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A Study of Mycoplasmal Pneumonia developed around a Chunnam Coastal Area in 1993 (1993년 전남의 한 해안지역에서 발생한 Mycoplasmal 폐렴에 대한 고찰)

  • Byun, Joo-Nam;Yang, Eun-Suck
    • Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.161-171
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    • 1993
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae(M. pneumoniae) is a primary pathogene of the respiratory tract in children. Most studies of such pneumonia involve a group of admitted patients in hospital, usually with major medical illness. We retrospectively studied the epidemiologic and clinical feature of 105 patients with serologically proven M. pneumoigic pneumonia treated at Gwang-Yang Hospital during a epidemic period of Jun. 1993 to Dec. 1993. All cases of pneumonia developed in this period were also reviewed and compared with serologically proven group. The results were as follows. 1. There were 63 males and 42 females, and the male /female ratio was 1.5 : 1. 2. More than half(57%) of cases belonged to 5-9 years of age group, and mean age was 6.5 years old. 3. Mean age was steadily decreased as prevalence of mycoplasmal pneumonia had been subsided. 4. The date of index case was June 26th, and that of median case was 3 months after the index case. 5. A major determinant of the outbreak seemed to be the population density rather than the population size. 6. Recurrence and serious complication were not observed in this period. 7. All cases of pneumonia developed in this period might be attributed to M. pnemoniae. These epidemiologic and clinical characteristics would contribute to the prevention and diagnosis of mycoplasmal pneumonia.

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A ROENTGENOCEPHALOMETRIC STUDY OF SOFT TISSUE PROFILE FOR THE CHILDREN IN THE DECIDUOUS DENTITION (유치열기(乳齒列期) 아동(兒童)의 악안면연조직(顎顔面軟組織)의 두부방사선(頭部放射線) 계측학적(計測學的) 연구(硏究))

  • Kim, Dong-Phil;Kim, Nam-Hong
    • Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.191-213
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    • 1984
  • This study was made on the facial profile of the normal Korean children using the roentgenographic cephalograms. The subjects consisted 51 males and 47 females children of primary dentition with the normal occlusion and acceptable profile. For this study 13 soft tissue profile landmarks were plotted and 14 liner length, 9 soft tissue thickness, 8 vertical height length, 12 angles of soft tissue profile, and 2 vertical proportion were measured. The mean and standard deviations in the subjects were calculated and compared between male and female. The following results were obtained : 1. By the significant test, total facial convexity angle and soft tissue thickness were no significant difference between both sexes. 2. Lower facial height was greater than upper facial height in both sexes. 3. The vertical length of the upper and lower lips were 21.95 mm, 40.74 mm in male and 21.62 mm, 39.63 mm in female. 4. In the relationship of the upper lip and lower lip to the Ricketts' esthetic line, the male was 1.3 mm, 1.18 mm and the female was 1.16 mm, 1.27 mm front of the esthetic line. 5. Compared with the angulation of flush terminal plane group and mesial step group, the mesial step group was greater than the flush terminal plane group except the chin angle.

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Multidisciplinary Collaborative Therapy for 30 Children with Orbital Rhabdomyosarcoma

  • Ge, Xin;Huang, Dong-Sheng;Shi, Ji-Tong;Ma, Jian-Min
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.14 no.8
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    • pp.4641-4646
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    • 2013
  • Objective: To explore clinical experience and propose new ideas for treating children diagnosed with orbital rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS). Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data for30 patients (16 males and 14 females, with a median age of 6.2 years) with primary orbital RMS who were enrolled in the Department of Eye Oncology and Pediatrics of our hospital from November 2004 to December 2012. International Rhabdomyosarcoma Organization Staging Standards indicated that among the 30 patients, 4 cases were in phase II, 20 were in phase III, and 6 were in phase IV. All patients underwent a multidisciplinary collaborative model of comprehensive treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, external radiotherapy, $^{125}I$ radioactive particle implantation, and autologous peripheral blood stem-cell transplantation). Results: Follow-up was conducted until March 2013, with a median follow-up time of 47.2 months (5 to 95 months), and 7 deaths occurred. The 2-year estimated survival rate reached 86.1%, the ${\geq}3$-year estimated survival rate was 77%, and the 5-year estimated survival rate was 70.6%. Conclusions: The multidisciplinary collaborative model can be a safe and effective approach to the comprehensive treatment of children with orbital RMS. It has clinical significance in improving the tumor remission rate.

