• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.289-291
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• 2015

Pituitary apoplexy is a rare but potentially life-threatening clinical syndrome caused by the sudden enlargement of a pituitary adenoma secondary to hemorrhage or infarction. Pituitary apoplexy after cardiac surgery is a very rare perioperative complication. Factors associated with open heart surgery that may lead to pituitary apoplexy include hemodynamic instability during cardiopulmonary bypass and systemic heparinization. We report a case of pituitary apoplexy after mitral valvuloplasty with cardiopulmonary bypass. After early pituitary tumor resection and hormonal replacement therapy, the patient made a full recovery.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.84-91
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• 2011

Hemodialysis is essential for patients with end stage renal failure. It is important to improve the patency rate and to minimize occurrence of the stenosis. Also, the blood flow to the artificial kidney can affect the blood flow characteristics through arteriovenous graft. Thus, the delivered dose are important factors for analyzing hemodynamic characteristics during hemodialysis access. In this study, the numerical analysis was performed for the effect of the delivered dose during hemodialysis access on the blood flow through the graft. As a result, The adverse pressure gradient occurred in case of a larger delivered dose through a catheter than standard dose and the flow instability increased. Also the circulation flow appeared largely at anastomotic site of the vein when the delivered dose was exceeded about half blood flow of inlet blood flow.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.125-128
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• 2007

The incidence of spontaneous recanalization after traumatic internal carotid artery occlusion is very rare. We have experienced a case of spontaneous recanalization after a traumatic internal carotid artery occlusion. A 5-year-old boy developed contra-lateral hemiparesis and dysphasia after a blunt injury on the head and neck. He had a complete left internal carotid artery occlusion which was diagnosed through angiography. We treated the patient with an anti platelet agent and rehabilitation. Six months later, he regained motor power of right extremities, language ability, and revisualization of internal carotid artery on the follow-up magnetic angiography. We confirmed a recanalization of injured internal carotid artery on the conventional cerebral angiography which was performed one year later. We suggest conservative treatment with serial angiographic studies as a possible option of traumatic internal carotid artery occlusion even though there is hemodynamic instability.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.812-816
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• 2000

Background ; To evaluate the efficacy of Fibrin glue to decrease recurrence in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery(VATS) for a treatment of spontaneous penumothorax. Material and Method : All medical records of 17 patients who underwent a thoracoscopic wedge resections of bullae with stapling device with Fibrin glue in our institute between May 1998 and December 1999 were reviewed. variables analyzed include affected sites primary indication of VATS. duration from admission to discharge duration of postoperative stay duration of chest tube drainage recurrence and complication. There were 16 men and 1 woman. Result : There was no evidence of hemodynamic instability or arterial blood gas abnormalities encountered during the procedure. Mean age at the time of the VATS was 26.9 years (range 15 to 61 years) The mean duration from admission to discharge was 7.8 days and mean postoperative stay was 5.1days mean chest tube indwelling period was 4..0 days. There was no recurrence of pneumothorx. Conclusion : Thoracoscopic wedge resections with introduction of fibrin glue are safe and effective and requires only a short hospital stay. We believe that this thoracoscopic technique will further simplify the surgical treatment of pneumothorax.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2011년 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.469-476
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• 2011

Hemodialysis is essential for patients with end stage renal failure. It is important to improve the patency rate and to minimize occurrence of the stenosis. Also, the blood flow to the artificial kidney can affect the blood flow characteristics though arteriovenous graft. Thus, the delivered dose are important factors for analyzing hemodynamic characteristics during hemodialysis access. In this study, the numerical analysis was performed for the effect of the delivered dose during hemodialysis access on the blood flow through the graft. As a result, The adverse pressure gradient occurred in case of a larger delivered dose through a catheter than standard dose and the flow instability increased. Also the circulation flow appeared largely at anastomotic site of the vein when the delivered dose was exceeded about half blood flow of inlet blood flow.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.243-246
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• 2011

A 43-year-old woman was diagnosed with an intravenous leiomyomatosis at a previous hospital and transferred to our hospital to undergo surgical treatment. Emergency one-stage operation for coincidental removal of intra-abdominal, right atrial, and intravenous masses were planned. Upon arriving at the operating room, she suffered a sudden onset of severe dyspnea and showed hemodynamic instability. Intraoperative TEE showed pulmonary embolization of a right atrial mass. Removal of the pulmonary artery mass and the intra-abdominal mass, and the cardiopulmonary bypass were performed without any complications.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.584-586
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• 2018

