• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.601-607
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• 2019

Pancreaticopleural fistula (PPF) a fistulous connection between the pancreas and pleural space due to prolonged chronic pancreatitis (CP). PPF is a very rare complication which presents in 0.4% of chronic pancreatitis cases, especially among children. We report a case involving a 3-year-old boy who presented with pleural effusion caused by a PPF, a complication of hereditary pancreatitis, which was, for the first time in Korea, successfully managed with endoscopic treatment. Chest radiography and computed tomography showed massive pleural effusion. Percutaneous catheter drainage was performed. High amylase levels were observed in the pleural fluid and serum, suggesting PPF. The patient was managed with bowel rest and octreotide infusion. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography revealed CP, and pleural effusion was successfully managed with stent placement. PRSS1 genetic screening revealed R122H mutation.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.63-69
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• 1998

목적 : 본 연구는 치료 선량의 방사선 조사역 내에 포함되는 소장의 용적을 전산화 단층 촬영을 통하여 측정함으로써 직장암의 수술 후 방사선치료 시 사용하는 소장 전위 장치의 효용성을 검토해보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 1997년 5월에 삼성서울병원 치료방사선과에서 방사선치료를 시작하게 된 10명의 직장암 환자들을 대상으로 하였다. 소장의 확인 및 구별을 용이하게 하기 위해 모의 치료 시작 전에 환자들에게 $Gastrographln^(R)$ 을 마시게 하였으며, 모의치료 시에는 환자들을 복와위로 엎드리게 하여 소장 전위 장치를 사용하지 않은 상태와 사용한 상태에서 방사선 조사역을 각각 결정하여 후전 및 측방 X-ray 영상을 얻었고, 같은 조건으로 전산화 단층 촬영을 각각 시행하였다. 전산화 단층 촬영 영상에서 조영제로 구별이 되는 소장 중에서 치료 선량의 방사선 조사역 내에 포함되는 소장의 용적을 영상 저장 및 전송 시스템(PACS) 을 이용하여 측정하였다. 결과 : 소장 전위 장치의 사용 전 및 사용 후의 측정된 소장의 평균 용적은 185.1ml(54.5-434.2ml) 및 176.0ml(5.2-415.6ml) 이었다. 소장 전위 장치의 사용 전과 비교한 사용 후의 소장 용적의 증감은 $10\%$ 이상 감소가 3명, $10\%$ 이하의 감소가 2명, $10\%$ 이하의 증가가 3명, $10\%$ 이상의 증가가 2명씩 이었다. 결론 : 직장암의 수술 후 방사선치료 시 사용하는 소장 전위 장치의 효용성을 소장 용적의 측정을 통하여 검토하여 본 결과 이 장치의 제작 및 사용에 소요되는 추가적인 시간과 노련을 감안하여 볼때 큰 이득이 없을 것으로 판단된다. 대한 반응이었으며, 병리학적 종류와 자궁 주변 침범의 정도는 경계의 의미가 있었다. 57명의 치료 실패가 있었으며 국소 재발은 2년 이내가 대부분 이었고 원격 전이는 3년 이후도 $29\%$를 보였다. 만성 합병증은 28명(16.8%) 38건에서 보였으며 발생률과 심한 정도가 총 선량과 1회당 선량에 유의한 상관관계가 있었다. 결론 : 국소적으로 진행된 자궁경부암은 종양의 크기와 치료에 대한 반응이 생존율과 국소재발에 가장 영향을 주는 요소이므로 방사선 치료를 할 때 종양의 크기에 따라 세분화하고 종양이 큰 경우 기존의 방법으로는 실패율이 비교적 높으므로 방사선 치료 기간의 단축이나 항암제의 추가 등을 고려하여 치료의 효과를 높여야 하며, 환자의 추적 관찰은 2년 이내 국소재발과 원격 전이가 많으므로 2년 이내는 적극적 추적 관찰의 중요성과 원격 전이의 경우 3년 이후 5년 이내에도 재발이 많기 때문에 종양표지자나 방사선학적 추적 관찰이 중요하다. 그리고 만성 합병증을 최소화하기 위해 적절한 질 packing 등으로 주위 조직의 방사선 피폭량을 줄여야 할 것으로 생각된다. 환자의 2년 생존을과 5년 생존율은 $29.9\%$와 $13.3\%$로 나타났으며, 병기가 낮고, 임상수행능력이 높을수록 생존율이 향상됨을 알 수 있었다. 또한 근치적 절제술후 방사선 치료를 받은 환자와 항암화학요법을 병행한 군의 치료성적이 비교적 높은 것으로 볼 때, 담낭 및 간외담도계 악성종양환자중 일부에서 적극적인 병합치료요법이 생존율의 향상에 도움을 줄 것으로 기대된다.술후 방사선치료 단독시행한 치료군보다 국소제어율을 높여주는 것을 알 수 있었으나($50.3\%\;vs.\;65.8\%,\;p=0.04$),

