No abstract available.
Gastrointestinal Tract*

We studied occupational status of 175 epileptics have been treated at Yeungnarn university hospital from 1991 to 1992. Their age were in the range of being capable of working. The main purposes were to study the effect of seizure type and degree of control to having job;the effect of additional disabilities to the means of living of epileptics. The results were like these: 1. The employment rate of our patients was 56%. 2. There were no statistical significancy at the effect of seizure type and degree of control to having job(P<0.05). 3. The degree of seizure control did not influence to the position at the job(P>0.05). But additional disabilities and education showed significant effect to the position of job (p<0.05). 4. Among the 138 responders 14 patients had experienced seizure attacks at work and 6 of these 14 patients had some kinds of problem on performing their work by the attacks. 11 of 138 patients disclosed their disease to the employer at the beginning of employment. Conclusion our epileptic patients also have many problems on having job. Which were predominantly related to education. Disabilities and self-denial rather than other related factors.
Education ; Employment* ; Humans ; Seizures

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The antepartum death of one fetus in twin pregnancy is a rare obstetric complcation. If one fetus in twin pregnancy died in uterus remote from term and another fetus did not, the dead fetus will be compressed between the uterine wall and the membrane of living fetus, becomes a fetus compressus or fetus papyraceous. The primary maternal threat when the fetuses undelivered is disseminated intravascular coagulation. Concern for the surviving fetus after death of its co-twin is balanced between the risks of preterm birth and those involving exposure to events in utero that may threaten its well-being. Recently we experienced a case of twin pregnancy complicated by the death of one fe- tus, we report this case with concerned literatures.
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation ; Fetal Death* ; Fetus ; Humans ; Membranes ; Pregnancy, Twin* ; Premature Birth ; Twins* ; Uterus

Tracheopathia osteoplastica is a rare, benign pathologic condition chahacterized the occurrence of numerous cartilage and bony nodules within the tissue of mucosa. We report a case of tracheopathia osteoplastica that involved both larynx and trachea. The patient was 73 years old male and had hoarseness. The neck CT showed thickened and irregular wall of the trachea extending to the level of the carina with multiple calcified nodules and plaques of bony density projecting into the lumen.
Cartilage ; Hoarseness ; Humans ; Larynx ; Male ; Mucous Membrane ; Neck ; Trachea

OBJECTIVE: This study was performed to evaluate the effects of mutiple indications and age on the likelihood of finding cervical lesion in large loop excision of transformation zone(LLETZ). METHOD: We reviewed the medical records of 471 evaluable LLETZ of cervix for cervical neoplasia at the Yonsei University College of Medicine, from April 1996 to August l998. The indications for the LLETZ were grouped as being for treatment(biopsy-proven disease)(indication A), significant discrepancy among cytologic and histologic results(indication B), unsatisfactory colposcopic finding(transformation zone not fully visualized)(indication C), possible microinva- sion(indication D), and combinations of the above. RESULTS: The prevalence rates of cervical lesion in performed LLETZ for indication A alone, for indication B alone, for a combination of indication A and C, for a combination B and C, and for indication D alone were 85.7%, 56.5%, 82.3%, 42.6%, 95%, respectively. The data were then reanalyzed to determine the likelihood of finding high-grade disease on LLETZ specimen. Overall, those with preoperative high-grade cytologic or histologic characteristics were much more likely to have high grade disease(78.1%) than were those with preoperative low-grade cytologic or histologic characteristics(27.2%)(p<0.001). The influence of age on the likelihood of identifying diasease on the LLETZ is undertermined. CONCLUSION: Neither age nor the preoperative grade of disease are good discriminators of the likelihood that disease will be found on a LLETZ specimen, However, patients with preoperative high-grade disease are much more likely than those with preoperative low-grade disease to have high-grade dysplasia or invasive cancer on LLETZ.
Cervix Uteri ; Female ; Humans ; Medical Records ; Prevalence

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Bronchi*

No abstract available.
Mucocele* ; Sphenoid Sinus*

Optic disc pits are an uncommon congenital anomaly of the optic nerve head. Serous detachment of the macula is a well known complication in patients with an optic disc pit Although spontaneous reattachment has been reported, most eye with macular detachment associated with optic disc pit have a poor visual prognosis inspite of treatments. We have experienced a case of optic disc pit associated with serous macular detachment, that has been treated with argon pure green laser photocoagulation, reporting it with a review of literature.
Argon ; Humans ; Light Coagulation ; Optic Disk ; Prognosis

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