• 대한소아신경학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.233-239
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• 2018

목적: 바이러스성 위장염은 유소아에서 흔한 질병이다. 바이러스성 위장염은 위장염과 연관된 양성 경련의 형태로서 경련을 일으킬 수 있다. 로타바이러스 백신 개발 후 노로바이러스는 소아에서 더욱 임상적으로 의미를 갖게 되었다. 본 연구에서는 바이러스 감염이 확진된 위장염과 연관된 소아 경련 환자에서, 특히 노로바이러스를 중심으로 후향적으로 임상양상을 분석해 보고자 하였다. 방법: 2014년 7월부터 2016년 6월까지 명지병원을 내원한 소아환자 중 경련 및 위장염으로 입원한 15세 미만의 소아 환자를 대상으로 의무 기록 조회를 통한 후향적 연구를 진행하였다. 결과: 경련 및 위장염으로 입원한 46명의 환자(남아 24명, 여아 22명)을 대상으로 연구하였다. 이 환자들 중 노로바이러스 21건(45.7%), 아데노바이러스 3건(6.5%), 로타바이러스 2건(4.3%), 아스트로바이러스 1건(2.2%)이 검출되었다. 노로바이러스 위장염군의 환자는 비-노로 바이러스성 위장염군에 비해 설사 발생률이 높았다(61.9% vs 28.0%, P<0.05). 노로바이러스 위장염과 연관된 양성 경련은 전신발작 형태를 보였다. 12명의 환자는 뇌전증 지속상태가 나타났으며, 그 중 5명 (23.8%)이 노로바이러스 위장염군에서, 7명 (33.0%)이 비-노로 바이러스 위장염군(P=0.837) 에서 발생하였다. 발작은 12명의 환자 중 8명(66.7%)에서 정맥으로 투여한 benzodiazepines에 의해 효과적으로 종결되었다. 12명의 환자 중 3명(25%)에서 fosphenytoin이나 levetiracetam과 같은 지속성 항 경련제가 필요하였다. 결론: 위장염과 연관된 양성 경련 환자는 원인이 노로바이러스 또는 비-노로바이러스임에 따라 임상양상이 크게 달라지지 않으나, 초기에 적극적인 항경련 치료를 필요로 하는 경우를 드물지 않게 확인할 수 있었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제18권8호
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• pp.831-840
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• 1997

Core/shell structured composite metal oxides of Fe2O3/MgO were prepared by thermal decomposition of Fe(acac)3 adsorbed on the surface of MgO cores. The morphology of the composites conformed to that of the MgO used as the cores. Broad powder X-ray diffraction peaks shifted toward larger d, large BET surface area (∼350 m2/g), and the size of crystalline domains in nano range (4 nm), all corroborate to the nanocrystallinity of the Fe2O3/MgO composite which was prepared by using nanocrystalline MgO as the core. By use of microcrystalline MgO as the core, microcrystalline Fe2O3/MgO composite was prepared, and it had small BET surface area of less than 35 m2/g. AFM measurements on nanocrystalline Fe2O3/MgO showed a collection of spherical aggregates (∼80 nm dia) with a very rough surface. On the contrary, microcrystalline Fe2O3/MgO was a collection of plate-like flat crystallites with a smooth surface. The nitrogen adsorption-desorption behavior indicated that microcrystalline Fe2O3/MgO was nonporous, whereas nanocrystalline Fe2O3/MgO was mesoporous. Bimodal distribution of the pore size became unimodal as the layer of Fe2O3 was applied to nanocrystalline MgO. The macropores in a wide distribution which the nanocrystalline MgO had were absent in the nanocrystalline Fe2O3/MgO. The decomposition of CCl4 was largily enhanced by the overlayer of Fe2O3 on nanocrystalline MgO making the reaction between nanocrystalline Fe2O3/MgO and CCl4 be nearly stoichiometric. The reaction products were environmentally benign MgCl2 and CO2. Such an enhancement was not attainable with the microcrystalline samples. Even for the nanocrystalline MgO, the enhancement was not attained, if not with the Fe2O3 layer. Without the layer of Fe2O3, it was observed that the nanocrystalline domain of the MgO transformed into microcrystalline one as the decomposition of CCl4 proceeded on its surface. It appeared that the layer of Fe2O3 on the particles of nanocrystalline Fe2O3/MgO blocked the transformation of the nanocrystalline domain into microcrystalline one. Therefore, in order to attain stoichiometric reaction between CCl4 and Fe2O3/MgO core/shell structured composite metal oxide, the morphology of the core MgO has to be nanocrystalline, and also the nanocrystalline domains has to be sustained until the core was exhausted into MgCl2.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.448-455
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• 2019

