• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.457-462
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• 2008

Background: Emergency airway access is essential when a patient has dyspnea that's due to tracheal or bronchial obstruction. Such methods as laser therapy and PDT are now being used for the treatment of tracheal obstruction that's due to benign diseases or nonsurgical malignant diseases. Cryotherapy is a method that uses extreme hypothermia for freezing a tumor to cause necrosis. In this study, we have evaluated the clinical effectiveness of performing endobronchial cryoablation through a flexible bronchoscope. Material and Method: 10 patients with tracheal obstruction that was due to endotracheal tumors were evaluated between May 2005 and May 2007. Eight were male and the mean age of the 10 patients was $59.4{\pm}18.4$ years. Three cases of tracheal obstruction were due to benign tumors and 7 were due to malignant tumors. The obstruction sites were 3 at the trachea, 3 at the carina and 4 at the bronchus. A flexible bronchoscope was inserted and the tumor was eliminated using a flexible cryoprobe. Follow up bronchoscopy was performed at 1 week and 1 month after cryoablation, and then we evaluated the decrease of dyspnea, the improvement of the performance and the complications of the procedures. Result: Complete remission was achieved in 4 patients and partial remission was achieved in 6 patients. Complications such as hemoptysis (100%), and cough (50%) were noted. Hemoptysis was spontaneously resolved in 3 to 8 days (mean: 4.9 days). A decrease in dyspnea and improvement in the performance was noted in all patients. Conclusion: Endobronchial stenosis plays a detrimental role in the life quality of a terminal cancer patient. Due to its simplicity and effectiveness for controlling bleeding, endobronchial cryoablation is considered to be a safe method that is clinically applicable to a wide range of tumors, including the removal of large tumors. We concluded that endobronchial cryoablation through a flexible bronchoscope is a safe, effective method for treating tracheobroncheal obstructions.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.235-238
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• 1996

Acquired tracheoesophageal fistula, a life threatening lesion, is rare but occurs most frequently alter prolonged mechanical ven ilation using a cuffed endotracheal tube. The mechanism of injury seems to be ischemia and inflammation of compressed trachea and esophagus by cuffed endotracheal tube. The patient was a 25 years old pregnant woman who was on prolonged mechanical ventilation for bacterial meningitis secondary to untreated otitis media. 40 days after mechanical ventilation, sudden subcutaneous empysema and pneumomediastinum ocurred and these were due to tracheoesophageal fistula. It was diagnosed with bronchoscopy and CT We performed tracheal repair with TA 60mm stapler and esophageal repair by interruted two layer suture with 410 vicryl and 510 prolene. A flap of sternocleidomastoid muscle was inserted between trachea and esophagus. Postoperative course was uneventful and the result of operation was acceptable by esophagography.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 2007.10a
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• pp.46.3-47
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• 2007

• Korean Journal of Bronchoesophagology
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.5-10
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• 2010

Objectives The purpose of this article was to review the video-assisted mediastinoscopic surgery (VAM) as diagnostic or therapeutic tools. Summary The VAM was indicated in diagnosis of pleural diseases, dissection or sampling of mediastinal or paraesophageal lymph nodes, nodal staging in lung cancer, or various therapeutic approaches. The advantages of VAM were included that was less painful, cosmetic merit, no need additional drain, and no effect of cardiopulmonary function. It was provided to surgeons wider and more detail operational field rather than conventional mediastinoscopic surgery. It was useful tool as training beginner surgeon, Although the VAM had limited indications, it would be feasible and important multi-purposal operational tools in mediastinal, pleural and lung diseases.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1987.05a
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• pp.19.1-19
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• 1987

피열연골절제술 (arytenoidectomy)은 양측성대마비 환자의 호흡곤란을 해결하기 위한 방법의 하나로서 현재까지 사용되고 있으며, 술식을 대별하면 Woodman등이 시행한 extralaryngeal approach방법과 Thornell등이 시도한 내시경적 피열연골 절제술로 나눌 수 있다. 최근에는 $CO_2$레이저에 의한 내시경적 피열연골절제술이 각광을 받고 있는데 그 장점으로는 첫째, 수술방법이 쉽고, 둘째, 수술시 출혈이 적으며, 세째, 병변부에 기구를 직접 접촉시키지 않고 수술할 수 있어 수술시야를 방해받지 않으며, 네째, 술후 육아조직 발생이 적고, 다섯째, 국소염증 반응이 적어 치유가 빠르다는 점 등이라 할 수 있다. 저자들은 최근 여러 원인에 의해 발생된 양측 성대마비 환자 3례에서 coherent $CO_2$레이저를 이용한 내시경적 피열연골절제술을 시행하여 그 경과가 좋았기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1991.06a
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• pp.40-40
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• 1991

