• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.499-502
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• 2013

Trace elements which are essential components of biological structures may also be toxic when present at levels above the amounts required for biological function. In our study, trace element levels were measured with furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry in 33 newly diagnosed renal cell carcinoma cases (preoperative) and 32 healthy controls. When compared with the control group, it was found that the levels of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) were higher and the levels of zinc (Zn), iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) were lower in the patient group. These changes may be important in the formation of renal cell carcinoma, a question which should be explored with postoperative comparative studies.

• Journal of Korean Medical Science
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• 제33권43호
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• pp.277.1-277.10
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• 2018

Background: To examine survival rates and renal function after partial nephrectomy (PN) and radical nephrectomy (RN) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Methods: We studied 4,332 patients who underwent PN or RN for pathological T1a-T2N0M0 renal cell carcinoma from 1988 to 2014. Patients were divided into two subgroups of CKD stage I-II and stage III. Kidney function, and survival outcomes were compared between groups. Results: We included 1,756 patients with CKD I-II and 276 patients with CKD III in the final pair-matched analysis. Kidney function was significantly better preserved in the PN than in the RN group among all patients. However, the beneficial effect of PN on kidney function gradually disappeared over time in CKD III patients. The 5-year overall survival (OS) rates after PN and RN differed in patients with CKD I-II disease (99.4% vs. 96.5%, respectively, P = 0.015). The 5-year OS rates after surgery were not affected by mode of nephrectomy in CKD III patients (97.8% vs. 93.5%, P = 0.103). The 5-year cancer-specific survival rates did not differ between treatment groups in all CKD stage. Cox hazard analysis showed that the operative method was a significant factor for OS in CKD I-II patients (hazard ratio [HR], 0.320; confidence interval [CI], 0.122-0.840; P = 0.021). However, PN was not beneficial in terms of OS in CKD III patients (HR, 0.395; CI, 0.086-1.172; P = 0.117). Conclusion: PN is associated with a higher OS rate and better kidney function in patients with preoperative CKD stage I and II, but not in those with CKD stage III.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.51-55
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• 2014

소아에서 신장동맥의 동맥류는 신혈관성 고혈압 가운데 드문 질환으로 하나로 수술적인 치료법 가운데 복잡한 형태의 동맥류의 경우 신혈관 재건술과 신장 자가이식술이 현재 선호되고 있는 수술법이다. 본 저자들은 13세 소아환자에서 우연히 정기건강검진에서 발견된 고혈압에 대해 시행한 전산화 단층 혈관촬영술을 통해 발견된 일측성 신장동맥의 동맥류에 대해 보고한다. 환아는 $2.8{\times}2.1{\times}1.9$ cm의 크기의 우측 낭포성 동맥류가 발견되었으며, 분지혈관이 복잡하고 병변이 신문부에 위치하여 신혈관 재건술과 신장 자가이식을 시행하였다. 그러나 도플러 신장 초음파를 통해 신장 혈류가 매우 감소하였음을 확인 후 신장 자가이식 한지 5일째 신절제술을 시행하였다. 병리적 소견은 전반적인 신장 허혈성 변화를 보였고, 섬유근성 형성장애를 시사하는 소견은 없었다. 본 저자들은 국내에서 현재까지 보고된 바 없는 신혈관성 고혈압 및 일측성 신동맥의 동맥류로 진단된 소아를 대상으로 체외 신혈관 재건 및 신장 자가이식을 시도한 증례를 보고하였다. 추후에 신동맥의 동맥류와 관련된 신혈관성 고혈압의 치료에 대한 다양한 방법 및 장기적인 추적 관찰에 대한 보고가 추가되어야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제38권12호
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• pp.828-834
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• 2005

