• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.98-103
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• 2014

Purpose: Gallbladder (GB) wall thickening can be found in various conditions unrelated to intrinsic GB disease. We investigated the predisposing etiologies and the outcome of acalculous GB wall thickening in children. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 67 children with acalculous GB wall thickening who had visited our institute from June 2010 to June 2013. GB wall thickening was defined as a GB wall diameter > 3.5 mm on abdominal ultrasound examination or computed tomography. Underlying diseases associated with GB wall thickening, treatment, and outcomes were studied. Results: There were 36 boys and 31 girls (mean age, $8.5{\pm}4.8years$ [range, 7 months-16 years]). Systemic infection in 24 patients (35.8%), acute hepatitis in 18 (26.9%), systemic disease in 11 (16.4%), hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in 4 (6.0%), acute pancreatitis in 3 (4.5%), and specific liver disease in 3 (4.5%) predisposed patients to GB wall thickening. Systemic infections were caused by bacteria in 10 patients (41.7%), viruses in 5 patients (20.8%), and fungi in 2 patients (8.3%). Systemic diseases observed were systemic lupus erythematosus in 2, drug-induced hypersensitivity in 2, congestive heart failure in 2, renal disorder in 2. Sixty-one patients (91.0%) received symptomatic treatments or treatment for underlying diseases. Five patients (7.5%) died from underlying diseases. Cholecystectomy was performed in 3 patients during treatment of the underlying disease. Conclusion: A wide range of extracholecystic conditions cause diffuse GB wall thickening that resolves spontaneously or with treatment of underlying diseases. Surgical treatments should be avoided if there are no definite clinical manifestations of cholecystitis.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제85권1호
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• pp.147-160
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• 2024

목적 황색육아종성 담낭염을 벽비후형 담낭암으로부터 감별진단하기 위한 자기공명영상(MRI) 점수체계를 고안하고, 그 점수체계의 진단능을 영상의학과 의사의 시각적 평가와 비교하고자 한다. 대상과 방법 복부 MRI 및 수술을 시행한 각각 황색육아종성 담낭염과 벽비후형 담낭암으로 진단된 23명과 35명의 환자를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 세 명의 영상의학과 의사가 모든 MRI 소견을 분석하였다. 저자들은 이러한 MRI 소견을 이용하여 벽비후형 담낭암으로부터 황색육아종성 담낭염을 감별진단하기 위한 점수체계를 고안하였고 이 점수체계의 진단능을 수신자 운영 특성 곡선의 곡선 하 면적을 영상의학과 의사의 시각적 평가와 비교하였다. 결과 9가지의 MRI 소견이 두 질환의 감별에 유의미한 차이를 보였다: 미만형 벽 비후(p < 0.001), 점막 균일성(p = 0.002), 벽내 T2 고신호강호(p < 0.001), 점막 당김(p = 0.016), 담낭 결석(p < 0.001), T1 중등도 혹은 고신호강도(p = 0.033), 확산 제한(p = 0.005), 조영증강 패턴(p < 0.001), 조영증강 최고점 시기(p = 0.008). MRI 점수체계는 곡선 하 면적이 0.972로 뛰어난 진단능을 나타내었고 이는 영상의학과 의사의 시각적 평가보다 유의미하게 높았다. 결론 MRI 점수체계는 황색육아종성 담낭염을 벽비후형 담낭암으로부터 감별진단하는 데 있어 영상의학과 의사의 시각적 평가보다 좋은 진단능을 나타내었다.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.91-95
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• 2003

저자들은 4세에 신증후군으로 진단받고 스테로이드를 투여하며 재발을 수 회 반복하던 환자가 갑작스런 복통과 구토를 주소로 입원하여 시행한 검사 상 급성 무결석 담낭염으로 진단받고 금식, 비 위관 배액, 충분한 수액 공급, 그리고 항생제치료로 완치된 경우를 경험하였기에 이를 보고하는 바이다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.167-173
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• 1997

Acute infectious mononucleosis, caused by Epstein-Barr virus(EBV), is a self limited lymphoproliferative illness that is common in adolescents and young adults. It shows many complications in multiple organ systems, but the hepatobiliary and the respiratory complication is uncommon. We report a case with thickened gallbladder wall and pneumonia as complications of acute infectious mononucleosis in a child. Also the related literature were reviewed. A 4 year old boy presented with a history of high fever, cough, and abdominal distension for 20days. Physical Examination revealed audible crackles in whole lung field and gross hepatomegaly. Chest X-ray showed pneumonia and liver function tests were abnormal. Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a thickened gallbladder wall and hepatosplenomegaly. The diagnosis of primary Epstein-Barr viral infection was eventually made by specific serologic tests. The patients's fever subsided 6 weeks later and pneumonia was recovered around this time. Liver function tests returned near normal 2 months later and ultrasonography of gallbladder was normal at this time.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.39-50
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• 2023

