abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the hemodynamic statuses of patients after partial closure of atrial septal defects with fenestration due to pulmonary hypertension. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Seventeen adult patients underwent partial atrial septal defect closure and follow-up cardiac catheterization. We analyzed hemodynamic data and...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Song J,Huh J,Lee SY,Kang IS,Lee CH,Lee C,Yang JH,Jun TG

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Data comparing the clinical benefits of medical treatment with those of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in an elderly population with angina pectoris are limited. Therefore, we evaluated the efficacy of elective PCI versus optimal medical treatment (OMT) in elderly patients (between 75 and 84 years old...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Won H,Her AY,Kim BK,Kim YH,Shin DH,Kim JS,Ko YG,Choi D,Kwon HM,Jang Y,Hong MK

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Simple decompression of the ulnar nerve has outcomes similar to anterior transposition for cubital tunnel syndrome; however, there is no consensus on the proper technique for patients with an unstable ulnar nerve. We hypothesized that 1) simple decompression or anterior ulnar nerve transposition, depending on n...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kang HJ,Oh WT,Koh IH,Kim S,Choi YR

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old peri-menopausal woman presented with hard palpable mass on her lower abdomen and anemia from heavy menstrual bleeding. Ultrasonography showed a 13×12 cm sized hypoechoic solid mass in pelvis and a 2.5×2 cm hypoechoic cystic mass in uterine endometrium. Abdomino-pelvic computed tomography revealed a hypod...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Jeong K,Lee SR,Park S

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to investigate whether Müllerian inhibiting substance (MIS) in combination with calcitriol modulates proliferation and apoptosis of human ovarian cancer (OCa) cell lines (SKOV3, OVCAR3, and OVCA433) and identify the signaling pathway by which MIS mediates apoptosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:OCa c...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Jung YS,Kim HJ,Seo SK,Choi YS,Nam EJ,Kim S,Kim SW,Han HD,Kim JW,Kim YT

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) plays a central role in the pathogenesis of sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndromes. We investigated the associations of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP; rs1045411) in HMGB1 with various clinical parameters, severity, and prognosis in patients with sepsis, severe ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee K,Chang Y,Song K,Park YY,Huh JW,Hong SB,Lim CM,Koh Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the present study was to develop an osteoporosis risk-assessment model to identify high-risk individuals among Korean men. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study used data from 1340 and 1110 men ≥50 years who participated in the 2009 and 2010 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, respect...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Oh SM,Song BM,Nam BH,Rhee Y,Moon SH,Kim DY,Kang DR,Kim HC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epithelial cytokine response, associated with reactive oxygen species (ROS), is important in Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)-induced inflammation. H. pylori induces the production of ROS, which may be involved in the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), janus kinase/signal transducers and activa...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Choi JH,Cho SO,Kim H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although follicular thyroid cancer (FTC) has a relatively fair prognosis, distant metastasis sometimes results in poor prognosis and survival. There is little understanding of the mechanisms contributing to the aggressiveness potential of thyroid cancer. We showed that hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) induc...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Yang YJ,Na HJ,Suh MJ,Ban MJ,Byeon HK,Kim WS,Kim JW,Choi EC,Kwon HJ,Chang JW,Koh YW

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The association between liver enzymes and death from external causes has not been examined. We investigated the association between serum aminotransferase levels and external-cause mortality in a large prospective cohort study. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 142,322 subjects of 35-59 years of age who complet...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Sohn J,Kang DR,Kim HC,Cho J,Choi YJ,Kim C,Suh I

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To introduce a new simple technique using suture anchors and ceramic spacers to stabilize the elevated laminae in open-door cervical laminoplasty. Although ceramic spacers were placed in the opened laminae and fixed with nylon threads in this series, it was occasionally difficult to fix the nylon threads to the...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Ozawa T,Toyone T,Shiboi R,Inada K,Oikawa Y,Takahashi K,Ohtori S,Inoue G,Miyagi M,Ishikawa T,Shirahata T,Kudo Y,Inagaki K

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granular cell tumors (GCTs) are soft tissue tumors, which are thought to be derived from Schwann cells. Although most GCTs are reported to arise in tongue and oral cavity (30-50%), they can appear on any anatomic sites, even visceral organs. Herein, we report 5 cases of GCTs on unusual anatomic locations, such as palm...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim HJ,Lee MG

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of anesthesiology and improvement of surgical instruments enabled aggressive surgical treatment even in elderly patients, who require more active physical activities than they were in the past. However, there are controversies about the clinical outcome of spinal surgery in elderly patients with spinal ste...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee JY,Moon SH,Suh BK,Yang MH,Park MS

