abstract：PURPOSE:Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is a rare multisystem inflammatory disease, which infrequently involves the subglottic area and trachea. Treatment usually involves the use of immunosuppressive agents with corticosteroids. Some patients, however, continue to have symptoms of airway obstruction after clinical remis...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Shvero J,Shitrit D,Koren R,Shalomi D,Kramer MR

更新日期：2007-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The clinical and radiological characteristics of the double aortic arch (DAA) and its differentiation from conotruncal malformations (CTM) were reported in order to familiarize pediatric practitioners with these congenital heart diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS:From July 1994 to December 2006, a total of 6 pati...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee ML

更新日期：2007-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Mid-ventricular obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (MVOHCM) is a rare type of cardiomyopathy, associated with apical aneurysm formation in some cases. We report a patient presenting with ventricular fibrillation, an ECG with an above normal ST segment, and elevated levels of cardiac enzymes but normal coronary ar...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Sato Y,Matsumoto N,Matsuo S,Yoda S,Tani S,Kasamaki Y,Takayama T,Kunimoto S,Saito S

更新日期：2007-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Since 1993, Koreans have used diagnostic criteria set by the Korean Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (KSTH) in the diagnosis of overt disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). In 2001, the Scientific and Standardization Committee (SCC) of the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) pro...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee JH,Song JW,Song KS

更新日期：2007-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is at least partially controlled by vascular tone. Vascular tone and underlying physiological processes such as sympathetic activity, plasma catecholamin, and cortisol levels have been shown to follow diurnal variations. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Carotid-to-radial PWV was non-invasively a...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Bodlaj G,Berg J,Biesenbach G

更新日期：2007-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Penile augmentation by the injection of mineral oil provokes many serious, undesirable effects. Although there are reports of complications such as deformity, ulceration, necrosis, and erectile dysfunction, Fournier's gangrene resulting from the injection of petroleum jelly into the penis has not been reported. Here, ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee SW,Bang CY,Kim JH

更新日期：2007-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pathogenesis and treatment of spontaneous dissecting aneurysm of the intracranial vertebral artery (VA) remain controversial. This study was designed to provide management strategies and to improve management outcome in patients with these aneurysms. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Among a total of 1,990 patients treate...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee JW,Jung JY,Kim YB,Huh SK,Kim DI,Lee KC

更新日期：2007-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report long term treatment outcomes of osteofibrous dysplasia and association with adamantinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From January 1984 to July 2001, 14 patients with osteofibrous dysplasia were followed for an average of 108 months (78 to 260 months). Our patient group consisted of 6 men and 8 women, with ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Hahn SB,Kim SH,Cho NH,Choi CJ,Kim BS,Kang HJ

更新日期：2007-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoma of the kidney is a rare condition. Leiomyosarcoma is the most common of the kidney sarcomas. Renal leiomyosarcoma usually originates from the smooth muscle layers of the kidney, for example, the renal capsule and renal vessels. Renal pelvis neoplasms, however, are primarily transitional cell carcinomas, and re...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Chung YG,Kang SC,Yoon SM,Han JY,Seong DH

更新日期：2007-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been growing interest in the use of grafts in pelvic reconstructive surgery. This article will address available graft materials and assess their clinical efficacy and safety. We conducted a Pubmed MEDLINE literature search for full-length English text studies with follow-up periods of at least one year. The...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Jeon MJ,Bai SW

更新日期：2007-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine and compare the clinical characteristics, visual prognosis and treatment of hemorrhagic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (HPCV) with those of hemorrhagic choroidal neovascularization (HCNV) due to age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Retrospective analysis of 44 consecut...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Yoon JS,Lee J,Lee SC,Koh HJ,Kim SS,Kwon OW

更新日期：2007-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Several analgesic techniques are available for pain management after a major operation. MATERIALS AND METHODS:From December 2005 to February 2006, a prospective, double-blind study was performed involving 90 patients who had undergone a total knee arthroplasty. Patients were randomly divided into three equal g...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Han CD,Lee DH,Yang IH

更新日期：2007-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The human major histocompatibility complex HLA is located on the short arm of chromosome 6. It is known to be the most polymorphic genetic system in humans. The biological role of the HLA class I and class II molecules is to present processed peptide antigens. The HLA system is clinically important as transplantation ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Choo SY

更新日期：2007-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiographic sagittal plane analysis of VATS (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery) anterior instrumentation for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. This is retrospective study. To report, in details about effects of VATS anterior instrumentation on the sagittal plane. Evaluations of the surgical outcome of scoliosis hav...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim HS,Lee CS,Jeon BH,Park JO

