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Original Article
A clinical study of congenital chylothorax and octreotide therapy
Ung Geon Oh, Kyoung Eun Choi, Kyung Ah Kim, Sun Young Ko, Yeon Kyung Lee, Son Moon Shin
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(11):1172-1178.   Published online November 15, 2008
Purpose : Congenital chylothorax is an accumulation of lymphatic fluid within the pleural space. It is a common cause of unidentified hydrops fetalis. We examined the perinatal history, clinical manifestation, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome in 6 newborns diagnosed to have congenital chylothorax with hydrops fetalis. We also studied the effect of octreotide therapy for congenital chylothorax in relation to conservative...
Clinical Study on Insulin Dependent Diabetes mellitus
Seog Beom Cho, Kwang Rae Lee, Chang Beom Shin, Oh Kyung Lee, Chong Duk Kim, Oh Kyung Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1995;38(6):827-834.   Published online June 15, 1995
Purpose : Insulin dependet diabetes mellitus(IDDM) is a rare disease in children, but it will progress rapidly and falls into a diabetic ketoacidosis or coma. Unfortunately, the characteristics and prevalence rate of children with IDDM are not well known in Korea. With a view to recognizing its importance, we studied clinical course of IDDM patients in Chonbuk province, Korea. Methods : From...
Clinical Studies on 10 Cases of Rhabdomyosarcoma in Children.
Wan Soeb Kim, Myung Ho Cho, Young Suk Jang, Myung Ho Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1985;28(11):1112-1117.   Published online November 30, 1985
Clinical records of 10 children under 15 years of age with rhabdomyosarcoma confirmed histopathologically were retrospectively during last 8 years from 1973 through 1981 at Presbyterian Medical Center in Jeon-ju. Age range was from 8 months to 12 years of age, and there was no difference in sexes.The most frequent primary site of rhabdomyosarcoma was head and neck area (5 cases...
A Clinical Study of Intussusception in Infancy and Childhood.
Geom Huyn Jang, Yong Hae Lee, Jun Taek Park, Chang Hee Choi
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(5):447-456.   Published online May 31, 1984
Intussusception is the condition of invagination of one part of intestinal loop into the continuous distal segment. During infancy and early childhood, intussusception is the most common cause of acquired intestinal obstruction, and it is required emergency treatment. The authors observed 163 cases of intussusception who admitted to Seoul Adventist Hospital from March 1977 to August 1983, and the following results...
Clinical Studies of Convulsive Diseases in Children.
Kyung Ho Kim, Young Kyoung Park, Ki Bok Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1984;27(2):156-163.   Published online February 28, 1984
The authors reviewed 371 pediatric convulsive patients admitted to the Department of Pediatrics, Kwangju Christian Hospital during the 3-year-period from Oct. 1st, 1979 through Sep. 30th, 1982. There were 227 boys and 144 girls. The following observations are made: 1)The most common cause of convulsions in children was encephalitis (20.0%), followed by menigitis(18.3%), febrile convulsion(18.1%), and idiopathic epilepsy (12.4%). 2)Convulsions were...
Clinical Studies of Purulent Meningitis in Infant and Children.
Sung Ho Chang, Young Gun Kim, Beak Keun Lim, Jong Soo Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(4):304-314.   Published online April 30, 1983
A clinical study of bacterial meningitis in. 126 cases occurred in the age under 15 year admitted to the department of Pediatrics at Wonju Christsan Hospital, Yonsei University was made from Jan. 1, 1972 to Dec. 31, 1981. The results are as follows. 1) Among the 126 cases. 83 cases (65.9%) were male and 43 cases (34.1%) were female The sex...
Clinical Observation for Prematurity and Low Birth Weight Infant.
Kyung Nam Kim, Jong Wan Kim, Kyoo Hong Cho, Young Heon Kwak
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(12):1197-1202.   Published online December 31, 1982
Infants who are delivered prior to the term are subject to various disorders which complicate their neonatal course. Neonatal mortality rises progressively with increasing degrees of prematurity. We attempted to know the incidence of birth rate and mortality rate for prematurity and low birth weight infants who were delivered at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, Catholic Medical College located in Bupyung Dong, Incheon during the...
Clinical Study of Juvenile Diabetes Mellitus.
Keun chull Choi, Seok ku Kim, Chul Lee, Myung ho Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(5):489-497.   Published online May 31, 1982
We have observed 9 cases of juvenile diabetes mellitus who were admitted to Pediatrics Department of Presbyterian Medical Center in Jeon-ju, during period of 7 years and 2 months from Jan, 1974 to Mar, 1981. The following results were obtained. 1) Incidence of juvenile diabetes mellitus was 0.088% of all patients who were admitted to Pediatric Department ward during period...
Clinical Study on Spina Bifida and Cranium Bifidum.
Hee Seon Auh, Kwan Sub Chung, Chang Jun Coe, Duk Jin Yun
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1981;24(2):128-135.   Published online February 15, 1981
Spina bifida or cranium bifidum result from a failure in fusion of skull(cranium bifidum) or the vertebral column(spina bifida). These entities are the most common anomalies of the nervous system which are associated with major abnormalities of cellular migration, and secondary mechanical deformities of the nervous system. During the last 12 years from Jan. 1967 to Dec. 1978, 83 cases...