Renocolic fistula secondary to a perinephric abscess: a late complication of a forgotten double J stent.

abstract：:This study investigated the patterns of alcohol disorder comorbidity with other psychiatric disorders, using Korean nationwide epidemiological data. By two-stage cluster sampling, 5,176 adult household residents of Korea were interviewed using the Korean version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule. Psychiatric disord...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Cho MJ,Hahm BJ,Suh T,Suh GH,Cho SJ,Lee CK

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transportation costs can be a barrier to healthcare services, especially for low-income, disabled, elderly, and geographically isolated populations. This study aimed to estimate the transportation costs of healthcare service utilization and related influencing factors in Korea in 2016. METHODS:Transportatio...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jang SY,Seon JY,Oh IH

更新日期：2020-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chest radiographs (CXR) are the most commonly used imaging techniques by various clinicians and radiologists. However, detecting lung lesions on CXR depends largely on the reader's experience level, so there have been several trials to overcome this problem using post-processing of CXR. We investigated the a...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Hong GS,Do KH,Lee CW

更新日期：2019-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous nocardiosis, which usually manifests in the form of pustules, abscesses, or subcutaneous nodules, is occasionally found in immunocompromised patients. A 59-yr-old Korean man with myasthenia gravis and thymoma developed nodular skin lesions on his trunk. Histopathologically, abscess formation with a dense inf...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim CY,Kim TH,Lee WS,Lee AY

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign recurrent hematuria usually indicates a good prognosis. This condition is associated with abnormally thin glomerular basement membranes. Of 680 renal biopsy cases in which lower urinary tract disease had been excluded by careful study, 25 cases from seven children and eighteen adults met the criteria for thin g...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Suh KS,Kim JO,Kang GH

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A culture of the Leptospira species and the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) are considered as the reference standard for the diagnosis of leptospirosis, but both tests are imperfect for early diagnosis. We describe 4 patients diagnosed with leptospirosis using nested polymerase chain reaction (N-PCR) that targete...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Na YS,Kim HL,Kim CM,Yun NR,Kim DM

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The permanent impairment evaluation for children in developmental stage is very difficult and it is even impossible in some cases. The impairment evaluation for developing children has not yet been included in the guideline of the American Medical Association. Due to frequent medical and social demands in Korea, we de...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jung HY,Ko TS,Kim HD,Yim SY,Kim MO,Hong SK,Korean Academy of Medical Sciences Pediatric Impairment Evaluation Research Team.

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal stents have been used to palliate patients with dysphagia caused by esophageal cancer. Early rigid plastic prostheses have been associated with a high risk of complications. However, with the development of self-expanding stents, it has developed into a widely accepted method for treating malignant esophage...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim KY,Tsauo J,Song HY,Kim PH,Park JH

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pneumonia severity index (PSI) and CURB-65 are widely used tools for the prediction of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). This study was conducted to evaluate validation of severity scoring system including the PSI and CURB-65 scores of Korean CAP patients. In the prospective CAP cohort (participated in by 14 hos...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim HI,Kim SW,Chang HH,Cha SI,Lee JH,Ki HK,Cheong HS,Yoo KH,Ryu SY,Kwon KT,Lee BK,Choo EJ,Kim DJ,Kang CI,Chung DR,Peck KR,Song JH,Suh GY,Shim TS,Kim YK,Kim HY,Moon CS,Lee HK,Park SY,Oh JY,Jung SI,Park

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The positive predictability of anti-HCV ELISA is low, especially, in blood donors and in healthy populations. False positive anti-HCV results pose some difficulties in medical practice and in blood screening. The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with true hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim YS,Lee HS,Ahn YO

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：:Continuous efforts have been made by the organ donation and transplantation community in Korea to increase organ donation by the deceased. The authors detailed trends of organ donation and utilization over the past 10 yr using data provided by the KONOS. The yearly number of deceased donors has grown gradually since 2...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Min SI,Kim SY,Park YJ,Min SK,Kim YS,Ahn C,Kim SJ,Ha J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine whether maternal serum C-reactive protein (CRP) is of value in predicting funisitis and early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) in women with preterm labor or preterm premature rupture of membranes (PROM). This retrospective cohort study included 306 consecutive women with preterm lab...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee SY,Park KH,Jeong EH,Oh KJ,Ryu A,Park KU

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head and neck metastasis from glioblastoma is rare event usually seen in patients with previous and repeated surgery. We present the case of a 35 yr-old-female suffering from metastatic glioblastoma in cervical lymph node that was diagnosed by fine needle aspiration. During the last 4 yr, she had four separate craniot...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Moon KS,Jung S,Lee MC,Kim IY,Kim HW,Lee JK,Kim TS

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 51-yr-old man presenting with syncope due to torsade de pointes. The torsade de pointes was refractory to conventional medical therapy, including infusion of isoproterenol, MgSO4, potassium, lidocaine, and amiodarone. His past history, physical findings, and hormone study confirmed that QT prolongation w...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim NH,Cho JG,Ahn YK,Lee SU,Kim KH,Cho JH,Kim HG,Kim W,Jeong MH,Park JC,Kang JC