更新日期：2007-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroid cell tumors, not otherwise specified (NOS), are rare ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors with malignant potential. The majority of these tumors produce several steroids, particularly testosterone. Various virilizing symptoms such as hirsutism, temporal balding, and amenorrhea are common in these patients; however ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim YT,Kim SW,Yoon BS,Kim SH,Kim JH,Kim JW,Cho NH

更新日期：2007-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of estrogen receptors (ER)-alpha and -beta, as well as androgen receptor (AR), in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is thought to be correlated with prognosis, survival, and male prevalence of HCC. These hypotheses are based on investigations of European patients; however the expression patterns of these recep...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Wang AG,Lee KY,Kim SY,Choi JY,Lee KH,Kim WH,Wang HJ,Kim JM,Park MG,Yeom YI,Kim NS,Yu DY,Lee DS

更新日期：2006-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Pure epidural cavernous hemangioma of the spine without vertebral involvement is rare. Due to the slow growth of this lesion, the most common symptoms are chronic pain, myelopathy, and radiculopathy. In our case, the patient complained of an acute onset sensory deficit of the C4 dermatome. An MRI revealed an epidural ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Jo BJ,Lee SH,Chung SE,Paeng SS,Kim HS,Yoon SW,Yu JS

更新日期：2006-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the one-stage intraoperative adjustment strabismus surgery with adjustable suture under topical anesthesia. Medical records of the patients who had intraoperative adjustment surgery under topical anesthesia for horizontal or vertical strabismus in our hospital from March 1997 to March 2003 with follow-up ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Chang YH,Ryu IH,Han SH,Lee SJ,Lee JB

更新日期：2006-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis is a disease involving the lymphoproliferative system, which may lead to changes in the hematological parameters; however, pancytopenia is a rare finding. However, malignant diseases in association with brucellosis are rarely the cause of pancytopenia. Herein, two cases with fever and pancytopenia, diagnos...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Eser B,Altuntas F,Soyuer I,Er O,Canoz O,Coskun HS,Cetin M,Unal A

更新日期：2006-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetically modified (GM) soybean (carrying the EPSPS transgene) is the most common GM food in Korea. In order to assess whether genetic modification increases the allergenic risk of soybeans, the allergenicity and IgE-reactive components of wild-type and GM soybean extracts were compared in allergic adults who had be...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim SH,Kim HM,Ye YM,Kim SH,Nahm DH,Park HS,Ryu SR,Lee BO

更新日期：2006-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the sonographic features of an intracystic papillary carcinoma of the breast presenting as recurrent hemorrhagic cysts following trauma. A 56-year-old woman presented with palpable breast masses after a traumatic event; sonography showed multiple, well-defined, hemorrhagic cysts. Hemorrhagic fluid was evacua...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Ko KH,Kim EK,Park BW

更新日期：2006-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to determine the outcomes of posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF), via a unilateral approach, in selected patients who presented with unilateral leg pain and segmental instability of the lumbar spine. Patients with a single level of a herniated disc disease in the lumbar spine, unilateral leg pai...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Shin HC,Yi S,Kim KN,Kim SH,Yoon DH

更新日期：2006-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study compares neonatal outcome after preterm delivery of infants in pregnancies complicated by the HELLP syndrome or severe preeclampsia (PS). The maternal and neonatal charts of 71 out of a total of 409 pregnancies that were complicated by hypertensive disorders at Severance hospital between January 1995...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim HY,Sohn YS,Lim JH,Kim EH,Kwon JY,Park YW,Kim YH

更新日期：2006-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We characterized and compared the characteristics of Ca2+ movements through the sarcoplasmic reticulum of inferior oblique muscles in the various conditions including primary inferior oblique overaction (IOOA), secondary IOOA, and controls, so as to further understand the pathogenesis of primary IOOA. Of 15 specimens ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim HS,Chang YH,Kim DH,Park SR,Han SH,Lee JB

更新日期：2006-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:To report a non-fatal case of reperfusion pulmonary edema (RPE) after the removal of a hepatocellular carcinoma embolus, which had caused an acute obstruction of the tricuspid valve and pulmonary vasculature during a hepatic lobectomy. Pulmonary embolism caused by hepatocellular carcinoma embolus is extremely rare, an...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee JM,Lee HJ,Kim ES

更新日期：2006-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical cancer is a progressive disease with an onset of one to two decades on average. During the productive replication stage, the Human papillomavirus (HPV) genome is maintained episomally in the infected cervical epithelium and early gene products, including E5, are expressed. Therefore, E5 has a potential to con...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim SW,Yang JS

更新日期：2006-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Strength training is one of the most common exercises practiced in the field of physical therapy or sports training. However, limited methodology is available to evaluate its effect on the target muscle. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that surface electromyographic (EMG) data from both isometric and isotonic ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Shin HK,Cho SH,Lee YH,Kwon OY

