• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제65권3호
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• pp.479-488
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• 2022

Objective : The surgical management of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) caused by petrous apex meningioma (PAM) is still a challenge because of the lesion's deep location and the surrounding complex structures. The authors describe the intradural anterior transpetrosal approach (ATPA) and its effect on the treatment of TN secondary to PAM. Methods : A retrospective analysis of 15 patients with TN secondary to PAM who underwent surgery via the intradural ATPA was conducted. The key techniques, which included drilling off the petrosal apex (PA) and opening the upper wall of Meckel's cave (MC), are described in detail. Results : Total removal of the tumor and complete pain relief (Barrow Neurological Institute I) were achieved in all 15 patients without significant morbidity. Five patients developed new facial numbness postoperatively, which disappeared within three months after surgery. The postoperative magnetic resonance imaging showed temporal lobe swelling in three patients, but no clinical symptoms. One patient had cerebrospinal fluid leakage and was managed with bed rest and temporary lumbar drainage. One patient had an intracranial infection and was treated with antibiotics. By the last follow up, no patients had pain relapse or/and tumor recurrence. It is worth noting that the vascular compression at the root of the trigeminal nerve was found in one patient during the operation. Conclusion : Our experience suggests that drilling off the PA and opening the upper wall of the MC are key elements for a good outcome of the treatment of TN secondary to PAM. The intradural ATPA has the advantages for both tumor resection and pain relief.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.509-518
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• 2010

Purpose: Major drawbacks of conventional bone marrow stromal cells (BSCs) transplantation method are mainly caused by direct transplanted cell to host cell interactions. We hypothesized that separation of the transplanted cells by a microporous membrane might inhibit most of the potential adverse effects and induce superior effect. The purpose of the study is to determine the optimal condition of the microporous membrane. Methods: First, BSCs were placed in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) transwell inserts with 3, 8, or $12{\mu}m$ pore size, and cultured in 24 well culture plates. After 5 days, bottoms of the plates were observed for presence of attached BSCs in monolayer and cell numbers were evaluated. Second, BSCs were placed PET, polycarbonate (PCT), and mixed cellulose esters (MCE) transwell inserts with 3 and $8{\mu}m$ pore size, and cultured in 24 well culture plates. After 3 days, the supernatants of the media left in culture plate were analyzed for collagen, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), platelet derived growth factor BB (PDGF-BB), and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF). Third, BSCs were placed in 15% and 70% of the PET membrane with $3{\mu}m$ pore size. All the experimental conditions and methods were same as the second study. Results: The optimal pore sizes to prevent BSC leakage were $3{\mu}m$ and $8{\mu}m$. The amounts of type I collagen and three growth factors tested did not show significant differences among PET, PCT, and MCE groups. However, the collagen, VEGF, and bFGF levels were much higher in the high (70%) density group than in the low (15%) density group. Conclusion: This study revealed that the optimal pore size of membrane to prevent direct BSC to recipient cell contact is in between $3{\mu}m$ and $8{\mu}m$. Membrane materials and pore sizes do not influence the collagen and growth factor passage through the membrane. The most striking factor for collagen and growth factor transport is pore density of the membrane.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.455-459
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• 2006

급성 호흡곤란 증후군은 다양하게 유발되는 신체의 손상에 대한 방어기전으로 염증반응이 유발되어 생성되는 폐포 내의 부종으로 인해 호흡곤란과 저산소증이 초래되는 질환이다. 이 질환에서 표면활성제의 결핍과 폐포 표면 장력의 증가로 인해 폐포 동원에 장애가 오는 것이 결정적인 병인이고 표면활성제의 보충이 저산소증을 개선시킴으로써 중요한 치료 방안이 될 수 있다는 가설이 제시되었고 실제로 소아 환자들에서 저산소증을 개선시키고 증상의 호전을 얻었던 보고들이 여러 차례 있었다. 또한 이 질환의 주요 병인인 폐에서의 염증 반응에 주안점을 두고 스테로이드를 투여해 본 연구들에서 저용량 methylprednisolone으로 증상이 호전되고 생존율이 향상되었다는 결론을 얻은 바 있으나 두 치료 모두 ARDS에서 일반적인 적용은 확립되어 있지 않은 실정이다. 저자들은 급성 호흡곤란 증후군으로 진단받은 61일된 소아가 인공 호흡기 등의 보존적인 치료에 반응하지 않고 지속적으로 증상의 악화를 보이다가 표면활성제 120 mg/kg를 기도 내로 주입한 후 호흡곤란 증상과 저산소증 호전되고 $PaO_2/FiO_2$ 상승, 이후 저용량 methylprednisolone을 투여(2 mg/kg 14일간, 1 mg/kg 7일간, 0.5 mg/kg 7일간, 0.25 mg/kg 2일간, 0.125 mg/kg/d 2일간)한 후 2개월간의 추적 관찰에서 증상의 재발없고 방사선학적 검사상 섬유화 등의 합병증을 보이지 않았던 1례를 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.383-394
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• 1979

