No abstract available.
Empyema*

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a group walking exercise program on body composition, blood lipids and psychological factors at a community. METHOD: The subjects were 200 women(29 groups) who agreed to participate in group walking exercise for three months. Their ages ranged between 30 to 77 years. A simple walking exercise protocol was given to the participants, which was to do walking over three times a week and over thirty minutes each time. We compared the participants' body composition (BMI, PBF, BFM, FFM, WHR and VFA), blood lipids (HDL C, LDL C, total cholesterol, triglyceride) and exercise-self efficacy, self esteem, and quality of life before and after group walking. Collected data were analyzed through paired t test using the SAS program. RESULT: BMI. PBF, BFM, WHR, and VFA were significantly reduced (p<.01). However. FFM did not increase significantly (p=.416). There were significant changes in TC and TG (p<.01) but not in LDL C (P=.340). HDL C decreased but within the normal range. Exercise-self efficacy and quality of life did not increase significantly. Only self esteem increased significantly (p<.0001). CONCLUSION: Group walking exercise had positive effects on body composition, blood lipid and self esteem in community women.
Body Composition* ; Cholesterol ; Female ; Humans ; Psychology* ; Quality of Life ; Reference Values ; Self Concept ; Self Efficacy ; Walking*

Clinical investigation of 20 cases of brain abscess has been done at the dept of Pediatric Yonsei Medical Center, who had been treated during the period of 8 years from January 1977 through Jun 1985. Following results has been obtained: 1. Of 20 patients, 14 patient was male and the rest 6 was female rating M:F ratio 2.3:1 and the youngest patient was undler 1 year, the oldest one was 15 years old. 2. The chief complaints at admission were headache, fever, vomiting in order of frequency, while neurologic signs were neck stiffiness, hemiparesis, papilledema etc. 3. The preceeding causative diseases of brain abscess were diseases involving ENT 15%, congenital heart disease 20%, head trauma 35% and the rest 20% the etiology of brain abscess was not determined. The abscess tended to occure at temporoparietal area in the cases associated with otitis media while abscess originating from congenital heart diseases tended to occure multiple area. 4. 10 cases out of 20 had lumbar puncture under the suspision of meningitis, 2 cases manifested normal CSF finding. Patients who has focal neurologic finding associated with OMPC or congenital heart disease should suspect for brain abscess, which can be easily conform by brain C-T scan as well as patient who manifested unusual clinical course. 5. Factor relating prognosis were mental state and duriation between onset of clinical symptom and time starting treatment; clear mental state and short duration reflect better prognosis. 6. The motality rate was 33%, and the neurologic sequelas were hemiparesis (36.4%), mental deficit (18.2), dysarthria, epilepsy, hydrocephalus and blindness.
Abscess ; Adolescent ; Blindness ; Brain Abscess* ; Brain* ; Child* ; Craniocerebral Trauma ; Dysarthria ; Epilepsy ; Female ; Fever ; Headache ; Heart Defects, Congenital ; Heart Diseases ; Humans ; Hydrocephalus ; Male ; Meningitis ; Neck ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Otitis Media ; Papilledema ; Paresis ; Prognosis ; Spinal Puncture ; Vomiting

The choroid plexus papilloma is a rare tumor. Its incidence is 0.4-0.6% of all intracranial tumors. Most cases of this tumor are found in the young subject, especially infant and childhood but its congenital form is very rare. The clinical and pathologic findings of congenital choroid plexus papilloma are similar to that of any age. But the cilia on the cell surface are common in the former and very rare in the latter. We present a case of congenital choroid plexus papilloma of the lateral ventricle in a 2 month-old male baby. He had suffered from a sudden onset of convulsions and a drowsy mental state for 2 days. The CT scan revealed a large intraventricular tumor in the left lateral ventricle with hydrocephalus. After ventriculo-peritoneal shunt(V-P shunt), his symptoms were improved. But the hydrocephalus was aggravated due to malfunction of V-P shunt, and he recieved the operation after 4 months. The gross examination revealed a large ovoid papillary tumor(4x3x3cm). On light microscopic examination, the tumor showed papillary structure lined by columnar eosinophilic cells. Some cells had cilia. The electron microscopic finding showed intercellular junction, microvilli and cilia. The tumor cells were positive for cytokeratin, vimentin and S-100 protein.
Infant ; Child ; Male ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence

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Leriche Syndrome*

No abstract available.
Mediastinoscopy*

No abstract available.
Pulmonary Aspergillosis*

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of an overweight control exercise program on body composition and blood lipids. METHOD: This comparative study was conducted at an elementary school in Seoul, Korea. Pre and post body weight, BMI, PBF, and obesity degree as body composition and TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, and TG as blood lipids were tested. The aerobic exercise lasted 12 weeks from April to July, 2006. A total of 168 overweight 3rd grade to 5th grade school children attended and were divided into a walking exercise group (n=68) and a rope jumping exercise group (n=38). Data were analysed using SAS 8.12. RESULT: At the end of the program, the participation rate was higher in the rope jumping exercise group than in the walking exercise group. Body weight, BMI, PBF, obesity degree, TC, and LDL-C were lower than those before the program, and HDL-C was higher than before the program. CONCLUSION: The school-based overweight control exercise program was effective. Because of the participation rate was higher in the rope jumping exercise group than in the walking exercise group, rope jumping exercise is recommended for low grade children.
Body Composition ; Body Weight ; Child ; Exercise ; Humans ; Korea ; Obesity ; Overweight* ; Seoul ; Walking

Biliary cystadenoma of the liver is a rare multilocular cystic neoplasm of biliary origin. it occurs most often in middle aged women and rarely in children. Histogenesis of this tumor is uncertain. It may be developmental in origin arising from aberrant hamartomatous bile ducts or ectopic rests of embryonic biliary cystadenoma of the liver discovered at 8 month of intrauterine fetal life. This case supports its congenital theory.
Child ; Male ; Female ; Humans

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Humans ; Inpatients*