• Toxicological Research
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.187-194
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• 2001

The oxidative stress causes the cell damage and death and thereby, stimulates membrane lipid peroxidation. In this study, the correlation between the lipid peroxidation product and the parameter of liver fibrosis (cirrhosis) was investigated in cholestasis induced rats. The Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 3 groups (sham: sham operation, BDL/S-I and BDL/S-II : bile duct ligation/scission) and were observed for 2 or 4 weeks. After observation period, the organs were weighed and the ratio of organ weight/body weight was calculated. Sera and liver tissue were used for the measurement of malondealdehyde (MDA), parameter of clinical biochemistry, total collagen content and the staining. The ratio of organ weight/body weight in BDL/S-I and BDL/S-II was significantly increased compared to sham operated group. Serological parameters (Alanine transaminase, Aspartate transaminase, Alkaline phosphatase and Total bilirubin) in BDL/S-I and BDL/S-II group were significantly higher than those in sham operated group. Concentration of MDA in BDL/S-I (261%) and BDL/S-II(790%) was significantly increased compared to MDA in sham operated group. And the content of hydroxyproline (hyp) in BDL/S-I and BDL/S-II group was significantly increased 2~4 times than in sham operated group. The good correlations between hyp in liver tissue and MDA in sera of sham operated group and all operated group were found (r=0.825). The significantly higher value of MDA, hyp and serological parameters in BDL/S-I and BDL/S-II group suggests the stimulation of lipid peroxidation and chronic liver damage. Especially the activation of lipid peroxidation and the stimulation of liver fibrosis was stronger in BDL/S-II group than in BDL/S-I group. The stronger fibrosis, portal-portal septum formation, the more massive bile duct proliferation in portal triads and stroma, and hepatocytes swelling were observed in liver tissue of and BDL/S-II group compared to BDL/S-I group. Conclusively, a good correlation between MDA as a lipid peroxidation marker and hyp as a liver fibrotic parameter could be connected with the process of liver fibrosis. Moreover, cholestasis condition may cause jaundice, activation of lipid peroxidation, and collagen accumulation in liver. Additionally, optimal observation period of bile duct obstruction for the screening of antioxidant and antifibrotic effect in rats would be four weeks.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.273-278
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• 2013

We present a case of a 7-year-old boy who had cholestasis after trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole combination therapy. Liver biopsy was performed 36 days after the onset of jaundice because of no evidence of improving cholestasis. Liver histology revealed portal inflammation, bile plug, and biliary stasis around the central vein with the loss of the interlobular bile ducts. Immunohistochemical stains for cytokeratin 7 and 19 were negative. These findings were consistent with those of vanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS). Chlestasis was progressively improved with dose increment of urosodeoxycholic acid from conventional to high dose. This is the first case report of trimethoprime-sulfamethoxazole associated VBDS in Korean children. The case suggests that differential diagnosis of VBDS should be considered in case of progressive cholestatic hepatitis with elevation of alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase after or during taking medicine to treat nonhepatobiliary diseases illness.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.15-29
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• 1992

The gallbladder is known to have the function of the storage and the concentration of the bile produced by the liver. This function is carried out by the removal of water and inorganic electrolytes. Extrahepatic cholestasis or the impairment of excretion of the bile leads to the distension and loss of the function of the gallbladder. The purpose of this study was to examine the ultrastructural characteristics of the normal gallbladder epithelial cells, and their structural changes induced by the ligation of common bile duct of the rabbit. Common bile duct ligation was performed under ether anesthesia. The rabbits were sacrificed on the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th and 14th day, respectively after operations. The tissue blocks of the gallbladder were fixed in 2.5% glutaraldehyde-1.5% paraformaldehyde prior to fixation in 1% osmium tetroxide, and embedded in the araldite mixture, and observed with JEM 100 CX-II electron microscope. The results were as follows: 1. The normal gallbladder epithelium of adult rabbit demonstrated two cell types, the ordinary epthelial cell and the dark cell. The dark cells have electron dense cytoplasm, and were found much infrequently, whereas ordinary epthelial cells were found quite numerous. 2. The ordinary epthelial cells of normal gallbladder were provided with the regular microvilli at the free surface and the images of pinocytotic activities in the apical cytoplasm, and exhibit highly convoluted lateral surfaces with elaborated microfolds. These figures of the cells suggest that they are resorptive in functional activity. 3. In the early stages (1st, 3rd, 5th day groups) following the ligation, the apical cytoplasm of some cells is protruding from the free surface and lost their microvilli. Numerous mucous granules filled in the apical and supranuclear cytoplasm compactly. 4. In the late stages (7th, 14th day groups) following the ligation, many light cells containing mumerous mucous granules are seen, between the ordinary epthelial cells. Mucous granules are fused each other, and are discharged into the lumen from the apical cytoplasm. The lateral membranes are straight or undulating without any interdigitations. From the above results, it was concluded that in the cholestasis induced by the common bile duct ligation, there is a tendency for the mucosal epithelium of the rabbit gallbladder to have secretory rather than an absorptive function.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.295-308
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• 1997

