• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.238-243
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• 2021

Caudal regression syndrome (CRS) is a rare neural tube defect that affects the terminal spinal segment, manifesting as neurological deficits and structural anomalies in the lower body. We report a case of a 31-month-old boy presenting with constipation who had long been considered to have functional constipation but was finally confirmed to have CRS. Small, flat buttocks with bilateral buttock dimples and a short intergluteal cleft were identified on close examination. Plain radiographs of the abdomen, retrospectively reviewed, revealed the absence of the distal sacrum and the coccyx. During the 5-year follow-up period, we could find his long-term clinical course showing bowel and bladder dysfunction without progressive neurologic deficits. We present this case to highlight the fact that a precise physical examination, along with a close evaluation of plain radiographs encompassing the sacrum, is necessary with a strong suspicion of spinal dysraphism when confronting a child with chronic constipation despite the absence of neurologic deficits or gross structural anomalies.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.280-282
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• 2018

Unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery (UAPA) is a rare congenital anomaly that may present with various symptoms, depending on the nature and severity of other cardiovascular anomalies. Furthermore, contralateral lung surgery in patients with UAPA is extremely rare, and clinical experience is limited. This report describes a case of surgical treatment of contralateral primary lung cancer in a patient with isolated UAPA. A 56-year-old man was diagnosed with primary lung cancer accompanied by isolated UAPA on the contralateral side. He underwent meticulous cardiorespiratory function tests preoperatively. We performed a right lower lobectomy. Although in the immediate postoperative period, the patient suffered from a mild decline in his respiratory function, he recovered uneventfully. The present case shows that preoperative awareness of UAPA and meticulous perioperative management enable contralateral lung surgery to be performed safely.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.673-677
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• 2003

선천적 무설증은 매우 드물게 보고되는 증상이다. 무설증을 가진 환자는 구개 이상, 하순 결손, 하악 측절치 결손 등을 포함한 하악골의 발육부전을 나타낸다. 무설증의 원인은 밝혀지지 않았으나 유전적 요인이나 발생 4주시기에 기형유발물질의 영향으로 추정되고 있다. 무설증의 치료는 혀를 재건해주는 외과적 술식과 하악골의 성장을 돕는 교정적 술식, 하악골의 길이를 늘리는 distraction osteogenesis 등이 있으며 무설증의 정도에 따라 달라진다. 본 증례는 선천적 무설증과 situs inversus(장기의 좌우가 바뀐 상태)를 가진 6세 여아에서 무설증으로 인한 하악골의 횡적 수축을 악정형 장치를 이용하여 치료하였으며 향후 2차 교정과 외과적 수술을 계획하기에 양호한 결과를 얻을 수 있었다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.147-162
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• 2022

Purpose: To design a prospective study on endovascular closure of congenital portosystemic shunts. The primary endpoint was to assess the safety of endovascular closure. The secondary endpoint was to evaluate the clinical, analytical and imaging outcomes of treatment. Methods: Fifteen patients (age range: 2 days to 21 years; 10 male) were referred to our center due to congenital portosystemic shunts. The following data were collected prior to treatment: age, sex, medical history, clinical and analytical data, urine trimethylaminuria, abdominal-US, and body-CT. The following data were collected at the time of intervention: anatomical and hemodynamic characteristics of the shunts, device used, and closure success. The following data were collected at various post-intervention time points: during hospital stay (to confirm shunt closure and detect complications) and at one year after (for clinical, analytical, and imaging purposes). Results: The treatment was successful in 12 participants, migration of the device was observed in two, while acute splanchnic thrombosis was observed in one. Off-label devices were used in attempting to close the side-to-side shunts, and success was achieved using Amplatzer™ Ductus-Occluder and Amplatzer™ Muscular-Vascular-Septal-Defect-Occluder. The main changes were: increased prothrombin activity (p=0.043); decreased AST, ALT, GGT, and bilirubin (p=0.007, p=0.056, p=0.036, p=0.013); thrombocytopenia resolution (p=0.131); expansion of portal veins (p=0.005); normalization of Doppler portal flow (100%); regression of liver nodules (p=0.001); ammonia normalization (p=0.003); and disappearance of trimethylaminuria (p=0.285). Conclusion: Endovascular closure is effective. Our results support the indication of endovascular closure for side-to-side shunts and for cases of congenital absence of portal vein.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.252-256
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• 2005