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.166-177
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• 1991

1986년 4월부터 1991년 3월까지 영남대학교 의과대학 부속병원에서 자궁 경부암으로 확진되어 수술후 방사선치료를 시행한 22명의 환자에서 방사선 선량 분포에 따른 치료성적은 다음과 같다. 1. 22명중 3명(13.6%)에서 골반이나 복부에 재발이 생겼으며 임상적 병기가 진행될수록, 외부조사선량이 적을수록 재발이 많았다. 2. 골반내 임파선 전이와 임파혈관 침범인 경우에 재발이 되었다. 3. 강내조사 선량이나 수술방법은 재발과 무관하였다. 4. 중대한 합병중은 임상적 병기가 앞설수록 외부조사 선량이나, 총조사 선량이 증가할수록 많이 발생하였다. 이상의 결과를 보면 본원 치료방사선과의 자궁 경부암의 수술후 방사선 치료원칙은 적절하며 재발방지와 합병증의 예방을 위한 세심한 주의와 항암제를 위시한 전신요법의 추가를 고려하여야 하겠다.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2009

Background: Surgical treatment of corrosive esophageal stricture with colon interposition was very widely used. The colon interposition advantage is low reflux esophagitis risk and preservation of gastric capacity and peristalsis. This procedure was introduced by Orsoni and much improved. But, if stomach injury was minimal, gastric interposition is useful due to simple technique and low complication. Material and Method: Esophageal reconstruction by the transhiatal esophagectomy and intracervical esophagogastrostomy was done in 7 patients of corrosive esophageal stricture at Dong-San medical center from January 1998 to December 2007. Result: There were six female and one male patients raBackground Surgical treatment of corrosive esophageal stricture with colon interposition was very widely used. The colon interposition advantage is low reflux esophagitis risk and preservation of gastric capacity and peristalsis. This procedure was introduced by Orsoni and much improved. But, if stomach injury was minimal, gastric interposition is useful due to simple technique and low complication. Material and Method: Esophageal reconstruction by the transhiatal esophagectomy and intracervical esophagogastrostomy was done in 7 patients of corrosive esophageal stricture at Dong-San medical center from January 1998 to December 2007. Result: There were six female and one male patients ranging from 29 to 69 years of age. The complication was two anastomosis site leakage, one gastric necrosis and one mortality due to bowel strangulation and sepsis. Conclusion: Transhiatal esophagectomy and intracervical esophagogastrostomy is safety and useful method at selection case even though corrosive esophageal resection is debated.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.249-253
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• 2012

Chronic abdominal pain remains a challenge to all known diagnostic and treatment methods with patients undergoing numerous diagnostic work-ups including surgery. However, the surgical treatment of patients with chronic intractable abdominal pain is controversial. There has been no discussion of the indications for adhesiolysis in cases of obstruction or strangulation of the bowel, and adhesiolysis by laparotomy has never gained acceptance as a treatment modality for chronic abdominal pain. One of the reasons for this lack of acceptance is the high complication rate during and after adhesiolysis. Laparoscopic surgery has been accepted as a technique for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in general surgery. Laparoscopy allows surgeons to see and treat many abdominal changes that could not otherwise be diagnosed. Here we report two cases of successful symptomatic improvement through laparoscopic adhesiolysis for chronic abdominal pain without intestinal obstruction after total gastrectomy.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.108-112
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• 1992

