• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.4155-4161
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• 2016

Biliary obstruction is a common clinical manifestation of various conditions, including extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. However, a screening test for diagnosis of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in patients with biliary obstruction is not yet available. According to the rationale that the biliary system plays a major role in lipid metabolism, biliary obstruction may interfere with lipid profiles in the body. Therefore, plasma lipidomics may help indicate the presence or status of disease in biliary obstruction suspected extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. This study aimed to use plasma lipidomics for diagnosis of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in patients with biliary obstruction. Plasma from healthy volunteers, patients with benign biliary obstruction extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and other related cancers were used in this study. Plasma lipids were extracted and lipidomic analysis was performed using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Lipid profiles from extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients showed significant differences from both normal and benign biliary obstruction conditions, with no distinction between the latter two. Relative intensity of the selected lipid mass was able to successfully differentiate all extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma samples from patient samples taken from healthy volunteers, patients with benign biliary obstruction, and patients with other related cancers. In conclusion, lipidomics is a non-invasive method with high sensitivity and specificity for identification of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in patients with biliary obstruction.

• 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.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.173-176
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• 1987

담도암은 서서히 자라며 원격전이가 늦은데 비하여 완전절제가 어렵고 수술 후 재발율이 높아. 생존율은 매우 낮다. 많은 예에서 국소치료의 실패가 치료실패의 요인으로 밝혀짐에 따라 술후 방사선 치료의 중요성이 인정되어 왔다. 외부방사선치료 만으로는 충분한 선량을 조사할 수 없으므로 국소적인 고선량치료법으로서 술중방사선치료, 간질방사선치료 (interstitial irradiation), 경관방사선치료(transcatheter irradiation) 등이 사용되고 있으나 경관방사선치료의 보고는 드물다. 영남대학병원 치료방사선과에서는 진행된 담도암 1예에서 암 종괴의 부분절제 후 삽입된 T-자관을 통하여 고선량 방사선 치료를 실시하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 한국간담췌외과학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.380-387
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• 2023

Backgrounds/Aims: In 2019, the grading and staging system for neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) was significantly changed. In this study, we report the clinicopathological characteristics and surgical outcomes of patients with extrahepatic biliary NENs who underwent curative resection with or without adjuvant treatment. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed a database of 16 patients who developed NENs, neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC), and mixed endocrine non-endocrine neoplasms (MiNENs) after curative resection. Among them, eight patients had ampulla of Vater (AoV) tumors, and eight patients had non-AoV tumors. Results: G1 and G2 were more frequently observed in the AoV group than in the non-AoV group (12.5% and 62.5%, respectively). In contrast, NEC and MiNEN were more common in the non-AoV group (50.0%). High Ki-67 index (> 20%) and perineural invasion (PNI) were more frequently observed in the non-AoV group. Advanced age (> 65 years), mitotic count > 20 per 2 mm², and Ki-67 index > 20% were strongly correlated with patient survival (p = 0.018, 0.009, and 0.044, respectively). Advanced age (> 65 years) and mitotic count > 20 per 2 mm² were significantly correlated with disease recurrence (p = 0.033 and 0.010, respectively). Conclusions: AoV and non-AoV tumors had significant differences in the histologic grade, Ki67, and PNI. Patients with non-AoV tumors had an increased risk for survival and recurrence than those in the AoV group. For extrahepatic biliary NENs, early detection of tumors, adequate surgery, and aggressive adjuvant treatment for high-risk patients are important to achieve long-term survival and prevent disease recurrence.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.227-230
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• 2018

A 2-year-old, spayed female, Korean domestic short-hair cat was presented with depression and vomiting. The patient had history of weight loss lasting seven months. Physical examination revealed icterus in the pinna, oral mucosa, and sclera. Based on ultrasonography and computed tomography, tentative diagnosis was extrahepatic biliary tract obstruction with acquired portosystemic shunt (PSS). Tumor or inflammation of hepatobiliary system was suspected as the cause of obstruction of the common bile duct. But it could not be determined without biopsy. The severely dilated cystic duct was considered to cause portal hypertension and secondary multiple PSS. The patient expired without histopathologic examination.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제82권4호
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• pp.964-970
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• 2021