본 연구에서는 dehydrocholic acid와 biligrafin 투여 20분 후, 기아 8일 후 및 담관결찰 48시간 후의 흰쥐 간을 동결할단하여 담세관 주위 폐쇠띠의 미세구조를 관찰하였다. 정상대조군에서 폐쇠띠는 여러부위에서 $1\sim4$개의 줄로 이루어진 망상구조를 보였다. dehydrocholic acid 투여군에서는 폐쇠띠의 폭이 넓어져서 망상구조의 줄은 $6\sim9$개로 증가된 부위가 많이 나타났다. 그러나 biligrafin 투여군에서는 줄이 감축되어 있었으며 망상구조는 흩으러져 있었다. 기아군에서는 많은 부위에서 폐쇠띠가 $2\sim3$개의 줄로 이루어져 있었으며 이들 줄은 느슨하게 연결되어 있었다. 결찰군에서도 많은 부위에서 폐쇠띠의 망상구조는 흩으러져 있었으며 줄들이 감축되어 있거나 아직 감축되지 않은 상태로 있는 부위도 관찰되었다. 그러나 모든군에서 줄들은 틈을 보이면서 단절되어 나타나거나 선상으로 배열된 입자로 이루어져 있었는데 특히 biligrafin군과 결찰군에서 이러한 소견이 현저하였다. 줄의 끝이 유리되어 있는 것들은 기아군에서 많이 관찰되었는데 dehydrocholic acid군에서는 줄의 끝이 교통반에 접해 있거나 그 주위를 둘러싸고 있는 것들을 많이 볼 수 있었다. 줄들이 불연속적으로 나타나거나 끝이 유리된 것은 정상군에서도 드물지 않게 관찰되었다. 결찰군을 제외한 모든 군에서 담세관 주위 폐쇠띠가 그망안에 입자의 집괴를 함유하고 있었다. 이상의 증거로 미루어 담세관 주위의 폐쇠띠는 담세판의 상태에 따라 쉽게 변하는 것 같이 보이며 같은 담세관에서 일지라도 부위에 따라 구조적 변화에 차이가 있는데 이러한 소견은 정상상태하에서도 비슷하게 나타나고 있어 폐쇠띠가 완전한 장벽으로서의 역할을 하고 있지 않는 경우도 있는 것 같이 보인다. 또한 폐쇠띠는 기계적 자극이나 다른 어떠한 인자에 의해서 쉽게 영향을 받는 것 같이 보이며 폐쇠띠의 변화에 연관하여 줄과 입자의 집괴 사이에도 어떠한 관계가 있을 것으로 추정된다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.203-208
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• 2018

Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe our treatment experiences with patients who had acute abdomen (AA) with common bile duct (CBD) dilatation. Methods: The treatment outcomes in children with AA and CBD dilatation were retrospectively reviewed. According to the shape of the intrahepatic bile ducts on ultrasonography (US), the origin of the pain was estimated as choledochal cyst (CC) complication or choledocholithiasis in normal CBD. Patients with complicated CC underwent surgery, and patients with choledocholithiasis in a normal appearing CBD underwent symptomatic treatment initially. Results: Of the 34 patients, 30 (88.2%) were female. The mean age of the patients was $6.4{\pm}4.9$ (range, 0.8-17) years. Seventeen (50.0%) patients had CBD stones and 17 (50.0%) did not. Surgical treatment was performed in 20 (58.8%) patients, 2 of whom underwent preoperative stone removal with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and an operation. Conservative treatment was applied in 12 (35.3%) patients (8 with and 4 without stones), 1 of whom developed symptom relapse and underwent an operation. Among the 8 patients with CBD stones, 4 (4/17, 23.5%) had complete resolution of the stones and recovery of the CBD diameter after conservative treatment. US findings of patients with stone showed a fusiform or cylindrical shape of the CBD in 14 (82.4%) patients. Conclusion: The presence of stones in the distal CBD and the US features of CBD dilatation may be helpful to diagnose and treat the causes of biliary dilatation. Conservative treatment can be considered as initial therapy in patients with uncomplicated CBD dilatation with stone.

