Eun Hee Park | 3 Articles |
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The pathogenesis of fungus ball has been unclear yet. This study was performed to find a clue to the pathogenesis of fungus ball and to clarify the role of ostiomeatal unit(OMU) obstruction in the fungus ball through the comparative study of fungus ball and chronic bacterial sinusitis. 35 patients with fungus ball(fungus group) and 42 patients with chronic unilateral bacterial sinusitis(bacteria group) were analyzed in terms of radiologic findings and endoscopic findings. Fungus ball was observed in older patients than chronic bacterial sinusitis(59.7 vs. 41.1). The total Lund scores of bacteria group were higher than those of fungus group(6.0 vs. 4.6)( This study may suggest that fungus ball is not associated with the obstruction of OMU comparing with chronic bacterial sinusitis and that fungus ball has another pathogenic mechanism different from that of bacterial sinusitis.
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Assessment to temporal relationship between levels of prolactin, LH, FSH, estradiol and progesterone in 12 ovulatory cycle was made. The serum prolactin concentrations were measured in daily blood samples by a double antibody radioimmunoassay methods. Thero was a tendency of increase in serum prolactin level during the late follicular phase, however no significant difference was found between the follicular and luteal phase(15.73±0.88ng/ml vs 12.93±0.37ng/ml). No correlation was found between levels of prolactin and, those of LH, FSH, estradiol and progesterone. The mean serum prolactin level during the normal ovulatory cycle was 14.3±0.47ng/ml(S.E). The data showed that the highest mean prolactin concentration was found on the day of +8 and +14 with second peak of estradiol and variation of episodic fluctuation or erratic spikes in the normal ovulatory menstrual cycle. These findings seems suggested of an inapparent physiologic role of prolaction in the regulation of ovulatory menstrual cycle.
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An interstitial tubal pregnancy is a gestation occuring in the itramural porion of the endosalpinx. Its incidence is estimated to about 2.5% of all gestations. Symptoms and signs of interstitial pregnancy cannot be differentiated from the symptoms and signs of other ectopic pregnancies. Unruptured interstitial gestations are usually diagnosed incidental to the work-up of a suspected ecropic gestation. Ultrasoundl and diagnostic laparoscopy will aid in establishing the correct diagnosis. We present a case of unruptured interstitial pregnancy with brief review of litarture.
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