강성범 교수

This is the first study reporting that autologous muscle-derived stem cell grafts may be a tool for improving anal sphincter function.

Nontraumatic perforation of the bile duct should be suspected if perihepatic abscess or peritonitis is combined with biliary stone disease. The management of nontraumatic perforation of the bile duct should include the eradication of the primary pathologic lesion and the control of abscess or peritonitis.

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea.

Tissue-engineered muscle has been proposed as a solution to repair volumetric muscle defects and to restore muscle function. To achieve functional recovery, engineered muscle tissue requires integration of the host nerve. In this study, we investigated whether denervated muscle, which is analogous to tissue-engineered muscle tissue, can be reinnervated and can recover muscle function using an in vivo model of denervation followed by neurotization. The outcomes of this investigation may provide i

We suggest that preoperative counseling should be implemented to inform patients of the risk of bowel dysfunction, especially in patients with lower rectal cancer, although this study cannot exclude the effect of chemoradiotherapy owing to the limitation of study.

This study shows that an injection of polycaprolactone beads containing autologous myoblasts may improve anal sphincter function in an animal model of fecal incontinence.

This study shows that laparoscopic colectomy with D3 lymphadenectomy for colon cancer using 3D laparoscopic systems appears to be beneficial, with less blood loss, which should be addressed in prospective studies.

This was the first study to examine whether bioengineering could improve fecal incontinence. Although the results did not show definite evidence that injection of autologous myoblast beads improves sphincter function, we found that the dog model was suitable and reliable for studying the effects of a potential treatment modality for fecal incontinence.

Tumour distance from the anal verge was the only preoperative determinant of permanent stoma creation in rectal cancer patients. These data may help mid and low rectal cancer patients understand the need for permanent stoma.

Situs inversus totalis (SIT) is a rare anomaly that can present technical difficulties during laparoscopic surgery. We report the first case of a combination of SIT and choledocholithiasis in a patient who was treated successfully with a laparoscopic exploration of the common bile duct (CBD). The chest x-ray showed a right-sided heart. An abdominal ultrasound and computerized tomography scan diagnosed the CBD and gallbladder stones as well as the SIT, with the liver and gallbladder on the left s