Two cases of ectopic kidney were reported in conjunction with review of literatures. The ectopic kidneys, measuring 13 cm-,15 cm in length of their ureter, were located between the L3 .and S1. Operative removal of the ectopic kidney disclosed aberrant arteries in their both pole. histological examination revealed normal findings.
Arteries ; Kidney* ; Ureter

Four cases of testicular embryonal cell CA and one case of testicular teratoma in childhood are presented, and related literatures are reviewed.
Teratoma

One case of congenital hypoplastic kidney associated with tuberculosis in 28 year old man is presented and related literatures reviewed.
Adult ; Humans ; Kidney* ; Tuberculosis* ; Tuberculosis, Renal

BACKGROUND: We evaluated 1) the sequential changes of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) mRNA expression in lung (main site for circulating ACE synthesis) and left ventricle, and 2) whether such expression is modified by ACE inhibitor or angiotensin II receptor blocker treatment after acute myocardial infarction (MI) in rats. METHODS: Placebo, captopril (2 g/liter drinking water) or TCV-116 (10 mg/kg/day gavage) was administered 3 days before left coronary occlusion and continued for 6 weeks. At 1, 3 and 6 weeks after operation, hemodynamic measurement was performed and pulmonary and myocardial ACE mRNA expression was analyzed by quantitative RT-PCR using rcRNA as an internal standard. RESULTS: Mean BP and LVEDP increased in untreated rats compared with captopril- and TCV-116-treated rats (post-MI 6week, p<0.05). Pulmonary ACE mRNA increased in acute phase (post-MI 1 week, max. 1.4 fold, p<0.05 vs. pre-MI) and returned to pre-MI value thereafter. In contrast, cardiac ACE mRNA expression showed slightly decreasing tendency in acute phase, and was increased up to 1.6 fold in chronic phase after MI (post-MI 3 and 6weeks, p<0.05 vs. pre-MI). No changes in pulmonary ACE gene expression were found with RAS blockade. However, in acute phase after MI, cardiac ACE mRNA increased with both captopril and TCV-116 treatment (post-MI 24hour and 1week, max. 2 fold, p<0.05 vs. untreated group). CONCLUSION: 1) In contrast to the pulmonary ACE mRNA that is activated in acute phase, the cardiac ACE mRNA is activated in chronic phase after MI. 2) RAS blockade does not affect the change of pulmonary ACE expression, but modulate the change of cardiac ACE expression after MI.
Animals ; Captopril ; Coronary Occlusion ; Drinking ; Gene Expression* ; Heart Ventricles ; Hemodynamics ; Lung* ; Myocardial Infarction* ; Myocardium* ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A ; Rats ; Receptors, Angiotensin ; RNA, Messenger

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Plesiomonas shigelloides is known to cause diarrhea in human. It is a facultatively anaerobic gram-negative rod belonging to the family Vibrionaceae. We isolated P. shigelloides from two patients with diarrhea, a 62-year-old woman with steroid therapy and a 4-year-old boy with no predisposing factor. The organisms were isolated on enteric agars as a nonlactose fermenter and were identified by oxidase, indole, and other biochemical characteristics. The isolates were susceptible to commonly used antimicrobial agents with the exception of ampicillin. P. shigelloides infection is rarely reported in our country, but appears to be a significant cause of diarrhea that responds to antimicrobial therapy. Therefore we suggest the need for correctly identifying P. shigelloides.
Agar ; Ampicillin ; Anti-Infective Agents ; Causality ; Child, Preschool ; Diarrhea ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Oxidoreductases ; Plesiomonas* ; Vibrionaceae

Ganglion cyst of the spinal facet joint is rare. It is believed that ganglion cysts on the dorsal aspect of the facet joints are asymptomatic and therefore are not clinically appreciated. But we have experienced a patient who had severe low-back and buttock pain and diagnosed as ganglion cyst located on the dorsal aspect of the right side facet joint between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae. The treatment was surgical excision of the cyst and resulted in a satisfactory recovery. The differential diagnosis involving herniated lumbar intervertebral disc should not exclude ganglion cyst of the dorsal aspect of the lumbar facet joint.
Buttocks ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Ganglion Cysts* ; Humans ; Intervertebral Disc ; Lumbar Vertebrae ; Zygapophyseal Joint*

Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is due to acute ischemia of the anterior part of the optic nerve, whose main source of blood supply is from the posterior ciliary circulation, either by direct branches or through the peripapillary choroid, with minor and differing contributions from other sources. The clinical features are charaterized by sudden visual impairment, optic nerve related visual field defect and optic disc edema. For pathogenetic as well as therapeutic reasons, these patient can be subdivided into two major subgroups: a nonarteritic group, an arteritic group. The authors experienced a case of AION, which occurred in a young male, probably arteritic. So, the literature of the AION was briefly reviewed and the purpose of this review is to increase awareness of this not uncommon condition.
Choroid ; Edema ; Humans ; Ischemia ; Male ; Optic Nerve ; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic ; Vision Disorders ; Visual Fields

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to analyze a changing picture of the delusional types and contents in Korean adolescent psychotic patients during the last three decades. METHODS: The subjects were Korean adolescent psychotic patients with definite delusion who had been admitted to Kyungpook University Hospital and classified into three groups:the first group consisting of 39 patients from January 1, 1977 to December 12, 1978;the second group consisting of 41 patients from January 1, 1987 to December 12, 1988;the third group consisting of 44 patients from January 1, 1997 to December 12, 1998. RESULTS: 1) There was no significant difference in sex, age, religion, and parent distributions in three groups. The ratio of college or university graduates was increased in third group. As to birth order, the ratio of the eldest in third group was higher than that in the first two groups. 2) With respect to delusional type, persecutory delusion was the most common in the three groups. With regard to delusional content, delusion with friend theme was the most common and the frequency of it had been increasing. 3) In case of males, frequencies of reference delusion and delusion with friend theme had been increasing, whereas frequency of delusion with superpower theme decreasing. In case of females, frequencies of grandiose delusion and delusion with superpower theme had been increasing. 4) In case of 18-21 agers, frequencies of persecutory delusion and delusion with friend theme had been increasing. The type and content of delusion became diverse as age increased in the three groups. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that recent shifts in adolescent culture in Korea have had influence on the content of delusion in adolescent psychotic patients.
Adolescent* ; Birth Order ; Delusions* ; Female ; Friends ; Gyeongsangbuk-do ; Humans ; Korea ; Male ; Parents

A study was made on the two cases of Klinefelter's Syndrome with review of literatures Two cases revealed findings characteristic of Klinefelter's Syndrome suck as small testes, hyalinization of seminiferous tubules. azoospermia, increased urinary gonadotropin, decreased urinary 17-ketosteroid, positive sex chromatin, gynecomastia and impotence.
Azoospermia ; Erectile Dysfunction ; Gonadotropins ; Gynecomastia ; Hyalin ; Klinefelter Syndrome* ; Male ; Seminiferous Tubules ; Sex Chromatin ; Testis