• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.123-126
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• 2004

Intestinal obstruction secondary to intraabdominal adhesion is a well-known postoperative complication occurring after appendectomy. The aim of this study was to measure the incidence and clinical manifestations of mechanical intestinal obstruction after appendectomy for perforated appendicitis. We reviewed all of the children (age <16 years) who had been treated for appendicitis at Asan Medical Center between January 1996 and December 2001. Inclusion criterion included either gross or microscopic evidence of appendiceal perforation. Exclusion criteria were interval appendectomy, and patients immune compromised by chemotherapy. Associations of intestinal obstruction with age, sex, operation time, and use of peritoneal drains were analyzed. Four hundred and sixty two open appendectomies for appendicitis were performed at our department. One hundred and seventeen children were treated for perforated appendicitis (78 boys, 39 girls). The mean age was 8.9 years (range 1.5 to 14.8 years). There were no deaths. Eight patients were readmitted due to intestinal obstruction, but there was no readmission due to intestinal obstruction in patients with non-perforated appendicitis. The interval between appendectomy and intestinal obstruction varied from 12 days to 2 year 7 months. Four patients needed laparotomies. In three of four, only adhesiolysis was performed. One child needed small bowel resection combined with adhesiolysis. There was no significant association between age or sex and the development of intestinal obstruction. This was no association with operative time or use of peritoneal drain. Patients who required appendectomy for perforated appendicitis have a higher incidence of postoperative intestinal obstruction than those with nonperforated appendicitis. For the patients with perforated appendicitis, careful operative procedures as well as pre and postoperative managements are required to reduce adhesions and subsequent bowel obstruction.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.56-62
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• 2009

Appendicitis is a common cause of acute abdomen in pediatrics. Periappendiceal abscesses are frequently found in the pediatric population. Acute appendicitis in children can, at times, be a difficult clinical diagnosis because of its highly variable history? and physical manifestations and its unpredictable course. Despite the uncertainty of the diagnosis, appendicitis demands prompt treatment because of the risk of perforation, which occurs in approximately one third of cases. Urological manifestations of appendicitis and appendiceal abscess can vary. Acute appendicitis presenting with ureteral stenosis and hydronephrosis is very rare. Here, we report a case of acute appendicitis with perforation and left hydronephrosis in a 3-year-old female. This case presents a 3-year-old girl with dysuria having hydronephrosis that originated from a perforated appendix.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.127-130
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• 2004

Appendectomy is the most common emergency surgical operation in children. The laparoscopic treatment of pediatric appendicitis is controversial, particularly in complicated cases. The purpose of this study is to evaluate laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) and open appendectomy (OA) for simple and perforated appendicitis (SA, PA) in children. A total of 188 patients, operated from January 1992 to September 2003, were reviewed. Ninety-one patients underwent OA (65 SA and 26 PA) and 97 had LA ( 67 SA, 30 PA). There was one conversion of LA to OA in PA. Operative time for LA was longer for OA in PA (55.8 vs. 45.7 min; p=0.0467). Recovery of bowel movement, diet starting time, length of hospital stay for LA were significantly shorter than those for OA. Postoperative complication rate was not different between LA and OA in each group. Laparoscopic appendectomy is a safe and effective method for both simple and perforated appendicitis.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2018

목적: 본 연구에서는 천공성 충수염을 예측할 수 있는 인자들을 분석하고, 원인균을 조사하고자 하였다. 방법: 2012년 1월부터 2014년 12월까지 한림대학교 성심병원에서 19세 미만에 충수염으로 수술을 진행한 569명을 대상으로 하였다. 이들의 입원 당시의 병력청취 기록과 혈액검사, 영상검사, 균 배양검사를 분석하였다. 결과: 총 569명 중 127명(22%)에서 천공이 확인되었다. 충수염의 천공 비율은 소아기, 학령기, 청소년기에서 각각 50%, 27.8%, 16.8%였다. 높은 C-반응단백질 수치, 충수대변돌 존재가 천공 충수염의 위험인자였다(P<0.001). 24명의 환자에서, 수술 중 복강 내 복막액 또는 충수 주위에 농이 관찰될 때 균 배양검사를 시행하였고, 16명(66%)에서 균이 배양되었다. 가장 많이 배양된 균은 Escherichia coli(n=10)였다. 나머지 균은 Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp.였다. 결론: 5세 이하의 환자에서 충수염의 천공 비율은 50%였고, 천공 비율은 나이가 많을수록 낮았다. 충수염 진단 당시 C-반응단백질 수치가 높거나, 영상검사에서 충수대변돌이 관찰될 때, 천공성 충수염 가능성이 높으므로 주의해야 한다.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.34-39
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• 2005

