Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Aspergillosis (III)

폐 국균증의 외과적 치료(제 3보)

  • Published : 2003.07.01

Abstract

Pulmonary aspergillosis usually results from the colonization of the existing lung lesions by chronic pulmonary diseases, such as tuberculosis. Most cases of pulmonary aspergilloma have been treated surgically for many years because it is a potentially life-threatening disease causing massive hemoptysis. Here we reviewed our results from the last 10 years. Material and Method: We reviewed 31 cases surgically treated from Aug. 1992 to Jul. 2002. retrospectively. This investigation is designed to illustrate the peak age incidence, sex ratio, chief complaints, preoperative study, anatomic location of operative site, postoperative pathologic finding and postoperative complications. Result: The peak age Incidence laid in the 3rd and 4th decade of 20 cases (64.5%). The most common complaint was hemoptysis in 27 cases (87.1%). The 31 cases had a history of treatment with anti-tuberculous drugs under impression of pulmonary tuberculosis. The 19 cases (61.3%) showed the so-called “Air-meniscus sign” on the preoperative chest X-ray. In the 31 cases (100%) on the chest computed tomography. as a preoperative diagnostic modality, positivity was shown in 37.9%, 83.3% was shown on the fungus culture of sputum for Aspergillus, serum immunodiffusion test for A. fumigatus, respectively. The anatomical location of aspergilloma was mainly in the upper lobe in 19 cases (61.3%) and the majority of cases were managed by lobectomy. The postoperative pathologic findings showed that 31 cases (100%) were combined with tuberculosis. The postoperative complications include empyema, prolonged air leakage, remained dead space, postoperative bleeding and these numbers of cases is 3 cases (9.7%), 2 cases (6.45%), 2 cases (6.45%), 1 case (3.23%), respectively. one case was died postoperatively due to massive beeding, and asphyxia. Conclusion: Compared with the previous study, there is no significant difference in results. Preoperative chest computed tomography and immunodiffusion test were more commonly available and showed high positivity. Operations often became technically difficult because of pleural space obliteration, indurated hilar structures, and poor expansion of the remaining lung, which were more prominent in the patients with complex aspergillosis. In such cases, medical treatments and interventional procedures like bronchial artery embolization are preferred. However, cavernostomy is also recommanded with few additional morbidity because of its relatively less invassiveness. Early surgical intervention is the recommended management for patients with simple aspergilloma considering the Row surgical mortality and morbidity in recent days.

폐 국균종은 폐결핵 등 만성 폐질환으로 인하여 파괴된 폐조직에 국균이 2차적으로 기생하여 발생하는데, 치명적 각혈 등의 증상이 발생할 수 있기 때문에 상당수 증례에서 수술적 치료를 필요로 한다. 이에 최근 10년 간의 수술적 경험을 고찰하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 1992년 8월부터 2002년 7월까지 폐절제술 후 병리학적으로 폐 국균종으로 확진된 31명의 환자를 대상으로 호발연령 및 성비율, 주소, 술전검사, 술식의 종류, 지저질환, 술 후 합병증 등을 분석 검토하였다. 결과: 호발연령은 30대와 40대(64.5%)이었으며, 술 전 주요증상은 객혈이었다(27명, 87.1%). 31명 모두에서 술 전 항결핵제 투여경력이 있었으며 19명(61.3%)에서 단순 흉부 방사선 사진상 연부조직 음영이 있는 큰 공동이 관찰되었고 흉부 전산화 단층촬영에서는 31명 모두에서 관찰되었다. 국균객담검사상 37.9%, 혈청 면역 확산 검사상 83.3%의 양성률을 보였다. 폐상엽이 19예(61.3%)로 호발부위였으며 대부분에서 폐엽절제술을 시행하였다. 술 후 병리조직검사상 전 예에서 결핵과 동반되어 있었다. 주요 합병증으로는 농흉 3예(9.7%), 지속적인 공기 누출 2예(6.45%), 사강 2예(6.45%), 술 후 출혈 1예(3.23%) 등이었다. 술 후 사망은 1예(3.23%)로 양측성 폐 국균종에서 수술한 반대쪽의 대량출혈로 사망하였다. 결론: 성비, 나이, 임상증상, 폐결핵과의 연관성, 병변부위 및 수술방법, 합병증 등에 대해서 과거 1963년부터 1992년까지 수술받은 80예와 비교하여 볼 때 큰 차이는 없었다. 진단 기법상 혈청검사는 술 전 아주 높은 양성률을 나타내었고 흉부전산화단층촬영의 높은 진단율은 폐 국균종의 진단과 수술에 매우 중요하다고 사료된다. 복합형 폐 국균종의 경우 흉막유착과 폐문의 경화, 잔존폐의 불완전한 확장 때문에 수술에 어려움이 있어 많은 시간 약물요법과 기관지 동맥 색전술 등의 내과적 치료를 선호하게 되는 데 이와 더불어 공동절개술 등의 비교적 비침습적인 수술방법도 추천되며 최근 합병증의 감소와 더불어 단순형 폐 국균종은 조기에 수술을 적극적으로 고려함이 요구된다.

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