배경: 만성 신부전증 환자들에게 심폐바이패스 없이 시행하는 관상동맥우회술은 수술 후 신기능보존에 더 유리한 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 심폐바이패스 없이 시행한 관상동맥우회술을 시행 받은 만성신부전 환자들의 수술 전후의 신기능을 조사함으로써 신기능의 자연 경과를 예측하고 나아가 수술후 신기능 악화시 투석 여부 결정에 도움을 주고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2001년 1월부터 2004년 12월까지 심폐바이패스 없이 시행한 관상동맥우회술을 시행 받은 환자들 중 수술 전 혈중 크레아티닌 수치가 1.7 mg/dL 이상이었던 만성 신부전증 환자 26명을 대상으로 그들의 신기능을 혈중 크레아티닌 수치를 중심으로 조사하였다. 혈중 크레아티닌 수치 3 mg/dL를 기준으로 그 미만과(group 1) 이상인(group 2) 두 군으로 나누어 각 군에서의 신기능의 변화를 조사하였다. 또한 투석의 영향을 배제한 신기능의 자연 변화를 알아보기 위하여 수술 전후에 투석을 시행받지 않았던 환자들을 대상으로 하여 그들의 신기능을 조사하였다 결과: 수술 전에 투석을 시행 받고 있던 환자 8명은 수술 후 모두 투석을 지속하였고 수술 후에 새로 투석을 시작한 환자는 3명이었다. 전체 환자들의 수술 전 평균 혈중 크레아티닌 수치는 4.19$\pm$3.4 mg/dL이었으며, 수술 후 크레아티닌 수치는 수술 후 3일에 4.36$\pm$2.7 mg/dL로 최고치를 보였고 수술 후 5일에 수술 전 수치로 회복되었다. Group 1의 경우에는 수술 전 평균 혈중 크레아티닌 수치가 1.87 $\pm$0.25 mg/dL이었으며, 수술 후 4일에 혈중 크레아티닌 수치가 최고를 보였으며(평균 혈중 크레아티닌 수치=2.19$\pm$0.52 mg/dL, p=0.017), 그 이후로는 감소하는 경과를 보였다. Croup 2의 경우에는 수술후 신기능의 변화에 있어서 유의한 결과를 관찰 할 수 없었다. 수술 전후 투석을 시행 받지 않았던 환자들에(n=15) 있어서도 수술 후 3일에 혈중 크레아티닌 수치의 유의한 상승을 보였으며(p=0.017), 수술 후 5일 이후에는 자연 감소하는 경과를 관찰할 수 있었다(p=0.01).크레아티닌 제거율을 조사했던 환자들에 있어서는 크레아티닌 제거율이 혈중 크레아티닌 수치와 역비례함을 확인할 수 있었다. 결론: 심폐바이패스 없이 시행한 관상동맥우회술을 시행 받은 만성 신부전증 환자들에 있어서 수술 후 3$\∼$4일까지는 혈중 크레아티닌 수치가 상승하나 5일 이후에는 자연 감소하는 경과를 관찰할 수 있었다. 그러므로 혈중 크레아티닌 수치가 상승하더라도 환자의 상태에 심각한 문제를 유발할 상태가 아니라면 투석 여부는 수술 후 4일 이후에 결정하는 것이 좋을 것으로 생각한다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.191-201
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• 1989

Nowadays, in spite of the remarkable development of the results of open heart surgery, the incidence of postoperative acute renal failure [ARF] has been increased due to the expansion of the candidates and prolonged operation time for complicated cases. It is also well known that ARF after open heart surgery, if once occurred, is a critical complication, therefore early diagnosis and treatment about it are very important for prognosis. Recently a low molecular weight [2 * microglobulin [[2* MG]has been used as a indicator of renal function. Because of the properties of [2 * MG, serum concentration of it is increased in glomerular dysfunction and urine excretion of it is increased in tubular dysfunction. Author studied about the perioperative changes of serum [2* MG and BUN concentration in 25 children and 30 adults for evaluation of significances of [2* MG as a parameter of postoperative renal function in open heart surgery, and the results were obtained as follows. l. In open heart surgery, the serum [2* MG concentration was elevated postoperatively in the all cases from the first postoperative day. 2. There were a significant correlation between the preoperative BUN and [2* MG concentration [P< 0.01]. The correlation factor[r] in child group was 0.8512, and in adults 0.8636. 3. The maximum level of serum [2* MG in the both child and adult groups were noticed in 4th postoperative day as 2.61*0.80mg/ 1 in child group and 3.39*1.47 mg/ 4 in adult group, and there was a significant difference between the two groups statistically[P < 0.05]. 4. The pattern of changes of serum concentration of [2* MG with time was very similar with the changes of BUN, but in a case of ARF [expired with it] the changes of [2* MG was more remarkable. 5. There was a significant differences in the maximum level of [2* MG between the 2 group according to the ECC time [groups of below and above 60 minutes] [P< 0.01].

