• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.143-147
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• 1996

Spontaneous perforation of the bile duct in children is a very rare disorder. We experienced a 6 year-old girl with spontaneous perforation of the right hepatic duct. The patient was initially misdiagnosed as hepatitis because of elevation of liver enzyme and then as appendicitis because of fluid collection in the pelvic cavity demonstrated by ultrasonogram. A laparoscopic exploration was done and no abnormal findings were detected except bile-stained ascites. Peritoneal drainage was performed and the patients seemed to improve clinically. Abdominal pain, distention and high fever developed after removal of the drains. DISIDA scan showed a possible of bile leak into the peritoneal cavity. ERCP demonstrated free spill of dye from the right hepatic duct. At laparotomy, the leak was seen in the anterior wall of the right hepatic duct 2cm above the junction of the cystic duct and common hepatic duct. The perforation was linear in shape and 0.8cm in size. The patient underwent cholecystectomy, primary closure of the perforation and T-tube choedochostomy. We could not identify the cause of the perforation; however, the T-tube cholangiography taken on the 42nd postoperative day showed a little more dilatation of the proximal common bile duct compared with the cholangiography taken on the 14th day. Long-term follow-up of the patient will be necessary because of the possibility for further change of the duct.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권7호
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• pp.800-804
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• 2006

괴사성 장염은 미숙아에서 외과적 응급 수술을 요하는 가장 흔한 질환이며 여전히 높은 이환율과 사망률을 차지하고 있다. 괴사성 장염의 치료로는 전통적으로 천공성 괴사성 장염인 경우 개복술이 시행되어 왔으나 미숙아에서 일차적 복강 배액술이 시도된 이후 초극소 저출생 체중아에서도 양호한 결과를 보인 사례들이 보고되고 있다. 저출생 체중아에서 천공성 괴사성 장염치료시 일차적 복강 배액술과 개복술 중 어느 시술이 더 우수한 결과를 보이는지에 대한 연구는 아직 진행 중에 있으나 일차적 복강 배액술은 전신 마취나 수술을 시행하기에는 불안정한 환자상태인 경우에 시행을 고려할 수 있다. 저자들은 초극소 저출생 체중아에서 천공성 괴사성 장염으로 인한 세균성 복막염 치료로 환아 상태상 전신 마취 및 수술을 바로 시행하기에는 어려워 일차적 복강 배액술을 시행 후 호전된 1례를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.30-34
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• 2003

Spontaneous gastric perforation in the newborn is a rare disease that requires early diagnosis and prompt surgical treatment. Between 1988 and 2001 at the Department of Pediatric Surgery. Kyungpool National University Hospital, 9 cases of spontaneous gastric perforation were treated. Seven were males and two females. The mean gestational age and birth weight were 36.7 weeks and 2,455 g respectively. All patients presented with severe abdominal distention and pneumoperitoneum on cross table lateral film of the abdomen. Perforations were located on the anterior wall along the greater curvature of the stomach in six and on the posterior wall along the greater curvature in two. One case showed two sites of perforation on the anterior and posterior wall along the greater curvature. Six patients were managed with debridement and primary closure and the others with debridement and partial gastrectomy. Peritoneal drainage was not performed. There were four deaths; two from sepsis due to leakage from the anastomotic site, one as a result of acute renal failure, and the other by associated respiratory distress syndrome. Spontaneous gastric perforation in the newborn is usually located along the greater curvature. Elevated intragastric pressure is a possible cause of the perforation. Poor prognosis is related to associated diseases and prematurity.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.366-369
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• 2000

We report a case of a patient with cystic subdural hygroma who underwent pre-operative Tc-99m DTPA cistrenoscintigraphy to determine the course of operation. A 68-year-old female was admitted to the department of neurosurgery because of acute subarachnoid hemorrhage. After emergency ventricular drainage, the hydrocephalus and cystic subdural hygroma in the right fronto-temporal area developed. She underwent Tc-99m DTPA cisternoscintigraphy to evaluate the type of hydrocephalus, which revealed obstructive communicating hydrocephalus and the communication between the subdural hygroma and the subarachnoid space. As a result of these findings, she underwent the ventriculo-peritoneal shunt operation without removal of the subdural hygroma. Post-operative brain CT showed nearly normalized shape and size of the right ventricle and disappearance of subdural hygroma. We recommend the pre-operative cisternoscintigraphy in patients with complex hygroma to evaluate the communication between subdural hygroma and the subarachnoid space.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.117-122
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• 1997