Objective: To assess the contrast-enhanced CT and ultrasonography (US) findings of intracholecystic papillary neoplasm (ICPN) and determine the imaging features predicting ICPN associated with invasive carcinoma (ICPN-IC). Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study, we enrolled 119 consecutive patients, including 60 male and 59 female, with a mean age ± standard deviation of 63.3 ± 12.1 years, who had pathologically confirmed ICPN (low-grade dysplasia [DP] = 34, high-grade DP = 35, IC = 50) and underwent preoperative CT or US. Two radiologists independently assessed the CT and US findings, focusing on wall and polypoid lesion characteristics. The likelihood of ICPN-IC was graded on a 5-point scale. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify significant predictors of ICPN-IC separately for wall and polypoid lesion findings. The performances of CT and US in distinguishing ICPN-IC from ICPN with DP (ICPN-DP) was evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). Results: For wall characteristics, the maximum wall thickness (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.4; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.1-1.9) and mucosal discontinuity (aOR = 5.6; 95% CI: 1.3-23.4) on CT were independently associated with ICPN-IC. Among 119 ICPNs, 110 (92.4%) showed polypoid lesions. Regarding polypoid lesion findings, multiplicity (aOR = 4.0; 95% CI: 1.6-10.4), lesion base wall thickening (aOR = 6.0; 95% CI: 2.3-15.8) on CT, and polyp size (aOR = 1.1; 95% CI: 1.0-1.2) on US were independently associated with ICPN-IC. CT showed a higher diagnostic performance than US in predicting ICPN-IC (AUC = 0.793 vs. 0.676; p = 0.002). Conclusion: ICPN showed polypoid lesions and/or wall thickening on CT or US. A thick wall, multiplicity, presence of wall thickening in the polypoid lesion base, and large polyp size are imaging findings independently associated with invasive cancer and may be useful for differentiating ICPN-IC from ICPN-DP.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.87-90
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• 2012

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is the most common cancer in northeastern Thailand. At present, effective diagnosis of CCA either in humans or animals is not available. Monitoring the development and progression of CCA in animal models is essential for research and development of new promising chemotherapeutics. Ultrasonography has been widely used for screening of bile duct obstruction in CCA patients. In this study, we preliminarily investigated the applicability of ultrasonography to monitor the development and progression of CCA in Syrian golden hamsters (n=8) induced by Opisthorchis viverrini (OV)/dimethylnitrosamine (DMN) administration. Ultrasonography and histopathological examination of hamsters was performed at week 0, 20, 24 and 28 of OV infection or at the start of water/Tween-80 administration to controls. The ultrasonographic images of liver parenchyma and gallbladders of OV/DMN-induced CCA hamsters showed sediments in gallbladder, thickening of gallbladder wall, and hypoechogenicity of liver parenchyma cells. The ultrasonographic images of liver tissues were found to correlate well with histopathological examination. Although ultrasonography does not directly detect the occurrence of CCA, it reflects the thickening of bile ducts and abnormality of liver tissues. It may be applied as a reliable tool for monitoring the development and progression of CCA in animal models in research and development of new promising chemotherapeutics for CCA.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.104-107
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• 2013

담낭암은 진행된 상태에서 발견되었을 경우 예후가 매우 불량한 암으로 전신항암화학요법으로 치료를 하게 되나 일반적으로 고식적인 역할에 그치는 경우가 대부분이다. 본 증례는 원위부 림프절 전이가 있어서 수술적 절제가 불가능한 담낭암 환자에서 gemcitabine과 cisplatin을 병합한 전신항암화학요법으로 여섯 주기 치료 후 부분 관해를 얻어서 확대 담낭절제술이 가능하였던 증례로 매우 드문 증례를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다. 담낭암에서 수술 전 항암화학요법의 효과는 아직까지 확립되어 있지 않으나, 최근 양호한 종양 반응률과 종양 억제율을 보이는 항암화학요법이 개발됨에 따라서 그 가능성이 기대되고 있다.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.131-136
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• 2004

Chronic acalculous cholecystitis gets possession of about 12 to 13 percent of patients with chronic cholecystitis. Pathologically it is characterised by chronic inflammation and thickening of the gallbladder wall but doesn't come across stones. Clinical symptoms are vague and include abdominal discomfort and distension, nausea, flatulence and intolerance of fatty foods. A patient on chronic acalculous cholecystitis diagnosed from his clinical symtoms and abdominal ultrasonogram was treated by Geonbihwan, acupuncture and herbal acupuncture. Satisfactory symptomatic improvement was achieved and findings of abdominal ultrasonogram came also normal.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.338-342
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• 2015

12살 중성화 수컷 Miniature Schnauzer 견이 4일 동안 식욕부진, 구토, 기면과 고열로 내원하였다. 혈액 및 혈청검사에서는 백혈구 증가증, 혈소판감소증, 저혈당증, 저알부민혈증, 고빌리루빈혈증, 간효소치의 증가를 보였다. 복부초음파 검사에서 담낭의 고에코성의 불규칙한 벽의 비후 소견이 두드러지고, 심초음파 검사에서 대동맥 및 승모판의 증식성 변화와 역류를 보였다. 초음파유도하에 경피적담낭첨자술을 통하여 담즙을 흡인하고 배양하여 E.coli 감염을 확인하였다. 따라서 세균성 담낭염과 병발한 심내막염을 진단하였다. 항생제 감수성 검사를 통한 적절한 항생 요법과 적극적인 입원 치료를 통하여 패혈증에서 회복이 되었다.