• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.29 no.11
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• pp.1182-1190
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• 1996

The best treatment of congenital or acquired tracheal stenosis is resection and end to end anastomosis. Various prosthetic material and tissue graft replacement can be considered when the stenotic segment is too long, but their uses are still limited due to many serious complications. The present study examined the effect of immunosuppression and cryopreserved allograft trachea after intraperitoneal omental implantation for evaluation of the possibility of tracheal transplantation. Thirty tracheal segments were harvested from fifteen donor Wistar rats. Among them eighteen segments were implanted immediately(group I, II, III) and twelve segments were used for cryopreservation(group IV, V). Heterotopical intraperitoneal implantation was performed in five groups of rats(n=6); Group I was Wistar syngeneic controls and received no immunosuppression. Group II and III were those of Sprague-Dawley recipients, the former receiving no immunosuppression and the latter receiving immunosuppression(Cyclosporin A 15mg/kg/day, Methylprednisolone 2mg/kg/day). Group IV and V were groups of Sprague-Dawley recipients, the former receiving immunosuppression and the latter receiving no Immunosuppression. After 28 days, rats were sacrificed and the tracheal segments were histologically evaluated. Epithelial thickness was significantly decreased in group II, IV. Epithelial regeneration score was also significantly decreased in II. All rats maintained well their round tracheal contour. In conclusion; I) trachea could be preserved for a long time with cryo method, 2) epithelium could regenerate fully with omentopexy in cryopreserved trachea, 3) immunosuppresion was not necessary with cryopreserved trachea.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.215-223
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• 1999

Background: The replacement of the narrowed long-segment trachea with various prosthetic materials or tissue grafts remains a difficult and unsolved surgical problem. Homologous cryopreserved tracheal transplantation has been considered to treat the irreversibly-damaged organs, such as in the lung or heart transplantation and also to overcome the limited supply of donor organs. We examined the morphological changes and the immunosuppressive effects of the cryopreserved trachea after the heterotopic transplantation in the rats. Material and Method: Sixty tracheal segments harvested from 30 donor Wistar rats were heterotopically implanted into the peritoneal cavity of 20 recipient Wistar rats and 40 Sprague Dawley rats. The 60 recipient rats were divided into 6 groups(10 rats/ group). In groups I, II, and III, 30 tracheal segments were implanted immediately after the harvesting and in groups IV, V, and VI, the segments were implanted 28 days after the cryopreservation. Groups I and IV were Wistar syngeneic controls. Groups II and V were Sprague Dawley recipients receiving no immunosuppression and Groups III and VI, were Sprague Dawley recipients receiving immunosuppressive agents. At 28 days all rats were sacrificed and the tracheal segments were evaluated grossly and histologically. Result: Immunosuppression of the tracheal segments had a significant influence on the changes of the tracheal lumen and tracheal epithelial cells, irrespective of the cryopreservation of the trachea(p<0.001). In groups III and VI receiving immunosuppressive agents, the tracheal lumen was patent and the normal epithelial cells were observed, however in the other groups not receiving the immunosuppressive agents, there were almost luminal obliteration by the proliferation of the fibrous tissues and a loss of the epithelial cells, the findings were similar to those in the case of obliterative bronchiolitis after a lung and a heart-lung transplantation. Conclusion: With the appropriate immunosuppressive agents, the lumen and the respiratory epithelium of the transplanted tracheal segment were well preserved, even after the cryopreservation of the tracheal segment, which shows the possibility of the long-term preservation and homologous transplantation of the trachea. But fibroproliferative obliteration of the tracheal lumen and the loss of the normal respiratory epithelial cells, characteristic findings of obliterative bronchiolitis, were observed in the groups without the immunosuppression. This experiment using the rat trachea may be useful in studying the pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention of obliterative bronchiolitis after a lung and a heart-lung transplantation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.31 no.12
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• pp.1127-1133
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• 1998

