No abstract available.
Maxillary Sinus* ; Maxillary Sinusitis*

Juvenile spring eruption(JSE) of the ears is an unusual type of photodermatosis, which develops on the light exposed areas of the ears of boys and young male adults in the early spring months. JSE has received little attention in the literature, and to our knowledge no cases have been reported in Korea until now. Herein we report a case of JSE occurring in a 17-year-old man who has suffered from a recurrent pruritic erythematous papulovesicular eruption of both helix, followed by crusting and healing without scarring within one to two months early each spring for six years.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Cicatrix ; Ear* ; Humans ; Korea ; Male

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the changing pattern of serum leptin level and the correlation between estradiol level during the clomiphene citrate challenge test(CCCT) or controlled ovarian hyperstimulation(COH) cycle. METHODS: Twenty-seven women who underwent CCCT and fourteen women who underwent controlled ovarian hyperstimulation were recruited to measure the serum leptin level. After correction of serum concentration with body mass index(BMI), changes of leptin level and correlation with serum estradiol level during CCCT and COH cycle were analyzed. RESULTS: Circulating leptin levels were significantly correlated with BMI at each time point in CCCT cycle(P<0.01). In CCCT cycle, leptin/BMI level was significantly increased at midluteal phase compared to that of menstrual cycle day 3 and 10(p<0.05). In women with regular menstruation, leptin/BMI level at midluteal phase was significantly higher than that of menstrual day 3 and 10, but this difference was not seen in women with irregular menstruation. The leptin/BMI level in COH cycle showed increasing tendency throughout ovarian stimulation. But there was no significant correlation between leptin/BMI and estradiol level in CCCT and COH cycle. CONCLUSION: There is a significant correlation between BMI and circulating leptin level. Midluteal leptin level is significantly higher than that of follicular phase in CCCT cycle, and there is an increasing tendency in leptin level after ovarian stimulation in CCCT and COH cycle without statistical significance. These findings suggest that circulating estradiol concentration has no major influence on circulating leptin level.
Clomiphene* ; Estradiol ; Female ; Follicular Phase ; Humans ; Leptin* ; Menstrual Cycle ; Menstruation ; Ovulation Induction

A case of rare subcutaneous sparganosis in thigh treated by surgical excision is reported. In this 49year-old male with a palpable mass on the anteromedial aspect of mid-thigh (5x7x5cm sized) which was misdiagnosed with a soft tissue tumor initially, a sparganosis was suspected by a plain x-rays, bone scan and his past history which he frequently had raw snakes, frogs and raw fishes before but confirmed by MRI and surgical excision. This represents tor warning to some Koreans who have frequently comsumed raw fishes, snakes or frogs etc., and to some doctors because it is easily confused with a soft tissue tumor.
Fishes ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Snakes ; Sparganosis* ; Subcutaneous Tissue* ; Thigh*

Operative reduction is not essential for mild to moderate spondylolisthesis, but some authors agree that reduction of spondylolisthesis is beneficial for widening of intervertebral canal and consequently for decompression of neural tissue even though the degree of slippage is grade I or II. In our institute, we sometimes reduced the slippage for these reasons. But at follow up study we would find redisplacement and the degree of it seemed to be associated with the kind of instruments. So we analyzed redisplacement rate according to the kind of instruments in 59 cases of spondylolisthesis that were followed more than one year. The conclusions were as follow; 1. There was no significant correlation between reduction and redisplacement rate with pathologic type, lesion site, age,iscectomy and clinical result at least in grade I or II spondylolisthesis (P>0.05). 2. The pedicle screw system was more useful in reduction and its maintenance than the Luque ring system (P<0.001). 3. Redisplacement was occurred mainly within 2 months after operation, 4. The cause of redisplacement after reduction seems to be associated with mechanical insecurity before consolidation of the grafted bone takes place.
Decompression ; Follow-Up Studies ; Spondylolisthesis* ; Transplants

The simultaneous ipsilateral fractures of the arm and forearm are relatively rare and there is no exact method of treatment for these fractures. Authors has clinically analized 37 cases of these fractures which are treated between September, 1973 and May, 1987 at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hanyang University College of Medicine. The results can be summarized as follows. l. Among 440 patients with humeral fracture, there were associated fractures of the ipsilateral forearm bone in 69 patients (13. 4%). 2. The main cause of these fracture was traffic accident and the next one was fell from a height. 3. The most frequently associated injury was nerve paralysis. 4. The methods of treatment were classified as follows . 1 st method Both arm and forearm were treated by internal fixation (32.1%). 2nd method The arm was treated by internal fixation and the forearm by conservative method (11.8%). 3rd method The arm was treated by conservative method and the forearm by in- ternal fixation (11.8%). 4rdmethod Both arm and forearm were treated by conservative method (44. 3%). 5. By Andersons criteria, excellent and satisfactory results were obtained in 47. 1% of cases which were treated by mainly 1 st method.
Accidents, Traffic ; Arm ; Forearm ; Humans ; Humeral Fractures ; Methods ; Orthopedics ; Paralysis

