Publications by authors named "Byung-Chan Jeon"
Introduction: Soldiers are at a higher risk of injury than people of other occupations. To date, no studies have examined the association between injury and personal protective equipment (PPE) use in the Republic of Korea (ROK) military. Thus, this study aimed to investigate possible associations between injury and PPE use in military personnel.
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- * The study analyzed data from 50 patients (out of 129) who received radiation therapy between 1995 and 2009, looking at various outcomes like tumor recurrence and side effects.
- * Findings showed that radiation therapy effectively controls tumors, with no significant differences in efficacy between the two treatment methods, although some patients developed new hormonal issues after treatment.
A 41-yr-old man was admitted with acute headache, neck stiffness, and febrile sensation. Cerebrospinal fluid examination showed pleocytosis, an increased protein level and, a decreased glucose concentration. No organisms were observed on a culture study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe investigated an outbreak of Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit and in the surgery, medicine, neurology, and urology wards of the Kosin University Gospel Hospital in Busan, Korea. The outbreak involved 36 cases of infection by A. baumannii producing the OXA-23 beta-lactamase over an 8-month period and was caused by a single pulsed-field gel electrophoresis clone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere are debatable claims in the optimal approach for clipping of the anterior communicating artery (AcomA) aneurysm. The authors invented the superior orbital rim approach (SORA) as an alternative and minimally invasive approach for the treatment of AcomA aneurysm. The authors reviewed retrospectively all the medical records of 27 patients of subarachnoid hemorrhage due to ruptured AcomA aneurysm.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective And Importance: Anterior endoscopic treatment of a huge anterior sacral meningocele, a rare example of spinal dysraphism, is described.
Clinical Presentation: A 43-year-old woman presented with severe headache and fever, increasing abdominal pain, and a several-year history of right lower-extremity radicular pain. She exhibited meningeal irritation signs and Currarino's triad.