• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.23-30
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• 1985

Keloids are abnormally healed skin wounds that develop in the subpapillary layer of the dermis. They are a lesion with wide, raised and deep scars. They exceed the original dimensions of the wound and grow mounds upon mounds of collagen in a pseudotumor fashion. Their treatment may take several forms such as surgery, intralesional injection of steroid, compression, superficial irradiation, and combination therapy. However, absolute method is nothing until now. Recently, the cryosurgery shows relatively good effect in treatment, so we tried the clinical experience with cryosurgery in the treatment of keloids. Material and methods: During the past 2 years, we treated 20 individuals of the keloids with severe itching and pain. The age ranged from 5 to 45 years old. Only 6 cases were biopsied before and after cryotherapy. The cryosurgery set we used was Toitu model CR 201 $N_2O$ gas (tip temperature is $-80^{\circ}C$) and was applied directly on the lesion about 4 to 5 minutes with slight compression. After cryosurgery in keloids, the following results were obtained: 1. It is both quick and easy method. 2. It causes little or no pain and no loss of blood. 3. Integumentary normalization is rapid. The new scar tissue is smaller, and more elastic and soft. 4. The pain, itching and paresthesia commonly associated with keloid is usually disappeared. 5. Other treatment can be used after cryosurgery. 6. Histologic picture after cryosurgery is similar with the result of steroid injection. 7. The mechanism of the cryosurgery in keloids is the result of the direct tissue destroying action and cryoimmunologic reaction.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2000

The effects of cryosurgery on tear production and histological changes of the third eyelid were studied in dogs. Clinically normal 12 mixed breeds weighing 2∼6 kg were divided into three groups and treated as follows; 45 seconds double freeze-thaw treated group, 60 seconds double freeze-thaw treated group and 90 seconds double freeze-thaw treated group. The significant decrease of the tear production after cryosurgery was shown in all groups throughout the observed periods(p<0.05). However, there was no difference among groups. The main complications after cryosurgery were chemosis and conjunctival injection. Other complications such as eyelid edema, eyelid depigmentation and keratitis were more preominent in group III compared to those of groups I and II. On histopathological examination, chronic inflammatory changes and regeneration of the third eyelid glands were noted in group I and predominated loss of the third eyelid glands and necrosis of hyaline cartilage were observed in group III However, such changes were less appeared in group II. The results of this study suggested that double freeze-thaw cryosurgery for 60 seconds on the third eyelid glands would be the most effective method for treating tear staining syndrome.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.237-241
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• 1989

Hemangioma can present difficult management problems to the oral & maxillofacial surgeon when their removal is indicated. Cryosurgery has also been employed for the treatment of hemangiomas and offers several advantages over the other treatment methods. This is a case report of hemangioma which was treated by cryosurgery. The cryosurgery technique has proved to be painless, bloodless and safe. The healing process was completed at 4 weeks postoperatively with minimal invisible scar.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.155-160
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• 2012

Background: Cryosurgery was recently introduced as a treatment for varicose veins in the lower extremities. Cryosurgery with freezing probes can be used to remove the great saphenous vein (GSV) via an inguinal incision alone. The aim of this study was to assess early outcomes and the feasibility of cryosurgery for varicose veins. Materials and Methods: Forty patients were enrolled in the present study from March 2009 to July 2010. All patients underwent careful physical examinations, and their GSV reflux was demonstrated by duplex ultrasonography. Clinical severity was measured according to the clinical-etiology-anatomy-pathophysiology (CEAP) classification. The impaired GSVs were removed with rigid cryoprobes after freezing. Patients had follow-up appointments at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after surgery. Sclerotherapy was performed during follow-up on an outpatient basis as needed. Results: A total of 19 men and 21 women were enrolled. The mean follow-up duration was 3.4 months (range, 1 to 12 months). The clinical severity ranged from CEAP 2 to CEAP 6a. Thirty-eight patients underwent concomitant phlebectomy during surgery. No recurrences were reported during follow-up. There were three cases of minor complications. Two patients had paresthesia, and one had thrombophlebitis. Conclusion: Using cryosurgery techniques to treat varicose veins, the complication rates were minimal and outcomes were comparable to those of previous reports. This procedure is a safe and feasible treatment modality for varicose veins.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.5-8
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• 2012

냉동 치료의 장점은 비침습적이며 통증이 없고 재치료가 가능하기 때문에 수술 고위험군, 재발환자 등에서 국소암 치료로서 적용될 수 있다는 점이다. 외부영상과 굴곡내시경을 통하여 위치를 파악하고 내시경으로 표적부위만을 냉동하기 때문에 주변조직의 손상이 거의 없으며 심폐 기능에 큰 위험을 주지 않는다. 처음 치료 후에도 치료를 한 부위나 다른 부위에도 여러 번의 추가적 치료가 가능하므로 치료로 불완전한 부분을 추가적으로 치료를 하여 좋은 결과를 얻을 수 있다. 냉동 수술의 특성을 잘 이용하여 적절한 환자에게 적용한다면, 기관-기관지의 폐색을 일으키는 악성 종양 환자들에게 좋은 치료방법의 하나라고 생각된다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.226-232
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• 2012

