• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제53권9호
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• pp.824-829
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• 2010

The safety and effectiveness of colonoscopy in the investigation of lower gastrointestinal tract pathology in children has been established for more than 2 decades in Korea. The skill and experience have since advanced to the point that both diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy are now routinely performed by most pediatric gastroenterologists. Pediatric colonoscopy differs significantly from its adult parallels in nearly every aspect including patient and parent management and preparation, selection criteria for sedation and general anesthetic, bowel preparation, expected diagnoses, instrument selection, imperative for terminal ileal intubation, and requirement for biopsies from macroscopically normal mucosa. Investigation of inflammatory bowel disease, whether for diagnosis or follow-up evaluation, and suspected colonic polyps are the most common indication for pediatric colonoscopy. The child who presents with signs and symptoms of lower gastrointestinal disorder should undergo colonoscopy with biopsy to make the diagnosis, as well as to help determine the appropriate therapy. This review introduces practical information on pediatric colonoscopy, the author's experiences, and the role of colonoscopic examination in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric lower gastrointestinal disorders.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.545-551
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• 2013

This study aimed to present a mouse model of ovalbumin (OVA) induced allergic diarrhea under a sub-barrier system and investigate the development of gut microbiota in this model. Male BALB/c mice were systemically sensitized with OVA or sham-sensitized with saline, and followed by oral OVA intubation, leading to OVA-specific acute diarrhea. Compared with sham-sensitized mice, sera OVA-specific IgG1 and total IgE in OVA-sensitized mice were dramatically elevated, and the number of mast cells was greatly increased in the jejunum of the OVA-sensitized mice. Principle component analysis of the DGGE profile showed that samples from group of OVA-sensitized mice and group of sham-sensitized mice were scattered into two different regions. Real-time PCR analysis showed that the number of 16S rRNA gene copies of Lactobacillus in the colon of OVA-sensitized mice decreased significantly, while there was no significant difference in the number of Bifidobacterium and total bacteria. In conclusion, OVA-specific allergic diarrhea was successfully induced under a sub-barrier system, and changes of allergic reactions during induction was coupled with changes in gut microbiota, especially the number of colonic Lactobacillus, but the role of gut microbiota in the development of food allergic reactions needs to be further evaluated.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.7107-7110
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• 2013

Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO), an occasional complication in patients with advanced urological cancer, causes gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea and vomiting leading to suffering which severely impairs quality of life (QOL). Drug therapy, especially octreotide, a synthetic analog of somatostatin, is reportedly effective in controlling the symptoms of MBO. In the present study, we administered octreotide to urological cancer patients with MBO and evaluated the improvement of subjective symptoms, oral intake, and nasogastric intubation. Fourteen terminally ill urological cancer patients suffering with MBO were included (age range 55-92, 10 male, 4 female). Octreotide was administered at $300{\mu}g/day$ to those patients subcutaneously as a continuous injection. Significant improvements in subjective symptoms were observed in thirteen patients (92.8%), and ten patients (71.4%) were able to resume oral intake. Four patients required nasogastric drainage before the administration of octreotide, but nasogastric intubation was discontinued in all these cases after the use of octreotide. Early initiation of octreotide resulted in better improvement of MBO symptoms, and no adverse event was observed in any of the patients. These results revealed that $300{\mu}g/day$ dose of octreotide is safe and effective for managing gastrointestinal symptoms of terminally ill urological cancer patients with MBO. We also recommend starting the treatment with ocreotide as soon as MBO is diagnosed.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.446-452
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• 2023

Background/Aims: Colonoscopy for screening is associated with unpleasant experiences for patients, and abdominal compression devices have been developed to minimize these problems. However, there is a paucity of data supporting the therapeutic benefits of this strategy. This study examined the effects of using an abdominal compression device during colonoscopy on the cecal intubation time (CIT), abdominal compression, patient comfort, and postural changes. Methods: We searched PubMed and Scopus (from inception to November 2021) for randomized controlled trials that assessed the effects of an abdominal compression device during colonoscopy on CIT, abdominal compression, patient comfort, and postural change. A random-effects meta-analysis was performed. Weighted mean differences (WMDs) and Mantel-Haenszel odds ratios (ORs) were calculated. Results: Our pooled analysis of seven randomized controlled trials revealed that abdominal compression devices significantly reduced CIT (WMD, -0.76 [-1.49 to -0.03] minutes; p=0.04), abdominal compression (OR, 0.52; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.28-0.94; p=0.03), and postural changes (OR, 0.46; 95% CI, 0.27-0.78; p=0.004) during colonoscopy. However, our results did not show a significant change in patient comfort (WMD, -0.48; 95% CI, -1.05 to 0.08; p=0.09) when using an abdominal compression device. Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate that employing an abdominal compression device may reduce CIT, abdominal compression, and postural change but have no impact on patient comfort.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2008

A 36-year-old female was transferred to our emergency medical center with decreased mental status after a 6.0 g propafenone overdose because of domestic disturbance. She had no previous history of epilepsy, diabetes mellitus, hypertension or psychiatric illness. Before presenting to our center, gastrointestinal decontamination, charcoal administration, and endotracheal intubation due to bradycardia and generalized seizure had been performed. Soon after hospital arrival, at 5 h after ingestion, she collapsed into shock and fatal arrhythmia. We successfully resuscitated the patient with amiodarone, sodium bicarbonate, a large volume of normal saline, calcium, and ventilator care. At 23 h after ingestion, she was fully recovered and had no subjective signs or symptoms. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of intentional propafenone overdose in Korea, which we report with reviews of the previous literature.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.83-86
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• 2020

