• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.168-171
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• 1997

Appendiceal perforation is uncommon in the neonate. Diess reported the first case in 1908. Approximately 111 additional cases have been reported since that time. However, with exclusion of neonatal appendicitis associated with inguinal or umbilical hernias, necrotizing enterocolitis, meconium plug, and Hirschsprung's disease, there are only 36 cases of primary neonatal appendicitis. We treated a 12 days old boy with perforation of the appendix. The infant was 3000 g at birth and had a normal spontaneous vaginal delivary at 35 weeks of gestation. The mother was 31-year-old and had premature rupture of membrane. After normal feeding for the first 5 days of life, the infant had emesis of undigested milk, decreased activity and jaundice. The baby was admitted to the Pediatrics. Progressive abdominal distension, fever, decreased activity, and vomitting developed over the next six days. Erect abdominal radiography showed pneumoperitoneum. At exploratory laparotomy, a $0.8{\times}0.6$ cm sized perforation was noted at antime-senteric border of midportion of the appendix. Trasmural inflammation and the presence of ganglion cells were noticed on histology.

• 대한응급의학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.656-662
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• 2018

Objective: Acute appendicitis is one of the most urgent surgical problems. Several factors have been considered as predictors of perforation, but this study focused on the change in pain pattern. The degree of pain and progression of appendicitis were analyzed assuming that the pain intensity would increase until the perforation and the degree of pain would decrease immediately after the perforation occurred. Methods: In this study, 385 out of 467 patients, who were diagnosed with appendicitis in a single institution and aged between 15 and 65 years, were reviewed retrospectively. The patients' pain scores and the diameters of appendices were analyzed along with the accompanying complications. Correlation analysis and a Student's t-test were performed. Results: In patients with complicated appendicitis, the mean numerical rating scale (NRS) was slightly higher than that of simple appendicitis, but there was no significant difference in the absolute value. Only the size of the appendix showed meaningful differences according to the combined computed tomography findings. The NRS distribution or appendiceal size did not correlate with the time duration from symptom onset. Conclusion: The appendiceal size tended to increase with progressing appendicitis. No significant correlation was observed between the patient's pain level and complications. The time duration from symptom onset did not show a relationship with the progression of appendicitis.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.56-62
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• 2009

Appendicitis is a common cause of acute abdomen in pediatrics. Periappendiceal abscesses are frequently found in the pediatric population. Acute appendicitis in children can, at times, be a difficult clinical diagnosis because of its highly variable history? and physical manifestations and its unpredictable course. Despite the uncertainty of the diagnosis, appendicitis demands prompt treatment because of the risk of perforation, which occurs in approximately one third of cases. Urological manifestations of appendicitis and appendiceal abscess can vary. Acute appendicitis presenting with ureteral stenosis and hydronephrosis is very rare. Here, we report a case of acute appendicitis with perforation and left hydronephrosis in a 3-year-old female. This case presents a 3-year-old girl with dysuria having hydronephrosis that originated from a perforated appendix.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2018

목적: 본 연구에서는 천공성 충수염을 예측할 수 있는 인자들을 분석하고, 원인균을 조사하고자 하였다. 방법: 2012년 1월부터 2014년 12월까지 한림대학교 성심병원에서 19세 미만에 충수염으로 수술을 진행한 569명을 대상으로 하였다. 이들의 입원 당시의 병력청취 기록과 혈액검사, 영상검사, 균 배양검사를 분석하였다. 결과: 총 569명 중 127명(22%)에서 천공이 확인되었다. 충수염의 천공 비율은 소아기, 학령기, 청소년기에서 각각 50%, 27.8%, 16.8%였다. 높은 C-반응단백질 수치, 충수대변돌 존재가 천공 충수염의 위험인자였다(P<0.001). 24명의 환자에서, 수술 중 복강 내 복막액 또는 충수 주위에 농이 관찰될 때 균 배양검사를 시행하였고, 16명(66%)에서 균이 배양되었다. 가장 많이 배양된 균은 Escherichia coli(n=10)였다. 나머지 균은 Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp.였다. 결론: 5세 이하의 환자에서 충수염의 천공 비율은 50%였고, 천공 비율은 나이가 많을수록 낮았다. 충수염 진단 당시 C-반응단백질 수치가 높거나, 영상검사에서 충수대변돌이 관찰될 때, 천공성 충수염 가능성이 높으므로 주의해야 한다.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.189-195
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• 2008

