Clinical significance of microvessel density in multiple myeloma patients.

abstract：:Perinatal stroke in neonates can lead to disability in later life. However, its etiology and prognosis are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to describe clinical presentations and neurodevelopmental outcomes of our case series of perinatal stroke in Korea. Thirteen term and preterm neonates who were diagnos...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee HJ,Lim BC,Hwang H,Hong JS,Kim EK,Kim HS,Kim BI,Choi JH,Choi CW

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyalinizing spindle cell tumor with giant rosettes (HSCTGR) is a recently described tumor, which is regarded as an unusual variant of low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma. Proof of a metastatic potential was lacking. The patient in the report was a 35-yr-old woman who showed multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules with massive ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Chang E,Lee A,Lee E,Shin O,Kang C,Kim JM,Chu YC

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to identify the effects of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) on non-renal manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:The study population comprised 439 SLE patients from the Korean Lupus Network registry who were followed up annually and completed the baseline su...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jung UH,Kwak SG,Choe JY,Lee SS,Kim SK

更新日期：2019-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Donor shortage is a major limitation in organ transplantation. Several studies have reported that extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-assisted organ donation can be successfully completed without inducing warm ischemia in patients with brain death. The present report described clinical experience of three patie...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee H,Cho YH,Sung K,Yang JH,Chung CR,Jeon K,Suh GY

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate pressure changes of renal pelvis and histological change of kidneys in a surgically induced sterile rabbit vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) model. Five rabbits served as a control group, 7 as the sham-operated group, and 8 served as the VUR group. Three weeks later, urodynamic studies were p...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Baek M,Paick SH,Jeong SJ,Hong SK,Kim SW,Choi H

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of the Diagnostic Drawing Series (DDS) as a screening tool for the breast cancer patients with psychological distress. Methods:All of 64 patients with breast cancer participated in this study. Patients' depressive and anxiety symptoms were assessed using Patient...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim J,Youn S,Choi B,Jung KH,Ahn SD,Hwang SY,Chung S,Lee J

更新日期：2018-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to examine the effects of recombinant human growth hormone replacement on somatic growth and cognitive function in hypophysectomized (HYPOX) female Sprague-Dawley rats. Rats (5 per group) were randomized by weight to 3 experimental groups: group 1, administered 200 microg/kg of GH once daily fo...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kwak MJ,Park HJ,Nam MH,Kwon OS,Park SY,Lee SY,Kim MJ,Kim SJ,Paik KH,Jin DK

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because the spleen is likely to play a specific role in immunity, we have tried to observe the influence of the abdominal neoplasms on splenic lymphoid tissue as well as the distribution and localization of immunoregulatory cells with a special attention to the marginal zone, using splenectomy specimens in the various...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Cho HJ,Ko IH

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies on the relationship between gastrointestinal (GI) cancer and cholecystectomy remain inconclusive. We aimed to evaluate this relationship, albeit particularly between cholecystectomy and gastric cancer or colorectal cancer (CRC), and the risk factors of cancer among individuals who have under...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim SB,Kim KO,Kim TN

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:When access to a major duodenal papilla or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography has failed, percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopic lithotripsy (PTCS-L) may be useful for removing common bile duct (CBD) stones. However, the feasibility and usefulness of percutaneous transhepatic papillary large-balloon dil...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Han JY,Jeong S,Lee DH

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was done to evaluate the stemness of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) derived from placenta according to the development stage and to compare the results to those from adult bone marrow (BM). Based on the source of hMSCs, three groups were defined: group I included term placentas, group II included firs...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Sung HJ,Hong SC,Yoo JH,Oh JH,Shin HJ,Choi IY,Ahn KH,Kim SH,Park Y,Kim BS

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 39-yr-old man with neuro-Behçet's disease (NBD) in remission who developed left-sided ataxia with a sensory deficit about 10 days after tooth extraction. Several years ago, he experienced a similar episode of relapse after tooth extraction. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed a newly developed right th...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choi SM,Choi YJ,Kim JT,Lee SH,Park MS,Kim BC,Kim MK,Cho KH

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since a nationwide childhood vaccination with tetanus toxoid, tetanus has become a rare disease in Korea. However, we recently experienced 17 cases of adult tetanus in a university hospital during a 21-month period. Seventy percent of the patients were female, and the mean age was 63 yr (range, 29-87). The majority (8...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Shin DH,Yu HS,Park JH,Shin JH,Kim SJ

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conjoined twins show varying degree of conjoining in either facing or side-by-side fashion. Cephalothoracopagus janiceps is a prototype of facing anomaly in which the two bodies demonstrated a cross symmetry to the midline, that is axial symmetry. Interfacial and intersternal lines crossed at a right angle and no abno...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Seo JW,Lee YS,Chi JG

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of active intervention with antenatal maternal corticosteroid and antibiotics therapy in infants delivered between 24 and 28 weeks of gestation after premature rupture of membrane. This retrospective study included pregnant women complicated by preterm delivery at ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Song GA,Han MS

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary immunodeficiency disease (PID) is a rare disorder in adults. Most often, serious forms are detected during infancy or childhood. However, mild forms of PID may not be diagnosed until later in life, and some types of humoral immunodeficiency may occur in adulthood. The purpose of this study was to identify clin...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim JH,Park HJ,Choi GS,Kim JE,Ye YM,Nahm DH,Park HS

