• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.1107-1114
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• 1991

We have experienced fourteen patients of esophageal perforation at the department of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, Chonbuk National University Hospital during the period from mar. 1980 to Oct. 1990. The ratio between male and female patients was 5 : 9, and their age ranged from 22 years to 69 years. The causes of th eesophageal perforation were iatrogenic in 6 cases, foreign body 5 cases, diverticulitis 2 cases, and postpneumonectomy 1 case. The locations were cervical esophagus in 2 cases, upper thoracic in 2 cases, mid-thoracic 4 cases, and lower thoracic 6 cases. The underlying diseases associated with perforation were lye stricture, diverticulum, achalasia, and postpneumonectomy empyema. The treatments were supportive in 6 cases and combined with surgical measures in 8 cases. surgical measurs were as follows : incision and drainage in 2 cases, esophagectomy with esophagogastrostomy 3 cases, esophagocardiomyotomy with partial fundoplication in 1 case, simple closure with myoplasty and thoracoplasty 1 case, and empyema drainage and gastrostomy 1 case. There was no mortality.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.1084-1094
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• 1988

Conservative management of 3 iatrogenic perforations of intrathoracic esophagus was reviewed. The primary disorders were achalasia in 2 patients and congenital tracheoesophageal fistula in 1 patient. Perforation occurred after treatment of the primary disorders in the distal esophagus in 2 patients and mid-thoracic esophagus in 1 patient. All the perforations appeared late after the previous treatments and the inflammation spread to mediastinum and pleural cavity in all the 3 patients. Conservative management of esophageal perforation was carried out with intraluminal drainage from the perforated site of esophagus[insertion of Levin`s tube and continuous suction], pleural drainage and feeding of liquid diet through gastrostomy tube with Fowler`s position. The patients revealed spontaneous closure of perforated sites about 3 to 4 weeks after this conservative management without open thoracotomy. This result suggests that this conservative management may be accepted as therapeutic method in the thoracic esophageal perforations regardless of cause and time of the perforation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.112-115
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• 2000

A-13-urar-old with a history of Alport syndrome had been suffering from progressive dysphagia and postprandial vomiting for over 7 years. Exophagogram and manoemtric studies were consistent with achalasia. Barum study demonstrated marked esophageal dilatation and smooth tapered narrowing of the distal esophagus. However in spite of the medical treatment including the injection of the distal esophagus. However in spite of the medical treatment including the injection of botulinum toxin at the lesion site using an endoscope symptom did not improved and he suffered growth failure and malnutrition. Esophagectomy and esophagogastrostomy were performed to relieve the dysphagia. A firm circumferential intramural mass about 7$\times$5$\times$5 cm was found in the distal esophagus. The lumen of the esophagus was markedly dilated and esophageal wall was hypertrophied. Histologic examination of the neoplasm revealed a rather ill defined tumor tissue consisting of interlacing or whirling spindle cells without significant mitosis and esophageal leiomyo-matosis was confirmed. The patient was discharged uneventfully.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.57-60
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• 1975

Congenital esophageal stricture is infrequent disease entity and usually occurs in the mid esophagus. Tracheobronchial remnants in the esophagus causing esophageal stricture are extremely rare, and only few cases were reported in the literature. During last 17 years the authors experienced a case of congenital esophageal stricture due to ectopic tracheal cartilaginous ring who was complicated by peptic esophageal stricture 11 years after esophagogastrostomy. During thoracotomy we thought that the patient had unual achalasia of the esophagus, and couldn`t perform cardiomyotomy because of firm ring encircling the lower esophagus just above the hiatus. The patient was operated on lower esophagectomy including cardia and esophagogastrostomy at his age of two and a half years. Postoperatively the patient did well for 11 years but later he developed intermittent regurgitation without substernal burning, and reoperated under the diagnosis of peptic esophageal stricture-lower esophagectomy, proximal gastrectomy, esophagogastrostomy and Heineke-Mikulicz pyloroplasty with good operative result.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.11-16
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• 2004

