• 제목/요약/키워드: epiphora

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Microvascular autologous submandibular gland transplantation in severe cases of keratoconjunctivitis sicca

  • Su, Jia-Zeng;Cai, Zhi-Gang;Yu, Guang-Yan
    • Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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    • 제37권
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    • pp.5.1-5.4
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    • 2015
  • Dry eye syndrome is a relatively common disease of the tears and ocular surfaces that results in discomfort, visual disturbance, and tear film instability with possible damage to the ocular surfaces. Microvascular submandibular gland (SMG) transfer offers a surgical alternative for a permanent autologous substitution of tears using the basal secretion of a transplanted SMG. Long-term follow-up reveals that this technique is a lasting and effective solution for patients with severe dry eye syndrome. The uncomfortable symptoms were relieved, and the frequency of use of pharmaceutical tear substitutes was reduced. Objective examination showed significant improvement in tear film and some features of ocular surface such as breakup time of tear film and corneal staining. Patients may suffer from obstruction of Wharton's duct or epiphora after surgery. Activation of secretion-related receptors could improve the early hypofunction of the denervated SMG and prevent the duct obstruction. Reduction surgery, partial SMG transplantation, uses of atropine gel or Botulinum toxin A could be the choices of treatment for epiphora.

눈물길 조영검사 시 양측 안 와 사위 상 획득의 유용성에 대한 연구 (Research on The Utility of Acquisition of Oblique Views of Bilateral Orbit During the Dacryoscintigraphy)

  • 박좌우;이범희;박승환;박수영;정찬욱;류형기;김호신
    • 핵의학기술
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    • 제18권1호
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    • pp.76-81
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    • 2014
  • 눈물길 조영검사 시 눈물기관 해부학적 구조의 다양성, 눈물길기형, 검사 중 발생하는 유루증과 같은 경우 전면상 외에 코 안으로의 배출을 좀 더 자세히 표현해낼 수 있으며, 유루증과 코 눈물관으로의 배출을 구별할 수 있는 방법의 필요성을 생각해 보았다. 이에 전면상 지연 촬영 외에 양측 안 와 사위상을 획득하는 방법의 유용성에 대해 알아 보고자 하였다. 2013년 1월부터 2013년 8월까지 눈물길폐쇄로 인한 유루증을 주소로 하는 78명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 평균나이는 $56.96{\pm}13.36$세였다. $^{99m}TcO4^-$ 3.7 MBq (0.1 mCi)을 $10{\mu}L$ 씩 마이크로피펫을 이용하여 양 안 하결막낭에 1-2방울 점안 후 1분 씩 20frame, 20분 간 동적 검사를 시행 하였다. 동적 검사 직후 양 안에서 코 안으로 배출이 확인되는 경우는 즉시 사위상을 획득하였고 어느 한쪽의 안 와라도 배출이 보이지 않는 경우 40분 뒤 전면상으로 확인 후 안 와 사 위상을 획득하였다. 검사 시 사용한 장비로는 Pin-hole Collimator를 장착한 Gamma Camera (Siemens Orbiter, Hoffman Estates, IL, USA)장비를 사용하였다. 실험대상 78건의 영상 중 전면상에서 코 안으로의 배출이 확인되었던 환자는 35명이었다. 그 중 양 안 모두에서 코 안으로 배출을 보인 환자는 15명이었고 양 안 8명, 좌 안 2명, 우 안 1명에서 사위상을 통해 보다 나은 배출 양상 관찰이 가능하였다. 좌 안 및 우 안에서 배출이 있었던 환자는 20명이었고 10명이 전면상에 비해 명확한 배출을 보여 주었다. 그 외 배출 가능성이 있는 환자는 13명이었으며 코 눈물관으로의 추적자이동이 보이지 않은 환자는 30명이었다. 기술통계 결과 총 35명 중 21명(60%)이 사위상 추가 촬영으로 전면상보다 뚜렷한 배출 양상을 나타내었다. 배출 감별유용성에 관한 Likert 5점 척도 blind test를 통해 사위상 획득이 전면상에서 자세히 보이지 않는 부분을 나타내 줌으로써 배출 유무 확인이나 배출 지연, 코 눈물관 폐쇄를 진단하는 데 도움이 된다고 응답하였다. 또한 유루증 발생시 코 눈물관으로의 배출과 피부로의 흘림을 구별할 때 사위상이 전면상에 비해 구별능이 높다고 응답하였다(전면상:$4.14{\pm}0.3$, 사위상:$4.55{\pm}0.4$). 눈물길 조영검사 시 양측 안 와 사위상을 전면상 이외에 추가적으로 획득한다면 전면상에서 충분히 보여주지 못하는 영역의 검사가 가능하여 코 눈물관 이후로의 배출 유무를 확인하고 피부에서 유루증의 흐름을 코 눈물관과 구별하는 데 용이하기에 판독의 진단능을 높일 수 있을 것이라 사료된다.

