• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.175-178
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• 2001

We describe the imaging features of two cases of biliary ascariasis. Ultrasonography and CT showed no specific abnormal findings, but MR cholangiography clearly demonstrated an intraductal linear filling defect that led to the correct diagnosis. MR cholangiography is thus a useful technique for the diagnosis of biliary ascariasis.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.149-159
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• 2008

목 적: 지금까지의 경복부 초음파를 이용한 간외담관에 대한 검사는 주로 담낭과 간외 담도, 즉 총수담관(CBD)만을 확인하는 수준의 검사가 전부인 것처럼 여겨져 왔다. 그러나 저자들은 임상에서의 다양한 경험을 바탕으로 간외담도의 비정상 확장에 대해 분석할 수 있고, 담도질환 유무 및 관련성을 평가하는데 필요한 기술적 접근 방법에 대한 새로운 이론적 토대를 마련하였다. 이 새로운 이론을 기본으로 신뢰성 있는 검사 성적을 얻기 위하여 일정기간 교육 후 scanning 훈련을 시켜 그 효과를 평가함으로서 담관질환 검사의 새로운 기준을 정립코자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 초음파 교육생 30명을 대상으로 간외담관에 대한 새로운 이론에 근거하여 기술적 접근 방법에 대한 교육을 전수한 후 학생 1인당 3시간(30분${\times}$6회)을 배당하여 scanning 훈련을 집중였다. 교육 방법은 강사와 학생 1:1 방식으로 하였다. Scanning 훈련 후 평가 기준으로 모든 학생에게 5분 내에 간외담관 중에서 좌우 담관으로부터 (1) 담낭관 합류부(간외담관 및 담낭관), (2) 췌장 상부담관, (3) 췌두부내 담관, (4) 유두부내 공통관 등 네 분절을 명확하게 구분된 개념으로 scan하게 한 후 정확도를 평가하였다. 결 과: 기존의 교육과 훈련 방식은 간외담관에 대한 경복부 초음파검사의 신뢰도가 매우 낮고, 췌장 상부 담관에만 국한적으로 영상화할 수 있었다. 그러나 새로운 이론에 근거한 교육과 훈련을 마친 후 성적의 평가는 모든 학생(30명)이 (1) 담낭관 합류부(간외담관 및 담낭관), (2) 췌장 상부담관까지 객관성 있게 접근하였다. 24명의 학생이 (3) 췌두부내 담관 말단까지 접근하였으며, 1명의 학생만이 (4) 유두부내 공통관까지 영상화할 수 있었다. 결 론: 간내외 담관의 평가는 간내인성, 담관성 그리고 병태생리학적 다면 평가가 이뤄져야 하지만, 경복부초음파검사에 의해 간외담관을 유두부내 공통관까지 객관적이고 신뢰성 있게 영상화시킬 수 있다면 단순 감별진단 목적으로 시행하는 ERCP같은 환자에게 고통이 수반된 침습적인 검사를 대폭 줄일 수 있을 것이다. 따라서 저자들이 제시한 새로운 검사방법으로 간외 담관에 대한 기술적 접근 방법을 scanning 훈련하여 임상에 적용하게 된다면 초음파의 객관적인 신뢰도를 높일 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.77-83
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• 1999

To ascertain residual sonographic and histopathological findings of clonorchiasis after treatment, the present study evaluated sonographic findings in rabbits which were infected with 500 metacercariae of C.sinensis every 6 months for 18 months after treatment with praziquantel. The sonographic findings were analyzed in terms of intrahepatic bile duct dilatation and periductal echogenicity, and histopathological findings were observed after the last sonographic examination. Compared with the sonographic findings before treatment, dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts became mild to some degree in four of the seven cases and increased periductal echogenicity resolved in four of them. The histopathological specimens after 18 months showed that periductal inflammation has almost resolved but moderate dilatation of the intrahepatic ducts and mucosal hyperplasia persisted. The periductal fibrosis minimally resolved. The log-lasting sonographic findings in cured clonorchiasis make sonography less specific.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2011

Biliary atresia (BA) is an infantile cholestatic disease of progressive obliterative cholangiopathy with varying degrees of damage to both extra and intrahepatic bile ducts due to unknown causes. The diagnostic studies should be done to diagnose or exclude BA without unnecessary delay. Kasai portoenterostomy is the first choice of treatment for bile drainage from microscopic bile ductules present in the portal fibrous mass. The medical management after Kasai portoenterostomy should be done carefully to maintain bile excretion and prevent and treat complications Including cholangitis, hepatic fibrosis, portal hypertension and nutritional problem. The reported five years-survival rates after Kasai portoenterostomy range from 30 to 60 %. About 20 % of all patients undergoing Kasai portoenterostomy during infancy survive into adulthood with their native liver. Even if Kasai portoenterostomy remains as the first line of treatment In BA, liver transplantation serves as a good salvage treatment when portoenterostomy fails or liver function gradually deteriorates after initially successful establishment of bile flow, Overall 5-year survival rate in BA is about 90 % in recent series.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제58권5호
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• pp.513-525
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• 2020

