• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.36 no.10
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• pp.794-797
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• 2003

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a local, endoscopically controlled nonoperative therapeutic technique based on selective sensitization of mucosal, malignant and precancerous lesions of the esophagus, trachea and bronchus prior to light-induced tissue destruction in the department of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. PDT is effective and safe for palliative treatment of neoplasms in the stomach, esophagus, and lung. But skin phototoxicity is unsatisfactory, therefore optimization of management of post-PDT is necessary for preventing phototoxic side effects of skin. Careful patient education in photoprotection techniques, close patient follow-up, early dermatologic referral and medical treatment are recommended. We performed PDT in a patient with intrathoracic constructed stomach. We report this case with a brief review of literatures, therefore.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.49-52
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• 1999

A 58-year-old male patient visited our hospital for epigastric discomfort and dysphagia which had developed 5 months earlier. He was diagnosed with esophageal cancer at the mid-thoracic level based on radiologic, endoscopic, and histologic examinations. An esophagectomy(Ivor Lewis technique) was done to treat the esophageal cancer. He was doing well until the 20th postoperative day when he began to complain of cough, sputum, fever and chills, Subsequently, thereafter, abdominal pain and generalized abdominal tenderness developed on the 22nd postoperative day. Upon gastrofiberscopy and esophagographic examinations, he was diagnosed with gastrobronchial fistula and an emergency operation was performed. On operative findings, the gastric fundus was perforated and directly connected to the abscessed cavity of the right upper lobe due to a gastric ulcer. We, herewith, report this case after review of the literature.

• 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.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.39 no.9 s.266
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• pp.733-738
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• 2006

The prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease has been increased recently in Korea. The use of minimally invasive laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery has become popular in the operation of esophageal disease such as esophageal cancer or gastroesophageal reflux disorder. We experienced three cases of laparoscopic Nissen fun-doplications and one case of laparoscopic Collis gastroplasty, and we will describe the technical aspect of these surgeries.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.411-417
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• 2003

Esophageal cancer is an aggressive disease with a poor prognosis. Recently, neoadjuvant therapy been used in an attempt to increase the long term survival but has not been shown as a clear advantage. We reviewed the recurrence and survival after complete resection of esophageal cancer without neoadjuvant therapy. Material and Method: From December 1994 to December 2001, 182 consecutive patients who underwent intrathoracic esophagectomy, transthoracic esophagogastrostomy and two-field lymph node dissection for esophageal canter without neoadjuvant therapy were studied retrospectively. Result: There were 167 men and 15 women. The median age was 65 years (range, 40 to 90 years). The tumor was located in the upper third part of the esophagus in 7 patients (3.8%), middle third in 86 (47.3%), and lower third in 89 (48.9%). The postsurgical stage were as follows: stage 0 in 2 patients (1.1%), stage I in 32 (17.6%), stageIIA in 47 (25.8%), stage IIB in 25 (13.7%), stage III in 54 (29.7%), stage IVA in 10 (5.5%), and stage IVB in 12 (6.6%). The in-hospital mortality rate was 3.8% (7 patients) and complications occurred in 65 patients (35%), Follow-up was complete in 95.6%. The recurrence occurred in 56 patients (30.8%) and the overall 5-year disease free rate was 55%. The overall 5-year survival rate was 57%; it was 80% for patients in stage I, 65% in stage IIA, 58% in stage IIB, 48% in stage III, and 40% in stage IVB. The overall 5-year survival rate of patients with postoperative adjuvant therapy was 59% compared to 34% in patients without postoperative adjuvant therapy (p<0.05). Conclusion: The most effective therapy for esophageal cancer may be complete resection. More aggressive surgical therapy and adjuvant therapy may improve the long-term survival, even for advanced stage esophageal cancer.

