• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.34-39
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• 2005

Two cases of primary torsion of the greater omentum were described. The first patient was a 5-year-old boy who was admitted to the hospital because of severe abdominal pain for 1 day. The The clinical features were similar to perforated acute appendicitis. Laparotomy revealed a normal appendix and the greater omentum twisted around its pedicle. The second patient was a 7-year-old girl admitted to the hospital because of abdominal pain in right lower quadrant for 2 days. The clinical features? were that of acute appendicitis. Laparotomy revealed a normal appendix and primary torsion of greater omentum around its pedicle. In both cases, resection of twisted omentum and incidental appendectomy were done. The microscopic findings in two cases consisted of congestion and vascular hemorrhage. Both patients recovered uneventfully. Torsion of the greater omentum, therefore, may be added to the entities to consider in the differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.65-70
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• 2002

Prophylactic antibiotics in acute nonperforated appendicitis have been used for preventing infection after appendectomy. However, duration of antibiotic administration for surgical prophylaxis in Korea has been noted to be longer than those recommended in other countries. The objective of this study was to identify appropriate duration of prophylactic antibiotics in acute nonperforated appendicitis by comparing two different antibiotic regimens for their wound infection rates. Eighty-four acute nonperforated appendicitis patients were enrolled in this prospective, randomized, open trial and were assigned to one of two antibiotic regimens: cefoxitin 1 g every 8 hours given intravenously for 24hours or cefoxitin 1 g every 8 hours given intravenously plus sisomicin 75 mg every 12 hours given jntramuscularly for 72 hours. First doses were given just prior to the induction of anesthesia. Postoperative wound infections were detected in $4.8\%$ of the 72-hour-treated group (n=42), whereas none occurred in the 24-hour-treated group (n=42). However, the difference in the rates of wound infections between two groups was not statistically significant. The most frequently isolated microorganism from appendiceal tissues was E coli. In conclusion, administration of cefoxitin alone for 24 hours is sufficient as surgical prophylaxis in nonperforated appendicitis.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.113-116
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• 2003

We present a case of a colonic involvement associated with necrotizing pancreatitis, with a review of the literature. A 10 year old boy had an appendectomy at the local clinic ten days ago. On admission, he complained nausea, vomiting and severe constipation. His abdomen was distended and he had tenderness on the left abdomen. Laboratory and radiologic studies revealed findings consistent with acute pancreatitis with colonic complication. He was treated conservatively for 30 days but did not improve. On hospital 30th day, abdominal pain developed and his vital sign changed. Abdominal CT suggested ischemic change of the transverse colon. At laparotomy, the left colon showed stenosis. The greatly distended transverse colon was resected and a transverse end colostomy was done. He was discharged at postoperative 45th day with improvement and colostomy closure was performed 8 months later.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.57-60
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• 2003

A 4 year old female with acute lower abdominal pain was admitted with the diagnosis of periappendiceal abscess made by ultrasonography. At laparotomy, the appendix was normal, but the left ovary was twisted and necrotic. Appendectomy and left salpingo-oophorectomy were performed. The pathology of the appendix was normal, and the left tube and ovary were ischemic and had hemorrhagic necrosis. Pediatric adnexal torsion may be difficult to diagnosis clinically. Sonography is the preferred imaging study. It usually confirms a pelvic mass but may not establish the diagnosis. The correct diagnosis of adnexal torsion is often made at exploration. The most common erroneous diagnosis is acute appendicitis or periappendiceal abscess. Therapy for adnexal torsion remains controversial. While extirpation has been the standard of treatment in the past, there are current proponents of conservative therapy with adnexal sparing. Early diagnosis may lead to more frequent salvage of affected adnexa.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.250-252
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• 1999

A 77-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital with acute appendicitis and underwent emergency appendectomy under inhalation anesthesia without any complications. After the operation, the patient was placed on epidural analgesia with the mixture of fentanyl-bupivacaine and scopolamine patch for nausea and vomiting. The patient experienced central anticholinergic syndrome (CAS) with hallucination, confusion, somnolence, dysarthria and delirium at 20 hours after patch placement and recovered from all symptoms of CAS in 24 hours after the removal of the patch. The CAS occurs when central cholinergic sites are occupied by specific drugs and also as a result of an insufficient release of acetylcholine. The diagnosis of CAS is often determined by a process of exclusion and not actually made until a positive therapeutic response to physostigmine, a centrally active anticholiesterase agent, has taken place. Treatment of CAS includes prompt removal of the patch, cleansing of the area, and physostigmine administration. The scopolamine patch should be used with extreme caution in elderly patient.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.145-153
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• 2011

Acute appendicitis is one of the most common diseases of young people that requires emergency operation. This is especially true for those age 10 years old and older. However, the numbers of cases of appendicitis are increasing in both the young and the elderly. The main purpose of this study is to understand the clinical features of acute appendicitis in children and elderly patients. We retrospectively compared clinical characteristics in 4 groups of patients who underwent appendectomy in our hospital. There were 16 patients in the pre-school age group, 9 were males and 7 females. The total number of patients in the juvenile group were 287, 156 were males and 131 females. The total numbers of patients in the adult group were 794, 436 were males and 358 females. The numbers of elderly patients were 189, 91 were males and 98 females. Complicated appendicitis was found in 15 patients (93.7 %) in the pre-school age group, 79 patients (27.5 %) in the juvenile group, 332 patients (41.8 %) in the adult group, and 96 patients (50.7 %) in the elderly group. Four patients (40 %) had generalized panperitonitis in the pre-school group. The occurrence of perforated appendicitis was the highest in the pre-school age group and the lowest in the juvenile group. Since generalized panperitonitis has a higher incidence in the pre-school age group, prudent and careful diagnosis and treatment are required for the pre-school age group.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.248-252
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• 1984

