• 재활간호학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.61-69
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• 2003

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand and describe the essence and the structure of lived experience of liver transplant recipient. Five individual interviews were conducted to gather data regarding their subjective experiences. About 130 significant statements were extracted and these were clusterd into 9 themes. End stage liver disease patients chose their last treatment - liver transplantation. After liver transplantation, recipients experience vague anxiety and uneaseness related to much information and life style change that they had to accept. And they feared to lose their health again. But they felt free from medication and restriction of food. And they satisfied with regaining their physical status. Most of the recipients also had financial difficulties and social restrictions. And they experience uncertainty about their future. But they restored their previous social life. And they experience psychological wellbeing and hope. The results of this study might help nurses who work with liver transplant recipient in establishing and implementing an effective nursing intervention by understanding their lived experience.

• 한국정보처리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보처리학회 2009년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.155-156
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• 2009

In this paper we present 3D image analysis of liver and blood vessels using MDCT. The purpose is to enhance the performance of clinician in assessing anatomical information of liver and blood vessels. The system consists of two parts: 3D image reconstruction and analysis of the 3D liver and blood vessel image. The central vein of the liver is the most important blood vessel for the liver transplantation. We will find the central vein's location and characteristic, and will scheme out a computer assistant liver transplantation planning. It will be an effective tool for interventional radiology, surgical planning, and quantitative diagnosis.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2009

간 이식은 진행성 간병변의 말기에 있는 환자나 간 대사 질환, 간암 등을 겪고 있는 환자들에게 최종적으로 행해지는 가장 효과적인 치료법이다. 간 이식 전후에는 타 장기의 이식수술 시와 마찬가지로 거부반응을 최소화하고 생존율을 높이기 위하여 면역억제요법을 시행하게 되며 이로 인해 면역력이 감소되어 전신 감염에 이환되기 쉬운 상태에 처하게 된다. 간 이식수술 전 치과적 처치의 일차적 목표는 간을 이식한 후 전신적인 감염의 원인이 될 수 있는 구강 감염요소를 원천적으로 제거하는 것이다. 술전 치과적 처치는 이식 후 감염 가능성을 줄여줌으로써 이식수술의 성공률을 향상시키므로 환자의 건강을 유지하는 데 있어서 구강검진을 비롯한 계속적인 치과적 관리는 중요한 의미를 갖는다. 본 연구에서는 간이식 수술을 예정으로 수술 전 구강검진을 위해 서울대학교 치과병원에 내원한 90명의 환자들의 의무기록에 근거하여 우식경험영구치지수와 구강위생의 정도, 전신질환 병력과 치과치료 요구도, 치과치료 요구도의 충족 정도, 치과병원 내원일과 간이식 수술 예정일과의 시간 간격 등에 대한 조사를 시행하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 환자군의 우식경험영구치지수를 분석한 결과 간이식 환자들의 DT는 2.68개, MT는 4.02개, FT는 3.42개, 그리고 DMFT index는 10.12개로 나타났다. 2. 환자군의 구강위생 상태를 조사한 결과 중등도 이상의 식편 압입이 20.0%로 나타났고, 중등도 이상의 치석을 가진 환자는 42.2%였으며 부종을 동반한 치은염증은 37.8%의 환자들에서 관찰되었다. 3. 환자군에게 필요한 치과치료요구도를 조사한 결과 치주치료를 가장 많이 필요로 하였고 그 다음으로 보존치료, 구강악안면외과적 치료의 순서였다. 4. 90명의 환자 중 간이식 예정일이 확정된 상태로 치과병원에 내원한 환자는 39명이었고 간이식 예정일과 치과병원에서의 구강검진일자와의 시간간격을 조사한 결과 간이식 예정일과 구강검진일자와의 시간간격이 2주 이하가 32.2%, 1주 이하가 20.0%로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로 보아, 간 이식수술 전 구강검진을 주소로 내원한 환자들은 이식수술 후 잠재적 감염원의 제거를 위해 해결이 필요한 뚜렷한 치과치료 요구도를 나타내고 있다. 하지만 간 이식수술 전 치과치료를 위한 충분한 시간이 주어지지 못하는 현실적 제약으로 인해 많은 환자들이 포괄적인 치과관리를 받지 못한 채 이식수술을 받고 있다. 따라서 간 이식수술 가능성이 있는 환자를 대상으로 조기 구강건진과 포괄적인 구강관리 프로그램에 대한 구체적인 지침과 협진 체계가 마련된다면 잠재적인 구강 감염원의 충분한 제거로 간 이식수술의 예후에 긍정적인 역할을 할 수 있을 것이다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2024

