• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2003

목 적: EBV의 초감염과 면역억제의 강도는 소아 간이식에서 PTLD 발생의 주요 위험인자로 알려져 있다. 삼성서울병원에서 6년간 경험한 PTLD 5례의 임상양상을 분석해보고자 한다. 대 상: 1996년부터 2002년 6월까지 41례의 소아간이식 환아를 대상으로 하였는데 이중 7명이 사망하였고, PTLD로 사망한 1명을 포함한 35명을 대상으로 분석하였다. 방 법: 공여자의 EBV 항체가 양성이고 수혜자가 음성일 경우 고위험군으로, 그 외의 경우를 저위험군으로 정의하였다. 위험군 분류, 면역억제제 종류, 간이식이 행하여진 나이, 수술 후 PTLD 진단까지의 기간, 수술 후 EBV 항체의 양전 시기, 거부반응에 대한 치료 여부, PTLD의 증상들인 발열, 설사, 빈혈, 장출혈 식욕부진 저알부민혈증 등의 발현 여부를 후향적으로 조사하였다. 결 과: 1) PTLD는 전체 소아 간이식 환아 41명 중 5명에서 발생하였다(12.2%). 고위험군은 16명으로 이 중 5명(31.3%)에서 PTLD가 발생하였고 저위험군 19명중에서는 한 명도 발생하지 않았다. 2) 사망례를 제외한 4명은 tacrolimus로 면역억제 치료를 받았으며 수술 당시 나이는 평균 10.8개월이었고 수술 후 PTLD 진단까지 평균 9.8개월이 걸렸 다. EBV 양전 시기는 수술 후 평균 6개월이었다. 3) 사망례를 포함한 5명 중 3명에서 PTLD 진단 이전에 간이식 거부반응이 있었고 스테로이드 pulse 치료 등 면역억제를 증가시키는 치료를 행하였었다. 4) 한 명에서 쉰 목소리 증상이 발견되어 조직검사 상 후두 PTLD와 장 PTLD로 진단하였고 나머지 네 명은 모두 혈변이 있었으며 대장 조직검사 상 장 PTLD로 진단하였다. 5) 빈혈과 저알부민 혈증은 모든 환아에서 나타나고 있었고 발열, 설사, 장출혈이 5명 중 4명에서 보였으며 식욕부진은 5명 중 3명에서 나타났다. 결 론: 10%가 넘는 발병률을 보이는 PTLD는 소아 간이식 후 매우 중요한 합병증으로서 특히 EBV의 고위험군에서 31%에 이르는 발병률을 가지고 있는 바 이들에 대하여 EBV 상태와 면역억제 유지에 대한 철저한 대비가 있어야 할 것으로 생각된다. 특히 빈혈, 저알부민혈증, 발열, 설사, 장출혈 등이 동반할 때에는 PTLD를 의심해 볼 수 있다. PTLD의 공통적인 발병양상으로는 첫째, 공여자가 EBV 양성이고 수혜자가 음성이면서, 둘째, EBV가 수술 후 6개월 경 양전되며, 셋째, 1세 전후에 수술을 시행하고 넷째, 간이식 거부반응을 겪으면서 면역억제의 강도가 높아졌을 경우 등이다.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.384-387
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• 2023

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2023

Pancreatic cancer treatment has advanced. In particular, effective chemotherapy regimen development has fundamentally altered the therapeutic concept and strategy for pancreatic cancer treatment. Consequently, the prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer has gradually improved. Conversion surgery for locally advanced pancreatic cancer may offer long-term survival or even a full recovery in some individuals. In contrast, metastatic pancreatic cancer has long been considered a surgical contraindication because aggressive surgical resection of the metastatic lesions does not prolong patient survival. Unexpectedly positive benefits of anticancer therapy in recent clinical experience were observed even with metastatic pancreatic cancer. To date, little evidence presented the success of surgical resection for metastatic pancreatic cancer treatment in such rare cases. However, hope and concern are growing that surgical intervention, even in patients with metastatic cancer, may result in favorable outcomes. Several studies suggested different surgical intervention effects depending on metastasis sites and patterns. Thus, this review summarizes the current status of surgery in the multidisciplinary treatment of oligometastatic pancreatic cancer and discusses future perspectives.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.99-106
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• 2016

Minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer has increased in popularity during the last two decades mainly in the Asia for patients with early-stage cancer. Nevertheless, the development of laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancers in the Western world has been slow because of the advanced stage at diagnosis for which LG is not yet considered an acceptable alternative to standard open surgery. RAG has been reported as a safe alternative to conventional surgery for treating of early gastric carcinoma. We assess the current status of robotic surgery in the treatment of gastric cancer focusing on the technical details, postoperative outcome, oncological considerations and future perspectives. In gastrectomy the biggest advantage of the robotic approach is the ease and reproducibility of lymphadenectomy. Reports also show that even the intra corporeal digestive restoration is facilitated by use of the robotic approach, particularly following TG. Additionally, the accuracy of robotic dissection is confirmed by decreased blood loss in comparison to conventional laparoscopy. The learning curve and technical reproducibility also appear to be shorter with robotic surgery and, consequently, robotics can help to standardize and diffuse minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of gastric cancer. While published reports have shown no significant differences in surgical morbidity, mortality, or oncological adequacy between robot-assisted and conventional gastrectomy. There are some advantages in terms of postoperative recovery of patients after robotic surgery. More studies are needed to assess the true indications and oncological effectiveness of robotic use in the treatment of gastric carcinoma.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.323-327
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• 2024

This case report presents 2 patients with gastroesophageal junction cancer who both underwent totally minimally invasive esophagectomy with colon interposition. Patients 1 and 2, who were 43-year-old and 78-year-old men, respectively, had distinct clinical presentations and medical histories. Patient 1 underwent minimally invasive robotic esophagectomy with a laparoscopic total gastrectomy, colonic conduit preparation, and intrathoracic esophago-colono-jejunostomy. Patient 2 underwent completely robotic total gastrectomy, colon conduit preparation, and intrathoracic esophago-colono-jejunostomy. The primary challenge in colon interposition is assessing colon vascularity and ensuring an adequate conduit length, which is critical for successful anastomosis. In both cases, we used indocyanine green fluorescence angiography to evaluate vascularity. Determining the appropriate conduit is challenging; therefore, it is crucial to ensure a slightly longer conduit during reconstruction. Because totally minimally invasive colon interposition can reduce postoperative pain and enhance recovery, this surgical technique is feasible and beneficial.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.173-179
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• 2011

Purpose: It is difficult to obtain biopsies from gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) prior to surgery because GISTs are submucoal tumors, despite being the most common nonepithelial neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract. Unlike anatomic imaging techniques, PET-CT, which is a molecular imaging tool, can be a useful technique for assessing tumor activity and predicting the malignant potential of certain tumors. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the usefulness of PET-CT as a pre-operative prognostic factor for GISTs by analyzing the correlation between the existing post-operative prognostic factors and the maximum SUV uptake (SUVmax) of pre-operative 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) PET-CT. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on 26 patients who were diagnosed with gastric GISTs and underwent surgery after being examined with pre-operative FDG PET-CT. An analysis of the correlation bewteen (i) NIH risk classification and the Ki-67 proliferation index, which are post-operative prognostic factors, and (ii) the SUVmax of PET-CT, which is a pre-operative prognostic factor, was performed. Results: There were significant correlations between (i) SUVmax and (ii) Ki-67 index, tumor size, mitotic count, and NIH risk group (r=0.854, 0.888, 0.791, and 0.756, respectively). The optimal cut-off value for SUVmax was 3.94 between "low-risk malignancy" and "high-risk malignancy" groups. The sensitivity and specificity of SUVmax for predicting the risk of malignancy were 85.7% and 94.7%, respectively. Conclusions: The SUVmax of PET-CT is associated with Ki-67 index, tumor size, mitotic count, and NIH classification. Therefore, it is believed that PET-CT is a relatively safe, non-invasive diagnostic tool for assessing malignant potential pre-operatively.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.146-151
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• 2008

근골격계와 소화기계에 동반된 다발성 원발성 종양은 매우 드물다. 52세 남자 환자에서 전완부의 점액섬유육종과 직장의 선암이 동반된 동시성 이중성 원발성종양이 발견되었다. 환자는 1년전부터 발생한 전완부의 통증 및 부종을 주소로 내원하였다. 전완부의 병변은 조직학적으로 점액섬유육종으로 확진되었다. 전신적 검사상 결장경 검사에서 직장의 선암이 발견되었으며 CT 검사상 폐로의 전이와 심장내 종양이 발견되었다. 병리학적 확정진단 후에 전완부의 수술적 절제술과 술 전,후 항암화학요법을 시행하였으며, 환자는 술 후 2달 후에 종양 색전에 의한 폐동맥혈전색전증으로 사망하였다. 저자들은 매우 드문 근골격계와 소화기계에 동반된 다발성 원발성 종양 1례를 경험하였기에 이를 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하고자 한다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.1361-1365
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• 2015

