• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.81-84
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• 2014

In this article, we present two cases of femoral pseudoaneurysm (PA) at the femoral arterial puncture site followed by necrotizing fasciitis, which is rare but can be fatal when not managed appropriately. PA was revealed by lower-extremity angiography and color-flow Doppler ultrasonography. Hematoma removal, thrombolysis, and bleeder ligation with Gelfoam were repeatedly performed by a vascular surgeon. When necrotizing fasciitis developed, aggressive surgical drainage and creation of a viable wound bed for reconstruction were mandatory. We adopted a vacuum-assisted closure device (Kinetics Concepts International) as the standard treatment for complicated, serious, infected PA of the puncture site. Excellent clinical outcomes were obtained.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.48-50
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• 2010

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is often idiopathic. We report on a patient presenting with symptomatic intracranial hypotension and pain radiating to the right leg caused by a transdurallumbar disc herniation. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the brain revealed classic signs of intracranial hypotension, and an additional spinal MR confirmed a lumbar transdural herniated disc as the cause. The patient was treated with a partial hemilaminectomy and discectomy. We were able to find the source of cerebrospinal fluid leak, and packed it with epidural glue and gelfoam. Postoperatively, the patient's headache and log radiating pain resolved and there-was no neurological deficit. Thus, in this case, lumbar disc herniation may have been a cause of spontaneous intracranial hypotension.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.16-21
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• 2007

Many kinds of materials have been used up to now for vocal fold paralysis. Although silastic block has been the most popular material, some difficulties in carving, positioning, and placing have been the causes to find more easily applicable materials. Hy-droxylapatite, gelfoam, hyaluronic acid and fat have been suggested and used for this purposes with some limitations. During last decade, Gore-Tex was introduced and replacing old materials and showed good surgical results with less difficulties. This material is biocompatible and familiar to surgeons because it had been invented in 1960's. In addition it is easy to shape and place Gore-Tex into the window with many clinical experiences. In some problem cases, it is easy to remove from the body with less damage to surrounding tissue. The basic surgical techniques are as follows. 1) Creating window. 2) Positioning and placing the material. 3) Immobilizing the material and closing the window. The modified methods ae introduced in details with figures.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.198-202
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• 2021

Super-selective renal artery embolization is an increasingly popular technique for the management of traumatic, low-grade renal trauma. When performed in distal arterial branches, this intervention enables tissue preservation and arrest of hemorrhage, but it may not be practical in cases of multifocal, high-grade renal injuries. In such cases, surgical nephrectomy remains the more common treatment modality to ensure hemodynamic control. We present the unique case of a patient who presented in hemorrhagic shock following a major trauma that resulted in a grade 5 renal injury treated with complete renal artery embolization using Gelfoam, resulting in hemodynamic stabilization. Interestingly, imaging 1 month after embolization revealed residual enhancement of the inferior pole of the kidney, suggesting reconstitution of flow and partial renal salvage. Ultimately, transcatheter "nephrectomy" with careful selection of a temporary embolic agent may serve as a safe and efficient alternative to surgical nephrectomy with the added possibility of preserving partial renal perfusion and function in the emergent setting.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.53-64
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• 1999

