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Horner's Syndrome: A Rare Complication of Tube Thoracostomy - A case report -

폐쇄식 흉강삽관술 후 발생한 호너 증후군 - 치험 1예 -

  • Choi, Jae-Woong (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Joo-Hyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Yoo, Byung-Su (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Kang, Chang-Hyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Young-Tae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital)
  • 최재웅 (서울대학교병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 김주현 (서울대학교병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 유병수 (서울대학교병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 강창현 (서울대학교병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 김영태 (서울대학교병원 흉부외과)
  • Received : 2010.05.26
  • Accepted : 2010.07.14
  • Published : 2010.12.05

Abstract

We report one case of Horner's syndrome, a rare complication of closed thoracostomy. A 17 year-old girl with a second attack of left side primary spontaneous pneumothorax visited an emergency room. After closed tube thoracostomy, she was admitted to a general ward for elective video-assisted thoracosopic bullectomy, which was delayed due to incidental right side acute otitis media. On the third day of admission, she presented with pain and discomfort in the left eye. Further examination revealed left side ptosis and miosis and led to a diagnosis of Homer's syndrome. The chest tube was pulled back 2 to 3 cm for repositioning. After two days she underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic bullectomy and mechanical pleurodesis and was discharged at postoperative day 7. Symptoms and signs of Homer's syndrome gradually resolved, and she had fully recovered at the 2 month postoperative outpatient follow-up.

호너 증후군은 폐쇄식 흉강삽관술 후 발생할 수 있는 드문 합병증으로 이를 치험하여 보고하고자 한다. 17세 여자 환자로 2번째 발생한 좌측 기흉으로 폐쇄식 흉강삽관술 시행 후 수술 위해 입원하였다. 입원 후 우측 중이염 발생으로 항생제 치료 중 폐쇄식 흉강삽관술 후 3일째 흉관 삽입한 동측 동공 축동과 눈꺼풀 처짐을 증상으로 하는 호너 증후군이 발생하였고, 즉시 흉관을 2~3 cm 잡아 빼서 흉관의 위치를 교정하였다. 폐쇄식 흉강삽관술 후 5일째 기흉에 대한 낭포 절제술과 기계적 흉막 유착술을 시행하였고, 특별한 문제 없이 수술 후 7일에 퇴원하였다. 수술 후 호너 증후군으로 인한 증상은 점차 호전되었고, 2달만에 완전히 회복하였다.

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