• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1993.05a
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• pp.80-80
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• 1993

Airway stenosis in children may be classified into congenital and acquired forms. The incidence of acquired forms is increasing mainly due to increase in prolonged intubation and trauma. In congenital stenosis with significantly compromised airway, the patient may be tracheotomized and allowed some waiting period while expecting spontaneous resolution as the child grows. However, with this treatment policy, there is a considerably higher mortality and morbidity for the acquired disease as to often warrant surgical reconstruction. The authors reviewed the medical records of 22 pediatric patients under the age of 15 who have had airway reconstruction at the authors' department from the beginning of January, 1988 through the end of December, 1992. The prognosis was analyzed in light of the etiology, site and severity of the stenosis, and the type of reconstructive measures.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1981.05a
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• pp.4.3-5
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• 1981

The Silicone tracheal T-tube was designed to maintain an adequate tracheal airway as well as to provide support in the stenotic reconstituted or reconstructed trachea. This report is our experiences with using silicone T-tube which were successfully used to two cases with extensive laryngotracheal trauma, and one case with decannulation difficulty for 9 months. Authors strongly believe that silicone T-tube is an excellent device out of consideration for our experienced cases, though many techniques have been applied for the treatments of tracheal problems.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1987.05a
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• pp.18.1-18
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• 1987

1972년 Jako와 Strong이 후두질환에 $CO_2$레이저 사용을 발표한 이래 최근 이비인후과영역에서 $CO_2$레이저를 이용한 수술방법이 각광을 받고 있으며 특히 후두 및 기관지 협착증에서의 $CO_2$레이저 이용은 현재까지 가장 좋은 방법의 하나로 소개되고 있다. 이와 더불어 최근 레이저를 이용한 기관지경술이 이용되고 있는데, 이는 기관 및 기관지의 여러 질환중에서 유두종등의 양성종양의 제거, 기관 및 기관지 협착증의 치료, 그리고 원발 혹은 전이에 의한 기관내 악성종양의 고식수술(姑息手術)등에 이용되고 있다. 최근 저자들은 성문하부 및 기관내에 발생한 후두 및 기관유두종 2례와 육아조직에 의한 성문하부 및 기관협착증 2례에서 coherent $CO_2$레이저 기관지경을 이용한 기관지경술로 만족할 만한 결과를 얻었기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1987.05a
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• pp.13.1-13
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• 1987

저자들은 1984년 12월 17일부터 1987년 2월 26일까지 경희대학교 의과대학 부속병원 이비인후과 및 흉부외과에서 경험한 9례의 기관협착증환자를 대상으로 임상적 고찰을 하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1) 연령 및 성별분포는 여자 3례, 남자 6례이었고, 10세이하 3례, 10대 2례, 20대 2례, 40대 이상이 2례 이었다. 2) 원인은 지속적 기관내삽입관에 의한 경우가 4례이었고 1례는 선천성 혈관기형인 double aortic arch에 의해 기관이 눌리어 기도협착증상이 있었던 경우이었다. 상기관절개술에 의한 경우가 2례, 경부외상 1례, 기관내 종양 2례이었다. 3) 협착부위의 길이는 1.5cm에서 2cm까지가 4례로 가장 많았고 3cm이내가 2례, 4cm이내 1례, 6cm이내 1례이었다. 4) 치료는 보존적인 방법으로 내시경하에서 육아조직 및 반흔조직을 laser를 이용하여 제거한 후 silastic stent 혹은 Montgomery T-tube 삽입후 4주에서 6주후 제거하여 치료한 경우가 2례이었고 협착부위절제 및 단단문합술을 시행한 경우가 6례이었다. 1례에서는 aortic arch division을 시행하였다. 5) 예후는 9례중 단단문합술을 시행한 6례 그리고 보존적 방법으로 laser를 이용한 육아조직의 제거 및 지지물삽입을 시행한 3례에서 모두 현재까지 재발은 보이지 않고 있다. 6) 기관협착의 길이가 1.5cm에서 4cm까지의 경우에는 supralaryngeal release procedure없이 단단문합술을 시행하였고 협착길이가 6cm인 1례에서는 supralaryngeal release를 하여 tension없이 문합술을 시행할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.439-443
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• 2003

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.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1977.06a
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• pp.9.1-10
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• 1977

