• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.54 no.7
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• pp.310-312
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• 2011

A preterm female infant born at 27 weeks of gestation with a birth weight of 990 g developed acute hypotonia, apnea, hypotension and bradycardia mimicking septic shock syndrome at 14h after birth. Laboratory tests indicated a severe hypermagnesemia of 45 mg/dL. The renal function, complete blood count and maternal blood concentrations of magnesium were normal, and the blood cultures were negative. The patient recovered with treatment including exchange transfusion. However, the etiology of the severe hypermagnesemia remains unknown.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.27 no.7
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• pp.603-609
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• 1994

Esophageal atresia is a rare congenital anomaly and it usually associated with tracheo-esophgeal fistula and other congenital anomalies. The first report of esophageal atresia with tracheo-esophageal fistula was done by Thomas Gibson in 1696. In 1941, Haight performed the first successful primary anastomosis for esophageal atresia. These accomplishments opened the gateway for clinical studies that have resulted in reinforcements and improvement in the care of infants born with this anomaly. From January 1986 to April 1994, 14 cases of esophgeal atresia with tracheo-esophgeal fistula were diagnosed in Kyung Hee Uinv. Hospital. There were 9 male and 5 female infants. 12 infants were Gross classification type C and 2 infants were type A. The average body weight was 2.7$\pm$0.4kg and Waterson Category A contained 4 infants, B contained 3 infants and C contained 7 infants. Among these infants, 9 infants were underwent anastomosis procedures. We performed retropleural approach in 6 infants, transpleural approach in 2 infants and 1 infant was performed colon interposition through substernal space.By the method of anastomosis, end-to-side anastomosis was performed in 5 infants, end-to-end anastomosis in 3 infants and esophagocologastrostomy in 1 infant.The former 8 infants were Gross classification type C and the latter was type A. Among the type C infants, 6 infants were anastomosed with one layer interrupted suture and 2 infants with 2 layer interrupted suture. Post- operative death was in 1 infant and 8 infants were discharged with good result and have been in good condition.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.235-242
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• 2004

Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to identify the correlation between the child rearing attitudes and the maternal role strain of mother with infants. Method: This study is designed as a descriptive research study and the data was collected from 82 mothers and infants by means of an interview and questionnaire in a period from July 2002 to December 2002, when they came to screen their infant's growth and developmental state at a public health center. Result: The results of this study were as follows: There was a significant positive correlation between the child rearing attitudes and maternal role strain(r.=.53, p=.000). There was a significant difference between the father's employment state and child rearing attitude of mothers(t.=5.22, p<.000). There was a significant difference between male infant and female infants in maternal role strain(t.=3.8, p=0.04). Conclusion: When the child rearing attitude was positive, the subject's maternal role strain was high. Also further research is needed on social support or other factors in the subjects in child-rearing attitudes and maternal role strain.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.72-75
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• 1994

The esophageal hiatal hernia is a rare disease in Korea especially in children and infant. We experienced a case of type III esophageal hiatal hernia in 9 months female. She had no specific past history and familial history except recurrent URI and postprandial habitual vomiting. The chest X-ray and Barium swallowing showed herniated stomach in Rt. thoracic cavity and posterior mediastinum. We performed modified Belsey Mark IV procedure with using the 3-0 and 4-0 Pledgeted Ticrons. In operative field, the stomach cardia portion was herniated into the Rt.thoracic cavity and posterior mediastinum with elevation of the esophagogastric junction above the diaphragm. But there was no evidence of short esophagus and combined anomaly. The postoperative courses were uneventful and good without specific complication for about 5 months to this point.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.739-747
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• 1989

