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Kim WY, Kang BJ, Chung CR, Park SH, Oh JY, Park SY, Cho WH, Sim YS, Cho YJ, Park S, Kim JH, Hong SB. Prone positioning before extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: A retrospective multicenter study. Med Intensiva 2019; 43:402-409. [PMID: 29983197 PMCID: PMC10036879 DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2018.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2018] [Revised: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical outcomes of patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) subjected to prone positioning before extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). DESIGN A retrospective analysis of a multicenter cohort was carried out. SETTING Patients admitted to the Intensive Care Units of 11 hospitals in Korea. PATIENTS Patients were divided into those who underwent prone positioning before ECMO (n=28) and those who did not (n=34). INTERVENTIONS None. VARIABLES OF INTEREST Thirty-day mortality, ECMO weaning failure rate, mechanical ventilation weaning success rate, mechanical ventilation-free days at day 60. RESULTS The prone group had lower median peak inspiratory pressure and lower median dynamic driving pressure before ECMO. Thirty-day mortality was 21% in the prone group and 41% in the non-prone group (p=0.098). The prone group also showed a lower ECMO weaning failure rate, and a higher mechanical ventilation weaning success rate and more mechanical ventilation-free days at day 60. In the non-prone group, median dynamic compliance marginally decreased shortly after ECMO, but no significant change was observed in the prone group. CONCLUSIONS Prone positioning before ECMO was not associated to increased mortality and tended to exert a protective effect.
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- W-Y Kim
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Kim WY, Kang BJ, Chung CR, Park SH, Oh JY, Park SY, Cho WH, Sim YS, Cho YJ, Park S, Kim JH, Hong SB. Prone positioning before extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: A retrospective multicenter study. Med Intensiva 2018. [PMID: 29983197 DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2018.04.013.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical outcomes of patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) subjected to prone positioning before extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). DESIGN A retrospective analysis of a multicenter cohort was carried out. SETTING Patients admitted to the Intensive Care Units of 11 hospitals in Korea. PATIENTS Patients were divided into those who underwent prone positioning before ECMO (n=28) and those who did not (n=34). INTERVENTIONS None. VARIABLES OF INTEREST Thirty-day mortality, ECMO weaning failure rate, mechanical ventilation weaning success rate, mechanical ventilation-free days at day 60. RESULTS The prone group had lower median peak inspiratory pressure and lower median dynamic driving pressure before ECMO. Thirty-day mortality was 21% in the prone group and 41% in the non-prone group (p=0.098). The prone group also showed a lower ECMO weaning failure rate, and a higher mechanical ventilation weaning success rate and more mechanical ventilation-free days at day 60. In the non-prone group, median dynamic compliance marginally decreased shortly after ECMO, but no significant change was observed in the prone group. CONCLUSIONS Prone positioning before ECMO was not associated to increased mortality and tended to exert a protective effect.
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- W-Y Kim
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Kim HS, Yeo HJ, Shin DH, Cho WH, Kim D. Isolated Acute Appendicitis Caused by Aspergillus in a Patient Who Underwent Lung Transplantation: A Case Report. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:1199-1201. [PMID: 29655492 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Revised: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Invasive aspergillosis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients who have undergone lung transplantation. Aspergillus infections usually involve the respiratory tract, with vascular invasion and subsequent dissemination. However, acute appendicitis associated with localized aspergillosis is rare, especially among patients who have undergone prophylaxis with voriconazole. We present a case of primary Aspergillus appendicitis diagnosed by histologic examination in a patient who underwent lung transplantation. A 51-year-old woman with dermatomyositis underwent lung transplantation for acute interstitial pneumonitis. According to our institution's protocol, the patient was treated with immunosuppressive therapy and prophylaxis with voriconazole, ganciclovir, and trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole during the post-transplantation period. Twenty-eight days after transplantation, the patient developed mild abdominal pain and paralytic ileus. There was no apparent infection sign. Abdominal computerized tomography indicated a wall defect of the appendix with multifocal fluid collection, mesenteric leave thickening, and pneumoperitoneum. These findings were consistent with perforated appendicitis, and the patient underwent an appendectomy. The histopathology examination of the resected appendix showed inflammation and abscess. Periodic acid-Schiff-positive and Grocott-Gomori methenamine silver-positive fungal hyphae with acute-angle branching were observed, demonstrating muscular invasion. A galactomannan antigen test obtained on the same day had negative results. The trough level of voriconazole was well maintained and was subsequently adjusted through monitoring of circulating drug concentration. Simultaneously, other potential sites of disseminated Aspergillus were considered and examined, but no other site of systemic Aspergillus infection was detected. Voriconazole treatment was maintained for 3 months, and no aspergillosis relapse or other invasive fungal infections were observed.
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- H S Kim
- Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea; Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea.
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- Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea; Department of Pathology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea; Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea; Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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Lee JG, Kim SY, Kim YT, Lee HJ, Park S, Choi SM, Kim DH, Cho WH, Yeo HJ, Park S, Choi SH, Hong SB, Shim TS, Jo KW, Jeon K, Jeong BH, Paik HC. First Report of the Korean Lung Transplantation Registry. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:2759-2763. [PMID: 30401392 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.02.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Korean Organ Transplantation Registry (KOTRY) began to register lung transplants in 2015. This is an initial report on the status of patients receiving lung transplants over the past 2 years. METHODS We analyzed a total of 69 patients who received lung transplants in 2015 and 2016 and who registered with the KOTRY. RESULTS The 69 patients were treated in 5 institutions. The average (SD) donor age was 39.2 (12.6) years; there were 40 male patients. The average (SD) recipient age was 55.7 (10.0) years, and the number of male recipients was 46. A total of 66 patients underwent bilateral lung transplantation, 3 underwent single-lung transplantation, and 1 underwent simultaneous heart-lung transplantation. The most frequent indication for lung transplantation was idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (35 patients), followed by connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease (9) and acute respiratory failure (8). Prior to transplantation, 23 patients required ventilator care, and 12 required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation while on the waiting list. Episodes of acute rejection during follow-up were reported in 4, 2, 1, and 1 patients at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months, respectively. Infections requiring hospitalization were reported in 27, 10, 4, and 3 patients at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months, respectively. CONCLUSION The establishment of KOTRY renders it possible to collect nationwide data on lung transplantation, improving research on the topic and clarifying clinical feasibility.
