Publications by authors named "Hangaram Kim"
Article Synopsis
- Percutaneous lumbar nucleoplasty (PLN) and intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET) are both effective treatments for discogenic low back pain (D-LBP), with PLN showing better results.
- In a study of 205 patients, 60.5% reported at least 50% pain relief after 6 months, with higher success rates noted for PLN compared to IDET.
- Factors such as a high-grade Modified Dallas Discogram and treatment at the L3/L4 spinal level predicted better outcomes, while coexisting psychiatric disorders negatively affected treatment success.
Objective: To investigate the predictive value of thoracic sympathetic ganglion block (TSGB) in response to ketamine infusion therapy (KIT) and spinal-cord stimulation (SCS) in patients with chronic upper-extremity pain including complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
Design: Retrospective.
Setting: Tertiary hospital single-center.
Background: Giant lip hemangioma is a rare disease that may cause difficulty in preoxygenation and ventilation when using face masks and intubation during general anesthesia induction.
Case: A laparoscopic cholecystectomy was planned for a 77-year-old woman. The patient had a giant lower lip hemangioma that was 12 x 5 x 5 cm, which made preoxygenation and ventilation through a face mask impossible and put her at risk of hemangioma rupture.