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The incidental detection of thyroid nodules by ultrasound (US) is increasing explosively. The clinical significance of these nodules is that 5% to 15% of them are malignant, requiring adequate treatment...
With the advancement of modern medicine, there have been increasing demands for reconstructive surgeries. The operative technique using free flaps makes it possible for reconstructive surgeons to restore various defects...
Physicians with their medical background and high caliber play key roles in a wide variety of areas in biopharmaceutical industry. In fact when we look though the array of people...
Due to Confucian ethics and socioeconomic factors, aesthetic plastic surgery came late to Korea. However, the field of aesthetic plastic surgery developed rapidly after the establishment of the Korean Society...
The purpose of this article is to outline a variety of wound coverage methods, so that general practitioners can modify their approach to wound healing and possibly incorporate this relevant...
The purpose of this article is to review the past history of hand surgery briefly and to overview of a vision of hand surgery over next generations in republic of...
This article aims to help physicians to make a differential diagnosis of food poisoning by introducing the incubation period, clinical symptoms of each causative agent according to the mode of...
The disability adjusted life year (DALY), a single indicator of the burden of disease, is widely used to measure the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors. In this study,...
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are classified into three groups: storage, voiding, and post-micturition symptoms. The most popular causes of LUTS are benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and overactive bladder (OAB)....
The five major areas of concern in craniofacial surgery are the cleft lip and palate, hemifacial microsomia, craniosynostosis and its accompanying craniofacial syndromes, maxillofacial surgery, and breakthrough research on the...