Many etiological factors playa significant role in the development of tracheal stenosis; too high tracheostomy (Jackson, 1921), too small stoma (Greisen, 1966), the treatment with respirator using cuffed tube (Pearson et al., 1968; Lindholm, 1966; Bryce, 1972) and infection (Pearson, 1968). Although the incidence has been reduced due to development of surgical technique and antibiotics, the frequency of tracheal stenosis which produces symptoms after tracheostomy ranges from 1.5 per cent (Lindholm, 1967). In the management of the stenosis, mild cases are treated by mechanical dilatation with silicon tube or stent (Schmigelow, 1929; Montgomery, 1965) combined steroid (Birck, 1970), and in the cases of stenosis causes, these removed under the are bronchoscopy. But in severe stenosis, transverse resection with subsequent end-to-end anastomosis has been used in recent years (Pearson et al., 1968). During about 10 years, 1967 to 1977, a total of 23 patients with tracheal stenosis complicated among the 1, 514 tracheostomies have been treated in Severance Hospital. Now, we have obtained following conclusions by means of clinical analysis of 23 cases of tracheal stenosis. 1. The frequency of tracheal stenosis was 23 cases among 1, 514 cases of tracheostomy (1.5%). 2. Under the age of 5, these are 12 cases (52.2 %). 3. The sex incidence was comprised of 18 males and 5 females. 4. The duration of tracheostomy ranges from 4 days to 16 months. 5. The primary diseases requiring tracheostomy were following; central nerve system lesions 11 cases, upper air way obstruction 10 cases, extrinsic respiratory failure 2 cases. 6. Severe wound infections were only 2 cases. 7. The methods of treatment applied to tracheal stenosis were following; closed observation only 5 cases, nasotracheal intubation combined steroid 5 cases, T-tube stent combined steroid 3 cases, fenestration op. 4 cases, revision 4 cases and transverse resection and end-to-end anastomosis 2 cases.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1976.06a
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• pp.90.2-90
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• 1976

The esophageal stricture after ingestion of caustic agent can be prevented with adequate procedure and management, but if unfortunately developed a stricture, it was treated with various kinds of bougie; peroral esophagoscopic bougienage, Hurst or Maloney type weigted bougie, endless bougienage, retrograde esophageal bougienage and an open surgery. Recently the authors experienced two cases of severe esophageal sreicture after ingestion of acetic acid, which were treated by endless bougination with good results.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1982.05a
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• pp.12-12
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• 1982

We have recently experienced a case of decannulation difficulty resulted from head and thoracic injury. The patient was 21-year-old male who undergone craniectomy and tracheotomy at other hospital about 7 months ago prior to admission On admission, there was swelling in glottic and subglottic region in indirect laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy with fixation of vocal cords in paramedian position. We tried to reestablish an adequate air way with bougination using Jackson esophageal bougie but there was no effect with it. So we performed vertical incision through cricoid cartilage and tracheal rings and insertion of Teflon tube in stenotic lesion for 9 months and removed it. At present time, the patient has been satisfactory corking training course.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.38 no.8 s.253
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• pp.583-588
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• 2005

Congenital tracheal stenosis can be a life-threatening disease, especially in cases involving the long-segment of the trachea. When patients are symptomatic immediately after birth or develop an accompanying complex cardiac anomaly, surgical repair can be a considerable challenge. We experienced a tracheoplasty in one early infant weighing 2.6 kg and one neonate who had ventilator dependency from long-segment congenital tracheal stenosis and congenital cardiac anomaly. One early infant, who had diffuse stenosis of distal trachea after ventricular septal defect closure, underwent resection and extended end to end anastomosis. One neonate who had diffuse stenosis of proximal trachea with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), underwent slide tracheoplasty with total correction for TOF Postoperative chest computed tomography showed widely patent trachea. Both infants are now well without symptoms.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1995.04a
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• pp.90.1-90
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• 1995

저자들은 최근 4년간 11례에서 기관절제 및 단단문합술을 사용하였기에 그 치료 결과를 살펴보고 치료적용의 범위를 넓혀보고자 한다. 대상은 후두-기관협착증 2례, 기관협착증 8례, 갑상선암 1례로 총 11례였으며 이중 3례에서 기관-식도누공이 동반되어 있었다. 술후 발거가 가능했던 경우는 8례였으며 발거가 불가능했던 경우는 술전에 이미 양측성대마비가 있던 경우 l례, 문합부위 아래에 새로운 협착 부위가 생겼던 1례, 기관 연골의 과도한 결손이 있었던 경우가 1례 있었다. 합병증으로 창상감염 1례, 육아조직 3례의 경우는 치료되었으며 양측성대마비가 있던 경우는 편측성대절제를 하여 관찰 중이다. 이상의 결과를 볼 때 기관절제 및 단단문합술이 실패한 경우는 2례로 술전 동반질환의 정확한 검사 및 절제부위의 국소화, 수술시 문합부위의 장력을 최소화하여 시행한다면 합병증은 비교적 받아들일만 하며 비교적 성공율도 기대할 만한 술식으로 여겨졌다.