No abstract available.
Leiomyoma* ; Scrotum*

PURPOSE: T category of the eighth edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system for distal bile duct carcinoma (DBDC) was changed to include tumor invasion depth measurement, while the N category adopted a 3-tier classification system based on the number of metastatic nodes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: To validate cancer staging, a total of 200 surgically resected DBDCs were staged and compared according to the seventh and eighth editions. RESULTS: T categories included T1 (n=37, 18.5%), T2 (n=114, 57.0%), and T3 (n=49, 24.5%). N categories included N0 (n=133, 66.5%), N1 (n=50, 25.0%), and N2 (n=17, 8.5%). Stage groupings included I (n=33, 16.5%), II (n=150, 75.0%), and III (n=17, 8.5%). The overall 5-year survival rates (5-YSRs) of T1, T2, and T3 were 59.3%, 42.4%, and 12.2%, respectively. T category could discriminate patient survival by both pairwise (T1 and T2, p=0.011; T2 and T3, p < 0.001) and overall (p < 0.001) comparisons. The overall 5-YSRs of N0, N1, and N2 were 47.3%, 17.0%, and 14.7%, respectively. N category could partly discriminate patient survival by both pairwise (N0 and N1, p < 0.001; N1 and N2, p=0.579) and overall (p < 0.001) comparisons. The overall 5-YSRs of stages I, II, and III were 59.0%, 35.4%, and 14.7%, respectively. Stages could distinguish patient survival by both pairwise (I and II, p=0.002; II and III, p=0.015) and overall (p < 0.001) comparisons. On multivariate analyses, T and N categories (p=0.014 and p=0.029) and pancreatic invasion (p=0.006) remained significant prognostic factors. CONCLUSION: The T andNcategories of the eighth edition AJCC staging system for DBDC accurately predict patient prognosis.
Bile Ducts* ; Bile* ; Cholangiocarcinoma ; Classification ; Humans ; Joints* ; Multivariate Analysis ; Neoplasm Staging* ; Prognosis ; Survival Rate

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Syphilis ; Syphilis, Cutaneous

No abstract available.
Humans ; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II ; Xanthomatosis

BACKGROUND: Billroth I anastomosis is one of the most common reconstruction methods after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Intracorporeal Billroth I (ICBI) anastomosis and extracorporeal Billroth I (ECBI) anastomosis are widely used in laparoscopic surgery. Here we compared ICBI and ECBI outcomes at a major gastric cancer center. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed data from 2,284 gastric cancer patients who underwent laparoscopic distal gastrectomy between 2009 and 2017. We divided the subjects into ECBI (n=1,681) and ICBI (n=603) groups, compared the patients’ clinical characteristics and surgical and short-term outcomes, and performed risk factor analyses of postoperative complication development. RESULTS: The ICBI group experienced shorter operation times, less blood loss, and shorter hospital stays than the ECBI group. There were no clinically significant intergroup differences in diet initiation. Changes in white blood cell counts and C-reactive protein levels were similar between groups. Grade II–IV surgical complication rates were 2.7% and 4.0% in the ECBI and ICBI groups, respectively, with no significant intergroup differences. Male sex and a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 were independent risk factors for surgical complication development. In the ECBI group, patients with a BMI ≥30 experienced a significantly higher surgical complication rate than those with a lower BMI, while no such difference was observed in the ICBI group. CONCLUSION: The surgical safety of ICBI was similar to that of ECBI. Although the chosen anastomotic technique was not a risk factor for surgical complications, ECBI was more vulnerable to surgical complications than ICBI in patients with a high BMI (≥30).
Body Mass Index ; C-Reactive Protein ; Diet ; Gastrectomy ; Gastroenterostomy ; Humans ; Intraoperative Complications ; Laparoscopy ; Length of Stay ; Leukocyte Count ; Male ; Postoperative Complications ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Stomach Neoplasms

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is an acute epidemic that spreads rapidly among cattle and pigs. In 2014, in Korea, despite enforced vaccination, the type O Southeast Asia (SEA) topotype viruses (Mya-98 lineage) infected mainly cattle and pigs simultaneously, thereby causing enormous damage. If a vaccine that is completely protective against this FMD virus is developed and used, it can become a very important preventive measure in Asia, which is where this type of virus mainly circulates. The SEA topotype has been steadily evolving and transforming into new variations since it became epidemic in Asia. Therefore, it became necessary to develop a new vaccine that could provide protection against the FMD virus strain that was responsible for the 2014–2015 outbreak in Korea. This study aimed to develop a vaccine that would provide complete protection against the SEA topotype FMD virus to control sporadic FMD outbreaks, which occur despite the enforcement of vaccination, and to completely prevent virus shedding, thereby preventing the virus from spreading. The vaccine candidate virus developed in this study showed low pathogenicity and can be distinguished from the wild-type FMD virus strain. The developed vaccine was able to protect mice from SEA and Middle East–South Asia topotype virus strains and induced high titers of antibodies against both virus strains in pigs, thereby confirming the sufficiency of its protective function. In particular, the results of the SEA topotype virus challenge test in pigs revealed that perfect immunity was created in the vaccinated pigs, without virus shedding and viremia.
Animals ; Antibodies ; Asia ; Asia, Southeastern ; Cattle ; Disease Outbreaks ; Foot-and-Mouth Disease ; Korea ; Mice ; Swine ; Vaccination ; Viremia ; Virulence ; Virus Shedding