Purpose: 99mTc-mebrofenin hepatobiliary scintigraphy (HBS) is an important and clinically useful diagnostic imaging study for detecting complications after liver transplantation. CT contrast agents due to their high atomic numbers, lead to a decrease in gamma ray count rates. This study investigated the impact of CT contrast agents on the uptake of 99mTc-mebrofenin in the liver. Materials and Methods: The quantitative HBS was performed on sixty-two liver transplantation patients (male:female=36:26), with a mean age of 59.4±6.4 years. Statistical comparison of hepatic uptake reduction ratio (HURR%) before and after the injection of CT contrast agents was performed using a paired t-test. Results: Hepatic uptake of the reduction ratio was 94.47±3.65% for the pre-CT contrast agents and 92.17±4.00% for the post-CT contrast agents. HURR% after CT contrast agent injection showed a statistically significant difference compared to before the injection (t=11.09, P<0.001). Conclusion: It will be necessary to pay attention when examining the HBS of patients with liver transplantation after the injection of CT contrast medium. It is advisable to schedule the examination on a different day to prevent residual contrast medium in the body from interfering with the quantitative evaluation of the nuclear medicine examination.

• 대한유전성대사질환학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.85-88
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• 2002

저자들은 생후 47일경부터 구토와 산증이 지속되어 시행한 소변 유기산 분석에서 진단된 메칠말로닌산혈증 환아에서 생체 부분 간이식을 시행한 1례에 대해서 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.51-53
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• 2016

Laparoscopic gastrectomy for cancer has some significant postoperative benefits over open surgery with similar oncologic outcomes. This procedure is more popular in the Far East countries where obesity is not a serious public health problem. In the Western countries, laparoscopic gastrectomy for cancer is not a common procedure, yet obesity is more common. Herein, we aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of laparoscopic gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer in a morbidly obese patient. Additionally, we used natural orifice specimen extraction as an option to decrease wound-related complications, which are more prevalent in morbidly obese patients. In this case, we performed a fully laparoscopic subtotal gastrectomy with lymph node dissection and Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy with the specimen extracted through the vagina. To the best of our knowledge, this was the first report of a natural orifice surgery in a morbidly obese patient with gastric cancer.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.259-262
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• 2017

Mitochondria play essential role in eukaryotic cells including in the oxidative phosphorylation and generation of adenosine triphosphate via the electron-transport chain. Therefore, defects in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) can result in mitochondrial dysfunction which leads to various mitochondrial disorders that may present with various neurologic and non-neurologic manifestations. Mutations in the nuclear gene polymerase gamma (POLG) are associated with mtDNA depletions, and Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome is one of the most severe manifestations of POLG mutation characterized by the clinical triad of intractable seizures, psychomotor regression, and liver failure. The hepatic manifestation usually occurs late in the disease's course, but in some references, hepatitis was reportedly the first manifestation. Liver transplantation was considered contraindicated in Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome due to its poor prognosis. We acknowledged a patient with the first manifestation of the disease being hepatic failure who eventually underwent liver transplantation, and whose neurological outcome improved after cocktail therapy.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.161-166
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• 2003

목 적: 상염색체 열성 유전 질환인 윌슨병에서 이형 접합 보인자인 부모를 공여자로 생체 부분 간이식을 시행 받은 윌슨병 환아의 치료 경험을 통해 이의 치료 효과를 알아보고자 본 연구를 실시하였다. 방 법: 1994년 12월부터 2002년 3월까지 서울아산병원에서 간이식을 시행받은 75명의 소아 중 윌슨병으로 간이식을 시행 받은 7명을 대상으로 수술 전후의 간 기능과 Kayser-Fleischer ring 소실 여부 및 구리 대사에 관련된 검사 소견 등을 중점으로 의무 기록을 통해 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결 과: 전체 7명의 환자 가운데 5명은 전격성 간염, 2명은 치료에 반응하지 않는 간경변으로 간이식을 받았으며, 공여자는 모두 혈연간 즉 이형 접합 보인자인 부모들이었다. 이식 후 추적 관찰 동안 환자의 생존율은 100%이었으며, 이는 같은 기간 동안 소아 간이식 전체 환자와 대사성 간 질환으로 간이식을 받은 환아의 각각의 5년 생존율 87%, 84%보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 간이식을 받은 모든 환자는 penicillamine과 구리 제한 식이를 시행하지 않고 이들의 AST치, 총 빌리루빈치 및 프로트롬빈 시간이 정상으로 회복되었고, 추적 관찰 기간 동안 윌슨병 재발의 소견은 없었다. 그리고 혈중 ceruloplasmin치와 혈중 구리 농도는 정상으로 회복되었으며, 24시간 소변 구리 배설양도수술 후 모든 환아에서 현저한 감소를 보였다. Kayser-Fleischer ring은 추적 관찰된 5명 중 4명에서 사라졌고, 추적 관찰이 3개월로 짧았던 한 명에서는 감소되었으나 남아 있었다. 결 론: 윌슨병이 내과적인 약물 치료에 반응하지 않는 간경변으로 진행하거나 전격성 간염으로 발현하여 간이식이 필요한 경우 윌슨병의 이형 접합 보인자인 부모를 이용한 혈연간 생체 부분 간이식은 효과적인 치료법임을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.110-116
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• 2008