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- J G Lee
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, YangSan Hospital, Pusan National University, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, YangSan Hospital, Pusan National University, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, YangSan Hospital, Pusan National University, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Yeo HJ, Lee S, Yoon SH, Lee SE, Cho WH, Jeon D, Kim YS, Kim D. Extracorporeal Life Support as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation in Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure. Transplant Proc 2018; 49:1430-1435. [PMID: 28736018 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.02.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is being used more often as a bridge to transplantation (BTT) in patients with acutely decompensated end-stage lung disease in Korea. ECMO as a BTT may be the only rescue strategy for severe acute respiratory failure, but many centers still consider it to be a relative contraindication to lung transplantation because of its poor outcome. Because there are not enough lung donors, it is important to determine their optimal use. We reviewed and analyzed our experiences with the use of ECMO as a BTT in patients with acute respiratory failure. METHODS This was a retrospective analysis of all patients with acutely decompensated end-stage lung disease treated with ECMO as a bridge to lung transplantation between March 2012 and February 2016. RESULTS Of the 194 patients who underwent respiratory ECMO over a 4-year period, a BTT strategy was used for 19 patients (median age, 58 years) on our institution's lung transplantation waiting list (15 veno-venous, 3 veno-veno-arterial, 1 veno-arterial). Fourteen patients (73.7%) were successfully bridged to transplantation; however, 3 died while on the waiting list and 2 returned to their baseline functions without transplantation. The overall in-hospital survival rate was 57.9% (11 of 19), including the 9 (64.3%) patients who underwent transplantation. CONCLUSIONS Our findings support the view that well-selected candidates with acutely decompensated end-stage lung disease may be safely bridged until a suitable donor is identified. ECMO is not able to reverse the course of patients; however, it could be a life-saving option for patients with acute respiratory failure requiring lung transplantation.
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- H J Yeo
- Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University, Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea.
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BACKGROUND Kidney re-transplantation is commonly considered to have a higher immunological risk than first kidney transplantation. Because of the organ shortage and increasing waiting lists, long-term outcomes of kidney re-transplantation are being studied. However, reports of re-transplantation outcomes are not common. We have reported our 30 years of experience with second kidney transplantations. METHODS Of 1210 kidney transplantations between November 1982 and August 2016 performed in our hospital, 105 were second kidney transplantations (2nd KT). Living donor KT was 44; deceased donor KT was 61. RESULTS Patient survival rates at 1, 5, and 10 years were 100%, 97.2%, and 90.7%, and graft survival rates were 97.0%, 94.6%, and 71.5%, respectively. The leading cause of graft failure in the 2nd KT was chronic rejection (60%). In addition, induction immunosuppressant, maintenance immunosuppressant, delayed graft function, and graft survival time at the 1st KT had a significant impact on graft survival time at the 2nd KT. CONCLUSIONS Reasonable results in both patient survival and graft survival rates were found in the 2nd KT. Careful monitoring of immunologic risk is needed.
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- S M Yeo
- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea; Keimyung University Kidney Institute, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea; Keimyung University Kidney Institute, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea; Keimyung University Kidney Institute, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea; Keimyung University Kidney Institute, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Vascular Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea; Keimyung University Kidney Institute, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Vascular Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea; Keimyung University Kidney Institute, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Vascular Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea; Keimyung University Kidney Institute, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea; Keimyung University Kidney Institute, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
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Jo HJ, Shin DB, Koo BK, Ko ES, Yeo HJ, Cho WH. The impact of multidisciplinary nutritional team involvement on nutritional care and outcomes in a medical intensive care unit. Eur J Clin Nutr 2017; 71:1360-1362. [PMID: 29091605 DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2017.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2016] [Revised: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate nutritional care and outcomes in a medical intensive care unit (ICU) following multidisciplinary nutritional team (MNT) involvement. The authors retrospectively reviewed the data of all patients admitted to a medical ICU from April to October 2013 (pre-MNT period) and from April to October 2014 (post-MNT period). In total, 140 patients were included and allocated to the pre-MNT group (n=70) or the post-MNT group (n=70). The post-MNT group was more likely to use enteral nutrition (61.4 vs 37.1%, P=0.002). In terms of total calories and protein provided, the number of nutritional goal-achieved days during stays in ICU was significantly greater in the post-MNT group than in the pre-MNT group (63.7% vs 47.6%, P<0.05 and 44.3% vs 29.9%, respectively, P<0.05). The MNT activities resulted in significant improvements in terms of nutritional provision and adequacy in a medical ICU.
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- H J Jo
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan-si, Korea
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan-si, Korea
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan-si, Korea
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan-si, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan-si, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan-si, Korea
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The medical records of 38 pre-adolescent (aged ≤ 10 years) and 43 adolescent (aged 11-15 years) patients with primary osteosarcoma treated using the same protocol were reviewed in order to determine whether the clinical features and prognosis differed between these two groups. Gender, tumour location, tumour size, serum levels of alkaline phosphatase and lactic dehydrogenase before treatment, and chemotherapy-induced tumour necrosis were recorded, together with survival data. These parameters were compared in the two groups, and their prognostic significance was evaluated in the pre-adolescent patients. There were no statistically significant differences in the clinical parameters between pre-adolescent and adolescent patients. Only a poor level of chemotherapy-induced tumour necrosis was significantly associated with a poor prognosis in pre-adolescent patients. This study indicates that osteosarcoma behaviour is similar in pre-adolescent and adolescent patients, and there appears to be little justification for adopting different therapies in these two groups.
