1.Innovative Approaches in Tracheal Resection and Anastomosis Surgery: Integrating Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Enhanced Safety
Joohyung SON ; Bong Soo SON ; Jong Myung PARK ; Jeong Su CHO ; Yeongdae KIM ; Hoseok I ; Do Hyung KIM
Yonsei Medical Journal 2025;66(5):289-294
Purpose:
Tracheal resection with end-to-end anastomosis (TREE) has many advantages over conservative treatment in terms of long-term results; however, this method requires improved safety and accessibility. We aimed to combine expanded venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) during TREE surgery.
Materials and Methods:
Between May 2006 and December 2022, 41 patients diagnosed with tracheal stenosis or tracheal tumors underwent TREE. The non-ECMO and ECMO groups were classified based on the presence or absence of intraoperative ECMO support.
Results:
Reconstruction length was slightly longer in the ECMO group than in the non-ECMO group, but there was no statistical significance (p=0.082). There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of operative time (p=0.698), estimated blood loss (p=0.210), and duration of mechanical ventilation (p=0.713). There was a significant difference in intensive care unit stay between the two groups (p=0.013) due to the postoperative maintenance of ECMO. There were no cases of early mortality in either group during hospitalization (p>0.999).
Conclusion
ECMO support could assist in more challenging cases as it makes surgery easier in difficult patient scenarios.
2.A New Agenda for Optimizing Roles and Infrastructure in a Mental Health Service Model for South Korea
Eunsoo KIM ; Hyeon-Ah LEE ; Yu-Ri LEE ; In Suk LEE ; Kyoung-Sae NA ; Seung-Hee AHN ; Chul-Hyun CHO ; Hwoyeon SEO ; Soo Bong JUNG ; Sung Joon CHO ; Hwa-Young LEE
Psychiatry Investigation 2025;22(1):26-39
Objective:
As the demand for community mental health services continues to grow, the need for well-equipped and organized services has become apparent. This study aimed to optimize the roles and infrastructure of mental health services, by establishing, among other initiatives, standardized operating models.
Methods:
The study was conducted in multiple phases from May 12, 2021, to December 29, 2021. Stakeholders within South Korea and metropolitan mental health welfare centers were targeted, but addiction management support centers, including officials, patients, and their families, were integrated as well. A literature review and survey, focus group interviews, a Delphi survey, and expert consultation contributed to comprehensive revisions and improvements of the mental health service model.
Results:
The proposed model for community mental health welfare centers emphasizes the expansion of personnel and infrastructure, with a focus on severe mental illnesses and suicide prevention. The model for metropolitan mental health welfare centers delineates essential tasks in areas such as project planning and establishment, community research, and education about severe mental illnesses. The establishment of a 24-hour emergency intervention center was a crucial feature. In the integrated addiction support center model, the need to promote addiction management is defined as an essential task and the establishment of national governance for addiction policies is recommended.
Conclusion
This study proposed standard operating models for three types of mental health service centers. To meet the increasing need for community care, robust mental health service delivery systems are of primary importance.
3.Basal cell adenocarcinoma in the retromolar trigone: A case report
Bong-Hae CHO ; Yun-Hoa JUNG ; Jae-Joon HWANG ; Mi-Heon RYU ; Ji-Soo LEE
Imaging Science in Dentistry 2025;55(1):96-101
Basal cell adenocarcinoma, considered to be the malignant counterpart of basal cell adenoma, is a rare, low-grade malignant tumor of the salivary glands, accounting for 1-2% of salivary gland malignancies. It predominantly affects the parotid gland, while involvement of the minor salivary glands is exceptionally rare. This report presented a case of basal cell adenocarcinoma involving the left retromolar trigone in a 54-year-old woman. The initial provisional diagnosis suggested a benign or low-grade malignant salivary tumor. Advanced magnetic resonance imagingtechniques, including diffusion-weighted imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient analysis, aided in the preoperative prediction of malignancy, and an incisional biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of basal cell adenocarcinoma. This caseunderscored the challenge of distinguishing basal cell adenocarcinoma from benign salivary tumors, as clinical and imaging features often overlap. Surgical excision remains the primary treatment, yielding favorable outcomes;however, long-term follow-up is crucial due to the risk of recurrence.
4.A New Agenda for Optimizing Roles and Infrastructure in a Mental Health Service Model for South Korea
Eunsoo KIM ; Hyeon-Ah LEE ; Yu-Ri LEE ; In Suk LEE ; Kyoung-Sae NA ; Seung-Hee AHN ; Chul-Hyun CHO ; Hwoyeon SEO ; Soo Bong JUNG ; Sung Joon CHO ; Hwa-Young LEE
Psychiatry Investigation 2025;22(1):26-39
Objective:
As the demand for community mental health services continues to grow, the need for well-equipped and organized services has become apparent. This study aimed to optimize the roles and infrastructure of mental health services, by establishing, among other initiatives, standardized operating models.
