• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.451-455
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• 1982

For recently 2 years, 3 cases of esophageal achalasia were surgically treated by modified Heller operation with gastric fundoplication. Esophageal achalasia is functional disorder of lower esophagus of which symptoms are dysphasia, regurgitation, and weight loss. Preoperative diagnosis was made by clinical manifestations and radiologic examination, esophagoscopy and confirmed at operative table. Operative procedures are variable, but modified Heller operation is common method to handicap reflux esophagitis and postoperative esophageal stricture. Now, our patients who were surgically treated were well alive without complaining of specific symptoms for followed period.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.152-159
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• 1997

Transhiatal gastric transposition was performed in two case of long gap esophageal atresia without tracheoesophageal fistula. The patients were a 12 months old female and an 18 months old male. Stamm type gastrostomies were performed at other hospitals in both cases. The stomach was mobilized preserving the right gastric artery, the right gastroepiploic artery and spleen. A portion of the proximal and the distal esophageal segment were excised by transcervical and transhiatal route, respectively. The mobilized stomach was pulled up to the neck through the esophageal hiatus and posterior mediastinum. The esophagogastrostomy, the only one anastomosis of this procedure, was performed in the neck. There was no clinical evidence of anastomotic leakage, stricture, regurgitation, difficulty of gastric emptying, hoarseness or respiratory problem. Transhiatal gastric transposition seems to be a safe and easy alternative surgical procedure for esophageal replacement in long gap esophageal atresia.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.240-247
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• 2013

Purpose: Regurgitation is known to peak at the age of 3-4 months, with a sharp decrease around the age of 6 months. Little is known about the natural evolution of infants who still regurgitate after the age of 6 months. Methods: Hundred thirty-one infants older than 6 months regurgitating more than once a day were followed for a period of 3 months. Results: According to our data, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is seldom at this age. Most of the infants regurgitated 3 or more times/day and spit up an estimated volume of more than 15 mL. Eighty-five parents were educated regarding frequency of feeding. There were only 6 infants that still had frequent regurgitation (>3 times/day) despite an appropriate feeding schedule. The Infant GER Questionnaire score reached a score of 0 in 50% of the infants after one month of follow-up and in 81.9% at the third month of follow-up. There was an increase of the "weight for age z-score" trends in infants that still regurgitated at the end of follow-up and a declining z-score in infants that no longer regurgitated. An explanation may be that infants that regurgitate drink larger volumes than infants who do not regurgitate. Conservative treatment (reassurance, dietary treatment, behavioral advice) resulted in a significant better outcome than natural evolution. Conclusion: Regurgitation that persisted after the age of 6 months, strongly decreased during a 3-month follow-up with conservative treatment. GERD is rare in this age group; therefore, anti-reflux medication is only seldom needed.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.540-544
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• 2008

Four dogs were presented with the history of progressive abdominal distension and regurgitation. Survey abdominal radiographs revealed gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV) with a distended, gas-filled stomach and double bubbles. The mean time from onset of clinical signs to presentation to a clinic was 3.25 hours. In three dogs, orogastric tubes were inserted and their stomachs were decompressed. However, we failed to insert the tube in the remaining one dog. Among these four dogs, gastrotomy was performed in two dogs to remove the gastric contents and to decompress the stomach additionally during surgery. The dogs with GDV were treated with belt-loop gastropexy (n=3) or circumcostal gastropexy (n=1) to prevent recurrence. Necrosis of gastric or splenic tissues was not observed during surgical intervention. All four dogs recovered uneventfully, and no recurrence was found in long term follow-up during $1{\sim}3$ years.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.132-138
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• 2011

1. Objectives: This case study reports a Taeumin patient with Gastro-esophageal reflux disease who had suffered from chest pain, heartburn, acid regurgitation and dyspepsia who improved after Yeoldahanso-tang(Reduohanshao-tang) medication. 2. Methods: This patient had started treatment with Yeoldahanso-tang(Reduohanshao-tang), three times per day for three months and assessed the changes of the main symptoms such as chest pain, heartburn and acid regurgitation from baseline to post-treatment using a questionnaire with visual analogue scale(VAS). Electrogastrography(EGG) was also performed for assessment of gastric function from baseline to post-treatment. 3. Results: After the treatment, symptoms of GERD such as chest pain, heartburn, and acid regurgitation are almost disappeared. The patient don't need to take the proton pump inhibitor therapy. There was significant increase of % bradygastria parameters in fed EEG after treatment with Yeoldahansotang(Reduohanshao-tang). And significant increase of the power ratio after treatment was shown (20.5), compared with initial EGG(0.0). 4. Conclusions: This results show Yeoldahanso-tang(Reduohanshao-tang) can be used to treat GERD with Dry-heat symptom of Taeumin. This results suggest that Sasang Constitutional treatment for GERD patients who has a chronic condition with highly recurrence rate, might be a candidate for a therapeutic agent. Also effects of Yeoldahanso-tang(Reduohanshaotang) on GERD need further studies such as clinical trials.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.65-73
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• 1999

