• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.228-233
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• 2012

Objective : Chronic neck or back pain can be managed with various procedures. Although these procedures are usually well-tolerated, a variety of side effects have been reported. In this study we reviewed cases of unexpected temporary adverse events after blocks and suggest possible causes. Methods : We reviewed the records of patients treated with spinal pain blocks between December 2009 and January 2011. The types of blocks performed were medial branch blocks, interlaminar epidural blocks and transforaminal epidural blocks. During the first eight months of the study period (Group A), 2% mepivacaine HCL and triamcinolone was used, and during the last six months of the study period (Group B), mepivacaine was diluted to 1% with normal saline. Results : There were 704 procedures in 613 patients. Ten patients had 12 transient neurologic events. Nine patients were in Group A and one was in Group B. Transient complications occurred in four patients after cervical block and in eight patients after lumbar block. Side effects of lumbar spine blocks were associated with the concentration of mepivacaine (p<0.05). The likely causes were a high concentration of mepivacaine in five patients, inadvertent vascular injection in three patients, intrathecal leak of local anesthetics in one, and underlying conversion disorder in one. Conclusion : Spinal pain blocks are a good option for relieving pain, but clinicians should always keep in mind the potential for development of inevitable complications. Careful history-taking, appropriate selection of the anesthetics, and using real-time fluoroscopy could help reduce the occurrence of adverse events.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.100-105
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• 1999

Purpose : When the value of X,Y,Z coordination of the isocenter are reallocated from an arbitrary point using DRR (Digitally Reconstructed Radiographs) image in CT Simulation, conventional simulation is normally performed to verify the accuracy of this reallocation of the isocenter through the fluroscopy. The purpose of our experiment is to determine whether repeated test of the verification is necessary or not, and to analyze errors of reallocation with respect to the body region and the beam projection, if necessary, Material and Method : For 200 simulation patient, an arbitrary point is marked on each body and axial scaning is performed using CT, and treatment planing is done by drawing tumor and target volume on each slice. Using the planing data and the reallocated point of the isocenter, DRR image can be obtained and the final isocenter are marked on the patient's skin. In order to verify this reallocation of X,Y.Z coordination from CT simulation, We measure and evaluate the errors of these value on the fluoroscopy monitor and systematize them by classifying according to each body region (Brain, Neck and SCL, Lung, Esophagus, abdomen, Breast and Pelvis) and each beam projection {AP(PA), Supine, Prone and conformal : etc. } Conclusion : Isocenters are shifted by 3-5 mm in the case of Neck & SCL, Breast. at Abdomen, while noticeable differences are not found in other regions. Also, there are not correlations between the errors and the body regions or beam projections. However, our experiment intends to decide whether the procedure of verification is necessary on the vase of time and economy. It is regretful that we could not fully analyze the geometrical errors of DRR image and visual errors from the divergence. In conclusion, according to how much doctor consider tumor margin in drawing tumor and target volume, the meaning of analysis on the reallocation of isocenter should be reinterpreted, (which depends on the experience and capability of doctors)

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.224-229
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• 1996

Head and neck arteriovenous malformation usually forms huge mass, cause profuse bleeding or potenially compromise the airway. This bleeding is vulnerable to be uncontrollable and life­threatening. Sometimes it has a high mortality. Although surgical resection is possible in some cases, the morbidity such as a defects of soft tissue is very high and its reconstruction is very difficult. The authors report an 11 year old female patient in whom occlusion of arteriovenous malformation with glue after transcutaneous embolization made a satisfactory results. At the beginning, she was transferred for massive oral bleeding. The bleeding was persistent and it was not possible to remove the packing in spite of many times of embolizations through feeding arteries. The massive bleeding trom the left upper alveolar mucosa compromised the airway and tracheotomy was done. Whenever the hypovolemic shock was occurred in a short time, blood transfusion and cardiopulmonary resucitation were done. To embolize the vascular mass of arteriovenous malformation, as a final trial before operation, the spinal needle was administered through the left upper gingiva under the fluoroscopy. The glue was injected on the target. The bleeding was stopped and we have noticed the absence of nidus on follow-up angiography after 3 weeks. We experienced that some cases of arteriovenous malformation in head & neck revealing the bleeding could be treated with transcutaneous embolization instead of surgical resection.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.52-57
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• 2009