Between September 1986, and August 1989, eight infants underwent operation for repair of coarctation of the aorta in the first year of life. The patients included 7 males and 1 female ranging in age 19 days and 9 months. Weights ranged from 3.5 Kg to 7 Kg [mean 5 Kg]. All patients had preductal coarctation of the aorta. Each infant had associated cardiac anomalies, including ventricular septal defect [7 infants] and patent ductus arteriosus [5 infants]. All had intractable congestive heart failure, despite aggressive medical therapy. Pressure gradient across the coarctation ranged from 10 mmHg to 60 mmHg. Operative techniques were subclavian flap aortoplasty in five cases, Gore-Tex patch aortoplasty in three cases. In addition to coarctation repair, six infants had concomitant banding of the pulmonary artery. Four infants required ventilator support for several days. There was no operative death. Complications developed in two. One infant had tracheal stenosis after a tracheostomy. Another infant had restenosis of the aorta revealed by cardiac catheterization 30 months after surgery. The pressure gradient was 30 mmHg, necessitating balloon dilatation aortoplasty. Results were satisfactory. During follow up, we performed total correction procedures [patch closure of the ventricular septal defect, infundibulectomy, pulmonary valvotomy and pulmonary artery angioplasty] in one case. Continuing follow-up finds all patients in good condition.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.41-47
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to investigate how environment-friendly activities through nature affects attitude of children. 5-6 years old children were targeted for study from March to December, 2014. Rapid changes of modern society made increase of female workers and their participation rates in economic activity which results children to play more time with artificial toys and media. There are 3 stages to investigate effects. $1^{st}$ stage is to know about woods by visiting woods and experience environment-friendly activity. $2^{nd}$ stage is to experience woods with 5 senses not only in real woods but also in classroom. Lastly $3^{rd}$ stage is to make art work with natural object and make woods in classroom. Changes of hildren's attitude and view toward to the nature were recorded and analyzed by anecdotes perpetual inventory and environment-friendly attitude examination. By analysis of infant gives you the opportunity to encounter nature, often in conjunction with ongoing enjoys nature-friendly program in the classroom to play with toys, rather than a complete natural objects gradually formalized when presenting a natural, concentrated than the previous game this time is enhanced and creativity through nature through the promotion doeeojim and attitude to nature is also eco-friendly activities byeonhwadoem program showed that the impact on the attitude of the infant.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.1280-1287
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• 1990

A seven month old female infant with isolated ventricular inversion and anatomically corrected malposition of the great arteries in situs solitus, associated with ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, right-sided juxtaposition of left atrial appendage, is reported. The patient showed usual atrial arrangement with somewhat superoinferior relation, a discordant atrioventricular connection, and a concordant ventriculoarterial connection with aorta in the right-sided position. A normal sized left atrium was connected to the left superiorly positioned morphologic right ventricle through a tricuspid valve, which crossed the left ventricular outflow tract anteriorly. Well developed bilateral[subaortic and sub-pulmonary]conus was documented at operative field. successful surgical repair was done by performing the Senning procedure and by closing the ventricular sepal defect with a patch through the right ventriculotomy. The infant’s postoperative course was uneventful with normal sinus rhythm. Postoperative cardiac catheterization revealed no hemodynamic obstruction or residual shunt.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.109-112
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• 2013

Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is the most common and well known mandibulofacial dysostosis with characteristic clinical features including downward slanting of palpebral fissures, coloboma of the lower eyelid, hypoplastic zygomatic arches, micrognathia, macrostomia, microtia, and other deformities of the ears. TCS is caused by mutations in at least 3 genes involved in pre-rRNA transcription: TCOF1, POLR1D and POLR1C. We experienced a 1-day-old female infant with characteristic clinical features of TCS. A novel, heterozygotic mutation within the TCOF1 gene (c.3874_3875insG, p.Ala1292Glyfs*30) was identified to cause a premature stop codon.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.55 no.12
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• pp.491-493
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• 2012

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-associated esophageal ulcer is rare in immunocompetent infants. The presence of inclusion bodies and immunohistochemical staining for CMV in biopsy specimens obtained during esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) indicate that such ulcers occur because of CMV infection. A 7-week-old female infant who experienced frequent vomiting and feeding intolerance was diagnosed with a massive CMV-associated ulcer in the distal esophagus. The ulcer improved after conservative treatment using proton-pump inhibitors; however, ganciclovir was not administered. In a follow-up EGD biopsy specimen, no CMV inclusion bodies were present, and immunohistochemical staining results for this virus were negative. The presence of CMV inclusion bodies indicates active viral replication. If persistent inclusion bodies or positive immunohistochemical staining for CMV is observed in follow-up biopsy specimens, ganciclovir may be used to treat CMV-associated esophageal ulcers.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.247-252
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• 2005

Tongue tumors of pediatric patients are the most common soft tissue tumor of pediatric oral and maxillofacial tumors. There are many kind of pediatric tongue lesions such as hemangioma, lymphangioma, papilloma, and cyst. Most of these lesions are benign, but malignant tumors of tongue may be occurred. Therefore, malignancy should be ruled out. Sometimes, tongue lesions are present with dyspnea, dysphagia, dysarthria, bleeding, or cosmetic problem. We experienced a case of chronic inflammatory mass on posterior 1/3 of the tongue in 4 month old female patient. Swallowing difficulty and respiratory distress symptom occurred because of tongue mass effect. The tongue mass was confirmed as granulation tissue by microscopic examination. After excision of tongue mass, she had no problem with swallowing and breathing.