• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.8-13
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• 2001

Objective: To determine the incidence and etiologies of celiac axis stenosis in asymptomatic individuals. Materials and Methods: This prospective study involved 400 consecutive patients (male: 319, female: 81) referred to us for celiac arteriography between April and July 1999. When celiac axis branches were opacified by collateral circulation during superior mesenteric arteriography, the presence of celiac axis stenosis was suspected; lateral projection celiac arteriography was performed and the pressure gradient was measured. The indicators used to determine whether or not celiac axis stenosis was significant were luminal narrowing of more than 50% and a resultant pressure gradient of at least 10 mmHg. Its etiology was determined on the basis of angiographic appearances and CT findings. Results: Twenty-nine patients (7.3%) had celiac axis stenosis. The etiology of the condition was extrinsic compression due to the median arcuate ligament in 16 patients (55%) and atherosclerosis in three (10%), while in ten (35%) it was not determined. The incidence of celiac axis stenosis did not vary significantly according to sex, age and the presence of calcified aortic plaque representing atherosclerosis. Conclusion: The incidence of hemodynamically significant celiac axis stenosis in this asymptomatic Korean population was 7.3% and the most important etiology was extrinsic compression by the median arcuate ligament of the diaphragm. Atherosclerosis was only a minor cause of the condition.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.325-329
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• 1989

A rare case of aneurysm of the celiac artery due to arteriosclerosis was presented. The patient was 56-year-old female and had suffered from hypertension for 4 years, and recently, from dyspepsia prior to admission for 2 months. The operation was operated upon by interposition of an autogenous tubular saphenous vein graft between the proximal celiac artery and the common opening of the hepatic and the splenic arteries in the opened aneurysmal sac with inclusion technique. The postoperative course was uneventful.

• Anatomy and Cell Biology
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.276-279
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• 2023

The arterial support of the liver is most commonly from the celiac trunk via the proper hepatic artery (PHA). The PHA divides into left and right branches: the right hepatic artery (RHA) supplies the right and caudate lobes while the left hepatic artery (LHA) supplies the left and quadrate lobes. Aberrant hepatic arteries are relatively common, and the most frequent contributors are the superior mesenteric artery and left gastric artery. Herein we present findings from postmortem dissection of an abdominal cavity that revealed a rare combination of reported variations. Specifically, this subject had three extrahepatic arteries - a replaced LHA (rLHA), a PHA, and a replaced RHA (rRHA). The rLHA originated from the left gastric and the rRHA originated from the superior mesenteric artery. Knowledge of these variations is important for surgical and radiological procedures to avoid complications during treatment and improve patient outcomes.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.87-94
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• 1999

Backgroud: We have performed the CT-guided celiac plexus block (CPB) using anterior approach to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the procedure and to determine the role of CT. Methods: CPB were done in 10 patients (5 men and 5 women: mean age, 58.1 years) with intractable upper abdominal pain due to terminal malignancy of the stomach (n=3), pancreas (n=4), gallbladder (n=2), and liver (n=1). To permit an anterior approach, patients lay supine on the CT scan table during the procedure. One 21-guage Chiba needle was placed just anterior to the diaphragmatic crus between the celiac and superior mesenteric arteries and 10~12 ml of dehydrated alcohol was injected. Degree of pain relief following the procedure was assessed and pain was graded on a numeric rating scale (NRS) from 0 to 10. Results: The results suggest a direct relation between the degree of celiac invasion and the response to the CPB. With CT guidance, it is possible for us to direct the needle into more accurate region, allowing alcohol to be deposited in specific ganglion area. Conclusions: CT-guided CPB using an anterior approach was an easy and effective way of reducing intractable upper abdominal pain due to terminal malignancies. CT-guidance allowed precise needle placement and safe procedure. Careful classification of cases is important to predict the degree of pain relief using the grading system based on the degree of involvement of the celiac plexus.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.146-149
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• 2013

Mesenteric ischemic symptoms appear only when two of the three major splanchnic arteries from the abdominal aorta are involved. Recently, we encountered a case of chronic mesenteric ischemia in a 50-year-old female patient caused by atherosclerotic obstruction of the celiac trunk and superior mesenteric artery. She was treated with a retrograde bypass graft from the right common iliac artery to the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) in a C-loop configuration. Complete revascularization is recommended for treatment of intestinal ischemia. When the celiac trunk is a not suitable recipient vessel, bypass grafting to the SMA alone appears to be both an effective and durable procedure for treating intestinal ischemia.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.20-26
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• 2002

