Won-Sang Jeong

OBJECTIVES: Robotic thyroidectomy using remote access approaches has gained popularity with patients seeking to avoid neck scarring and enhanced cosmetic satisfaction. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and advantages of a postauricular facelift approach vs a gasless unilateral axillary (GUA) approach in robotic thyroidectomy. STUDY DESIGN: Case series with chart review. SETTING: University tertiary care hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the data of 65 pa

BACKGROUND: Traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts or post-traumatic pneumatocoeles are a relatively rare-encountered condition occurring after trauma and an even rarer talked about subject. Most resolve within a few weeks, but if complicated by hematoma, may persist for months. This study intends to evaluate the resolution times of traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts and their clinical significance. METHODS: We report a case analysis of 12 cases from Hanyang University Guri Hospital dating from July 1997

Acute Diffuse Phlegmonous Esophagogastritis: Radiologic DiagnosisCheolkyu Jung, Yo Won Choi, Seok Chol Jeon and Won Sang ChungAudio Available | Share

A historical review of the literature concerning replantation and transplantation of reproductive organs has included studies from this laboratory, using rats, over the past 25 years. From the basic observation of ischemic and traumatic injury due to the transplantation, syngeneic testicle transplants, resulting in a partner's impregnation and histological restoration of the testicles, led to human testicular transplantation. As to the ovarian transplants, granulosa-theca cell tumors may transfo

A case of salivary gland type pleomorphic adenoma of the trachea in a 48-year-old woman is presented. Pleomorphic adenoma is extremely rare in the trachea. The behavior of this tumor in the trachea appears to be similar to its counterpart in other sites and distinctly different from the more frequently encountered epithelial tumors.

A total of 847 inbred Lewis rats of mixed sex were used in this pancreaticoduodenal (Pd) donor aging study. Pd grafts were taken from 9- to 12-month-old donors and transplanted into 3-month-old recipients (thus, the first generation Pd graft, or 1 Pd). After 9 to 12 months, the same Pd grafts were again harvested and transplanted into 3-month-old rats (thus the 2 Pd generation). This cycle was repeated to obtain the 3, 4, and 5 Pd series. Sequential transplantation was able to extend the Pd graf

Models of transplantation of the heart and lung in the rat have been important in determining the mechanisms of rejection and their treatment. Reviewed here are several important milestones contributing to the current state of the art of clinical heart and lung transplantation.

The prognosis of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is very poor. In most patients, ATC presents with cervical lymph node metastasis, and more than 40% of patients have distant metastasis at the time of diagnosis. Lenvatinib, a multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is a novel drug that has antitumor effects on radioactive iodine-refractory papillary cancer and anaplastic cancer. The development of bilateral pneumothorax during targeted therapy is very rare in patients with thyroid cancer. We

A 54-year-old female presented with chronic cough and blood-tinged sputum. Physical examination and laboratory tests were unremarkable. Chest radiographs and a CT scan of the chest showed multiple large air-filled cysts consistent with a CCAM in the right lower lobe, and an oval-shaped opacity in the distal right middle lobal bronchus. Based on the radiologic findings, right middle lobectomy and a medial basal segmentectomy of the right lower lobe were performed via a thoracotomy. These lesions

Metastasis to the sternum from follicular thyroid carcinoma is very rare. Because of a resistance to radioactive iodine therapy, skeletal metastases from differentiated thyroid cancer are difficult to treat. The surgical resection of skeletal metastatic lesion can be a valuable complement to radioactive iodine therapy and it can offer cure with prolonged survival. We recently experienced a case of follicular thyroid carcinoma with metastasis to the sternum in a 60-year-old woman, who presented w

Metastasis to the sternum from follicular thyroid carcinoma is very rare. Because of a resistance to radioactive iodine therapy, skeletal metastases from differentiated thyroid cancer are difficult to treat. The surgical resection of skeletal metastatic lesion can be a valuable complement to radioactive iodine therapy and it can offer cure with prolonged survival. We recently experienced a case of follicular thyroid carcinoma with metastasis to the sternum in a 60-year-old woman,who presented wi