• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.359-364
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• 2012

Objective : Transpedicular screw fixation has some disadvantages such as postoperative back pain through wide muscle dissection, long operative time, and cephalad adjacent segmental degeneration (ASD). The purposes of this study are investigation and comparison of radiological and clinical results between interspinous fusion device (IFD) and pedicle screw. Methods : From Jan. 2008 to Aug. 2009, 40 patients underwent spinal fusion with IFD combined with posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF). In same study period, 36 patients underwent spinal fusion with pedicle screw fixation as control group. Dynamic lateral radiographs, visual analogue scale (VAS), and Korean version of the Oswestry disability index (K-ODI) scores were evaluated in both groups. Results : The lumbar spine diseases in the IFD group were as followings; spinal stenosis in 26, degenerative spondylolisthesis in 12, and intervertebral disc herniation in 2. The mean follow up period was 14.24 months (range; 12 to 22 months) in the IFD group and 18.3 months (range; 12 to 28 months) in pedicle screw group. The mean VAS scores was preoperatively $7.16{\pm}2.1$ and $8.03{\pm}2.3$ in the IFD and pedicle screw groups, respectively, and improved postoperatively to $1.3{\pm}2.9$ and $1.2{\pm}3.2$ in 1-year follow ups (p<0.05). The K-ODI was decreased significantly in an equal amount in both groups one year postoperatively (p<0.05). The statistics revealed a higher incidence of ASD in pedicle screw group than the IFD group (p=0.029) Conclusion : Posterior IFD has several advantages over the pedicle screw fixation in terms of skin incision, muscle dissection and short operative time and less intraoperative estimated blood loss. The IFD with PLIF may be a favorable technique to replace the pedicle screw fixation in selective case.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권15호
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• pp.6353-6358
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• 2015

Background: To explore the safety, efficacy, and oncological outcome of 3-port laparoscopic radical cystectomy (LRC) compared to open radical cystectomy (ORC) in patients older than 75 years. Materials and Methods: From June 2010 to July 2014, we analyzed 16 radical cystectomies in patients older than 75 years (LRC group=8; ORC group=8). Demographic parameters, operative variables, and perioperative outcome in the 2 groups were retrospectively collected, analyzed, and compared. Results: Patients in both groups had comparable preoperative characteristics. A significantly longer operating time (476 vs. 303 min, P=0.0002) and less estimated blood loss (627 vs. 2,106 mL, P=0.021) were observed in the LRC group compared to the ORC group. Infection and ileus were the most common early complications after surgery. Patients who underwent ORC suffered from more postoperative infection (22.2% vs. 0.0%, P=0.054) and ileus (25.0% vs. 12.5%, P=0.521) than the LRC group, but the difference was not significant. Conclusions: Judging from this initial trial, 3-port LRC can be safely carried out in elderly patients. We suggest 3-port LRC as the primary intervention to treat muscle-invasive or high-risk nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer in elderly patients with an otherwise relatively long life expectancy.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.310-315
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• 2000

Background: A retrospectiye study was done for understanding morbidity and mortality after major lung resection. Material and Method: From June 1994 to August 1998, 203 patients received major lung resections for various causes. There were 142 males and 62 females with a mean age of 47.5 years. Initial complains were cough in 47.8%, sputum in 33.0%, hemoptysis or blood-tinged sputum in 23.2%, dyspnea in 18.2%, chest pain in 15.3%, weight loss in 10.8%, fever and chill in 4.9%. There were no complaints in 5.9% of the total patients. The underlying diseases were lung tumor(102 cases/50.2%), bronchectasis(28 cases/13.8%), aspergillosis(24 cases/1.8%), tuberculosis(20 cases/9.9%) and others (29 cases/66.5%) and pneumonectomy(68 cases/33.5%). The postoperative complications were classified as : empyema, BPF, respiratory problem, persistent air leakage over 7 days, arrhythmia, ventilator applied over 24 hours, bleeding, wound infection and chylothorax. The postlobectomy complications were revealed as follow: empyema(3.7%), BPF(2.2%), respiratory problem(5.2%), persistent air leakage over 7days(8.9%), arrhythmia(2.2%), ventilator applied over 24 hours(2.2%), bleeding(1.5%), wound infection(2.9%), chylothorax(0.7%). The postpneumonectomy complications were revealed as follow : empyema(5.9%), BPF (5.9%), respiratory problem(17.6%), persistent air leakage over 7days(0%), arrhythmia(5.4%), ventialtor apply over 24 hours(7.4%), bleeding (7.4%), wound infection(2.9%) and chylothorax(1.5%). Reoperation was done in 8 cases (4.0%). There were 5.8% operative mortalities in pneumonectomy and 0.7% in lobectomy.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.21-25
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• 2003

