• 한국어류학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.140-149
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• 1995

망상어, Ditrema temmincki 소화관의 형태 조직화학적인 특징은 다음과 같이 요약할 수 있다. 체장에 대한 식도에서 항문까지의 소화관 길이의 비 (RLG)는 0.89정도이며, 소화관에는 식도와 담관 입구사이의 팽창부인 위(胃)가 없다. 소화관은 형태 조직화학적인 특징에 의하여 식도, 식도 - 장이행부, 전장, 중장, 후장, 장 - 직장 이행부, 직장, 직장 - 항문 이행부, 항문으로 나눌 수 있다. 점막주름은 직장에서 가장 복잡한 형태를 보이며, 근육층은 식도와 항문에서 발달된 상태를 나타낸다. 점막주름의 상피층은 식도 전방부에서는 입방세포로 구성되며, 나머지 부위 에서는 원주상피로 구성된다. 소화관에는 PAS 반응에 양성을 나타내는 배상세포와 다당류 흡수세포 (Polysaccharid Absorptive Cell)가 관찰되는데, 후자는 다당류 계통의 영양물질의 흡수기능을 가진다. 망상어 소화관에서 다당류 계통의 영양물질은 주로 후장부에서 흡수된다.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2013

Objective The objective was to evaluate changes in swallow safety and dietary status after the transcutaneous injection of botulinum toxin into the upper esophageal sphincter in a series of outpatients with dysphagia. Methods Patients who were at risk for aspiration and who had an unsuccessful trial of swallowing therapy were admitted to the study. All patients showed significant pooling of fluids in the pyriform sinus. All patients were treated in the office; none had previous esophageal dilatation. The upper border of the cricoid cartilage was identified using standard electromyogram procedures and botulinum toxin was injected. Outcomes were assessed using the penetration-aspiration scale, NIH swallowiwng safety score, patients' short-term and long-term subjective impressions of their ability to swallow, and change in dietary status. Results Ten patients underwent an instrumental evaluation of swallowing function. Of the 10 patients, 9 showed an overall improvement in their ability to take an oral diet safely. The penetration-aspiration scale, NIH swallowiwng safety score, patients' short-term and long-term subjective impressions of their ability to swallow, and change in dietary status were significantly improved after office-based botox injection. Conclusion Office-based EMG guided botox injection to the cricopharyngeus muscle is a simple, safe, and effective tool for dysphagia patients. Injection of Botox in the office should be considered when the dysphagia pattern is aspiration after swallow.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2001

Current scintigraphic tests of gastrointestinal motor function provides relevant pathophysiologic information, but their clinical utility is controversial. Many scintigraphic methods are developed to investigate gastrointestinal motility from oral cavity to colon. These are esophageal transit scintigraphy, oropharyngeal transit study, gastric emptying test, small bowel transit time measurement, colon transit study and gastroesopahgeal reflux scintigraphy. Scintigraphy of gastrointestinal tract is the most physiologic and noninvasive method to evaluate gastrointestinal motility disorders. Stomach emptying test is regarded as a gold standard in motility study. Gastrointestinal transit scintigraphy also has a certain role in assessment of drug effect to GI motility and changes alter therapy of motility disorders. Scintigraphy provides noninvasive and quantitative assessment of physiological transit throughout the gastrointestinal tract, and it is extremely useful for diagnosing gastrointestinal motor dysfunction. This article reviews the current procedures, indications, significance and guidelines for gastrointestinal motility measurements by scintigraphy.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.1056-1060
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• 1989

Substernal goiter may be defined as any thyroid enlargement that has 50 to 100 % of its mass inferior to the thoracic inlet. Ectopic substernal goiters are rare, and most substernal gaiters arise from cervical thyroid gland. Fifteen to fifty percent of these patients are asymptomatic. Symptoms, when present, are usually the result of tracheal or esophageal compression. Symptoms are often positional. Standard chest roentgenograms are often diagnostic, but computed tomographic or radioactive iodine scans may be helpful. In symptomatic patients or those in whom explorations are undertaken for diagnostic purpose or exclude carcinoma, surgical removal is indicated. Although cervical thyroids with substernal extension may be safely and successfully removed through a cervical incision, primary substernal goiters by definition derive their blood supply from within the thorax and are better approached by splitting the sternum or through a posterolateral thoracotomy. Recently we experienced a child fist sized secondary posterior mediastinal goiter in 55-year old female. The mass was completely removed through right posterolateral thoracotomy without any complications. The postoperative courses were uneventful.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.139-147
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• 2019

The incidence of esophagogastric junction (EGJ) cancer has been significantly increasing in Western countries. Appropriate planning for surgical therapy requires a reliable classification of EGJ cancers with respect to their exact location. Clinically, the most accepted classification of EGJ cancers is "adenocarcinoma of the EGJ" (AEG or "Siewert"), which divides tumor center localization into AEG type I (distal esophagus), AEG type II ("true junction"), and AEG type III (subcardial stomach). Treatment strategies in western countries routinely employ perioperative chemotherapy or neoadjuvant chemoradiation for cases of locally advanced cancers. The standard surgical treatment strategies are esophagectomy for AEG type I and gastrectomy for AEG type III cancers. For "true junctional cancers," i.e., AEG type II, whether the extension of resection in the oral or aboral direction represents the most effective surgical therapy remains debatable. This article reviews the history of surgical EGJ cancer treatment and current surgical strategies from a Western perspective.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2008

