• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.512-515
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• 2009

Purpose: Neurofibromatosis(NF) is an autosomal - dominant systemic disease. Up to fifty percent of patients with NF are reported to have concomitant vascular abnormalities. In the resection of a larger NF, the risk of uncontrolled hemorrhage is much higher due to the difficulty of hemostasis of large vessels within the tumor. We ligated the base of the giant NF with a simple loop - shaped ligation before removal of the giant NF in both buttocks. And then we could successfully reduce the amount of hemorrhage during the operation. Methods: A 46 - year - old female patient presented for giant masses of both gluteal area, which has been growing slowly for the last ten years. Each mass was about $30{\times}20cm$ in size. After designing the elliptical resection margin, we tightened the tumor base by using continuous loop - shaped suture ligation(weaving the thread up and down in a loop - shaped pattern, leaving a space of 2 cm between each loop) with a straight needle and prolene 2 - 0. After skin incision, we proceeded the dissection toward the central and inferior side of the mass obliquely while we avoided breaking large vascular sinuses. We resected the tumor in a wedged - shape. Subcutaneous tissue was sutured layer by layer and skin was closed by vertical mattress and interrupted suture. The loop - shaped ligation of the base was removed and compressive dressing was done with gauzes and elastic bandages. Results: Postoperative complications such as infection, hemorrhage, hematoma, and dehiscense did not occur. Perioperatively the patient was sufficiently transfused with five units of blood and two units of fresh frozen plasma. During the subsequent 1 year follow - up, the functional and cosmetic result was excellent. Conclusion: A continuous loop - shaped suture ligation procedure along the base of the giant NF effectively reduced the amount of hemorrhage during the operation, made dissection and ligation of vessels easily and quickly, and shorten the operating time and postoperative recovery time.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.190-196
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• 2010

안전한 먹거리 생산은 축산물의 사육에서부터 시작된다. 현재 병원성 바이러스 및 균에 의해 먹거리의 안전성이 위협을 받고 있으며, 또한 항생제의 남용으로 인하여 병원성 균이 면역력을 갖게 되고 그에 따라 슈퍼 박테리아 등이 계속 생겨나고 있는 추세이다. 이런 시점에 항생제 대체 물질 개발이 절실하게 요구되고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 안전한 축산물생산과 국민의 식품안전의 최초단계인 축산업에서 항생제를 대체할 천연항생 사료첨가제를 개발하고자 본 실험을 실시하였다. 본 연구에서는 감귤박 특이 균주, 토양미생물 균주, Coenzyme Q10을 이용하였고, 무 항생제사료에 첨가하였다. 병아리 때 일정 기간 동안 사료첨가제를 급여 후 살모넬라균(Salmonella gallinarium)을 구강을 통해 주입하였다. 그리고 일정시간 동안 혈액과 분변을 채취하고 배지를 이용 살모넬라균 검사를 실시하였으며, 결과적으로 감귤박 특이 균주에서 가장 좋은 억제 효과를 얻었다. 이 결과를 살펴볼 때 병아리에서는 이러한 첨가제들이 장내 다른 병원성 균이 선점하지 못하도록 하는 것으로 사료된다. 장기의 해부를 통해서 장기의 손상 상태를 확인한 결과 감귤박 특이 균주 첨가제인 경우 간장색의 선홍색인 반면 일반 항생제 및 무 항생제 사료는 간장의 색의 황색으로 변한 것으로 미뤄 보아서 첨가제의 효과로 살모넬라균이 억제되어 간장의 손상을 방지한다는 효과를 얻었다. 이러한 결과는 천연항생제를 이용한 사육 기반 확립은 물론 먹거리 안전성을 보장하며, 사육부산물은 식물재배의 비료로 이용하여 완전 순환농업을 위한 좋은 재료가 될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1997년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.374-378
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• 1997