Colorectal cancer is extremely rare in children. Unlike adult colorectal cancer, the overall prognosis of colorectal cancer in children is poor. Delayed diagnosis, advanced stages of the disease at presentation, and mucinous type of histology are the major determinants of poor outcome in childhood. A 13-year-old boy with abdominal pain visited our hospital. Physical examination andabdominal ultrasonography identified acute appendicitis with perforation. He underwent appendectomy and then the pathologic findings revealed mucinous adenocarcinoma. The cancer was located at the transverse colon and had metastases on peritoneal wall at $2^{nd}$ laparotomy. Extended right hemicolectomy was performed. He underwent palliative chemotherapy. After 4 months later, hepatic metastasis and aggravated peritoneal seedings developed. He died of renal failure and pneumonia 13 months after operation. We need to have a high index of suspicion for the possibility of a malignant colorectal tumor in any childhood case with nonspecific signs and symptoms.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제65권3호
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• pp.230-234
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• 2008

본 증례에서 환자는 폐렴 치료 중 갑자기 발생한 복통을 주소로 급성 충수염을 진단받고 수술을 시행 받았다. 그 후 조직 검사 결과 소세포암으로 진단되었고 폐병변에 대해 추가적인 검사 결과 소세포폐암이 진단된 경우이다. 저자들은 소세포폐암의 충수 전이를 국내에서 처음으로 경험하여 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제84권3호
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• pp.653-662
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• 2023

목적 본 연구에서는 소아 충수 초음파에서 구조화 판독문을 이용하는 것의 증분가치를 보고자 하였다. 대상과 방법 이 후향적 연구에는 2009년 1월부터 2016년 6월 사이에 충수염이 의심되는 소아환자 1150명이 포함됐다. 2012년 11월, 충수 초음파에 대한 5점 척도의 구조화 판독문을 도입했다. 환자들은 초음파 판독문 양식에 따라 자유 텍스트 그룹과 구조화 판독문 그룹으로 나뉘었다. 초음파 검사 후 추가적 CT 검사율, 음성 충수절제율 및 충수 천공률을 포함한 주요임상 결과를 두 그룹 간에 비교했다. 결과 자유 텍스트 그룹에서 550명의 환자와 구조화 판독문 그룹에서 600명의 환자가 선별되었다. 추가 CT 검사 비율은 구조화 판독문 그룹에서 8.2%로 5.3%가 감소했다(p = 0.003). 음성 충수절제율은 구조화 판독문 그룹에서 7.8%로 8.4% 감소했다(p = 0.028). 충수 천공률(37.6% vs. 48.0%, p = 0.078)은 통계적으로 차이가 없었다. 결론 충수염이 의심되는 소아 환자에서 초음파 검사 시 구조화 판독문을 사용하면 추가 CT 검사율이 감소하고, 충수 천공률의 증가 없이 음성 충수절제율이 감소한다.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.123-126
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• 2004

Intestinal obstruction secondary to intraabdominal adhesion is a well-known postoperative complication occurring after appendectomy. The aim of this study was to measure the incidence and clinical manifestations of mechanical intestinal obstruction after appendectomy for perforated appendicitis. We reviewed all of the children (age <16 years) who had been treated for appendicitis at Asan Medical Center between January 1996 and December 2001. Inclusion criterion included either gross or microscopic evidence of appendiceal perforation. Exclusion criteria were interval appendectomy, and patients immune compromised by chemotherapy. Associations of intestinal obstruction with age, sex, operation time, and use of peritoneal drains were analyzed. Four hundred and sixty two open appendectomies for appendicitis were performed at our department. One hundred and seventeen children were treated for perforated appendicitis (78 boys, 39 girls). The mean age was 8.9 years (range 1.5 to 14.8 years). There were no deaths. Eight patients were readmitted due to intestinal obstruction, but there was no readmission due to intestinal obstruction in patients with non-perforated appendicitis. The interval between appendectomy and intestinal obstruction varied from 12 days to 2 year 7 months. Four patients needed laparotomies. In three of four, only adhesiolysis was performed. One child needed small bowel resection combined with adhesiolysis. There was no significant association between age or sex and the development of intestinal obstruction. This was no association with operative time or use of peritoneal drain. Patients who required appendectomy for perforated appendicitis have a higher incidence of postoperative intestinal obstruction than those with nonperforated appendicitis. For the patients with perforated appendicitis, careful operative procedures as well as pre and postoperative managements are required to reduce adhesions and subsequent bowel obstruction.