• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.522-527
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• 1986

There have been several reports of abdominal aortic aneurysm according to increase in life span and greater awareness of the diagnosis in Korea. We had a surgical experience of abdominal aortic aneurysm due to arteriosclerosis in 76 years old male. With abdominal sonogram, he was diagnosed. Aortoiliac bypass was done with double velour Dacron Y graft. Postoperative course was uneventful.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.130-136
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• 2011

Plain X-ray radiographs are the first line of investigation taken in the diagnosis of abdominal pathology and are considered an important diagnostic tool to provide guidelines for further imaging studies and comprehensive therapeutic management. Although most abdominal pathology demonstrates non-specific radiologic findings, the plain abdominal radiography is very useful in specific diseases, including certain gastrointestinal anomalies. This review provides image findings of normal plain abdominal radiography and some common abdominal pathology in infants and children.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.495-510
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• 2018

Objective: This study was designed to investigate the possibility of quantification of the diagnosis of abdominal coldness (AC) in patients with functional dyspepsia (FD). Methods: Forty-four patients with FD were enrolled in this study. Three Korean medicine doctors each randomly examined all abdomens. Diagnosis of AC was made by consensus of at least two of the doctors. Body temperature (oral by digital oral thermometer) and skin temperature (by digital infrared thermal imaging [DITI]) were measured, followed by administration of the Cold and Heat questionnaire (CHQ) and the Instrument of Pattern Identification for Functional Dyspepsia (IPIFD). Results: Of the 44 patients with FD, 22 were assigned to the AC group and 22 to the non-AC group. The concordance rate of diagnosis among the three doctors was 63.6% (28/44), with a ${\kappa}$ of 0.504, indicating means moderate agreement). Neither the oral nor the skin temperatures showed statistically significant differences between the AC and non-AC groups. However, the CHQ scores and 'Simultaneous Occurrence of Cold and Heat Syndromes pattern' scores of the IPIFD were higher in AC group and showed statistically significant differences (p=0.010 and 0.009). Conclusions: This is the first study conducting quantitative measurements of abdominal coldness in patients with FD. Although oral and skin temperature showed no statistical significance between AC and non-AC groups, the concordance rate of diagnosis of AC among the three Korean Medicine doctors was moderate. The CHQ scores and 'Simultaneous Occurrence of Cold and Heat Syndromes pattern' scores of the IPIFD also suggest that diagnosis of AC is relevant to cold and heat patterns, and these questionnaires could be utilized as supportive data for the diagnosis of AC. Further studies should be conducted for the purpose of quantifying and standardizing abdominal examinations in Korean Medicine.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.19-35
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• 1993

These studies performed to establish the diagnostic methods for the luminal adhesions to abdominal wall with radiography, ultrasonography and electromyography, and to evalute sodium carboxymethylcellulose(SCMC) for prevention of the abdominal adhesions in goats. The adhesion sites were not detected by rediography and ultrasonography at non-pneumoperitoneum, but detected after pneumoperitoneum in goats with experimentally induced ruminal abhesions to abdominal wall. Electromyography revealed only the presence of intraabdominal adhesions. In fibriongen values and total leucocytes, there were no alterations between SCMC treated and non-treated group. The average gross scores of adhesions in SCMC treated and non-treated were 0.3 and 2.7, respectively. It was concluded that radigraphy, electromyography and ultrasonography could be available for the diagnosis of the ruminal adhesions to abdominal wall and the use of SCMC was useful to prevent the intraabdominal adhesions in ruminants.

• Journal of Korean Medical classics
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.113-132
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• 2016

Objectives : In this study, the Abdominal Diagnostic Method of Kitao Shunpo(北尾春圃) about Movement Qi between kidneys in Sanghauidam(桑韓醫談) and Jeonggisinron(精氣神論) are investigated for the purpose of understanding the definite technique of the method and the position in the context of abdominal diagnosis in Japan. Methods : The materials related to the abdominal diagnosis to Movement Qi between kidneys were selected from Sanghauidam and Jeonggisinron written by Kitao Shunpo, and analyzed to know the characteristics of the method. Results : Kitao Shunpo suggested the theoretical background of the Abdominal Diagnostic Method that Original Qi(元氣) is made from Original Essence(元精) when a person is born, and mentality(神) and body essence(精), qi(氣) and blood(血) are formed from those. Movement Qi between kidneys(腎間動氣), that is to say innate Original Qi can be diagnosed in abdominal region by the method in Japanese Medicine. Kitao Shunpo decided deficiency and excess of Original Qi and prognosis in clinical treatment by the method, and suggested the standard pulse condition of the Movement Qi between kidneys. Conclusions : After the theory about Movement Qi between kidneys appeared in Nanjing(難經), many doctors have not made attention to diagnose that for a long time, until Kitao Shunpo with other Japanese doctors established the theoretical background of the Abdominal Diagnostic Method, and applied the theory to clinical treatment.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.195-203
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• 2022