• 한국간담췌외과학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.151-157
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• 2023

Backgrounds/Aims: Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) can be classified as intrahepatic CCA or extrahepatic CCA (eCCA). We intended to analyze and reports the survival outcomes for eCCA. Methods: Surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER) registry, site recode C24.0, was used to select cases of eCCA from 2000 to 2018. Patients with incomplete data or ages <18 years were excluded. Results: Male (52.69%) and White race (77.99%) predominated. Compared with 2000-2006, survival increased in 2013 (adjusted hazard ratio [HRadj]: 0.68, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.58-0.70; p < 0.01). Surgery with chemoradiotherapy (HRadj: 0.69, 95% CI 0.60-0.7; p < 0.01) and surgery with chemotherapy (HRadj: 0.72, 95% CI 0.62-0.83; p < 0.01) improved survival over surgery alone. Compared with surgery without lymph node (LN) removal, surgery of four or more regional LN reduced the risk of death by 58% (HRadj: 0.42, 95% CI 0.36-0.51; p < 0.01). Compared with patients without surgery, patients who underwent bile duct excision (HRadj: 0.82, 95% CI 0.72-0.94; p < 0.01), simple or extended lobectomy (HRadj: 0.85, 95% CI 0.75-0.95; p = 0.009), and hepatectomy (HRadj: 0.80, 95% CI 0.72-0.88; p < 0.01) significantly improved survival. Patients with distal CCA had a 17% higher survival than perihilar CCA (HRadj: 0.83, 95% CI 0.74-0.92; p < 0.01) and LN dissection was equally beneficial for both subgroups (p < 0.01). Conclusions: Surgery with chemoradiotherapy has a proven increase in the 5-year survival of the eCCA. LN resection, bile duct excision, lobectomy, and hepatectomy have better outcomes.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2003

잡견의 간흡충증에서 조영기법의 역동적 CT 영상과 MIP 기법을 적용한 자기공명 영상의 질을 비교하여 임상적 적용 가능성을 알아보고자 하였다. 20마리의 잡견(평균 20kg)에 실험적으로 간흡충증을 유발한 후 13주 동안에 간을 중심으로 CT 영상과 MR 영상을 얻었다. CT는 이중나선식방법으로 영상을 획득하였고, bolustracking 방법으로 조영제를 주입하여 arterial phase는 5초 후에 정맥기는 동맥기 scan후 15초에 시작하여 single dynamic scan을 하고, 데이터를 다 단면 영상을 얻기 위해 MnP로 재구성을 하였다. MR 영상은 circularly polarized phased away body coil을 사용하였고, HASTE, FLASH, TSE 기법을 이용하여 모두 2차원 영상을 얻었다. HASTE와 TSE는 해상력을 증가시키기 위하여 interpolation과 지방소거기법을 적용하였다. 데이터를 획득하는 방식으로는 담관을 중심으로 3방향으로 수집한 다음 최대강도투사법으로 재구성하였다. CT와 MR 영상의 평가 방법으로서는 간내담관의 확장, 동맥기에 담관벽의 조영증강, 담관 말단부의 확장, 간의 실질조직묘사, 배경유무를 기점으로 병리학과 의사 1명과 방사선과 의사 3명, 방사선사 5명이 시각적으로 평가를 하였다. MR 영상의 경우 sequence 비교를 위해 정량적분석방법인 CNR과 CR로 평가를 하였다. 감염 후 5마리의 잡견은 죽었으며, 15마리 잡견에서 CT와 MR 검사에서 간내 담관의 만성 확장을 보여 주었다. 조영증강기법인 CT 영상에서는 간 실질조직을 비롯하여 담관벽의 조영증강이 보였고, MR 영상에서는 간내담관 형태와 담관의 말단부의 확장이 MIP 기법을 이용하여 3차원적으로 관찰되었고, CNR과 CR 값이 HASTE($16{\pm}0.83$, 73.3%), TSE($7.06{\pm}3.0$, 62.3%), FLASH($1.19{\pm}0.2$, 6.4%) 순으로 나타났다. CT와 MR 영상은 짧은 검사기법과 다양한 검사기법을 포함하고 있어 간흡충증을 영상화하는데 있어서 진단적 가치가 있다. CT와 MR 영상 검사의 장 단점을 서로 보안하여 검사를 시행한다면 높은 임상적 적용 가능성이 있다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.253-263
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• 1991