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- W H Cho
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Korea Cancer Centre Hospital, Nowon-gu, Seoul, Korea
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Park UJ, Hyun SK, Kim HT, Cho WH, Han SY. Successful treatment of disseminated adenovirus infection with ribavirin and intravenous immunoglobulin in an adult renal transplant recipient: a case report. Transplant Proc 2015; 47:791-3. [PMID: 25891733 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.11.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 11/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Disseminated adenovirus infection in recipients of renal transplants is a rare but often fatal complication. We present a case of a 32-year-old woman who underwent renal transplantation from a deceased donor. Ten months after transplantation, she presented with dysuria, hematuria, and febrile illness. Despite the use of antibiotics, the patient's symptoms continued and worsened and the serum creatinine level was increased. The results of urine and serum polymerase chain reaction were positive for adenovirus. Renal biopsy revealed viral interstitial nephritis. The patient was treated with ribavirin, intravenous immunoglobulin, and reduction in immunosuppression. Her symptoms progressively improved from 7 days after the treatment. Serum and urine polymerase chain reaction for adenovirus became negative 10 and 21 days after the treatment, respectively. She remained in good health with excellent allograft function 6 months later.
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- U J Park
- Division of Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, Keimyung University, Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea.
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- Division of Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, Keimyung University, Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
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- Division of Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, Keimyung University, Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
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- Division of Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, Keimyung University, Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Keimyung University, Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
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Cho WH, Yeo HJ, Yoon SH, Lee SE, Jeon DS, Kim YS, Lee SJ, Jo EJ, Mok JH, Kim MH, Kim KU, Lee K, Park HK, Lee MK. Lysophosphatidylcholine as a prognostic marker in community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization: a pilot study. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2014; 34:309-15. [DOI: 10.1007/s10096-014-2234-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Kijima N, Hosen N, Kagawa N, Hashimoto N, Chiba Y, Kinoshita M, Sugiyama H, Yoshimine T, Kim YZ, Kim KH, Lee EH, Hu B, Sim H, Mohan N, Agudelo-Garcia P, Nuovo G, Cole S, Viapiano MS, McFarland BC, Hong SW, Rajbhandari R, Twitty GB, Kenneth Gray G, Yu H, Langford CP, Yancey Gillespie G, Benveniste EN, Nozell SE, Nitta R, Mitra S, Bui T, Li G, Munoz JL, Rodriguez-Cruz V, Rameshwar P, Rodriguez-Cruz V, Munoz JL, Rameshwar P, See WL, Mukherjee J, Shannon KM, Pieper RO, Floyd DH, Xiao A, Purow BW, Lavon I, Zrihan D, Refael M, Bier A, Canello T, Siegal T, Zrihan D, Granit A, Siegal T, Lavon I, Xie Q, Wang X, Gong Y, Mao Y, Chen X, Zhou L, Lee SX, Tunkyi A, Wong ET, Swanson KD, Zhang K, Chen L, Zhang J, Shi Z, Han L, Pu P, Kang C, Cho WH, Ogawa D, Godlewski J, Bronisz A, Antonio Chiocca E, Mustafa DAM, Sieuwerts AM, Smid M, de Weerd V, Martens JW, Foekens JA, Kros JM, Zhang J, McCulloch C, Graff J, Sui Y, Dinn S, Huang Y, Li Q, Fiona G, Ogawa D, Nakashima H, Godlewski J, Antonio Chiocca E, Leiss L, Manini I, Enger PO, Yang C, Iyer R, Yu ACH, Li S, Ikejiri BL, Zhuang Z, Lonser R, Massoud TF, Paulmurugan R, Gambhir SS, Merrill MJ, Sun M, Chen M, Edwards NA, Shively SB, Lonser RR, Baia GS, Caballero OL, Orr BA, Lal A, Ho JS, Cowdrey C, Tihan T, Mawrin C, Riggins GJ, Lu D, Leo C, Wheeler H, McDonald K, Schulte A, Zapf S, Stoupiec M, Kolbe K, Riethdorf S, Westphal M, Lamszus K, Timmer M, Rohn G, Koch A, Goldbrunner R, Edwards NA, Lonser RR, Merrill MJ, Ruggieri R, Vanan I, Dong Z, Sarkaria JN, Tran NL, Berens ME, Symons M, Rowther FB, Dawson T, Ashton K, Darling J, Warr T, Okamoto M, Palanichamy K, Gordon N, Patel D, Walston S, Krishanan T, Chakravarti A, Kalinina J, Carroll A, Wang L, Yu Q, Mancheno DE, Wu S, Liu F, Ahn J, He M, Mao H, Van Meir EG, Debinski W, Gonzales O, Beauchamp A, Gibo DM, Seals DF, Speranza MC, Frattini V, Kapetis D, Pisati F, Eoli M, Pellegatta S, Finocchiaro G, Maherally Z, Smith JR, Pilkington GJ, Zhu W, Wang Q, Clark PA, Yang SS, Lin SH, Kahle KT, Kuo JS, Sun D, Hossain MB, Cortes-Santiago N, Gururaj A, Thomas J, Gabrusiewicz K, Gumin J, Xipell E, Lang F, Fueyo J, Yung WKA, Gomez-Manzano C, Cook NJ, Lawrence JE, Rovin RA, Belton RJ, Winn RJ, Ferluga S, Debinski W, Lee SH, Khwaja FW, Zerrouqi A, Devi NS, Van Meir EG, Drucker KL, Lee HK, Bier A, Finniss S, Cazacu S, Poisson L, Xiang C, Rempel SA, Mikkelsen T, Brodie C, Chen M, Shen J, Edwards NA, Lonser RR, Merrill MJ, Kenchappa RS, Valadez JG, Cooper MK, Carter BD, Forsyth PA, Lee JS, Erdreich-Epstein A, Song HR, Lawn S, Kenchappa R, Forsyth P, Lim KJ, Bar EE, Eberhart CG, Blough M, Alnajjar M, Chesnelong C, Weiss S, Chan J, Cairncross G, Wykosky J, Cavenee W, Furnari F, Brown KE, Keir ST, Sampson JH, Bigner DD, Kwatra MM, Kotipatruni RP, Thotala DK, Jaboin J, Taylor TE, Wykosky J, Schinzel AC, Hahn WC, Cavenee WK, Furnari FB, Kapoor GS, Macyszyn L, Bi Y, Fetting H, Poptani H, Ittyerah R, Davuluri RV, O'Rourke D, Pitter KL, Hosni-Ahmed A, Colevas K, Holland EC, Jones TS, Malhotra A, Potts C, Fernandez-Lopez A, Kenney AM, Cheng S, Feng H, Hu B, Jarzynka MJ, Li Y, Keezer S, Johns TG, Hamilton RL, Vuori K, Nishikawa R, Sarkaria JN, Fenton T, Cheng T, Furnari FB, Cavenee WK, Mikheev AM, Mikheeva SA, Silber JR, Horner PJ, Rostomily R, Henson ES, Brown M, Eisenstat DD, Gibson SB, Price RL, Song J, Bingmer K, Oglesbee M, Cook C, Kwon CH, Antonio Chiocca E, Nguyen TT, Nakashima H, Chiocca EA, Lukiw WJ, Culicchia F, Jones BM, Zhao Y, Bhattacharjee S. LAB-CELL BIOLOGY AND SIGNALING. Neuro Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nos220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Kim HC, Hwang EA, Park SB, Kim HT, Cho WH. Historical comparison of prophylactic ganciclovir for gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus infection in kidney transplant recipients. Transplant Proc 2012; 44:710-2. [PMID: 22483474 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cytomegalovirus (CMV) can cause morbidity in kidney transplant recipients. The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a major target for CMV disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefit of ganciclovir prophylaxis on GI CMV infection in intermediate-risk CMV seropositive transplant recipients. METHODS Since January 2009, intravenous ganciclovir (5 mg/kg, twice daily) was administered for 14 days after kidney transplantation in 41 patients. The historical control group consisted of 45 patients who received kidney transplantations between January 2007 and December 2008. To evaluate the effects of prophylaxis on GI CMV infection, we performed routine endoscopic examinations with mucosal biopsies at the time of transplantation as well as 1, 3, and 6 months thereafter. RESULTS The average age of the 86 studied patients was 43.7 ± 10.6 years (range = 14-63) and the male-to-female ratio 1:1.3. Forty-three (50%) patients underwent deceased donor transplantations and 84 (97.7%) patients were CMV seropositive at that time. The incidence of GI CMV infection was significantly lower among the prophylaxis than the historical control group (24.4% vs 48.9%, P = .026). Patient age, numbers of deceased donors, and tacrolimus trough levels at 1 and 3 months posttransplant were significantly lower in the prophylaxis than the historical control group. Logistic regression analysis revealed ganciclovir prophylaxis to be the only significant risk factor for GI CMV infection. CONCLUSION Prophylactic treatment with ganciclovir decreased the incidence GI CMV infection among seropositive kidney transplant recipients.