REPORT OF A CASE OF OSTEOSARCOMA ON THE MANDIBLE (하악골에 발생된 골육종의 증례보고)

  • Lee Joo Hyun;Kwon Ki Jeong;Kim So Hyun;Hwang Eui Hwan;Lee Sang Rae
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.181-187
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    • 1993
  • The osteosarcoma is the most co1t1.mon primary malignant lesion of bone, even so it is relatively rare tumor in the jaw bones. It is derived from undifferentiated mesenchymal elements of bone, which from neoplastic osteoid and osseous tissue. It may affected primarily young adult males and more frequently mandible than maxilla. Mass, swelling and pain are the most presenting symptoms. Radiographic appearance will be sclerotic, in which bone formation is excessive: osteolytic, in which bone destruction predominates: and mixed, in which sclerotic and osteolytic changes are intermingled. We report a case of osteosarcoma on the mandibular ramus area in a 20 years old male with a brief review of the concerned literatures.

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Early Experience of Laparoscopic Adhesiolysis in Children with Postoperative Intestinal Obstruction (소아에서 수술 후 발생한 장폐색에 대한 복강경 유착박리술의 초기 경험)

  • Lee, Jeongwoo;Jung, Eunyoung;Park, Woo-Hyun;Choi, Soon-Ok
    • Advances in pediatric surgery
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.32-38
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the early experience of the laparoscopic adhesiolysis for the intestinal obstruction due to postoperative adhesion. Seven patients were included in this study. The median age of those patients was 13, and there were 3 males and 4 females. Previous diagnosis and surgical procedure were various in seven cases, including small bowel resection with tapering enteroplasty, Boix-Ochoa fundoplication, Ladd's procedure with appendectomy, mesenteric tumor resection with small bowel anastomosis, ileocecal resection and anastomosis, primary gastric repair, and both high ligation. A successful laparoscopic adhesiolysis was performed in one who had high ligation for inguinal hernia and had a single band adhesion. Six out of 7 (86%) cases needed to convert open surgery due to multiple and dense type of adhesion. In conclusion, laparoscopic approach with postoperative small bowel adhesion seems safe. However, it might be prudently considered because of high rates of conversion in children.

Clinical Review of Spontaneous Gastric Perforation in the Newborn (신생아 위 자연천공에 대한 임상적 고찰)

  • Hwang, Seung-Wook;Park, Jin-Young;Chang, Soo-Il
    • Advances in pediatric surgery
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.30-34
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    • 2003
  • Spontaneous gastric perforation in the newborn is a rare disease that requires early diagnosis and prompt surgical treatment. Between 1988 and 2001 at the Department of Pediatric Surgery. Kyungpool National University Hospital, 9 cases of spontaneous gastric perforation were treated. Seven were males and two females. The mean gestational age and birth weight were 36.7 weeks and 2,455 g respectively. All patients presented with severe abdominal distention and pneumoperitoneum on cross table lateral film of the abdomen. Perforations were located on the anterior wall along the greater curvature of the stomach in six and on the posterior wall along the greater curvature in two. One case showed two sites of perforation on the anterior and posterior wall along the greater curvature. Six patients were managed with debridement and primary closure and the others with debridement and partial gastrectomy. Peritoneal drainage was not performed. There were four deaths; two from sepsis due to leakage from the anastomotic site, one as a result of acute renal failure, and the other by associated respiratory distress syndrome. Spontaneous gastric perforation in the newborn is usually located along the greater curvature. Elevated intragastric pressure is a possible cause of the perforation. Poor prognosis is related to associated diseases and prematurity.

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Clinical Analysis of the Neck Lacerated Patients Visiting Emergency Room in Otolaryngological Field (응급실을 내원한 경부열상 환자에 대한 임상적 고찰)

  • 양인아;조경숙;차흥억;임순광
    • Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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    • 1993.05a
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    • pp.101-101
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    • 1993
  • The neck laceration is one of the most dangerous & emergent condition which is encounted by the otolaryngologist in emergency room. For the purpose of rapid & adequate management, we analyzed the clinical datum of 28 patients who visited our emergency room & were managed by the otolaryngologist from Jan.1987 to Mar.1993. The incidence was the highest in drunken males of third & forth decades who arrived at emergency room in night, especially AM 2:00. The most common cause & injured site were stabbing by broken glasses & Lt. submandibular area. Most patients were recovered by primary suture without any complications.