Background: We aimed to discover potential gene biomarkers for gastric cancer (GC) diagnosis. Materials and Methods: Genechips of 10 GC tissues and 10 gastric mucosa (GM, para-carcinoma tissue, normal control) tissues were generated using an exon array of Affymetrix containing 30,000 genes. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between GC tissues and normal control were identified by the Limma package and analyzed by hierarchical clustering analysis. Gene ontology (GO) and pathway enrichment analyses were performed for investigating the functions of DEGs. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis was performed to measure the effects of biomarker candidates for diagnosis of GC. Results: Totals of 896 up-regulated and 60 down-regulated DEGs were identified to be differentially expressed between GC samples and normal control. Hierarchical clustering analysis showed that DEGs were highly differentially expressed and most DEGs were up-regulated. The most significantly enriched GO-BP term was revealed to be mitotic cell cycle and the most significantly enriched pathway was cell cycle. The intersection analysis showed that most significant DEGs were cyclin B1 (CCNB1) and cyclin B2 (CCNB2). The sensitivities and specificities of CCNB1 and CCNB2 were both high (p<0.0001). Areas under the ROC curve for CCNB1 and CCNB2 were both greater than 0.9 (p<0.0001). Conclusions: CCNB1 and CCNB2, which were involved in cell cycle, played significant roles in the progression and development of GC and these genes may be potential biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis of GC.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.26-32
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• 1996

To understand the current status of neonatal surgery in Korea, a survey was made among the 27 members of Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons. Response rate among surgeons was 78 percent, eighteen hospitals participated in this study. Five hundred and three cases of neonatal surgical patients were analyzed. In Korea, about 50% of cases were treated at the hospital in the capital city area. Regional number of patients were closely related to the regional population. Imperforate anus(19%), atresia/stenosis of gut(12%), and Hirschsprung's diseases(12%) were sitting at the top in the list. Majority of operation was done within the first week of life, especially during the first 24 hour period. Eighty per cent was major or so called index cases. Mortality in so-called index cases was 17%. High mortality was observed in patients with diaphragmatic hernia(47%), gastrointestinal perforation(65%) and esophageal atresia(28%). Low birth weight babies showed higher mortality in gastrointestinal perforation, esophageal atresia and abdominal wall defect. These were compared to 1993 survey of Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.53-57
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• 2011

Purpose: Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare inflammatory, reactive dermatosis marked by painful cutaneous ulcer. The causes of pyoderma gangrenosum remain unclear. Gastrointestinal, hematological, rheumatological, and immmune disorders may be associated with pyoderma gangrenosum. The appearance of this disease may range from mild skin ulcers to life-threatening conditions. Generalized multiple ulcerative pyoderma gangrenosum is very rare. Here we report our experience with a case of multiple ulcerative pyoderma gangrenosum accompanied by ulcerative colitis. Methods: A 67-year-old man had cutaneous ulcers at multiple sites including the scalp, face, chest, abdomen, hands, and buttocks. He also developed gastrointestinal symptoms such as intermittent dyspepsia and bloody excrement. Debridement and irritation aggravated the disease progress. We gave a diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum with ulcerative colitis based on the clinical appearance and biopsy. The patient was treated with systemic intravenous steroid therapies and careful wound cares. Ulcers of the scalp and buttocks were treated with split thickness skin grafts. Results: Most of the multiple cutaneous ulcers were treated by systemic intravenous steroid therapies and wound cares. The rest of the ulcers were treated with skin grafts. Systemic intravenous steroid therapy was used to treat the ulcerative colitis. Conclusion: Generalized multiple ulcerative pyoderma gangrenosum is very rare. Without making an accurate diagnosis, hasty surgical treatments could aggravate the progression of the disease. Additionally, care should be taken to systemically treat underlying disease as well as administrating local treatments for the skin lesions. Intravenous systemic steroid therapy and skin grafts are useful treatments for generalized pyoderma gangrenosum.