Methods:
The study was conducted in multiple phases from May 12, 2021, to December 29, 2021. Stakeholders within South Korea and metropolitan mental health welfare centers were targeted, but addiction management support centers, including officials, patients, and their families, were integrated as well. A literature review and survey, focus group interviews, a Delphi survey, and expert consultation contributed to comprehensive revisions and improvements of the mental health service model.
Results:
The proposed model for community mental health welfare centers emphasizes the expansion of personnel and infrastructure, with a focus on severe mental illnesses and suicide prevention. The model for metropolitan mental health welfare centers delineates essential tasks in areas such as project planning and establishment, community research, and education about severe mental illnesses. The establishment of a 24-hour emergency intervention center was a crucial feature. In the integrated addiction support center model, the need to promote addiction management is defined as an essential task and the establishment of national governance for addiction policies is recommended.
Conclusion
This study proposed standard operating models for three types of mental health service centers. To meet the increasing need for community care, robust mental health service delivery systems are of primary importance.
5.Innovative Approaches in Tracheal Resection and Anastomosis Surgery: Integrating Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Enhanced Safety
Joohyung SON ; Bong Soo SON ; Jong Myung PARK ; Jeong Su CHO ; Yeongdae KIM ; Hoseok I ; Do Hyung KIM
Yonsei Medical Journal 2025;66(5):289-294
Purpose:
Tracheal resection with end-to-end anastomosis (TREE) has many advantages over conservative treatment in terms of long-term results; however, this method requires improved safety and accessibility. We aimed to combine expanded venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) during TREE surgery.
Materials and Methods:
Between May 2006 and December 2022, 41 patients diagnosed with tracheal stenosis or tracheal tumors underwent TREE. The non-ECMO and ECMO groups were classified based on the presence or absence of intraoperative ECMO support.
Results:
Reconstruction length was slightly longer in the ECMO group than in the non-ECMO group, but there was no statistical significance (p=0.082). There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of operative time (p=0.698), estimated blood loss (p=0.210), and duration of mechanical ventilation (p=0.713). There was a significant difference in intensive care unit stay between the two groups (p=0.013) due to the postoperative maintenance of ECMO. There were no cases of early mortality in either group during hospitalization (p>0.999).
Conclusion
ECMO support could assist in more challenging cases as it makes surgery easier in difficult patient scenarios.
6.A New Agenda for Optimizing Roles and Infrastructure in a Mental Health Service Model for South Korea
Eunsoo KIM ; Hyeon-Ah LEE ; Yu-Ri LEE ; In Suk LEE ; Kyoung-Sae NA ; Seung-Hee AHN ; Chul-Hyun CHO ; Hwoyeon SEO ; Soo Bong JUNG ; Sung Joon CHO ; Hwa-Young LEE
Psychiatry Investigation 2025;22(1):26-39
Objective:
As the demand for community mental health services continues to grow, the need for well-equipped and organized services has become apparent. This study aimed to optimize the roles and infrastructure of mental health services, by establishing, among other initiatives, standardized operating models.
Methods:
The study was conducted in multiple phases from May 12, 2021, to December 29, 2021. Stakeholders within South Korea and metropolitan mental health welfare centers were targeted, but addiction management support centers, including officials, patients, and their families, were integrated as well. A literature review and survey, focus group interviews, a Delphi survey, and expert consultation contributed to comprehensive revisions and improvements of the mental health service model.
Results:
The proposed model for community mental health welfare centers emphasizes the expansion of personnel and infrastructure, with a focus on severe mental illnesses and suicide prevention. The model for metropolitan mental health welfare centers delineates essential tasks in areas such as project planning and establishment, community research, and education about severe mental illnesses. The establishment of a 24-hour emergency intervention center was a crucial feature. In the integrated addiction support center model, the need to promote addiction management is defined as an essential task and the establishment of national governance for addiction policies is recommended.
Conclusion
This study proposed standard operating models for three types of mental health service centers. To meet the increasing need for community care, robust mental health service delivery systems are of primary importance.
7.Innovative Approaches in Tracheal Resection and Anastomosis Surgery: Integrating Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Enhanced Safety
Joohyung SON ; Bong Soo SON ; Jong Myung PARK ; Jeong Su CHO ; Yeongdae KIM ; Hoseok I ; Do Hyung KIM
Yonsei Medical Journal 2025;66(5):289-294
Purpose:
Tracheal resection with end-to-end anastomosis (TREE) has many advantages over conservative treatment in terms of long-term results; however, this method requires improved safety and accessibility. We aimed to combine expanded venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) during TREE surgery.
Materials and Methods:
Between May 2006 and December 2022, 41 patients diagnosed with tracheal stenosis or tracheal tumors underwent TREE. The non-ECMO and ECMO groups were classified based on the presence or absence of intraoperative ECMO support.
