• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.248-253
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• 2013

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of band ligation and injection sclerotherapy in the endoscopic treatment of children with variceal bleeding. Methods: The study population included 55 children, all of whom were treated at the time of endoscopic diagnosis of esophageal varices at Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, between January 1994 and January 2011. The primary outcomes included initial success rates and duration of hemostasis after endoscopic management (band ligation vs. injectionsclerotherapy). Results: The mean age was $6.7{\pm}5.2$ years and the mean follow-up time was $5.4{\pm}3.7$ years. The most common cause of esophageal varices was biliary atresia. Of 55 children with acute variceal bleeding, 39 had band ligation and 16 had injection sclerotherapy. No differences between groups were observed in terms of the size, location, and presence of red color sign. The success rates of band ligation and sclerotherapy in the control of acute bleeding episodes were 89.7% and 87.5%. The mean duration of hemostasis after endoscopic intervention was $13.2{\pm}25.1$ months. After one year, 19 of 39 patients (48.7%) treated with band ligation and 7 of 16 patients (43.8%) with injection sclerotherapy had experienced rebleeding episodes. Complications after the procedures were observed in 10.3% and 18.8% of children treated with band ligation and injection sclerotherapy. Conclusion: The results of our current study suggest that band ligation and injection sclerotherapy are equally efficient treatments for the control of acute variceal bleeding and prevention of rebleeding.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권7호
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• pp.718-721
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• 1998

심한 폐동맥고혈압증을 동반한 심실중격결손증을 교정하는 수술은 술후 높은 사망률 때문에 외과의에게 많은 어려움이 있다.. 최근에 술후 급성 우심부전이 발생시 우좌혈류단락이 가능하여 심혈류역학을 개선하는 일방성 판막 팻취를 이용한 수술이 안전한 수술법으로 보고되고 있다. 환자는 20 년 전에 선천성심질환을 진단을 받은 바 있으며, 내원 3 개월 전부터 운동성 호흡곤란이 발생하였고, 정밀검사상 심한 폐동맥 고혈압증을 동반한 심실중격결손증으로 진단되었다. 저자등은 심실중격결손을 첨포를 이용하여 폐쇄하는 대신에 술 후 우심실부전을 예방하는 일방성 판막 팻취를 이용하여 결손을 교정하였다. 환자는 건강한 상태로 술 후 14 일째 퇴원하였으며, 일방성 판막 개구부는 술 후 9 개월에 자연 폐쇄되었고, 12 개월 양호한 상태를 유지하고 있다.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.91-96
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• 2018

Nephrotic syndrome in the first year of life, characterized by renal dysfunction and proteinuria, is associated with a heterogeneous group of disorders. These disorders are often related to genetic mutations, but the syndrome can also be caused by a variety of other diseases. We report an infant with nephrotic syndrome associated with a neuroblastoma. A 6-month-old girl was admitted with a 10% weight loss over 10 days and nephrotic-range proteinuria. She was ill-looking, and her blood pressure was higher than normal for her age. Her cystatin-C glomerular filtration rate was decreased, and levels of plasma renin, aldosterone, and catecholamines were elevated. Renal ultrasonography and abdominal computed tomography showed a retroperitoneal prevertebral mass encasing both renal arteries and the left renal vein. The mass was partially resected laparoscopically, and the pathologic diagnosis was neuroblastoma. Findings on a simultaneous renal biopsy were unremarkable. The patient was treated with chemotherapy and several anti-hypertensive drugs, including an alpha blocker. Two months later, the mass had decreased in size and the proteinuria and hypertension were gradually improving. In an infant with abnormal renin-angiotensin system activation, severe hypertension, and nephrotic-range proteinuria, neuroblastoma can be considered in the differential diagnosis.