법랑모세포종은 치성 상피성 양성 종양으로 재발률이 높아 주변 조직의 광범위한 절제 및 결손부의 재건을 필요로 한다. 술 후 치아 결손 부위의 보철치료 시에 재건 부위의 해부학적 한계로 인해 임플란트 식립을 동반한 보철 치료가 추천된다. 본 증례에서는 법랑모세포종으로 인해 하악골 분절 절제술 및 장골을 이용한 하악골 재건술을 시행한 환자에서 재건 부위 상실치를 임플란트 고정성 보철물로 수복하였고 임플란트 보철물을 장착 완료 한 14개월 뒤 원인 미상의 인접치 정출로 인해 임플란트를 포함한 전방부 치아에서 1 mm 가량의 개방 교합이 발생하였다. 성인에서 상악 전치부 임플란트 식립 후 잔존 성장으로 인해 임플란트 저위 교합이 발생하는 경우는 보고된 바 있으나 본 증례는 구치부에서 인접한 자연치의 정출로 인해 임플란트 보철물을 포함한 전방 치열의 개방 교합이 발생한 것으로 그 유사 보고가 흔하지 않다. 이에 정출된 치아를 압하 하는 교정 치료를 동반한 전체 치료 과정을 보고하고 원인 미상의 자연치 정출이 발생한 원인에 대해 고찰해보고자 한다.

• Archives of Hand and Microsurgery
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.301-305
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• 2018

혈관종은 내피세포로부터 기원한 양성종양의 일종으로, 수부에서는 드물게 발생하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 62세 여자환자로 우측 2수지 요골측의 통증을 주소로 내원하였으며, 시행한 자기공명영상에서 수지신경을 압박하는 것으로 보이는 혈관종이 의심되었다. 수술을 시행하여 요골측 수지신경 및 수지혈관을 압박하고 있는 혈관종을 확인하였으며, 수지신경 및 혈관을 가능한 보존하기 위하여 미세수술을 통해 혈관종을 제거하였다. 공간점유성 병변에 의한 압박성 신경병증은 드문 일로, 정확한 진단에 어려움이 있으나, 본 증례와 같이 자기공명영상을 통한 술 전 평가와 및 미세수술을 이용한 병변 제거 및 신경 보존을 통하여 신경병성 통증을 성공적으로 호전시킬 수 있을 것으로 생각한다.

• Investigative and Clinical Urology
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• 제59권6호
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• pp.357-362
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• 2018

Purpose: Classic angiomyolipoma (AML) is common benign kidney tumor. However, some studies have claimed that epithelioid angiomyolipoma (EAML) has malignant potential. We compared the patient characteristics and prognosis of EAML and classic AML to demonstrate predicting factors and poorer prognosis of EAML. Materials and Methods: The medical records of 231 patients who were diagnosed with EAML (n=27, 11.7%) or classic AML (n=204, 88.3%), were reviewed. All patients underwent computed tomography (CT) scans before operation or needle biopsy. We assessed the age, sex, tumor size, body mass index, comorbidities, and Hounsfield unit (HU) according to each CT phase. We defined the unfavorable group as patients with recurrence, metastasis and death due to tumor progression. Logistic regression analysis was used to predict EAML. Results: EAML patients were younger (41.2 years vs. 49.1 years, p=0.001), predominantly male (55.6% vs. 28.4%, p=0.005), and had a larger tumor (7.5 cm vs. 4.2 cm, p<0.001). The median pre-contrast HU was not significantly different between EAML and classic AML ($29.9{\pm}23.7$ vs. $14.7{\pm}41.0$, p=0.071). In multivariable analysis, younger age (odds ratio [OR], 0.96; p=0.032), male sex (OR, 3.33; p=0.013), and tumor larger than 4 cm (OR, 3.8; p=0.009) were significant predictive factors. Five patients (18.5%) had unfavorable outcomes, two patients had lymph node metastasis, and three patients had lung metastasis. Conclusions: Patient and tumor characteristics can be helpful in determining the type of AML preoperatively. Younger age, male sex, and larger tumor mass may increase the possibility of diagnosing EAML. EAML has malignant potential and requires careful follow-up.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.301-314
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• 2019