Operative procedures such as core drilling with and without fibular bone grafting have been recognized as the treatment methods for osteonecrosis of femoral head(ONFH) by delaying or preventing the collapse of the femoral head. In addition, core drilling with cementation using polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) has been proposed recently as another surgical method. However, no definite treatment modality has been found yet while operative procedures remain controversial to many clinicians In this study, a finite element method(FEM) was employed to analyze and compare various surgical procedures of ONFH to provide a biomechanical insight. This study was based upon biomechanical findings which suggest stress concentration within the femoral head may facilitate the progression of the necrosis and eventual collapse. For this purpose, five anatomically relevant hip models were constructed in three dimensions : they were (1) intact(Type I), (2) necrotic(Type II), (3) core drilled only(Type III), (4) core drilled with fibular bone graft(Type IV), and (5) core drilled with cementation(Type V). Physiologically relevant loading were simulated. Resulting stresses were calculated. Our results showed that the volumetric percentage subjected to high stress in the necrotic cancellous region was greatest in the core drilled only model(Type III), followed by the necrotic(Type II), the bone graft (Type IV), and the cemented(Type V) models. Von Mises stresses at the tip of the graft(Type IV) was found to be twice more than those of cemented core(Type V) indicating the likelihood of the implant failure. In addition, stresses within the cemented core(Type V) were more evenly distributed and relatively lower than within the fibular bone graft(Type IV). In conclusion, our biomechanical analyses have demonstrated that the bone graft method(Type IV) and the cementation method(Type V) are both superior to the core decompression method(Type III) by reducing the high stress regions within the necrotic cancellous bone. Also it was found that the core region filled with PMMA(Type V) provides far smoother transfer of physiological load without causing the concentration of malignant stresses which may lead to the failure than with the fibular bone graft(Type IV). Therefore, considering the above results along with the degree of difficulties and risk of infection involved with preparation of the fibular bone graft, the cementation method appears to be a promising surgical treatment for the early stage of osteonecrosis of the femoral head.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.295-304
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• 2017

Opisthorchis viverrini infection induces chronic inflammation, and a minor proportion of infected individuals develop advanced periductal fibrosis (APF) and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Inflammatory cytokines and/or their gene polymorphisms may link to these biliary pathologies. We therefore investigated associations among cytokine gene polymorphisms and cytokine production in 510 Thai cases infected with O. viverrini who presented with APF+ or APF-, as established by abdominal ultrasonography as well as in patients diagnosed with CCA. Levels of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines were determined in culture supernatants after stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with O. viverrini excretory-secretory (ES) products. Pro-inflammatory cytokines, IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, IFN-${\gamma}$, LT-${\alpha}$, and TNF-${\alpha}$ were significantly increased in CCA patients compared with non-CCA (APF- and APF+) cases. Polymorphisms in genes encoding IL-$1{\beta}$-511C/T, IL-6-174G/C, IFN-${\gamma}$+874T/A, LT-${\alpha}$+252A/G, and TNF-${\alpha}$-308G/A were then investigated by using PCR-RFLP or allele specific-PCR (AS-PCR) analyses. In the CCA cases, LT-${\alpha}$+252A/G and TNF-${\alpha}$-308G/A heterozygous and homozygous variants showed significantly higher levels of these cytokines than the wild type. By contrast, levels of cytokines in wild type of IFN-${\gamma}$+874T/A were significantly higher than the variants in CCA cases. IFN-${\gamma}$+874T/A polymorphisms were associated with advanced periductal fibrosis, whereas IL-6-174G/C polymorphisms were associated with CCA. To our knowledge, these findings provide the first demonstration that O. viverrini infected individuals carrying several specific cytokine gene polymorphisms are susceptible to develop fibrosis and CCA.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.163-177
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• 2008

Periodontal disease, a form of chronic inflammatory bacterial infectious disease, is known to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Porphyromonas gingivalis has been implicated in periodontal disease and widely studied for its role in the pathogenesis of CVD. A previous study demonstrating that periodontopathic P. gingivalis is involved in CVD showed that invasion of endothelial cells by the bacterium is accompanied by an increase in cytokine production, which may result in vascular atherosclerotic changes. The present study was performed in order to further elucidate the role of P. gingivalis in the process of atherosclerosis and CVD. For this purpose, invasion of human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMC) by P. gingivalis 381 and its isogenic mutants of KDP150 ($fimA^-$), CW120 ($ppk^-$) and KS7 ($relA^-$) was assessed using a metronidazole protection assay. Wild type P. gingivalis invaded HASMCs with an efficiency of 0.12%. In contrast, KDP150 failed to demonstrate any invasive ability. CW120 and KS7 showed relatively higher invasion efficiencies, but results for these variants were still negligible when compared to the wild type invasiveness. These results suggest that fimbriae are required for invasion and that energy metabolism in association with regulatory genes involved in stress and stringent response may also be important for this process. ELISA assays revealed that the invasive P. gingivalis 381 increased production of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-$1{\beta}$ and the chemotactic cytokines (chemokine) IL (interleukin)-8 and monocyte chemotactic (MCP) protein-1 during the 30-90 min incubation periods (P<0.05). Expression of RANTES (regulation upon activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted) and Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4, a pattern recognition receptor (PRR), was increased in HASMCs infected with P. gingivalis 381 by RT-PCR analysis. P. gingivalis infection did not alter interferon-$\gamma$-inducible protein-10 expression in HASMCs. HASMC nonspecific necrosis and apoptotic cell death were measured by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and caspase activity assays, respectively. LDH release from HASMCs and HAMC caspase activity were significantly higher after a 90 min incubation with P. gingivalis 381. Taken together, P. gingivalis invasion of HASMCs induces inflammatory cytokine production, apoptotic cell death, and expression of TLR-4, a PRR which may react with the bacterial molecules and induce the expression of the chemokines IL-8, MCP-1 and RANTES. Overall, these results suggest that invasive P. gingivalis may participate in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, leading to CVD.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.88-94
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• 2011