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- H C Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine and General Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Kidney Institute, Daegu, Korea
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Cho WH, Park T, Park YY, Huh JW, Lim CM, Koh Y, Song DK, Hong SB. Clinical significance of enzymatic lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) assay data in patients with sepsis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2011; 31:1805-10. [PMID: 22167258 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1505-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2011] [Accepted: 11/23/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) has been suggested to serve as a useful prognostic marker for sepsis. However, existing LPC assays are complicated, time-consuming, and of limited application in real clinical situations. Thus, we investigated the serum LPC levels in sepsis patients using an enzymatic assay and analyzed the correlations between the serum LPC concentration and clinical characteristics. We prospectively collected blood samples from suspected sepsis patients, commencing on day 1 of sepsis. We analyzed all samples using an enzymatic assay. Additionally, we analyzed the serum LPC concentrations in a control group of 21 healthy blood donors. A total of 105 patients who fulfilled the sepsis criteria were included. The mean serum LPC concentration was 43.49 ± 33.09 μmol/L in sepsis patients, which was much lower than that of 21 healthy controls (234.68 ± 30.33 μmol/L, p<0.001). Bacteremic sepsis was associated with a lower serum LPC concentration than non-bacteremic sepsis (34.8 ± 26.85 vs. 49.05 ± 35.63 μmol/L, p<0.05). No difference in serum LPC concentration was evident between survivors and non-survivors. The serum LPC concentration tended to decrease with the severity of sepsis. The day 1 serum LPC concentration was decreased in patients with sepsis, especially when bacteremia was present. However, the serum LPC level did not correlate with disease severity and did not predict mortality from sepsis.
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- W H Cho
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea
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Song WS, Kong CB, Jeon DG, Cho WH, Kim JR, Lee SY. Overlapping allograft in reconstructive surgery for malignant bone tumours in paediatric patients. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 93:537-41. [DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.93b4.25406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The use of allografts for the treatment of bone tumours in children is limited by nonunion and the difficulty of finding a suitable graft. Furthermore, appositional growth can’t be expected of an allograft. We used an overlapping allograft in 11 children, with a mean age of ten years (4 to 15), with a mean follow-up of 24.1 months (20 to 33). There were five intercalary and six intra-articular resections, and the tumours were in the femur in six cases and the humerus in five. Rates of union, times to union, remodelling patterns and allograft-associated complications were evaluated. No allograft was removed due to a complication. Of the 16 junctional sites, 15 (94%) showed union at a mean of 3.1 months (2 to 5). Remodelling between host and allograft was seen at 14 junctions at a mean of five months (4 to 7). The mean Musculoskeletal Tumor Society score was 26.5 of 30 (88.3%). One case of nonunion and another with screw protrusion required re-operation. Overlapping allografts have the potential to shorten time to union, decrease rates of nonunion and have positive appositional growth effect.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, 215-4, Gongneungdong, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-706, Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, 215-4, Gongneungdong, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-706, Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, 215-4, Gongneungdong, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-706, Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, 215-4, Gongneungdong, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-706, Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School, 634-18, Geumam-dong, Dugjin-gu, Jeonju 561-712, Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, 215-4, Gongneungdong, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-706, Korea
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Lee JA, Kim MS, Koh JS, Kim MS, Kim DH, Lim JS, Kong CB, Song WS, Cho WH, Lee SY, Jeon DG. Osteosarcoma of the Flat Bone. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2009; 40:47-53. [DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyp131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Kim MS, Lee SY, Lee TR, Cho WH, Song WS, Koh JS, Lee JA, Yoo JY, Jeon DG. Prognostic nomogram for predicting the 5-year probability of developing metastasis after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and definitive surgery for AJCC stage II extremity osteosarcoma. Ann Oncol 2009; 20:955-60. [PMID: 19153123 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdn723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In this retrospective study, we developed and internally validate a nomogram for predicting 5-year metastasis probability for nonmetastatic extremity osteosarcoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS We reviewed 365 osteosarcoma patients treated at our institute from 1990 to 2003. Clinicopathologic variables were recorded. Multivariate analysis using Cox proportional hazards regression was done and this Cox model was used as the basis for the nomogram. RESULTS By American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system, 141 patients (38.6%) were stage IIA and 224 (61.4%) were stage IIB. Multivariate Cox model identified patient age at diagnosis, tumor size, humeral location, and tumor necrosis rate after chemotherapy as correlated with metastasis-free survival. The degree of contribution of each covariate to the total point was tumor location, tumor necrosis rate, maximal tumor diameter, and age in decreasing order. The concordance index for the model was 0.78. Nomogram discrimination was superior to that of AJCC stage (concordance index 0.78 versus 0.68; P = 0.02) and histologic response grouping (concordance index 0.78 versus 0.69; P = 0.0004). CONCLUSIONS We devised a nomogram for nonmetastatic osteosarcoma that proposes improved estimates of metastasis over AJCC staging system or tumor necrosis rate. We suggest that this nomogram allows individualized risk assessments and could be used as the basis for risk-adapted therapy.