Treatment of valvular heart disease with valve replacement has been one of the most popular procedures in cardiac surgery recently. Although, first effort was directed toward the prosthetic valve, it soon became popular that bioprosthesis, the valvular xenograft, was prefered in the majority cases. Valvular xenograft has some superiority to the artificial prosthetic valve in some points of thromboembolism and hemolytic anemia, and it also has some inferiority of durability, immunologic reaction and resistance to Infection. Tremendous efforts were made to cover the inferiority with several methods of collection, preservation, and valve mounting of the porcine valve or pericardium of the calf, and also with surgical technique of the valvular xenograft replacement. Auther has collected 320 porcine aortic valves immediately after slaughter, and aortic cusps were coapted with cotton balls in the Valsalva sinuses to protect valve deformity after immersion in the Hanks' solution, and oxidation, cross-linking and reduction procedures were completed after the proposal of Carpentier in 1972. Well preserved aortic valves were suture mounted in the hand-made tissue valve frame of 19, 21, and 23 mm J.d., and also in the prosthetic vascular segment of 19 mm Ld. with 4-0 nylon sutures after careful trimming of the aortic valves. Completed valves were evaluated with bacteriologic culture, pressure tolerance test with tolerane gauge, valve durability test in the saline glycerine mixed solution with tolerance test machine in the speed of 300 rpm, and again with pathologic changes to obtain following results: 1. Bacteriologic culture of the valve tissue in five different preservation method for two weeks revealed excellent and satisfactory result in view of sterilization including 0.65% glutaraldehyde preservation group for one week bacteriologic culture except one tissue with Citobacter freundii in 75% ethanol preserved group. 2. Pressure tolerance test was done with an apparatus composed of V-connected manometer and pressure applicator. Tolerable limit of pressure was recorded when central leaking jet of saline was observed. Average pressure tolerated in each group was 168 mmHg in glutaraldehyde, 128 mmHg in formaldehyde, 92 mmHg in Dakin's solution, 48 mmHg in ethylene oxide gas, and 26 mmHg in ethanol preserved group in relation to the control group of Ringer's 90 mmHg respectively. 3. Prolonged durability test was performed in the group of frame mounted xenograft tissue valve with 300 up-and-down motion tolerance test machine/min. There were no specific valve deformity or wearing in both 19, 21, and 23 mm valves at the end of 3 months (actually 15 months), and another 3 months durability test revealed minimal valve leakage during pressure tolerance test due to contraction deformity of the non-coronary cusp at the end of 6 months (actually 30 months) in the largest 23 mm group. 4. Histopathologic observation was focussed in three view points, endothelial cell lining, collagen and elastic fiber destructions in each preservation methods and long durable valvular tolerance test group. Endothel ial cell lining and collagen fiber were well preserved in the glutaraldehyde and formaldehyde treated group with minimal destruction of elastic fiber. In long durable tolerance test group revealed complete destruction of the endothelial cell lining with minimal destruction of the collagen and elastic fiber in 3 month and 6 month group in relation to the time and severity. In conclusion, porcine xenograft treated after the proposal of Carpentier in 1972 and preserved in the glutaraldehyde solution was the best method of collection, preservation and valve mounting. Pressure tolerance and valve motion tolerance test, also, revealed most satisfactory results in the glutaraldehyde preserved group.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제34권9호
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• pp.698-703
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• 2001

