• 한국간담췌외과학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.76-83
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• 2022

Backgrounds/Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate longitudinal changes of post-liver transplantation (LT) biliary anatomy and to assess the association of increased laboratory values after LT with the development of post-LT anastomotic biliary stricture (ABS). Methods: Adult deceased donor LT recipients from 2008 and 2019 were evaluated. ABS was defined after blinded review of endoscopic cholangiograms. Controls were patients who underwent LT for hepatocellular carcinoma who did not have any clinical or biochemical concerns for ABS. Results: Of 534 patients who underwent LT, 57 patients had ABS and 57 patients served as controls. On MRI, ABS patients had a narrower anastomosis (2.47 ± 1.32 mm vs. 3.38 ± 1.05 mm; p < 0.01) and wider bile duct at 1-cm proximal to the anastomosis (6.73 ± 2.45 mm vs. 5.66 ± 1.95 mm; p = 0.01) than controls. Association between labs at day 7 and ABS formation was as follows: aspartate aminotransferase hazard ratio (HR): 1.014; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.008-1.020, p = 0.001; total bilirubin HR: 1.292, 95% CI: 1.100-1.517, p = 0.002; and conjugated bilirubin HR: 1.467, 95% CI: 1.216-1.768, p = 0.001. Corresponding analysis results for day 28 were alanine aminotransferase HR: 1.004, 95% CI: 1.002-1.006, p = 0.001; alkaline phosphatase HR: 1.005, 95% CI: 1.003-1.007, p = 0.001; total bilirubin HR: 1.233, 95% CI: 1.110-1.369, p = 0.001; and conjugated bilirubin HR: 1.272, 95% CI: 1.126-1.437, p = 0.001. Conclusions: Elevation of laboratory values early after LT is associated with ABS formation.

• 한국간담췌외과학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.104-112
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• 2022

Backgrounds/Aims: In moderate and high-surgical risk patients with acute cholecystitis, studies comparing percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) vs. endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder stenting (ETGS) vs. endoscopic ultrasound-guided transmural gallbladder stenting (EUGS) are limited. Thus, the aim of this study was to compare efficacy and recurrence of cholecystitis after PC, ETGS, or EUGS during follow-up. Methods: We reviewed 143 moderate and high-surgical risk patients with acute cholecystitis with or without concomitant common bile duct stones who underwent PC, ETGS, or EUGS at our hospital. Technical success rate (TSR), clinical success rate (CSR), and recurrence were compared. Results: TSR in PC or EUGS group was higher than that in the ETGS group for those with concomitant common bile duct stones (100% vs. 100% vs. 73.2%; p = 0.07) and for those without concomitant common bile duct stones (100% vs. 100% vs. 77.3%; p < 0.001). CSR in ETGS or EUGS group was higher than that in the PC group for those with concomitant common bile duct stones (96.2% vs. 100% vs. 87.5%; p = 0.41) and for those without concomitant common bile duct stones (94.1% vs. 100% vs. 63.0%; p = 0.006). Using Kaplan-Meier analysis, the overall recurrent risk was the highest in the PC group (p = 0.004). Conclusions: In moderate and high-surgical risk patients with acute cholecystitis, EUGS provides significantly higher CSR with comparable TSR to PC. Thus, ETGS should be the first choice in those with concomitant common bile duct stones. Among the three patient groups, those who received PC had the highest rate of recurrence.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.385-392
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• 2023

카롤리병은 섬유낭성 간질환이다. 상염색체 열성 장애로 담관의 선천적 다발성 확장이 특징이다. 카롤리병을 진단하는 방법으로 전산화단층촬영, 자기공명영상 검사, 담관 조영술, 초음파 검사가 있다. 전산화단층촬영검사는 섬유다낭성 간 질환을 감지하고 구별하는데 필수적이며, 간 내 담관의 확장을 판별하는 데 유용하다. 하지만 조영제를 사용함으로써 일어날 수 있는 부작용에 대한 인지가 필요하다. 자기공명영상검사는 대표적으로 자기공명담췌관조영술 방법을 이용한다. 비침습적 검사로 환자의 고통을 경감할 수 있고, 담췌관부의 해부학적 구조와 병변 유무를 쉽고 빠르게 관찰이 가능하다. 담관 조영술은 비대해진 담관 전체에 걸친 여러 낭성 확장을 직접 시각화할 수 있는 효과적인 진단 방법이다. 하지만 이 시술 또한 침습적인 시술이므로 진단이 아닌 치료 목적으로 권장된다. 초음파 검사는 전산화단층촬영과 유사한 소견을 확인할 수 있다. 간동맥 뿌리는 기존의 그레이 스케일 초음파에서 증명하기 쉽지 않다. 하지만 관 내 혈관 뿌리를 가진 확장된 담관을 묘사할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 관 내 색상 도플러 신호를 쉽게 식별할 수 있다는 점에서 임상적 가치를 갖고 있다. 최근엔 영상진단의 발전으로 전산화단층촬영 검사, 자기공명영상 검사, 담관 조영술, 초음파 검사 등으로 조기 진단이 가능해졌다. 조기 진단을 통해 치료 후에 장기적인 예후가 개선될 수 있도록 영상 진단 발전에 더욱 기여하고자 각 검사별 카롤리병에 대하여 어떠한 양상이 나타나는지 고찰하였다

• 한국간담췌외과학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.403-414
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• 2023

Backgrounds/Aims: Pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) is recommended in fit patients with a carcinoma (PDAC) of the pancreatic head, and a delayed resection may affect survival. This study aimed to correlate the time from staging to PD with long-term survival, and study the impact of preoperative investigations (if any) on the timing of surgery. Methods: Data were extracted from the Recurrence After Whipple's (RAW) study, a multicentre retrospective study of PD outcomes. Only PDAC patients who underwent an upfront resection were included. Patients who received neoadjuvant chemo-/radiotherapy were excluded. Group A (PD within 28 days of most recent preoperative computed tomography [CT]) was compared to group B (> 28 days). Results: A total of 595 patents were included. Compared to group A (median CT-PD time: 12.5 days, interquartile range: 6-21), group B (49 days, 39-64.5) had similar one-year survival (73% vs. 75%, p = 0.6), five-year survival (23% vs. 21%, p = 0.6) and median time-to-death (17 vs. 18 months, p = 0.8). Staging laparoscopy (43 vs. 29.5 days, p = 0.009) and preoperative biliary stenting (39 vs. 20 days, p < 0.001) were associated with a delay to PD, but magnetic resonance imaging (32 vs. 32 days, p = 0.5), positron emission tomography (40 vs. 31 days, p > 0.99) and endoscopic ultrasonography (28 vs. 32 days, p > 0.99) were not. Conclusions: Although a treatment delay may give rise to patient anxiety, our findings would suggest this does not correlate with worse survival. A delay may be necessary to obtain further information and minimize the number of PD patients diagnosed with early disease recurrence.