아니사키스붙 유충(Anisakis-llke larva)에 의한 인체감염은 일본과 네델란드 등지에서 많은 증례가 알려져 있다. 이들 인체기생례의 대부분은 유충에 의한 감염이며 일부만이 A형 유충에 의한 것이다. 우리나라에는 지금까지 8예의 아니사키스춘이 보고되어 있으나 인두에서 완전한 충체를 꺼내어 멸라담담힐 type I 유충으로 기록한 헛 예를 제외하고는 종을 동정한 경우는 없다. 저자들은 1984연 7월 급성충수돌기염의 진단하에 수술을 시행한 23세 남자의 복륙에서 움직이는 백색 충체를 적출하고 배erranowa type A유충으로 동정하였다. 환자는 우하응부에 심한 통증이 있었고 좌하복부에도 압통이 있어 금성충수돌기염의 증상을 보였고 대동맥판막 협착중의 소견을 나타내었다. 환자는 어린때부터 생선회를 즐겨 먹었고 발병 2일전에도 먹은 기억이 있다고 하였다. 충수돌기절제술 시행도중 유맹부근처의 적장벽을 기어다니는 충체를 발견하게 되어 이 충체가 급성복증(acute abdomen)의 원인이었음을 확인하였다. 충체는길이 25.76mm,폭0.66mm이었고 맹탕이 위양식도(ventriculus)쪽으로 을라와 있었으며 충체후단에 mucron이 뚜렷하여 Terranova type A 유충으로 동정되었다. 따라서 이 증례는 우리나라에서 배erraneva 유충인 체감염에 대한 최초 보고례이다.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.145-149
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• 2004

A 12-year-old boy with severe periumbilical pain visited the emergency room. Physical examination, abdominal ultrasonography, colonoscopy and CT, identified a lesion of sigmoid colon. Endoscopic biopsy showed a signet ring cell carcinoma of the sigmoid colon. On explorative laparotomy, cancer invasions of the adjacent structures and metastases on peritoneal wall were noticed. We performed palliative loop-ileostomy. He underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy for 3 months. The second case was a 16-year-old boy with abdominal pain and hematochezia, transferred to our hospital with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis with periappendiceal abscess. Although he underwent appendectomy, the abdominal pain persisted. Digital rectal examination revealed a lumen-obstructing fungating mass in the rectum. Endoscopic biopsy revealed a adenocarcinoma. Cancer invasion of the adjacent structures and metastases involving the mesentery of the small intestine were found at laparotomy. A palliative procedure, a Hartmann's operation and end-colostomy at the sigmoid colon were performed. The patient died 8 month later due to pneumonia and sepsis. Chemotherapy was not applied.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.189-195
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• 2008

Colorectal cancer is extremely rare in children. Unlike adult colorectal cancer, the overall prognosis of colorectal cancer in children is poor. Delayed diagnosis, advanced stages of the disease at presentation, and mucinous type of histology are the major determinants of poor outcome in childhood. A 13-year-old boy with abdominal pain visited our hospital. Physical examination andabdominal ultrasonography identified acute appendicitis with perforation. He underwent appendectomy and then the pathologic findings revealed mucinous adenocarcinoma. The cancer was located at the transverse colon and had metastases on peritoneal wall at $2^{nd}$ laparotomy. Extended right hemicolectomy was performed. He underwent palliative chemotherapy. After 4 months later, hepatic metastasis and aggravated peritoneal seedings developed. He died of renal failure and pneumonia 13 months after operation. We need to have a high index of suspicion for the possibility of a malignant colorectal tumor in any childhood case with nonspecific signs and symptoms.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2023

가와사키병은 종종 관상동맥을 침범하는 급성 전신적 염증 질환이다. 소아에서 가장 흔한 후천성 심장병의 원인으로 알려져 있으며, 적절한 시기에 빠른 진단과 정맥 면역글로불린 치료가 중요하다. 그러나 비정형적인 증상으로 나타나면 의사들은 진단에 있어 어려움을 느낀다. 본 저자들은 5세 남아가 복통으로 응급센터를 내원하여 급성 충수돌기염으로 진단받아 충수돌기 절제술을 시행받은 이후에도 발열이 지속되어 소아감염분과로 전과된 케이스를 공유하고자 한다. 환아는 응급센터 내원 당시 발열없이 우하복부 복통으로 내원하여 컴퓨터 단층촬영에서 급성 충수돌기염으로 진단받았으며, 응급실 재실 중 발열이 처음 발생하였다. 환아는 충수돌기 절제술을 시행하였으나 이후에도 발열 호전없고 발진 동반되어 소아감염분과 의뢰되었고, 최종적으로 가와사키병으로 진단받았다. 이 환아가 약간의 결막 충혈이 보여 소아감염분과 의사는 진단 과정에서 적극적으로 수술의와 수술 소견, 병리과 의사와의 병리 소견에 대한 상의를 통하여 비정형 가와사키병을 의심할 수 있었다. 결국 비정형 가와사키 진단을 받고 면역글로불린 정맥주사로 성공적으로 회복됐다. 또한, 문헌 검토를 실시하여 가와사키와 관련된 충수염 21건을 확인하였다. 대부분의 환자는 평균 연령이 5.3세인 남성이었다. 대부분은 불완전 가와사키 및 관상 동맥 합병증의 비율이 전형적인 가와사키에 대해 예상되는 것보다 더 높았다. 결론적으로 맹장염은 가와사키의 드문 합병증이다. 따라서 다학제간 진료를 통한 비정형 가와사키의 조기 인식은 시기 적절한 진단에 필수적이었다.