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The association of interleukin-10 (IL-10) polymorphisms (-1082G/A, -819C/T, -592A/C) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) poly-morphisms (-174G/C) with tuberculosis (TB) risk has been widely reported. However, the results are controversial. To clarify the role of these polymorphisms in TB, we performed a meta-analysis of a...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Ke Z,Yuan L,Ma J,Zhang X,Guo Y,Xiong H

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate noninfectious complications of peritoneal dialysis (PD), including mechanical and metabolic complications, at a single center in Korea. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We analyzed data from 60 PD patients aged ≤18 years (40 boys and 20 girls) during the period between 1986 and 20...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim JE,Park SJ,Oh JY,Kim JH,Lee JS,Kim PK,Shin JI

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hypoxemia during one-lung ventilation (OLV) remains a serious problem, particularly in the supine position. We investigated the effects of alveolar recruitment (AR) and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on oxygenation during OLV in the supine position. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ninety-nine patients were rand...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Choi YS,Bae MK,Kim SH,Park JE,Kim SY,Oh YJ

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) with those of open repair for descending thoracic aortic aneurysms (DTAA). MATERIALS AND METHODS:We compared the outcomes of 114 patients with DTAA and proximal landing zones 3 or 4 after TEVAR to those of 53 patients after conventional ope...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee HC,Joo HC,Lee SH,Lee S,Chang BC,Yoo KJ,Youn YN

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The conventional trocar and cannula method in peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter insertion has its limitation in clinical setting. The aim of this study was to compare a modified method for percutaneous PD catheter insertion with the conventional method, and demonstrate advantages of the modified method. MATERI...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee YK,Yang PS,Park KS,Choi KH,Kim BS

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Surgery for lumbar spinal degeneration disease is widely performed. While posterior decompression and fusion are popular, anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is also used for treatment. Extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) is commonly used for noninvasive ALIF; however, several complications, such as spi...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Ohtori S,Orita S,Yamauchi K,Eguchi Y,Ochiai N,Kishida S,Kuniyoshi K,Aoki Y,Nakamura J,Ishikawa T,Miyagi M,Kamoda H,Suzuki M,Kubota G,Sakuma Y,Oikawa Y,Inage K,Sainoh T,Sato J,Fujimoto K,Shiga Y,Abe K,Toyone T

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory joint disorder, the progression of which leads to the destruction of cartilage and bone. Chemokines are involved in RA pathogenesis. In this study, we investigated the chemokine signaling pathway associated with CCL2 in peripheral blood (PB) and synovial tissues (ST)...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Zhang L,Yu M,Deng J,Lv X,Liu J,Xiao Y,Yang W,Zhang Y,Li C

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) has been established for critically ill acute kidney injury (AKI) patients. In addition, some centers consist of a specialized CRRT team (SCT) with physicians and nurses. To our best knowledge, however, ona a few studies have yet been carried out on the superiority of...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kee YK,Kim EJ,Park KS,Han SG,Han IM,Yoon CY,Lee E,Joo YS,Kim DY,Lee MJ,Park JT,Han SH,Yoo TH,Kim BS,Kang SW,Choi KH,Oh HJ

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the validity of robotic surgery (RS) for pediatric choledochal cyst (CC) in comparison to open surgery (OS). MATERIALS AND METHODS:From January 2009 to April 2013, clinical data from 79 consecutive pediatric patients with CC, who underwent RS (n=36) or OS (n=43) performed by a single pediatric sur...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim NY,Chang EY,Hong YJ,Park S,Kim HY,Bai SJ,Han SJ

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Decision to perform concurrent ipsilateral thyroidectomy on patients with hypopharyngeal cancer is important, and unnecessary thyroidectomy should be avoided if oncologically feasible. We hypothesized that concurrent ipsilateral thyroidectomy is not routinely required to prevent occult metastasis. This study ai...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Chang JW,Koh YW,Chung WY,Hong SW,Choi EC

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Over the last 30 years, Serratia marcescens (S. marcescens) has emerged as an important pathogen, and a common cause of nosocomial infections. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors associated with mortality in patients with S. marcescens bacteremia. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We performed a retrospecti...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim SB,Jeon YD,Kim JH,Kim JK,Ann HW,Choi H,Kim MH,Song JE,Ahn JY,Jeong SJ,Ku NS,Han SH,Choi JY,Song YG,Kim JM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to examine a J-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and depression among the elderly in South Korea. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cross-section data were drawn from a community-based sample of individuals 60 years of age and older (n=1819). Respondents completed the Alcohol Us...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim SA,Kim E,Morris RG,Park WS

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of minimal stimulation using discretely administered gonadotropin combined with clomiphene citrate (CC) or letrozole (LTZ) for intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Total 257 IUI cycles from 158 infertile couples were assessed. A CC dose of 100 mg/day (n=126 cyc...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Yun BH,Chon SJ,Park JH,Seo SK,Cho S,Choi YS,Kim SH,Lee BS

