• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.281-285
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• 2016

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, though an uncommon surgical procedure in paediatric age group is still associated with a higher risk of post-operative bile duct injuries when compared with the open procedure. Small leaks from extra hepatic biliary apparatus usually lead to the formation of a localized sub-hepatic bile collection, also known as biloma. Such leaks are rare complication after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, especially in paediatric age group. Minor bile leaks can usually be managed non-surgically by percutaneous drainage combined with endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP). However, surgical exploration is required in cases not responding to non-operative management. If not managed on time, such injuries can lead to severe hepatic damage. We describe a case of an eight-year-old girl who presented with biloma formation after laparoscopic cholecystectomy who was managed by ERCP.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.89-93
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• 2014

Bile leaks are complications that are much more frequent after a high-grade liver injury than after a low-grade liver injury. In this report, we describe the management of bile leaks that were encountered after angiographic embolization in a 27-year-old man with a high-grade blunt liver injury. He had undergone an abdominal irrigation and drainage with a laparotomy on post-injury day (PID) 16 due to bile peritonitis and continuous bile leaks from percutaneous abdominal drainage. He required three percutaneous drainage procedures for a biloma and liver abscesses in hepatic segments 4, 5 and 8, as well as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with biliary stent placement into the intrahepatic biloma via the common bile duct. We detected communication between the biloma and the bilateral intrahepatic duct by using a tubogram. Follow-up abdominal computed tomography on PID 47 showed partial thrombosis of the inferior vena cava at the suprahepatic level, and the patient received anticoagulation therapy with low molecular weight heparin and rivaroxaban. As symptomatic improvement was achieved by using conservative management, the percutaneous drains were removed and the patient was discharged on PID 82.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제72권2호
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• pp.228-231
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• 2012

Bronchobiliary fistula (BBF), defined as an abnormal communication between the biliary duct and bronchial trees, is a very rare condition. Bilioptysis is a pathognomonic finding for BBF. We studied a 58-year-old man, who had a BBF complicated by liver biloma that occurred after radiofrequency ablation. The diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of bile-stained sputum and an Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography. BBF was treated successfully by endoscopic sphincterotomy and biliary drainage with insertion of a double pig-tail plastic stent into the biloma. We suggest that the optimal choice of treatment modality for BBF depends on the natural course of the underlying disease, and the status of the biliary stricture.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.84-88
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• 2014

The severity of blunt hepatic injury correlates with internal organ damage. We experienced a patient, who had an extensive crushed liver injury. The patient was a 28-year-old man, who was involved in a traffic accident in which a wheel ran over his right upper abdomen. A grade V severe hepatic laceration was diagnosed with computed tomography. His vital signs were stable, so we could wait for times with conservative management. Bile leakage led to biloma and bile spillage into the peritoneal space. Selective percutaneous drainage was needed to control the several biloma. After four months of conservative management, could the patient was discharged in good condition.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제81권2호
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• pp.442-447
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• 2020

의인성 이물질은 인터벤션 의사와 환자 모두에게 심각한 합병증이며, 환자의 삶의 질을 악화시키고 경제적 부담을 준다. 본 증례 보고에서는 복강 내 이물질을 경피경간적 경로로 성공적으로 제거할 수 있었던 드문 증례를 보고하는 바이다. 72세 남자 환자는 좌간절제술 후에 발생한 난치성 담즙 유출을 치료하기 위해 피막 담도 스텐트 설치를 받았다. 설치 3일 후에, 스텐트에 접힘 변형이 발생하면서, 담즙 유출 부위를 통해 스텐트가 만성 담즙종 공동 내부로 이동하였다. 풍선 카테터 기법을 이용하여 접힌 스텐트를 곧게 펴고 담도 내로 위치를 재조정하여, 제거하는 동안 스텐트-스트럿에 의한 손상을 최소화할 수 있었다. 중재적 시술은 혈관 내 이물질뿐만 아니라 복강 내 이물질에도 유효한 치료 방법이 될 수 있다. 이용 가능한 시술 장비들과 술기들에 대한 철저한 이해는 이물질 제거를 위해 보다 효과적인 전략을 수립하는 데 많은 도움을 줄 수 있다.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.93-97
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• 1997

Extended porta hepatis dissection and hepatic portojejunostomy was performed on 14 biliary atresia patients during last 13 years by a single surgeon. The average age at operation was 68 days(range from 37 days to 98 days). The patients were admitted for 8 weeks postoperatively for administration of parenteral antibiotics. There was one operative mortality due to acute hepatic necrosis. Among 13 patients remaining, 12(92.5 %) became chemically jaundice-free within 36 weeks postoperatively(average 16.8 weeks). the earliest 8 weeks, and in one patients jaundice persisted. Five(38.5 %) patients developed cholangitis after operation. Among jaundice-free patients, one patient died of unrelated disease 2 years after hepatic portojejunostomy, who underwent left lateral segmentectomy because of a biloma. Eleven survivors(78.6 %) are jaundice-free. The oldest one is 13 years old, enjoying a normal life. The mean period of follow-up is 7 years and 3 months.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.180-186
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• 2011

