• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.123-130
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• 2018

An ampulla of Vater neuroendocrine tumor (AOV-NET) is a rare subset of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs). Very few studies have been undertaken regarding MRI findings of an AOV-NET. We report on a case of a 59-year-old woman diagnosed with an AOV-NET with liver and lymph node metastasis, with an emphasis on the MRI findings. This case shows rare and precious typical MRI findings of an AOV-NET. The MRI visualized the AOV-NET very well and is helpful for the differentiation of an AOV-NET from other tumors in the ampullary area as well as with treatment planning.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제82권2호
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• pp.393-405
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• 2021

목적 다중 검출 전산화단층촬영(multidetector CT; 이하 MDCT) 영상에서 바터 팽대부의 샘근종과 국소 샘암종을 감별할 수 있는 영상 소견을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상과 방법 MDCT 영상을 이용하여 바터 팽대부의 샘근종이 있는 16명의 환자와 국소 샘암종이 있는 30명의 환자를 평가하였다. 우리는 병변의 크기와 감쇠정도, 병변의 균일한 조영 증강의 여부, 간외담관과 주췌관의 직경, 국소 림프절 종대 유무를 측정하였고, 혈액검사 결과도 분석하였다. 바터 팽대부의 국소 샘암종과 비교하여 샘근종을 시사하는 독립적 소견을 확인하기 위해 다변량 분석을 수행하였다. 결과 병변의 크기와 간외담관의 직경은 샘근종에서 국소 샘암종군보다 유의하게 작았다(all p < 0.001). 다변량 분석에서 병변의 크기가 1.3 cm보다 작은 것, 간외담관의 작경이 1.3 cm 보다 작은 것, alanine transaminase level이 31보다 낮은 소견은 바터 팽대부의 국소 샘암종과 비교하여 샘근종을 시사하는 통계적으로 의미 있는 독립적 소견으로 나타났다. 이러한 세 소견을 모두 만족하는 경우 바터 팽대부에 생긴 샘근종의 진단적 특이도는 93.3%였다. 결론 MDCT 영상에서 병변의 크기와 간외담관의 직경을 측정하여 바터 팽대부의 샘근종과 국소 샘암종의 감별에 도움을 받을 수 있다.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.75-77
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• 2014

전이성 십이지장 유두암에서 정립된 치료 지침은 아직 없다. 본 증례에서 간 전이 및 국소 림프절 전이가 있는 십이지장 유두암에 대해 단계적 치료를 시행하였다. 원발 부위 종양의 크기를 감소시키고 전이성 병변에 대한 치료를 위해 gemcitabine과 cisplatin 병합 항암화학요법을 시행하였다. 항암화학요법 후 시행한 반응 평가 상에서 원발 병소의 크기가 감소되었고, 추가적으로 전이성 병변이 발생하지 않았음을 확인하고, 내시경적 유두부 절제술로 원발 부위를 국소적으로 제거하였다. 진단 후 12개월 동안 항암화학요법 치료를 시행하였으며, 이 기간 동안 영상학적으로 완전 관해를 유지할 수 있었다. 이후 PPPD 및 Intraoperative RFA를 시행하였으며, 수술 후 병리 소견 상 11개의 국소 림프절 중 1개에서 암세포가 발견되었으나, 원발 부위에서 암은 발견되지 않았다. 환자는 수술 후 7개월째 재발 소견 없이 외래 추적 관찰 중이다. 본 증례의 경우 항암화학요법과 내시경적 유두부 절제술, 그리고 PPPD 및 intraoperative RFA를 통하여 완전 관해를 유도할 수 있었다. 이런 단계적 접근법이 전이성, 국소 진행성 십이지장 유두암에서 생존율 향상을 유도할 수 있을 것으로 사료되어, 이를 증례 보고한다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.72-76
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• 2022

Enteritis cystica profunda (ECP), a rare and benign condition, is defined as the displacement of the glandular epithelium into the submucosa and more profound layers of the small intestinal wall leading to the formation of mucin-filled cystic spaces. ECP frequently occurs in the ileum or jejunum and is associated with diseases such as Crohn disease and Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. ECP also develops in the absence of known pathology. ECP in the duodenum is very rare and mostly occurs without associated conditions. In this report, we present a rare case of ECP without an associated disease, in the second portion of the duodenum distal to the ampulla of Vater and coexisting with lipoma within the polypoid lesion.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2023

Ampullary tumor is a rare disease whose prevalence rate has increased gradually in recent years with the increase in endoscopic examinations. Ampullary lesions are observed via endoscopy, and biopsy is done to determine whether such lesions are adenomas or carcinomas. Endoscopic papillectomy is performed on ampullary adenomas without intraductal lesions. Before the procedure, bleeding tendencies and pancreatitis are assessed, and the lesion is resected using a high-frequency wave and a thin wire snare. Thereafter, pancreatic duct stent insertion or clipping of the resection site is performed to prevent postprocedural pancreatitis. Although 47-93% of the patients achieve complete endoscopic papillary resection, the recurrence rate is 5-31%. Hence, regular follow-up via endoscopy is required.

