• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.57-60
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• 1975

Congenital esophageal stricture is infrequent disease entity and usually occurs in the mid esophagus. Tracheobronchial remnants in the esophagus causing esophageal stricture are extremely rare, and only few cases were reported in the literature. During last 17 years the authors experienced a case of congenital esophageal stricture due to ectopic tracheal cartilaginous ring who was complicated by peptic esophageal stricture 11 years after esophagogastrostomy. During thoracotomy we thought that the patient had unual achalasia of the esophagus, and couldn`t perform cardiomyotomy because of firm ring encircling the lower esophagus just above the hiatus. The patient was operated on lower esophagectomy including cardia and esophagogastrostomy at his age of two and a half years. Postoperatively the patient did well for 11 years but later he developed intermittent regurgitation without substernal burning, and reoperated under the diagnosis of peptic esophageal stricture-lower esophagectomy, proximal gastrectomy, esophagogastrostomy and Heineke-Mikulicz pyloroplasty with good operative result.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.62-71
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• 2019

Purpose: The laparoscopic transhiatal approach (LA) for adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEJ) is advantageous since it allows better visualization of the surgical field than the open approach (OA). We compared the surgical outcomes of the 2 approaches. Materials and Methods: We analyzed 108 patients with AEJ who underwent transhiatal distal esophagectomy and gastrectomy with curative intent between 2003 and 2015. Surgical outcomes were reviewed using electronic medical records. Results: The LA and OA were performed in 37 and 71 patients, respectively. Compared to the OA, the LA was associated with significantly shorter duration of postoperative hospital stay (9 vs. 11 days, P=0.001), shorter proximal resection margins (3 vs. 7 mm, P=0.004), and extended operative times (240 vs. 191 min, P=0.001). No significant difference was observed between the LA and OA for intraoperative blood loss (100 vs. 100 mL, P=0.392) or surgical morbidity rate ($grade{\geq}II$) for complications (8.1% vs. 23.9%, P=0.080). Two cases of anastomotic leakage occurred in the OA group. The number of harvested lymph nodes was not significantly different between the LA and OA groups (54 vs. 51, P=0.889). The 5-year overall and 3-year relapse-free survival rates were 81.8% and 50.7% (P=0.024) and 77.3% and 46.4% (P=0.009) for the LA and OA groups, respectively. Multivariable analyses revealed no independent factors associated with overall survival. Conclusions: The LA is feasible and safe with short- and long-term oncologic outcomes similar to those of the OA.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.220-230
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• 2024

Purpose: Prevention of pancreas-related complications after gastric cancer surgery is critical. Polyglycolic acid (PGA) mesh reduces postoperative pancreatic fistula formation following pancreatic resection. However, the clinical efficacy of PGA mesh in gastric cancer surgery has not been adequately investigated. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study compared the short-term outcomes between two groups: patients who underwent minimally invasive R0 gastrectomy for gastric cancer with the use of a PGA mesh (PGA group) and those without the use of a PGA mesh (non-PGA group) at the Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, between January 2019 and May 2023. Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to adjust for the possible confounding factors. Results: A total of 834 patients were initially included, of whom 614 (307 in each group) remained after PSM. The amylase levels in the drained abdominal fluid on postoperative days 1 and 3 were similar between the PGA and non-PGA groups. The PGA group had a significantly lower incidence of pancreas-related complications of Clavien-Dindo grade ≥2 than that in the non-PGA group (6.8% vs. 2.9%, P=0.025). In subgroup analyses, the odds ratio for pancreas-related complications appeared to be better in the PGA group than in the non-PGA group in patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification score of 2 or 3, those operated via a laparoscopic approach, and those undergoing procedures other than proximal gastrectomy. Conclusions: The use of PGA mesh significantly reduced pancreas-related complications after minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer and might thus benefit patients at risk of such complications.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.141-147
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• 2008

