• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.336-340
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• 2018

Foreign body ingestions pose a significant health risk in children. Neodymium magnets are high-powered, rare-earth magnets that is a serious issue in the pediatric population due to their strong magnetic force and high rate of complications. When multiple magnets are ingested, there is potential for morbidity and mortality, including gastrointestinal fistula formation, obstruction, bleeding, perforation, and death. Many cases require surgical intervention for removal of the magnets and management of subsequent complications. However, we report a case of multiple magnet ingestion in a 19-month-old child complicated by gastroduodenal fistula that was successfully treated by endoscopic removal and supportive care avoiding the need for surgical intervention. At two-week follow-up, the child was asymptomatic and upper gastrointestinal series obtained six months later demonstrated resolution of the fistula.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.187-191
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• 2003

Dieulafoy 병변은 비정상적으로 확장된 점막하 동맥이 소화관 내로 노출되어 발생하는 병변으로 위장관 출혈의 드문 원인이다. 저자들은 폐렴으로 입원 중 다량의 토혈과 혈변을 보인 9세 남아에서 상부 소화관 내시경으로 Dieulafoy 병변을 진단하고 순수 에탄올 국소 주사법으로 성공적으로 치료하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.181-190
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• 2001

목적: 위장관 증상을 갖는 HSP 환아에서 장관초음파소견과 위내시경검사소견을 규명하여 피부자반증없이 위장관 증상만 있는 환아에서 HSP 조기진단에 장관초음파검사와 위내시경검사의 유용성을 알아보고자 본 조사를 시행하였다. 방법: 1999년 1월부터 2001년 4월까지 동강병원 소아과에 입원한 위장관 증상을 동반한 HSP 환아85명 88례를 대상으로 임상증상, 장관초음파소견과 위내시경소견을 후향적으로 조사하였고 동일한 환아에게서 장관초음파검사와 위내시경검사를 동시에 시행한 4례의 환아에서 두 검사의 연관성을 찾아보았다. 결과: 1) 피부자반증이 88례(100%) 모두에서 나타났고 관절통 및 관절증상이 64례(73%), 위장관 증상이 52례(59%), 신장침범소견이 15례(17%), 음낭침범소견이 3례(3%)에서 나타났다. 2) 위장관 증상은 복통이 52례(100%)에서 나타났고 대변잠혈양성반응이 28례(54%), 구역 및 구토가 17례(33%), 복부압통이 17례(33%), 혈변 혹은 흑색변이 12례(23%), 설사 6례(12%), 토혈 4례(8%), 복부반사통과 복부경직이 각각 1례(2%)순이었다. 3) 위장관 증상을 갖는 52례 중 27례에서 복부초음파검사를 시행하였는데 22례(81%)에서 이상소견이 나타났다. 십이지장과 공장벽의 비후소견이 16례(73%)로서 가장 많았고 복수 8례(36%), 장간막임파선종창 8례(36%), 장폐색증 4례(18%), 이상담낭소견 1례(5%)순이었다. 위장관 증상을 갖지 않는 36례의 HSP 환아 중 3례에서 실시한 복부초음파검사는 모두 정상 소견으로 나타났다. 4) 5례의 내시경 소견은 전례에서 위소견은 정상이었고 십이지장에 다발성의 미란성 출혈성 십이지장염의 소견을 보였는데 구부보다 하행십이지장에 더 심했으며 1례에서는 구부소견은 정상이었고 하행십이지장에서만 동일한 소견을 보였다. 이중 2례에서 시행한 내시경적 생검절편의 병리조직학적 소견은 급성 염증반응과 국소미란 및 출혈소견을 보였다. 5) 4례에서 내시경검사와 복부초음파검사를 같이 시행하였는데 정상소견을 보인 1례를 제외하고는 십이지장과 공장벽의 비후소견의 초음파소견을 보여 미란성 궤양성 출혈성 십이지장염의 내시경소견이 초음파검사상 십이지장벽의 비후소견으로 나타나는 것으로 생각되었다. 결론: 위장관 증상을 동반하는 HSP 환아에서 복부초음파검사는 HSP의 위장관변화를 발견하고 경과관찰을 보는 간편하고 비침습적인 유용한 검사방법이며, HSP 환아에서 내시경검사의 적절한 적응증은 아직 확립되어 있지 않으나 하행십이지장의 출혈성 미란성 십이지장염이 일관된 소견으로 생각된다. 피부자반증이 없이 급성 상복부통증을 동반하는 위장관 증상, 대변잠혈 양성반응이 있을 경우, 복부초음파검사상 십이지장과 공장벽의 비후소견이 보이거나 혹은 위내시경상 출혈성 미란성 십이지장염의 소견이 보일 경우 pathognomonic하지는 않지만 HSP의 가능성을 항상 염두에 두고 다른 질환이 배제되면 부신피질호르몬 투여를 고려해보는 것이 좋을 것으로 생각된다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.23-28
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• 2012