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- M S Kim
- Department of Pathology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Viruses are the most common cause of opportunistic infections, important complications of transplantation. Mumps infection in renal transplant recipients is uncommon. This report focused on a 23-year-old woman who received immunosuppressive therapy based on tacrolimus, prednisolone, and mycophenolate mofetil for renal transplantation. Sixteen months after transplantation, she was admitted with pain and swelling in both infra-auricular areas. Laboratory findings demonstrated positive mumps IgM and IgG antibodies and an increased serum amylase level. Computed tomography revealed both parotid glands to be diffusely enlarged. After the diagnosis of mumps parotitis, the patient's immunosuppression was reduced and the clinical course was satisfactory.
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- S B Park
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kidney Institute, Keimyung University, Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea.
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Kim HJ, Cho WH. Optic tract hemorrhage after pituitary apoplexy. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2007; 28:141-2. [PMID: 17213443 PMCID: PMC8134098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage following pituitary apoplexy is rare, and optic tract hemorrhage after the apoplexy is extremely rare. We report a case of optic tract hemorrhage after apoplexy that is not associated with hematologic disorders.
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- H J Kim
- Department of Radiology, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Pusan, South Korea.
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Cho WH, Kim HT, Koo JH, Lee IK. Effect of AP-1 decoy using hemagglutinating virus of Japan-liposome on the intimal hyperplasia of the autogenous vein graft in mongrel dogs. Transplant Proc 2006; 38:2161-3. [PMID: 16980031 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.06.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Intimal hyperplasia is the leading cause of late vein graft failure. Smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration is the underlying mechanism. Pharmacological approaches to prolong vein graft patency have produced limited results. AP-1 proteins play a role in the expression of many genes involved in cellular proliferation and cell cycle progression. Previously we reported inhibition of vascular smooth muscle cell migration, proliferation, and intimal hyperplasia in the balloon-injured rat carotid artery using an AP-1 decoy with HVJ-liposomes. In this report, we evaluated the effect of the AP-1 decoy on intimal hyperplasia in a large animal model. The jugular vein was transfected with hemagglutinating virus of Japan-liposomes containing the AP-1 decoy or scrambled oligonucleotides. An interposition graft was performed with the pretreated jugular vein between the transected femoral arteries. The graft was harvested at 16 weeks after the procedure. The intimal area was compared: the intimal area of the AP-1 decoy-treated versus control group was 47.3 +/- 15.2 versus 102.3 +/- 15.9 (P < .05), respectively. In conclusion, AP-1 decoy using HVJ-liposomes effectively prevented intimal hyperplasia of an autogenous vein graft in mongrel dogs.
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- W H Cho
- Department of Surgery, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University 194, Dongsan-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu, South Korea.
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Park SB, Kwak JH, Lee KT, Hwang EA, Han SY, Kim HT, Cho WH, Choi MS, Kim HC. Polyoma virus-associated nephropathy and concurrent cytomegalovirus infection in the kidney transplant recipients. Transplant Proc 2006; 38:2059-61. [PMID: 16979999 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.06.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and polyoma virus BK (BKV) may both establish latency following primary infection. Frequent reactivation of these viruses can occur in the kidney transplant recipients. BKV may induce CMV gene expression by stimulating cellular regulator proteins or by its own gene regulator proteins. A high rate of concurrent CMV infections has been noted in kidney transplant recipients with polyoma virus-associated nephropathy (PVAN). METHODS PVAN was identified in 10 of 191 patients who received kidney transplants between October 1998 and September 2003. PVAN was confirmed by allograft kidney biopsy. Four of the 10 patients were complicated by concurrent CMV infection. RESULTS Two patients had only serological evidence of CMV infection and one patient had CMV gastritis. These three patients were treated with intravenous ganciclovir with good results. Disseminated ganciclovir-resistant CMV disease was demonstrated in the remaining patient. This 34-year-old kidney transplant recipient with PVAN died of multiorgan failure despite antiviral therapy with both ganciclovir and foscarnet. CONCLUSION PVAN with concurrent CMV infection in kidney transplant recipients showed variable clinical courses including mortality. Further studies are needed to elucidate the influence of PVAN on the pathogenesis of CMV infection.
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- S B Park
- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, 194 Dong San Dong, Daegu 700-712, Korea.
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PURPOSE To examine the imaging characteristics of osteoblastic osteosarcoma in older patients, we compared them with those in adolescents because the radiological features of osteosarcoma can be atypical in elderly patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS 29 cases of adolescent patients and 12 patients older than 40 years of age were reviewed. All cases were pathologically confirmed as osteoblastic osteosarcoma. The comparative factors were tumor location, plain radiological features including periosteal reactions, and the degree of soft tissue mass with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. RESULTS Older patients demonstrated frequent osteolytic findings (83.3%), and none of the tumors showed a significant major periosteal reaction. Seven (58.3%) of the 12 tumors had no soft tissue mass (grade 0) and only three (25%) had a grade 3 mass. The differences in the two groups were statistically significant (P<0.001). CONCLUSION In older patients, primary osteosarcoma should be considered when making a differential diagnosis of osteolytic lesions without any periosteal reactions and small soft-tissue extensions. In cases with atypical findings, the morphology of specimens (aspiration, core, or surgical biopsy) from the lesion should be recommended when making an accurate diagnosis.