Background: Transforaminal epidural injection (TEI) may be useful to treat unilateral pain that has a dermatomal distribution. In this approach, the needle tip can be placed closer to the dorsal root ganglion and ventral aspect of the nerve root. However many studies have reported that serious complications following TEI occurred more frequently when it was conducted at the cervical level. One of the presumptive mechanisms of the complication is intravascular injection. Therefore this study was conducted to identify the incidence of complications in response to intravascular injections at cervical segments. Methods: This study included all patients, who visited our pain clinic and had radicular symptoms or herpes zoster associated pain. All procedures were conducted under fluoroscopic guidance with contrast enhancement by one of the authors. After the ideal needle position was confirmed by biplanar fluoroscopy, the blood aspiration through the needle hub was evaluated, and a 3 ml mixture of nonionic contrast (2 ml) with normal saline (1 ml) was injected at a rate of 0.3-0.5 ml/sec continuously under real time fluoroscopic visualization. We then classified the contrast spreading pattern as neural, simultaneous neural and vascular, or vascular. Results: A total 71 cervical TEIs were performed. In 26 cases (36.6%), the contrast only spread to the nerve sheath. However, 45 cases (63.4%) showed an intravascular spreading pattern, 37 (52.1%) of which showed a neural and vascular pattern and 8 (11.3%) of which showed only a vascular pattern. Conclusions: Approximately two thirds of the cases of cervical TEI were found to lead to intravascular spreading, which is much higher than the incidence reported in previous studies.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2010

Hickman catheters are tunneled central venous catheters used for long-term venous access in children with malignancies. The appropriate management for various kinds of catheter related complications has become a major issue. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical, demographic, and surgical characteristics in 154 pediatric hemato-oncology patients who underwent Hickman catheter insertion between January 2005 and December 2009. There were 92 boys and 62 girls. The mean age at surgery was $7.6{\pm}5.1$ years old. The mean operation time was $67.4{\pm}21.3$ minutes and C-arm fluoroscopy was used in 47(30.5 %). The causes of Hickman catheter removal were termination of use in 82 (57.3 %), catheter related bloodstream infection in 44(30.8 %), mechanical malfunction in 11(7.7 %), and accidents in 6(4.2 %). Univariate and multivariate analysis for associated factors with catheter related bloodstream infection showed that there were no statistically significant associated factors with catheter related infection complications. All cases except two showed clinical improvement with catheter removal and relevant antibiotics treatment. The mean catheter maintenance period in patients of catheter removal without complications was $214.9{\pm}140.2$ days. And, The mean catheter maintenance period in patients of late catheter related bloodstream infection was $198.0{\pm}116.0$ days. These data suggest that it is important to remove Hickman catheter as soon as possible after the termination of use. When symptoms and signs of complications were noticed, prompt diagnostic approach and management can lead to clinical improvements.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.40-45
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• 2007

Background: Caudal block is useful when anesthesia for surgery or treatment for chronic pain is needed, but this procedure has a failure rate of up to 25% even when it performed byan experienced physician. This high failure rate is usually due to improper needle placement. Methods: After gaining approval of the ethics committee, 46 patients received caudal blocks under ultrasound guidance; these were performed after the anatomical structures in the sacral hiatus had been measured with ultrasound. All these procedures were performed by the same anesthesiologist. The position and direction of the needle were identified using fluoroscopy by injecting a radio-opaque contrast through the needle. The time taken from thelidocaine injection to verification of the needle was measured and the planned nerve block was then carried out. Results: All cases of needle insertion into the sacral canal under ultrasound guidance were successful. The average duration of the procedure and the trial count were $134.1{\pm}10.1seconds$ and $1.2{\pm}0.1$, respectively. In 12 of the 46 cases (26%), the needle deviated either left or right in the sacral canal, so the direction of the needle had to be adjusted. The distance between two cornua, the depth of the sacral hiatus and the thickness and length of the sacrococcygeal ligament were $17.1{\pm}0.4$, $3.9{\pm}0.3$, $2.3{\pm}0.1$ and $24.9{\pm}0.9mm$, respectively. Conclusions: Ultrasound guidance can increase the success rate of inserting a needle into the sacral canal. However, even when ultrasound is used, the needle can deviate either left or right in the sacral canal.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제82권3호
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• pp.201-210
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• 2019

