• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.335-345
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• 1995

Emotional state of dental outpatients was studied by means of symptom checklist-90- revision, 229 male and 290 female dental outpatients were subjected at the private local clinic in Pusna, during the period from 1994 to 1995. T-scores from SCL-90-R were analyzed psychologically by means of 90 questionnaires through Korean manual of SCL-90-R. The obntained results were as follows : 1. Mean value of T-scores on 9 basic scales of SCL-90-R in all the dental outpatients was within normal range. 2. T-scores in male were significantly higher than that in female, and there was a significant difference by age group in female. 3. There were higher levels of T-scores in groups of high academic carrier, salaryman, public servant, and unmarried person. 4. T-score of patients with periodontal pain was the highest in all subject groups. 5. While T-score of patients with K01(embedded and impated teeth) was the highest, that of K02(dental caries) was the lowest. 6. T-score in acute group was higher than that in chronic group. 7. T-score of patients treated in field of oral surgery or oral medicine was higher than those of other fields of dental treatments.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.870-875
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• 2001

Objectives : Anterior tunnelling technique consist of anterior cervical fractional interspace decompression without fusion. This method provides sufficient space for adequate neuroforaminal decompression but avoids the need for fusion or fixation. We report early clinical results of 32 cases that underwent anterior tunnelling operation for treatment of cervical radiculopathy. Methods : This method is identical to conventional approach until the exposure of anterior cervical body and bilateral retraction of longus colli is made. A vertical window is then made at the vertebral bodies and disc space lateral to the insertion site of the longus colli. The window is deepened with drilling that follows a tunnelling fashion down to the compressive lesion. We analyzed clinical results from 32 patients who treated between December 1998 and August 2000. Results : Satisfactory results were obtained in 87% of the patients. Two patients required revision surgery. None revealed surgical spinal instability on last follow-up. Conclusion : Anterior tunnelling operation is an acceptable surgical option for the treatment of cervical radiculopathy. Its advantages are short hospitalization, minimal postoperative discomfort, and technical feasibility.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.41-50
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• 2019

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate cancer patients' utilization of tertiary hospitals in Seoul before and after the benefit expansion policy implemented in 2013. Methods: This was a before-and-after study using claims data of the Korean National Health Insurance Service from 2011 to 2016. The unit of analysis was inpatient episodes, and inpatient episodes involving a malignant neoplasm (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes: C00-C97) were included in this study. The total sample (n=5 565 076) was divided into incident cases and prevalent cases according to medical use due to cancer in prior years. The tertiary hospitals in Seoul were divided into two groups (the five largest hospitals and the other tertiary hospitals in Seoul). Results: The proportions of the incident and prevalent episodes occurring in tertiary hospitals in Seoul were 34.9% and 37.2%, respectively, of which more than 70% occurred in the five largest hospitals in Seoul. Utilization of tertiary hospitals in Seoul was higher for inpatient episodes involving cancer surgery, patients with a higher income, patients living in areas close to Seoul, and patients living in areas without a metropolitan city. The utilization of the five largest hospitals increased by 2 percentage points after the policy went into effect. Conclusions: The utilization of tertiary hospitals in Seoul was concentrated among the five largest hospitals. Future research is necessary to identify the consequences of this utilization pattern.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.92-98
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• 2016

The barcelona clinic liver cancer (BCLC) staging systemis regarded as the optimal staging system to predict prognosis and guide treatmentfor hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) .According to the BCLC classification, only patients with BCLC A stage should undergo liver resection. In contrast, patients with intermediate-advanced HCC should be scheduled for palliative therapies,such as transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) and target therapy, even if the lesion is resectable. More and more studies report good short-term and long-term outcomes in patients with intermediate-advanced HCC treated by radical resection and many patients benefited from curative resection. The aim of this review was to evaluate the role of surgery beyond the BCLC recommendations. A revision of the BCLC algorithm should be proposed.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.14-19
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• 2012

Objective : The authors performed a retrospective study to assess the clinical and radiological outcome in symptomatic lumbar spondylolysis patients who underwent a direct pars repair surgery using two different surgical methods; pedicle screw with universal hook system (PSUH) and direct pars screw fixation (DPSF), and compared the results between two different treated groups. Methods : Forty-seven consecutive patients (PSUH; 23, DPSF; 15) with symptomatic lumbar spondylolysis who underwent a direct pars repair surgery were included. The average follow-up period was 37 months in the PSUH group, and 28 months in the DPSF group. The clinical outcome was measured using visual analogue pain scale (VAS) and Oswestry disability index (ODI). The length of operation time, the amount of blood loss, the duration of hospital stay, surgical complications, and fusion status were also assessed. Results : When compared to the DPSF group, the average preoperative VAS and ODI score of the PSUH group were less decreased at the last follow-up; (the PSUH group; back VAS : 4.9 vs. 3.0, leg VAS : 6.8 vs. 2.2, ODI : 50.6% vs. 24.6%, the DPSF group; back VAS : 5.7 vs. 1.1, leg VAS : 6.1 vs. 1.2, ODI : 57.4% vs. 18.2%). The average operation time was 174.9 minutes in the PSUH group, and 141.7 minutes in the DPSF group. The average blood loss during operation was 468.8 cc in the PSUH group, and 298.8 cc in the DPSF group. The average hospital stay after operation was 8.9 days in the PSUH group, and 7 days in the DPSF group. In the PSUH group, there was one case of a screw misplacement requiring revision surgery. In the DPSF group, one patient suffered from transient leg pain. The successful bone fusion rate was 78.3% in the PSUH group, and 93.3% in the DPSF group. Conclusion : The present study suggests that the technique using direct pars screw would be more effective than the method using pedicle screw with lamina hook system, in terms of decreased operation time, amount of blood loss, hospital stay, and increased fusion success rate, as well as better clinical outcome.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.164-169
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• 2003