배경: 관상동맥수술에서 동맥도관의 장점이 확인되면서, 우위망동맥(right gastroepiploic artery)의 사용이 점차 늘고 있다. 우위망동맥을 근위부 협착이 심하지 않은 관상동맥에 유근이식편(pedicled uaft)으로 사용할 경우 역행성 혈류가 발생할 수 있다는 보고들이 많아지면서, 수술 전에 역행성 혈류를 예측하려는 시도가 계속되고 있다. 본 연구는 정상 관상동맥과 우위망동맥 사이에 생리적으로 존재하는 혈압차(Vessure difference: PD)를 증명하고 협착 관상동맥의 경협착 맥압차(trans-stenosis pressure gradient: TSPG)와의 상관관계를 분석함으로써, 우위대망동맥을 유근이식편으로 사용할 때 역행성 혈류가 발생할 수 있는 근위부 협착의 정도를 예측하기 위해 고안되었다. 대상 및 방법,. 1998년 7월부터 1999년 2월까지 관상동맥 조영술에서 정상으로 판정된 12명의 환자에서 우관상동맥과 우위망동맥(혹은 복강동맥; celiac uef)의 압력을 측정하여 혈관 사이의 혈압차(PD)를 측정하였다. 관상동맥협착이 확인된 29명의 환자에서는 경협착 맥압차(TSPG)를 측정하였다. 결과:정상 환자군에서 우관상동맥과 우위망동맥의 수축기혈압은 143$\pm$23 : 134$\pm$17 mmHg(p<0.005), 이완기혈압은 74$\pm$13 : 73$\pm$14 mmHg(p=NS), 평균혈압은 100$\pm$16 : 97$\pm$15mmHg이었다(p<0.05). 동맥 사이의 압력차(PD)는 수축기혈압 -8~25 mmHg, 이완기혈압 -4~7 mmHg, 평균혈압 -1 ~ 10mmHg이었다(p<0.05). 관상동맥협착 환자군에서 경협착맥압차(TSPG)는 75% 미만의 협착의 경우 -4~l9(7$\pm$5.8) mmHg이고, 75% 이상의 협착의 경우 7~74(27$\pm$18.3) mmHg이었다(p<0.005). 75% 이상의 협착에서는 관상동맥의 경협착 맥압차(TSPG)가 우위망동맥과의 생리적 혈압차(PD) 보다 크고, 협착 원위부 관상동맥의 혈압도 우위망동맥 혈압보다 유의하게 낮았다(p<0.001). 결론: 관상동맥우회술 후 역행성 혈류의 발생원인이 우위대망동맥과 협착하부 원위부 관상동맥 사이의 압력차이라고 가정할 때, 본 연구의 결과는 우위대망동맥을 75%이상 협착병소에 유근이식편으로 사용할 경우 역행성 혈류가 발생할 가능성이 적어진다는 것을 시사할 수 있다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.1209-1213
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• 1991

We have experienced a case of upper abdominal aortic aneurysm in 51 years old man who entered to our hospital with abdominal and lower back pain for three days. The diagnosis was confirmed by abdominal ultrasonography and abdominal aortogram and he was treated by aneurysmectomy, bypass graft and endarterectomy. A brief review of related literature was made.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.93-96
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• 2005

저자들은 출생 시부터 전신에 분포하는 밀크 커피색 반점이 있고, 액와부에 작은 주근깨를 보이며 정신 지체와 발달 지연등 제1형 신경섬유종증의 소견을 보이는 환아에서 급성 신경학적 쇠약 증세가 있어 시행한 뇌자기공명영상 촬영과 뇌동맥조영 촬영상 모야모야병의 소견이 동반된 1례를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.301-309
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• 1983

Twenty-three patients with aneurysm were operated between Jan. 1956 to July 1983 at the Department of Thoracic surgery, Seoul National University Hospital. There were 18 males and 5 females in this series. The age ranged from 14 to 68 years with the mean age of 41 years. The etiology of aortic aneurysms was atherosclerosis in 10, trauma in 2, annuloaortic ectasia in 4, syphilis in 1, and unknown etiology in six cases. Among the 4 patients with ascending aortic aneurysm, aortic valve replacement with aneurysmorrhaphy in three patients and Bentall operation in one patient were performed successfully. One patient with entire aortic arch aneurysm was received Dacron graft replacement with anastomosis of brachiocephalic arteries separately under cardiopulmonary bypass. There was no complication. Among 6 patients involving the descending thoracic aorta, three patients were managed by prosthetic bypass graft and aneurysm resection, and another three patients were also managed by prosthetic graft replacement. There were three hospital deaths. There were two thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm. One patient in shock state due to preoperative rupture died from cardiac arrest during operative procedure. In another patient who had extensive involvement from the midportion of descending thoracic aorta to the terminal abdominal aorta, the aneurysm was successfully repaired with Dacron graft. In this instance celiac axis, superior and inferior mesenteric arteries and right renal artery were anastomosed separately. Eight of the 10 abdominal aortic aneurysms was replaced with prosthetic graft. One saccular aneurysm was treated by resection and primary closure. In another patient, cardiac arrest occurred during operation before definitive procedure. There was one another hospital death in the patient with preoperative rupture.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.625-630
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• 1997

56세 남자 환자가 신경과에 내원하였는데, 그는 최근에 심해지는 우측 세번째에서 다섯번째 수지의 반복 적인 저린 통증과 파악력의 약화를 주소로 하였다. 이와 함께 보행시 하지 동통을 호소하였다. 경동맥 조영술상 우내경동맥이 완전히 막혀 있었고 좌우총경동맥과 외경동맥, 좌내 경동맥은 심각한 협착이 있었다. 함께 시행한 대동맥 조영술상 신동맥이하는 완전한 폐색을 보였고 양측 대퇴 동맥은 지연 조영 을 보였다. 두개의 동맥 병변에 대해 단계별로 수술 계획을 세웠다. 양측 경동맥 병변은 경동맥 내막절제술을 시행 하였다. 이 때 좌측은·경동맥 션트를 사용하였다. 복부대동맥 병변은 2주후에 시행되었으며 복강동맥하방의 대동맥을 결찰하고 허혈시 신장을 보존하기위 해 신보존액을 주입하였다. 역 Y 회로 이식술과 신보존을 시행하여 린분간의 허혈동안에도 성공적으로 시술되었으며 별다른 문제없이 술 후 보름만에 퇴원하였다.