Background: Radial probe endobronchial ultrasound (R-EBUS) is widely used for diagnosing peripheral pulmonary lesions. However, the utility of R-EBUS-guided transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) for diffuse lung lesions (DLLs) remains unknown. We designed this study to evaluate the utility of R-EBUS-guided TBLB in DLLs. Methods: This retrospective study enrolled patients admitted from January 2016 to November 2017 who underwent TBLB for DLLs. The R-EBUS-guided TBLB and blind TBLB groups were compared. DLL was defined as any lung disorder that involved more than one segment of the lung. In both the groups, fluoroscopy and guided sheath were not used during TBLB. Results: A total of 127 patients underwent TBLB for DLLs (67 patients in the R-EBUS-guided TBLB group and 60 in the blind TBLB group). There were no differences in age, sex, and comorbid illnesses between the two groups. Furthermore, there was no difference in the TBLB diagnostic yield of the two groups (p=0.660) although more samples were collected from the R-EBUS-guided TBLB group (p=0.003). Procedure time was significantly longer in the R-EBUS-guided TBLB group than in the blind TBLB group (p<0.001). Thus, incidence of pneumothorax was significantly lower in the R-EBUS-guided TBLB group than in the blind TBLB group (p=0.032). Conclusion: Diagnostic yield in DLLs did not differ between the R-EBUS-guided TBLB and blind TBLB groups. Findings show that R-EBUS-guided TBLB in DLLs may reduce risk of pneumothorax.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.46.1-46.12
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• 2023

Background: Heartworm infection in dogs is caused by Dirofilaria immitis and common in shelter animals and outdoors dogs. Caval syndrome can develop with severe infection and physical heartworm removal is essential with heartworm burdens. In this study, we used an improved transvenous heartworm extraction brush, which was expected to cause less cardiovascular damage and allow easier manipulation. Objectives: This study aims to evaluate efficacy of this improved transvenous heartworm extraction brush. Methods: The brush was designed to improve upon the limitations of the previous brush-type devices. The brush was made of a polyvinyl chloride tube and threads of polyamides or polyglyconates. Metal material was inserted at the front tip for easy visualization under fluoroscopy. The eight dogs diagnosed with caval syndrome with large numbers of heartworms and pulmonary hypertension were used in this study. The removal procedure began with the dissection of the subcutaneous tissue around the right jugular vein. The device was inserted through the jugular vein. After insertion, the tube was rotated to catch the heartworms and extracted with the heartworms hanging on the threads. The procedure was repeated several times. Lastly, jugular vein and skin sutures were made. Adulticidal therapy was administered after heartworm removal. Results: The mean number of removed heartworms was 10.5 ± 4.24 and mean number of remaining heartworms was 0.63 ± 1.06. Total procedure time was 72.63 ± 51.36. Except for three cases, heartworms were not detected on ultrasonography after the procedure. No procedure-related side effects were observed within the 1- to 2-mon. Conclusions: An improved transvenous heartworm extraction brush is efficient for heartworm removal in dogs with caval syndrome.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.589-595
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• 2023