Purpose: Interest in peptic ulcer in children has been relatively low because the disease is rarer in children than in adults and there were restrictions in the application of endoscopy to children, but the recent development of pediatric endoscopy is activating research on pediatric peptic ulcer. Thus, this study compared the $H.$ $pylori$ infection rate and clinical and endoscopic findings among pediatric patients diagnosed with peptic ulcer. Methods: We analyzed retrospectively 58 pediatric patients for whom whether to be infected with $H.$ $pylori$ was confirmed selected out of pediatric patients diagnosed with gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer through upper gastrointestinal endoscopy at the Department of Pediatrics of Gachon University Gil Hospital during the period from January 2002 to December 2007. A case was considered $H.$ $pylori$ positive if $H.$ $pylori$ was detected in the Giemsa stain of tissue or the results of UBT (urea breath test) and CLO (rapid urease test) were both positive. Results: Of the pediatric patients, 37 were infected with $H.$ $pylori$ and 21 were not. The $H.$ $pylori$ infection rate increased with aging and the result was statistically significant ($p$<0.05). However, $H.$ $pylori$ infection was not in a statistically significant correlation with sex, chief complaint, and gastroduodenal ulcer ($p$>0.05). Conclusion: $H.$ $pylori$ infection increased with aging, but was not significantly correlated with gastroduodenal ulcer. Further research may need to examine prospectively the relation between $H.$ $pylori$ and gastroduodenal ulcer in the Incheon area.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.304-307
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• 2013

Food bolus impaction is the most common cause of esophageal foreign body obstruction in adults. Other causes include intentional ingestion in psychiatric patients or prison inmates. We experienced successful treatment of a patient with intentional ingestion of multiple sharp foreign bodies(25 cutter and razor fragments). A 47-year-old male patient who was suffering from chronic alcoholism was admitted, via the emergency room, with dysphagia and neck pain. He was suffering from alcoholic liver cirrhosis and psychiatric problems, such as chronic alcoholism, anxiety disorder and insomnia. The patient had intended to leave the hospital after having swallowed the sharp objects. Plain radiographs and computed tomography (CT) scan showed multiple, scattered metal fragments in the esophagus, stomach, and small bowel. We performed emergent endoscopy and successfully removed one impacted blade in the upper esophagus using by a snare with an overtube. The rest of the fragments had already passed through the pylorus, so we could not find them with endoscopy. We checked the patient with simple abdominal radiographs and careful physical examinations every day. All remaining fragments were uneventfully excreted through stool during the patient's 6 day hospital stay. Finally, we were able to confirm the presence of the objects in the stool, and radiographs were negative. The patient was discharged without complications after 14 days hospital stay and then was followed by the Department of Psychiatry.

