Surgical Management of Idiopathic Tracheal Stenosis -Three case reports-

특발성 기관 협착증(Idiopathic Tracheal Stenosis)의 외과적 치험 -3예 보고-

  • Kim, Hyung-Tae (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Ho (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine) ;
  • Yoon, You-Sang (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine)
  • 김형태 (아주대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 최호 (아주대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 윤유상 (아주대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 2003.06.01

Abstract

A lower laryngeal and upper tracheal stenosis that is of idiopathic origin is occasionally seen. It is called an idiopathic tracheal stenosis. These circumferential fibrous stenosis is rare and they are most often located in the subglottic larynx and extend to varying distances predominantly in young women. Because of the unknown nature of the disease process and uncertainty about its future progression, patients were approached conservatively. Recently, surgical resection and reconstruction have been increasingly performed, as favorable results were obtained. Three female patients with dyspnea were admitted. For two patients, they were diagnosed this conditions as bronchial asthma by mistake. All patients were performed computed tomography and bronchoscopy. For two patients with subglottic stenosis, subglottic resection was performed by cervical collar incision, and for the other one patient with distal tracheal stenosis, tracheal resection was performed by right posterolateral thoracotomy. A diagnosis of idipathic tracheal stenosis was confirmed by postoperatively pathologic finding. For one case, because of anastomosis site infection and restenosis, a whole tracheal exposure was performed by cervical collar incision and median sternotomy. And reoperation was peformed successfully.

특별한 원인 없이 하부후두나 상부기관의 협착이 나타날 수 있는데, 이를 특발성 기관 협착증(Idiopathic Tracheal Stenosis)이라 한다. 이러한 특발성 기관 협착증는 젊은 여성에게 나타나는 성대하부의 원형섬유성 협착을 보이는 드문 질병이다. 이에 대한 치료는 질병의 원인이나 경과가 밝혀지지 않아 보존적 원칙에 따르는 것이 일반적이었으나, 최근 들어 외과적인 절제와 재건술이 많이 시행되고 있으며 좋은 결과를 보고하고 있다. 3예 모두 여성 환자로 호흡곤란을 주소로 내원하였고, 2예는 기관지천식 진단하에 수년간 내과적 치료를 받은 병력이 있었다. 모든 환자에 있어서 경부 및 흉부 전산화단층촬영과 기관지내시경으로 기관 협착증을 진단하였고, 협착의 위치에 따라 성문하 협착(Subglottic Stenosis) 2예는 경부 칼라 절개술을 통하여 성문하 절제(Subglottic resection)를 시행하였고 기관 원위부 협착 1예는 우측 후외측 개흉술을 통하여 기관절제 및 단단 문합을 시행하였으나 문합부의 감염에 의한 재협착으로 기관내 스텐트 삽입 후 경부 칼라절개와 정중흉골절개로 모든 기관을 노출한 재수술로 성공적인 치료를 하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

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