목적 : 지속적 외래 복막투석(CAPD)직후 발생하는 비감염성 호산구성 복막염(eosinophilic peritonitis, EP)의 임상경과 및 검사소견을 분석하고 가능한 원인인자를 확인하고자 하였다. 방법 : 1994년 1월 1일부터 1996년 12월 31일까지 3년간 서울대학교 어린이병원 소아과에서 만성신부전으로 CAPD를 시행한 34명의 환아들을 대상으로 EP의 발생여부에 따른 임상소견, 검사소견, 임상경과 등의 차이에 대하여 후향적 고찰을 하였다. 결과 : 34명의 전체 환아들중 EP가 병발한 예는 7명 (21%) 이었다. EP 발생유무에 따른 연령, 성별, 원인질환 간의 유의한 차이는 없었다. EP는 5례(71%)에서 CAPD 카테타 삽입후 4일 이내에 발생하였고 주증상은 전례에서 투석액의 혼탁이었으며 발열, 복통, 배액장애 등의 소견은 동반되지 않았고 각종 세균에 대한 투석액의 배양검사는 전례에서 음성이었다. 투석액의 혼탁은 항생제 투여 유무와 무관하게 저절로 좋아지는 경과를 보였다. CAPD 시술전의 말초혈액 호산구 증가와 EP의 발생과는 유의한 상관관계가 있었고 (P=0.002), CAPD 시술 전에 혈액투석을 받은 경우에도 혈액투석용 카테터 삽입 후의 말초혈액 호산구 증가와 EP의 발생과는 유의한 상관관계가 있었다 (P=0.016). CAPD 시술 후의 말초혈액 호산구 증가와 EP와는 유의한 상관관계가 없었다. 한편 투석액중 호산구의 정확한 계수를 위하여는 투석액의 cytospin검사가 필요하였다. 결론 : CAPD를 시작한 만성신부전 환아에서 CAPD 카테터 삽입전에 이미 말초혈액 호산구 증가가 있을 경우 초기에 EP의 발생 가능성이 있음을 염두에 두고, 다른 임상증상없이 투석액의 혼탁만 있는 경우 투석액의 cytospin 검사를 시행하여 조기에 EP를 진단함으로써 불필요한 항생제의 투여를 방지할 수 있다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.20-25
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• 2002

Purpose: Chylous ascites is an accumulation of lymphatic fluid within the peritoneal cavity due to trauma or to an obstruction on the lymphatic system. Postoperative chylous ascites is a rare complication of abdominal surgery. It is frequently reported after retroperitoneal dissections and results in high morbidity and mortality. However, there have been few report of such a complication following a radical gastrectomy. Therefore, we review the clinical analysis and treatment of chylous ascites based on our experience. Materials and Methods: From July 1992 to June 2001, we treated 13 cases of chylous ascites after operations for gastric cancer. We reviewed medical charts of those patients retrospectively. Results: The incidence of chylous ascites after operations for gastric cancer was $0.83\%$ (13/1552). The mean time from ingestion of a meal after the operation to the development of symptoms was 2 days (range: $1\∼6$ days). Conservative treatment by fasting, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), and repeated paracentesis was successful in all patients. The mean time from diagnosis to complete resolution was 25 days (range: $2\∼105$ days). Conclusion: Chylous ascites should be considered in any patient with a typical milky color of drainage who has recently undergone radical gastrectomy. Treatment with fasting, TPN, and repeated paracentesis usually is successful.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.112-117
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• 2001

With the advances in neonatal intensive care, pediatric surgeons experience very low birth weight infants, weighing <1,500 g, more frequently. We report our 14 cases of very low birth weight infants with intestinal perforations without congenital causes, at the Asan Medical Center during the 11-year period from 1989 to 2000. The average birth weight was 919 g(563-1,490), and average gestational age was 206 days(161-286). There were nine males and five females, Operation was performed at an average age of 14.0 days(3-38). Ten neonates with symptomatic PDA were given indomethacin in an attempt to close the ductus. Bowel perforation involved the jejunum in two and ileum in twelve. At laparotomy, there were seven focal intestinal perforations, five typical NEC, one intussusception, and an unknown cause, Four neonates underwent resection and anastomosis of the bowel, and nine underwent exteriorization. One underwent resection and anastomosis after peritoneal drainage. Four patients had postoperative complications; two leakage of anastomosis, one stoma necrosis, and one internal herniation. Seven of fourteen patients survived(50.0 %). Seven patients died of septic complication. There was a significant difference in the birth weight and gestational age in survivors compared with those who died(p<0.05). There was an increased risk of bowel perforation in indomethacin treatment for PDA. Careful clinical observation and keen judgment are essential for this particular group of infants.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.84-88
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• 2014

The severity of blunt hepatic injury correlates with internal organ damage. We experienced a patient, who had an extensive crushed liver injury. The patient was a 28-year-old man, who was involved in a traffic accident in which a wheel ran over his right upper abdomen. A grade V severe hepatic laceration was diagnosed with computed tomography. His vital signs were stable, so we could wait for times with conservative management. Bile leakage led to biloma and bile spillage into the peritoneal space. Selective percutaneous drainage was needed to control the several biloma. After four months of conservative management, could the patient was discharged in good condition.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.93-97
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• 2016

Hepatic duct confluence injury, which is developed by blunt abdominal trauma, is rare. Conventionally, bile duct injury was treated by surgical intervention. In recent decades, however, there had been an increase in radiologic or endoscopic intervention to treat bile duct injury. In a hemodynamically stable patient, endoscopic intervention is considered as the first-line treatment for bile duct injury. A 40 year-old man was transferred to the emergency department of ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$ trauma center after multiple blunt injuries. Contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography performed in another hospital showed a liver laceration with active arterial bleeding, fracture of the sacrum and left inferior pubic ramus, and intraperitoneal bladder rupture. The patient presented with hemorrhagic shock because of intra-peritoneal hemorrhage. After resuscitation, angiographic intervention was performed. After angiographic embolization of the liver laceration, emergency laparotomy was performed to repair the bladder injury. However, there was no evidence of bile duct injury on initial laparotomy. On post-trauma day (PTD) 4, the color of intra-abdominal drainage of the patient changed to a greenish hue; bile leakage was revealed on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Bile leakage was detected near the hepatic duct confluence; therefore, a biliary stent was placed into the left hepatic duct. On PTD 37, contrast leakage was still detected but both hepatic ducts were delineated on the second ERCP. Stents were placed into the right and left hepatic ducts. On PTD 71, a third ERCP revealed no contrast leakage; therefore, all stents were removed after 2 weeks (PTD 85). ERCP and biliary stenting could be effective treatment options for hemodynamically stable patients after blunt trauma.