이중 담관 기형은 매우 드문 선천 기형의 한 종류이다. 이중 담관 기형과 동반한 담관암의 증례가 보고된 적이 있으나 담관암의 전 침습적 병변인 관내 유두종이 이중 담관 기형과 함께 동반한 증례는 보고된 적이 없다. 우리는 64세 여성에게서 발견된 이중 담관 기형과 동반된 관내 유두종을 보고하고자 한다. 환자는 간 우엽 절제술을 시행하였으며 병리 결과에서 관내 유두종, 이중 담관 기형으로 진단되었다. 이에 대한 증례를 간단한 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고한다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.71-80
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• 1982

In the present communication, the results will be reported on a clinical study of how well scintigraphic visualization of the hepatobiliary elements and several commonly used clinical liver function tests correlate each other in various diseases oft hepatobiliary system. The demonstrability of the biliary tract, gallbladder (GB) and duodenum was rather closely paralleled to serum bilirubin level and less closely to alkaline phosphatase and rather poorly to SGOT and SGPT. The biliary tree could not be visualized scintigraphically when bilirubin exceeded 10.5mg/dl. The usefulness of Tc-99m EHIDA [N-(2,6-diethylacetanilido) iminodiacetic acid, made by Amersham, England] hepatobiliary scintigraphy (Tc EHIDA HBS) in settling diagnostic controversy and ambiguity raised by oral cholecystography, intravenous cholangiography and ultrasonography in many hepatobiliary diseases is well known. The purpose of this investigation was to semiquantitatively evaluate the scintigraphic demonstrability of the hepatobiliary tract, GB and duodenum following intravenous injection of Tc-99m EHIDA in normal subjects and in patients with a disturbed liver function from various hepatobiliary diseases. The hepatobiliary scintigraphy was performed in 10 normal subjects and 39 patients with various hepatobiliary diseases (Table 1) at the Dept. of Radiology, St. Mary's Hospital Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea during 2 years period from September 1979. Scintigraphic examination was started at end of 3 minutes after intravenous injection of Tc-99m EHIDA in the amount of $50{\mu}Ci/kg$ and was continued until after 30 minutes at 5 minutes interval. The imaging was usually terminated when the tracer could be seen in the duodenum. Late scintigrams were obatained at 1 1/2, 3, 4 and 6 hours when reeded. Scintigrams were analyzed in terms of promptness and clarity of visualization of the biliary tree, GB and duodenum and demonstrability of these anatomical landmarks was correlated with the values of liver function tests. The demonstrability of the common hepatic duct, common bile duct, GB and duodenum was closely paralleled to the level of serum bilirubin when it is less than 10.5 mg/dl as shown in figure 1. However when the bilirubin exceeded 10.5 mg/dl the time of visualization between protracted reaching a flat curve or plateau around 10.5 mg/dl. The biliary tract could not be visualized when the bilirubin was higher than 10.5 mg/dl. The correlability between scintigraphic demonstration and serum alkaline phosphatase was less strong and between scintigraphic demonstration and SGOT and SGPT was rather poor. The present clinical study confirmed the usefulness and limitation of Tc-99m EHIDA hepatobiliary scintigraphy in visulizing and diagnosing the biliary system and duodenum when radiogrpahy and ultrasonography failed to provide useful informations. Scintigraphy was very helpful in the diagnosis of neonatal hepatitis, biliary atresia, cholecystitis and extrahepatic biliary obstruction. The hepatobiliary system and duodenum were visualized when serum bilirubin level was less than 10.5 mg/dl, SGOT 135 units, SGPT 114 units and alkaline phosphatase 52.2 KAU.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.49-58
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• 1992