뇌척수액 비루는 그 원인에 따라 외상성 뇌척수액 비루와 비외상성 뇌척수액 비루로 나뉘어지며 이 중 외상성 뇌척수액 비루가 대부분을 차지한다. 또한 외상성 뇌척수액 비루는 사고에 의한 것과 수술의 합병증으로 인한 의인성 뇌척수액 비루로 분류되어질 수 있다. 이비인후과 영역에서의 의인성 뇌척수액 비루로는 두개저 수술, 사골동 수술 등에서 발생될 수 있으며 이러한 수술의 증가에 따라 그 빈도가 점차 증가 추세에 있다. 최근 저자들은 의인성 뇌척수액 비루 2례를 경험한 바 각각 전사골동 상벽 및 사상판의 결손부위를 통한 뇌척수액 비루를 비내시경을 이용하여 정확히 발생부위를 확인할 수 있었으며 측두근 근막, tissue glue, Gel-foam을 사용하여 2례 모두에서 만족할만한 성과를 얻은 바 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.67-72
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• 1996

Bronchoesophageal fistula is a rare clinical entity whether congenital or acquired in adult. We experinced 8 cases of bronchoesophageal fistula and performed surgical correction from 1991 to 1994. Of the 8 patients, 5 patients were male and three were female aging from 21 to 61 years(mean 44.12$\pm$14.62 years). Seven of 8 patients had congenital bronchesophageal fistula and the other one had acquired bronchoesophageal fistula. According to the classification of Braimbridge and Keith, 4 cases were belonged to type I and 3 cases were type II . The diagnosis was confirmed by esophagogram in six patients, by bronchoscopy and bronchogram in two patients, and in one patient, the fistula was discovered i cidentally during operation. All patients received astulectomy and concomitant procedures were applied as follows ; 4 diverticulectomy, 4 right lower lobectomy, 1 bilobectomy, 1 left lower lobectomy and 1 wedge resection of left lower lobe. All but one patient were discharged without any complication and have been in good condition.

• Korean Journal of Bronchoesophagology
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.5-8
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• 2012

Cryosurgery is a safe method for palliation of endobronchial malignancies causing airway obstruction. Due to its simplicity and effectiveness for controlling bleeding, endobronchial cryosurgery is considered to be a good method that is clinically applicable to a malignant endobronchial tumor. In cases with stenosis caused by an endoluminal tumor, cryo-recanalization with a cryoprobe was immediately effective in most of the patients. A novel technique described by Hetzel in 2004 to achieve rapid recanalization of central airway obstruction with endobronchial cryoprobe. Cryorecanalization technique is feasible and offers many advantages in the interventional therapy of malignant intraluminal tumors of the respiratory tract.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1977.06a
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• pp.10.2-10
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• 1977

Thyrotomy is very useful surgical procedure for laryngeal lesions; however, the web-formation at the anterior part of vocal cords is a frequent troublesome sequel of this procedure. Since the anterior commissure is not injured in Hayashi's hemithyrotomy, a web never results from this procedure. But the intralaryngeal exposure is too small to perform the surgery in this method. Partial thyrotomy was deviced as a new surgical technique to the glottic subglottic lesion. In partial thyrotomy, surgical procedure can be easily carried out under local anesthesia, in a wide field. This procedure has no side effects such as the web-formation at the anterior commissure, nor dyspnea after the surgery.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.55-60
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• 2004

이 글에서는 노인의 대표적인 질환인 심혈관계 질환, 관절계 질환, 비뇨기계 질환의 치료를 위한 외과적인 수술 기술로 현재 의료기관에서 널리 사용되고 있는 최소 침습수습 기술을 소개한다.