목 적 : 신생아의 식도 특히 하부 식도 괄약근의 발달은 해부학적으로 미숙하기 때문에 하부 식도 괄약근의 수축력이 낮아 신생아에서 역류와 구토가 잘 일어난다. 식도는 15개월이 되어야 성숙하게 되므로 그 동안 역류와 구토의 빈도가 적도록 돌보아 주어야 한다. 역류와 구토의 빈도를 줄이는 방안으로 섭취한 음식이 위에 머므르는 시간을 단축시킬수 있다면 도움이 될 것이므로 수유의 종류와 수유 후 자세에 따른 위 배출 시간의 영향을 알아 보기 위하여 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법: 신생아를 대상으로 초음파검사를 이용하여 수유 종류(모유 및 분유)에 따른 위 배출 시간을 비교하고, 수유 후 자세(앙와위 및 복와위)에 따른 위 배출 시간을 비교해 보았다. 수유 종류에 따른 비교에서 대상아는 모유수유아 15명, 분유수 유아 15명이었고 수유 후 자세는 앙와위를 취하였다. 수유 후 자세에 따른 비교에서는 분유 수유를 하였고 앙와위 15명, 복와위 18명을 대상으로 하였다. 위 전정부 면적은 상장간막 동맥과 대동맥이 지나는 위치에서 5 MHz 컨벡스 초음파 탐촉자로 종단스캔을 하여 초음파 기계에 내장된 컴퓨터에 의해 구하였다. 위 배출 시간은 금식 후 4시간에 위 전정부 면적의 기본 크기를 측정하고 수유 후 즉시, 그 후 30분마다 측정하여 기본 크기로 돌아올 때까지 추적하여 측정하였고 기본 크기로 두번 계속 측정되면 측정을 마쳤으며 처음 기본크기로 돌아온 시간을 위 배출 시간으로 정하였다. 결 과: 1) 수유 종류에 따른 위 전정부 면적 및 위 배출 시간의 비교; (1) 모유수유아를 앙와위로 누인 경우의 위 전정부 면적은 금식 시 $0.59{\pm}0.13\;cm^2$이었고 수유 후 즉시는 $0.70{\pm}0.17\;cm^2$이었으며 수유 후 30분에 최고치에 달하여 $0.82{\pm}0.19\;cm^2$이었고 금식 시 면적의 1.39배였다. 위 배출 시간은 $76.0{\pm}20.02$분이었다. (2) 분유수유아를 앙와위로 누인 경우의 위 전정부 면적은 금식 시 $0.52{\pm}0.08\;cm^2$이었고 수유 후 즉시는 $0.68{\pm}0.10\;cm^2$이었으며 수유 후 30분에 최고치에 달하여 $0.85{\pm}0.14\;cm^2$이었고 금식 시 면적의 1.63배였다. 위 배출 시간은 $96.0{\pm}20.28$분이었다. 3) 모유수유아 및 분유수유아를 앙와위로 누인 경우의 위 전정부 면적은 금식 시와 수유 후 경과시간에 따른 차이가 없었으나 위 배출 시간은 모유수유아가 분유수유아 보다 유의하게 빨랐다(p<0.05). 2) 수유 후 자세에 따른 위 전정부 면적 및 위배출 시간의 비교; (1) 분유수유아를 앙와위로 누인 경우의 위 전정부 면적은 금식 시 $0.52{\pm}0.08\;cm^2$이었고 수유 후 즉시는 $0.68{\pm}0.10\;cm^2$이었으며 수유 후 30분에 최고치에 달하여 $0.85{\pm}0.14\;cm^2$이었고 금식 시 면적의 1.63배였다. 위 배출 시간은 $96.0{\pm}20.28$분이었다. (2) 분유수유아를 복와위로 누인 경우의 위 전정부 면적은 금식 시 $0.54{\pm}0.06\;cm^2$이었고 수유 후 즉시는 $0.63{\pm}0.13\;cm^2$이었으며 수유 후 30분에 최고치에 달하여 $0.81{\pm}0.12\;cm^2$이었고 금식 시의 1.50배였다. 위 배출 시간은 $85.0{\pm}22.43$분이었다. (3) 분유수유아에서 수유 후 자세를 앙와위 및 복와위로 취한 경우 위전정부 면적은 금식 시와 수유 후 경과에 따른 차이는 없었으나 수유 후 30분에는 앙와위로 누인 경우 $0.85{\pm}0.14\;cm^2$이었고 복와위로 누인 경우 $0.81{\pm}0.12\;cm^2$로 앙와위인 경우가 컸다(p<0.01). 위 배출 시간은 두 군간에 유의한 차이가 없었다(p>0.05). 결 론: 식도의 기능이 미숙하고 위의 연동운동이 덜 발달된 미숙아나 신생아는 역류와 구토의 빈도를 줄이고 경구 영양을 잘 진행해 나가기 위해서 위 배출 시간이 빠른 모유수유를 적극 권장하는 것이 좋을 것으로 사료된다. 수유 후 자세는 위 배출 시간에 영향을 주지는 않으나 역류나 구토가 일어났을 때 흡인의 가능성이 적어 안전하고, 편안히 잠잘 수 있으며 전통적으로 선호하는 자세를 취하면 적절할 것으로 사료된다.