• 대한암한의학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.45-53
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• 2023

Objectives: To report the reduction of adverse effects of chemotherapy and improvement in the quality of life in recurrent liver metastasis by Korean medicine treatments. Methods: In 2018, a 75-year-old male patient underwent surgery for primary cancer in the ampulla of Vater. In 2021, he was diagnosed with recurrent liver metastasis. Following the failure of tumor treatment with gemcitabine/cisplatin and the development of severe side effects, he decided to discontinue chemotherapy. Subsequently, with a significantly enlarged liver tumor, he resumed capecitabine/oxaliplatin treatment, alongside moxibustion, acupuncture, and herbal prescriptions from August 2021 to August 2023. The changes of chief complaints, abdominal CT, and laboratory findings were investigated. Results: After combined treatment of Korean traditional medicine and chemotherapy, the mass was decreased. Laboratory findings, and chief complaints of hand-foot syndrome, fatigue, abdominal distension, nausea and anorexia were improved. Conclustions: This case study suggests that Korean traditional medicine is effective in enhancing anticancer effects, suppressing the side effects of chemotherapy, and improving general conditions.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.82-84
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• 2014

We report a case with dysphagia for solids. A 51-year-old man with benign esophageal stricture was transferred for endoscopic treatment. He had lye ingestion history at 9 years old and underwent esophagectomy with right colonic interposition for the treatment of the benign esophageal stricture. But his symptom was acting up 2 years ago and lasted afterward even though he had underwent endoscopic treatments for dysphagia several times, including balloon dilation and stent insertion. He had polypoid enhancing wall thickening around anastomosis site of stomach with perigastric soft tissue density and suspicious nodular extension to omentum on the small bowel computed tomography. So he had a surgical resection of small bowel and jejunojejunostomy, and the pathological result was adenocarcinoma, intestinal type with soft tissue infiltration. Later he underwent total gastrectomy with segmental resection of interpositional colon and segmental resection of duodenum and ileo-colic anastomosis revision. And recently he has been on chemotherapy.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.171-174
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• 2005

Chronic duodenal obstruction related to a congenital web is a rare anomaly, and is sometimes difficult to diagnose preoperatively. A case of partial duodenal obstruction by a foreign body in a 10-year-old girl with a congenital duodenal web is presented. She had a year history of intermittent epigastric discomfort without nausea, vomiting or growth retardation. Upper gastrointestinal series and gastroduodenoscopy disclosed a perforated web in the 2nd portion of the duodenum and a dark go stone just proximal to the web. The web was partly excised through a longitudinal duodenotomy crossing over the web. The Ampulla of Vater was located at 7 o'clock on the posterior surface of the duodenal web and was preserved. The duodenum was closed in transverse fashion. In cases of a longstanding duodenal foreign body, a congenital web should be considered.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.65-68
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• 2014

Congenital duodenal obstruction is a one of the emergent surgical conditions in neonates. Almost of them were diagnosed with double-bubble sign in prenatal ultrasonography. However, partial obstruction caused from duodenal web could be overlooked. We reported a duodenal web in early childhood. A three-year-old girl visited at our pediatric clinic for constipation. She had been showed non-bilious vomiting after weaning meal since 6 months old of her age, but her weight was relevant for 50-75 percentile of growth curve. Barium enema was initially checked, but any abnormal finding was not found. We noticed the severely distended stomach and 1st portion of duodenum. Upper gastrointestinal series revealed partial obstruction in 2nd portion of duodenum. After laparotomy, we found the transitional zone of duodenum and identified a duodenal web via duodenotomy. We performed duodeno-duodenostomy without any injury of ampulla of Vater. She was recovered uneventfully. During 6 months after operation, she does well without any gastrointestinal symptoms or signs, such as vomiting or constipation.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.243-256
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• 2024

Objective: We aimed to investigate whether 2-[¹⁸F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (2-[¹⁸F]FDG PET/CT) can aid in evaluating the risk of malignancy in ampullary tumors detected by endoscopy. Materials and Methods: This single-center retrospective cohort study analyzed 155 patients (79 male, 76 female; mean age, 65.7 ± 12.7 years) receiving 2-[¹⁸F]FDG PET/CT for endoscopy-detected ampullary tumors 5-87 days (median, 7 days) after the diagnostic endoscopy between June 2007 and December 2020. The final diagnosis was made based on histopathological findings. The PET imaging parameters were compared with clinical data and endoscopic features. A model to predict the risk of malignancy, based on PET, endoscopy, and clinical findings, was generated and validated using multivariable logistic regression analysis and an additional bootstrapping method. The final model was compared with standard endoscopy for the diagnosis of ampullary cancer using the DeLong test. Results: The mean tumor size was 17.1 ± 7.7 mm. Sixty-four (41.3%) tumors were benign, and 91 (58.7%) were malignant. Univariable analysis found that ampullary neoplasms with a blood-pool corrected peak standardized uptake value in earlyphase scan (SUVe) ≥ 1.7 were more likely to be malignant (odds ratio [OR], 16.06; 95% confidence interval [CI], 7.13-36.18; P < 0.001). Multivariable analysis identified the presence of jaundice (adjusted OR [aOR], 4.89; 95% CI, 1.80-13.33; P = 0.002), malignant traits in endoscopy (aOR, 6.80; 95% CI, 2.41-19.20; P < 0.001), SUVe ≥ 1.7 in PET (aOR, 5.43; 95% CI, 2.00-14.72; P < 0.001), and PET-detected nodal disease (aOR, 5.03; 95% CI, 1.16-21.86; P = 0.041) as independent predictors of malignancy. The model combining these four factors predicted ampullary cancers better than endoscopic diagnosis alone (area under the curve [AUC] and 95% CI: 0.925 [0.874-0.956] vs. 0.815 [0.732-0.873], P < 0.001). The model demonstrated an AUC of 0.921 (95% CI, 0.816-0.967) in candidates for endoscopic papillectomy. Conclusion: Adding 2-[¹⁸F]FDG PET/CT to endoscopy can improve the diagnosis of ampullary cancer and may help refine therapeutic decision-making, particularly when contemplating endoscopic papillectomy.