• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.45-47
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• 2008

Fungal infections of the spine are relatively uncommon. Moreover, cervical spondylodiscitis due to Candida albicans in non-immunocompromised patient is very rare. We report a case of Candida spondylodiscitis in a 64-year-old woman who complained of neck pain. The clinical feature and treatment option are presented with a review of pertinent literatures.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.31-34
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• 2006

This 58-year-old woman was transferred from a local hospital due to symptoms of acute headache and decreased consciousness. Computed tomography revealed a subarachnoid hemorrhage with blood clot in prepontine cistern. On the first day in the hospital, diagnostic cerebral angiography revealed a basilar tip aneurysm. We performed basilar artery to bilateral posterior cerebral artery[PCA] stent placement to reconstruct the basilar artery apex.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.299-302
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• 2005

Postpartum cerebral angiopathy[PPCA] is a benign and, reversible cerebrovascular disease in the postpartum period. The authors report here a 29-year-old woman who had severe headache, very poor consciousness and visual disturbances as the symptoms of PPCA. The clinical and radiological evaluation and treatment of this patient are disscussed.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.1017-1020
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• 1990

Sclerosing hemangiomas of lung are benign neoplasms of uncertain histogenesis. They have variegated histologic appearance characterized by an admixture of solid, hemorrhagic, papillary and sclerotic lesions. We have experienced a case of sclerosing hemangioma of lung recently. She was 43 year-old woman and suffered only from mild vague chest pain. Well circumscribed round mass was placed at the right hilum. Mass enucleation was done and she was recovered and discharged with event free.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.24 no.8
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• pp.824-829
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• 1991

We have experienced a case of 42-year-old woman with congenital broncho-esophageal fistula. The patient had productive coughing since childhood. A barium-swallowing examination showed a lower esophageal diverticulum communicating via a fistula with posterior basal segment of right lower lobe. Bronchography showed bronchiectasis in right middle and lower lobes. At thoracotomy resection of the diverticulum, bronchoesophageal fistula, and right middle and lower lobe of lung were performed. The postoperative course was uneventful.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.204-206
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• 2014

Gastric complications following unintentional foreign body ingestion are extremely rare. Here, we report the case of a 59-year-old healthy woman who presented with nonspecific abdominal pain and an apparent gastric submucosal tumor that was incidentally detected by gastrofiberscopy. The patient underwent laparoscopic surgery, which revealed an intact gastric wall with no tumor invasion, deformity, or evidence of a gastric submucosal lesion. However, an impacted fish bone was found.

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.17 no.1 s.116
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• pp.53-57
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• 1979

This is a case of the patient, a 30-year-old woman, presented a necrotic osteomyelitis due to misusage of the arsenic trioxide for devitalization of the lower left first and second molars. She was obtained good satisfactory results by sequestrectomy of necrotic bone.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.25 no.11
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• pp.1240-1244
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• 1992

Human sparganosis caused by Sparganum mansoni, the larval plerocercoid worm of the genus Spirometra, is not uncommon in Korea and is mostly found in subcutaneous or adipose tissue of the abdominal, thoracic wall and inguinal region, but is rarely found in the orbital cavity, brain and breast. It, at present, is a surgical disease because its diagnosis depends almost on the demonstration of the larva[e] from lesion or finding the worm section in surgical pathology specimens. We experienced a case of human sparganosis from a 48 years old woman who had a history of eating a raw frog. We report the case and review the related literatures.

• Sleep Medicine and Psychophysiology
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.188-192
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• 1994

The author reports a 32 years old female patient with late luteal phase dysphoric disorder who received evening bright light treatment for 7 consecutive days during the late luteal phase of menstrual cycle. After the treatment, beneficial clinical effects were observed. This result suggests that bright light can be an alternative treatment for LLPDD. However, the placebo effects should be ruled out completely. Further controlled studies with more patients will be needed.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.73-75
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• 2005

Spinal meningiomas located purely in the extradural space are rare, and they may easily be confused with malignant neoplasm. We report an unusual case of a purely extradural spinal meningioma mimcking metestatic neoplasm. A 38-year-old woman had neck pain and left side weakness. MRI scan revealed extradural spinal mass. Preoperative and intraoperative diagnosis was metastatic carcinoma, but permanent diagnosis was extradural meningioma.