triglyceride. Factors whose levels were significantly lower in hemorrhagic stroke than in RCG were age of menarch, and prothrombin time. The factor whose level was higher in AMI than in RCG was uric acid. The factor whose level was higher in AMI, ICH, and SAH than in RCG was blood sugar. Factors whose levels were significantly higher in all the case groups than in RCG were earlobe crease, Quetelet index, white blood cell count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and total cholesterol. The list of risk factors were somewhat different among the four diseases, though none of the risk factors to the one disease except prothrombin time acted as a preventive factor to the other diseases. The percent of grouped cases correctly classified was higher in the discrimination of ischemic diseases(AMI and IS) from hemorrhagic diseases(SAH and ICH) than in the discrimination of cerebrovascular disease from AMI. The factors concerned in the discrimination of ischemic diseases from hemorrhagic diseases were prothrombin time, earlobe crease, gender, age uric aci, education, albumin, hemoglobin, the history of taking steroid, total cholesterol, and hematocrit according to the selection order through forward selection.
Adult ; Blood Glucose ; Body Mass Index ; Case-Control Studies* ; Cause of Death ; Cholesterol ; Coronary Disease* ; Discrimination (Psychology) ; Education ; Gangwon-do ; Hematocrit ; Humans ; Inpatients ; Korea ; Leukocyte Count ; Prothrombin Time ; Risk Factors* ; Stroke ; Triglycerides ; Uric Acid

PURPOSE: To evaluate the results of five-pin external fixation, with the fifth pin stabilizing the distal radius articular fragment, for unstable distal radial fractures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty cases of unstable distal radial fractures were treated with five-pin external fixation (5-pin group). The fifth pin was inserted into the distal articular fragment and attached to the external fixation frame. Metacarpal pins were removed at sixth week in 12 cases and at third in 8 cases, and radial pins were removed at eighth or ninth week. The radiographic results of 5-pin group were compared with those of 20 cases of traditional four-pin external fixation (4-pin group). RESULTS: The postoperative radial inclination was 23.1 degrees in 5-pin group and 22.2 degrees in 4-pin group; while at last follow-up 21.8o and 15.1 degrees respectively. Postoperative volar tilt was 8.5 degrees and 7.3o; while at last follow-up 6.3 degrees and 0.1 degrees respectively. Postoperative radial shortening was 0.3 mm, 0.4 mm; while at last follow-up 1.1 mm and 2.1 mm respectively. In 5-pin group, there were no significant differences in results whether the metacarpal pins were removed at sixth or third week. CONCLUSION: Five-pin external fixation, with the fifth pin stabilizing the distal articular fragment, enhanced early motion of the wrist maintaining fracture stability in unstable fractures of the distal radius.
Follow-Up Studies ; Radius* ; Wrist