하마종은 구강저에 발생하는 점액 낭종으로 타액선 분비도관의 파열로 인하여 점액이 연조직 내에 저류되어 생기는 가성낭종이다. 구강저의 설소대를 중심으로 편측으로 발생하며 무통성이고, 병소의 크기가 증가함에 따라 피막이 얇아져서 청색의 투명한 종창이 되는 것이 특징이다. 병소의 크기가 큰 경우에는 연하 및 발음, 저작시 문제를 야기할 수 있지만 외부로 종창이 생기거나 감염되는 것은 드물다. 하마종의 치료법으로는 자발적으로 치유되는 것을 관찰하는 방법, 단순 절개 배농, 조대술, 절제술 등이 있다. 치료법 중 하나인 조대술은 낭벽의 일부분을 제거하여 구강 점막과 연결시켜주는 술식으로 보존적이며 소아에서 추천되는 방법으로 구강내 조직의 외형을 원형대로 유지할 수 있고, 해부학적 구조물을 손상시킬 위험성이 적은 장점을 가진다. 치료 후에 자주 재발될 수 있으며, 술 후 4개월 이내에 일어난다. 이 증례는 하마종을 주소로 내원한 8세 여아에서 조대술을 시행하고 관찰하였으며 재발소견 없이 정상적인 소견을 보인바 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.12-18
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• 2007

Purpose: Recently, trauma is more frequent due to the increases in the population, the number of traffic accident, and the incidence of violence. Especially, abdominal trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. We analyzed the clinical features and the factors associated with morbidity and mortality. Methods: We analyzed 136 patients of abdominal trauma who were admitted at the Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, from January 2003 to June 2005. We analyzed the cause of trauma, the injured organ, combined injuries, mental status, blood pressure, laboratory findings, morbidity, and mortality. The relationships between by variable were assesed by using the independent samples test and the Kruskal?Wallis test. Results: The causes of trauma were traffic accidents (98 cases, 72%), falling accidents (9 cases, 6.6%), violence (6 cases, 4.4%), and stab injuries (6 cases, 4.4%). The injured organs were the small intestines (47 cases, 34.6%), the liver (35 cases, 25.7%), the spleen (26 cases, 19.1%), the mesentery (17 cases, 12.5%), the large intestines (15 cases, 11.0%), the pancreas (14 cases, 10.3%), etc. The most common combined injury was chest injury (53 cases, 39%). Comatose or semicomatose mental status and shock on admission (<60 mmHg in systolic) were related to high mortality (85.7%). In laboratory findings, decreased hemoglobin (<8 g/dL), and platelet count (<$50,000/mm^3$), and increased creatinine level (>1.6 mg/dL) were significant prognostic factors. The incidence of postoperative complications was 40.4%, and frequent complications were wound infection (8.1%) and re-bleeding (8.1%). The overall mortality rate was 18.4%, and most common cause was hypovolemic shock (18 cases, 13.2%), however, there was no statistical difference according to injurd organ. Conclusion: In the multivariate analysis, mental status, hemoglobin, and serum creatinine level were the most significant prognostic factors. When an abdominal trauma patient arrives at the emergency room, a rapid and accurate evaluation of the patient's status and risk factors, and resuscitation, if necessary, have to be performed to lower the morbidity and mortality.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제66권3호
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• pp.316-323
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• 2023

Objective : Owing to advances in critical care treatment, the overall survival rate of preterm infants born at a gestational age (GA) <32 weeks has consistently improved. However, the incidence of severe intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) has persisted, and there are few reports on in-hospital morbidity and mortality. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate trends surrounding in-hospital morbidity and mortality of preterm infants with severe IVH over a 14-year period. Methods : This single-center retrospective study included 620 infants born at a GA <32 weeks, admitted between January 2007 and December 2020. After applying exclusion criteria, 596 patients were included in this study. Infants were grouped based on the most severe IVH grade documented on brain ultrasonography during their admission, with grades 3 and 4 defined as severe. We compared in-hospital mortality and clinical outcomes of preterm infants with severe IVH for two time periods : 2007-2013 (phase I) and 2014-2020 (phase II). Baseline characteristics of infants who died and survived during hospitalization were analyzed. Results : A total of 54 infants (9.0%) were diagnosed with severe IVH over a 14-year period; overall in-hospital mortality rate was 29.6%. Late in-hospital mortality rate (>7 days after birth) for infants with severe IVH significantly improved over time, decreasing from 39.1% in phase I to 14.3% in phase II (p=0.043). A history of hypotension treated with vasoactive medication within 1 week after birth (adjusted odds ratio, 7.39; p=0.025) was found to be an independent risk factor for mortality. When comparing major morbidities of surviving infants, those in phase II were significantly more likely to have undergone surgery for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) (29.2% vs. 0.0%; p=0.027). Additionally, rates of late-onset sepsis (45.8% vs. 14.3%; p=0.049) and central nervous system infection (25.0% vs. 0.0%; p=0.049) were significantly higher in phase II survivors than in phase I survivors. Conclusion : In-hospital mortality in preterm infants with severe IVH decreased over the last decade, whereas major neonatal morbidities increased, particularly surgical NEC and sepsis. This study suggests the importance of multidisciplinary specialized medical and surgical neonatal intensive care in preterm infants with severe IVH.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.118-123
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• 2012