농흉의 치료에서 흉막박피술 또는 괴사조직 절제에 비디오 흉강경을 사용한 수술(VATS)이 유용한 치료로서 제시되고 있지만 아직은 검증이 필요한 단계이나. 농흉의 시기에 관계없이 시행한 농흥의 흉강경적 치료에 대한 우리의 수술방법과 경험을 보고하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 흉강내 감염을 보이는 40명의 환자에서 흉막박피술과 괴사조직 절제에 비디 흉강경을 사용한 수술을 내시경 세이버(endoscopic shaver system)로 시행하였다 수술전후 결과에 대한 후향적 연구를 시행하였고 이 수술방법의 효과를 평가하였다. 결과. 감염된 흉막액의 배출과 흉박피술 비디 흉강경을 사용한 수술은 40명중 35명에서 성공적으로 시행되었다. 전원 되기 전 술전 증상의 평츈 기간은 23$\pm$1.8일 이었고, 수술을 위해 전과되기 전의 평균 입원기간은 13.5$\pm$1.5일이었다. 실혈량은 200dp서 250 mL 이었다. 흉관 배액은 5$\pm$3일간 필요하였고, 수술후 입원은 5$\pm$0.7 일이었다. 수술사망율은 없었다. 결론 : 비디오 흉강경을 이용한 감염된 흉막액을 배농하고 박피술을 시행하는 것은 섬유성 화농성기의 농흉을 치료하는데 있어 효과적인 치료방법 중의 하나이며, 만성기농흉의 기질화된 유착 때문에 가금 개흉술을 통한 박피술이 필요할 때도 있지만, 이러한 유착자체가 비디오 흉강경을 이용한 배농술과 박피술의 절대적 금기는 아닌 것으로 생각된다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.336-343
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• 2019

Background Sternal rigid plate fixation (RPF) has been adopted in recent years in high-risk cases to reduce complications associated with steel wire cerclage, the traditional approach to sternal closure. While sternal RPF has been associated with lower complication rates than wire cerclage, it has its own complication profile that requires evaluation, necessitating a critical examination from a national perspective. This study will report the outcomes and associated risk factors of sternal RPF using a national database. Methods Patients undergoing sternal RPF from 2005 to 2016 in the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program were identified. Demographics, perioperative information, and complication rates were reviewed. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify risk factors for postoperative complications. Results There were 381 patient cases of RPF identified. The most common complications included bleeding (28.9%), mechanical ventilation >48 hours (16.5%), and reoperation/readmission (15.2%). Top risk factors for complications included dyspnea (odds ratio [OR], 2.672; P<0.001), nonelective procedure (OR, 2.164; P=0.010), congestive heart failure (OR, 2.152; P=0.048), open wound (OR, 1.977; P=0.024), and operating time (OR, 1.005; P<0.001). Conclusions Sternal RPF is associated with increased rates of three primary complications: blood loss requiring transfusion, ventilation >48 hours, and reoperation/readmission, each of which affected over 15% of the study population. Smokers remain at an increased risk for surgical site infection and sternal dehiscence despite RPF's purported benefit to minimize these outcomes. Complications of primary versus delayed sternal RPF are roughly equivalent, but individual patients may perform better with one versus the other based on identified risk factors.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제66권1호
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• pp.72-81
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• 2023