• The Korean journal of internal medicine
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.1084-1092
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• 2018

Background/Aims: There has been no evidence for the necessity of endoscopy in asymptomatic young men with iron deficiency anemia (IDA). To determine whether endoscopy should be recommended in asymptomatic young men with IDA, we compared the prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) lesions between young men (< 50 years) with IDA and those without IDA. Methods: We conducted a case-control study on asymptomatic young men aged < 50 years who underwent both esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy as part of a health checkup between 2010 and 2014. Results: Of 77,864 participants, 128 (0.16%) had IDA and 512 subjects without IDA were matched for several variables including age. Young men with IDA had a significantly higher proportion of colorectal cancer (CRC) (0.8% vs. 0.0%, p = 0.045), villous adenoma (0.8% vs. 0.0%, p = 0.045), and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD; 2.3% vs. 0.4%, p = 0.025) than those without IDA. Additionally, the prevalence of advanced colorectal neoplasia (ACRN) tended to be higher in subjects with IDA than in those without IDA (3.1% vs. 1.0%, p = 0.084). The prevalence of significant lower GI lesions including ACRN and IBD was higher in subjects with IDA than in those without IDA (5.5% vs. 1.4%, p = 0.011). Regarding upper GI lesions, a positive association with IDA was observed only for gastric ulcer (4.7% vs. 1.0%, p = 0.011). Conclusions: GI lesions including CRC, villous adenoma, IBD, and gastric ulcer were more common in asymptomatic young men with IDA. Our results suggest that EGD and particularly colonoscopy should be recommended even in asymptomatic young men with IDA.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.127-130
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• 2013

Rapunzel syndrome refers to a very rare condition in which swallowed hair forms a gastric trichobezoar that has a long tail extending into the small bowel. We describe a case of Rapunzel syndrome in an 8-year-old girl who presented with abdominal mass, epigastric pain and vomiting. Abdominal computed tomography scan showed a markedly dilated stomach filled with coarse heterogeneous materials. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a huge hairy ball with a tail extending through the pylorus. We performed a surgical laparotomy and successfully removed a huge trichobezoar with a long tail extending into the middle portion of jejunum. Psychiatric consultation with review showed her past history of trichotillomania and trichophagia 4 years ago. But her parents denied further psychiatric therapy and she was lost to the follow-up. Rapunzel syndrome should be included in the differential diagnosis in children with chronic abdominal pain and trichophagia.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.236-241
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• 2020

The authors report a case of a 78-year-old female with a history of gastric surgery 35 years ago. She was initially misdiagnosed as gastric cancer bleeding and underwent an emergency laparotomy under the diagnosis of jejunogastric intussusception (JGI), 23 hours after the onset of symptoms. We also reviewed 116 JGI case reports and analyzed clinical features and outcomes. Compared to the past, diagnosis of JGI is easier with diagnostic examinations such as an endoscopy, computed tomography, and the upper gastrointestinal series. And a good prognosis can be expected with proper fluid resuscitation and surgical reduction, even if the symptoms persist more than 48 hours.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.28-30
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• 2014

Foreign bodies in upper aerodigestive tract migrating into retropharyngeal space are rarely encountered emergent cases in otolaryngologic fields. A 60-years-old female presented throat pain and lump sense after a meal. Computer tomography showed metallic foreign body impacted in the retropharyngeal space. A hypopharyngeal perforation was suspected by through flexible laryngoscopy and gastrointestinal endoscopy. It was successfully removed by external cervical approach, and we report this case with a review of the related literatures.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.293-294
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• 2013

Gastropleural fistula (GPF) is a rare condition that can occur as a consequence of prior pulmonary surgery, trauma, or malignancy. Conservative management usually fails, and gastrectomy and even thoracotomy is often required, especially in debilitated patients. We present a patient with GPF who had a history of Ewing's sarcoma. Diagnosis of GPF was confirmed by upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy and radiographic contrast examination, and the patient underwent a laparoscopic wedge resection of the fistula. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a GPF, in the formation of which recurrence of Ewing's sarcoma had played a role and in the treatment of which wedge resection of the fistula was performed. Laparoscopic treatment of GPF may be associated with less morbidity and should be considered as the initial procedure of choice.