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- S Y Lee
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Nowon-Gu, Seoul, Korea
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Cho WH, Choi CH, Park JY, Kang SK, Kim YK. 15-Deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2 (15d-PGJ2) Induces Cell Death Through Caspase-independent Mechanism in A172 Human Glioma Cells. Neurochem Res 2006; 31:1247-54. [PMID: 17006759 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-006-9157-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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15-Deoxy-(Delta12,14)-prostaglandin J(2) (15d-PGJ(2)) is a naturally occurring cyclopentenone metabolite of prostaglandin D(2) (PGD(2)) and is known as a specific potent ligand for the peroxisome proliferators activator receptor-gamma (PPARgamma). 15d-PGJ(2) inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis in a number of different cancer cells. However, the underlying mechanism by which 15d-PGJ(2) induces cell death remains to be defined. The present study was undertaken to determine the effect of 15d-PGJ(2) on cell death in A172 human glioma cells. 15d-PGJ(2) caused reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. 15d-PGJ(2)-induced ROS production and cell death were prevented by the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine. Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) was not observed in cells treated with 15d-PGJ(2 )and inhibitors of MAPK subfamilies also were not effective in preventing 15d-PGJ(2)-induced cell death. 15d-PGJ(2) treatment caused mitochondrial dysfunction, as evidenced by depolarization of mitochondrial membrane potential. 15d-PGJ(2) induced caspase activation at 24 h of treatment, but the 15d-PGJ(2)-induced cell death was not prevented by caspase inhibitors. The antiapoptotic protein XIAP levels and release of apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) into the cytosol were not altered by 15d-PGJ(2) treatment. Taken together, these findings indicate that 15d-PGJ(2) triggers cell death through a caspase-independent mechanism and ROS production and disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential play an important role in the 15d-PGJ(2)-induced cell death in A172 human glioma cells.
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- W H Cho
- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, 602-739, Korea
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Choi CH, Cho WH, Choi BK, Lee SW. Rerupture following endovascular treatment for dissecting aneurysm of distal anterior inferior cerebellar artery with parent artery preservation: retreatment by parent artery occlusion with Guglielmi detachable coils. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2006; 148:363-6; discussion 366. [PMID: 16362175 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-005-0702-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2005] [Accepted: 10/26/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Distal anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) aneurysms are rare and most cases have been treated surgically by clipping, wrapping or trapping. We recently treated this 20-year-old male patient by an endovascular technique. At first, he was treated by intra-aneurysmal embolisation with parent artery preservation. But he presented with rerupture 1 month after embolisation. Follow-up angiography revealed the regrowth of the aneurysm, which was considered as a dissecting aneurysm. We performed occlusion of the AICA just proximal to the aneurysm to prevent fatal rebleeding. He gradually improved and his level of consciousness fully recovered. At 2 year follow up, he had no neurological deficits. We suggest that embolisation of distal AICA aneurysm with parent artery occlusion may be safe and a simple method in the treatment of distal AICA aneurysms.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Double-stranded DNA with high affinity to E2F as a decoy cis-element blocks the activation of genes mediating the cell cycle, resulting in effective suppression of the smooth muscle cell proliferation that causes intimal hyperplasia. To evaluate the effect of the E2F decoy to suppress neointimal hyperplasia autogenous venous bypass grafts were performed in dogs after incubation with heparin (group 1), with E2F decoy oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN) (groups 2 and 3), or with a random ODN (group 4) using a Japan-liposomeal method based on a hemagglutinating virus. The intimal and medial cross-sectional surface area of the anastomotic site was measured at 4 months after bypass surgery in groups 1, 3, and 4 by computerized planimetry and at 4 weeks in group 2 to compare the intimal/medial (I/M) area ratios. Autogenous vein grafts treated with E2F decoy showed a significant reduction in I/M area ratio (0.26 +/- 0.11) compared with the heparin-treated control group (1.49 +/- 0.29) or the mismatched ODN-treated group (1.61 +/- 0.28; P = .000). There was no difference in the I/M area ratio according to experimental periods (groups 2 vs 3: 0.26 +/- 0.11 vs 0.37 +/- 0.32; P = .446) or the anastomotic sites (proximal vs distal; P = .934). In conclusion, an E2F decoy can suppress neointimal hyperplasia in autogenous vein grafts, which may prolong patency by reducing graft stenosis.
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- W H Cho
- Department of Surgery, Institute for Medical Science, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea.
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Kim HC, Hwang EA, Han SY, Park SB, Kim HT, Cho WH. Primary immunosuppression with tacrolimus in kidney transplantation: Three-year follow-up in a single center. Transplant Proc 2004; 36:2082-3. [PMID: 15518753 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The 1-year results of the phase III US Multicenter Trial comparing tacrolimus- and cyclosporine (Sandimmun)-based immunosuppressive therapy in kidney transplantation revealed a significant reduction in the incidence and severity of acute rejection episodes among patients maintained on tacrolimus. This retrospective, nonrandomized, single-center study represented 3-year data for patient and graft survival and safety in the tacrolimus-treated patients. METHODS Among 97 consecutive kidney transplant recipients 41 who received tacrolimus and 56 cyclosporine-based immunosuppression were followed for 3 years for patient and graft survivals and for the incidence of acute rejection episodes as well as serious adverse events. RESULTS The 3-year patient and graft survival rates for tacrolimus and cyclosporine were similar (91.0% vs 90.2%, 96.5% vs 95.0%). However, the incidence of acute rejection episodes was significantly lower in the tacrolimus (17.1%) compared with the cyclosporine group (35.7%, P = .043). There was a higher incidence of headache, posttransplant diabetes, and alopecia reported in the tacrolimus group, whereas hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and hirsutism were more frequent in the cyclosporine group. The incidences of hand tremor, hyperkalemia, and viral infections were comparable in both groups. Two patients in the tacrolimus group were converted to cyclosporine due to nephrotoxicity and posttransplant diabetes, respectively, whereas 12 patients in the cyclosporine group were converted to tacrolimus as rescue therapy for acute rejection (41.7%), gingival hyperplasia (33.3%), nephrotoxicity (8.3%), neurotoxicity (8.3%), and hirsutism (8.3%), respectively. CONCLUSION The 3-year results of tacrolimus treatment show excellent efficacy and safety in kidney transplantation. Due to different side-effect profiles, it is necessary to develop individualized immunosuppressive strategies in kidney transplant recipients.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Keimyung University Kidney Institute, Daegu, Korea.
