• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제57권6호
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• pp.460-464
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• 2015

Objective : Bilateral C1 lateral mass and C2 pedicle screw fixation (C1LM-C2P) is an ideal technique for correcting atlantoaxial instability (AAI). However, the inevitable situation of vertebral artery injury or unfavorable bone structure may necessitate the use of unilateral C1LM-C2P. This study compares the fusion rates of the C1 lateral mass and C2 pedicle screw in the unilateral and bilateral methods. Methods : Over five years, C1LM-C2P was performed in 25 patients with AAI in our institute. Preoperative studies including cervical X-ray, three-dimensional computed tomography (CT), CT angiogram, and magnetic resonance imaging were performed. To evaluate bony fusion, measurements of the atlanto-dental interval (ADI) and CT scans were performed in the preoperative period, immediate postoperative period, and postoperatively at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. Results : Unilateral C1LM-C2P was performed in 11 patients (44%). The need to perform unilateral C1LM-C2P was due to anomalous course of the vertebral artery in eight patients (73%) and severe degenerative arthritis in three patients (27%). The mean ADI in the bilateral group was 2.09 mm in the immediate postoperative period and 1.75 mm in 12-months postoperatively. The mean ADI in the unilateral group was 1.82 mm in the immediate postoperative period and 1.91 mm in 12-months postoperatively. Comparison of ADI measurements showed no significant differences in either group (p=0.893), and the fusion rate was 100% in both groups. Conclusion : Although bilateral C1LM-C2P is effective for AAI from a biomechanical perspective, unilateral screw fixation is a useful alternative in patients with anatomical variations.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2005

Choledochal cysts have been associated with complications such as cholangitis, pancreatitis, and malignancy of the biliary tract. Recently, the incidence of choledochal cyst in neonate and young infant is increasing due to advances in diagnostic imaging. The aim of this study is to investigate the rationale of excision of choledochal cyst during the neonatal period. The clinical outcome and correlation between age at surgery and the degree of liver fibrosis were reviewed retrospectively. A total of 198 patients with choledochal cyst who were managed surgically between January 1985 and December 2000 at the Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital were included in this study. The overall outcome and the outcome of patients who were managed surgically during the neonatal period were compared. Correlation between age and the degree of liver fibrosis was evaluated by chi-square test and Pearson exact test. The mean age of the patients was 2 years 7 months (ranged from 5 days to 15 years). Mean postoperative follow-up period was 7 years 1 month (7 months to 20 years). The results are as follows. Twelve patients (6%) had postoperative complications, cholangitis (7), bleeding (4) and ileus (1). Eleven patients operated during the neonatal period had no postoperative complications. The positive correlation between age group and degree of liver fibrosis was statistically significant (chi-square: p=0.0165, Pearson exact test: p=0.019). The results support the rationale that excision of choledochal cyst can be performed safely without increasing morbidity in neonates.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.26-31
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• 2014

Background: When managing patients who require repeated venous access, gaining a viable intravenous route has been problematic. To improve the situation, various studies on techniques for venous access have been conducted. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical results of complications following totally implanted central venous access port (TICVAP) insertion. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 163 patients, from December 2008 to March 2013. The occurrence of complications was studied in three separate periods of catheter use: the intraoperative period, postoperative period, and period during the treatment. Results: A total of 165 cases of TICVAP insertions involving 156 patients were included in the final analysis. There were 35 complications (21%) overall. Among these, 31 cases of complications (19%) occurred during the treatment period and the other 4 cases were intraoperative and postoperative complications (2%). There were no statistically significant differences in age and gender of the patients between the two groups to be risk factors (p=0.147, p=0.08). Past history of chemotherapy, initial laboratory findings, and the locations of TICVAP insertion also showed no statistical significance as risk factors (p>0.05). Conclusion: Because the majority of complications occurred after port placement and during treatment, meticulous care and management and appropriate education are necessary when using TICVAPs.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.54-62
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• 2018

