• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.273-280
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• 1978

19 chronic pericarditis patients reviewed who were treated by surgical intervention in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam University Hospital during the recent 10 years from January of 1968 to January of 1978. 2. There were 14males and 5 females in this series. Range of age varied from 110 days to 61 years. 2. There were two hospital death, one expired 2 days and another 3 days after the pericardiectomy. In both of them, myocardial damage by disease process seemed to be major contributing factor. 2. Clinical and histological study showed tuberculous origin in 8 cases, nonspecific chronic inflammatory changes in 6 cases and pyogenic infection cases in 5 patients. 2. The postoperative complications were observed in 6 cases, and the most common was cardiac arrhythmia and wound infection. 2. The extent of pericardiectomy should be confined to the left and right ventricles to correct the hemodynamic anomaly in general. The results of this procedure has been satisfactory in 89 percent of the cases. 2. Optimal myocardial function in cases of constritive pericarditis was the key to the successful outcome of this procedure.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.118-124
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• 2001

배경: 승모판막재건술이 승모판막치환술보다 술후 좌심실기능이 보다 향상될 수 있으며 또한 수술사망율과 인공판막에 관련된 합병즈인 혈전색전증, 심내막염 및 항응고제사용에 따른 출혈빈도는 낮다고 하였다. 방법: 1996년 1월부터 2000년 5월까지 승모판막폐쇄부전으로 진단된 환자 87례를 대상으로 재건술군 59례, 치환술군 28례로 나누어 비교분석하였다. 결과: 술전 환자들의 NYHA 기능분류, 흉부 X-선상 심흉곽의 비, 심초음파상 좌심실박출계수는 두 군간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 원인질환은 양군에서 퇴행성 병변이 가장 많았다. 체외순환시간은 재건술군에서 유의하게 길었으나 수술사망은 양군에서 없었다. 술후 NYHA 기능분류, 흉부 X-선상 심흉곽의 비는 향상되었으나 두 군간에 차이가 없었으며 술후 좌심실박출계수는 두 군에서 감소되었으나 유의한 차이는 없었다. 결론: 이상의 결과로 승모판막폐쇄부전에 대하여 재건술이 치환술처럼 비교적 안전하게 시행될 수 있는 술식으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.194-197
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• 2001

부식성 물질에 의한 양성 식도 협착 환자에서 식도 확장술이 일반적으로 사용되는 술식이나 협착부위가 잔존하여 연하곤란이 발생하므로 식도 재건술이 이용된다. 식도재건술은 대용 식도로 위관, 대장관, 소장관이 이용하여 광범위한 박리, 여러 부위의 절개, 문합부 대용 식도 위치에 따른 문제점 및 협착된 식도를 잔존시킴으로 식도암 발생가능성이 있으며 식도 재건술후 식도 기능의 문제점이 많다. 이에 시고 기능에 이상을 초래하지 않으면서 합병증이 적고 수술하기 쉬운 방법이 요구된다. 저자는 식도 근층만을 절개하고 점막하층을 박리한 후 협착부 점막만 절제하고 점막 단단 문합함으로 좋은 결과를 얻었기에 증례와 더불어 수술 방법을 소개하고자 한다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.709-714
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• 1984

The Takayasus arteritis is the obstructive disease in the principal branches arising from the aortic arch, and it can cause circulatory disturbances in the head or arms. We have experienced a case of complete obstruction of the left subclavian artery, the patient was undergone surgical repair with Knitted-Dacron patch graft between the left common carotid artery and the left subclavian artery. After operation, there were no symptoms except hypertension, and also no postoperative complications were seen. In the postoperative aortogram, the patency of the graft was good. The postoperative course was eventful and he has been in good conditions up to now so far.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.179-188
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• 1974

An analysis of &5 cases of constrictive pericarditis treated surgically in this department of Seoul National University Hospital between the years 1958 and 1974 has been presented. 1.Of the patients with constrictive pericarditis,29 were males and 6 were females. Their ages averaged 23.8 years. 2. All patients who had pericardiectomy showed excellent postoperative results, and no operative mortality was noted in this group of patients but 3 hospital death [9.1%] occurred. 3. Besides shortening of circulation time elevated venous pressure was restored to normal range after pericardiectomy from a preoperative average 25.8cm $H_2O$ to a postoperative average 14.8cm $H_2O$. 4. Electrocardiographic changes consisted chiefly of low voltage complexes, P-wave and T-wave changes and characterized by vertical or semivertical heart position. The ECG was returned to normal or near normal after Pericardiectomy. 5. There were seven postoperative complications in this series. 6. In ten cases [32.3%], the pathology revealed evidence of tuberculosis in the pericardium or the myocardium, and others were described as chronic, proliferative, fibrous pericarditis or hyalinization of the pericardium.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.231-234
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• 2001

