Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science

Won Jae Kim

3 Articles

Surgical treatment of esotropia and unilateral ptosis in a patient with Cornelia de Lange syndrome: Won Jae Kim; Yeungnam Univ J Med. 2019;36(2):152-154. Published online December 17, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2019.00066

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Abstract PDF: Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) is a rare multisystemic disorder that is characterized by mental retardation, prenatal and postnatal growth retardation, limb anomalies, and distinctive facial features, which include arched eyebrows that often meet in the middle (synophrys), long eyelashes, low-set ears, small and widely spaced teeth, and a small and upturned nose. Ophthalmic manifestations include long eyelashes, nasolacrimal duct obstruction, myopia, ptosis, and strabismus. There has been no report of surgical treatment for esotropia and unilateral ptosis in patients with CdLS in Korea. We report a patient with CdLS who underwent surgical treatment for esotropia and unilateral ptosis with a good surgical outcome.

Rapid progression from trochlear nerve palsy to orbital apex syndrome as an initial presentation of advanced gastric cancer: Eunjung Kong, Sung Ae Koh, Won Jae Kim; Yeungnam Univ J Med. 2019;36(2):159-162. Published online February 15, 2019; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2019.00129

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The most cases with orbital metastases have been reported in patients with a prior established diagnosis of cancer and widespread systemic involvement. However, ocular symptoms can be developed as an initial presentation of cancer in patients without cancer history. We report a case of rapid progression from trochlear nerve palsy to orbital apex syndrome as an initial presentation of advanced gastric cancer.

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Suddenly fixed upward ocular deviation under general anesthesia: Won Jae Kim, Sang Jin Park, Myung Mi Kim; Yeungnam Univ J Med. 2017;34(2):290-292. Published online December 31, 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2017.34.2.290

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Abstract PDF: Various changes in ocular position are possible during general anesthesia as opposed to the awakening state. However, unexpected ocular deviation under general anesthesia is a disconcerting event as it can lead to difficult complications intraoperatively. To date, sudden fixed upward ocular deviation has been rarely reported previously. This phenomenon was observed in an 8-year-old boy during strabismus surgery. Suddenly fixed upward ocular deviation occurred when the speculum was inserted into the right eye. When the eyeball was pulled down, using forceps, there was some resistance, such as contracture of superior rectus. The eyeball sprang back into the upward position when the forceps was released. These changes could hamper the good exposition of the surgical field, leading to significant intraoperative difficulties and complications. Surgeons should be aware of this possibility, despite general anesthesia; if it occurs, proceed with the surgery as planned preoperatively, and both ophthalmic and anesthetic interventions should be used to solve this problem.

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