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We document the MRI features in six patients aged 5-14 years with acute encephalitis following measles. The diagnosis was made on a characteristic morbiliform rash and detection of specific IgM and IgG antibodies. The symptoms of encephalitis occurred 1-11 days after the appearance of the rash. All patients underwent MRI within 1-4 days of the onset of neurological symptoms. Diffusion weighted images (DWI) were obtained in three patients. In all patients, T2-weighted images showed widely distributed, multifocal high signal in both cerebral hemispheres with swelling of the cortex, with bilateral, symmetrical involvement of the putamen and caudate nucleus. The lesions had showed low apparent diffusion coefficients. Three patients showed subacute gyriform haemorrhage, and asymmetrical gyriform contrast enhancement on follow-up MRI.
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- K Y Lee
- Department of Radiology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University, 760-1 Sanggye-7 dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139707, Korea
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Kim HC, Park SB, Han SY, Whang EA, Jeon DS, Kim HT, Cho WH, Park CH. Primary immunosuppression with tacrolimus in renal transplantation: a single center experience. Transplant Proc 2003; 35:217-8. [PMID: 12591370 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(02)04017-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- H C Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine and Dongsan Kidney Institute, Daegu, South Korea
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In 16 mature New Zealand white rabbits mesenchymal stem cells were aspirated from the bone marrow, cultured in monolayer and implanted on to a full-thickness osteochondral defect artificially made on the patellar groove of the same rabbit. A further 13 rabbits served as a control group. The rabbits were killed after 14 weeks. Healing of the defect was investigated histologically using haematoxylin and eosin and Safranin-O staining and with immunohistochemical staining for type-II collagen. We also used a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to detect mRNA of type-I and type-II collagen. The semiquantitative histological scores were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group (p < 0.05). In the experimental group immunohistochemical staining on newly formed cartilage was more intense for type-II collagen in the matrix and RT-PCR from regenerated cartilage detected mRNA for type-II collagen in mature chondrocytes. These findings suggest that repair of cartilage defects can be enhanced by the implantation of cultured mesenchymal stem cells.
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- G I Im
- Hallym University, Chunchon, Korea
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Im GI, Kim DY, Shin JH, Hyun CW, Cho WH. Repair of cartilage defect in the rabbit with cultured mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow. J Bone Joint Surg Br 2001; 83:289-94. [PMID: 11284583 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.83b2.10495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In 16 mature New Zealand white rabbits mesenchymal stem cells were aspirated from the bone marrow, cultured in monolayer and implanted on to a full-thickness osteochondral defect artificially made on the patellar groove of the same rabbit. A further 13 rabbits served as a control group. The rabbits were killed after 14 weeks. Healing of the defect was investigated histologically using haematoxylin and eosin and Safranin-O staining and with immunohistochemical staining for type-II collagen. We also used a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to detect mRNA of type-I and type-II collagen. The semiquantitative histological scores were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group (p < 0.05). In the experimental group immunohistochemical staining on newly formed cartilage was more intense for type-II collagen in the matrix and RT-PCR from regenerated cartilage detected mRNA for type-II collagen in mature chondrocytes. These findings suggest that repair of cartilage defects can be enhanced by the implantation of cultured mesenchymal stem cells.
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- G I Im
- Hallym University, Chunchon, Korea
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Kim HC, Park SB, Kim HT, Cho WH, Park CH. Comparison of the safety and efficacy of mycophenolate mofetil, prednisolone and cyclosporine and conventional cyclosporine and prednisolone in kidney transplantation. Transplant Proc 2000; 32:1751-2. [PMID: 11119919 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)01391-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- H C Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, South Korea
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- S B Park
- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, South Korea
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Cho WH, Kim HT, Sohn CY, Joo SH, Park SB, Kim HC. Cadaveric donor kidney transplantation: review of 39 cases. Transplant Proc 2000; 32:1833-4. [PMID: 11119959 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)01351-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- W H Cho
- Department of Surgery, Taegu, South Korea
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Kwon KY, Park CK, Cho CH, Cho WH, Chang ES. Ultrastructural evaluation of preservation and reperfusion effects of low potassium dextran glucose solution in canine allograft lungs. Transplant Proc 2000; 32:2439-41. [PMID: 11120234 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)01733-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- K Y Kwon
- Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, South Korea
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Im GI, Kim DY, Shin JH, Cho WH, Lee CJ. Degeneration of the acetabular cartilage in osteonecrosis of the femoral head: histopathologic examination of 15 hips. Acta Orthop Scand 2000; 71:28-30. [PMID: 10743988 DOI: 10.1080/00016470052943847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Acetabular cartilage with subchondral bone was taken from the superior dome from 15 hips of 13 patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty due to osteonecrosis of the femoral head. The mean age of the patients was 40 years. There were 10 hips ARCO stage IIIA, and 5 hips stage IIIB. 3 of the cases were mild, 12 moderate, and 1 had severe arthrosis. The degree of collapse of the femoral head was significantly related to the degeneration of the acetabular cartilage on histological examination. Our observations support the view that patients with an ARCO Stage III hip do not benefit from head-preserving procedures. They may also explain why bipolar prosthesis gives poorer results than total hip arthroplasty, in cases of osteonecrosis of the femoral head.
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- G I Im
- Department of Orthopaedics, Hallym University Hospital, Chunchon, Korea.