연구배경: 대량객혈을 치료하지 않는 경우 사망률이 50% 이상으로 매우 높은 것으로 알려져 있다. 대부분의 경우 출혈이 기관지 동맥에서 발생하고, 기관지 동맥색전술은 75-90% 의 환자에서 즉각적인 지혈효과를 가져오므로 대량객혈의 효과적인 치료방법으로 받아들여 지고 있다. 저자들은 대량 객혈환자에서 기관지 동맥 색전술의 유용성과 효과를 알아 보고자 하였고 또한, 성공적인 색전술후 재출혈에 관여 하는 인자를 알아보고자하였다. 방 법: 1990년 2월부터 1996년 7월 까지 가톨릭 의과대학 소속 7개 부속병원에 객혈을 주소로 내원하여 2 회 이상 객혈을 보이거나, 1 일 400-600cc 이상 대량 객혈을 보이는 환자에서 동맥색전술을 시행한 환자중에서 1년이상 경과관찰이 가능한 146명을 대상으로 하였다. 결 과: 기관지 동맥색전술을 시행한 환자는 남자 98예(67.1%), 여자48예(32.9%)였고, 객혈의 원인 질환으로는 폐결핵 및 이와 동반된 병변이 106예(72.6%)로 가장 많았다. 지혈에 사용된 색전물질로는 Ivalon을 단독으로 사용한 예가 58예(39.7%)로 가장 많았고, Gelfoam만 사용한 예는 52예(35.6%), 코일과 Gelfoam을 병용한 예는 24예(16.4%), Ivalon과 Gelfoam을 병용한 예는 9예(6.2%), 코일만 사용한 예는 3예(2.1%)이었다. 기관지 동맥색전술을 이용한 24시간 이내의 지혈의 성공률은 95%였으며, 추적관찰 중 객혈의 재발은 36예(24.7%)였고, 2 회이상 재발한 환자는 6예(4.1%)였다. 기관지 동맥색전술의 합병증은 40명(27.4%)의 환자에서 총 58 건수가 발생하였는데, 발열이 22 건(37.9%)으로 가장 많았고, 흉통 9건(32.8%), 두통 4건(6.9%), 오심 및 구토 3건(5.2%), 부정맥 2건(3.4%)순으로 나타났고, 기타 기침, 요통, 마비성장폐색, 배뇨장애, 하지감각 소실, 견갑골 통증, 저혈압, 두드러기등이 각각 1건씩 발생하였다. 초기 기관지동맥 조영술 소견상 색전의 대상이 양측성인 경우, 체측부동맥-폐동맥간 단락이 있는 경우, 신생혈관 형성, 동맥류, 출혈의 직접적인 소견인 조영제외 누출, 체측부동맥이 영양동맥으로 관여한 경우 등 이들 모두에서 재발군과 비재발군 사이에서 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다(P>0.05). 원인 질환별, 지혈에 사용한 색전물질, 공동이 있는 경우, 국균종이 동반된 경우, 기관지 확장증이 동반된 경우, 폐기종이 동반된 경우 모두 재발군과 비재발군 사이에서 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았으나(P>0.05), 늑막에 병변이 있는 경우 양군 사이에 유의한 차이가 있었다(P<0.05). 결 론: 기관지 동맥색전술은 대량 객혈시 안전하고, 심각한 합병증의 빈도가 적은 시술로서 특히 초기 지혈효과가 뛰어난 시술방법으로 사료된다. 초기 기관지 동맥조영술 소견에서 출혈의 재발을 예견할 수 있는 의미있는 지표는 없었으나, 늑막에 병변이 있는 경우 재발의 빈도가 높은 것으로 보아 향후 이에 대한 재검토가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.215-223
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• 2001

Objective: The purpose of this study was to make a guideline of uterine artery embolization for the treatment of uterine leiomyomas accompanying with adenomyosis in Korea. Materials and Methods : We performed the retrospective study for 37 women who had uterine leiomyomas accompanying with adenomyosis. Bilateral uterine artery embolization was performed in 37 patients (age range 25-65) during 17 months with pain, hypermenorrhea, urinary frequency etc due to leiomyomas. Ultrasound imaging was performed before the procedure and at mean 6.9 months after the procedure. Results: All procedures were technically successful. Mean clinical follow-up was 12.8 months. Minor complication occurred in 82% patients after the procedure. After imaging follow-up (mean, 6.9 months postprocedure), median uterine volume decreased 34.4%, and dominant myoma volume decreased 86%. There was no statistical difference in uterine volume reduction and dominant myoma size reduction whether occluding agents was polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol plus gelfoam, and gelfoam, and whether ultrasound measured Resistance Index value before the procedure was low or high. Conclusion: Primary candidates for uterine artery embolization include those with symptomatic uterine leiomyomas who no longer des ire fertility but wish to avoid surgery or are poor surgical risks. To our study, uterine volume reduction and dominant myoma size reduction in patients who had adenomyosis were similar to previous other studies in patients who had not adenomyosis. Therefore adenomyosis should not be considered as a contraindication for uterine artery embolization. Because there is little data about subsequent reproductive potential after this procedure, it should not be routinely advocated for infertile women. Further investigation is warranted for occluding agents and Resistance Index.