저자들은 청색증, 복부 팽만을 주소로 내원한 생후 2일 된 남아에서 Haddad 증후군, 즉 결장 전체의 무신경절증 형태의 Hirschsprung병을 동반한 선천성 중추성 저환기 증후군 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제65권5호
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• pp.430-434
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• 2008

저자들은 간헐적인 혈담을 주소로 내원한 젊은 남자 환자에서 폐동맥 고혈압을 동반하지 않은 선천성 편측 폐동맥 형성부전증을 진단하여 보고하는 바이다. 선천성 편측폐동맥 형성부전증은 심혈관계 기형 없이 단독으로 일어나는 경우 대부분의 환자에서 경과 관찰 중 특이한 증상 없이 잘 지내지만, 일부 환자에서는 대량 객혈, 심각한 폐동맥 고혈압과 심부전증이 발생하기도 한다. 따라서 조기진단과 주의 깊은 경과 관찰이 중요하다. 폐동맥 고혈압을 가지고 있는 환자에서는 치료 결정에 있어 심도자 검사 및 폐혈관 쐐기조영술을 시행하여 수술적 치료 또는 폐동맥 고혈압에 대한 약물 치료가 고려되어야 한다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.48-51
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• 2018

We report the case of a 46-year-old Chinese male patient who visited our clinic complaining of infertility. Semen analysis revealed azoospermia, and azoospermia factor c region partial deletion (b1/b3) was detected using Y chromosome microdeletion analysis. Testicular sperm extraction was performed after genetic counseling. The bilateral ductus deferens and a portion of the epididymis were absent, whereas the remaining epididymis was expanded. Motile intratesticular spermatozoa were successfully extracted from the seminiferous tubule. On histopathology, nearly complete spermatogenesis was confirmed in almost every seminiferous tubule. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of b1/b3 deletion with a congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens and almost normal spermatogenesis.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.267-272
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• 1994

We studied the role of assisted fertilization(subzonal insemination, intracytoplasmic sperm injection) in enhancing fertilization and pregnancy rate in obstructive azoospermia. MESA was performed in the patients with congenital absence of the vas deferens and unreconstructable obstructive azoospermia. Sperm were aspirated microsurgically from various sites along the epididymal stump. Sperm were then washed on a mini-PercoH gradient or swim-up method and treated by 2-deoxyadenosine and pentoxifylline. Conventional IVF(group I, 14 cycles), SUZI(group II, 13 cycles) and ICSI(gruop III, 28 cycles) were carried out in 55 treatment cycles. The clinical results are as follows: 1. Fertilization rates for group I, II and III were 16.1 %,31.4% and 48.6%, retrospectively (p<0.05). 2. Clinical pregnancy rates for group I, II and III were 7.1 %,7.7%, and 32.1 'Yo, retrospectively. 3. In 5 of MESA-ICSI cycles, epididymal sperm from alloplastic spermatocele were used and 2 clinical pregnancies (40%) were obtained. According to our results the combined MESA-ICSI procedure is highly effcient in improving fertilization and pregnancy rate in congenital absence of the vas deferens and unreconstructable obstructive azoospermia.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2003

일측성 폐동맥 형성부전증은 대동맥궁의 발생과정상의 이상으로 인해 대부분 선천성 심질환과 동반되어 나타나며, 일부에서 단독으로 발생한다. 흉부 전산화단층촬영, 자기공명영상과 같은 비침습적인 검사로 확진이 가능하며, 동반질환이 없는 일측성 폐동맥 형성부전증은 대게 치료가 필요없다. 저자들은 반복되는 객혈을 주소로 내원한 젊은 여자에서 객혈의 원인규명 과정에서 진단된 좌폐동맥 형성부전증 1예을 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.548-553
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• 1992

저자들은 최근 시작된 수차례의 객혈을 주소로 본원에 입원한 39세 남자 환자에서 좌측 폐동맥 형성부전증으로 확진하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.