1986년 1월부터 1990년 9월까지 7예의 간외담도계 암 환자를 대상으로 외부 방사선치료와 온열치료를 병행하였다. 7예중 3예는 간외담도암으로 이중 2예는 원발성 담도암 이었고 1예는 위암에서 담도주위로 전이된 암이었다. 7예중 나머지 4예는 담낭암으로 이중 2예는 담낭 절제후 국소적으로 재발된 암이었고 나머지 2예는 원발성 담낭암 이었다. 그리고 7예는 모두 선암으로 확인 되었다. 조사된 방사선의 양은 3000 cGy/2주 조사한 1예를 제외하고 6예에서는 $4500\~5040\;cGY/6\~7$주 조사되었다. 온열치료는 모든 환자에서 방사선치료후 30분 이내에 시행되었으며 방사선치료 기간동안 주 1회 내지 2회씩 총 4회에서 12회까지 시행되었다. 치료효과의 판정은 T-관 T-관 담도촬영술. PTC, 그리고 CT등의 소견으로 하였으며 7예중 6예($86\%$)에서 부분관해를 보였으며 완전관해는 없었다. 7예중 6예는 4개월에서 11개월 애내 사망하였으며 나머지 1예는 현재 11개월째 생존하고 있으나 치료부위 밖에서 국소전이가 관찰되었다. 그리고 7예환자의 정중생존기간은 7개월이었다. 사망환자 6예의 사망원인으로는 원발성 담도암환자 1예에서 폐혈증, 전이성 담도암환자에서 원격 전이, 나머지 4예에서는 원발병소의 진행이 확인되었다. 관찰기간이 짧았으나 모든 환자에서 치료에 잘 적응하였으며 간, 십이지장, 위내의 합병증은 없었고 전이성 담도암 환자에서 일과성 카보닐산혈증이 관찰되었다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.351-355
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• 1986

저자들은 최근 영남대 의대 부속병원 외과에서 치험한 원발 경화성 담관염 1예를 보고하고 아울러 문헌을 고찰하였다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.129-136
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• 1996

목적 : 담낭과 간외 담도를 포함한 간외 담도계암에 대한 방사선치료의 효과를 평가하고 방사선치료의 역할에 관하여 알아보고자 함이 본 연구의 목적이다. 대상 및 방법 : 1986년 4월에서 1994년 7월까지 본원 치료방사선과에서 외부 방사선치료를 받은 43명의 담낭 및 간외 담도계암 환자를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 23명은 담낭암이었고 20명은 간외 담도암이었다. 23명의 담낭암 환자중에서 제 2병기는 2명, 제 3 병기는 12명, 제 4병기는 9명이었다. 남녀비는 11명대 12명이었다. 15명은 근치적 절제술을 시행하였고, 8명은 조직생검과 우회수술만을 시행하였다. 3명을 제외한 모든 환자에서 수술후 4500 cGy 이상의 방사선을 조사하였으며, 추적기간은 11-82개월 이었다. 20명의 간외 담도암 환자중에서 제 1병기는 1명, 제 2병기는 2명, 제 3병기는 10명, 제 4병기는 7명이었다. 남녀비는 16명대 4명이었다. 16명이 근치적 목적으로 위플씨 수술 또는 절제와 배액술을 시행하였고, 나머지 4명은 우회수술만을 시행하였다. 16명은 수술후 방사선 치료로 4500 cGy 이상 조사하였고, 4명은 3180-4140cGy를 조사하였다. 추적기간은 8-34개월 이었다. 결과 : 담낭암 환자의 전체 중앙 생존기간은 11개월이었다. 제 3병기와 제 4병기의 중앙생존기간은 14개월과 5개월이었으며, 2년 생존율은 각각 $36\%$(4/11)와 $13\%$(1/8) 이었다. 근치적 목적으로 수술을 받은 환자들이 우회수술 만으로 치료받은 환자들보다 통계적으로 유의하게 생존율이 높았다. ($67\%$ : $13\%$ 12개월) 치료와 연관된 합병증으로 사망한 환자는 없었다. 20명의 간외 담도암 환자의 전체 중앙 생존기간은 10개월이었다. 제 3병기 10명과 제 4병기 7명의 중앙 생존기간은 각각 10개월과 8개월이었다. 위플씨 수술을 시행한 2명은 각각 11개월과 14개월간 생존하였으며, 절제와 배액술로 치료한 환자들의 중앙 생존기간은 10개월이었다. 결론 : 간외 담도계암 환자에서 수술후 외부 방사선치료에 의한 합병증은 미미하였으며, 특히 수술후 현미경적 또는 육안적 잔여병변이 있는 환자에서 방사선 치료에 의해 생존율이 증가하는 양상을 나타내었다.