A number of noninvasive technics have been advocated as reflecting left ventricular performance. These methods include systolic time intervals, echocardiography and imaging of the left ventricular chamber with radionuclides during systole and diastole. Radionuclide evaluation of left ventricular function by means of the gamma camera and gating currently appears to be the most reliable noninvasive method for approximating angiographic evaluation of left ventricular performance. Utilizing the radionuclide angiography, we measured the left ventricular function in 19 normal healthy control, 60 patients with coronary artery diseases 7 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, 5 patients with hypertension. 1) Left ventricular ejection fraction decreased in 12 patients with anterior myocardial infarction (39.9+/-11.6%), 17 patients with inferior myocardial infarction (49.9+/-8.4%) and 7 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (19.0+/-5.8%), and there was a statistically significant difference compared with 19 normal control group (63.5+/-8.2%)(p<0.005). However there were no statistically significant difference between normal control group, patients with hypertension (58.8+/-7.6%) and patients with angina pectoris (60.1+/-6.5%). 2) Left ventricular ejection fraction decreased in both anterior and inferior myocardial infarction, and there was a statisically significant difference between both groups (p<0.01). All 13 patients with acute myocardial infarction had abnormal LVEF (40.5+/-9.1%) whcih was significantly lower than that of 16 patients with old myolardial infarction (50.1+/-10.5%)(p<0.01).
Angina Pectoris ; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated ; Coronary Artery Disease* ; Coronary Vessels* ; Diastole ; Echocardiography ; Gamma Cameras ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Infarction ; Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction ; Myocardial Infarction ; Radioisotopes ; Radionuclide Angiography* ; Stroke Volume ; Systole ; Ventricular Function, Left*

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From Dec. 1992 to Dec. 1995, 20 patients with atherosclerotic occlusive disease in the lower extremities underwent arter al bypass surgery. The age of the patients ranged between 46 and 77 years(mean .60.8 years) and the most prevalent incidence was in the 7th decades. The mean follow up period was 18.8 months ranging from 4 to 36 months. Associated diseases were diabetus mellitus(25%), hypertension (35%), cerebrovascular accident(25%), and acute myocardial infarction(5%). Disabling intermittent claudifcation(35%), resting pain(20%) or ischemic gangrene(or ulceration)(45%) were operative indications. Aorto-bifemoral bypass in 4 cases, aorto-single femoral bypass in 2 cases, Aorto-bifemoral bypass and femoropopliteal bypass in 3 cases, aorto-single femoral bypass and femoropopliteal bypass in 1 case, femoropopliteal bypass in 4 cases, femorotibial bypass in 1 case, popliteotibial bypass 4 cases and femorofemoral bypass in 1 case were the surgical approches. Early thrombosis(2 cases) and wound infection(2 case) were main complication. Postoperative complication rate was 20%. Postoperative patency rates re 92.6% at 6 months, 84.2% at 1 year, 75.4% at 2 years and 69.4% at 3 years.
Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Incidence ; Lower Extremity* ; Postoperative Complications ; Wounds and Injuries

From Dec. 1992 to Dec. 1995, 20 patients with atherosclerotic occlusive disease in the lower extremities underwent arter al bypass surgery. The age of the patients ranged between 46 and 77 years(mean .60.8 years) and the most prevalent incidence was in the 7th decades. The mean follow up period was 18.8 months ranging from 4 to 36 months. Associated diseases were diabetus mellitus(25%), hypertension (35%), cerebrovascular accident(25%), and acute myocardial infarction(5%). Disabling intermittent claudifcation(35%), resting pain(20%) or ischemic gangrene(or ulceration)(45%) were operative indications. Aorto-bifemoral bypass in 4 cases, aorto-single femoral bypass in 2 cases, Aorto-bifemoral bypass and femoropopliteal bypass in 3 cases, aorto-single femoral bypass and femoropopliteal bypass in 1 case, femoropopliteal bypass in 4 cases, femorotibial bypass in 1 case, popliteotibial bypass 4 cases and femorofemoral bypass in 1 case were the surgical approches. Early thrombosis(2 cases) and wound infection(2 case) were main complication. Postoperative complication rate was 20%. Postoperative patency rates re 92.6% at 6 months, 84.2% at 1 year, 75.4% at 2 years and 69.4% at 3 years.
Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Incidence ; Lower Extremity* ; Postoperative Complications ; Wounds and Injuries

We reported 3 cases of intestinal anisakiasis. The patients had abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting, after eating raw sea-fishes 1 to 5 days before. Intestinal resection was performed under the impression of mechanical obstruction or cancer. The resected intestines showed marked edema, congestion or hemorrhage in the mucosa. Microscopically the larvae were found in the submucosa or inner muscle layer, and surrounded by phlegmonous inflammation with intense eosinophilic infiltration. The larvae were identified as Anisakis spp. by multiple sections.