1985년부터 1990년까지 연세대학교, 연세암센터 치료방사선과에 내원하였던 27명의 간외담도종양환자를 대상으로 외부방사선조사 및 관내 근접조사(intraluminal brachytherapy)를 병용하였을 경우 적절한 국소관해율을 얻을 수 있는지에 대한 후향적 분석을 하였고 이러한 치료방법에 대한 결과를 불완전한 절제술후 방사선치료를 시행한 군의 치료성적과 비교분석하였다. 16명은 남성이었고 11명은 여성이었으며, 평균나이는 58세($34\~70$세)였다. 외부방사선치료는 10 MV Linear Accelerator, 4 문조사방법을 이용하였고 총 조사량은 $45\~55$ Gy이었다. 관내 근접조사는 외부방사선조사후 시행하였고 Ir-192를 사용한 고선량치료기기인 Gamma-Med 12i를 이용하여 총 15Gy를 조사하였다. 최소 추적조사기간은 12개월이었다. 치료방법에 따라 3개의 군으로 대별해 보았는데, 1군(6명)은 불완전 절제술후 미시적 잔류암존재로 방사선치료를 시행했던 경우이고 2군(13명)은 수술불가능하여 방사선치료 단독으로 치료하였던 경우이며, 3군(8명)은 외부방사선조사와 관내근접조사를 병용하였던 경우로 분류하였다. 치료실패요인은 대부분 국소실패였고 원격전이는 관찰되지 않았다. 중앙생존기간은 10개월이었고 2년 생존율은 $30\%$이었다. 각 치료군에 따른 치료실패율은 1군 $67\%(4/6),\;2군\;79\%(10/13),\;3군\;38\%(3/8)$이었으며 중앙생존기간은 각각 10개월, 6개월, 10개월이었다. 또한 2년 생존율은 각각 $56\%,\;18\%,\;50\%$로서 종합적으로 1군과 3군간의 생존율과 중앙생존기간은 의미있는 차이는 없었다. 따라서 본 저자들은 간외담도종양 환자의 경우 외부 방사선치료만으로는 만족할 만한 결과를 얻을 수 없었으며 외부방사선 치료와 관내근접조사를 병용하였을 경우 수술적 절제술이 시행되었던 경우와 비슷한 치료성적을 얻었기에 이를 보고하는 바이며 향후 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 생존율을 향상시키기 위해 적극적인 방사선치료 방법이 모색되어야 하리라 생각하는 바이다.

• 한국간담췌외과학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.166-171
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• 2023

Backgrounds/Aims: Routine execution of intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is considered a good practice to help early identification of biliary duct injuries (BDIs) or common bile duct (CBD) stones. This study aimed to determine the impact of IOC during LC. Methods: This is a retrospective, monocentric study, including patients with a LC performed from January 2020 to December 2021. Results: Of 303 patients, 215 (71.0%) were in the IOC group and 88 (29.0%) in the no-IOC group. IOC was incomplete or unclear in 10.7% of patients, with a failure rate of 14.7%. Operating time was 15 minutes longer in the IOC group (p = 0.01), and postoperative complications were higher (5.1% vs. 0.0%, p = 0.03). There were three BDIs (0.99%), all included in the IOC group; only one was diagnosed intraoperatively, and the other two were identified during the postoperative course. Regarding identifying CBD stones, IOC showed a sensitivity of 77%, a specificity of 98%, an accuracy of 97.2%, a positive predictive value of 63% and a negative predictive value of 99%. Conclusions: Systematic IOC has shown no specific benefits and prolonged operative duration. IOC should be performed on selected patients or in situations of uncertainty on the anatomy.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.375-380
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• 2023

Cholecystectomy is the best method for treating gallstone diseases. However, 10%-30% of patients who undergo a cholecystectomy continue to complain of upper abdominal pain, dyspepsia, or jaundice-this is referred to as postcholecystectomy syndrome. Cystic duct stump stones are a troublesome cause of postcholecystectomy syndrome. Conventionally, surgery is mainly performed to remove cystic duct stump stones. However, repeated surgery can cause complications, such as postoperative bleeding, biliary injury, and wound infection. As an alternative method of surgery, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is sometimes used to remove cystic duct stump stones, although the success rate is not high due to technical difficulties. Recently, peroral cholangioscopy, which can directly observe the bile duct, has been suggested as an alternative method. We report two cases in which a cystic duct stump stone was successfully removed via a single-operator cholangioscopy, after failure with an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.