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraspinal bronchogenic cysts are rare congenital cystic lesions. In all the reported cases, the cysts have been located in the cervical, upper thoracic or thoracolumbar segments. We report the case of an intraspinal bronchogenic cyst in the sacral location. We present the case of a 5-month-old female with a skin dim...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ko KS,Jeun SS,Lee YS,Park CK

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is an increasingly common worldwide and colonizing S. aureus strains may serve as the causative pathogen for overt clinical infections. This study was performed to determine whether the pathogenic CA-MRSA isolate in clinical infections was geneti...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Bae IG,Kim JS,Kim S,Heo ST,Chang C,Lee EY

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:We investigated the association between pentraxin 3 (PTX3), a novel inflammatory marker, and bone mineral density (BMD) in the general Korean population. Methods:We selected a sub-cohort of 1,440 subjects (757 men and 683 women) from participants in the community-based Dong-gu Study. The mean age was 66.0 ±...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee R,Ahn HR,Shin MH,Kim HN,Lee YH,Choi SW,Kweon SS

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Lack of surface Fas expression is a main route for apoptotic resistance which is considered an important mechanism of tumorigenesis and tumor progression. Fas and FasL expressions in 110 non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLCs) were investigated to evaluate their roles in pulmonary carcinogenesis and to examine the cli...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Myong NH

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The corporeal blood gas changes in accordance with the duration of the prolonged erection which developed after intracorporeal pharmacotherapy with papaverine and phentolamine were investigated in 62 impotence patients. The picture of the corporeal blood taken from 15 psychogenic impotence patients (a control group) a...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim SC,Seo KK,Oh CH

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immune cells express the vitamin (vit) D receptor, and vit D is a potent immune-modulator. A negative correlation between serum vit D levels and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity has been reported. Therefore, we aimed to investigate if the sufficient serum vit D level is helpful to control disease a...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim H,Baek S,Hong SM,Lee J,Jung SM,Lee J,Cho M,Kwok SK,Park SH

更新日期：2020-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:This research focuses on the analysis regarding disclosure of financial conflicts of interest (FCOI) after Gelsinger v. University of Pennsylvania (Penn). The main legal issue was that the participants did not have enough opportunity to make an autonomous decision about participating in the research because he was not...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim JS

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was done to characterize the natural course of C-peptide levels in patients with type 1 diabetes and identify distinguishing characters among patients with lower rates of C-peptide decline. A sample of 95 children with type 1 diabetes was analyzed to retrospectively track serum levels of C-peptide, HbA1c, w...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee TH,Kwon AR,Kim YJ,Chae HW,Kim HS,Kim DH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Situs inversus totalis is a rare anomaly in which the abdominal and thoracic cavity structures are opposite their usual positions. A 41-yr-old woman, who had an ulcerating cancer on the rectum, was found as a case of situs inversus totalis. We present an overview of the operative technique for the first documented lap...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Huh JW,Kim HR,Cho SH,Kim CY,Kim HJ,Joo JK,Kim YJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of cancer in patients treated with dialysis in Korea has not been reported. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and mortality of cancer among patients on dialysis in Korea. The study subjects were 106 cancer patients (2.3%) out of 4,562 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients maintained on...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee JE,Han SH,Cho BC,Park JT,Yoo TH,Kim BS,Park HC,Kang SW,Lee HY,Han DS,Ha SK,Choi KH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of trauma-focused group therapy in adolescents exposed to traumatic events in Korea. METHODS:We recruited 22 adolescents (mean age, 16 years; standard deviation, 1.43; range, 13-18 years). Children in Disaster: Evaluation and Recovery (CIDER) V1.0 is a trauma-focused gro...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee MS,Kim HS,Park EJ,Bhang SY

更新日期：2020-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The survival of a recent series of 823 cirrhosis patients who were followed up for a mean of 48 months was analyzed. Cirrhosis was ascribed to alcohol (26%), hepatitis virus B (58%), hepatitis virus C (11%) or both (2%), or was cryptogenic (3%). Features of decompensation were observed in 51% of the patients at entry,...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim YS,Um SH,Ryu HS,Lee JB,Lee JW,Park DK,Kim YS,Jin YT,Chun HJ,Lee HS,Lee SW,Choi JH,Kim CD,Hyun JH

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We purposed to evaluate the seasonality and associated factors of the incidence of gout attacks in Korea. METHODS:We prospectively enrolled patients with gout attacks who were treated at nine rheumatology clinics between January 2015 and July 2018 and followed them for 1-year. Demographic data, clinical and...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choi HJ,Moon KW,Kim HO,Lee YA,Hong SJ,Jung JY,Kim HA,Suh CH,Ha YJ,Kim IJ,Lee J,Park EK,Lee SG,Seo MR,Baek HJ,Choi ST,Song JS

更新日期：2020-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence and development of de novo malignancy (DNM) after liver transplantation (LT) are the major causes of late recipient death. METHODS:We analyzed the incidence of extrahepatic DNM following living donor LT according to the status of pretransplant hepatic malignancy. We...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park GC,Hwang S,Ahn CS,Kim KH,Moon DB,Ha TY,Song GW,Jung DH,Yoon YI,Cho HD,Kwon JH,Chung YK,Kang SH,Choi JU,Jung IJ,Lee SG

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00