• Proceedings of the KSLP Conference
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• 1994.06b
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• pp.86-86
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• 1994

후두 전적출술 후 음성의 소실은 환자에게 정신적으로 많은 영향을 주기 때문에 음성의 회복은 환자의 재활에 중요한 부분으로 여러 가지 방법 이 고안되었으나 아직 만족할 만한 방법은 없다. 식도발성은 기구나 손을 사용할 필요가 없이 정상인과 같이 자연스럽게 말할 수 있어 가장 이상적인 음성재활 법이나, 습득하는데 오랜 시간과 노력이 필요할 뿐만 아니라 음성의 질이 나쁜 단점이 있다. 또한 현재까지 식도발성의 성공여부를 예측할 수 있는 방법이나 성공 율을 높일 수 있는 수술법 등에 대한 연구는 많았지만 음성재활을 위한 식도발성의 특성이나 언어의 명료도에 대한 연구는 부족하다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1987.05a
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• pp.7.1-7
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• 1987

청력장애가 있고 반복성 뇌막염을 앓는 환자에서는 일단 외임파누공을 의심하고 이에 대한 이비인후과 의사의 철저한 진찰 및 검사를 통해 진단 및 치료에 임해야 하겠다. 저자들은 최근에 경험한 재발성 뇌막염 환아에서 외임파누공을 진단하고 치료한 2예를 보고하고자 한다. 선천적으로 청력장애가 있고 수술전 1년동안 5∼6회의 뇌막염을 앓은 환아를 이학적검사, 청력검사 및 전산화 단층촬영을 이용하여 외임파누공을 진단하고 근막을 포함한 연조직으로 누공을 봉쇄하는 수술적 요법을 사용하여 완치시켰기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Korean Journal of Bronchoesophagology
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.50-60
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• 1997

조기후두암은 치료 목표는 생명을 구하면서 동시에 후두기능을 최대한으로 보존하는 것이라고 할 수 있는데, 치료자의 철학과 환자의 선호도에 따라 방사선 치료, 레이저 수술 그리고 후두부분적출술 등의 방법이 적용되고 있다. 어떤 치료 방법이던 재발암에 대한 구제치료를 포함하면, 궁극적인 생존율은 거의 비슷하다. 그러므로 일차 치료후 얼마나 적극적으로 환자를 추적관찰하고, 적절한 구제수술을 시행하느냐에 따라 생명의 보존 그리고 재발암에서의 기능의 보존 여부가 좌우된다고 할 수 있다. 향후 보다 체계적인 추적 관찰법과 최소의 환자 부담으로 최대의 성과를 거둘 수 있는 치료방법 이 연구되어져야겠다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.329-335
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• 1998

A 55-year-old male was admitted to our hospital complaining of chest discomfort, dysphagia and severe pain on swallowing. Esophageal manometry showed that there was no relaxation of lower esophageal sphincter to swallowing. There was double barrelled esophagus or mucosal stripe appearance on esophagogram. Endoscopy revealed an appearance as if an esophago-tracheal fistula had been made at the level of the upper thoracic esophagus. Also, two slit-like mucosal tears was seen on the lower esophagus. There after, fasting and total parenteral nutrition for several weeks failed to bring about any changes in his symptoms. So, as treatment, primary closure of the upper opening of the false lummen was performed under general anesthesia. Soon after the surgical procedure, the patient's symptoms were improved except for mild dysphagia. He was discharged after oral intake had been juduciously commenced with fluids and soft diet subsequently. During follow-up in out-patient department, he had no specific symptoms including fever or dysphagia and massive dissection of the esophagus was improved on esophagogram. We report the experience of a case of spontaneous submucosal dissection of the esophagus which required conservative and surgical management

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1978.06a
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• pp.8.4-9
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• 1978

Since the first success of simple mastoidectomy, about 100 years ago by Schwartze (1873). Zollner (1951) and Wullstein (1952) had formulated systemically the basic principles of restorative surgery of chronic ear diseases. Although the last century has shown a remarkable advances in surgical technique, there are still lots of debatable problems yet. The authors experienced 970 cases of middle ear surgery during last four years and clinical and statistical analysis were done as a preliminary report.