• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.59-63
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• 2011

Borrmann type 4 gastric cancers are notorious for the difficulty of finding cancer cells in the biopsy samples obtained from gastrofiberscopy. It is important to obtain the biopsy results for making surgical decisions. In cases with Borrmann type 4 gastric cancer, even though the radiological findings (such as an upper gastrointestinal series, abdominal computed tomography and positron emission tomography/computed tomography) or the macroscopic findings of a gastrofiberscopy examination imply a high suspicion of cancer, there can be difficulty in getting the definite pathologic results despite multiple biopsies. In these cases, we have performed endoscopic mucosal resection under gastrofiberscopy as an alternative to simple biopsies. Here we report on a case in which no cancer cells were found even in the endoscopic mucosal resection specimen, but the radiologic evidence and clinical findings were highly suspicious for gastric cancer. The patient finally underwent total gastrectomy with lymph node resection, and she was pathologically diagnosed as having stage IV gastric cancer postoperatively.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.193-196
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• 2001

We report a case of gastric pseudoterranoviasis proven by gastrofiberscopy on Dec. 13, 1994. The 34-year-old male patient, residing in Chungju-shi, was admitted to Konkuk University Hospital complaining of prickling epigastric pain. The symptoms suddenly attacked him two days after eating raw marine fish at Chonan-shi. By the gastrofiberscopic examination, a long white-yellowish nematode was found from the fundus region of stomach. The worm was $34.50{\;}{\times}{\;}0.84{\;}{\;}mm$ in size. and was identified as a 3rd stage larva of Pseudoterranova decipiens judging from the position of the intestinal cecum. This is the 12th confirmed case of human pseudoterranoviasis in Korea.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.204-206
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• 2014

Gastric complications following unintentional foreign body ingestion are extremely rare. Here, we report the case of a 59-year-old healthy woman who presented with nonspecific abdominal pain and an apparent gastric submucosal tumor that was incidentally detected by gastrofiberscopy. The patient underwent laparoscopic surgery, which revealed an intact gastric wall with no tumor invasion, deformity, or evidence of a gastric submucosal lesion. However, an impacted fish bone was found.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.251-254
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• 1994

Esophageal leiomyosarcoma is a rare lesion. [0.5 % of all esophageal malignancy] The patient was 74 year old female and complained postprandial vomiting of 4 years, duration & hematemasis of 2 months` duration. On gastrofiberscopy, huge exophytic mass nearly occluding esophageal lumen located 30∼38 cm from upper incisor was found. Endoscopic biopsy was squamous cell carcinoma. Transthoracic esophagectomy and esophagogastrotomy was carried out. Result of biopsy was esophageal leiomyosarcoma.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.43-47
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• 1987

7 cases of Acute Gastric Anisakiasis have been reviewed at the Department of Internal Medicine. Yeungnam University Hospital from March, 1983 to December 1986. 1. Of 7 cases, the ratio of male and female was 3:4 and the age 30s occupied most (5 cases) the 50s' followed (2 cases). 2. Chief complains were in order of epigastric pain (6 cases), vomiting (3 cases), Nause (2 cases), Ulticaria (1 case) & epigastric fulling sensation (1 case). 3. In all 7 cases, the causative fish is Astroconcer myriaster. 4. The onset of symptoms was observed within 5 to 7 hours after eating the causative raw fish. 5. Gastrofiberscopic exam was undergo within 18 hours since onset of symptoms. 6. The gastrofiberscopic findings were gastric mucosal edema and redness in all 7 cases. One case also had mucosal erosion. The involved sites of the stomach were in frequency of order, the body (5 cases), the antrum (2 cases). 7. The symptoms of the patients relieved spontaneously without medical treatment after the extraction of the larva with biopsy forcep during gastrofiberscopy. 8. In Korea, many people take raw fish and there may be many patients of Anisakiasis so if much concern and careful observation are paid to whom, with severe cramping epigastric pain after taking of raw marine fish in about 10 hours, we could find out and confirm more patients suffering from Anisakiasis by immediate endoscopic gastrofiberscopy.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.87-91
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• 2004

저자들은 복통과 구토에 동반된 전신 부종을 주소로 내원하여 저알부민혈증과 말초혈액 호산구증가증의 임상 소견으로 단백 소실성 위장증을 동반한 호산구성 위장관염으로 의심되었으나, 내시경검사 소견, 조직 소견, 방사선 소견과 저절로 좋아지는 일과성 임상 경과 등을 종합하여 말초혈액의 호산구 증가증과 조직 내에서 호산구의 심한 침윤을 보인 CMV 감염 소아 Menetrier병 1례를 보고하고자 한다. CMV 감염과 관련된 소아 Menetrier병의 특징적인 임상 증상과 소견을 염두에 두어야 하며, 향후 CMV 감염과 말초 혈액 호산구증가증과 조직내 호산구 침윤의 관련성에 대하여 임상적 해석이 필요하리라 판단된다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.74-79
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• 1999

토혈과 함께 변성된 생체 조직의 일부로 보이는 토물을 주소로 내원한 소아에서 응급 상부위장관 내시경 시술을 이용하여 식도 부에서 유출된 토혈과 토물로 진단하고, 조직 검사를 이용하여 드문 원인 균인 T. beigelii에 의한 진균성 식도염으로 진단된 례를 경험하였다. 진균성 식도염에 의해 이미 형성되어 있던 가막성 조직은 변성된 식도 점막부의 상피 세포들로서 점막하 조직으로 부터 원통형으로 분리되었으며, 이때 발생한 구토에 의하여 토혈과 함께 토물로 배출된 희귀한 증례이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.470-474
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• 1991

This BEF will be resolved with tissue adhesive application The bronchoesophageal fistula[BEF] is a rare lesion in thoracic surgical diseases & is difficult to be closed surgically. Tissue adhesives has been used widely in surgical fields, or in endoscopy, for some time and seems to be potentially useful in cardiothoracic surgery. We have experienced the closure of BEF with tissue adhesive Tisseel in 2 cases recently. One is 60 years old male who had taken the closure of BEF with Tisseel through right bronchotomy. The other is 57 years old female who had taken the closure of BEF with Tisseel with flexible gastrofiberscopy. The postoperative courses are uneventful for 4 months to now.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.221-224
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• 2010

Papillary thyroid carcinoma frequently invades the lymph node, trachea, esophagus and perithyroid tissue. However, direct extension to posterior pharyngeal area is known to be rare. A 64-year-old male was referred to our clinic presenting as posterior pharyngeal mass during gastrofiberscopy. The neck CT scan showed soft tissue mass in retropharynx and lymph node in right level III with calcifications. We performed the total thyroidectomy with selective(level II, III, IV) and anterior compartment neck dissection. In operative findings, the right thyroid mass were connected to the retropharynx through the posterior portion of inferior constrictor muscle. Histopathologic findings revealed the papillary thyroid carcinoma extended to retropharynx. We report a unique case with a literature review.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.197-204
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• 1989

저자들은 위암을 동반한 다발성 골수종 1례를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.