Patients with tracheoesophageal fistula show signs of aspiration, possibly leading to pneumonia, which could be fatal to bed-ridden patients. Tracheoesophageal fistula occurs as a complication of intubation, tracheostomy tube insertion and nasogastric tube insertion. Possible etiology is pressure and ischemic necrosis given by tracheostomy tube and nasogastric tube to trachea and esophagus; or in some cases, larynx and hypopharynx. Meanwhile, for repair of tracheoesophageal fistula, transcervical approach can be considered but takes relatively long operation time and is not appropriate for patients with underlying diseases. We report a case of tracheoesophageal fistula complicated several years after tracheostomy tube and nasogastric tube insertion who came to medical attention with signs of aspiration. Authors successfully performed repair of the fistula under laryngeal microsurgery approach without skin incision and dissection, and thereby report the experience with review of literature.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.365-373
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• 1999

연구배경: 중환자실에서 기관절개의 적용은 보편화된 술기중의 하나이지만, 장기간의 기계 호흡으로 인한 기관삽관으로부터 기관절개로의 이행의 최적의 시기에 대해서는 아직 논란이 있다. 조기 기관절개는 기도 유지가 용이하며 구강 관리나 이동이 보다 자유로운 등의 장점이 있으나 병원내 감염이나 기도 협착의 위험을 증가시키는 단점을 갖고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 기관절개의 시행시기와 예후간의 관련성을 관찰하여 최적의 기관 절개의 시기를 알아 보고자 하였다. 방법: 본 연구는 후향적인 연구로서 35명의 내과계 및 15명의 외과계 환자를 대상으로 APACHE III 점수, 병원내 감염의 발생, 임상상의 변화에 대해 기관절개일로부터 28일간의 자료를 관찰하였다. 조기 및 후기 기관절개의 구분은 기관삽관시로부터 7 일을 기준으로 하였으며 각각 25명씩이었다. 결과: 조기 기관절개군과 후기 기관절개군은 각각 25명이었으며 평균연령은 각각 $48{\pm}18$세 및 $63{\pm}17$세로 조기 기관절개군에서 유의하게 낮았다. 기관절개까지 소요된 평균 시간은 조기 기관절개군과 후기 기관절개군에서 각각 3일과 13일이었다. 대상 환자의 원인 장기별 분포는 뇌 신경계 27례(54%), 호흡기계 14례(28%), 순환기계 4례(8%), 소화기계 4례(8%), 요로계 l례(2%)의 순이었고, 기관절개의 목적은 장기간 기계호흡이 필요하여 사행한 경우가 43례로 가장 많았고, 응급 기도확보가 5례, 그리고 분비물 제거를 위해 시행한 경우가 2례였으며, 조기 및 후기의 양환자군 사이의 기관절개 목적에 따른 통계학적 차이는 없었다. 기관삽관시, 기관절개시와 기관절개일로부터 7일간의 APACHE III 점수는 조기 및 후기군의 양군에서 유사하였다. 이를 다시 생존자군과 사망자군으로 나누어 분석했을 때도 양군간의 유의한 차이는 관찰되지 않았다. 병원내 감염의 발생, 기계호흡으로부터의 이탈과 사망률에 있어서도 가관절개일로부터 28일간을 관찰시 조기 및 후기 기관절개군간에 어떤 차이도 보이지 않았다. 사망률은 기관절개일부터 7일간 관찰기간중에 APACHE III 점수가 높을수록 증가하였다. 그러나, 기관절개의 시기와 기관절개 이전의 기계호흡 시행 일수 등에 따른 사망률의 증가는 없었다. 결론: 조기 기관절개는 병의 중증도, 원내 감염, 기계호흡의 지속 일수, 그리고 사망률에 있어 어떤 장점도 보이지 않았으며, 최적의 기관절개 시기는 개개의 임상적 판단에 따라야 할 것으로 사료되나 이에 대한 대규모 전향적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.95-100
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• 2011

Purpose: Ingestion of puffer fish can be poisonous due to the presence of potent neurotoxins such as tetrodotoxin (TTX) found in its tissues. There are few clinical reports related to TTX. We performed this study to evaluate the clinical characteristics of TTX poisoning. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of the 41 patients diagnosed with TTX poisoning who visited the Seoul Asan medical center from July 2004 and December 2010. A review of patients' electronic medical records and patient telephone interviews were conducted. Diagnosis of TTX poisoning was confirmed by observing the casual link between puffer fish consumption and the development of typical TTX intoxication symptoms. Results: The mean age of the patients included in the study was 46.6 years. The highest incidence of intoxication was observed in patients in their 50s (10 patients). Seasonal distribution of intoxication events included 10 in spring, 7 in summer, 10 in fall, and 14 in winter. In most cases, symptoms occurred within 1 hour of ingestion. A wide range of symptoms were associated with puffer fish ingestion affecting multiple body systems including neuromuscular (27 patients), gastrointestinal (19 patients), and cardiopulmonary/vascular (19 patients). All patients were treated with symptomatic and supportive therapy and recovered completely, without sequelae, within 48 hours. In three cases, ventilator support was required. Conclusion: TTX poisoning is not seasonally related, and patients admitted to the emergency room were observed with a wide range of symptoms. Where TTX poisoning is diagnosed, supportive therapy should be performed. Early intubation and ventilation is important, especially is cases of respiratory failure.