Purpose: Peritoneal carcinomatosis in gastric cancer (GC) patients results in extremely poor prognosis. Malignant ascites samples are the most appropriate biological material to use to evaluate biomarkers for peritoneal carcinomatosis. This study identified exosomal MicroRNAs (miRNAs) differently expressed between benign liver cirrhosis-associated ascites (LC-ascites) and malignant gastric cancer-associated ascites (GC-ascites), and validated their role as diagnostic biomarkers for GC-ascites. Materials and Methods: Total RNA was extracted from exosomes isolated from 165 ascites samples (73 LC-ascites and 92 GC-ascites). Initially, microarrays were used to screen the expression levels of 2,006 miRNAs in the discovery cohort (n=22). Subsequently, quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analyses were performed to validate the expression levels of selected exosomal miRNAs in the training (n=70) and validation (n=73) cohorts. Furthermore, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels were determined in ascites samples. Results: The miR-574-3p, miR-181b-5p, miR-4481, and miR-181d were significantly downregulated in the GC-ascites samples compared to the LC-ascites samples, and miR-181b-5p showed the best diagnostic performance for GC-ascites (area under the curve [AUC]=0.798 and 0.846 for the training and validation cohorts, respectively). The diagnostic performance of CEA for GC-ascites was improved by the combined analysis of miR-181b-5p and CEA (AUC=0.981 and 0.946 for the training and validation cohorts, respectively). Conclusions: We identified exosomal miRNAs capable of distinguishing between non-malignant and GC-ascites, showing that the combined use of miR-181b-5p and CEA could improve diagnosis.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제62권5호
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• pp.536-544
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• 2019

Objective : The objective of this study was to evaluatelong-term radiologic prognosis and characteristics of in-stent stenosis (ISS) after stent assisted coiling (SAC) for cerebral aneurysm and analyze its risk factors. Methods : Radiological records of 362 cases of SAC during 10 years were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were included in this study if they had follow-up angiogram using catheter selected angiography at least twice. All subjected were followed up from 12 months to over 30 months. Of 120 patients, 123 aneurysms were enrolled. Patient data including age, sex, aneurysm size, neck size, procedural complication, kinds of stent, ISS associated symptom, ruptured state, location of ISS, degree of ISS, radiologic prognosis of ISS, follow-up period of time, and medical comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), dyslipidemia, and smoking were collected.Statistical comparisons of group clinical characteristics were conducted for the total population. Results : Among 123 casesof aneurysm, 22 cases (17.9%) of ISS were revealed on follow-up angiography. Multiple stenting was performed in three cases and intra-procedural rupture occurred in two cases. Most cases were asymptomatic and symptomatic stenosis was identified in only one case. Sixteen cases were ruptured aneurysm. Mild stenosis was observed in 11 cases. Moderate stenosis was found in eight cases and severe stenosis was identified in three cases. Mean timing of identification of ISS was 8.90 months. The most common type was proximal type. Most cases were improved or not changed on follow-up angiography. Only one case was aggravated from mild stenosis to occlusion of parent artery. Mean follow-up period was 44.3 months. We compared risk factors and characteristic between ISS group and non-ISS group using univariate analysis. Multiple stenting was performed for three cases (13.6%) of the ISS group and four cases (4.0%) of the non-ISS group, showing no statistical difference between the two groups (p=0.108). Additionally, the proportion of patients who had more than two risk factors among four medical risk factors (hypertension, DM, dyslipidemia, and smoking) was higher in the ISS group than that in the non-ISS group, the difference between the two was not statistically significant either (31.8% vs. 12.9%, p=0.05). Conclusion : Clinical course and long-term prognosis of ISS might be benign. Most cases of ISS could be improved or not aggravated. Control of medical co-morbidity might be important. To the best of our knowledge, our study had more cases with longer follow-up period of time than other reports.