Results:
Reconstruction length was slightly longer in the ECMO group than in the non-ECMO group, but there was no statistical significance (p=0.082). There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of operative time (p=0.698), estimated blood loss (p=0.210), and duration of mechanical ventilation (p=0.713). There was a significant difference in intensive care unit stay between the two groups (p=0.013) due to the postoperative maintenance of ECMO. There were no cases of early mortality in either group during hospitalization (p>0.999).
Conclusion
ECMO support could assist in more challenging cases as it makes surgery easier in difficult patient scenarios.
8.Basal cell adenocarcinoma in the retromolar trigone: A case report
Bong-Hae CHO ; Yun-Hoa JUNG ; Jae-Joon HWANG ; Mi-Heon RYU ; Ji-Soo LEE
Imaging Science in Dentistry 2025;55(1):96-101
Basal cell adenocarcinoma, considered to be the malignant counterpart of basal cell adenoma, is a rare, low-grade malignant tumor of the salivary glands, accounting for 1-2% of salivary gland malignancies. It predominantly affects the parotid gland, while involvement of the minor salivary glands is exceptionally rare. This report presented a case of basal cell adenocarcinoma involving the left retromolar trigone in a 54-year-old woman. The initial provisional diagnosis suggested a benign or low-grade malignant salivary tumor. Advanced magnetic resonance imagingtechniques, including diffusion-weighted imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient analysis, aided in the preoperative prediction of malignancy, and an incisional biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of basal cell adenocarcinoma. This caseunderscored the challenge of distinguishing basal cell adenocarcinoma from benign salivary tumors, as clinical and imaging features often overlap. Surgical excision remains the primary treatment, yielding favorable outcomes;however, long-term follow-up is crucial due to the risk of recurrence.
9.A New Agenda for Optimizing Roles and Infrastructure in a Mental Health Service Model for South Korea
Eunsoo KIM ; Hyeon-Ah LEE ; Yu-Ri LEE ; In Suk LEE ; Kyoung-Sae NA ; Seung-Hee AHN ; Chul-Hyun CHO ; Hwoyeon SEO ; Soo Bong JUNG ; Sung Joon CHO ; Hwa-Young LEE
Psychiatry Investigation 2025;22(1):26-39
Objective:
As the demand for community mental health services continues to grow, the need for well-equipped and organized services has become apparent. This study aimed to optimize the roles and infrastructure of mental health services, by establishing, among other initiatives, standardized operating models.
Methods:
The study was conducted in multiple phases from May 12, 2021, to December 29, 2021. Stakeholders within South Korea and metropolitan mental health welfare centers were targeted, but addiction management support centers, including officials, patients, and their families, were integrated as well. A literature review and survey, focus group interviews, a Delphi survey, and expert consultation contributed to comprehensive revisions and improvements of the mental health service model.
Results:
The proposed model for community mental health welfare centers emphasizes the expansion of personnel and infrastructure, with a focus on severe mental illnesses and suicide prevention. The model for metropolitan mental health welfare centers delineates essential tasks in areas such as project planning and establishment, community research, and education about severe mental illnesses. The establishment of a 24-hour emergency intervention center was a crucial feature. In the integrated addiction support center model, the need to promote addiction management is defined as an essential task and the establishment of national governance for addiction policies is recommended.
Conclusion
This study proposed standard operating models for three types of mental health service centers. To meet the increasing need for community care, robust mental health service delivery systems are of primary importance.
10.Innovative Approaches in Tracheal Resection and Anastomosis Surgery: Integrating Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Enhanced Safety
Joohyung SON ; Bong Soo SON ; Jong Myung PARK ; Jeong Su CHO ; Yeongdae KIM ; Hoseok I ; Do Hyung KIM
Yonsei Medical Journal 2025;66(5):289-294
Purpose:
Tracheal resection with end-to-end anastomosis (TREE) has many advantages over conservative treatment in terms of long-term results; however, this method requires improved safety and accessibility. We aimed to combine expanded venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) during TREE surgery.
Materials and Methods:
Between May 2006 and December 2022, 41 patients diagnosed with tracheal stenosis or tracheal tumors underwent TREE. The non-ECMO and ECMO groups were classified based on the presence or absence of intraoperative ECMO support.
Results:
Reconstruction length was slightly longer in the ECMO group than in the non-ECMO group, but there was no statistical significance (p=0.082). There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of operative time (p=0.698), estimated blood loss (p=0.210), and duration of mechanical ventilation (p=0.713). There was a significant difference in intensive care unit stay between the two groups (p=0.013) due to the postoperative maintenance of ECMO. There were no cases of early mortality in either group during hospitalization (p>0.999).
Conclusion
ECMO support could assist in more challenging cases as it makes surgery easier in difficult patient scenarios.

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