• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.241-249
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• 2005

Objectives : The purpose of this case is to report the improvement after treatment about patient with Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome. Methods : We treated the patient with acupuncture therapy and Herbal medication from 12th October 2004 to 20th June 2005 by evaluating shoulder function with VAS score, shoulder joint ROM and mannual muscle test(MMT). Results : After treatment, this patient achieved excellent outcome following the technique, showing that clinical symptom as like pain, swelling, paresthesia, color tone change was almost disappeared, and there was improvement of ROM and MMT Conclusion : Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS) also known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic neurological syndrome characterized by severe burning pain, pathological changes in bone and skin, excessive sweating, tissue swelling, extreme sensitivity to touch. Oriental medical treatment for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome resulted in satisfactory results by diminishing the symptoms progressively during the thirty two weeks of treatment. Differential diagnosis was based on careful physical examination. More research of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome is needed.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.210-214
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• 1996

Thoracic sympathetic ganglion block(TSGB) with alcohol is a traditional method for treating a variety of disease at pain clinics. But it is a difficult block to perform requiring both skill and experience. Therefore, we performed a thoracic endoscopic cauterization to evaluate the efficacy of this method. A patient suffering sever forearm and hand pain due to radius fracture of the right arm, one and half years earlier, was referred to several different orthopaedic department of various hospitals with continued aggravated symptoms. He was then admitted to our hospital's orthopaedic department. Our diagnosis, confirmed by thermography, revealed reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Patients was therefore referred to the pain clinic where treatment consisted of endoscopic thoracic sympathetic cauterization under general anesthesia. Patient was intubated with Robertashow 37 Fr. double lumen tube left sided. Left lateral and slight head up position was applied to make lesion side up. Incisions were made to penetrate trocas 5 mm diamether on 4 th intercostal space along mid axillary line and midclavicular line. Negative pressure suction on ipsilateral lung and CO2 insufflation under 10 mmHg was applied to reduce lung size. Cauterization on thoracic sympathetic chain at T3 level was done under endoscoic guide. 24 Fr. chest tube was inserted. Patient's symptoms cleared and he was satisfied with the results of this treatment.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.86-88
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• 1997

Regional sympathetic blockade is the most effective treatment for reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD). Radiofrequency thermocoagulation provides longer duration of pain relief than local anesthetics and less complication than chemical neurolytic agents for lumbar sympathectomy. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is thought to be an effective modality yieding good results in treating intractable neuropathic pain. Therefore RSD might be a good indication for SCS. We treated a patient with RSD who responded well to lumbar sympathetic blockade (LSB) with radiofrequency thermocoagulation and SCS. The patient had a left ankle sprain requiring a case for the lower leg for 2 weeks. The patient suffered increasing pain and swelling on the lower part of that leg. We thought to block the lumbar sympathetic chain utillzing radiofrequency thermocoagulation 2 days after LSB with local anesthetics. The results provided accepatable pain relief (VAS $8{\rightarrow}15$) but the patient still could not walk due to remaining pain which was further aggravated by walking. After SCS, pain relief improved (VAS $5{\rightarrow}13$) and patient could walk without assistance.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.275-279
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• 1993

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy is a syndrome characterized by persistent, burning pain, hyperpathia, allodynia & hyperaesthesia in an extremity, with concurrent evidence of autonomic nervous system dysfunction. It generally develops after nerve injury, trauma, surgery, et al. The most successful therapies are directed towards blocking the sympathetic intervention to the affected extremity by regional sympathetic ganglion block or Bier block with sympathetic blocker; other traditional treatments include transcutaneous electrical stimulation, immobilization with cast & splint, physical therapy, psychotherapy, administration of sympathetic blocker, calcitonin, corticosteroid and analgesic agents. The purpose of this report is to evaluate and describe the effects of magnetic resonance following unsatisfactory results with traditional treatments of RSD. A 17 year old female patient, 1 year earlier, had received excision and drainage of pus at the right femoral triangle due to an injury caused by a stone. Afterwards, she experienced burning pain, knee joint stiffness, and muscle dystrophy of the right thigh, especially when standing and walking. Despite a year of number of traditional treatments such as: lumbar sympathetic block, continuous epidural analgesia, transcutaneous electrical stimulation, & administration of predisolone, her pain did not improve. Surprisingly, the patients was able to walk free from pain and difficulty after just one application of magnetic resonance. The patient has been successfully treated with further treatment of two to three times a week for approximately ten weeks. More recently, magnetic resonance has been demonstrated to produce effective results for the relief of pain in a variety of diseases. From our experiences we recognize magnetic resonance as a therapeutic modality which can provide excellent results for the treatment of RSD. It has been suggested that polysynaptic reflex which are disturbed in RSD may be modulated normally on the spinal cord level through the application of magnetic resonance.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제9권3호통권21호
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• pp.139-145
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• 2006

