Kosin Medical Journal

Joo Yeon Kim

2 Articles

A Case Of Cavernous Sinus Syndrome and Mutifocal Cerebral Infarction Related To Mucormycosis Of Sphenoid Sinus: Seok Won Jeon, Chang Hoi Kim, Joo Yeon Kim, Jae Hwan Kwon; Kosin Med J. 2018;33(3):454-462. Published online December 31, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7180/kmj.2018.33.3.454

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A 54-year-old man, suffering from severe headache and ophthalmoplegia after undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery was referred to a tertiary hospital. Computed tomography (CT) revealed soft tissue density lesions in the left sphenoid sinus. The internal carotid artery was shown to be occluded in brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans without any other cerebral lesion.

Endoscopic view of left nasal cavity shows whitish hyphae in the ethmoid and the sphenoid sinuses. We diagnosed him with cavernous sinus syndrome caused by mucormycosis and conducted endoscopic sinus surgery to remove remaining lesions and decompress orbit and optic nerves.

After the revision surgery the patient's headache and ophthalmoplegia were improved. However, multifocal cerebral infarctions were newly discovered in a postoperative CT scan. We experienced a case of mucormycosis of sphenoid sinus resulting in occlusion of internal carotid artery and multifocal cerebral infarction, and report it with a brief review of these disease entities.

An Acoustic Study on Voice Change after Tonsillectomy: Hwan Ho Lee, Joo Yeon Kim, Yong Hyeon No; Kosin Med J. 2012;27(2):127-131. Published online December 27, 2012; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7180/kmj.2012.27.2.127

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Many people have been concerned about voice change after tonsillectomy. The purpose of this study is to analyze changes in the voice and to think about changes in the vocal tract after surgery by using CSL-MDVP.
Methods
Data of 27 patients who underwent tonsillectomy were prospectively evaluated. Acoustic analysis was performed before, after 1 week, after 1 month from the surgery. Nasometer was also conducted.
Results
In acoustic analysis, there were no significant changes in F0, jitter, shimmer, NHR, VTI, SPI. But vAM was statistically increased. Vowels and nasal consonants formant frequency analysis results in patients showed no statistically correlation in 1months after tonsillectomy. Although the statistically increased in the nasal consonants /하나/.
Conclusions
Although the temporary increase or decrease in the acoustic factor or formant in the vowels and nasal consonants after tonsillectomy, but most factors are make no difference. The voice change that come postoperatively could be considered as no concern, but surgeons need to aware of various facts, which can affect voice changes before the surgery.

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