목적: 상부 진행위암 환자에서 시행된 복강경 보조 위 전절제술의 초기 경험을 개복 위 전 절제술과 비교 분석하여 수술결과를 평가하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 2004년 4월부터 2008년 3월까지 복강경 보조 위 전 절제술과 $D1+{\beta}$ 이상의 림프절 절제술이 시행된 47명의 환자 중, 수술 후 진행위암으로 확진된 29명의 환자(LATG군)를 같은 시기에 개복 위 전 절제술을 시행한 35명의 환자(OTG군)와 임상병리학적 특징, 수술 후 결과, 재발 및 생존기간 등을 후향적으로 비교하였다. 결과: 두 군의 성비, 나이, 체질량 지수 및 병기 등에서 차이는 없었으나, 암종의 크기는 LATG군이 평균 6.1 cm로 OTG군의 9.2 cm에 비해 유의하게 작았으며, 근위부 절제연은 평균 3.6 cm로 OTG의 2.1 cm에 비해 유의하게 길었다. 수술시간은 LATG군이 평균 361.3분으로 OTG군의 289.0분보다 유의하게 길었으나, 출혈량, 합병증, 장 운동 회복일, 음식 섭취 시작일과 재원일에는 차이가 없었다. 수술 후 추적기간은 18.8개월(범위 3~46개월)이었으며 평균 생존기간은 LATG군 31개월과 OTG군 32개월, 무병 생존기간은 평균 28개월과 24개월로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 재발률은 LATG 군이 30.8%, OTG군은 34.3%였으며 재발부위는 두 군 모두 복막과 림프절이 가장 많았다. 결론: 대상 환자가 적은 후향적 연구지만 복강경 보조 위전 절제술은 진행위암의 치료에서 개복 위 전 절제술과 비교 시 수술과 연관된 합병증이나 생존기간, 재발율 등에서 유의한 차이가 없었음을 확인하였다. 그러나 환자의 예후에 대한 장기 추적 관찰과 전향적 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.196-203
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• 2004

The Information Committee of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association sent questionnaires to 31 laparoscopic gastric surgeons about their personal experiences with laparoscopic gastric surgery from 2001 to 2003. Twenty-four surgeons responded to the questionnaires (response rate: $77.4\%$).The number of laparoscopic gastric surgeries from 2001 to 2003 was 1,130 and increased from 209 in 2001 to 593 in 2003. The number of operations for a gastric adenocarcinoma also increased from 87 cases in 2001 to 403 cases in 2003. Laparoscopic radical procedures, such as a laparoscopyassisted distal gastrectomy or total gastrectomy (LADG or LATG), have increased rapidly during this period. (55 cases in 2001, 150 cases in 2002, and 364 cases in 2003). Laparoscopic function-preserving gastrectomies were not performed until 2003, during which year one pylorus- preserving gastrectomy and six proximal gastrectomies were performed laparoscopically. A wedge resection for a gastric submucosal tumor was performed in 71 cases in 2001, 82 in 2002, and 103 in 2003. Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) was performed in 39 cases in 2001, 55 in 2002, and 49 in 2003. As for personal indications for a LADG, 14 surgeons performed a LADG only for a T1 lesion, and 5 surgeons extended their indications to T2N0 lesions. In the near future, laparoscopic procedures for gastric cancer will be widely adopted in Korea if the medical-insurance obstacle is overcome and the long-term survival results are verified.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.368-378
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• 2021

Purpose: When patients with early gastric cancer (EGC) undergo non-curative endoscopic submucosal dissection requiring gastrectomy (NC-ESD-RG), additional medical resources and expenses are required for surgery. To reduce this burden, predictive model for NC-ESD-RG is required. Materials and Methods: Data from 2,997 patients undergoing ESD for 3,127 forceps biopsy-proven differentiated-type EGCs (2,345 and 782 in training and validation sets, respectively) were reviewed. Using the training set, the logistic stepwise regression analysis determined the independent predictors of NC-ESD-RG (NC-ESD other than cases with lateral resection margin involvement or piecemeal resection as the only non-curative factor). Using these predictors, a risk-scoring system for predicting NC-ESD-RG was developed. Performance of the predictive model was examined internally with the validation set. Results: Rate of NC-ESD-RG was 17.3%. Independent pre-ESD predictors for NC-ESD-RG included moderately differentiated or papillary EGC, large tumor size, proximal tumor location, lesion at greater curvature, elevated or depressed morphology, and presence of ulcers. A risk-score was assigned to each predictor of NC-ESD-RG. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for predicting NC-ESD-RG was 0.672 in both training and validation sets. A risk-score of 5 points was the optimal cut-off value for predicting NC-ESD-RG, and the overall accuracy was 72.7%. As the total risk score increased, the predicted risk for NC-ESD-RG increased from 3.8% to 72.6%. Conclusions: We developed and validated a risk-scoring system for predicting NC-ESD-RG based on pre-ESD variables. Our risk-scoring system can facilitate informed consent and decision-making for preoperative treatment selection between ESD and surgery in patients with EGC.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.100-103
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• 2013

A 79-year-old man was diagnosed with gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of the gastric cardia. We performed proximal subtotal gastrectomy and started imatinib therapy as adjuvant treatment after surgery. Whole body skin rash with urticaria was onset on 10 days after imatinib treatment, and the patient decided to stop imatinib because of side effect. After 3 months, PET CT revealed GIST was recurred at spleen and abdominal lymph nodes, abdominal wall. The patient was then restarted on imatinib therapy. On follow-up imaging studies, the tumor almost disappeared, but both pleural effusion and pericardial effusion were found. In this paper, we describe a case of clinical course and side effects in recurred GIST after adjuvant imatinib mesylate treatment.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.295-303
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• 2005