Objectives : The purpose of this case in so report the patient with Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, who is improved by Bee venom. Method : We treated the patient with Bee venom who was suffering from Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, using Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging and Verbal Numerical Rating Scale(VNRS) to evaluate the therapeutic effects. We compared the temperature of the patient body before and after treatment. Result and Conclusion : We found that Bee venom had excellent outcome to relieve pain, atrophy and ankle joint ROM, and that Bee venom also had clinical effect on hypothermia on the Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.312-318
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• 1995

Stellate ganglion block is extensively performed in pain closing to treat a diversity of diseases. Stellate ganglion phenol neurolysis, however, has not been not popular because of risk and complications such as: permanent horner's syndrome, hoarseness, pneumothorax and intravascular or intraspinal injection. But Racz recently performed stellate ganglion phenol neurolysis successfully, under fluoroscopic guide, minus significant complication. Three patients were recently treated at our pain clinic by repeated stellate ganglion block with local anesthetics. Patients showed immediate signs of improvement but prolonged pain relief was not achieved. Therefore we reported to performing stellate ganglion phenol neurolysis following Racz's technique. We successfully treated: two cases of reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the upper extremity, and a case of postherpetic neuralgia of jaw, neck and upper chest wall, by stellate ganglion phenol neurolysis, devoid of any significant complications.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.165-171
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• 1990

The reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS) consists of sustained burning pain and tenderness, vasomotor instabilitiy, swelling, occasional functional instability, trophic skin change and edema of extremity following trauma, peripheral nerve injury, spinal cord injury, infection, burn and other etiologic factors. The most important thing in RSDS is to start the treatment as soon as the disease was diagnosed. Most patients with RSDS respond dramatically and permanently to sympathetic blocks if treatment is instituted before irreversible trophic changes. The characteristic radiological finding in RSDS is a patchy osteoporosis in the cancellous bone. Periarticular hyperactivity is seen in RSDS by Tc99m bone scan. We have managed 4 cases of RSDS. The methods of management and effects are as follows: 1) In case 1, 28 lumbar sympathetic blocks in both sides were performed. The patient did not complain of pain or tenderness and the limping improved. 2) In case 2, 7 lumbar sympathetic blocks were performed, but we could find only a slight improvement in the symptoms. 3) In case 3, 8 stellate ganglion blocks were carried out. The patient refused the treatment of RSDS because of the lack of rapid improvement. 4) In case 4, total 64 stellate ganglion blocks were carried out; the patient was permanently improved.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.261-264
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• 1993

A 26 year old male patient had admitted to the department of plastic surgery for the treatment of skin defect of forearm and spastic contracture of right hand, attributable to burn injury following carbon monoxide intoxication. After receiving skin graft the patients tenotomy of flexor tendons, the patients was consulted to pain clinic for further evaluation and treatment of allodynia, hyperalgesia, and hyperpathia with marked emotional insufficiency. The patient was treated with stellate ganglion blocks, intermittent or continuous epidural blocks, and intermittent brachial plexus blocks for 3 months. with this treatment the patient's pain level improved to(VAS 10 to 4~5) and was discharged. The patient was readmitted 3 months later, due to the aggrzvation of pain. Brachial plexus blocks were given again by interscalene, supraclavicular, or axillary route, sometimes using a catheter, together with cervical epidural blocks. Tricyclic antidepressant was also prescribed. The results were remarkably good(VAS 2~3) and the patient did not require any further analgesic medication.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.258-260
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• 1993

We experienced a rare case of erection failure which developed after unilateral lumbar sympathetic block. A 43 year old male patient suffering from reflex sympathetic dystrophy, which had developed after multiple communitted fracture of the right ankle, underwent right lumbar sympathetic block with 99.9% alcohol. The effectiveness of the lumbar sympathetic block was evaluated by monitoring the clinical symptoms, signs and temperature changes by digital infrared thermographic imaging. Postoperatively, the temperature of the affected side limb rose about $2^{\circ}C$, but the patient's conditions gradually returned to normal. Ten days after the operation the patient complainted of difficulty in achieving an erection. The patient was examined by a urologst without much results. The patient gradually recovered his ability to achieve an erection approximately 5 weeks after the lumbar sympathetic block.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.52-60
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• 2001