관상동맥 경련 유발로 혈관 완전 폐색이 발생할 경우 악성 부정맥 출현으로 사망까지 이를 수 있으므로 관상동맥 경축 협심증 조기 검사는 반드시 필요한 검사이다. 검사 방법 중 관상동맥 조영술을 통한 약물 주입 검사가 일반적으로 시행되고 있다. 따라서 관상동맥 조영 검사 중 경축 협심증 검사의 시술 시간과 조영제 사용량, 방사선 피폭 영향과의 연관성 등을 방사선학적 관점으로 이형성 협심증 조영 검사의 이점을 평가하고자 한다. 2021년 09월부터 2023년 02월까지 관상동맥 조영술과 변이형 협심증 검사를 시행한 142명 환자의 후행적 데이터를 이용하였다. 관상동맥 조영술과 변이형 협심증 검사 비교 분석 결과 체질량 지수를 제외하고 조영제 사용량 67.47 ± 21.81 cc, 흡수선량 15.98 ± 13.8 uGy/m², 공기 중 입사선량 236.73 ± 135.91 mGy, 촬영 시리즈 수 13 장, 검사 시간 1573.6 ± 428.77 s로 관상동맥 조영술만 시행했을 때의 조영제 사용량 49.1 ± 7.73 cc, 흡수선량 9.93 ± 7.81 uGy/m², 공기 중 입사선량 140.6 ± 79.76 mGy, 촬영 시리즈 수 6 장, 검사 시간 544.48 ± 185.76 s보다 통계적으로 유의할 만큼 높은 차이를 나타냈다. (p<0.001) 결론적으로 관상동맥 조영술 외 추가적인 변이형 협심증 검사가 방사선학적 관점에서 더 부정적일 수 있어 과도한 변이형 협심증 검사는 지양하는 것이 좋을 것으로 생각된다. 결론적으로 관상동맥 조영술 외 추가적인 변이형 협심증 검사가 방사선학적 관점에서 더 부정적일 수 있어 과도한 변이형 협심증 검사는 지양하는 것이 좋을 것으로 생각된다. 그럼에도 불구하고 변이형 협심증 검사를 진행해야 할 경우 검사 시간이 길어 질수록 투시 시간과 조영제 사용량도 증가하게 되므로 가능한 빠른 검사 또는 단축 검사를 진행해야 환자의 방사선학적 관점의 부정적인 측면도 해소할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한정형외과 초음파학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2014

목적: 제 1천추 신경근 증상을 호소하는 추간판 탈출증 환자 및 척추 협착증 환자에서 초음파를 이용한 선택적 신경근 차단술을 실시하여 고식적인 방사선 영상 증폭기를 이용한 방법과 비교하여 그 결과 및 정확성에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2012년 2월부터 2013년 12월까지 요추 추간판 탈출증이나 척추 협착증으로 발생한 하지 방사통을 주소로 내원한 환자 중 제1 천추 신경근 차단술을 시술 받은 38명을 대상으로 후향적으로 평가하였다. 초음파를 이용하여 시행한 18명(A군)과 방사선 영상 증폭기를 이용한 20명(B군)을 1개월 추시 관찰하였다. 효과 판정은 통증의 변화를 평가하기 위한 도구로 시각통증척도(VAS, Visual Analogue Scale)와 기능을 평가하기 위한 도구로 요통 기능장애척도(K-MODI, Korean Modified Oswestry Disability Index)를 이용하였으며, 각 시술 소요 시간을 확인하였다. 결과: VAS 점수는 A군에서 시술 전 $7.40{\pm}0.85$, 시술 1개월 후 $4.7{\pm}1.43$로 나타났고, B군에서 시술 전 $7.39{\pm}1.02$, 시술 1개월 후 $4.36{\pm}1.64$로 두 군 모두 유의한 감소를 보였다. 소요 시간은 A군이 $477.53{\pm}115.02$초, B군이 $492.47{\pm}144.38$초로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. K-MODI는 A군에서 시술 전 $72.8{\pm}12.3$에서 시술 1개월 후 $43.3{\pm}10.3$로 나타났고, B군에서 시술 전 $73.8{\pm}11.5$에서 시술 1개월 후 $44.1{\pm}11.2$로 두 군 모두 유의한 감소를 보였다. 그러나 두 군 사이에서 VAS 점수 및 K-MODI 비교는 유의한 차이는 없었다. 결론: 초음파를 이용한 제 1천추 신경근 차단술은 방사선 영상 증폭기를 이용한 고식적인 방법에 비해 임상 결과 및 소요 시간에 차이는 없으나, 외래에서 간단히 시술 할 수 있는 장점이 있어 추간판 탈출증이나 척추 협착증 환자에서 유용한 시술 방법으로 사료된다.