배경: 하지 정맥률의 치료법중의 하나인 압박경화요법의 치료효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 영동세브란스병원에서 1997년 8월부터 1999년 8월까지 복대-대퇴정맥판막 부전이 없는 하지정맥류 환자 중 압박경화용법을 시행 받은 94명을 대상으로 하였다. 병역 및 이화학적 검사결과, 압박경화용법의 치료효과와 합병증 등을 살펴보았다. 결과: 환자의 연령은 20대에서부터 70대까지 있었으며, 평균 43.4세였고 성별은 남자가 28명 여자가 66명 이었다, 정맥의 돌출 이외에 다른 증상은 없는 환자가 87명이었으며, 다리가 무거운 증사, 피로, 통증도 각각 1예, 2예, 2예가 있었다. 대상 환자 중에서는 소복재정맥에 이환된 사람이 83예이었다. 50명환자에서 1회의 시술만으로 만족할 만한 결과를 보였으며, 시술 후의 합병증으로 부분적인 열감, 정맥염, 괴사가 있었다. 결론: 복재-대퇴정맥판막 부전이 없는 하지정맥류의 치료에 있어 경화요법은 미용적으로 우수한 효과적인 치료법으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.330-334
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• 1992

Takayasu`s arteritis is a non-specific arteritis involving the aorta and its major branches. Because of the complexity in the feature of vessel involvement, it represents various clinical presentations according to the sites of involvement. In general, the medical and the surgical treatment of this progressive disease are known to be unsatisfactory but the surgical treatment can provide symptomatic relief and prolong life in selected cases. Recently we experienced one case of Takayasu`s arteritis involving the aortic arch and its major branches. A 45 year-old male patient admitted with the complaints of dizziness, headache, visual disturbance and coldness of upper extremities. Ascending aortogram revealed total occlusion of innominate artery and near total occlusion of left common carotid artery at the site of origin of both vessels. Under the clinical diagnosis of Takayasu`s arteritis, aorto-bicarotid-right subclavian bypass was performed. Postoperative course was uneventful and most of symptoms were relieved except mild residual visual disturbance.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.317-322
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• 1987

Records of 15 patients who underwent operation for constrictive pericarditis at this department from 1976 through 1984 were reviewed. All had hemodynamically significant pericardial constriction preoperatively, and pericardial disease was confirmed at operation. There were 12 males and 3 females in this series. Range of age varied from 7 years to 51 years. Clinical and histological study revealed granulomatous pericarditis compatible with the diagnosis of tuberculosis in 5 patients, non-specific chronic inflammatory changes in 6 patients and pyogenic pericarditis in 2 patients. Pericardiectomy was performed through a median sternotomy [11 cases] or bilateral anterior thoracotomy [4 cases]. The postoperative complications were observed in 4 patients. Low cardiac output was the most common complication [2 patients]. In 13 cases, excluding 2 operative deaths, preoperatively all were in New York Heart Association Class III or IV. At the time of discharge II [85%] were in Class I or II. 4 Cases were reoperated after original pericardiostomy and all resulted in marked improvement. Early surgical intervention is advisable in all patients in whom cardiac constriction is caused by either a thickened pericardium or a pericardial effusion before myocardial dysfunction occurs.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.1238-1243
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• 1990

Bacterial endocarditis has been well recognized as an important complication of congenital heart disease. The most common. form of congenital heart disease is the VSD, of which natural history is spontaneous closure, pulmonary vascular disease, symptoms, and endocarditis. The incidence of endocarditis is relatively low. But endocarditis is almost universally fatal if untreated. Two cases of VSD with endocarditis, 4 \ulcorneryear male and 17 \ulcorneryear female, were treated at Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonbuk National University. In the First case, the VSD was perimembranous type and vegetation located on the septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve. After 7 week medical treatment, simple closure of the VSD, removal of vegetation, and tricuspid annuloplasty were performed. In the second case. the VSD was subpulmonic type and the pulmonic valve was destructed due to vegetation. So the VSD was closed with interrupted 4 \ulcorner0 Prolene sutures and the pulmonic valve was excised. Postoperative course of all cases was uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.296-302
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• 1991

Coronary artery involvement and myocardial ischemic symptom in Takayasu`s arteritis is uncommon Its presentation as coronary artery narrowing is a potentially lethal but correctable problem. In this case report, a 17-year-old woman of Takayasu`s arteritis with unstable anginal and moderate heart failure is presented. Her coronary angiogram showed that the main trunk of the left coronary artery was moderately narrowed and the proximal portion of the circumflex branch was severely obstructed and the right coronary artery was also narrowed diffusely. Simultaneously the patient had the moderate degree of mitral regurgitation. In order to save her life, the coronary bypass surgery using the saphenous veins and the modified Wooler`s mitral annuloplasty were done urgently, Immediate recovery was uneventful and the postoperative exercise capacity was markedly improved. But the long-term prognosis seems to be uncertain because of 3 reasons: 1] natural progress and complication of Takayasu`s arthritis; 2] fate of the saphenous vein grafts in a relatively young patient with aortitis; 3] residual mitral regurgitation. So long-term follow-up should be needed.