Browsing by Publisher "Yonsei Univ Coll Medicine"
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Acute bacterial meningitis as a complication of otitis media and related mortality factors
(Yonsei Univ Coll Medicine, 2002)The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of patients with acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) developed secondary to acute and chronic otitis media (OM). Between 1991 and 2001, among 269 adult patients with ... -
Complications of brucellosis in different age groups
(Yonsei Univ Coll Medicine, 2003)We carried out a retrospective analysis of 283 patients diagnosed with brucellosis in our hospital, which serves almost 5.5 million inhabitants in Southeastern Anatolia in Turkey. Our study focuses on the frequency of ... -
The effects of alendronate and calcitonin on cytokines in postmenopausal osteoporosis
(Yonsei Univ Coll Medicine, 2003)The present study was designed to determine if levels of serum cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-2, IL-2r, IL-6, IL-6r, IL-8, IL-10, and TNF-alpha are different in osteoporotic and non-osteoporotic postmenopausal ... -
The effects of electromagnetic field on distraction osteogenesis
(Yonsei Univ Coll Medicine, 2003)The effects of electromagnetic field on distraction osteogenesis and new bony tissue were investigated. Twenty-five New Zealand rabbits were divided into an experimental (12 rabbits) and a control (13 rabbits) group. An ... -
Gastrointestinal side effect profile due to the use of alendronate in the treatment of osteoporosis
(Yonsei Univ Coll Medicine, 2003)The aim of our study was to evaluate the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract side effect profile in 759 female patients that had taken alendronate (10 mg/day), for at least 6 months, for the treatment of osteoporosis, in ... -
Preventive effects of intracisternal alphatochopherol on cerebral vasospasm in experimental subarachnoid hamorrhage
(Yonsei Univ Coll Medicine, 2003)Vasospasm is an important cause of morbidity and/or mortality with a subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). The roles of lipid peroxidation in a vasospasm caused by a SAH remain to be investigated. The effect of an intracisternal ... -
Spinal cord compression by primary amyloidoma of the spine
(Yonsei Univ Coll Medicine, 2002)In this report, we presented a case of solitary spine amyloidoma, its clinical and radiological findings and management, and a review of the literature on vertebral amyloidosis. -
Unusual Combination of Tracheobronchopathia Osteochondroplastica and AA Amyloidosis
(Yonsei Univ Coll Medicine, 2009)Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TO) is a rare disorder of unknown cause characterized by the presence of multiple submucosal osseous and/or cartilaginous nodules that protrude into the lumen of the trachea and ...