• 공업화학
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.81-87
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• 2019

에너지화 열가소성 탄성체 제조에 사용될 수 있는 새로운 계열의 glycidyl azide polymer (GAP)을 모색하기 위해 전구체인 poly(epichlorohydrin) (PECH)에 친핵체인 아지드기와 알콕시 및 알킬 아민을 도입하여 4가지 GAP copolymer polyol을 합성하고 물성에 대하여 고찰하였다. 이 GAP copolymer 합성반응은 이종의 친핵체를 1단계 반응으로 동시에 치환하여 미반응 sodium azide가 남지 않는 친환경적이며 효율적인 합성법으로 평가할 수 있다. 역개폐 짝풀림(inverse gated decoupling) $^{13}C$ NMR 분석법과 Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) 분석법으로 상대적 치환율을 정량적으로 분석하였으며 반응 진행도를 모니터링 하였다. 합성된 GAP copolymer의 유리전이온도와 분자량은 differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)와 gel permeation chromatography (GPC)로 분석하였다. 합성된 poly($GA_{0.8}-butoxide_{0.2}$), poly($GA_{0.7}-n-butylamine_{0.3}$), poly($GA_{0.7}-dipropylamine_{0.3}$), poly($GA_{0.7}-morpholine_{0.3}$)의 유리전이온도는 $-39^{\circ}C$에서 $-26^{\circ}C$ 범위의 값을 나타내었다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.365-374
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• 2019

악성종양은 양성종양과 달리 전이가 가능하고 재발이 쉬울 뿐 아니라 생존율 및 삶의 질이 떨어지는 질환이다. 국내의 경우 악성종양 치료 시 건강보험심사평가원이 제시한 항암화학요법 일반원칙에 따라 일괄적으로 치료하는 경향이 있다. 하지만 근래에는 일방적인 약물치료보다는 동반진단제를 사용을 권고하는데 이는 바이오마커를 이용한 분자진단기법으로 동반진단하여 치료 전에 환자의 약물 반응을 예측할 수 있기 때문이며, 국내외 식품의약품안전처에서는 의약품의 반응성 및 안전성을 확보하기 위하여 신약개발단계에서 동반진단제를 함께 개발하기를 권고한다. 본 종설에서는 악성 고형암을 중심으로 동반진단제의 개발방향 및 개발현황을 문헌고찰을 통해 분석하였고, 동반진단제로 사용되는 다양한 분자진단기법, 예컨대 면역조직화학염색법, 중합효소연쇄반응법, 제자리부합법, 차세대염기서열분석법 등에 따른 동반진단제 개발현황 및 미국 식품의약품안전청의 승인사례를 조사하여 최신 동반진단 개발동향을 함께 살폈다. 그리고 동반진단제 개발과정에서 기술적 사항으로 허가시점에 맞춘 분자진단기술을 선택과 진단제에 대한 명확한 기전이해와 더불어 치료와 동반진단제의 융합을 제언하였고, 사회적으로 동반진단제에 대한 공공보험의 급여책정이 필요함을 제언하였다.

• Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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• 제61권11호
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• pp.600-604
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• 2018

Background and Objectives This study aimed to identify a reliable preoperative predictive factor for the development of thyroid cancer in patients with atypia of undetermined significance (AUS) identified by fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). Subjects and Method This was a retrospective cohort study. Two hundred and ninety-nine patients diagnosed with AUS by preoperative FNAB who underwent curative thyroid surgery at our institution between September 2005 and February 2014 were analyzed. Clinical, radiological and molecular features were investigated as preoperative predictors for postoperative permanent malignant pathology. Results The final pathologic results revealed 36 benign tumors including nodular hyperplasia, follicular adenoma, adenomatous goiter, nontoxic goiter, and lymphocytic thyroiditis, as well as 263 malignant tumors including 1 follicular carcinoma and 1 invasive follicular carcinoma; the rest were papillary thyroid carcinomas. The malignancy rate was 87.9%. The following were identified as risk factors for malignancy by univariate analysis: $BRAF^{V600E}$ gene mutation, specific ultrasonographic findings including smaller nodule size, low echogenicity of the nodule, and irregular or spiculated margin (p<0.05). Multivariate analysis revealed that only $BRAF^{V600E}$ mutation was a statistically significant risk factor for malignancy (p<0.05). When $BRAF^{V600E}$ mutation was positive, 98.5% of enrolled patients developed malignant tumors. In addition, the diagnostic rate of malignancy in these cases was approximately 16-fold higher than BRAF-negative cases. Conclusion Patients with AUS thyroid nodules should undergo $BRAF^{V600E}$ gene mutation analysis to improve diagnostic accuracy and if the mutation is confirmed, surgery is recommended due to the high risk of malignancy.