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Lymphoma*

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Breast Diseases* ; Breast* ; Estrogens* ; Progesterone* ; Receptors, Estrogen* ; Receptors, Progesterone*

Travel-acquired dengue cases have been increasing as the overall global dengue burden has expanded. In Korea, imported dengue cases have been reported since 2000 when it first became a notifiable disease. During the first four months of 2016, three times more dengue cases were reported in Korea than during the same period the previous year. A safe and efficacious vaccine for travelers would be beneficial to prevent dengue disease in individual travelers and potentially decrease the risk of virus spread to non-endemic areas. Here, we summarize the characteristics of dengue vaccines for travelers and review dengue vaccines currently licensed or in clinical development.
Dengue Vaccines* ; Dengue* ; Korea

PURPOSE: This study was undertaken to obtain better clinical insights and therapeutic approaches to the diverticular diseases of the colon by identifying the clinical characteristics of the right and left colonic diverticular diseases. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was made of 68 colonic diverticular patients treated between August of 1986 and July of 1997. Right colonic diverticular disease was present in 55 patients, left side disease in eight patients, and bilateral disease in five patients. According to the location of the colonic diverticular disease, various clinical parameters such as the nature of the diverticula, age and sex, diagnostic accuracy, and methods of treatment were assessed. RESULTS: The average age of 68 patients in this study was 50.94 years. Fifty two patients were male and sixteen were female. The disease was far more common in the right colon (80.9%) than the left colon (11.7%) and the right colonic diverticular disease was the most common source of confusion in diagnosis from acute appendicitis. Conservative management was tried in 30 of 35 patients above age 50 and obtained a good result without any complication. CONCLUSIONS: There has been a tendency toward increased incidence of annual colonic diverticular diseases in this study. The right colonic diverticular disease was far more common than the left side disease and the disease was more common in the male. In patients above age 50, initial conservative management is a reasonable approach, although early surgical exploration might be better in younger patients. Acute appendicitis should be ruled out before any treatment decision was made.
Appendicitis ; Colon ; Diagnosis ; Diverticulum ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Retrospective Studies*

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Hemorrhage*

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Hemorrhage*

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip*

Osteoporosis and osteoporosis related fractures contribute a large part of the medical cost in developed countries. Considering the preventive effect of osteoporotic medications, high rate of mortality and complications, poor quality of life after osteoporosis related fractures, the growing trend of older populations in the future, osteoporosis and osteoporosis related fractures are important targets of preventive treatment and also targets of socioeconomic cost reduction. Treating osteoporosis and preventing osteoporosis related fractures have become an essential element in Korean medical system. Despite the various differences in the health care system, hospitals in many other countries are operating fracture liaison service and they have confirmed its cost-effectiveness. In Korea's health care system, further research on cost-effectiveness as well as its clinical effects is needed.

PURPOSE: Authors present the case of one patients who underwent local flap with pursestring suture technique to reconstruct third degree burn on breast. METHODS: A 66-year-old man visited emergency room with multiple whitish vesicles with serous discharge on face, neck, anterior chest and right arm. We performed dressing with foam and cultured allogenic keratinocyte. 14 days after burn injury, right breast wound was remained with eschar and granulation tissue. The size was 5x10 cm. We performed local flap with pursestring suture technique. The nipple was preserved. RESULTS: Postburn breast reconstruction using local flap with pursestring suture technique had results of small linear scar and minimum nipple-areolar complex deformity. There was no significant difference on both sides of the breast mound. CONCLUSION: Local flap with pursestring suture technique had results of small linear scar and minimum nipple-areolar complex deformity and it could be an effective method for reconstruction of postburn breast.
Arm ; Bandages ; Breast ; Burns ; Cicatrix ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Emergencies ; Female ; Granulation Tissue ; Humans ; Keratinocytes ; Mammaplasty ; Neck ; Nipples ; Suture Techniques ; Sutures ; Thorax

We evaluated CT findings of bronchial carcinoid and accuracy of preoperative pathological diagnosis according to two subtypes. The subjects were 10 cases (typical;5, atypical;5), confirmed by surgery and tissue pathology. Sputum cytology (n=10), percutaneous aspiration (n=1) and bronchoscopic biopsy (n=8) were performed, preoperatively. The CT findings were analysed according to two subtypes. Typical carcinoid shows central location in all, and bronchial lumens just proximal to tumor were widened in two, whereas atypical carcinoid presented as peripheral leison in two. Among central atypical carcinoid, two cases showed flat meniscus appearance of lumen. Remaining one showed diffuse wall thickening. Intratumoral low density by necrosis was noted in one. Both subtypes show contrast enhancement. For preoperative diagnosis, sputum cytology & percutaneous aspiration were not conclusive at all. As for bronchoscopic biopsy, only 3 cases were accurately diagnosed as typical carcinoid. Typical carcinoid presented as endobronchial mass in all, whereas atypical carcinoid presented in various appearance. In all atypical & some typical carcinoid were misdiagnosed as primary lung cancer, preoperatively. However, in typical carcinoid, conservative surgery was possible. In conclusion, if there is discrepancy between CT findings & preoperative pathological diagnosis, full understanding of CT findings of bronchial carcinoid is imperative to choose appropriate surgical modality.
Biopsy ; Carcinoid Tumor* ; Diagnosis* ; Lung Neoplasms ; Necrosis ; Pathology ; Sputum