Many injuries of the hand have been occured in these days because of frequent industrial hazards and frequent handling of tools in modern civilizing life. A voluminous amount of literature has been recently concerned with many problems and questions posed by tendon surgery. Many investigations have been devoted to discussion of suture materials, tendon suturing, grafting, healing, rate of healing, nutrition and related clinical and laboratory endeavors. Because of these efforts, the designation of Zone II as“no man's land” is no longer significant and should be called “skilled man's land”. With regard to to secondary reconstructive surgery, in cases without much scarring and few associated lesions, we routinely select the one-stage graft and use early motion in the postoperative programs. This paper aimed to review our experience with 215 patients with flexor tendon injuries in hand who were treated with primary repair or tendon graft with average follow up of 8.5 months from June, 1973 to May, 1987 and the following results were obtained. 1. The most frequent site of injury was Zone V. 2. The over all end result of primary repair was satisfactory in 86.5% by White and Kleinert criteria. 3. The over all end result of tendon graft in Zone Il was satisfactory in 51.0% by White and Kleinert criteria. 4. In Zone lI, primary repair obtained satisfactory result in 36.4% but the tendon graft obtained satisfactory result in 51.0%. 5. In tendon graft, the preoperative stste was supposed to have close relation to postoperative result and the duration from injury to graft was supposed to have little relation to postoperative results. 6. In primary repair, the cases using Bunnells suture technique obtained satisfactory result in 85.1% and the cases using modified Kesslers suture technique obtained satisfactory result in 91.2%.
Cicatrix ; Clinical Study ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hand ; Humans ; Suture Techniques ; Sutures ; Tendon Injuries ; Tendons ; Transplants

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is a common and enigmatic disease affecting the reproductive life and health of women. Although the retrograde menstruation is a well established model for both transplantation and induction theories, the discrepancy between an incidence of retrograde menstruation and a prevalence for endometriosis suggests the possibility that the development and the progression of endometriosis is associated with individual susceptibility such as altered immune function. An impaired immune response may result in a defect in the ability to remove refluxed menstrual debris, thereby increasing the possibility of endometriosis. We carried out the study to elucidate the immunologic alteration in patients with endometriosis. MATERIALS and METHODS: Fifty-six patients undergoing pelviscopic surgery or open laparotomy for benign gynecological disease were enrolled in this study. The study groups consisted of group I (normal control patients, N=22), group II (endometriosis stage I and II, N 17), and group III (endometriosis stage III and IV, N=17). Lymphocyte subset including total T cell, helper T cell, suppressor T cell, B cell, helper/suppressor ratio, natural killer (NK) cell, monocyte population and cytokine profile including interleukin (lL)-1, soluble interleukin-2 receptor (slL-2R), IL-2, IL-6, IL-S, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 of peripheral blood and peritoneal fluid were analyzed using flow cytometry and enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA) method respectively. RESULTS: Peripheral blood and peritoneal fluid lymphocyte subset were indistinguishable among the 3 groups (p>0.05). And there were no significant difference in peripheral blood and peritoneal fluid cytokine profile among the 3 groups except peripheral blood MCP-1 level. Group III showed higher peripheral blood level of MCP-1 than control patients (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: In this study, lymphocyte subset and cytokine profile except MCP-1 in peripheral blood and peritoneal fluid from patients with endometriosis did not differ from those of the control group. Immunologic alterations of patients with endometriosis might be resulted not from the changes of the number of lymphocyte subsets and cytokine, but from the modification of functions.
Ascitic Fluid* ; Endometriosis* ; Female ; Flow Cytometry ; Humans ; Incidence ; Interleukin-2 ; Interleukin-6 ; Interleukins ; Laparotomy ; Lymphocyte Subsets* ; Lymphocytes* ; Menstruation Disturbances ; Monocytes ; Prevalence

No abstract available.
Drug Therapy*

PURPOSE: Laparoscopy through the open ipsilateral hernial sac to evaluate the contralateral side in boys with unilateral inguinal hernia has been criticized because of some risk and cost. Laparoscopic evaluation of the contralateral side was modified to avoid abdominal trocar insertion by using the open ipsilateral hernia sac for instrumentation. This study was performed to determine the usability, safety, and effectiveness of this technique. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-two boys with unilateral inguinal hernia and hydrocele were evaluated using open hernial sac for diagnostic laparoscopy of the contralateral side at the time of inguinal herniorrhaphy. RESULTS: The mean age was 3.8 years. The presenting hernia was right-sided in 29 (69.0%) cases and left-sided in 13 (31.0%) cases. Based on the result of diagnostic laparoscopy 32 (76.2%) cases were negative on the contralateral side, and 10 (23.8%) were positive. After the contralateral exploration of the positive groups, 9 (90.0%) showed contralateral patent processus vaginalis. After undergone the high ligation of the patent processus vaginalis at the internal inguinal ring. CONCLUSIONS: Laparoscopic evaluation of the contralateral side via the open ipsilateral hernial sac is feasible, quick, safe, and cost effective. It requires no additional incision. Long-term follow up is required to determine the ultimate effectiveness of this method.
Child* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hernia ; Hernia, Inguinal* ; Herniorrhaphy ; Humans ; Inguinal Canal ; Laparoscopy* ; Ligation ; Surgical Instruments