Relation between Changes of DITI and Clinical Results according to the Level and Extent of Sympathicotomy in Essential Hyperhidrosis

본태성다한증에서 흉부교감신경의 차단 범위와 부위에 따른 임상결과와 체열변화 사이의 관계

  • 최순호 (원광대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 임영혁 (조선대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 이삼윤 (원광대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 최종범 (원광대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 2004.01.01

Abstract

Background: Video-assisted sympathicotomy is a safe and effective method for the treatment of essential hyperhidrosis with immediate symptomatic improvement. However, this is offset by the occurrence of a high rate of side-effects, such as embarrassing compensatory hyperhidrosis. Therefore, by comparing and assessing the relationship between temperature change measured by DITI (digital infrared thermographic imaging) and clinical results according to the level and extent of sympathicotomy in essential hyperhidrosis. we tried to obtain a more precisely and objectively, the distribution and degree of compensatory sweating by DITI and also for ascertaining the clinical usefulness. Material and Method: From January 2000 to June 2002, the thoracoscopic sympathicotomy was performed in 28 patients suffering from essential hyperhidrosis in Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wonkwang University Hospital. The patients were divided into four groups, Group I: patients having undergone T2 sympathicotomy, Group II: patients having undergone T3 sympathicotomy, Group III: patients having undergone T3,4 sympathicotomy, and Group IV: patients having undergone T2,3,4 sympathicotomy. The parameters were composed of the satisfaction rate of treatment, the degree of compensatory and plantar sweating, and temperature changes of entire body measured by DITI Result: There was no difference in age and follow-up period among the groups. All of the treated patients obtained satisfactory alleviation of essential hyperhidrosis in immediate postoperative period. However, the rate of long-term satisfaction were 85.8%, 85.8%, 42.9%, and 28.6% in group I, II, III, and IV (p<0.05). More than embarrassing compensatory sweating was present in 14.2%, 14.2%, 57.1%, 71.4% in group I, II, III, and IV (p<0.05) In regard to plantar sweating, decrease in sweating was expressed in each of four groups, but was not significant between groups. An apparent increase of temperature measured by DITI indicated sufficient denervation and predicted long-lasting relief of essential hyperhidrosis and also decrease in temperature of trunk and lower extremity by DITI had correlated well with postoperative satisfaction, and also postoperative compensatory sweating. Conclusion: We suggested that the incidence and degree of compensatory sweating was closely related to the site and the extent of thoracic sympathicotomy. Resection of the lower interganglionic neural fiber of the second thoracic sympathetic ganglion on the third rib is the most practical and minimally invasive treatment than other surgical methods. We were also to anticipated the distribution and degree of compensatory sweating by DITI precisely and objectively and for ascertaining the clinical usefulness.

배경: 비디오흉강경에 의한 교감신경차단술은 본태성 다한증환자에서 수술 즉시 증세의 호전을 보이는 안전하고 효과적인 방법이다. 하지만 이것은 곤혹스러운 보상성발한과 같은 높은 빈도의 부작용 발생으로 상쇄된다. 그래서 본태성다한증에서 교감신경차단술의 차단범위와 부위에 따른 임상결과와 컴퓨터 적외선 체열 영상에 의해 측정한 온도 사이의 관계를 비교하고 평가하였다. 컴퓨터 적외선 체열 영상에 의해서 보상성발한의 정도와 분포를 더 객관적으로 그리고 정확하게 예기할 수 있는가, 또한 임상적 유용성을 확인하기 위해서 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2000년 1월부터 2002년 6월까지 원광대병원 흉부외과학교실에서 다한증을 갖고 있는 28명의 환자에서 흉강경에 의한 흉부 교감신경차단술을 시행하였다. 환자는 각각 7명 인 4군으로 분리하였는데 I군은 제2번 T2 교감신경차단술, II군은 T3 교감신경차단술, III군은 T3,4 교감신경차단술 그리고 IV군은 T2,3,4 교감신경차단술을 시행하였다. 변수는 치료의 만족도, 보상성발한의 빈도, 족부 발한의 정도 그리고 DITI에 의해 측정한 전신의 체열 변화로 구성하였다. 결과: 나이와 추적기간에는 차이가 없었다. 모든 치료한 환자에서 수술 즉시는 만족할 만한 완화를 얻었다. 하지만 만기 시의 만족도는 I, II, III, IV군에서 각각 85.8%, 85.8%, 42.9%, 그리고 28.6%를 보였다. 곤혹스러울 정도 이상의 보상성발한은 I, II, III, IV군에서 각각 14.2%, 14.2%, 57.2%, 그리고 71.4%를 보였다. 족부 발한에서는 다소 호전을 보였으나 각 군 사이에 의미는 없었다. DITI에 의해 측정한 체열의 명백한 상승은 충분한 탈 신경을 암시하고 본태성다한증의 지속적인 완화를 예기할 수 있으며 체간부와 하지의 체열하강은 수술후의 만족도와 보상성발한과 일치하였다. 결론: 보상성발한의 정도와 빈도는 흉부 교감신경차단술의 범위와 부위에 밀접하게 연관된다. 제3번째 늑골상단에서 제2번 교감신경절의 하신경절 간 신경섬유의 차단이 다른 수술방법보다 실질적이고 최소 침습적 치료이다. 또한 DITI에 의해서도 보상성발한의 분포와 정도를 확실하게 그리고 객관적으로 예기할 수 있으며 임상적 유용성을 확인할 수 있었다.

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