Objective : Ischemia and hemorrhage of pituitary adenomas (PA) caused important clinical syndrome. However, the differences on clinical characteristics and surgical outcomes between these two kinds apoplexy were less reported. Methods : A retrospective analysis was made of patients with pituitary apoplexy between January 2013 and June 2018. Baseline and clinical characteristics before surgery were reviewed. All patients underwent transsphenoidal surgery and were followed up at least 1 year. Results : Total 67 cases (5.8%) among 1147 pituitary tumor patients were enrolled, which consisted of 28 (~2.4%) ischemic PA and 39 (~3.4%) hemorrhagic PA. There were more male patients in the ischemic group compared with hemorrhagic group (78.6% vs 53.8%, p=0.043). However, the mean age, tumor size and functional tumor ratio were significant higher in the hemorrhagic group. Headache was more common in ischemic PA (82.1%) than that of hemorrhagic PA (51.3%, p=0.011). Magnetic resonance imaging findings found that mucosal thickening and enhancement of the sphenoid sinus was observed in 15 ischemic PA patients (n=27, 55.6%), but none in patients with hemorrhagic PA (n=38, p<0.0001). It was worth noting that the rate of pre-surgical hypopituitarism in ischemic PA patients were seemed higher than that in hemorrhagic PA patients, but not significant. The two groups got a total tumor resection rate at 94.1% and 92.9%, independently. No significant difference on the operative time, blood loss in operation and complications in perioperative period was observed in two groups. After operation, cranial nerve symptoms recovered to normal at 81.8% of ischemic PA patients and 82.6% of hemorrhagic PA patients. Importantly, the incidence of postoperative hypopituitarism partially decreased in both groups, among which the rate of hypothyroidism in ischemic PA patients significantly decreased from 46.4% to 18.5% (p=0.044). Conclusion : Patients with ischemic PA presented different clinical characteristics to the hemorrhagic ones. Transsphenoidal surgery should be considered for the patients with neuro-ophthalmic deficits and might benefit for pituitary function recovery of the apoplectic adenoma patients, especially pituitary thyroid axis in ischemic PA patients.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제65권1호
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• pp.64-73
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• 2022

Objective : To evaluate the surgical outcomes of partial pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PPSO) in patients with thoracolumbar fractures and compare the outcomes of PPSO for burst fractures with those for posttraumatic kyphosis (PTK). Methods : From June 2013 to May 2019, 20 consecutive adult patients underwent PPSO for thoracolumbar fractures at the levels of T10 to L2. Of these patients, 10 underwent surgery for acute fractures (burst fractures), and 10 for sequelae of thoracolumbar fractures (PTK). Outcomes of PPSO were evaluated and compared between the groups. Results : Twenty patients (each 10 patients of burst fractures and PTK) with a mean age of 64.7±11.1 years were included. The mean follow-up period was 21.8±11.0 months. The mean correction of the thoracolumbar angle was -34.9°±18.1° (from 37.8°±20.5°preoperatively to 2.8°±15.2° postoperatively). The mean angular correction at the PPSO site was -38.4°±13.6° (from 35.5°±13.6° preoperatively to -2.9°±14.1° postoperatively). The mean preoperative sagittal vertical axis was 93.5±6.7 cm, which was improved to 37.6±35.0 cm postoperatively. The mean preoperative kyphotic angle at the PPSO site was significant greater in patients with PTK (44.8°±7.2°) than in patients with burst fractures (26.2°±12.2°, p=0.00). However, the mean postoperative PPSO angle did not differ between the two groups (-5.9°±15.7° in patients with burst fractures and 0.2°±12.4° in those with PTK, p=0.28). The mean angular correction at the PPSO site was significantly greater in patients with PTK (-44.6°±10.7°) than in those with burst fractures (-32.1°±13.7°, p=0.04). The mean operation time was 188.1±37.6 minutes, and the mean amount of surgical bleeding was 1030.0±533.2 mL. There were seven cases of perioperative complications occurred in five patients (25%), including one case (5%) of neurological deficit. The operation time, surgical bleeding, and complication rates did not differ between groups. Conclusion : In cases of burst fracture, PPSO provided enough spinal cord decompression without corpectomy and produced sagittal correction superior to that achieved with corpectomy. In case of PTK, PPSO achieved satisfactory curve correction comparable to that achieved with conventional PSO, with less surgical time, less blood loss, and lower complication rates. PPSO could be a viable surgical option for both burst fractures and PTK.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권8호
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• pp.583-589
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• 2003