Background and Objectives: The reconstruction is very important in Head and neck cancer surgery to repair the defect created by resection of tumors, to enable successful wound healing, to restore function and to provide acceptable cosmesis. The radial forearm free flap has been the most useful reconstructive flap because it provides a moderate amount of thin, pliable, relatively hairless skin and comparatively simple to do with minimal morbidity. The aims of this study is to estimate the outcome of the reconstruction with radial forearm free flap with the several factors in 140 head and neck cancer cases in our hospital for last 10 years. Materials and Methods: Retrospective review of the records of 140 patients underwent resection of the head and neck tumors and reconstruction with a radial forearm free flap from 1993 to 2003. The age, sex of the patients, Primary site, the complication of donor and recipient site, flap survival rate, median time to start diet, patient subjective symtoms about swallowing and articulating and the fact of revision reconstructive surgery were analyzed. Results: In primary pathologic site, 56 cases were oral cavity cancers, 44 cases, oropharyngeal cancers and 22 cases, hypopharyngeal cancers. Flap survival rate was 93.6% (13 leases). On donor site, wound dehiscence, hematoma, sensory change and infection were noted and on recipient site, most common complication were fistula and wound dehiscence. The complication rate of recipient's site was 19.1 % and donor site, 3.5%. In 118 cases (84.3%), the patients could take all kinds of food. Swallowing difficulty were noted in 22 cases 05.7%). In 5 cases, there was articulation difficulty but most of patients except patients having total laryngectomy (18 cases) couldn't have any difficulty in articulation and speaking. Conclusion: We conclude that the radial forearm free flap is the most appropriate reconstructive material for treating the defect in head and neck reconstruction.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.96-104
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• 2007

목적: 슬관절 주위에서 탄력성 있는 골수강 내고정물과 회전경첩 슬관절 전치환물을 이용한 재건술이 종양인공관절과 자가골 경계부위의 골 흡수를 억제할 수 있는지를 35례에서 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 재건 술식은 다음과 같다. 1) 종양 절제, 2) 근위부나 원위부의 골수강에 다수의 Ender 정 삽입, 3) Ender 정과 Endo-Link 형 슬관절 전치환물을 강선 과 골 시멘트를 이용하여 결합 결과: 평균 추시기간은 53개월(30~79개월) 이었다. 최종 추시 상 29명의 환자가 가동관절을 유지하였다. 장관골 길이의 40% 이상을 절제한 군에서 종양인공관절과 자가골 경계부위 골질의 비후가 나타났다(p=0.028). 내고정 금속정의 파괴가 8례 있었으며, 조기 및 지연 감염으로 8례의 내고정물을 제거하였다. 본 재건술의 생존율은 6년에 33%였다. Musculoskeletal Tumor Society System 평가 법에 따른 기능적 결과는 26.8(89.3%)였다. 결론: 본 술식의 단-중기적 결과는 양호하였으며 합병증 발생시 재수술이 매우 용이하였다. 본 술식에서 관찰된 종양인공관절-자가골 이행 부위의 골 비후 소견은 추후 더 연구해 볼 문제로 생각된다.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.190-198
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• 2007

목적: 주관절 골절이나 탈구로 인해 일차적으로 수술적 치료를 받은 후 불량한 임상적, 방사선학적 결과를 보이는 환자를 대상으로 반구속형 인공 주관절 전 치환술을 시행하여 그 임상적 결과 및 효용성을 알아 보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1995년 1월부터 2005년 12월까지 주관절 부위 골절 혹은 탈구로 수술적 치료를 시행한 환자 중 반구속형 인공 주관절 전 치환술을 시행한 12예를 대상으로 하였다. 처음 수상시 진단은 상완골 원위부 골절이 8예, 주관절부 골절 및 탈구가 4예였다. 첫 수술 후 평균 12개월 후에 반구속형 인공 주관절 전 치환술을 시행하였고 추시 기간은 평균 43개월 이었다. 결과: 술후 환자의 평균 능동적 관절 운동 범위는 술전과 비교하여 신전은 14.2도에서 5.4도로, 굴곡은 96.7도에서 122.1도로, 회외전은 50.8도에서 63.3도로, 회내전은 53.3도에서 67.5도로 향상되었다(p<0.05). 환자 중 3예에서는 상완골에서 방사선학적 투과선이 관찰되었으며 각각 제 3형 1예, 제 4형 2예가 있었다. 이들은 모두 재치환술을 시행하였다. 술후 Mayo 주관절 기능 평가 점수는 평균 79점이었다. 최우수는 6예, 우수 2예, 불량 4예였다. 결론: 주관절부 골절 및 탈구로 인한 손상에 대해 일차적인 수술적 치료 후 실패한 경우에 인공 주관절 전 치환술을 시도하여 양호한 임상 결과를 얻을 수 있었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.335-348
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• 2005

