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The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Surgical Treatment of Isolated Phlebectasia of the Forearm - A case report-

전완부에 발생한 정맥확장증에 수술적 치험 - 1예 보고 -

  • Lee, Woo-Surng (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Yo-Han (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Chee, Hyun-Keun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Hwang, Jae-Joon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Song-Am (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Jung, Ho-Sung (Department of Emergency Medicine, Chungju Hospital, School of Medicine, Konkuk University)
  • 이우성 (건국대학교 의학전문대학원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 김요한 (건국대학교 의학전문대학원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 지현근 (건국대학교 의학전문대학원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 황재준 (건국대학교 의학전문대학원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 이송암 (건국대학교 의학전문대학원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 정호성 (건국대학교 의학전문대학원 충주병원 응급의학교실)
  • Received : 2010.07.24
  • Accepted : 2010.09.26
  • Published : 2010.12.05
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Abstract

Phlebectasia of the venous system of the upper limb is very rare and it does not have a well-defined etiology. Phlebectasia means isolated fusiform or saccular dilatation of the venous system and isolated phlebectasia of the forearm may present as a painless cosmetic deformity or it may cause pain, decreased range of movement, compression on adjacent structures, bleeding, thrombosis and consumptive coagulopathy. We report here on a case of isolated phlebectasia of the forearm and we briefly review the relevant literature.

상지의 정맥 시스템에 발생하는 정맥류는 아직까지 정확한 병인이 규명되지 않은 매우 드문 양상의 질환이다. 일반적으로 정맥확장증은 방추형 혹은 주머니 모양의 정맥 확장을 의미하여, 독립적으로 상완에 발생한 정맥확장증은 통증이 없는 미용적 문제나 통증, 움직임의 제한, 인접 장기의 압박 소견, 출혈, 혈전 및 소모성 응고병증 등을 야기할 수 있다. 이에 저자들은 상완에 발생한 정맥확장증을 간략한 문헌 보고와 함께 상기 질환을 보고하는 바이다.

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