Two cases of primary torsion of the greater omentum were described. The first patient was a 5-year-old boy who was admitted to the hospital because of severe abdominal pain for 1 day. The The clinical features were similar to perforated acute appendicitis. Laparotomy revealed a normal appendix and the greater omentum twisted around its pedicle. The second patient was a 7-year-old girl admitted to the hospital because of abdominal pain in right lower quadrant for 2 days. The clinical features? were that of acute appendicitis. Laparotomy revealed a normal appendix and primary torsion of greater omentum around its pedicle. In both cases, resection of twisted omentum and incidental appendectomy were done. The microscopic findings in two cases consisted of congestion and vascular hemorrhage. Both patients recovered uneventfully. Torsion of the greater omentum, therefore, may be added to the entities to consider in the differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.145-153
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• 2011

Acute appendicitis is one of the most common diseases of young people that requires emergency operation. This is especially true for those age 10 years old and older. However, the numbers of cases of appendicitis are increasing in both the young and the elderly. The main purpose of this study is to understand the clinical features of acute appendicitis in children and elderly patients. We retrospectively compared clinical characteristics in 4 groups of patients who underwent appendectomy in our hospital. There were 16 patients in the pre-school age group, 9 were males and 7 females. The total number of patients in the juvenile group were 287, 156 were males and 131 females. The total numbers of patients in the adult group were 794, 436 were males and 358 females. The numbers of elderly patients were 189, 91 were males and 98 females. Complicated appendicitis was found in 15 patients (93.7 %) in the pre-school age group, 79 patients (27.5 %) in the juvenile group, 332 patients (41.8 %) in the adult group, and 96 patients (50.7 %) in the elderly group. Four patients (40 %) had generalized panperitonitis in the pre-school group. The occurrence of perforated appendicitis was the highest in the pre-school age group and the lowest in the juvenile group. Since generalized panperitonitis has a higher incidence in the pre-school age group, prudent and careful diagnosis and treatment are required for the pre-school age group.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.51-57
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• 2011

Use of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) for perforated appendicitis (PA) in children remains controversial because of the development of postoperative intra-abdominal abscess formation. We developed the irrigation method for the prevention of abscess formation after LA performed for PA in children with severe panperitonitis. We called it 'the shaking irrigation'. The object of this study was to analyze the efficacy of this irrigation method. All cases of PA with severe panperitonitis in children that underwent LA with massive shaking irrigation and drainage between June 2003 and December 2007 were studied retrospectively. We included only PA with panperitonitis and large amounts of purulent ascites throughout the abdomen as well as an inflamed small bowel with ileus. Thirty-four children were involved in this study. The mean patient age was eight years. The mean amount of irrigation fluid was 8.2 L (range: 4-15 L), The mean operative time was 89.5 min. The mean length of the hospital stay was 5.1 days. There were no postoperative intra-abdominal abscesses. There was no conversion to open surgery. In conclusion, Use of LA in PA with severe panperitonitis in children is safe and effective. Massive shaking irrigation and abdominal drainage appears to prevent intra-abdominal abscesses after LA for PA with panperitonitis.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.413-425
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• 2022

Objective: We compared appendiceal visualization on 2-mSv CT vs. conventional-dose CT (median 7 mSv) in adolescents and young adults and analyzed the undesirable clinical and diagnostic outcomes that followed appendiceal nonvisualization. Materials and Methods: A total of 3074 patients aged 15-44 years (mean ± standard deviation, 28 ± 9 years; 1672 female) from 20 hospitals were randomized to the 2-mSv CT or conventional-dose CT group (1535 vs. 1539) from December 2013 through August 2016. A total of 161 radiologists from 20 institutions prospectively rated appendiceal visualization (grade 0, not identified; grade 1, unsure or partly visualized; and grade 2, clearly and entirely visualized) and the presence of appendicitis in these patients. The final diagnosis was based on CT imaging and surgical, pathologic, and clinical findings. We analyzed undesirable clinical or diagnostic outcomes, such as negative appendectomy, perforated appendicitis, more extensive than simple appendectomy, delay in patient management, or incorrect CT diagnosis, which followed appendiceal nonvisualization (defined as grade 0 or 1) and compared the outcomes between the two groups. Results: In the 2-mSv CT and conventional-dose CT groups, appendiceal visualization was rated as grade 0 in 41 (2.7%) and 18 (1.2%) patients, respectively; grade 1 in 181 (11.8%) and 81 (5.3%) patients, respectively; and grade 2 in 1304 (85.0%) and 1421 (92.3%) patients, respectively (p < 0.001). Overall, undesirable outcomes were rare in both groups. Compared to the conventional-dose CT group, the 2-mSv CT group had slightly higher rates of perforated appendicitis (1.1% [17] vs. 0.5% [7], p = 0.06) and false-negative diagnoses (0.4% [6] vs. 0.0% [0], p = 0.01) following appendiceal nonvisualization. Otherwise, these two groups were comparable. Conclusion: The use of 2-mSv CT instead of conventional-dose CT impairs appendiceal visualization in more patients. However, appendiceal nonvisualization on 2-mSv CT rarely leads to undesirable clinical or diagnostic outcomes.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.529-540
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• 2023