Although an ameloblastoma is a benign tumor histologically, it may act malignantly. It has locally destructive and recurrent tendencies. Many different strategies have been attempted in order to cure an ameloblastoma including curettage, enucleation, marsupialization, and resection with a safty margin. Curettage, enucleation, and marrsupialization can be classified into a conservative treatment and resection with a safty margin can be classified into a radical treatment. Radical treatment has better results than the conservative treatment. Thus, more radically conservative treatment methods are needed in order to improve the treatment results. The cryosurgery can be applied an ameloblastoam. In particular, with regards to the solid and intramural type, the application of the cryosurgery has its advantages over the conservative treatment. After resection of the diseased area we don't need to discard the diseased segment. Instead, by placing the segment in liguid nitrogen, the diseased segment can use the autogenous tray for packing several bone materials.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.162-170
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• 1996

A numerical study on the Stefan problem occurred in cryosurgery is performed. Crank-Nicholson type finite difference algorithm based on the enthaly method is adapted to solve the phase change problem in this study. As it is a moving boundary problem, special emphasis is put on the estimation of the freezing front location. Two cases selected here are freezings of human tissue by disk type cryoprobe and by hemispherical one. In both cases, the heat flows are considered to be one dimensional. The calculated results using enthalpy method are compared with those using the program TRUMP and with Neumann's solution. These results agree guite well with each other. While it is pretty difficult to get accurate freezing front location by TRUMP due to the so- called "phase change knee" occured during the phase change, the algorithm based on the enthalpy method is proved to be very powerful to cope with this kind of problem.f problem.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.124-129
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• 2003

목적: 슬관절부에 발생한 제 3 기 거대세포종에 대해 수술적 치료 후 임상적, 방사선학적 결과를 알아보고자 후향적 분석을 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1991년 3월부터 2000년 2월까지 슬관절부에 발생한 제 3기의 거대세포종으로 수술적 치료를 받은 21명의 환자를 대상으로 하였으며 추시기간은 최단 1년 최장 9년으로 평균 5.7년이었다. 수술방법으로11명에서 병소내 소파술 및 액화 질소 냉동 요법 후 시멘트 충진술을 시행하였고, 7명에서 병소내 소파술 시행 후 냉동 요법 없이 시멘트 충진술 또는 자가골 이식술을 시행하였다. 관절면의 파괴가 심했던 3명에서는 광범위 절제술 후 재건술을 시행하였다. 결과: 첫 수술 후 기능적 평가는 우수 및 양호가 13례, 보통이 4례, 실패가 4례였다. 국소 재발이나 감염으로 인해 실패로 판정되어 재수술을 시행한 4례에서 최종 추시시 기능적 결과는 우수 3례, 보통이 1례로, 전체적으로는 우수 및 양호가 16례, 보통이 5례였다. 소파술, 냉동요법 및 시멘트 충진술을 시행한 11명의 환자 중에는 1명(9.1%)에서 재발하였으며, 1명(9.1%)에서 슬관절의 퇴행성 변화를 보였으며, 냉동요법 없이 소파술 및 시멘트 충진술 또는 골이식을 받은 환자 7명중 2명(28.6%)에서 재발하였고, 1명에서(14.5%) 슬관절의 퇴행성 변화를 보였다. 결론: 철저한 소파술 및 냉동 보조요법은 슬관절부의 제 3기 거대 세포종 치료에 있어 유용한 방법이며, 광범위 절제술 및 재건술은 병변이 거대하고 관절면이 상당히 파괴되었거나, 수술 후 국소 재발로 인해 골파괴 및 관절 침범이 심한 경우에 시행하는 것이 바람직 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.307-310
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• 2011

Pulmonary hamartoma is one of the most common benign lung tumors. Well-known conventional methods of treatment for lung hamartomas include VATS enucleation or wedge resection, bronchoplasty, and others. Here we present a case of endobronchial hamartoma that was successfully treated with cryosurgery by flexible bronchoscopy.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.60-63
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• 2009

Most J-T (Joule-Thomson) refrigerators use a Giaque-Hampson type heat exchanger due to its excellent thermal performance and compactness. The cryoprobe (cryosurgical probe) treating prostate cancer usually has a dimension of 17 gauge (1.6 mm diameter), so it does not have enough space to bear a Giaque-Hampson type heat exchanger. In this paper, the triplet heat exchanger is adopted as the heat exchanger of cryoprobe, and the performance is investigated with an experimental test. The result shows that the triplet heat exchanger can be substituted for Giaque-Hampson type heat exchanger in the application of cryosurgery.