Purpose: Acute toxic hepatitis is a common cause of acute liver failure (ALF). We investigated the causes, clinical manifestation, and outcomes of ALF patients who underwent liver transplantation due to acute toxic hepatitis caused by herbal medicines and preparations. Methods: Between January 1992 and May 2008, we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 24 patients who were transplanted due to acute toxic hepatitis caused by herbal medicines and preparations. We applied the RUCAM score to patients with acute toxic hepatitis and assessed the relationship between herbal preparations and liver injury. We studied the patients' medication history, liver function tests, and clinical outcomes. Results: The type of liver injury was divided into three groups: hepatocellular type, 14 patients (58.3%); cholestatic type, 4 patients (16.7%); and mixed type, 6 patients (25%). Polygonum multiflorum Thunberg (3 cases) was the most common cause of acute toxic hepatitis, followed by Acanthopanax senticosus (2 cases), pumpkin juice (2 cases), Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz (2 cases), Hovenia dulcis (1 case), Phellinus linteus (1 case), and Artemisia capillaries (1 case). One year survival after liver transplantation was 76%. Conclusion: We identified the herbal preparations leading to acute liver failure. Many patients consider herbal remedies to be completely free of unwanted side effects. However, we found that many herbal products have biological activities that can lead to severe hepatotoxicity.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.1985-1995
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• 2021

Objective: Although the liver-to-spleen volume ratio (LSVR) based on CT reflects portal hypertension, its prognostic role in cirrhotic patients has not been proven. We evaluated the utility of LSVR, automatically measured from CT images using a deep learning algorithm, as a predictor of hepatic decompensation and transplantation-free survival in patients with hepatitis B viral (HBV)-compensated cirrhosis. Materials and Methods: A deep learning algorithm was used to measure the LSVR in a cohort of 1027 consecutive patients (mean age, 50.5 years; 675 male and 352 female) with HBV-compensated cirrhosis who underwent liver CT (2007-2010). Associations of LSVR with hepatic decompensation and transplantation-free survival were evaluated using multivariable Cox proportional hazards and competing risk analyses, accounting for either the Child-Pugh score (CPS) or Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score and other variables. The risk of the liver-related events was estimated using Kaplan-Meier analysis and the Aalen-Johansen estimator. Results: After adjustment for either CPS or MELD and other variables, LSVR was identified as a significant independent predictor of hepatic decompensation (hazard ratio for LSVR increase by 1, 0.71 and 0.68 for CPS and MELD models, respectively; p < 0.001) and transplantation-free survival (hazard ratio for LSVR increase by 1, 0.8 and 0.77, respectively; p < 0.001). Patients with an LSVR of < 2.9 (n = 381) had significantly higher 3-year risks of hepatic decompensation (16.7% vs. 2.5%, p < 0.001) and liver-related death or transplantation (10.0% vs. 1.1%, p < 0.001) than those with an LSVR ≥ 2.9 (n = 646). When patients were stratified according to CPS (Child-Pugh A vs. B-C) and MELD (< 10 vs. ≥ 10), an LSVR of < 2.9 was still associated with a higher risk of liver-related events than an LSVR of ≥ 2.9 for all Child-Pugh (p ≤ 0.045) and MELD (p ≤ 0.009) stratifications. Conclusion: The LSVR measured on CT can predict hepatic decompensation and transplantation-free survival in patients with HBV-compensated cirrhosis.