• 혜화의학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.91-96
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• 2002

We arrived at the following conclusions after we have studied esophagitis through the literatures of oriental and western medicine. 1. The western medical causes of acute esophagitis are corrosiveness chemical material, esophageal or gastric disease, trauma, blister stomatitis, filamentous fungus infection and uremia of chronic patient etc, and the oriental medical causes are qi and blood stagnation, blood stasis and stagnation, stagnant phlegm by coldness, heating, dyspepsia and food poisoning etc. 2. The western medical causes of chronic esophagitis are malfunction of lower esophageal sphincter, esophageal tom chink and hernia, increase of gastric pressure by overeating, fatness, pregnancy and ascites etc, and the oriental medical causes are asthenic cardiac qi, hepatic qi attacking stomach by seven kinds of depression, cold-damp stagnation and insufficiency of gastric qi by overeating, excessive drinking and sexual indulgence etc. 3. The main symptoms of acute esophagitis are severe chest pain, instantly vomiting, swallowing pain etc, and chronic esophagitis are occasionally light chest pain, heart bum, anorexia, dysphagia, dizziness, general body weakness etc. These symptoms are come under thoracic obstruction, acid regurgitation, vomiting and chest pain of oriental medicine. 4. The western medical diagnoses of acute and chronic esophagitis have used radiation test, esophageal endoscopy, esophageal pressure test and biopsy etc, and the oriental medical diagnoses have used syndrome differentiation by four examination of inspection, listening and smelling examination, inquiring, pulse-taking and palpitation. 5. The western medical treatments of acute esophagitis have regarded preservation stability of esophagus as a principle, and the oriental medical treatments mainly have used expelling pathogen of expelling cold and regulating qi, cooling and removing stasis, promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, eliminating phlegm and regulating qi. 6. The western medical treatments of chronic esophagitis have regarded decrease flowing backward of gastric juice as a purpose, and the oriental medical treatments mainly have used strengthening body resistance of replenishing and strengthening cardioqi, dispersing stagnated hepatoqi, expelling cold and dehygrosis, invigorating stomach and nourishing qi.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.88-96
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• 2007

목적: 원위부위절제술 후에 행하여지는 재건술은 Bill-roth I 문합술, Billroth II 문합술, Roux-en Y 위공장문합술이 있으며 이러한 술식들은 객관적 비교 평가가 어렵고 이에 대한 연구 또한 많지 않다. 이에 저자들은 원위부위절제술 후에 시행된 Billroth I 문합 술과 Roux-en Y 위공장문합술을 장기적인 생리적 기능과 영양적 측면에서 비교하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1999년부터 2002년까지 위암으로 수술을 시행 받은 환자 중 조기위암으로 원위부위절제술을 시행 받은 환자 663명을 대상으로 술 후 생리적 기능을 평가하는 설문지를 6개월 간격으로 작성하였다. 술 후 영양상태를 평가하기 위하여 혈중 총단백질, 알부민, 혈색소 농도를 측정하였으며 체중의 변화를 측정하였다. 결과: 생리적 기능 총합점수는 B-I 군에 비하여 RY 군에서 약간 낮았으나 통계학적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 각 증상 별로 비교 시 역류 증상과 식 후 음식물 통과만이 차이를 보였으며 24개월 후에는 RY 군에서 음식물 통과가 양호한 것 외에는 차이를 보이지 않았다. 혈중 총단백질, 알부민, 혈색소는 모두 B-I 군에서 통계적으로 유의하게 높았으나 두군 모두 평균적으로 정상이상의 수치를 보였다. 몸무게 감소는 B-I 군에서 적은 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 장기적 생리기능의 측면에서는 RY 군이 일부 증상에서 우수하였고 영양적인 측면에서는 B-I 군이 우수하였다. 따라서 원위부위절제술 후 재건술의 선택은 이러한 장단점을 고려하여 시술자의 경험과 환자의 상태에 맞춰 선택해야 한다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.371-374
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• 2006

A 4-month-old, intact male, Tosa with a history of a regurgitation, vomiting, and weight loss for three weeks was presented to Animal Medical Center, Chonbuk National University. In Serial plain radiographs, a severely distended stomach was seen and ultrasonogram revealed a nonfunctional pylorus with normal layer comparable with an obstruction of pyloric region by pyloric achalasia. An esophagram and endoscopy revealed normal peristalsis with failure of the lower esophageal sphincter to open, supporting the diagnosis of esophageal achalasia. Megaesophagus was observed on reradiograph and esophagram 11 days later. The clinical signs and esophageal dilation were resolved without resorting to any treatment.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.991-998
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• 2006

Gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) refers to reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus leading to esophagitis, reflux symptoms (e.g. heartburn, regurgitation and non-cardiac chest pain) sufficient to impair quality of life, or long term complications. Non-erosive reflux disease (NERD), a subdivision of GERD, is diagnosed when there were some reflux symptoms without esophagitis and mucosal breaks at endoscopy. We report that severe NERD symptoms and lower quality of life which have not responded to more than 6 months' western medical therapy (acid suppression) were successfully improved with traditional oriental medicine.