Obstruction of the bile duct owing to the direct extension of a tumor is occasionally found in patients with a hepatic neoplasm, but bile duct tumor thrombus caused by the intrabiliary transplantation of a free-floating tumor is a rare complication of hepatocellular carcinoma A 50-year-old woman was diagnosed with HCC with bile duct tumor thrombi. She received transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) because her liver function was not suitable for surgery at the time of diagnosis. After TACE, infected biloma occurred recurrently. Thus, resection of the HCC, including the bile duct tumor thrombi, was performed. Six months after the surgery, recurred HCC in the distal common bile duct as drop metastasis was noted. The patient was treated with tomotherapy and has been alive for three years as of this writing, without recurrence. The prognosis of HCC with bile duct tumor thrombi is considered dismal, but if appropriate procedures are selected and are actively carried out, long-term survival can occasionally be achieved.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.742-750
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• 2021

Objective: To assess the safety and clinical efficacy of percutaneous transhepatic enteral stent placement for recurrent malignant obstruction in patients with surgically altered bowel anatomy. Materials and Methods: Between July 2009 and May 2019, 36 patients (27 men and 9 women; mean age, 62.7 ± 12.0 years) underwent percutaneous transhepatic stent placement for recurrent malignant bowel obstruction after surgery. In all patients, conventional endoscopic peroral stent placement failed due to altered bowel anatomy. The stent was placed with a transhepatic approach for an afferent loop obstruction (n = 27) with a combined transhepatic and peroral approach for simultaneous stent placement in afferent and efferent loop obstruction (n = 9). Technical and clinical success, complications, stent patency, and patient survival were retrospectively evaluated. Results: The stent placement was technically successful in all patients. Clinical success was achieved in 30 patients (83.3%). Three patients required re-intervention (balloon dilatation [n = 1] and additional stent placement [n = 2] for insufficient stent expansion). Major complications included transhepatic access-related perihepatic biloma (n = 2), hepatic artery bleeding (n = 2), bowel perforation (n = 1), and sepsis (n = 1). The 3- and 12-months stent patency and patient survival rates were 91.2%, 66.5% and 78.9%, 47.9%, respectively. Conclusion: Percutaneous enteral stent placement using transhepatic access for recurrent malignant obstruction in patients with surgically altered bowel anatomy is safe and clinically efficacious. Transhepatic access is a good alternative route for afferent loop obstruction and can be combined with a peroral approach for simultaneous afferent and efferent loop obstruction.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.211-220
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• 2005

간문부 담관암 환자에서 고식적 치료로 경피경간 금속 자가 팽창성 스텐트 삽입술을 시행하여 그 효과를 알아보았다. 영남대학교 의과대학 부속병원에 2001년 11월부터 2002년 7월까지 간문부 담관암으로 진단받은 환자 중 경피경간 양측성 금속 스텐트를 삽입한 48명을 대상으로 하였다. 의무기록과 전화조사를 이용하여 조기합병증, 기술 및 임상적인 성공률, 스텐트 개통율, 환자 생존율을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 금속 스텐트의 삽입은 전 예에서 가능하였으며 기술적인 성공률은 100%로 대상환자 48명 모두에서 추적 담관조영술에서 십이지장으로 조영제가 잘 내려가 경피경간 담도배액관을 제거할 수 있었다. 금속 스텐트 삽입 후 1주 배액율은 평균 72.8%, 최종 배액율은 91.1%로 모든 예에서 성공적인 배액이 이루어졌다. 30일 이내에 조기 합병증으로 경미한 복통 이외의 진통제 투여가 필요한 정도의 복통이 12예에서 있었으나 보존적 치료로 2~3일 내에 호전이 되었고, 급성 담도염이 1예서 발생하였으나 적절한 항생제의 사용으로 호전이 되었다. 후기 합병증으로 급성 담낭염이 2예, 간농양이 1예, 담즙종이 1예 발생하였으나 적절한 배액술로 치료가 가능하였다. 생존율과 개통율은 30일 이내에 사망한 3예와 추적이 되지 않은 3예를 제외한 42예에서 구하였다. 42예의 금속 스텐트의 개통 유지기간의 중앙값은 303일(60~815일)이었으며 6개월 개통율은 64%, 1년 개통율은 33%였다(Fig. 2). 생존기간의 중앙값은 338일(60~1175일)이었으며 6개월 생존율은 69%, 1년 생존율은 38%였다(Fig. 3). 근치적 절제가 불가능한 간문부 담관암 환자에서 고식적 치료로 경피경간 금속 스텐트 삽입은 안전하고 효과적인 시술로 생각된다.