Pain from pelvic cancer is very difficult to manage because it's vague ness and bilateral nature. Furthermore, nerve blocks in this area are dangerous because sensory afferent nerves from pelvic viscera are adjacent to nerves that regulate bowel and bladder control, and motor nerve of lower extremities'. Bilateral lumbar sympathectomy has been used for malignant pelvic pain with little risk of neurologic complication. However it is not a specific block for pelvic visceral pain, because the lumbar sympathetic chain does not innervate pelvic viscera in a direct manner. Therefore the potentials of lumbar sympathectomy for pelvic visceral pain are attributed to caudad diffusion of neurolytic agents to the smperior hypogastric plexus. I have experienced 3 cases of superior hypogastric plexus neurolysis per se without any significant complications.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.92-96
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• 1978

Congenital diaphragmatic eventration is a rare disease and generally accepted as an abnormally high position of part or all of the diaphragm, usually associated with a marked decrease in muscle fibers and a membranous appearance of the abnormal area. There were 4 cases of the congenital diaphragmatic eventration at the Dept. of Thoracic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, from 1957 to 1977. They were two boys and two girls and ranging from 1 day to 3 years of age. They were all repaired by surgical operation and one was expired postoperatively, another one was dead one year later due to complication. The ratio between right and left was 1:3 and their symptoms were cyanosis, dyspnea and frequent respiratory disease. In physical examination there was noted decreased breathing sound on the affected lung field and bowel sound was audible in some cases. Diagnosis was done by Chest X-ray and plication of the affected diaphragm was usually done in operation. There were noted atelectasis and cystic change of the affected side lung. And the liver, colon, spleen and small intestine were found in the dome of the eventrated diaphragm.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.66-72
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• 2013

Intussusception is common cause of intestinal obstruction in children. Most of intussusceptions can be treated with non-operative reduction using air or barium. However, about 10% patients need operative treatment due to failure of reduction, peritonitis, and recurrence after reduction. We introduce our experience of laparoscopic surgery for intussusception. From April 2010 to March 2013, we reviewed 57 children who diagnosed intussusception. Twelve patients underwent an operation. The cause of operation was 7 of failure of air reduction and 5 of recurrence after air reduction. Median age was 21.5 months (range: 5.0~57.7 months) and 11 children (91.7%) underwent successful laparoscopic reduction. Median operating time was 50 minutes (range: 30~20 minutes) and median hospital days was 4.5 days (range: 3~8 days). One patient had a leading point as a heterotopic pancreas and underwent bowel resection through conversion. There was neither intra-operative nor postoperative complication. Laparoscopic reduction for intussusception can bring an excellent cosmetic effect with high success rate.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.30-36
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• 2007

Intestinal malrotation is usually asymptomatic and most often is found during abdominal exploration for other surgical diseases. However, a serious complication of intestinal malrotation, midgut volvulus is a true surgical emergency of childhood. The clinical findings, diagnostic procedures, treatment, and prognosis of midgut volvulus were reviewed by a retrospective study. Between 1980 and 2005, 29 patients with midgut volvulus ranging in age from 1 day and 15 years were treated at HanYang University Hospital. Seventy-nine percent of the patients presented before 1 month of age. Midgut volvulus occurred 2 times more frequently in male. The clinical findings were bilious vomiting (96.6 %), irritability (34.5 %), abdominal distention (13.8 %), abdominal pain (10.3 %), and palpable abdominal mass (6.9 %). The diagnosis was made by abdominal simple x-ray (17.2 %), upper gastro-intestinal contrast study (37.9 %), abdominal sonogram (20.7 %), abdominal CT (3.4 %), and abdominal exploration (20.7 %). Among the 29 patients, 5 patients developed gangrene of small intestine due to strangulation and underwent resection of bowel. Two patients died due to sepsis.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.177-180
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• 2018

Heterotopic bone formation in abdominal incisions is a recognized but uncommon sequela of abdominal surgery. On the other hand, the formation of ectopic bone is a well-recognized complication following arthroplasty of the hip. Heterotopic ossification of midline abdominal incision scars is a subtype of myositis ossificans traumatica. Ectopic bone formation of midline abdominal incisions may cause regional pain or discomfort in the patient after surgery. If symptomatic, treatment is complete excision with primary closure. Radiologically, it is important to distinguish this benign entity from postoperative complications. We report a 69-year-old male who underwent exploratory laparotomy for traumatic small bowel perforation. A segment of abnormal hard tissue was found in the abdominal wall. Heterotopic ossification may occur at various sites and is a recognized but infrequent sequela of exploratory laparotomy. This case highlights clinical and etiological features of this finding.