Background: There are no ideal substitutes for tracheal replacement. Therefore we investigated the possibility of clinical use of cryopreserved tracheal homograft with special interest in the viability and rejection of the epithelial cell and cartilage. Material and Method: Rabbit's trachea was sected and stored in liquid nitrogen tank for 1 month. Tracheal replacement was done in 45 rabbits with autograft(n=15, Group 1), fresh allograft(n=15, Group 2) and cryopreserved homograft(n=15, Group 3). After 7, 14, and 30 days, 5 rabbits in each group were sacrificed and the regeneration of epithelium and cartilage and the degree of rejection were assessed by counting the monocellular infiltration. Result: Investigation at day 7, showed no difference in epithelial regeneration, however, at days 14 and 30, Group 1 showed better regeneration of epithelium than groups 2 and 3. There was no difference of epithelial regeneration between group 2 and 3. There was little rejection at day 7, but at days 14 and 30, there was significant rejection in group 2 and group 3.(P<0.05). Group 3 showed lesser rejection than group 2 at days 14 and 30, but it was not statistically significant. Cartilage showed no rejection and maintained its viability in groups 2 and 3. Conclusion: Cryopreserved tracheal homograft can maintain its viability, therefore it may represent a possibility of clinical application for tracheal replacement. However, cryopreservation can not eliminate the antigenicity of the trachea completely. Furthere studies for lowering the antigenicity and rejection should be performed for an ideal substitute for tracheal replacement.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 2010.03a
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• pp.37-37
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• 2010

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1995.04a
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• pp.92.2-92
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• 1995

후두암 및 하인두암의 광역절제후 결손된 하인두 및 경부식도의 재건방법에는 여러 근피판, 인두위 문합이나 유리공장이식술과 같은 소화장기의 이용 및 전박유리피판술 등이 있다. 저자들은 1985년부터 1994년까지 10년간 세브란스병원에서 후두 및 하인두암으로 수술적 치료를 받은 예중 인두위문합술로 재건한 7례, 유리공장이식술로 재건한 9례, 전박유리피판술로 재건한 7례의 치료성적을 후향적으로 고찰하여 하인두 및 경부식도의 재건에 사용할 수 있는 술식들의 치료결과 및 장단점을 알아보고자 하였다. 피판의 생존은 세가지 술식 모두에서 양호하였으며 구강을 통한 식이섭취가 전례에서 가능하였다. 발생한 합병증으로는 인두피부누공, 문합부위의 협착 등이 있었으며 보존적인 방법으로 치유가 가능하였다.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1996.04a
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• pp.88-88
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• 1996

선천성 또는 외상등에 의한 후천성 기도 협착의 치료는 아직도 어려운 문제중 하나로서 해결하여야 할 많은 과제를 내포하고 있다. 특히 안정되고 유연한 구조적인 골격과 함께 호흡성상피로 피복되는 기관점막은 기관기능 보존에 있어 필수적 조건이다. 저자들은 현재까지 보고자에 따라 견해 차이가 있는, 이식연골막 및 이식점막의 운명에 대하여 시기에 따른 형태학적 변화를 관찰하고자 하였다. 즉 저자들은 혈행성 복합피판의 형태로 이식한 점막에 일어나는 변화를 형태학적으로 연구하였으며, 대조군으로는 혈행이 유지되지 않는 유리이식(free graft)으로 구성된 복합피판을 이용하였다. 또한 면역조직화학적 염색을 통해 이식 초기에 일어나는, 이식점막과 결손부 주변조직사이의 재생능의 차이를 비교하고자 하였다. 토끼 40마리를 두 군으로 나누어 각 군당 20마리씩으로 하였으며 술후 각각 2주, 4주, 6주 및 8주에 기관에 이식한 피판을 조직학적으로 분석하였다. 섬모의 재생상태는 주사현미경을 통해 관찰하였으며 각 군당 4마리의 토끼를 술 후 1일과 2일에 Brdu-Anti Brdu로 염색하여 결손된 점막의 주변부와 이식한 점막사이의 재생능이 복합피판의 구성에 따라 어떤 차이가 있는지 알아보았다. 1. 혈행성의 복합피판으로 구성된 구강점막은 원주상피로 화생(metaplasia)하는 경향을 보였으나 유리 연골막에 부착한 구강점막에서는 괴사가 진행되면서 주위의 점막에서 성장해 들어가는 양상을 보였다. 2. Brdu-Anti Brdu 염색의 결과, 복합피판의 구성에 따라 이식점막과 주위 기관상피의 염색양상에 유의한 차이를 나타내었다.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1995.04a
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• pp.89.1-89
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• 1995

