Sung-sin Shim

This study demonstrates that AMA is no longer used as a threshold for determination of who is offered prenatal diagnosis, but is a common risk factor for fetal chromosomal abnormalities.

Pre-treatment NLR at admission may be a useful biomarker for mortality and development of ARDS in patients with miliary TB.

The combination of the PAPP-A level and the second trimester sFlt-1/PlGF ratio, and the combination of the second trimester sFlt-1 level with body mass index, were better predictors of late-onset preeclampsia than any individual marker.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of combined fl uoroscopy- and CT-guided transthoracic needle biopsy (FC-TNB) using a cone beam CT system in comparison to fl uoroscopy-guided TNB (F-TNB). Materials and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 74 FC-TNB cases (group A) and 97 F-TNB cases (group B) to compare their respective diagnostic accuracies according to the size and depth of the lesion, as well as complications, procedure time, and radiation dose. Results: The se

Objectives. These days, the main injection laryngoplasty technique is cricothyroid (CT) approach. However, patients who have previously undergone other neck treatments, such as thyroidectomy or neck dissection have distorted anatomical landmark makes this approach more difficult. The aim of this study is to determined the efficiency of transcartilaginous (TC) approah as compared with CT approach for unilateral vocal fold paralysis patients, especially for previously neck treated patients. Method

Increased intima-media thickness (IMT) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) are noninvasive markers of early arterial wall alteration and are more widely used in adult clinical research. We investigated whether IMT and PWV are useful predictors of cardiovascular risk in hypertensive adolescents. Fifteen hypertensive adolescents (13-18 yr old, systolic BP ≥140 mmHg, diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg) and seventeen normotensive subjects were included. Height, weight, obesity index, body mass index (BMI), and fat dis

Low maternal AMH level might be a predicting marker for fetal aneuploid in early pregnancy loss.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the usefulness of low-dose CT (LDCT) for the diagnosis of acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) in elderly patients in the emergency room (ER). METHODS: A total of 160 consecutive patients (mean age: 75.9 ± 9.2 years; range: 60-97 years), who were diagnosed to have ALRI by LDCT in the ER, were enrolled in this study. Initial chest radiograph (CR) and CT patterns of ALRI were analysed, and clinical courses of patients were assessed. RESULTS: 49 patients showed negative C

BACKGROUND: Spontaneous remission (SR) of cancer is a very rare phenomenon of unknown mechanism. In particular, SR of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been scarcely reported. We present the case of a 74-year-old woman with advanced, poorly differentiated NSCLC (highly expressing programmed death ligand-1 [PD-L1]) that progressed despite multiple lines of chemotherapy but then spontaneously remitted. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient presented with hemoptysis and was diagnosed with stage IIIA

OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between insufficient sleep in the prenatal period and postpartum depression (PPD), and whether changes in sleep patterns during pregnancy increase the risk of PPD. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was conducted between March 2013 and November 2017. Participants completed a sleep questionnaire pre-pregnancy and at 12, 24 and 36 gestational weeks (GW). Depressive symptoms were assessed by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) at 4 weeks postpart

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis and uterine fibroids are benign conditions frequently linked to subfertility/infertility. Recent research has highlighted the importance of epithelial-mesenchymal transition between embryonic and endometrial cells in the context of embryo implantation. Additionally, the adverse endometrial environment during implantation has been proposed as a mechanism contributing to infertility in endometriosis. Nevertheless, the role of cadherin molecule alterations in relation to e