更新日期：2006-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiarrhythmic agents may increase capture threshold, but this is rarely of clinical significance. Flecainide acetate, a class IC agent, is reported to have a significant effect on the myocardial capture threshold. In this presentation, we report the case of a 72-year-old male, with a previously implanted VVI pacemake...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kang TS,Yoon YW,Park S,Hong BK,Kim D,Kwon HM,Kim HS

更新日期：2006-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is one of the most malignant human neoplasms and has a grave prognosis. This study gives an update on our experience with this unusual neoplasm, with specific focus on the response to various treatment modalities. Forty-seven patients with histologically proven ATCs were enrolled (19...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Chang HS,Nam KH,Chung WY,Park CS

更新日期：2005-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocytes are the primary targets of the hepatitis C virus (HCV). While immunosuppressive roles of HCV core protein have been found in several studies, it remains uncertain whether core protein expressed in hepatocytes rather than in immune cells affects the CD8+ T cell response. In order to transduce genes selectiv...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Jin YH,Crispe IN,Park S

更新日期：2005-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical feasibility, benefits, and limitations of CT fluoroscopy (CTF)-guided percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP). PVP under the guidance of CTF without additional guidance by conventional C-arm fluoroscopy was performed in a total of 29 vertebral bodies in 21 patients with...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim JH,Park KS,Yi S,Shin HC,Yoon DH,Kim KN

更新日期：2005-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromobacterium violaceum is a gram negative straight rod, 0.8-1.2 by 2.5 to 6.0 m, which is motile by one polar flagella and one to four lateral flagella. The organism inhabits soil and water and is often found in semitropical and tropical climates. Infections in humans are rare. We report a case of infection caused ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim MH,Lee HJ,Suh JT,Chang BS,Cho KS

更新日期：2005-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomeres undergo attrition with each cell division, and telomere length is associated with age-related diseases and mortality in the elderly. Estrogen can influence the attrition of telomeres by diverse mechanisms. This is a retrospective case control study that investigated the influence of long-term hormone therapy...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee DC,Im JA,Kim JH,Lee HR,Shim JY

更新日期：2005-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic lower back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal problems; it is also the most expensive industrial injury. Not surprisingly, many treatments have been developed to combat this expensive and debilitating condition. One of these, intradiscal electrothermal treatment (IDET), was developed for patients w...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Park SY,Moon SH,Park MS,Kim HS,Choi YJ,Lee HM

更新日期：2005-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the usefulness of early magnetic resonance imaging findings in predicting neurologic recovery at or below the injured level in traumatic cervical spinal cord injuries. Thirty patients with traumatic cervical spinal cord injuries were included. All of the patients received a magne...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Shin JC,Kim DY,Park CI,Kim YW,Ohn SH

更新日期：2005-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Dieulafoy's lesion is an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. Hemorrhage occurs through mucosal erosion from an abnormally dilated submucosal artery. Although Dieulafoy's lesion is usually located in the stomach, it may occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. We report here on a case of jejunal Dieulafoy...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Kim JK,Jo BJ,Lee KM,Sun JS,Won JH,Kim MW,Han JH

更新日期：2005-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) is the most common congenital anomaly, and it occurs in one out of 700-1000 births. Current techniques such as amniocentesis and chorionic villi sampling (CVS) require lengthy laboratory culture procedures and high costs. This study was undertaken to establish a rapid prenatal diagnosis of t...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Yang YH,Nam MS,Yang ES

更新日期：2005-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have been reported to possess the capacity to colonize vascular grafts and hold promise for therapeutic neovascularization. However, limited quantities of EPCs have been the major factor impeding effective research on vasculoangiogenesis. In this study, cytokine and culture conditio...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Shin JW,Lee DW,Kim MJ,Song KS,Kim HS,Kim HO

更新日期：2005-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:As the Korean government's recognition of the importance of hospice service grows, the government has initiated a variety of hospice services in Korea. Each hospice organization has shown a significant difference in its health care delivery methods, constitution and care content. Developing a clinical protocol is esse...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Lee WH,Lee CG

更新日期：2005-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrast-enhanced multi-detector row spiral computed tomography (MDCT) was introduced as a promising noninvasive method for vascular imaging. This study examined the accuracy of this technique for detecting significant coronary artery stenoses. Both MDCT(Sensation 16, Siemens, Germany, 12x0.75 mm collimation and 0.42 ...

journal_title：Yonsei medical journal

authors： Moon JY,Chung N,Choi BW,Choe KO,Seo HS,Ko YG,Kang SM,Ha JW,Rim SJ,Jang Y,Shim WH,Cho SY

更新日期：2005-02-28 00:00:00