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Compositional and Contextual Factors Related to Area Differentials in Suicide (지역의 자살률 차이와 관련된 구성적 요인과 상황적 요인)

  • Kang, Eunjeong
    • Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.41-52
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    • 2013
  • Objectives: Rural-urban differences in suicide have been observed in many settings. However, there has been little research addressing what factors can explain these differences. The purpose of this study was to analyze which compositional factors and contextual factors in local areas might be related to local suicide. Methods: The study design was cross-sectional. The data for 251 primary local governments on their age-standardized suicide mortality and their predefined indicators of compositional factors and contextual factors were obtained from Korean Statistical Information Service as of year 2010. Bivariate analysis including one-way ANOVA and chi-square test were used to identify the differences in local features by area type. Seven poisson regression models for each of total, males, and females were used to analyze which compositional and contextual factors were related to suicide. Results: There were differences in suicide between gu and goon in total, male, and female groups. For total, compositional factors including divorce and smoking rate, and contextual factors including financial independency, water and waterwaste coverage, and number of wastewater discharge factories were found to explain the urban-rural differences. Conclusions: This study provided some evidence that contextual factors at the local level as well as compositional factors are useful for predicting local suicide mortality.

Surgical treatment of the aortic aneurysm (대동맥류의 수술요법)

  • Park, Pyo-Won;No, Jun-Ryang
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.301-309
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    • 1983
  • Twenty-three patients with aneurysm were operated between Jan. 1956 to July 1983 at the Department of Thoracic surgery, Seoul National University Hospital. There were 18 males and 5 females in this series. The age ranged from 14 to 68 years with the mean age of 41 years. The etiology of aortic aneurysms was atherosclerosis in 10, trauma in 2, annuloaortic ectasia in 4, syphilis in 1, and unknown etiology in six cases. Among the 4 patients with ascending aortic aneurysm, aortic valve replacement with aneurysmorrhaphy in three patients and Bentall operation in one patient were performed successfully. One patient with entire aortic arch aneurysm was received Dacron graft replacement with anastomosis of brachiocephalic arteries separately under cardiopulmonary bypass. There was no complication. Among 6 patients involving the descending thoracic aorta, three patients were managed by prosthetic bypass graft and aneurysm resection, and another three patients were also managed by prosthetic graft replacement. There were three hospital deaths. There were two thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm. One patient in shock state due to preoperative rupture died from cardiac arrest during operative procedure. In another patient who had extensive involvement from the midportion of descending thoracic aorta to the terminal abdominal aorta, the aneurysm was successfully repaired with Dacron graft. In this instance celiac axis, superior and inferior mesenteric arteries and right renal artery were anastomosed separately. Eight of the 10 abdominal aortic aneurysms was replaced with prosthetic graft. One saccular aneurysm was treated by resection and primary closure. In another patient, cardiac arrest occurred during operation before definitive procedure. There was one another hospital death in the patient with preoperative rupture.

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Long-Term Clinical Results of the St. Jude Medical Valve in Mitral Position (St. Jude 승모판막의 장기 임상성적)

  • 김종환
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • v.27 no.8
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    • pp.664-668
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    • 1994
  • A total of 217 patients underwent single mitral valve replacement [MVR] with the St. Jude Medical valve between September 1984 and the end of 1992. There were 86 males and 131 females with a mean age of 34.6 $\pm$ 14.4 years[range 5 months-61 years]. A previous valve replacement had been performed in 46 patients [21.2 %]. An early mortality rate was 7.4 % [5.2 % in primary MVR; and 15.2 %in re-replacement MVR]. Early survivors of 201 patients were followed up for a total of 934.5 patient-years[mean 4.7 $\pm$ 2.1years]. A late mortality rate was 2.5 % or 0.54%/patient-year. The linearized rates of thromboembolism, valve thrombosis and anticoagulation-related bleeding were 1.301 %, 0.214 % and 0.428 %/patient-year, respectively. The actuarial survival including operative mortality was 89.9 % $\pm$ 2.1% at postoperative 10 years. The freedom from thromboemolism was 91.3 %$\pm$ 2.5% and the actuarial estimate of incidence free from late deaths and all complications were 80.9 % $\pm$ 3.8 % at 10 years. There were no mechanical failures. In summary, the St. Jude Medical prosthesis performed satisfactorily with an acceptable rate of late complications.

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