배경: 조기 영아기에 변형 Blalock-Taussig 단락술을 시행받은 복합 심기형 환자들을 대상으로 술 전상태, 술 후 경과, 사망률과 사망원인을 고찰하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2000년 1월부터 2003년 11월까지 조기 영아기에 변형 Blalock-Taussig 단락술을 시행받은 복합 심기형 환자 58명을 연구 대상으로 하였다. 수술 당시 환자들의 평균 연령은 $23.1\pm16.2$일($5\~1$일)이었고, 평균 체중은 $3.4\pm0.7\;kg\;(2.1\~4.3kg)$이었다. 진단은 심실중격결손을 동반한 폐동맥 폐쇄가 12예($20.7\%$), 심실중격이 온전한 폐동맥 폐쇄가 17예($29.3\%$), 단심실이 18예($31.0\%$), 좌측심장형성부전이 11예($19.0\%$)였다. 4예의 총폐정맥연결이상증이 단심실에 동반되었다. 결과: 조기 사망은 11예($19.0\%$)로, 사인은 저심박출증 9예, 부정맥 1예, 다장기부전이 1예였다. 만기 사망은 5예($10.9\%$)로, 사인은 폐렴 2예, 저산소증 1예, 패혈증이 1예였다. 단락술 후 사망에 관여하는 유의한 인자는 술 전 폐동맥 고혈압, 술 전 대사성산증, 술 중 심폐우회술의 이용, 좌측심장형성부전과 총폐정맥연결이상증이었다. 술 후 48시간 동안 24명($41.4\%$)의 환자에서 혈역학적인 불안정성을 보였다. 단락폐쇄에 의한 재수술이 6예, 폐혈류과다에 의한 단락분리술이 1예에서 시행되었다. 걸론: 조기 영아기에 변형 Blalock-Taussig 단락술을 시행받은 복합 심기형 환자들은 고위험군을 제외하면 생존률 및 술 후 경과 측면에서 만족할 만한 결과를 보였다. 수술 직후 많은 환자들에서 혈역학적인 불안정성 시기가 있으므로, 지속적인 집중 관찰 및 치료가 필요하다. 고위험군에 대해서는 단락술 후의 혈역학적 변화에 대한 이해를 바탕으로 한 적극적인 술 후 관리가 필요하다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.381-386
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• 2010

배경: 심장수술 후 흉골창상감염은 중요한 합병증의 하나다. 이 연구의 목적은 관상동맥우회술 후 흉골창상감염의 빈도와 연관된 인자들을 분석하고 이러한 합병증이 발생한 환자들의 술 후 결과를 조사하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2001년부터 2007년까지 영남대학교의료원 흉부외과에서 단순 관상동맥우회술을 시행한 환자 219명을 대상으로 후향적으로 조사를 하였다. 흉골감염환자의 정의는 상처에서 균이 동정이 되고 치료를 위해 단순봉합 혹은 기타 외과적 처치가 필요한 경우로 하였다. 결과: 수술 후 전체 감염의 빈도는 7.8% (17명)이었다. 감염을 일으킨 균은 methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)가 13명으로 가장 많았으며 methicillin resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis가 2명, Pseudomonas aeruginosa가 1명, Candida albicans가 1명에서 동정되었다. 감염의 정도는 종격동염을 동반한 심부흉골감염이 10명이었고 표재성 외과적 창상감염이 7명이었으며 창상감염으로 인한 사망은 1명이 있었다. 수술 후 흉골감염에 영향을 미치는 위험 요소로는 당뇨병력(p=0.006)과 흡연력(p=0.020)이 유의한 인자로 분석되었다. 그리고 예방적 항생제로 vancomycin의 단기간 사용은 흉골감염을 예방할 수 있는 방법으로 분석되었으며(p=0.009) vancomycin 사용 이후 MRSA에 의한 감염은 없었다. 감염된 환자의 치료로 단순봉합뿐만 아니라 광범위 소파술과 흉골 재봉합 혹은 다른 조직을 이용한 피판술이 필요하였다. 결론: 흉골감염을 방지하기 위해 당뇨가 있거나 흡연력이 있는 환자는 특히 술 후 흉골창상 감염을 주의 해야 하며 예방적 항생제로서 vancomycin을 단기간 사용하는 것은 MRSA에 의한 감염을 줄이는데 매우 효과적임을 알 수 있었다.