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안면신경마비 후유증 정안침 증례보고 (Case Study of a Patient with Sequelae of Facial Palsy)

  • 이은지;김성태;권민구;신현권;고용준;강수우;나재일;설재욱;조현정;정필선;현민경;정민영
    • 동의생리병리학회지
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    • 제29권4호
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    • pp.347-351
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    • 2015
  • This study examines a clinical progress of treatment for the sequelae of facial palsy through Jung-ahn acupuncture. The patient in this case was diagnosed with facial paralysis a few years ago. The patient was treated with Korean medicine and Western medicine, but was given up without improvement. The paretic symptom was found out in left side of the face. Also facial spasm and epiphora caused by blepharoptosis were existed. The patient got 8 times Jung-ahn acupuncture treatment from September 18th, 2014 to September 26th, 2014. House-Brackmann facial nerve grading system(H-B scale) was implemented. On the first time of the treatment, H-B scale was Grade Ⅴ and facial nerve grading was 2/8. Facial spasm and epiphora caused by blepharoptosis in lower eyelid were appeared on facial expressions and conversation. After total 8 treatments(therapies), H-B scale was Grade Ⅲ and facial nerve grading was 5/8. The symptoms of facial paralysis and blepharoptosis were improved. Jung-ahn acupuncture is estimated to be effective in facial palsy sequela. More cases are required to develop treatment of facial palsy sequela.

Combination Surgery of Silicone Tube Intubation and Conjunctival Resection in Patients with Epiphora

  • Kim, Seon Tae;Jin, Long Yu;Ahn, Hee Bae
    • Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
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    • 제32권6호
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    • pp.438-444
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: To compare the success rates of performing only silicone tube intubation versus carrying out both conjunctival resection and silicone tube intubation. Methods: The subjects of this study involved 62 patients (96 eyes) between October 2015 and May 2017 who were diagnosed as having punctal stricture or nasolacrimal duct stenosis. Out of 96 eyes, 47 underwent only silicone tube intubation, and 49 underwent both silicone tube intubation and conjunctival resection. Three parameters were measured at 1, 3, and 6 months after the surgery: the area of the tear meniscus using RTVue-100 anterior segment optical coherence tomography, the height of the tear meniscus using a slit lamp microscope, and the subjective satisfaction of patients as a result of improved sympotms like epiphora. The surgery was considered successful when the patients' experienced the resolution of symptoms and reduction of the area and height of the tear meniscus. Results: The area of the tear meniscus, height of the tear meniscus, and subjective satisfaction of patients was superior in the group that underwent both silicone tube intubation and conjunctival resection compared silicone tube intubation only. Based on these results, the success rate of the surgery was 68.9% in the group that underwent only silicone tube intubation and 78.7% in the group that underwent both silicone tube intubation and conjunctival resection. Conclusions: The resection of relaxed plica semilunares seems to increase the success rate of silicone tube intubation through the reduction of the area and height of the tear meniscus. Therefore, after determining the degree of conjunctivochalasis, if it was found to be severe, a combination with conjunctival resection was expected to increase the success rate of the surgery.

Hyaluronic Acid Subdermal Filler for Correction of Lower Eyelid Entropion in a Cat

  • Kim, Youngsam;Kang, Seonmi;Seo, Kangmoon
    • 한국임상수의학회지
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    • 제37권5호
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    • pp.292-294
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    • 2020
  • A 14-year-old castrated male Persian cat presented with epiphora, blepharospasm, brownish ocular discharge, corneal neovascularization, and corneal opacity in the left eye. Medial lower eyelid entropion was diagnosed through an ophthalmic examination. Since the cat was old and suffered from chronic kidney disease, we decided to perform a hyaluronic acid (HA) subdermal filler injection without general anesthesia rather than surgical correction. After topical anesthesia by lidocaine jelly and disinfection, HA filler was injected into the medial lower eyelid under minimal physical restraint. At the last follow-up 139 days later, lower eyelid entropion was not observed and related clinical signs disappeared. Therefore, HA subdermal filler can be an effective intervention for the treatment of entropion in cats.

Bilateral Upper Eyelid Entropion in a HanWoo (Bos taurus coreanae) Calf

  • Jung, Sunjun;Kim, Jury;Lee, Dong-bin;Kim, Namsoo;Heo, Suyoung
    • 한국임상수의학회지
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    • 제36권5호
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    • pp.289-291
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    • 2019
  • An 18-day-old male HanWoo calf was presented to the Animal Medical Center of Jeonbuk National University with a history of bilateral blepharospasm and epiphora. The calf was infected with rotavirus and was severly dehydrated. On ophthalmic examination, enophthalmos was noticed and the calf was diagnosed with bilateral upper eyelid entropion and resultant trichiasis. As a treatment, skin staples were applied, and the entropion was successfully corrected. Further, entropion has not recurred through the follow-up period.