Clonorchis sinensis is a food-borne trematode that infects more than 15 million people. The liver fluke causes clonorchiasis and chronical cholangitis, and promotes cholangiocarcinoma. The underlying molecular pathogenesis occurring in the bile duct by the infection is little known. In this study, transcriptome profile in the bile ducts infected with C. sinensis were analyzed using microarray methods. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were 1,563 and 1,457 at 2 and 4 weeks after infection. Majority of the DEGs were temporally dysregulated at 2 weeks, but 519 DEGs showed monotonically changing expression patterns that formed seven distinct expression profiles. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) analysis of the DEG products revealed 5 sub-networks and 10 key hub proteins while weighted co-expression network analysis (WGCNA)-derived gene-gene interaction exhibited 16 co-expression modules and 13 key hub genes. The DEGs were significantly enriched in 16 Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways, which were related to original systems, cellular process, environmental information processing, and human diseases. This study uncovered a global picture of gene expression profiles in the bile ducts infected with C. sinensis, and provided a set of potent predictive biomarkers for early diagnosis of clonorchiasis.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.542-546
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• 2024

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) through ducts B2 or B3 is effective in most patients with biliary obstruction, because B2 and B3 commonly join together. However, in some patients, B2 and B3 do not join each other due to invasive hilar tumors; therefore, single-route drainage is insufficient. Here, we investigated the feasibility and efficacy of EUS-HGS through both B2 and B3 simultaneously in seven patients. We decided to perform EUS-HGS through both B2 and B3 to achieve adequate biliary drainage because these two ducts were separate from each other. Here, we report a 100% technical and overall clinical success rate. Early adverse effects were closely monitored. Minimal bleeding was reported in one patient (1/7) and mild peritonitis in one patient (1/7). None of the patients experienced stent dysfunction, fever, or bile leakage after the procedure. EUS-HGS through both B2 and B3 simultaneously is safe, feasible, and effective for biliary drainage in patients with separated ducts.

• 한국간담췌외과학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.220-225
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• 2023

Congenital duplication of the extrahepatic bile duct (DEBD) is an unusual anomaly of the biliary system. It occurs due to inability of the embryological duplex biliary system to regress. DEBD has various subtypes depending on the morphology and opening of the aberrant common bile duct. It can have distinct complications. We encountered a 38-year-old lady who experienced pain in the right upper abdomen along with a low-grade fever. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography revealed DEBD with multiple calculi in the right hepatic duct (ductolithiasis) and joining of the right hepatic duct with the left hepatic duct in the intrapancreatic region. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography failed to clear the calculi from the right duct. They were then managed by common bile duct exploration and roux-en-Y right hepaticojejunostomy for biliary drainage. Her postoperative period was uneventful. She is currently doing well after three months of follow-up. Hence, a proper preoperative delineation of such rare anomalies is essential. It could avoid inadvertent injury to the bile duct and operative complications.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.19-23
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• 2009

We measured changes in sonographic findings of patients with clonorchiasis after a treatment in a highly endemic area. A total of 347 residents showed positive stool results for Clonorchis sinensis eggs in a village in northeastern China, and were treated with praziquantel. Of them, 132 patients underwent abdominal sonography both before and 1 year after treatment, and the changes in sonographic findings of 83 cured subjects were compared. Diffuse dilatation of intrahepatic bile ducts (DDIHD) was found in 82 patients (98.2%) before and 80 (96.4%) after treatment, which was improved in 3, aggravated in 1, and unchanged in 79 patients. Increased periductal echogenicity (IPDE) as observed in 42 patients (50.6%) before and 45 (54.2%) after treatment, which was improved in 5, aggravated in 8, and unchanged in 70 patients. Floating echogenic foci in the gallbladder (FEFGB) was detected in 32 patients (38.6%) before and 17 (20.5%) after treatment, which was improved in 20, aggravated in 5, and unchanged in 58 patients. Improvement of FEFGB only was statistically significantly (P = 0.004). The present results confirm that DDIHD and IPDE persist but FEFGB decreases significantly at 1 year after treatment. In a heavy endemic area, the sonographic finding of FEFGB may suggest active clonorchiasis 1 year after treatment.

• 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.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.210-213
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• 2016

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a rare progressive liver disease characterized by cholestasis and bile duct fibrosis, has no accepted, effective therapy known to delay or arrest its progression. We report a 15 year old female patient diagnosed with PSC and moderate chronic active ulcerative colitis (UC) who achieved normalization of her liver enzymes and bile ducts, and resolution of her UC symptoms with colonic mucosal healing, after treatment with a single drug therapy of the antibiotic oral vancomycin. We postulate that the oral vancomycin may be acting both as an antibiotic by altering the intestinal microbiome and as an immunomodulator. Oral vancomycin may be a promising treatment for PSC that needs to be further studied in randomized trials.