목적: 외상을 받은 후 3개월 이상 지난 후에도 동통을 비롯한 증상들이 있어 교감신경 이영양증이 의심되는 17명의 환자들에서 삼상 골스캔을 실시하여 그 소견을 알아보았다. 대상 및 방법: 환자들은 모두 남자였으며 나이는 평균 $22.8{\pm}1.3$세(범위: 21-25)였고 발이 12예, 손이 5예이었고 1예는 양측발에 대해 검사하였다. 외상은 4예는 골절, 4예는 염좌, 1예는 건파열, 3예는 blunt trauma, 2예는 봉와직염, 1예는 crush injury, 1예는 과도한 운동, 1예는 원인이 뚜렷하지 않았다. 원인질환에 대하여 수술, 캐스트, 물리치료, 진통소염제나 근이완제 등의 치료를 하였다. 방사선 소견은 6예가 이상이 있었고 이중 3예는 골밀도 감소 소견을 보였다. 삼상 골스캔은 외상 후 $21.2{\pm}7.3$주에 실시하였다. 결과: 교감신경 이영양증을 확진하기 위해 골스캔을 실시한 4예와 교감신경 이영양증을 의심하여 골스캔을 실시한 13명으로 나누어 분석하였다. 확진을 위해 검사했던 4예는 지연 영상에서 미만성 관절 주위 섭취를 보였다. 4예 중 2예는 관류, 혈액풀, 지연 모두 방사능 섭취증가 소견을 보였고 2예는 관류는 정상측에 비해 감소되어 있었고 혈액풀과 지연은 섭취가 증가되어 있었다. 교감신경 이영양증이 의심되어 검사한 13예 중 지연영상소견은 9예는 섭취증가가 있었고 2예는 반대측에 비해 섭취감소, 2예는 반대측과 같은 정도의 섭취를 보였다. 하지에 대해 검사를 한 12예 중 7예는 특징적으로 반대측 하지의 발바닥 부위에서 관류와 혈액풀이 섭취 증가하는 소견이었다. 결론: 외상후 교감신경 이영양증이 강력히 의심되는 20대 초반의 남자 환자들에서 삼상 골스캔은 지연영상의 미만성 관절주위 섭취증가 소견으로 확진검사로서 쓰일 수 있었다. 분석' 프로그램을 이용해 분석한 결과 관류결손의 크기에는 유의한 차이가 없었으나 관류감소의 정도가 심해짐을 알 수 있었다. 간 대 심근 계수비가 심근전벽 및 심근하벽에 미치는 영향은 심근하벽에 인접한 간 방사능이 강할수록 심근하벽에 산란되는 광자가 심근전벽에 비해 많았다. 결론: Tc-99m 방사선원을 사용한 심근관류 SPECT 영상에서 이중에너지창 감산법을 이용한 산란보정은 임상적 적용이 용이하고, 좌심실 기능의 변화없이 영상대비를 향상시켜 관류이상영역을 더욱 명확히 함으로써 영상의 질을 향상시킨다.경과가 길었던 환자, 특히 원위 기관이나 주기관지내 종양에 의해 객혈이 있는 환자에게는 유용한 고식적 치료가 될 수 있겠다.율과 무병생존율이 높았으나 다변량 분석에서 의미 있는 예후인자는 없었다. 수술을 시행한 53명 중 5명(9.4%)에서 국소재발이, 10명(18.8%)에서 국소재발 및 원격전이가, 12명(22.6%)에서 원격전이가 발생하였다. 결론: 국소 진행된 병기의 식도암에서 수술 전 동시병용 방사선-항암화학요법으로 양호한 병기 하강률, 장기 생존율을 얻을 수 있었고 원격 림프절 전이가 없는 경우, 수술 후 병리학적 완전관해를 얻은 경우에서 높은 장기 생존율을 보였다.절을 발견 할 수 없었던 1명에서 액와절제술 후 액와림프절 조직에서 림프절에 전이가 관찰되었다. 결론: 따라서 유방암 환자에서 유방림프신티그라피와 수술 중 감마프로우브를 이용한 전초림프절 생검은 액와림프절 전이 평가에 있어 높은 예민도와 특이도를 나타내므로 불필요한 액와림프절 절제술을 줄이는데 도움이 될 것이다. 검사상 좌심실 확장군과 비확장군은 유의한 휴식기 관류지수의 차이를 보였고 또한 다변량분석에서 휴식기의 관류지수는 좌심실 확장을 예측할 수 있는 유일한 지표였다. 또한 작은 수의 증례이지만 경색관련 동맥의 재관류술은 좌심실 확장을 감소시킬 수