PURPOSE: To investigate the efficacy and factors affecting the success rates of nasolacrimal probing and silicone intubation (SI) in patients with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO). METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients including 69 eyes of 59 patients who received probing and 61 eyes of 49 patients who received SI. In patients with probing, the age, sex, and history of conservative treatment were analyzed in the success and failure groups, and a success rate comparison was conducted by dividing these values into postnatal group 1 (< 6 months), group 2 (6–12 months), and group 3 (≥ 12 months) following their age. In patients with SI, the age, sex, retention period of the tube, and history of probing and conservative treatment were analyzed in the success and failure groups. RESULTS: In the failure group involving probing, the average age was significantly higher compared with the success group (p = 0.005), and the success rate of group 3 was significantly lower compared with group 2 (p = 0.005). In the failure group involving SI, the age was significantly higher (p = 0.015); however, the retention period was shorter (p = 0.006), and the history of probing also showed a statistically significant difference between the two groups (p = 0.009). Logistic regression analysis showed that the age and history of probing had an effect on the success rate (p = 0.049 and p = 0.047, respectively); however, the retention period was not statistically significant (p = 0.411). CONCLUSIONS: In patients with CNLDO > 12 months, the success rate of probing was lower than in patients < 12 months, and probing might have an effect on the success rate of future SIs. It is therefore recommended that SI be preferentially performed on patients > 12 months.
Humans ; Intubation ; Lacrimal Duct Obstruction ; Logistic Models ; Medical Records ; Nasolacrimal Duct ; Retrospective Studies ; Silicon ; Silicones

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to evaluate the clinical efficacy of pharmacologic treatment of amatoxin poisoning patients. METHODS: Literature was accessed through PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane library, KoreaMed, KISS and KMBASE. Studies relevant to human use of pharmacologic therapy including silymarin, penicillin and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) for amanita poisoning were included. Case reports, letters, editorials and papers with insufficient information were excluded. Comparison of clinical outcomes (especially mortality and liver transplantation rate) in each study was analyzed. RESULTS: The final analysis included 13 retrospective studies. None of these studies showed direct comparisons of individual agents. Among 12 studies comparing silymarin vs penicillin, eight showed clinical superiority of silymarin. Among eight studies comparing silymarin with NAC, six showed clinical superiority of silymarin. Among seven studies of NAC vs penicillin, five showed clinical superiority of NAC. CONCLUSION: This systematic review suggested that clinical superiority of various pharmacological agents used to treat amatoxin poisoning is debatable. Nevertheless, the available evidence suggests it is reasonable to consider combinations of multiple agents for patients with amanita poisoning. Further studies are required to establish a treatment regimen for amanita poisoning.
Acetylcysteine* ; Amanita ; Humans ; Liver Transplantation ; Mortality ; Penicillins* ; Poisoning* ; Retrospective Studies ; Silymarin* ; Treatment Outcome

Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is a rare genetic disease caused by various abnormalities in the androgen receptor (AR). The AR is an essential steroid hormone receptor that plays a critical role in male sexual differentiation and development and preservation of the male phenotype. Mutations in the AR gene on the X chromosome cause malfunction of the AR so that a 46,XY karyotype male has some physical characteristics of a woman or a full female phenotype. Depending on the phenotype, AIS can be classified as complete, partial or mild. Here, we report 2 cases of complete AIS in young children who showed complete sex reversal from male to female as a result of AR mutations. They had palpable inguinal masses and normal female external genitalia, a blind-end vagina and absent Müllerian duct derivatives. They were both 46,XY karyotype and AR gene analysis demonstrated pathologic mutations in both. Because AIS is inherited in an X-linked recessive manner, we performed genetic analysis of the female family members of each patient and found the same mutation in the mothers of both patients and in the female sibling of case 2. Gonadectomy was performed in both patients to avoid the risk of malignancy in the undescended testicles, and estrogen replacement therapy is planned for their adolescence. Individuals with complete AIS are usually raised as females and need appropriate care.
Adolescent ; Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome* ; Child ; Disorders of Sex Development ; Estrogen Replacement Therapy ; Female* ; Genitalia ; Humans ; Karyotype ; Male ; Mothers ; Phenotype ; Receptors, Androgen ; Sex Differentiation ; Siblings ; Testis ; Vagina ; X Chromosome

PURPOSE: To investigate the correlation between en face optical coherence tomography and improvements in the postoperative prognoses of idiopathic epiretinal membranes. METHODS: The medical records of 59 epiretinal membrane patients who had epiretinal membrane peeling between January 2005 and January 2016, and were followed up for > 12 months, were retrospectively reviewed. The preoperative en face images were divided into four sections involving three circular areas (6,000 µm diameter circle, 3,000 µm diameter circle, and 1,000 µm diameter circle) and one square (6,000 × 6,000 µm). The surface area where no epiretinal adhesion was present was quantified by measuring the number of black pixels using image-editing software (Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Systems, San Jose, CA, USA). Then the correlations among the value of black pixels, preoperative and postoperative visual acuities, and central retinal thickness were analyzed. RESULTS: The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was significantly increased after epiretinal membrane peeling (p < 0.001), and the central retinal thickness was significantly decreased (p < 0.001). As the number of black pixels in the circles and the square in the en-face images increased, the postoperative BCVA significantly increased (r = 0.645, p < 0.001; r = 0.590, p < 0.001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: As the nonadhesive surfaces of the epiretinal membrane and the retina in preoperative en face images became wider, the increments of the BCVA after surgery were greater. Therefore, en face optical coherence tomography can be used to predict prognosis after epiretinal membrane peeling.
Epiretinal Membrane ; Humans ; Medical Records ; Prognosis ; Retina ; Retinaldehyde ; Retrospective Studies ; Tomography, Optical Coherence ; Visual Acuity