Objectives: This study aimed to emphasize the importance of accurate and timely diagnosis of acute abdominal pain with simple radiography by reporting a case of gastrointestinal perforation. Methods: We closely observed the diagnosis and progress of acute abdominal pain after biliary stent and reviewed the outline of gastrointestinal perforation. Results: Patient diagnosed with urethral cancer metastasis to lung and peritoneum was treated with complex Korean medicinal treatments to deal with anorexia, abdominal pain, jaundice and oliguria. During hospitalization, the patient's acute abdominal pain after biliary stent was diagnosed with gastrointestinal perforation by using plain chest and abdominal radiography. Conclusion: Using simple radiography to find out the emergency diseases such as perforation in acute abdominal pain is important clinically.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.291-294
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• 2013

There are various origins for chronic abdominal pain. About 10-30% of patients with chronic abdominal pain have abdominal wall pain. Unfortunately, abdominal wall pain is not thought to be the first origin of chronic abdominal pain; therefore, patients usually undergo extensive examinations, including diagnostic laparoscopic surgery. Entrapment of abdominal cutaneous nerves at the muscular foramen of the rectus abdominis is a rare cause of abdominal wall pain. If abdominal wall pain is considered in earlier stage of chronic abdominal pain, unnecessary invasive procedures are not required and patients will reach symptom free condition as soon as the diagnosis is made. Here, we report a case of successful treatment of a patient with abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome by ultrasound guided injection therapy.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.335-337
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• 1987

This study was made to determine possibility of the electromyographic diagnosis of the experimentally induced adhesion of rumen to abdominal wall in goats. In goats with experimentally induced ruminal adhesion, the electromyograms were recorded at the abdominal wall accompanying with the ruminal motility. There were, however, no electromyographic recordings during ruminal motility in goats without ruminal adhesions. It was concluded that the electromygrams could be available for the diagnosis of the ruminal adhesion to abdomieal wall in ruminants.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.292-295
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• 2006

The diagnosis of chronic abdominal pain due to abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment can be elusive. Tenderness in patients with abdominal pain is naturally assumed to be of either peritoneal or visceral origin. Studies have shown that some patients suffer from prolonged pain in the abdominal wall and are often misdiagnosed, even after unnecessary and expensive diagnostic tests, including potentially dangerous invasive procedures, and treated as having a visceral source for their complaints, even in the presence of negative X-ray findings and atypical symptoms. Abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome is rarely diagnosed, which is possibly due to failure to recognize the condition rather than the lack of occurrence. The accepted treatment for abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome is a local injection, with infiltration of anesthetic agents coupled with steroids. Careful history taking and physical examination, in conjunction with the use of trigger zone injections, can advocate the diagnosis of abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment and preclude any unnecessary workup of these patients. Herein, 3 cases of abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome, which were successfully treated with local anesthetics and steroid, are reported.

• The Journal of Dong Guk Oriental Medicine
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.51-76
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• 1999

The subject of Abdominal syndrome in the field of Jin Kui Yao Lue takes a quarter of the whole research quantity, and has greatly contributed to the development of diagnoses due to the well-growth of syndrome differentiation through 'the differentiation of symptoms and signs based on prescriptions'-centered abdominal syndrome. Since then, while the diagnostic has been developed mainly in the field of pulse feeling and the inspection of the tongue, application of the abdominal diagnostic has not been continuously improved because of special historical and social environments. Recently, since interest in the differentiation of symptoms and signs based on abdominal syndrome has been raised by emphasis of Oriental diagnostic methods and. medical treatment which have led to the study of Abdominal Syndrome in Jin Kui Yao Lue. The following is the results of the study. 1. Jin Kui Yao Lue abdominal syndrome is categorized into all abdominal symptoms Epigastric symptoms, Hypochondrium symptoms, and Lower abdomen symptoms. 2. Subjective symptoms and Objective symptoms have been found in Abdominal syndrome, and Subjective symptoms have been more often than Objective symptoms. Both of the symptoms have been found more to co-exist in abdominal syndromes. 3. More cases of fullness of abdomen symptoms in All abdominal symptoms, a smaller number of cases in Taiyang disease, Yangming disease, disease involving all three yang, Tayin disease and Jueyin disease have been found, but there have not been found in Shaoyin disease. 4. More cases of Epigastric fullness and rigidity in Epigastric symptoms, Epigastric throbs in Palpitation symptoms, and sense of fullness-in-chest in Abdominal syndrome of chest and hypochondrium have been recognized. 5. Any regularity caused by abdominal symptoms has not been identified. 6. Diagnosis of the abdomen caused by abdominal symptoms has been identified in Epigastric fullness, Epigastric pain, Epigastric procrastination, Epigastric throb, fullness of abdomen and distension of lower abdomen.