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recent evidence shows that nitric oxide (NO) may exhibit both pro-cancer and anti-cancer activities. The present study aimed to determine the differentially expressed proteins in NO-treated NIH/3T3 fibroblasts in order to investigate whether NO induces proteins with pro-cancer or anti-cancer effects. MATERIALS...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Shim DH,Lim JW,Kim H

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The expression of p53 in patients with rectal cancer who underwent preoperative chemoradiation and and its potential prognostic significance were evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS:p53 expression was examined using immunohistochemistry in pathologic specimens from 210 rectal cancer patients with preoperative che...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Huh JW,Lee WY,Kim SH,Park YA,Cho YB,Yun SH,Kim HC,Park HC,Choi DH,Park JO,Park YS,Chun HK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze the feasibility of unilateral and bilateral translaminar screw placement in Koran population, and compare the acceptance rate using previously reported data in American population. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The translaminar lengths, thickness, heights, and sagittal-diagonal measurements were performed. ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Ji GY,Oh CH,Park SH,Kurniawan F,Lee J,Jeon JK,Shin DA,Kim KN

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the impact of noise on heart rate variability (HRV) in men, with a focus on the noise type rather than on noise intensity. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Forty college-going male volunteers were enrolled in this study and were randomly divided into four groups according to the type of noise they were expos...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Sim CS,Sung JH,Cheon SH,Lee JM,Lee JW,Lee J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some herbal medications induce acute kidney injury. The acute kidney injuries caused by herbal medications are mild and commonly treated by palliative care. A 51-years-old man who drank the juice squeezed from the raw tubers of Dioscorea quinqueloba (D. quinqueloba) was admitted with nausea, vomiting and chilling. He ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kang KS,Heo ST

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) undergoes decades long colonization of the gastric mucosa of half the population in the world to produce acute and chronic gastritis at the beginning of infection, progressing to more severe disorders, including peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. Prolonged carriage of H. pylori is...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Rhee KH,Park JS,Cho MJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Bowel cleansing is generally regarded as time-consuming and unpleasant among patients. Patients commonly state that bowel preparation provokes more discomfort than the actual colonoscopic examination. The purpose of this study was to compare two regimens of sodium phosphate (NaP) tablets versus polyethylene gly...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee SH,Lee DJ,Kim KM,Seo SW,Kang JK,Lee EH,Lee DR

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Augmentation rhinoplasty using alloplastic materials is a relatively common procedure among Asians. Silicon, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (Gore-tex®), and porous high density polyethylene (Medpor®) are most frequently used materials. This study was conducted to analyze revisional rhinoplasty cases with allo...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim HS,Park SS,Kim MH,Kim MS,Kim SK,Lee KC

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A meta-analysis of empirical studies performed in Korea was conducted to systematically investigate the associations between the indices of Internet addiction (IA) and psychosocial variables. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Systematic literature searches were carried out using the Korean Studies Information Service Syst...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Koo HJ,Kwon JH

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although current guidelines recommend continuing the same antithrombotic strategy regardless of rhythm control after radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of atrial fibrillation (AF), anticoagulation has a risk of major bleeding. We evaluated the safety of switching warfarin to aspirin in patients with succes...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Uhm JS,Won H,Joung B,Nam GB,Choi KJ,Lee MH,Kim YH,Pak HN

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is considered an independent risk factor for hypertension. However, it is still not clear which clinical factors are related with the presence of hypertension in OSA patients. We aimed to find different physical features and compare the sleep study results which are associated with...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Min HJ,Park AY,Kim DH,Lee JG,Park S,Cho HJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Opioids improve pain from knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) and decrease the functional impairment of patients. However, there is a possibility that opioids induce analgesia and suppress the physiological pain of OA in patients, thereby inducing the progression of OA changes in these patients. The purpose of the...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Fujii T,Takana K,Orita S,Inoue G,Ochiai N,Kuniyoshi K,Aoki Y,Ishikawa T,Miyagi M,Kamoda H,Suzuki M,Sakuma Y,Kubota G,Oikawa Y,Inage K,Sainoh T,Sato J,Yamauchi K,Toyone T,Nakamura J,Kishida S,Takahashi K,Ohtori

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silicosis had been considered for decades as an illness with manifestations of lung fibrosis due to inhalation of overconcentrated SiO₂ dust. To the best of our knowledge, studies have yet to report SiO₂ deposits in any other tissues and organs. In the present case, while performing bilateral artificial total hip arth...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Xu M,Qing M,Peng D

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presently, allergy diagnosis and therapy procedures are undergoing a transition phase in which allergen extracts are being step-by-step replaced by molecule-based products. The new developments will allow clinicians to obtain detailed information on sensitization patterns, more accurate interpretation of allergic symp...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Ferreira F,Wolf M,Wallner M

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00