Background: The type and regimen of anesthesia may affect perioperative hyperglycemia following major surgical stress. This study compared the effects of sevoflurane and propofol on the incidence of hyperglycemia and clinical outcomes in diabetic patients undergoing lung surgery. Methods: This retrospective study included 176 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who had undergone lung surgery. Blood glucose levels and clinical outcomes from the preoperative period to the first 2 postoperative days (PODs) were retrospectively examined in patients who received sevoflurane (group S, n= 87) and propofol (group P, n=89) for maintenance of general anesthesia. The primary endpoint was the incidence of persistent hyperglycemia (2 consecutive blood glucose levels >180 mg/dL [10.0 mmol/L]) during the perioperative period. The secondary composite endpoint was the incidence of major postoperative complications and 30-day mortality rate after surgery. Results: Blood glucose levels similarly increased from the preoperative period to the second POD in both groups (p=0.857). Although blood glucose levels at 2 hours after surgery were significantly lower in group P than in group S (p=0.022; 95% confidence interval for mean difference, -27.154 to -2.090), there was no difference in the incidence of persistent hyperglycemia during the perioperative period (group S, 70%; group P, 69%; p=0.816). The composite of major postoperative complications and all-cause in-hospital and 30-day mortality rates were also comparable between the two groups. Conclusion: Sevoflurane and propofol were associated with a comparable incidence of perioperative hyperglycemia and clinical outcomes in diabetic patients undergoing lung surgery.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.143-148
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• 2008

Objective: Postoperative delirium (POD) is characterized by an acute change in cognitive function and can result in longer hospital stays, higher morbidity rates, and more frequent discharges to long-term care facilities. In this study, we investigated the incidence and risk factors of POD in 224 patients older than 70 years of age, who had undergone a neurosurgical operation in the last two years. Methods: Data related to preoperative factors (male gender, >70 years, previous dementia or delirium, alcohol abuse, serum levels of sodium, potassium and glucose, and co-morbidities), perioperative factors (type of surgery and anesthesia, and duration of surgery) and postoperative data (length of stay in recovery room, severity of pain and use of opioid analgesics) were retrospectively collected and statistically analyzed. Results: POD appeared in 48 patients (21.4%) by postoperative day 3. When we excluded 26 patients with previous dementia or delirium, 17 spontaneously recovered by postoperative day 14, while 5 patients recovered by postoperative 2 months with medication, among 22 patients with newly developed POD. The univariate risk factors for POD included previously dementic or delirious patients, abnormal preoperative serum glucose level, pre-existent diabetes, the use of local anesthesia for the operation, longer operation time (>3.2 hr) or recovery room stay (>90 mini, and severe pain (VAS>6.8) requiring opioid treatment (p<0.05). Backward regression analysis revealed that previously dementic patients with diabetes, the operation being performed under local anesthesia, and severe postoperative pain treated with opioids were independent risk factors for POD. Conclusion: Our study shows that control of blood glucose levels and management of pain during local anesthesia and in the immediate postoperative period can reduce unexpected POD and help preventing unexpected medicolegal problems and economic burdens.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권11호
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• pp.856-860
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• 1993

We performed serial pulmonary function test and arterial blood gas analysis at preoperative period and postoperative 1st week in 337 patients who underwent pulmonary resection from May 1988 to April 1992 at Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul adventist hospital. Follow-up study for PFT and ABGA were possible in 30 % of the patients at postoperative 3rd or 4th month. In patient who underwent pneumonectomy, VC was decreased from 57.7% to 46.1%, FVC was decreased from 53.5 % to 41.2 % and MBC also decreased from 68.1% to 49.6 % at postoperative 1st week. But ABGA revealed that POa-, was increased from 87.2 mmHg to 92.7 mmHg, and PCO2 was decreased from 43.2 mmHg to 35.9 mmHg at postoperative 1st week. In patients who underwent lobectomy, VC was decreased from 78.1% to 68.30 %, FVC was decreased from 72.5% to 55.3% and MBC was decreased from 73.5% to 68% at postoperative 1st week.But, ABGA revealed that PO2 was increased from 95.2 mmHg to 97.9 mmHg and PCO2 was decreased from 42.3 mmHg to 39.0 mmHg at postoperative 1st week. The pulmonary function recovered at postoperative 3rd or 4th month and its ratio to preoperative value was 90% in lobectomy cases, but in pneumonectomy cases VC and MBC were recovered 20% and 15 % above the preoperative values. We concluded that resection of atelectasis, destructed lung, open negative and open positive cavity in the pulmonary tuberculosis were beni~t to improve ventilation-perfusion ratio,and pulmonary function was recovered nearly to preoperative level at postoperative 3rd or 4th month.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제52권12호
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• pp.1364-1369
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• 2009