흉골절개술 후에 발생하는 흉골 감염과 종격동염의 유의한 위험인자를 확인하기 위해 지난 2년간 본원에서 개심술을 시행한 환자들을 대상으로 후향적 분석을 시행하였다. 방법 뜻 대상: 2001년 3월부터 2003년 3월까지 본원 흉부외과에서 정중 흉골 절개술을 이용하여 개심술을 시행받은 123명의 환자 중 12명의 환자에게서 흉골 감염 및 종격동염이 발생하였으며 이에 대한 위험인자들을 분석하였다. 환자들을 연령, 성별, 당뇨, 만성 폐쇄성 폐질환, 비만의 유무로 나누었고 입원 후 수술까지의 기간, 수술 술기의 종류, 응급 수술의 여부, 재수술의 여부. 수술 시간, 체외 순환 시간, 수혈량, 수술 후 출혈량, 응급 재개흉의 여부, 흉골 재봉합의 여부, 기계 호흡 보조 시간, 그리고 중환자실 재원일수를 분석하였다 결과: 분석 결과 환자의 나이, 성별, 당뇨의 유무, 수술 술기의 종류, 재수술의 여부, 수술 시간이나 체외 순환 시간, 그리고 입원 후 수술까지의 기간 등은 창상 감염과는 유의한 연관이 없었다. 그 외 다른 변인들은 p-value가 .05 이하로 유의한 인자로서 나타났다. 조기에 응급 재개흉을한 경우, 흉골의 재봉합, 환자가 비만이거나 만성 페쇄성 폐질환을 진단 받은 경우, 수술 후 출혈량과 수혈량, 기계호흡 보조시간과 중환자실 재원일수 등의 나머지 인자들은 수술 후 감염과 유의한 연관이 있었다. 결론: 창상오염은 수술 전, 수술 중 그리고 수술 후에 발생할 수 있으며, 수술 후 환자에게 부수적인 수술적 처치를 시행하는 것은 환자의 수술 후 창상 감염에 유발 인자로 작용한다고 할 수 있다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.20-26
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• 2008

목적: 유문부보존 위절제술(pylorus-preserving gastrectomy, PPG)은 유문륜을 보존하여 잔위의 배출기능을 보존하고 담즙 역류를 방지할 수 있는 기능 보존 수술법으로 조기위암 치료에 적용되고 있다. 저자들은 복강경 보조 유문부보존 위절제술(laparoscopy-assisted pylorus-preserving gastrectomy, LAPPG)의 초기 경험을 LADG 후 Billroth-I 재건술과 비교 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2006년 11월부터 2007년 9월까지 원자력병원 외과에서 복강경 보조 위절제술을 시행 받은 39명의 조기위암 환자 중 LAPPG (n=9)와 LADG 후 Billroth-I 재건술(n=18)을 시행 받은 27명의 환자를 대상으로 하였고, 양 군간의 임상병리학적 변수를 비교하였다. 저자들은 LAPPG 시행 중 유문하동맥, 우위동맥, 미주신경 간지, 유문지 및 복강지를 보존하였으며, 림프절 절제술은 우위동맥 림프절(No. 5)을 제외한 D1+$\beta$술식을 시행하였고, 유문륜 상방 $3{\sim}4\;cm$에서 원위부 위절제를 시행하였다. 결과: LAPPG을 시행 받은 환자 9명의 평균 연령은 $59.9{\pm}9.4$세였으며 남녀 성비는 1.3 : 1.0 (남자 5명, 여자 4명)이었고, LADG 후 Billroth-I 재건술을 시행 받은 환자 18명의 평균 연령은 $64.1{\pm}10.0$세였으며 남녀 성비는 2.6 : 1.0 (남자 13명, 여자 5명)이었다. LAPPG 군과 LADG 후 Biliroth-I 재건술을 시행받은 군에서 절제된 림프절의 개수는 각각 $28.3{\pm}11.9$개 $28.1{\pm}8.9$개, 수술 시간은 각각 $269.0{\pm}34.4$분, $236.3{\pm}39.6$분, 술 중 출혈량은 각각 $191.1{\pm}85.7\;ml$, $218.3{\pm}156.6\;ml$, 술 후 첫 가스 배출은 각각 $3.6{\pm}0.9$일, $3.5{\pm}0.8$일에 있었고 술 후 첫 유동식은 각각 $5.1{\pm}0.9$일, $5.1{\pm}1.7$일에 섭취하였고 술 후 재원 기간은 각각 $10.1{\pm}4.0$일, $9.2{\pm}3.0$일로 모두 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다(P>0.05). 술 후 합병증은 LAPPG 군에서 위저류증 1예와 창상 장액종 1예가 발생하였고, LADG 후 Biliroth-I 재건술을 시행 받은 군에서는 좌외측간엽경색 1예가 발생하였다. 결론: 조기위암의 치료에 있어서 LAPPG는 기능 보존 수술 법으로 적용 가능하며, 적절한 적응증을 사용하면 임상종양학적 측면에서도 LADG 후 Billroth-I 재건술과 동등한 결과를 보일 것으로 기대된다.