Clinical Evaluations for Endoscopic Variceal Ligation in Esophageal Varices Bleeding / 대한소화기내시경학회지

Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy(EIS) has been shown to be the most effective simple method for control of bleeding and eradication of varices. This method has been aceepted widely as a standard treatment of bleeding esophageal varices. However, EIS may be associated with undesirable local and systemic complications. (continue...)

Endoscopic " 0 " Band Ligation Treatment for 3 Cases with Dieulafoy Lesion / 대한소화기내시경학회지

Dieulafoy lesion is very small and easily overlooked as a course of massive, often recurrent hemorrhage that results from the crosion of a submucosal artery, typically in the gastric cardia or fundus. The clinical picture of Dieulafoy lesion is quite uniform: patients commonly present with massive hemorrhage and melena without any relevant history. The diagnostic procedure of choice in patients with severe gastrointestinal bleeding is emergency endoscopy. The lesion is rare but potentially life threatening source of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Before the endoscopic era, the prognosis for patients with these lesions was quite poor. However, recent reports have described the success of endoscopic therapy in the management of Dieulafoy lesion. We performed emergency endoscopy in 3 patients who had massive or recurrent episode of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, identified to the Dieulafoy lesion. We tried to Endoscopic "0" band ligation, successfully in hemostasis and prevention of recurrence.

A Case of Large Bile Duct Stones Complicated by Pyogenic Pericarditis, Liver Abscess, and Pyothorax / 대한소화기내시경학회지

The complications of bile duct stone are cholangitis, pancreatitis, obstructive jaundice, liver abscess, and secondary biliary cirrhosis. Liver abscess may produce pyothorax, peritonitis, subphrenic abscess, and pyogenic pericarditis. The case studies of pyogenic pericarditis secondary to pyogenic liver abscess are rarely reported. Stones greater than 20mm in diameter are difficult or impossible to remove with a standard basket or balloon after sphincterotomy. There are several nonsurgical treatment options for large bile duct stone: mechanical lithotripsy, endoprosthesis, extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL), electrohydraulic lithotripsy, contact dissolution therapy, and laser lithotripsy. We experienced a case of large bile duct stone which complicated by pyogenic pericarditis, liver abscess, and pyothorax. He treated with antibiotics, closed thoracostomy, partial pericardiectomy, and removal of bile duct stones by extracorporeal shock-wave and mechanical lithotripsy after endoscopic sphincterotomy and nasobiliary drainage.

Familial Polyposis Coli / 대한소화기내시경학회지

Familial adenomatous polyposis(FAP) is the most oommon of the polyposis syndromes. It is characterized by multiple colorectal adenoma and a high occurrence rate of associated colonic adenocarcinoma in all untreated cases. FPC is inherited as antosomal dominant trait. During 20 years after diagnosis, adenocarcinoma occurs in more than 50% of patients. Clinically, surgical resection should be advised at the time of diagnosis in almost all cases, and acquainted with the potential risks to their children and advised to seek genetic counselling. we report three cases with familial adenomatous polyposis in family.