• 대한장애인치과학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2012

Extraction of all nonrestorable teeth prior to bone marrow transplantation is the major dental management of the patient being prepared for the transplantation. But, there are four principal causes for excessive bleeding in the immediate postextraction phase ; (1) Vascular wall alteration (wound infection, scurvy, chemicals, allergy) (2) Disorders of platelet function (3) Thrombocytopenic purpuras (4) Disorders of coagulation (liver disease, anticoagulation drug-heparin, coumarin, aspirin, plavix) If the hemorrhage from postextraction wound is unusually aggressive, the socket must be packed with local hemostatic agent and wound closure & pressure dressing are applied. But, in dental alveoli, local hemostatic agent (gelfoam, surgcel etc) may absorb oral microorganisms and cause alveolar osteitis (infection). This is a case report of bleeding and infection control by suture, pressure packing and iodoform gauze drainage on infected active bleeding extraction socket under sedation and local anesthesia in a 57-years-old multiple disabled patient with anticoagulation drug.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.87-91
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• 2004

Background and Objectives : Temporary vocal fold injection is not only performed to restore the laryngeal function in temporary unilateral vocal fold paralysis or paresis, but also performed as a test injection prior to the permanent injection. Gelfoam has been safely used for the past several decades for the temporary vocal fold augmentation. Recently, we found a new material, called Radieses Lite, may be used as a temporary injection material. Material and Methods : We report preliminary results of 11 patients who had Radiesse Lite injection with a variety of pathologies. Results : Based on the results from the 6 patients who completed follow-up, the duration of effectiveness of Radiesse Lite seems to be from 2 to 3 months depending on the injection amount. Radiesse Lite satisfies several requirements of the ideal temporary vocal fold injection material in terms of injectability, convenience, duration of effectiveness and safety. Conclusion : The authors concluded that Radiesse Lite might be a good option for temporary vocal fold injection especially in the office setting.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.11-15
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• 2006

Objective : A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical study is performed to verify the effectiveness of epidural dexamethasone-soaked gelatin sponges to reduce postoperative pain following lumbar microdiscectomy. Methods : Twenty-three patients (10 men and 13 women) undergoing lumbar microdiscectomy were included. Five pieces of gelatin sponge measuring $1{\times}1cm$ [Gelfoam; Pharmacia & Upjohn. Kalamazoo, MI, USA], soaked with either 5mg dexamethasone or an equal amount [2mL] of saline, were left on the decompressed nerve root after unilateral hemilami-nectomy, flavectomy and discectomy. Results : Subjective visual analog scale[VAS] scores of leg pain in the dexamethasone group on the first, third and first postoperative days [2.5, 2.5, 1.7, respectively] were significantly lower than in the control group [5.0, 4.8, 3.6][P<0.05]. No side effects related to the dexamethasone-soaked gelatin sponges were observed. Conclusion : The intraoperative application of dexamethasone-soaked gelatin sponges during lumber microdiscetomy can provide effective-postoperative analgesia without complications.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.117-121
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• 2006

The surgical removal of solid deep-seated hemangioblastomas remains challenging, because treatment of these lesions is often complicated by severe bleeding associated with the rich vascularity of this tumor, and by severe neural tissue injury associated with the difficulty of en bloc resection, especially when the tumor is located at the cervicomedullary junction. Therefore, preoperative embolization of deep-seated solid hemangioblastomas may play an important role in successful surgical removal by reducing major bleeding and neural tissue damage. A 24-year-old woman, 28-weeks pregnant, was admitted to our hospital for the evaluation of quadriparesis, and brain magnetic resonance imaging[MRI] revealed intra-axial mass lesion in the cervicomedullary junction. After delivery, her neurologic symptoms became aggravated, and we decided to operate. Preoperative angiography revealed a hypervascular tumor in the posterior fossa, and embolization of the main feeding artery using gelfoam and microcoil, resulted in marked reduction of tumor vascularity. She underwent a midline suboccipital craniotomy involving the removal of the arch of C-1. The tumor was totally removed through a midline myelotomy, and at her 6-month follow-up she walked independently. We report on the combined use of the preoperative embolization of feeding vessels and subsequent operative resection in a patient with a solid hemangioblastoma at the cervicomedullary junction immediately after delivery.