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.48-52
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• 2024

While simultaneous bilateral partial nephrectomy with a conventional multiport robot has been consistently reported since the 2010s, the introduction of the DaVinci SP system (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) could provide a novel way to perform surgery on bilateral kidneys while innovatively reducing the number of incisions. In our first report worldwide, the patient with bilateral small renal mass (2.0 cm for the left and 1.5 cm for the right side) and preoperative normal renal function was placed in the lateral decubitus position on an inverted bed. After tilting the bed to be as horizontal as possible, a 4-cm incision was made in the lower part of the umbilicus for the floating trocar technique. The partial nephrectomy was performed reliably as with the conventional transperitoneal approach, and then the patient could be repositioned to the contralateral side for the same procedure, maintaining all trocars. Total operation time (skin to skin), total console time, and the left- and right-side warm ischemic times were 260, 164, 27, and 23 minutes, respectively, without applying the early declamping technique. The estimated blood loss was 200 mL. The serum creatinine right after the operation, on the first day, 3 days, and 90 days after surgery were 0.92, 0.77, 0.79, and 0.81 mg/dL, respectively. For 90 days after the procedure, no complications or radiologic recurrence were observed. Further clinical studies will reveal the advantages of using the DaVinci SP device for this procedure over traditional multiport surgery, maximizing the benefit of a single port-based approach.

• 대한비뇨기종양학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.89-96
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• 2018

Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) has a relatively low prevalence rate of about 1.8 per 100,000 people. According to the recent literature, the development of diagnostic techniques has gradually increased the prevalence and diagnosis rate. In the past, when UTUC was diagnosed, more than 60% of the patients were diagnosed as locally advanced or metastatic cancer. However, since 2010, approximately 70% of the patients have been diagnosed as operable stage. Although radical nephroureterectomy is known as the basis of treatment for UTUC, overall survival is poor in patients with lymph node invasion. Especially, the finding that a localized UTUC is associated with a high risk of cancer metastasis in approximately 50% of patients suggests that these patients may not have sufficient treatment through surgery alone. The European Association of Urology and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guideline 2017 suggested that postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy may be considered in patients with advanced UTUC beyond pT2. Also, recent meta-analyses have reported that cisplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy can be expected to have a synergistic effect of overall survival and disease-free survival. However, many patients with UTUC undergo postoperative renal failure, which may result in failure to perform cisplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy with adequate dose. For this reason, several researchers have suggested that it is beneficial to apply neoadjuvant chemotherapy when the preoperative renal function is maintained to a certain extent. But, neoadjuvant chemotherapy has not been used by many clinicians because of the lack of studies and the rarity of the disease. We are currently discussing the outcomes and prospects of perioperative chemotherapy.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.224-227
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• 1993

We experienced one case of orthotopic cardiac transplantation in a patient with end stage dilated cardiomyopathy. This 50 year-old female recipient was suffered from NYHA functional class IV cardiac failure and dependent upon intravenous inotropic support for 2 months [recipient category 1]. Her preoperative condition was grave with left ventricular ejection fraction of 20% and estimated systolic pulmonary arterial pressure [from Doppler study] was 50mmHg. The brain-dead donor was 31 year-old male with head trauma. The body sizes [weight, height] of the donor/recipient were 70 Kg, 165 cm / 43 Kg, 160 cm and appropriately overmatched. Preoperatively, identical ABO/Rh blood group [A+] and nonreacting HLA crossmatching were confirmed. On November 11 1992 cardiac transplantation was performed without complication. Multiple organ procurement team and heart transplantation team were organized the operation schedule appropriately to minimize the ischemic time. The pump time was 126 minutes and aortic crossclamping time of recipient heart was 73 minutes and, as a result, total ischemic time of the transplanted heart was 75 minutes. Postoperatively, the vital signs were stable with minimal inotropic support. The immunosuppressive therapy was commenced from preoperatively and cyclosporine, azathioprine, and corticosteroid were used as a combination therapy as scheduled and monitored with blood drug concentration, WBC count, renal function and most importantly regular endomyocardial biopsy.Now, 5 months after transplantation, the patient is in NYHA functional class II with minimal cardiac drug support.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.240-248
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• 2014