PURPOSE: To analyze the clinical course of acquired third, fourth, and sixth cranial nerve palsy at a secondary hospital. METHODS: We analyzed the medical records of 26 patients, 28 eyes who were diagnosed third, fourth, and sixth nerve palsy from March 2004 to September 2005. The clinical courses, affected cranial nerves, etiologic factors and recovery rates were examined retrospectively. RESULTS: The sixth cranial nerve was affected most frequently (12 eyes, 49.2%), followed by the third nerve (11 eyes, 17.9%). Vascular etiologic factors was most common (12 eyes, 42.9%). Only two cases were associated with neurosurgical diseases. Of the 28 eyes that were followed up for at least 3 months, 21 (75.0%) eyes showed a decrease in the angle of deviation. Of these, 14 (50%) eyes recovered completely. CONCLUSIONS: There are many vascular and undetermined etiologic causes of cranial nerve paralysis at 2nd grade hospital. So little cases are result from neurosurgical etiology. There are limitations in finding the affecting factors. Further evaluations for the factors associated with increasing recovery rates were needed.
Abducens Nerve ; Abducens Nerve Diseases ; Cranial Nerves ; Humans ; Medical Records ; Paralysis ; Retrospective Studies ; Strabismus*

Abdominal complications of ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus occur infrequently. Presented in the paper is a case of urinary bladder perforation by an abdominal catheter of the Accu-Flo shunt system. The distal tip of the abdominal catheter extruded spontaneously through the urethral orifice. This rare complication was treated by shunt revision.
Catheters* ; Hydrocephalus ; Urinary Bladder* ; Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt*

PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between the varus appearance and the axial alignment of the lower extremity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The axial alignments of the lower extremities of 46 normal male adults (volunteers) were measured from the radiographs and compared with the reports for Caucasians, and between the groups divided according to their subjective appearance. RESULTS: The femorotibial mechanical angle was 177.4+/-2.4degrees and the medial obliquity of the knee was 94.3+/-2.0degrees, which were the varus compared with the reported reference points. In the group containing those with the subjective varus appearance of the lower extremities, the femorotibial mechanical angle and the medial obliquity of the knee and ankle joint were the varus, and the metaphyseal-diaphyseal angle was greater than in the group containing those with the subjective straight appearance of the lower extremity (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The axial alignment of the lower extremities of young male adult Korean is the varus, and the subjective varus appearance of the lower extremity is related to the varus axial alignment.
Adult ; Ankle Joint ; Humans ; Knee ; Lower Extremity* ; Male

The 70 adult patients with idiopathic membranous glomerulonephritis(IMGN), in whom renal biopsy has been performed at Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, between January 1982 and December 1995 were studied for the clinical evolution of the disease and factors which might be involved in the development of chronic renal failure. There was 41 males and 29 females with a mean age of 41 years. Mean time from the onset to the renal biopsy was 13 months. The clinical presentations at the time of diagnosis were nephrotic syndrome(61.4%), asymptomatic urinary abnormality(21.4%), acute nephritic syndrome(14.3%), and recurrent gross hematuria(2.9%). During the mean follow-up period of 40+/-31 months, eleven(15.7%) of the patients developed chronic renal failure and five of them had end-stage renal disease. Five and ten years renal survival were 81.2% and 66.4%, respectively. In univariate analysis of clinical prognostic factors for progression to renal failure using Kaplan-Meier method, four parameters ; serum creatinine >or=1.4mg/ dL(p=0.011), hypoalbuminemia 2.5g/dL(p<0.01), heavyproteinuria >or=10.0g/day(p=0.036) and remission of proteinuria < 2.0g/24hr (p<0.01) were found to have predictive value. No effect was observed in the age, sex, steroid and/or immunosuppressive therapy, hypertension and serum total cholesterol concentration on prognosis. In univariate analysis of pathologic prognostic factors, interstitial fibrosis(p=0.036) and inflammation(p=0.011) were significant for predictive value.
Adult* ; Biopsy ; Cholesterol ; Creatinine ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Glomerulonephritis, Membranous* ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Hypoalbuminemia ; Kidney Failure, Chronic ; Korea* ; Male ; Prognosis ; Proteinuria ; Renal Insufficiency

PURPOSE: To identify the characteristic ultrasonographic findings of the normal appendix in children in order to detect it more easily and so to exclude acute appendicitis from a diagnosis with more confidence. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Among 64 patients presenting with right lower quadrant pain, 44 patients, excluding 15 patients diagnosed as acute appendicitis and 5 patients with non-visualization of the appendix due to severe ileus and obesity, were evaluated for the point of incidence, the thickness and the presence of folding of the inner hypoechoic band of the normal appendix. The age of the patients ranged from 3 to 15 years with a mean age of 6.5 years. Two patients were operated on and we correlated the preoperative ultrasonographic findings with the histologic findings. RESULTS: In all the cases of the 44 patients with normal appendix, the inner hypoechoic band was discovered, which was seen as a linear structure without folding along the whole length of appendix. This measured as 0.75 mm (0.3-1.5 mm) for the mean thickness. The inner hypoechoic band corresponded to the mucosal layer that had abundant lymphoid tissue on the histologic examination. CONCLUSION:For the pediatric normal appendix, the inner hypoechoic band without folding is present, and this corresponds to the mucosal layer with abundant lymphoid tissue.
Appendicitis ; Appendix* ; Child* ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Ileus ; Incidence ; Lymphoid Tissue ; Obesity ; Ultrasonography*