목 적 : 이번 연구에서는 소아기에 흔한 선천성 심장병 환자들을 대상으로 개심술 이후 생긴 반흔과 수술로 인한 용적 또는 압력 과부하 상태의 변화로 초래되는 비정상적인 심실 활성화를 신호 평준화 심전도를 이용하여 분석하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 선천성 심장병으로 개심교정술을 시행한 환자 52명을 대상으로 하였다. 환자군은 우심실 용적 과부하군(심방 중격 결손군, 1군), 좌심실 용적 과부하군(심실 중격 결손군, 2군), 우심실 압력 과부하군(활로씨 4징군, 3군)으로 나누었다. 대상 환자 모두에서 표준 12 유도 심전도와 신호 평준화 심전도 검사를 시행하였고, 평균 QRS 기간, QT와 QTc 간격, f-QRS, HFLA, RMS in terminal 40 ms를 구하였다. 결 과 : 수술 전에는 1군에서 다른 군에 비해 의미 있게 긴 QRS 기간을 보였고(P=0.011), 수술 후에는 3 군에서 다른 군에 비해 QTc 간격이 의미 있는 증가가 있었다(P=0.004). 그러나 신호 평준화 심전도는 수술 전후 환자군 간에 차이가 없었다. 전체 대상 환자 중 신호 평준화 심전도 측정값이 한가지 이상 후전위의 진단 기준에 해당되는 경우가 수술 전 12명(23%)에서 수술 후 21명(40%)로 증가하였다. 특히 2군과 3군에서는 수술 전에 비해 수술 후에 신호 평준화 심전도의 이상 소견을 보이는 경우가 의미있게 많았다(2군: 20% versus 28%, P<0.001, 3군: 14% versus 64%, P<0.001). 결 론 : 비정상적인 신호 평준화 심전도 값은 수술 후 반흔뿐만 아니라 개심술 자체, 심실의 과부하에 의해서도 발생할 수 있다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.329-340
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• 2007

배경: Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 차단은 심근경색 후 좌심실 확장에 대한 가능한 치료 전략으로 대두되고 있다. 선택적 MMP 차단제의 투여가 심근경색 후 초기 단계에 MMP가 대량으로 분비되는 짧은 기간을 차단하는 것이 좋을 것인지, 초기 전체 기간 동안 차단하여야 할 것인지를 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 토끼를 이용하여 기관 삽관 하에 전신 마취를 하고 흉골 정중절개한 다음 좌전 하행지 관상동맥을 결찰하여 심근경색을 만들었다. 실험군은 3군으로 나누었다. 심근경색 단독(MI only 군)군은 7예, MMP 차단제 5일 투여군(MMPI 5d 군)은 6예, MMP 차단제 9일 투여군(MMPI 9d 군)은 5예이었다. MMP 차단제로는 MMP-2와 MMP-9에 대한 선택적 차단제인 CG2300을 사용하였다. 각 군은 심장초음파도 검사를 4회 시행하였는데, 술 전, 술 후 1주, 2주 및 3주에 하였다. 검사는 2D 심초음파도를 사용하여 EDD, ESD 및 EF를 측정하였다. 술 후 4주에 희생한 토끼의 심장을 western blotting과 zymography를 하여 MMP-2와 MMP-9의 단백질과 활성의 변화를 조사하였고, 경색부위를 병리학적 조직검사를 하였다. 결과: 심초음파도 검사상, MI only군에서는 대체로 술 전에 비하여 술 후 EDD와 ESD가 증가한 추세로 좌심실이 확장하였음을 알 수 있었다. MMP 차단제 9일 투여군에서는 심근경색 단독군과 MMP 차단제 5일 투여군에 비해 좌심실의 확장이 감소한 경향을 보였다. EF는 MMP 차단제 9일 투여군에서 술 후에 술 전과 큰 변동이 없었으며, 다른 군들보다 높은 경향이었다. MMP 단백질의 발현과 활성 변화를 보면, 심근경색 단독군, MMP 차단제 5일 및 9일 투여군 등 3군을 정상 심장군과 비교하였을 때 MMP-2 단백질 발현과 활성 변화는 일어나지 않았다. 그리고 MMP-9의 단백 발현 및 활성은 검출되지 않았다. 병리학적 조직 소견을 보면 심근경색 단독군에서 심한 교원질 침착이 있었다. MMP 차단제 5일 투여군과 9일 투여군에서는 교원질 축적이 감소된 경향을 보였다. MMP 9일 투여군에서는 모세혈관의 수가 증가한 것을 볼 수 있었다. 결론: 관상동맥을 결찰하여 심근경색을 유도하면 술 후 빠른 시간 내에 심실이 확장되며 MMP 차단제를 투여할 경우 심실의 확장이 완화됨을 알 수 있었다. MMP 차단제의 효과는 초기의 대부분 기간을 차단하는 것이 좋다고 생각된다. MMP 차단제가 혈관신생을 증가시켜 심실 재형성을 완화할 수 있는 것으로 분석된다.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.99-108
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• 2012

