No abstract available.
Hyperthyroidism* ; Muscular Diseases*

A multitude of methods for correction of the residual cleft lip nose deformity have been developed. Inspite of the development it appears that no one procedure has achieved satisfactory results. In addition, the appropriate timing for surgical correction still remains unsettled. The philtrum plays a keyhole in the appearance of the upper lip and nostril sill. But the formation of philtrum with muscle flap or conchal cartilage have been resulted in a unsatisfactory aesthetic outcome. We performed 26 cases of the correction of unilateral cleft lip nose deformity between May 1993 and September 1996, and we always used autogenous palmaris longus tendon for reconstruction of philtral column and nostril sill augmentation. Palmaris longus tendon creates a more definite philtral unit comparing to other materials which have been used and it is easy to harvest and transfer and it does not affect normal function of the hand. And we followed up all patients and confirmed that disappearance of newly formed philtrum is rare. In conclusion, this study shows that autogenous palmaris longus tendon is a useful material for reconstruction of philtral column.
Cartilage ; Cleft Lip* ; Congenital Abnormalities* ; Hand ; Humans ; Lip ; Nose* ; Tendons*

No abstract available.
Endocrine Cells* ; Gastrointestinal Tract* ; Goats*

As a part of study on curricular renovation in the premedical program, a new course entitled "Medicine : Science and Practice" was developed in an otherwise traditional premedical education setting wi th hopeful linkage of two objectives aiming for effective delivery of traditional academic contents from individual disciplines and drawing of a strong motivation toward future medical carrier development. The course was divided into two parts : a series of lectures at the phase I (the second semesters of Year I) and a subsequent session of student-centered seminars in small group session at the phase II (the first semester of Year II ). The topics in lectures and seminars were selected among the more practical, contemporary and hot medico-social issues being specifically designed to meet the educational needs/concepts of "motivation for future medical carrier development", "students learn from students versus self-instruction" and "active participation in learning process". Integration of basic sciences/cultural subjects to professional medical sciences/practice was more emphasized together with increase of attention to the humanity and socio-econonmic courses by which cultivation of problem-solving ability is possible instead of the present science-focused approach. The small group study was persistently encouraged in phase II to develop their confidence in successfulness of self learning. The course was also specifically designed to promote the habit of critical thinking on current medical issuse, to stimulate learning of general educational disciplines by usage of medical phenomena. The details of curricular development and operational strategies were described with examples.
Education, Premedical ; Hope ; Humans ; Learning ; Lectures ; Motivation ; Thinking

We performed radionuclide ventriculography before and within 1 week after percutaneous mirtal valvuloplasty(PMV) to evaluate left ventricular(LV) function in 20 patients(3 males and 17 females, mean age of 38±10 years) who were pure mitral stenosis before PMV and less than grade 1 mitral regurgitation developed after PMV. 9 out of 20 patients had atrial fibrillation and 3 patients developed a small left-to-right shunt(Qp/Qs<1.5)after PMV using double-balloon technique resulted in a increase in mitral valve area(0.9±0.3 to 2.1±0.8mm
Atrial Fibrillation ; Cardiac Output ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Mitral Valve ; Mitral Valve Insufficiency ; Mitral Valve Stenosis* ; Radionuclide Ventriculography ; Stroke Volume

Pulmonary embolism is the impaction of material into branches of the pulmonary arterial bed. It usually occurs in patients with primary hypercoagulable states or secondary hypercoagulable states like cancer, preganancy, and estrogen replacement therapy. We report a case of a pulmonary embolism in a patient with positive lupus anticoagulant who received estrogen replacement therapy. The patient was referred due to suddenly developed shortness of breath and echogenic mass densities in the right atrium on 2 dimensional echocardiography. The patient was markedly improved with intravenous urokinase and subsequent oral anticoagulant therapy. Related articles are also reviewed.
Dyspnea ; Echocardiography ; Estrogen Replacement Therapy* ; Estrogens* ; Female ; Heart Atria ; Humans ; Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor* ; Pulmonary Embolism* ; Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator

Aspergillus oryzae is a filamentous fungus classified in the group Aspergillaceae Ascomycetes. A. oryzae is an important microorganism for industrial production of enzymes and fermented food products. It secrets large quantities of proteins or enzymes into the culture medium which makes this organism appealing for the production of heterologous proteins. Recently Electric field-mediated transformation method, electroporation, has been applied to fungal transformation. It is fast, simple to handle, and avoids the use of some chemicals. The optimum conditions for A. oryzae were determined with pILJ-16 and ~0.2 x 105 protoplast cell at various field strength. The survived population of protoplasts in the electric field were ~80% of nonprotoplast cell population at 1.3 KV/cm to ~50% at 6.3 KV/cm. The electrotransformation efficiency, expressed as transformants/microgram of input DNA/population of protoplast cells, increased with the increment of the field strength up to 6.3 KV/cm. The highest value, 14.35%, was obtained at 6.3 KV/cm and 1540ohm. Some antibiotics for the dominant selectable makers were applied to A. oryzae and Tolypocladium inflatum. Whereas phleomycin was very effective on T. inflatum, hygromycin B and phleomycin were not effective on A. oryzae. Protoplasts were obtained with hemicellulase and celluclast, instead of novozyme234. More than 104 transformants/microgram of DNA with hemicellulase-treated protoplasts were obtained by using electroporation at the condition of 2,500 voltage, 1,540 ohm and 0.50 capacitance. Less than 102 transformants/microgram of DNA were obtained with Novozyme234- and celluclast-treated protoplasts.
Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Ascomycota ; Aspergillus oryzae* ; Aspergillus* ; DNA ; Electroporation ; Fungi* ; Hygromycin B ; Oryza ; Phleomycins ; Protoplasts

No abstract available.
Prostate*

No abstract available.
Interferon-gamma Release Tests* ; Lupus Vulgaris*

PURPOSE: To evaluate the diagnostic usefulness of brachial approach arteriography for outpatients, withparticular regard to safety and image quality. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The angiographic findings and follow-upmedical records of 131 brachial approach arteriographies in 121 outpatients were retrospectively analysed. 5 Fpigtail catheters were used in 125 cases, and 5-F OCU-A catheters were used in three cases of renal arteriography,and three of upper extremity arteriography without catheter. RESULTS: Except for three cases of brachial arterypuncture failure, all procedures were performed successfully. One hundred and fifteen of 119 lower extremityarteriographies were visualized down to the level of the tibioperoneal artery. The non-visualized cases were threein which there was multiple obstruction at the distal common iliac artery and one with insufficient contrastamount due to renal failure. In four cases there were complications : two involved arterial thrombosis, one was anintramuscular hematoma, and one an A-V fistula. CONCLUSION: For outpatients, brachial approach arteriography canreplace the femoral approach. Its image quality is excellent, there are time-cost benefits, and the rate ofcomplications is relatively low.
Angiography* ; Arteries ; Brachial Artery* ; Catheters ; Fistula ; Hematoma ; Humans ; Iliac Artery ; Outpatients* ; Renal Insufficiency ; Retrospective Studies ; Thrombosis ; Upper Extremity