근래에 장기간 보조 호흡이 많아지고 사고로 인한 기관손상이 증가함에 따라 기관 협착증의 빈도가 증가하고 있다. 기관 재건술에 사용하는 여러 조직 중에서 연골막은 유연하고 신생연골을 생성할 수 있으며 감염에 저항성이 있고 점막화가 빨라 이상적인 조직으로 알려져있다. 저자들은 실험동물로 각각 10마리의 가토를 사용하여 유리자가 이개연골막과 혈관경을 가진 자가이개 연골막을 이용한 기관재건술을 시행하고 8주후에 신생연골 형성능력을 정량적으로 비교 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1) 기관 결손 부위는 두 실험군 모두에서 잘 재건되었다. 2) 이개연골막은 기관 결손을 재건하는데 유용한 조직임이 확인되었다. 3) 유리자가 이개연골막 이식군에서는 평균 0.15mm의 신생연골을 생성한 반면 혈관경을 가진 자가이개 연골막 이식군에서는 평균 0,45mm를 생성하여 더욱 효과적이었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.559-565
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• 1997

Donor airway ischemia is a significant problem after tracheal replacement with homograft or lung transplantation, Several factors such as omentopexy, heparin, PGl2 and fibroblast growth factor, have been shown to induce angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. This study was designed to investigate whether omentopexy and basic flbroblast growth factor can enhance rabbit tracheal revascularization and epithelial regeneration, Three different experiments were performed with New Zealand white rabbit. In group I(n= 15 control group), only coNical tracheal autotransplantation was done. In group II(n= 15), cervical tracheal autotransplantation with omentopexy was done through subcutaneous route. In group III(n= 15), cervical tracheal autotransplantation was done and lug basic flbroblast growth factor was applied. After 3, 7 and 14 days, the animals were sacrificed. The extent of revascularization was investigated by means of uptake of the human serum albumin labelled with 99m technetium, and epithelial regeneration were assessed by means of light microscope. In the group investigated at day 3, there was statistically significant high tracheal revascularization in group III(p<0.05), but no difference at 7 and 14 days. And epithelial regenerations at day 3 were better in group III(p<0.05), and at day 7 in group II and III. But there was no difference at day 14. We concluded that b-FGF can enhance the revascularization and epithelial regeneration of the tracheal autograft especially in early phase.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1991.06a
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• pp.24-24
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• 1991

기관협착증은 이비인후과 영역에 있어서 치료가 어려운 질환중의 하나로 이의 재건에는 여러가지 자가조직이 각각의 장점에 따라 사용되어 왔지만 완전하고 만족할만한 결과를 얻지 못하는 실정이다. 저자들은 가토의 자가 늑연골 (1군) 및 늑연골막 (2군)을 이용한 기관 재건술을 시행하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1) 이식편은 술후 10주 (1군) 및 12주 (2군)에 흡수나 섬유조직으로의 대치는 없었으며, 기관강의 크기는 직상 하부의 정상기관과 큰 차이가 없었다. 2) 늑연골을 이식한 부위는 연골막의 내세포층에서 연골세포가 분화, 이동되어 절단된 연골사이로 이동하여 새로운 연골을 형성하였다. 3) 늑연골막을 이식한 부위는 연골막에서 형성된 연골세포 및 연골기질이 절단된 연골사이로 이동하여 새로운 연골을 형성하였다. 4)) 이식한 부위의 점막층은 점막재생이 이루어져 원주상피로 피복되었다. 5) 기관 전벽의 결손부위는 늑연골 및 늑연골막을 이용하여 성공적으로 재건되었다.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1983.05a
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• pp.14.3-14
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• 1983

In recent years there has been considerable interest in reconstructive surgery of the trachea for cervical tracheal stenosis developed by complication of endotracheal intubation or tracheotomy, or trauma of the neck. The methods used to reconstruct the tracheal defects can be repaired with end-to - end anastomosis, cervical flaps, and autogenous graft materials. Since Grillo had undertaken tracheal reconstruction after circumferential resection in dogs, resection and end - to - end anastomosis was used in cases of circumferential stenosis. And, costal, nasal septal and auricular cartilage have been used for the autogenous graft materials. Since Caputo and Consiglio had undergone tracheoplasty with auricular cartilage, Morgenstein reported successful repair of a tracheal defect with a composite postauricular cartilage graft. The advantages of the auricular cartilage graft are its easy accessibility, availability and familiarity to the otolaryngologist. In past 2 years, We performed the tracheoplasty with auricular cartilage graft and end- to end an astomosis after segmental resection in 5 patients who had suffered from tracheal stenosis. And we obtained good results. So, we reported the cases with review of the literatures.