No abstract available.
Neoplasm Metastasis* ; Stomach Neoplasms*

No abstract available.
DNA* ; Nucleic Acid Hybridization*

Oral cholecystography is one of the most relible and widely used x-ray examination which enables us to observe not only morphological features of the gallbladder (GB) but also its functioning state. It was disclosed that functional evaluation of the GB is mandatory to recognize such kinetic disorders of the viscus as acalculous cholecystitis or dyskinesia. For the purpose of functional evaluation, fat meal has been used traditionally. Recently, cholecystokinin(CCK) and ceruletide were introduced into clinical diagnosis of the GB, the usefulness of which we have confirmed. In the present study we have made an attempt at improving cholecystagogic effect of conventional fat meals(FM) such as whole mild and egg yolk by changing the posture of the examined from sitting up to right decubitus position after the ingestion of fat meal. The hypothesis involved in this study is that the presence of quantitatively more fat meal in the duodenum per unit time may result in more effective cholecystagogic action and such a setting would be created by enhancement of pyloric passage of fat meal by decubitus posturing. Clinical materials consisted of 280 normal oral GB series (136 males and 144 females) andthey were divided into 4 equally numbered groups of mild sitting and mild decubitus and egg sitting and eggdecubitus. Upon confirming satisfactory opacification of the GB 11 hours after the ingestion of 3g of sodiumipodate or iopanoci acid either 2 pieces of medium sized hen's egg yolk were given. The xaminess were then allowed either sitting up comfortably on a bench or lying down on the right flank on a couch. After the ingestion of fat mean, x ray was taken at the end of 30 minutes in all but the mild decubitus group in which x rays were taken serially at the end of 5, 15, 30 and 60 minutes. The frontal area of each opacified GB was measured by using aplanimeter and the contraction rate before and after fat meal stimulation was calculated by the following equation and delineation of the biliary tree was analyzed in each group. Contraction rate (%) = (1
Acalculous Cholecystitis ; Biliary Tract ; Ceruletide ; Cholecystography ; Deception ; Diagnosis ; Duodenum ; Dyskinesias ; Eating ; Egg Yolk ; Gallbladder ; Humans ; Male ; Meals ; Ovum ; Posture

PURPOSE: To investigate the clinical manifestations and treatments of parafoveal telangiectasis. METHODS: Twenty-two eyes of fifteen patients diagnosed as parafoveal telangiectasis were selected who had visited Kong Eye Center from September 1999 to August 2003 complaining of decreasing visual acuity. Visual acuity was checked and fluorescein angiography and optical coherence tomography were done. Authors treated six eyes of six patients experienced decreasing visual acuity due to macular edema with argon laser photocoagulation and one eye of one patient accompanying with choroidal neovascularization with photodynamic therapy. RESULTS: Among fifteen patients, group 1 cases were eight (1B eight) and group 2 cases were seven by classification of Gass and Blodi. Visual acuity improved in two eyes of six eyes and maintained in four eyes of six eyes and optical coherence tomography showed decrease of macular edema in six eyes of six patients all after argon laser photocoagulation. Visual acuity improved and optical coherence tomography showed decrease of macular edema in one eye of one patient after photodynamic therapy. CONCLUSIONS: Group 1 cases were more than group 2 cases. Argon laser photocoagulation can be effectively used to treat decreasing visual acuity due to macular edema in parafoveal telangiectasis patients. Photodynamic therapy seems to be effective in parafoveal telangiectasis accompanied with choroidal neovascularization but we think that additional studies with more cases are needed.
Argon ; Choroidal Neovascularization ; Classification ; Fluorescein Angiography ; Humans ; Light Coagulation ; Macular Edema ; Photochemotherapy ; Telangiectasis* ; Tomography, Optical Coherence ; Visual Acuity

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Clone Cells* ; Humans* ; Lymphocytes*

A coronary artery aneurysm was first reported by Bougon in 1812, and was able to be diagnosed during life with advance of selective coronary arteriography. We have recently seen a 62-year-old woman who had intermittent anterior chest pain and dyspnea on exertion(NYHA functional class II) and diagnosed a coronary artery aneurysm by coronary arteriography. A saccular formed coronary artery aneurysm was located at left main coronary artery at the juction of the bifurcation of LAD and left circumflex artery and it's was 2cmx2cm and it's thickness of wall was 0.5cm. After the patency and consistency of coronary arteries were confirmed,resection of aneurysm with aneurysmorrhaphy was performed.
Aneurysm* ; Angiography ; Arteries ; Chest Pain ; Coronary Aneurysm ; Coronary Vessels* ; Dyspnea ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged

Trisomy 9 syndrome was first reported by Retheore in 1970 and has been rarely reported. This syndrome consists of partial and complete trisomy 9. It is characterized by growth and mental retardation, craniofacial abnormalities including microcephaly, hypertelorism, prominent nose, deep-set ears and down-slanting palpebral fissures. Congenital heart diseases and congenital dislocations of knee are also common in trisomy 9 syndrome. Here, we report a very rare case of partial trisomy 9 due to maternal balanced translocation t(9;21). He showed craniofacial abnormalities, brain malformation, cardiac defect, hydronephrosis and congenital dislocations of hip and knee joints.
Brain ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9 ; Craniofacial Abnormalities ; Dislocations ; Ear ; Heart Diseases ; Hip ; Hydronephrosis ; Hypertelorism ; Intellectual Disability ; Knee ; Knee Joint ; Microcephaly ; Nose ; Trisomy

Trisomy 9 syndrome was first reported by Retheore in 1970 and has been rarely reported. This syndrome consists of partial and complete trisomy 9. It is characterized by growth and mental retardation, craniofacial abnormalities including microcephaly, hypertelorism, prominent nose, deep-set ears and down-slanting palpebral fissures. Congenital heart diseases and congenital dislocations of knee are also common in trisomy 9 syndrome. Here, we report a very rare case of partial trisomy 9 due to maternal balanced translocation t(9;21). He showed craniofacial abnormalities, brain malformation, cardiac defect, hydronephrosis and congenital dislocations of hip and knee joints.
Brain ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9 ; Craniofacial Abnormalities ; Dislocations ; Ear ; Heart Diseases ; Hip ; Hydronephrosis ; Hypertelorism ; Intellectual Disability ; Knee ; Knee Joint ; Microcephaly ; Nose ; Trisomy

No abstract available.
Antibodies* ; Chlamydia trachomatis* ; Chlamydia* ; Humans ; Neisseria gonorrhoeae* ; Neisseria* ; Prevalence*

No abstract available.
Antibodies* ; Chlamydia trachomatis* ; Chlamydia* ; Humans ; Neisseria gonorrhoeae* ; Neisseria* ; Prevalence*