대한복강경위장관연구회가 2004년 전국에서 시행된 복강경 위 수술의 현황을 조사하였다. 모두 36개의 기관으로부터 38명의 외과의가 설문에 응답하였다. 2004년 한 해 동안 시행된 복강경 위 수술은 총 1,089예였고 1995년부터 2004년까지 시행된 복강경 위 수술을 누적하면 모두 2,386예였다. 2004년에 위선암 환자에서 시행된 복강경 위 수술은 2003년보다 약 2배 많은 754예였다. 위선암에 대한 근치적 위절제술인 복강경보조위아전절제술 및 복강경보조위전절제술은 2001년도를 전환점으로 급속히 증가하였다(2001년 55예, 2002년 150예, 2003년 364예, 2004년 738예). 특히 복강경보조위전절제술은 작년에 폭발적 인 증가를 보였다. (2003년 20예, 2004년 112예). 그러나 복강경보조유문부보존위절제술 및 복강경보조근위부위절제술과 같은 복강경보조기능보존위절제술은 작년 각각 1예씩 시행되어 아직 보편화되지 않았다. 위 점막하종양에 시행된 복강경위쐐기절제술은 142예였다. Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery는 2001년 39예, 2002년 55예, 2003년 49예가 시행되었으나 2004년에는 단 5예만 시행되어 급격한 감소를 보였다. 고도비만수술은 2003년도에 시작되어 2004년에는 49예로 증가하였다. 위선 암에서 복강경위수술의 적응증에 대한 견해로서 19명이 조기위암에서 시행한다고 하였고 7명은 적응증을 T2N0까지 넓히고 있었다. 앞으로 보험문제가 해결이 되고 장기 성적이 나온다면 위선암에 대한 복강경 위 수술은 널리 보편화될 것이다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.141-148
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• 2010

We have always attempted to create a standard treatment protocol for patients with gastric cancer. However, many debates still exist regarding gastric cancer treatment. For the past 2 years, at the Annual Congress of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association, we have presented a grand symposium on the "Debates on the strategy for treating gastric cancer". In 2008, four major topics were discussed and voted on after discussion. The four major topics were proximal location treatment for early gastric cancer, management choices for pyloric obstruction with advanced gastric cancer, management of liver metastasis, and reconstruction methods after a distal gastrectomy. The opinions of the audience for six minor topics were expressed by an electronic voting system. In 2009, the four main topics were treatment for submucosal tumor sized around 2 cm, laparoscopic gastrectomy in T2N1 gastric cancer, choices for managing gastric lymphoma, and application of a pylorus preserving procedure for early gastric cancer at the antrum. The opinions of the audience for these six minor topics were expressed by an electronic voting system, as was conducted in 2008. It was good opportunity to identify a point of contact about the debates on managing gastric cancer. The results of these debates and studies will identify the best methods to treat patients with gastric cancer.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제34권12호
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• pp.930-936
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• 2001

배경 : 식도-위 경계부위에 발생되는 암의 원발병소에는 하부식도의 편평상피세포암, 바렛씨 식도에서 발생한 선암, 위의 분문부에서 발생한 선암, 그리고 상부 위암에서 하부식도를 침범하는 경우들이 있다. 이중 국내에서는 식도-위 경계부위를 침범하는 선암의 대부분은 상부위암의 경계부 침범으로 생각된다. 대상 및 방법 : 저자등은 식도-위 경계부위를 침범하는 위암중 1988년부터 1999년까지 원자력병원에서 수술적 절제를 시행받은 환자를 조사하였다. 결과 : 총 212명이 수술을 받았고 남녀비는 156:56 이었다. 나이는 22세에서 78세였고 정중복부절개, 좌 우 흥부절개 및 복부절개, 그리고 흉-복부 동시절개 등이 이용되었다. 술후 병기는 IA가 7명, IB가 11명, II가 26명, IIIA가 75명, IIIB가 35명, 그리고 IV기가 58명 이었다. 199명에서 근치적 절제를 할 수 있었고 200명에서 위의 전절제를 시행하였다. 164례 에서 하부식도의 침습이 있었다(77.4%). 74.1%는 복부 임파절에 전이가 있었고 17례(8%)에서 종격동 임파절의 침범이 있었다. 수술 사망률은 3.3%였고 전체환자의 5년 생존율은 35%였다. 결론 : 또 여러 가지 수술 접근방법이나 수술시 고려해야 할 점들이 많지만 식도-위 경계부위를 침범한 위암의 수술시 충분한 절제길이와 적절한 임파절의 절제를 위하여 흉부 및 복부의 동시접근이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.