Background: Open heart surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is considered one of the most frequent surgical procedures in which acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent and serious complication. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficiency of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) as an early AKI biomarker after CPB in cardiac surgery (CS). Methods: Thirty-seven adult patients undergoing CS with CPB were included in this retrospective study. They had normal preoperative renal function, as assessed by the creatinine (Cr) level, NGAL level, and estimated glomerular filtration rate. Serial evaluation of serum NGAL and Cr levels was performed before, immediately after, and 24 hours after the operation. Patients were divided into two groups: those who showed normal immediate postoperative serum NGAL levels (group A, n=30) and those who showed elevated immediate postoperative serum NGAL levels (group B, n=7). Statistical analysis was performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 18. Results: Of the 37 patients, 6 (6/37, 16.2%) were diagnosed with AKI. One patient belonged to group A (1/30, 3.3%), and 5 patients belonged to group B (5/7, 71.4%). Two patients in group B (2/7, 28.5%) required further renal replacement therapy. Death occurred in only 1 patient (1/37, 2.7%), who belonged to group B. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that postoperative plasma NGAL levels can be used as an early biomarker for the detection of AKI following CS using CPB. Further studies with a larger sample size are needed to confirm our results.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.177-186
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• 1994

Pentastarch is a hydroxyethyl starch similar to hetastarch, but lower average molecular weight and fewer hydroxyethyl groups which result in enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis and faster renal elimination.This report was performed to compare the clinical efficacy and safety of 10 % pentastarch[Pentaspan , group I] for plasma volume expansion after open heart surgery with that of 5% albumin[Plasmanate, group II]. There were no statistically significant differences between the group I [n=18] and group II [n:19] in the preoperative parameters [age, sex, body weight] and operative parameters[bypass time, aorta cross clamping time]. During the first 24 hours after arrival of the patient in the surgical intensive care unit, colloid solution [500--1000 ml] was infused to maintain left atrial pressure of more than 8 mmHg, or cardiac index of 2.0 L/min/M2 of more. In results, there were 3 complications of hypotension immediately after infusion of 5 % albumin solution and 2 among the 3 patients were excluded for the study. However there was no complication after infusion of 10 % pentastarch solution. Hemodynamic responses to infusion was similar for both groups, although in group I a greater increase in both left atrial pressure[mean 1.8 versus 0.7 mmHg, p< 0.05] and right atrial pressure [mean 2.2 versus 1.7 mmHg, p < 0.05] was observed during infusion of the first 500 ml. There were no significant differences in any of the measured respiratory parameters[PaO2, intrapulmonary shunt, and effective lung compliance]. Homodilution with colloid significantly reduced hemoglobin [mean 1.2 versus 0.8 gm/dl], and serum protein and albumin level[total protein;4.8$\pm$ 0.5 versus 5.2 $\pm$0.5 gm/dl, p < 0.05: albumin: 3.2 $\pm$0.4 versus 3.6 $\pm$0.6 gm/dl, p < 0.05] by 6:00 AM on 1 day postoperatively, however there were no significant differences on 7 day postoperatively. The mean serum colloid osmotic pressure and osmolarity was similar in both group.There were no abnormal findings of liver function and kidney function in all the patients. There were no significant between-group differences in bleeding time, platelets, prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time and amount of chest tube output measured on 1st and 7th postoperative day. These findings demonstrated that 10% pentastarch is more effective and safe for plasma volume expension than 5 % albumin solution with no adverse effects on coagulation. Also 10 % pentastarch is less expensive than 5 % albumin and it would appeare to be a reasonable first choice for plasma volume expansion.