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Cho WH, Seidenwurm D, Barkovich AJ. Adult-onset neurologic dysfunction associated with cortical malformations. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1999; 20:1037-43. [PMID: 10445440 PMCID: PMC7056256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Malformations of cerebral cortical development are common anomalies of the brain, typically causing developmental delay or seizures that are classically thought to begin in childhood. We present clinical and MR imaging data of 16 patients with cortical malformations in whom evidence of neurologic dysfunction was first noted in adulthood, and attempt to determine whether these malformations had any differentiating features from those presenting in childhood. METHODS Imaging studies and clinical records of 16 patients with adult-onset neurologic dysfunction were reviewed retrospectively. The patients ranged in age from 17 to 64 years (mean age, 35 years) at the time of imaging. Imaging findings were correlated with seizure history. RESULTS Fourteen patients had subependymal heterotopia (seven women, seven men), and two patients had closed-lip schizencephalies. Eleven patients had epilepsy, with age of onset ranging from 14 to 45 years (mean age, 22 years); four of them were successfully controlled by medication. The remaining five patients had no seizure disorder. All patients, except one, had normal intelligence. The bilaterality or multiplicity of location of heterotopias was not associated with the presence or absence of seizures, seizure frequency, or electroencephalographic results. CONCLUSION Subependymal heterotopia and small closed-lip schizencephaly may have minor clinical manifestations that are not evident until adulthood, or may, occasionally, never cause neurologic signs or symptoms whatsoever.
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- W H Cho
- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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Cho WH, Kim HT, Sohn CY, Park CH, Park SB, Kim HC. Significance of IL-2, IL-2R, IL-6, and TNF-alpha as a diagnostic test of acute rejection after renal transplantation. Transplant Proc 1998; 30:2967-9. [PMID: 9838310 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(98)00892-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- W H Cho
- Department of Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea
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- K K Park
- Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea
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- H C Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea
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- H C Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea
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Park SB, Kwon JK, Lee SJ, Kim HC, Cho WH, Park CH, Park KK. Clinical utility of late renal allograft biopsies. Transplant Proc 1998; 30:3077-8. [PMID: 9838357 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(98)00938-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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- S B Park
- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea
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Kim HC, Kwon JK, Park SB, Kim HT, Cho WH. The asystolic donor syndrome. Transplant Proc 1998; 30:3781-2. [PMID: 9838657 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(98)01234-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- H C Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea
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Chai IY, Kim TK, Cho WH, Seo M, Kook J, Guk SM, Lee SH. Intestinal mastocytosis and goblet cell hyperplasia in two strains of mice infected with Neodiplostomum seoulense. Parasitol Int 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5769(98)80747-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Chai JY, Kim TK, Cho WH, Seo M, Kook J, Guk SM, Lee SH. Intestinal mastocytosis and goblet cell hyperplasia in BALB/c and C3H mice infected with Neodiplostomum seoulense. Korean J Parasitol 1998; 36:109-19. [PMID: 9637828 DOI: 10.3347/kjp.1998.36.2.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mucosal mast cell (MMC) and goblet cell (GC) responses were observed in the small intestine of two strains of mice (BALB/c and C3H) infected with Neodiplostamum seoulense, and their roles in the host defense and worm expulsion were studied. From day 3 to 28 post-infection (PI) with 200 metacercariae, the worm recovery rate from BALB/c mice was consistently and remarkably higher than that from C3H mice. In the duodenum of both strains of mice, the main habitat of the flukes, mastocytosis was pronounced on day 7 PI but quickly diminished thereafter. Similar kinetics were observed in the jejunum and ileum, although the extent of mastocytosis was lesser in the ileum than other two areas. These MMC kinetics were not different between the two strains of mice. Moreover, the extent of mastocytosis was stronger in BALB/c mice than in C3H mice. GC hyperplasia was remarkable in the duodenum of BALB/c mice throughout the course of infection except day 14 PI, whereas it was recognizable only in the jejunum and ileum of C3H mice on day 7 PI. Mucin activation was evidently demonstrated in both strains of mice throughout the course of infection, but more marked in BALB/c than in C3H mice. The results strongly suggest that mastocytosis and GC hyperplasia are local immune responses against N. seoulense, however, they play a minor role in the host defense and worm expulsion.
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- J Y Chai
- Department of Parasitology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea
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In this thesis, Korean prisoners' health behavior and the characteristics of their medical utilization were surveyed and analysed. Because prisoners are inclined to be mediators of communicable diseases or unhealthy behaviors between prison institution and the outside world, health care for prisoners is directly related to the national population. Data were collected through a self-administered survey of 5 Korean prisons out of a total of 38 correctional facilities and analysed in accordance with a causal model based on a path frame, by serial multiple regressions on health behavior, health status, and medical utilization, etc. According to the survey analysis, while prisoners were generally concerned with their health much more than they were before imprisonment, they perceived that their health status had deteriorated after imprisonment, and that their need for health services was increasing gradually during their time in prison. In the path analysis on the causal relations among variables related to the prisoners' health status and medical utilization, the prisoners' characteristics affected their health concern and health behavior, and subsequently affected their health status and medical utilization, respectively. To sum up these exploratory studies on prisoners' health behavior and health service utilization, some efforts to organize a health care system embracing the correctional institution and health care administration should be made on the level of establishing a health care delivery system for special social groups like prisoners.
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- M Sohn
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- W H Cho
- Department of Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea
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Park CH, Kim DY, Kim KS, Cho WH, Park SB, Kim HC. Clinical and psychosocial consequences of renal transplantation in children. Transplant Proc 1996; 28:1604-6. [PMID: 8658804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- C H Park
- Department of Urology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, South Korea
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Park SB, Joo I, Park KA, Cho WH, Park CH, Kim SP, Park KK, Kim HC. Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in a renal transplant with recurrent IgA nephropathy. Transplant Proc 1996; 28:1529-30. [PMID: 8658772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- S B Park
- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea
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Cho WH, Kim IH, Lim TJ, Kang YW, Hur JW, Ahn SH, Park KK. Serum cholesterol level as an indicator of allograft liver function. Transplant Proc 1996; 28:1671-2. [PMID: 8658832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- W H Cho
- Department of Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea
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Park SB, Joo I, Park YI, Suk J, Cho WH, Park CH, Kim HC. Clinical manifestations of tuberculosis in renal transplant patients. Transplant Proc 1996; 28:1520-2. [PMID: 8658768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- S B Park
- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea
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Park SB, Joo I, Suk J, Cho WH, Park CH, Kim SP, Park KK, Kim HC. IgA nephropathy in renal transplant recipients: is it a significant cause of allograft failure? Transplant Proc 1996; 28:1540-2. [PMID: 8658777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- S B Park
- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea
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