Objective: To compare the diagnostic performance and clinical outcomes of 2-mSv computed tomography (CT) and conventional-dose CT (CDCT), following radiology residents' interpretation of CT examinations for suspected appendicitis. Materials and Methods: Altogether, 3074 patients with suspected appendicitis aged 15-44 years (28 ± 9 years, 1672 females) from 20 hospitals were randomly assigned to the 2-mSv CT (n = 1535) or CDCT (n = 1539) groups in a pragmatic trial from December 2013 and August 2016. Overall, 107 radiology residents participated in the trial as readers in the form of daily practice after online training for 2-mSv CT. They made preliminary CT reports, which were later finalized by attending radiologists via addendum reports, for 640 and 657 patients in the 2-mSv CT and CDCT groups, respectively. We compared the diagnostic performance of the residents, discrepancies between preliminary and addendum reports, and clinical outcomes between the two groups. Results: Patient characteristics were similar between the 640 and 657 patients. Residents' diagnostic performance was not significantly different between the 2-mSv CT and CDCT groups, with a sensitivity of 96.0% and 97.1%, respectively (difference [95% confidence interval {CI}], -1.1% [-4.9%, 2.6%]; P = 0.69) and specificity of 93.2% and 93.1%, respectively (0.1% [-3.6%, 3.7%]; P > 0.99). The 2-mSv CT and CDCT groups did not significantly differ in discrepancies between the preliminary and addendum reports regarding the presence of appendicitis (3.3% vs. 5.2%; -1.9% [-4.2%, 0.4%]; P = 0.12) and alternative diagnosis (5.5% vs. 6.4%; -0.9% [-3.6%, 1.8%]; P = 0.56). The rates of perforated appendicitis (12.0% vs. 12.6%; -0.6% [-4.3%, 3.1%]; P = 0.81) and negative appendectomies (1.9% vs. 1.1%; 0.8% [-0.7%, 2.3%]; P = 0.33) were not significantly different between the two groups. Conclusion: Diagnostic performance and clinical outcomes were not significantly different between the 2-mSv CT and CDCT groups following radiology residents' CT readings for suspected appendicitis.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.36-43
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• 2007

목 적: 급성 충수염은 가장 흔한 외과적 복부질환으로 나이가 어릴수록 조기에 천공이 발생하고 진단이 어렵다. 이에 저자들은 급성 충수염의 진단에 있어 초음파와 전산화단층촬영(CT) 및 초음파 이후 CT 추적 검사의 임상적 의의를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법: 2002년 3월부터 2006년 2월까지 급성 복증으로 일산백병원 소아과와 외과에 내원한 16세 미만의 환자 중 급성 충수염으로 진단되어 충수절제술을 시행 받은 419명을 대상으로 하였다. 초음파와 CT 각각의 민감도, 특이도, 양성예측치, 음성예측치를 산출하였고, 초음파 후 CT 추적 검사 사이의 시간 간격과 항생제 사용 기간, 입원 기간 등 임상 경과에 대해 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 결 과: 대상 환자는 남아가 260명(61.9%), 여아가 159명(38.1%)으로 성비는 1.63:1이었다. 수술 결과로 천공률은 42.4% (167명)이었다. 검사의 민감도, 특이도, 양성예측치, 음성예측치는 초음파의 경우 비천공성 충수염에서 98.7%, 96.8%, 98.1%, 97.8%이었고, 천공성에서 90.8%, 100%, 100%, 81.9%였다. CT의 경우 비천공성에서 96.4%, 100%, 100%, 96.5%였으며, 천공성에서 86.6%, 100%, 100%, 87.5%였다. 초음파 이후 CT를 실시한 경우 비천공성에서 모두 100%, 천공성에서 87.5%, 100%, 100%, 92.0%를 보였다. 초음파 이후 CT를 시행 받은 9명의 천공성 충수염 환자 중 분석 가능한 7명에서 초음파 이후에 CT를 시행하기까지 시간 간격과 항생제 사용 기간(r=0.0472, p=0.019), 총 입원 기간(r=0.0845, p=0.001)은 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 또한 두 검사 간의 간격이 30시간 이내인 경우 검사간의 시간 간격과 총 항생제 사용 기간 및 총 입원경과 사이에 유의한 상관 관계는 없었다(p=0.084, p=0.153). 결 론: 대부분 소아 급성 충수염 경우 초음파 또는 CT 단일 검사로 충분히 정확한 진단이 가능하며 일부환자에서는 초음파 후 CT 추적 검사가 도움이 된다. 초음파 소견이 임상 소견과 일치하지 않을 경우 초음파 검사 이후 CT를 조기에 시행하는 것이 진단에 도움이될 수 있다.