• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.117-124
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• 1998

The embryological and anatomical features of urachal anomalies have been well defined. Because of the variable clinical presentation, uniform guideline for evaluation and treatment are lacking. Although urachal remnants are rarely observed clinically, they often give rise to a number of problems such as infection and late malignant changes. Therefore, a total assessment of the disease with a particular focus on embryology, anatomy, clinical symptoms, as well as the most advisable management, is necessary. Twenty six patients with urachal remnants were treated at the Department of Pediatric Surgery from August 1980 to June 1998. Of these 26, 9 were classified as patent urachus 11 as urachal sinus, 4 as urachal cyst, 1 as urachal diverticulum and 1 as an alternating sinus. The group consisted of 11 males and 15 females. The age distribution was 20 neonates, 3 infants, 2 preschoolers and 1 adult. Infection was the most frequent complication and Staph. aureus was the predominant causative microorganism. Fistulogram was performed in 4 cases and ultrasound examination disclosed cysts or sinus in 7 cases. Excision was performed in 24 patients and incision and draniage in 2 cases as a primary treatment. There was no postopreative complication or recurrence.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.66-70
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• 2015

Meckel diverticulum (MD) is one of the most common congenital gastrointestinal anomalies and occurs in 1.2-2% of the general population. MD usually presents with massive painless rectal bleeding, intestinal obstruction or inflammation in children and adults. Suppurative Meckel diverticulitis is uncommon in children. An experience is described of a 3-year-old girl with suppurative inflammation in a tip of MD. She complained of acute colicky abdominal pain, vomiting and periumbilical erythema. Laparoscopic surgery found a relatively long MD with necrotic and fluid-filled cystic end, which was attatched to abdominal wall caused by inflammation. Herein, we report an interesting and unusual case of a suppurative Meckel diverticulitis presenting as periumbilical cellulitis in a child. Because of its varied presentations, MD might always be considered as one of the differential diagonosis.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제59권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2019

The aim of this study was to determine predictive risk factors implicated in complications in dogs with esophageal foreign bodies. Medical records of 72 dogs diagnosed with esophageal foreign bodies by endoscopy were reviewed retrospectively. Factors analyzed included age; breed; gender; body weight, location, dimension, and type of foreign body; and duration of impaction. To identify risk factors associated with complications after foreign body ingestion, categorical variables were analyzed using the chisquare or Fisher's exact tests and multivariate analysis, as appropriate. Complications secondary to esophageal foreign body ingestion included megaesophagus, esophagitis, perforation, laceration, diverticulum, and pleuritis. Univariate analysis revealed that the location and duration of impaction after foreign body ingestion were associated with an increased risk of esophageal laceration and perforation. Multivariate analysis showed that age, duration of impaction, and foreign body dimension were significant independent risk factors associated with the development of complications in dogs with esophageal foreign bodies. In conclusion, these results showed that longer duration of impaction and larger foreign body dimensions may increase the risks of esophageal laceration, perforation, and plueritis in dogs.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.193-199
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• 2006

목 적: 증후성 멕켈 게실 환자들의 임상 증상, 검사 소견, 조직학적 소견, 치료법 등에 대한 임상적 고찰을 통하여 그 특징을 알아보고 진단과 치료에 도움이 되고자 하였다. 방 법: 1997년 1월부터 2006년 3월까지 6개 대학교병원에서 멕켈 게실로 진단받은 58명의 환자를 대상으로 후향적 조사를 통해 임상 증상, 검사실 소견, 조직학적 소견, 진단 방법, 수술 방법 등을 분석하였다. 결 과: 성별 비율은 남자 43예, 여자 15예로 2.8 : 1이었다. 증상이 발생한 연령은 평균 47개월로 생후 1일부터 27세였고, 2세 이하가 31명(53%), 2~5세가 13명(22%), 5세 이상이 14명(25%)으로 5세 이전에 대부분 증상이 나타나 진단되었다. 주요 증상으로는 출혈(78%)이 가장 많았고, 구토(43%), 복통(43%), 보챔(19%), 복부팽만(13%), 발열(9%) 등이 있었다. 임상 양상은 장관 출혈이 76%로 가장 많았고, 그 외 장폐색(34%), 천공(13%), 게실염(9%), 혈성 복수(2%)를 보였다. 장폐색을 유발한 원인으로는 장중첩(38%), 내탈장(27%), 띠(16%), 염전(11%), 함입(5%)의 순이었다. 멕켈 스캔이 70%의 환자에서 시행되었고 이소성 위 점막이 있었던 26예 중 21예에서 양성을 보였다. 그 외 복부 전산화 단층 촬영(19%), 복부 초음파(24%), 진단적 개복술(20%) 등이 진단에 이용되었다. 진단이 되기까지 걸린 시간은 평균 51일(1일~4년)이었다. 수술을 받았던 55명 중 44명(80%)이 소장 부분 절제술, 11명(20%)이 게실 절제술을 받았으며 술 후 합병증은 없었다. 게실의 위치는 회맹판에서 평균 45.9 cm (2~120 cm) 근위부에 있었고 게실의 길이는 평균 3.2 cm (1~10 cm), 직경은 평균 1.8cm (0.5~6 cm)로 대부분 5 cm 이하였다. 게실의 이소성 조직은 위 점막이 26예(48%), 위 점막과 췌장점막이 동시에 있었던 경우가 5예(9%)였다. 결 론: 증후성 멕켈 게실은 주로 5세 이하 남자에서 호발하며 출혈과 장폐색 소견을 보이는 경우가 많으나 다양한 임상적 발현을 보인다. 원인이 뚜렷하지 않은 장관의 출혈이나 반복성 장중첩증, 장폐색의 소견이 있는 경우 멕켈 게실을 염두에 두고 멕켈 스캔과 복부 초음파 검사, 복부 컴퓨터 단층 촬영을 즉시 시행하고 임상적으로 의심이 되면 시험 개복술로 확인하는 것이 필요하다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 2013