Obesity in the United States is a medical crisis with many people attempting to lose weight with caloric restriction. Some patients choose minimally invasive weight loss solutions, such as intragastric balloon systems. These balloon systems were approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) in 2015-2016 and have been considered safe, with minimal side effects. We report a patient with a two-day history of melena, abdominal pain, hypotension, and syncope which developed five months after placement of an intragastric balloon. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy with balloon removal revealed a small 8-mm gastric ulcer in the incisura. This gastric ulcer probably developed secondary to mechanical compression of the stomach mucosa by the gastric balloon which contained 900 mL of saline. The FDA is now investigating five deaths since 2016 associated with these second-generation balloons. Clinicians should be aware of these complications when evaluating patients with gastrointestinal complications, such as bleeding.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.428-434
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• 2020

Orbital floor blowout fractures can result in a variety of signs and symptoms depending on the severity of the bone defect. Large defects often result in enophthalmos and restriction of ocular movement; yet the timing of surgery can be delayed up to two weeks with good functional outcomes. In contrast, an orbital trapdoor defect with entrapment of the inferior rectus muscle usually elicits pain with marked restriction of the upward gaze and activation of the oculocardiac reflex without significant dystopia or enophthalmos. When autonomic cardiac derangement is diagnosed along with an orbital floor fracture, it has been suggested that the fracture should be treated immediately. Otherwise, it will result in continued hemodynamic instability and muscular injury and may require a second surgery. This article reports the management of an unusual presentation of a trapdoor blowout orbital floor fracture surgery with oculocardiac response in an adult, with emphasis on its pathophysiology, management, and differential diagnosis.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.603-608
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• 2022

Vertebral artery (VA) occlusion is frequently encountered, usually without acute ischemic injury of the brain. However, when it is accompanied by hypoplasia or stenosis of the opposite VA, brain ischemia may develop due to insufficient collateral supply. Both hemodynamic instability and embolic infarction can occur in VA occlusion, which may cause severe symptoms in a patient. Extracranial carotid-VA bypass should be considered for symptomatic VA occlusion patients, especially when the patient has repeated ischemic brain injuries. In this report, the cases of three extracranial carotid-VA bypass patients are introduced, along with a brief description of the surgical techniques. All three cases were treated with different bypass methods according to their disease location.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권8호
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• pp.576-582
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• 2003

심폐바이패스 없이 시행하는 관상동맥 우회수술 중에 심장을 조작하는 동안 심근의 수축력이 저하되고 혈역학적 불안정성이 초래될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 수술 중의 여러 가지 혈역학적 지표들의 변화양상을 관찰하고 이러한 혈역학적 지표의 변화가 수술 후 결과에 미치는 영향을 평가해 보고자 하였다 대상 및 방법: 2001년 3월부터 2002년 8월까지 시행한 71명의 관상동맥 우회수술 환자 중에서 심페바이패스 없이 시행하는 관상동맥 우회수술을 시행받은 50명을 대상으로 하였다. 체동맥압, 폐동맥압, 혼합정맥산소포화도, 심박출계수 등을 심장을 들어올리기 전과 목표관상동맥을 노출하여 관상동맥을 고정한 후, 그리고 혈관이식편의 원위부 문합 후에 각각 측정하였다. 수술 후에는 CK-MB, Troponin I 등 심장효소의 농도를 측정하고, 수술 후 강심제의 요구량, 수술 후 출혈량 및 수혈량, 수술 후 인공호흡기 보조시간 및 수술 후 중환자실 체류시간 등을 조사하여 분석하였다 결과: 환자당 평균 원위문합수는 2.8$\pm$0.9개이었다. 심장을 들어올려 고정기로 고정할 때 심장의 모든 위치에서 혈압의 하강과 폐동맥압의 상승이 유의하게 나타났지만, 문합을 시행하는 동안에는 유의한 변화를 볼 수 없었다. 심장효소 농도는 수술 후 1일째 치고치를 보여, CK-MB 29.2$\pm$46.7, troponin 10.69$\pm$0.86이었다 수술 중에 혈역학적 변수들 중에서 심전도의 허혈성 변화와 혈관수축제의 정맥내 일시주사 등이 수술 후 심장효소 농도에 영향을 주었다. 그러나 심장 효소 이외의 다른 결과는 차이가 없었다. 결론: 수술 중에 유의한 혈역학적 변화는 심장을 들어올려 고정할 때 발생하였으며, 문합하는 동안에는 의미있는 변화를 보이지 않았다. 수술 중에 심전도의 허혈성 변화가 나타났거나, 혈역학적 안정성을 유지하기 위하여 혈관수축제의 정맥내 일시주사 등이 필요하였던 군에서 수술 후 심장효소 농도의 증가를 보였으나 수술 후 결과에는 영향을 미치지는 않았다. 결론적으로, 수술 중의 심전도의 허혈성 변화나 혈관수축제의 일시주사의 필요여부가 수술 중의 허혈성 손상을 나태내는 지표가 될 수 있다고 생각한다.