목적: 분문부 위선암의 치료는 아직까지는 근치적 수술이 원칙이고 특히 식도 침윤을 갖는 type II 분문부 위선암은 충분한 절제연을 확보하기 위한 노력이 필요하다. 식도 침윤정도에 따라서 개흉과 개복을 통해 식도-위 절제를 하고 식도 대체술을 하는데, 그 중 저자들은 대장간치의 적응과 치료성적 등을 함께 알아 보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1994년 1월부터 2006년 12월까지 연세대학교 의과대학 외과학 교실에서 저자에게 위암으로 수술을 받은 1,087명의 환자 중 type II 분문부 위선암으로 좌 또는 우 흉복부 개복과 경복부 절개(경열공)를 이용해 근치적 식도-위절제술을 하고 식도 대체술로 좌측 대장을 간치한 환자 10예를 대상으로 같은 type으로 Roux-en-Y를 받은 환자들과 후향적으로 비교 분석 하였다. 결과: 남녀가 각각 9명, 1명 이었고 중간 연령은 52.5세(16~72세), 수술시간은 $449.00{\pm}87.39$ (SD)분이었고 평균 재원일수는 $20.60{\pm}6.73$ (SD)일이었다. 식도-위 동시성암은 1예가 있었고, 종양으로부터 근위부 절제연까지의 거리는 $6.56{\pm}3.65cm$였으며 종양의 크기는 $9.90{\pm}3.97cm$였는데 Roux-en-Y군의 값들과 차이를 보였다(sex and age matched analysis, P=0.019, P=0.046). 수술 사망은 없었고, 술 후 합병증은 2예가 있었는데 각각 문합부 협착과 폐기흉이었다. 사망은 총 4예가 있었고 수술 후 환자 대부분(83%)은 체중이 늘어 체중증가가 최대 16 kg까지 있었다. 결론: 식도 침윤을 하는 type II 분문부 위암에서 크기가 매우 큰 경우는 근치적 식도-위 절제술이 필요하다. 식도 대체 장기로는 좌측 대장을 이용 할 수 있는데 수술 시간이 길지만, 근치적 수술에 유리하고 식도-공장 문합술에 비해 수술 합병증이 많지는 않아, 재건술로 좌측 대장을 이용하는 방법도 가치가 있다고 생각한다.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.264-269
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• 2017

CREST syndrome is a form of limited cutaneous scleroderma that occurs only in certain parts of the body, such as the skin of the hands and face. CREST refers to the five main features of the syndrome: calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia. Currently, there is no standard treatment for CREST syndrome, and there have been no studies of the use of traditional Korean medicine (TKM) for this disease. This study describes the effects of Keumsuyukun-jeon on CREST syndrome. The patient in this case had typical clinical symptoms of CREST syndrome. These symptoms improved within a relatively short period of receiving the TKM treatment. The results of Anti-centromere antibody (AI) and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (mg/L) also improved.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.2361-2367
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• 2016

Since 1980, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been used as an important tool for the evaluation of malignant diseases in hollow viscus and bilio-pancreas, as well as sub-epithelial tumors. The high-resolution capacity and low penetration depth of EUS make it possible to obtain highly detailed images of the gastrointestinal wall and immediate surroundings to a depth of 4-5 cm. Thus, over the past 35 years, EUS succeeded to modify management in significant number of cases and is now considered a gold standard tool for many gastrointestinal diseases, especially in the pancreatico-biliary tract, and adjuvant needle insertion now allows access to remote lesions that were difficult to reach in the past. With the growing spectrum of indications, tissue sampling for diagnostic purposes has become common. In this review, we aim to highlight the expanding spectrum of EUS indications and uses in staging of upper gastrointestinal malignancies, especially esophageal, gastric and ampullary tumors.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.63-66
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• 2011

It has been controversial whether upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) is a distinct syndrome or not since it was reported in 1993. The International Classification of Sleep Disorders classified UARS under obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in 2005. UARS can be diagnosed when the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is fewer than 5 events per hour, the simultaneously calculated respiratory disturbance index (RDI) is more than 5 events per hour due to abnormal non-apneic non-hypopneic respiratory events accompanying respiratory effort related arousals (RERAs), and oxygen saturation is greater than 92% at termination of an abnormal breathing event. Although esophageal pressure measurement remains the gold standard for detecting subtle breathing abnormality other than hypopnea and apnea, nasal pressure transducer has been most commonly used. RERAs include phase A2 of cyclical alternating patterns (CAPs) associated with EEG changes. Symptoms of OSAS can overlap with UARS, but chronic insomnia tends to be more common in UARS than in OSAS and clinical symptoms similar with functional somatic syndrome are also more common in UARS. In this journal, diagnostic and clinical differences between UARS and OSAS are reviewed.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.41-49
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• 2020

Background: We performed this study to investigate the inequalities in site-specific cancer incidences among workers across different occupations in Korea. Methods: Subjects included members of the national employment insurance. Incident cancers among 8,744,603 workers were followed from 1995 to 2007. Occupational groups were classified according to the Korean Standard Occupational Classification. Age-standardized incidence rate ratios were calculated. Results: We found that men in service/sales and blue-collar occupations had elevated rates of esophageal, liver, laryngeal, and lung cancer. Among women, service/sales workers had elevated incidences of cervical cancer. Male prostate cancer, female breast, corpus uteri, and ovarian cancers, as well as male and female colorectal, kidney, and thyroid cancer showed lower incidences among workers in lower socioeconomic occupations. Conclusions: Substantial differences in cancer incidences were found depending on occupation reflecting socioeconomic position, in the Korean working population. Cancer prevention policy should focus on addressing these socioeconomic inequalities.