Clinical Reviews of Spontaneous Hemopneumothorax

자연성 혈기흉의 임상 양상

  • Kim, Jung-Tae (Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Chang, Woon-Ha (Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
  • 김정태 (성균관대학교 의과대학 강북삼성병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 장운하 (성균관대학교 의과대학 강북삼성병원 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 2007.09.05

Abstract

Background: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax is a rare disease and can be life threatening; it occurs in $1{\sim}12%$ of patients with spontaneous pneumothorax. We analyzed clinical reviews and treatments, as well as complications of spontaneous hemopneumothorax patients that were treated to aid in the optimal management. Material and Method: We studied retrospectively 30 cases with spontaneous hemopneumothorax for 11 years, from 1995 to 2006, at our hospital. Result: All the patients were male and most of the patients were under 30 years. The sides with the disorder were as follows: right in 15 cases and left in 15 cases. Patients showed mostly initial symptoms of chest pain, dyspnea and hypovolemic shock. All patients underwent a closed thoracostomy and 27 patients underwent surgery. Chemical pleurodesis was peformed because of postoperative persistent air leakage and one case was treated in the ICU due to re-expansion pulmonary edema, There were no other complications such as fibrothorax seen during the follow-up periods. Conclusion: The most important finding is proper initial management, as the spontaneous hemopneumothorax can potentially lead to a life-threatening condition. Recently, video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is common procedure for general thoracic surgery and overcomes the weak points of performing a thoracotomy. The results of VATS are encouraging.

배경: 자연성 혈기흉은 생명을 위협할 수도 있는 아주 드문 질환으로 자연성 기흉 환자의 $1{\sim}12%$에서 발생한다. 본 흉부외과학 교실에서는 자연성 혈기흉으로 치료받은 환자의 임상증상 및 치료, 합병증 등을 분석하여 향후 치료에 도움이 되고자 본 연구를 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1995년부터 2006년까지 자연성 혈기흉으로 내원하여 치료받은 30명의 환자를 후향적 분석하여 다음의 결과를 얻었다. 결과: 30명 모두 남자였으며 연령으로는 30대 이하가 26명(86.6%)으로 대부분을 차지하였다. 발생 부위로는 우측과 좌측이 15예씩이었고 초기 증상으로는 흉통(16예, 53.3%) 및 호흡곤란(12예, 40%)이 대부분이었으며 쇼크증상을 나타낸 경우가 1예 있었다. 전 환자에서 폐쇄식 흉관 삽관술을 시행하였으며 그중 27예에서 수술적 치료를 하였다. 1예에 있어 술 후 지속적 공기누출이 있어 늑막유착술을 시행하였고 1명은 재팽창성 폐부종으로 인해 중환자실에서 치료 후 양호하여 퇴원한 경우가 있었으며 섬유흉 등의 합병증은 추적기간 동안 없었다. 결론: 자연성 혈기흉은 생명을 위협할 수도 있는 질환인 만큼 조기에 적절한 치료가 가장 중요하다. 최근에는 흉강경을 이용한 수술이 보편화되어 있어 예전의 개흉술로 인한 단점들을 많이 극복하였으며 그 경과도 매우 만족할 만하다.

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