通竅湯加味方을 투여한여 치료한 알레르기성 비염환자의 만족도에 대한 臨床報告 (A clinical report about the effect of Tonguetangmi on Allergic Rhinitis)

  • 천승철;이상곤;지선영
    • 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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    • 제15권2호
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    • pp.145-155
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    • 2002
  • Allergic Rhinitis is specified by three symptoms such as sternutation, rhinorrhea and rhinanchon. Besides these three major symptoms, it is characterized by sternutation, frontal headache, photophobia and epiphora. The allergic rhinitis occurs when inhaled allergen is in contact with nasal mucosa, which causes immune response. And Tonguetangmi is one of the most frequently used medical treatment for the allergic rhinitis. A study on the 20 patients with allergic rhinitis who took Tonguetangmi a year ago shows that the oral medication for 10 days of Tonguetangmi for an adult who has allergic rhinitis less than one year results in the best efficiency of the remedy.

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Application of superficial keratectomy and soft contact lens for the treatment of symblepharon in a cat: a case report

  • Kim, Youngsam;Kang, Seonmi;Seo, Kangmoon
    • Journal of Veterinary Science
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    • 제22권2호
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    • pp.19.1-19.5
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    • 2021
  • A 7-month-old intact female Persian cat was diagnosed with symblepharon accompanied by epiphora, brownish ocular discharge, and ocular discomfort in the left eye. Superficial keratectomy (SK) was performed to remove adhesions between the conjunctiva and cornea. To prevent re-adhesion after SK, the detached conjunctival tissue was sutured to the corneal limbus, and a soft contact lens (SCL) was inserted and a partial temporary tarsorrhaphy was performed. The SCL and tarsorrhaphy sutures were maintained for 22 days, and symblepharon did not recur 347 days postoperatively. SK combined with SCL is a relatively easy and cost-effective surgical option for feline symblepharon.

안면 중앙부 골절에 관한 임상적 연구 (CLINICAL STUDY OF MIDFACE FRACTURE)

  • 김수관;여환호;김영균;박인순
    • Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.163-170
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    • 1995
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of midface fractures. We observed clinically 71 patients with midface fracture who visited the Department of oral and maxillofacial-surgery, Chosun University, Dental Hospital, from 1991 to 1994. The results obtained were as follows. 1. There was the highest age incidence in the third decade(29.6%). 2. There was the highest incidence in the summer(36.6%). 3. The most etiologic factor of midface fracture was traffic accidents(43.6%) and next factor was fall down(38.0%). 4. The highest incidence fracture was zygomatic arch(38.7%) and next fracture was ZMC fracture(31.5%). 5. Most midface fracture was treated within 2 weeks(86.7%). 6. Midface fractures was most frequently combined with mandibular fracture(15.5%), head injuries(14.1%), orthhopedic injuries(8.5), thorax & abdomen(5.6%). 7. The highest complication was the nerve injury(8명), and next complications were infection(3명), epiphora(3명) etc.

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비내누낭비강문합술에서 Mitomycin-C의 효과 (Mitomycin-C in Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy)

  • 김명원;이종환;김은석;이상철;장백암;변영자
    • 대한기관식도과학회지
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    • 제4권2호
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    • pp.188-192
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    • 1998
  • Background and Objectives: The most common cause of the failure of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy is closure of the osteotomy site due to granulation or adhesion. We used mitomycin-C, an antineoplastic antibiotic agent, soaking over the osteotomy site to suppress fibrous proliferation and scar formation during the endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy. Materials and Methods : A total of 20 Patients diagnosed with nasolacrimal duct obstruction were assigned randomly to either a mitomycin-C group or a control group. Endoscopic dacryocystochinostnmy has been used in both groups. In the mitomycin-C group, a piece of merocel soaked with 0.2 mg/ml mitomycin-C was applied to the osteotomy site and then after 30 minutes was removed. Results : All patients in the mitomycin-C group remained symptom free after removal of their silicone tube (100% success), and there were two patients in the control group who had recurrent epiphora (67% success). In the mitomycin-C group, the average surface area of the osteotomy at the end of the sixth postoperative month was 4.1 $\textrm{mm}^2$, whereas that of the control group was 2.5 $\textrm{mm}^2$. Neither serious systemic nor local toxicity were noted in the mitomycin-C group. Conclusion : Intraoperative mitomycin-C may possibly improve success rates over the endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy procedure.

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