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A stable cohort (n = 369,725) was reconstructed to test the association of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection with subsequent occurrence of liver cancer in a healthy Korean population. The cohort consisted of male beneficiaries of the Korea Medical Insurance Corporation over 30 years of age, living nationwide. The HBV ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yoo KY,Heon-Kim,Lee MS,Park BJ,Ahn YO,Lee HS,Kim CY,Park TS

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sutures may cause endothelial trauma and occlusion. The vascular clip system (VCS) clip applier may minimize endothelial injury. Fourteen carotid arteries of nine adult rabbits were transected and re-anastomosed with either #7-0 polypropylene (Group I, n=8) or VCS clips (Group II, n=6). The animals were sacrificed at ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee JW,Choo SJ,Oh JH,Lee I,Kwon YM,Lee YJ,Lee SK,Song H,Song MG

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IMR is useful for assessing the microvascular dysfunction after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). It remains unknown whether index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR) reflects the functional outcome in patients with anterior myocardial infarction (AMI) with or without microvascular obstruction (MO).Th...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yoo SH,Yoo TK,Lim HS,Kim MY,Koh JH

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains may cause serious nosocomial infections, including pneumonia and septicemia. The rate of methicillin-resistance among S. aureus isolates in Korea is over 50%. In this study, 90 MRSA isolates from Kyung Hee University Hospital were characterized employing bacte...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee HJ,Suh JT,Kim YS,Lenz W,Bierbaum G,Schaal KP

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME) is an extremely rare tumor with only scattered cases reported. Although surgical resection has been considered as the best possible option, the prognosis has been nonetheless poor. We report a case of PMME which was treated by surgical resection and additionally follo...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee SA,Hwang JJ,Choi YH

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate age-specific seroprevalence of pertussis in Korea and to formulate a strategy to prevent and reduce the incidence of pertussis. Residual serum samples of healthy adolescents and adults 11 yr of age or older were collected between July 2012 and December 2012, and anti-pertussis toxi...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee SY,Han SB,Bae EY,Kim JH,Kang JH,Park YJ,Ma SH

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal sepsis remains one of the most important causes of death and co-morbidity in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants. The aim of this study was to determine the current incidences of early-onset sepsis (EOS) and late-onset sepsis (LOS), the distribution of pathogens, and the impact of infection on co-morbidities...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee SM,Chang M,Kim KS

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate antifactor Xa (aFXa) levels after once daily dose of 40 mg of enoxaparin and to evaluate factors influencing aFXa levels among Korean intensive care unit (ICU) patients. This prospective observational study was conducted between August and December 2011 in medical ICUs at Samsu...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lim SY,Jeon K,Kim HJ,Kim SM,Song J,Ha JM,Um SW,Koh WJ,Chung MP,Kim H,Kwon OJ,Suh GY

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The determination of adjustment method of urinary mercury in spot urine is one of the important issues in assessing the health risks of mercury workers. But there have been debates about whether creatinine or other forms of correction for urinary concentration are better in reducing the variation of urinary mercury. W...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee E,Park HK,Kim HJ

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to identify the causes of the development of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) associated with end stage kidney disease (ESKD). A total of 112 patients with ESKD, 64 on hemodialysis (HD) and 48 on peritoneal dialysis (PD), were enrolled. The duration of ESKD and dialysis, the site of the arterioveno...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kwon HK,Pyun SB,Cho WY,Boo CS

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several factors can affect the perioperative immune function. We evaluated the effect of propofol and desflurane anesthesia on the surgery-induced immune perturbation in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery. The patients were randomly assigned to receive propofol (n = 20) or desflurane (n = 20) anesthesia. The to...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Woo JH,Baik HJ,Kim CH,Chung RK,Kim DY,Lee GY,Chun EH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the ongoing novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the number of individuals that need to be tested for COVID-19 has been rapidly increasing. A walk-through (WT) screening center using negative pressure booths that is inspired by the biosafety cabinet has been designed and implemented in Korea for ea...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim SI,Lee JY

更新日期：2020-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood-borne metastatic involvement of the stomach by cancer is a rare entity. According to the number of reports in the literature, the most common tumors that spread to the stomach through the blood stream are malignant melanoma, breast carcinoma and lung carcinoma. Recently, two cases of metastatic involvement of th...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim HS,Jang WI,Hong HS,Lee CI,Lee DK,Yong SJ,Shin KC,Shim YH

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study aimed to examine the knowledge and attitude of nursing personnel toward depression in general hospitals of Korea. A total of 851 nursing personnel enrolled at four university-affiliated general hospitals completed self-report questionnaires. Chi-square tests were used to compare the knowledge and attitude of...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park SC,Lee HY,Lee DW,Hahn SW,Park SH,Kim YJ,Choi JS,Lee HS,Lee SI,Na KS,Jung SW,Shim SH,Choi J,Paik JW,Kwon YJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placenta increta is an uncommon and life-threatening complication of pregnancy characterized by complete or partial absence of the decidua basalis. Placenta increta usually presents with vaginal bleeding during difficult placental removal in the third-trimester. Although placenta increta may complicate first and early...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Son G,Kwon J,Cho H,Kim S,Yoon B,Nam E,Kim J,Kim Y,Kim J,Cho N,Kim S

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00