Purpose: Meckel's diverticulum (MD) has various clinical manifestations, and diagnosis or selectection of proper diagnostic tools is not easy. This study was conducted in order to assess the clinical differences of MD diagnosed by scintigraphic and non-scintigraphic methods and to find the proper diagnostic tools. Methods: We conducted a retrospective review ofthe clinical, surgical, radiologic, and pathologic findings of 34 children with symptomatic MD, who were admitted to Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Inha University Hospital, and The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital between January 2000 and December 2012. The patients were evaluated according to scintigraphic (12 cases; group 1) and non-scintigraphic (22 cases; group 2) diagnosis. Results: The male to female ratio was 7.5: 1. The most frequent chief complaint was lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in group 1 and nonspecific abdominal pain in group 2, respectively. The most frequent pre-operative diagnosis was MD in both groups. Red blood cell (RBC) index was significantly lower in group 1. MD was located at 7 cm to 85 cm from the ileocecal valve. Four patients in group 1 had ectopic gastric tissues causing lower GI bleeding. The most frequent treatment modality was diverticulectomy in group 1 and ileal resection in group 2, respectively. Conclusion: To diagnose MD might be delayed unless proper diagnostic tools are considered. It is important to understand indications of scintigraphic and non-scintigraphic methods according to clinical and hematologic features of MD. Scintigraphy would be weighed in patients with anemia as well as GI symptoms.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.52-56
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• 2006

위암의 근치적 절제를 위해 위절제를 시행할 때, 위절제술 후 위공장 문합술, 위십이지장 문합술, Roux-en-Y 술식 및 소장낭 간치술과 같은 다양한 재건술식이 사용되고 있다. 이러한 위절제 및 재건을 받은 환자가 급성복증을 호소하는 경우, 진단적 접근을 시행하며 재건술식과 관련하여 위장 내 및 복강 내 출혈이라든지 십이지장 단단부의 누출, 잔존위의 괴사, 문합부 누출, 복강 내 농양 형성, 덤핑증후군, 수입각 및 수출각의 폐색, 문합부 후방탈장, 담도계 결석 등의 다양한 가능성을 염두에 두게 된다. 그러나 저자들은 1개월 전 전정부 조기위암으로 위아전절제술 및 위공장 문합술을 받은 69세 남자환자가 수술 후 1개월만에 급성 상복부 동통을 주소로 내원하여 시행한 수술 전 검 사상 다량의 후복막 내 유리공기음영이 확인되어 개복한 결과 2부 십이지장에 생긴 가성 게실의 천공을 발견하고 일차봉합 및 배액술 시행 후 건강한 상태로 퇴원하였던 한 증례였다. 십이지장 게실 사후 부검 연구의 약 $11{\sim}22%$에서 발견되는 비교적 흔한 질환으로 위절제 및 재건술 후 급성 복증과 후복막강의 유리공기음영을 동반하는 경우라면 한번쯤 감별 진단하여야 할 것으로 여겨지는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.416-420
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• 1990

The strictured esophagus is not removed usually in corrosive injury. But corrosion carcinoma and the late complications such as esophago-bronchial fistula, chronic mediastinal abscess, diverticulum can occur in case that strictured & inflamed esophagus be remained. Recently transhiatal esophagectomy is being done with low mortality and morbidity. So we are reporting 2 cases of esophageal stricture in young patients which were treated with transhiatal esophagectomy and esophagocologastrostomy. All of 2 cases were successfully treated and recovered. Postoperative esophageal function tests showed the mild reflux but it did not count clinically.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.510-513
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• 1989

Acquired esophagobronchial fistula is relatively rare disease. Its causes are malignancy of esophagus or bronchus, infection, trauma, and diverticulum of esophagus. Malignant esophagobronchial fistula is more frequent than benign origin. The patient was 21-year-old female and had typical Onos sign. On esophagogram, fistulous tract was identified between esophagus and left lower lobe bronchus. The cause was nonspecific inflammation of mediastinum. The fistulous tract was resected and reinforced by mediastinal pleura. Postoperative course was uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.542-545
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• 1990

Benign esophagobronchial fistula without esophageal atresia is a relatively rare disease. Fistula between the esophagus and bronchi may be congenital, traumatic, inflammatory or neoplastic. In our country, several case reports have been presented and the causes were either congenital, spontaneous, or inflammatory, such as, tuberculosis and diverticulum of esophagus. A 36 year old man experienced cough secondary to swallowing a Korean soup, frequent URIs and dyspnea. Esophagobronchial fistula was diagnosis by the esophagogram. Treatment was by resection with mid-lobectomy of the Rt. lung. After surgery, the patient`s general condition was stable.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.880-883
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• 1989

Congenital esophagobronchial fistula without esophageal atresia is rare, usually has an insidious clinical course, so it usually diagnosed in adulthood. A esophagogram showed a esophagobronchial fistula between diverticulum at the middle third of the esophagus and just proximal site of apical segmental bronchus of left lower lobar bronchus. It belonged to type I of Braimbridges classification for congenital esophago-bronchial fistula. Esophageal diverticulectomy, fistulectomy and left lower lobectomy were done and postoperative course was uneventful.