배경: 하행 흉부대동맥류를 포함한 대동맥 질환을 가진 환자들에서 히생한 대동맥내 스텐트-그라프트 삽입술의 치료효과와 추적성적 및, 대상 환자들의 임상적 특징을 통해 치료방법으로서의 적응과 역할을 알아보았다. 대상 및 방법: 1995년 이후 모두 8명의 환자에서 진단방사선과와 협진으로 스텐트-그라프트 삽입술을 시행하였으며, 시술 전 진단으로는 외상성 대동맥 파열이 3례, 동맥경화증성 대동맥류 3례, 흉부가성대동맥류 파열 1례, 매독성 대동맥염에 의한 흉복무대동맥류가 1례였다. 시술은 혈관조영실에서 혈관조영을 하면서 시행하였고, 전신마취가 3례, 국소마취가 3례였고, 2례에서 경막외 마취하에 시술하였으며, 사용한 스텐트-그라프트는 0.35mm 굵기의 스테인레스 강철사를 지그재그 형태로 구부려 만든 스텐트를 서로 연결하고 인조혈과(Dacton)을 입힌 후 봉합한 것으로 제조회사에 의뢰하여 자체제작 하였다. 결과: 시술받은 환자의 전례에서 스텐트-그라프트 삽입시 기술적 어려움은 없었으며, 스텐트-그라프트 삽입후 4일에서 7일 사이에 시행했던 추적검사(4례)에서 스텐트-그라프트 주위부 누출이나 당초 목표했던 위이에서의 이탈은 없었다. 1례의 외사성 대동맥 파열이 었었던 환자가 시술 후 13일째 급성호흡곤란증후군 및 다장기부전으로 사망하였고, 매독성 대동맥염이 있었던 흉복부 대동맥류 환자가 시술 후 6일째 상행대동맥 및 대동맥궁에 대한 수술을 시행받고 술후 22일째 문합부위 파열로 사망하였다. 결론: 대동맥내 스텐트-그라프트를 이용한 흉복부 대동맥 질환의 치료는 수술에 따른 이환률 및 사망률을 고려할 때 특히 다장기부전으로 수술이 어려운 경우 또는 수술 후 합병증의 발생이 강력히 우려되는 경우에 안전하게 시행할 수 있는 치료의 한 방편으로서 의미를 가진다고 사료된다.행성 이하선염과 파라인플루엔자 바이러스는 외피가 있는 170-180nm 이었다.TEX>$\pm$0.10(100분), 0.46$\pm$0.11(120분), 0.52$\pm$0.15(심폐기 재가동 30분), 0.62$\pm$0.15(60분), 0.76$\pm$0.17(심폐기이탈 30분), 0.81$\pm$0.20(60분), 0.84$\pm$0.23(90분) and 0.94$\pm$0.33(120분)를 보였고 이는 역행성 뇌관류 전에 비해 유의하게 증가된 소견이었다(p<0.05). 뇌신피질, 기저핵, 해마에서 전자현미경 조직 소견을 관찰하였으며 마이토콘드리아의 부종을 관찰할 수 있었다. 결론 : 역행성 뇌관류 120분 후에 S100 베타 단백의 유의한 증가를 관찰할 수 있었으며 뇌조직 손상과의 관련성은 좀 더 연구되어야 할 부분으로 생각된다. 장기 생존 모델을 통한 재평가가 필요하다고 사료되며 심폐바이패스 시행 등의 교란 인자도 고려해야 할 것이다.비해 Progenitor II의 형질전환 효율이 현저히 떨어졌다. L. acidophilus HY7008과 HY7001은 두 기기 모두 형질전환이 이루어졌으나, L. acidophilus WEISBY와 NCFM은 Progeni-tor II에서 전이가 일어나지 않았으며, Gene Pulser에서 전이균주를 얻어 두 electroporator간에 형질전환 효율의 차이를 보였다. 11. L. casei 102S에 pLZ12를 electroporation시 낮은 전압에서 형질전환 효율이 비교적 좋았으며, 배양 시기를 달리하여 전이시켰을 때 대수생장 말기의 세포가 형질전환 효율이 좋았다. 12.