목적: 크기가 4 cm 이상의 회전근 개 전 층 파열에 대해서 UU-Tension Band suture 봉합 법을 이용한 관절경하 봉합술에 대한 추시 결과와 유효성을 보고하고자 한다. 방법: 2006년 1월부터 20011년 10월까지 큰 크기의 회전근 개 전 층 파열로 UU-Tension Band suture 봉합법을 이용하여 적어도 대결절의 내연까지 봉합이 가능하여 관절경하 봉합술을 시행하였던 71예의 환자를 1군으로, 단순 봉합법을 시행하였던 20예를 2군으로 하여 비교하였으며, 술 전과 7개월, 1년, 최종 추시 VAS of pain, ASES 점수의 ADL (Activity of Daily Living), UCLA 점수를 측정하였다. 통계적인 검정은 양군간에 student t-test와 수술 전후에 paired t-test로 비교하였다. 평균 연령은 63.2 (52~80)세 였고 평균 추시 기간은 38.4 (13~62)개월 이었다. 결과: 동통에 대한 VAS 점수에서 1군의 경우 술 전 평균 8.1에서 술 후 최종 추시 1.6로 감소하였고 (p<0.05), 2군의 경우 술 전 평균 7.6에서 술 후 최종 추시 1.8로 감소하였다 (p<0.05). 두 군 간의 임상적으로 의미 있는 차이는 없었다 (p>0.05). 평균 ADL은 1군의 경우 술 전 평균 12.5에서 술 후 최종 추시 평균 29.0으로 증가하였고 (p<0.05), 2군의 경우 평균 11.3에서 27.5으로 증가하였으며 (p<0.05), 두 군 간에 임상적으로 의미 있는 차이가 없었다 (p>0.05). UCLA 점수는 1군의 경우 술 전 평균 12.9에서 술 후 최종 추시 28.7으로 증가하였으며 (p<0.05), 2군의 경우 술 전 평균 13.8에서 술 후 최종 추시 30.1으로 증가하였으며 (p<0.05), 두 군 간에 임상적으로 의미 있는 차이가 없었다 (p>0.05). 술 후 평균 27.5주째에 촬영한 MRI (20예)와 초음파 (51예)를 이용한 재 파열의 비교에서 1군에서 28%, 2군에서는 20예중 11예에서 재 파열이 있어서 두 군간에 임상적으로 의미 있는 차이가 있었다 (p<0.05). 결론: 크기가 4 cm 이상의 회전근 개 전 층 파열에서 UU-Tension Band suture 봉합법을 이용한 관절경하 봉합술은 단순 봉합법을 이용한 봉합술과 비교하여 임상적으로 차이가 없으나 재 파열에서 의미 있는 차이가 있었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.1218-1220
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• 1992

Pneumonectomy on a patient with documented poor pulmonary function indicating a contraindication to surgery can be associated with a high risk of serious postoperative morbidity or mortality. However the usual criterias, on the performance of a pneumonectomy on a high risk patient based on the preoperative assessment of the pulmonary function may not sometimes predict with accuracy the operative outcome in the postoperative period. We recently performed pneumonectomy with good results on a patient with poor pulmonary function that would otherwise have been an absolute contraindication to surgery by usual criteria.