Background : An area of the skull exposed by burn injury has been covered by various methods including local flap, skin graft, or free flap surgery. Each method has disadvantages, such as postoperative alopecia or donor site morbidities. Due to the risk of osteomyelitis in the injured skull during the expansion period, tissue expansion was excluded from primary reconstruction. However, successful primary reconstruction was possible in burned skull by tissue expansion. Methods : From January 2000 to 2011, tissue expansion surgery was performed on 10 patients who had sustained electrical burn injuries. In the 3 initial cases, removal of the injured part of the skull and a bone graft was performed. In the latter 7 cases, the injured skull tissue was preserved and covered with a scalp flap directly to obtain natural bone healing and bone remodeling. Results : The mean age of patients was $49.9{\pm}12.2$ years, with 8 male and 2 female. The size of the burn wound was an average of $119.6{\pm}36.7cm^2$. The mean expansion duration was $65.5{\pm}5.6$ days, and the inflation volume was an average of $615{\pm}197.6mL$. Mean defect size was $122.2{\pm}34.9cm^2$. The complications including infection, hematoma, and the exposure of the expander were observed in 4 cases. Nonetheless, only 1 case required revision. Conclusions : Successful coverage was performed by tissue expansion surgery in burned skull primarily and no secondary reconstruction was needed. Although the risks of osteomyelitis during the expansion period were present, constant coverage of the injured skull and active wound treatment helped successful primary reconstruction of burned skull by tissue expansion.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 우리나라 실정에 맞는 개 파보바이러스 백신의 예방접종 프로토콜을 마련하기 위하여, 국내에서 사용 중인 4종류의 상업용 백신과 3가지의 예방접종 스케줄에 따른 면역형성 능력을 비교 평가하였다. 생후 6주령에 예방접종을 실시하기 위하여 동물병원에 내원한 120두의 강아지를 4종류의 백신[C, G, K, V(또는 V3) 접종군]과 예방접종 스케줄[V2, V3, V4 접종군]에 따라 20두씩 임의배치하였다. 그리고 모체이행 항체의 소장상태를 확인하기 위하여 동복의 건강한 7마리의 강아지를 예방접종을 실시하지 않고 17주 동안 관찰하였다. C, G, K, V(또는 V3) 접종군은 3주 간격으로 3회(6, 9, 12주), V2군은 5회(6, 8, 10, 12, 14주), V4군은 3회(6, 10, 14주)에 피하로 예방접종을 실시하였다. 혈액은 생후 6주에 처음 채취하고 매 추가접종을 실시할 때와 마지막 예방접종을 실시한 후 3주 후에 한 번 더 채취하였으며 개 파보바이러스에 대한 혈청 혈구응집억제 항체가를 측정하였다. Seroconversion(혈청변환)은 전번의 항체가보다 4배 이상 증가하는 것으로 정의하였다. 파보바이러스에 대한 강아지의 모체이행항체는 6주령에 방어수준 이하로 떨어졌으며 개 파보바이러스에 대한 예방접종은 6주령에 시작하여야 할 것으로 생각되었다. 백신에 따른 면역형성능에서 V 백신의 면역형성 능력이 다른 백신보다 우수하였으며 백신 종류에 따라 면역형성 능력에 차이가 인정되므로 사용되는 백신의 효능을 주기적으로 평가하여야 할 것으로 판단되었다. 그리고 혼합백신을 사용하는 경우 예방접종 스케줄은 6주령에 예방접종을 시작하여 3주 간격으로 3회 접종하는 것이 합리적인 건으로 판단되었다. 그러나 예방접종을 실시한 모든 군의 대부분의 강아지는 생후 9주령까지 항체가 수준이 방어수준 이하로 나타나 개 파보바이러스의 감염을 예방하기 위하여 이 시기까지는 감염위험성이 높은 곳에 노출되는 것을 피해야 할 것으로 생각되었다.