식도의 운동장애에 대한 분류는 새로 기술되는 질환도 있고, 분류가 바뀌는 경우도 있으며 제외되는 경우도 있어 아직 확립이 되지 않고 계속 진행 중인 상태이다. 방사선학적으로 일차연동운동은 없으며 식도의 하부 끝은 특징적으로 새 부리모양(Smooth, Tapered, Beak-like appearance)을 보인다. 대부분의 식도운동장애는 평활근 부위에서 발생되며 여러 질환에 의해 식도의 정상 연동이 감소되거나 소실되고(Hypomotility), 비정상적으로 증가되는 경우(Hypermotility)도 있다. 적절한 방사선학적 검사와 진단을 위하여 식도의 해부학과 생리학을 이해하는 것이 중요하다. 또 방사선학적 진단 시에는 환자의 증상이나 Manometry 소견을 참고해야 한다. 하부식도괄약근의 기능은 정상일 수 있으며 음식이 내려갈 때 완전히 열린다. Sperandio M 등은 diffuse esophageal spasm의 대부분이 평활근으로 되어 있는 distal esophagus에서 일어나기 때문에 diffuse 대신 distal로 바꾸어 DES로 표현해야 한다고 주장하고 있다. 식도 운동 장애의 진단에 있어 바륨 검사의 유용성은 Ott 등에 의하면 Achalasia 95%, DES 71%, NEMD 46%로 Overall sensitivity는 56%이지만 방사선 검사로 진단하지 못하는 Nutcracker esophagus나 Nonspecific disorder를 제외하면 89%의 sensitivity를 보인다. Videofluoroscopy를 이용하고 5번 swallows를 시켰을 때의 진단율은 평균 90%이었다. 결론적으로 식도 운동 검사에서 식도 바륨 검사는 쉽게 할 수 있는 일차적인 검사이며, 식도의 해부학과 생리학에 대한 지식을 갖고, 정지 영상뿐만 아니라 Videofluoroscopy를 이용하여 검사하면 정확한 진단을 할 수 있으리라 생각한다. 더욱 발전했는데 그는 Fast T2 weighted turbo spin echo 기술을 이용하여 영상을 좀더 세밀하게 얻을 수 있게 되었다. 지금까지의 앙와위에서의 검사로 진단에 한계가 있었던 Intussusception 등의 질환을 Open MR 등의 방법으로 극복할 수 있다면 장래에는 방사선학적 배변조영술을 대체할 수 있는 검사법으로 발전할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다., 신장, 고환, 흉선에서는 각 군간에 별다른 차이가 없었으나, 간의 경우 방사선 처리군과 방사선 처리전 추출물 투여군에서 분자량 90, 53, 32 kDa 크기의 단백질이 감소하였고, 방사선 처리군에서는 감소하였으나 추출물 투여군에서는 감소되지 않은 단백질도 관찰되었다. 따라서 본 실험을 통해 생쥐에 방사선을 처리했을 경우 저령의 열수추출물을 투여한 생쥐 군이 투여하지 않은 군에 비해 생존율이나 내장 장기무게의 감소에 있어서 생존율은 20% 증가하였고 비장의 무게는 44.4%, 고환의 무게는 66.6%, 그리고 흉선의 무게는 66.6% 증가한 방호효과를 나타내는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.경이 증가($0.32\;mm{\sim}0.91\;mm$)함을 알 수 있었으며, 그 차이를 분산분석(ANOVA)을 통해 비교한 결과 하부경추로 갈수록 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다(P<0.001). IV. 결 론 : 우리나라 성인에 있어서 추간공을 관찰하기 위한 전 후 사방향촬영각도는 상부 경추의 경우 전 후사방향 $50^{\circ}$에서, 하부 경추의 경우 $55^{\circ}$에서 추간공을 가장 크게 관찰할 수 있었다. 따라서 향후 경추의 퇴행성 질환을 진단하는데 본 연구의 촬영법이 유용할 것으로 사료된다.서 기존 조청의 특성을 변화시키지 않는 제품을 제조할 수 있을 것으로 보인다.mic acid의 생성량(生成量)은 0.78 mole이다.한 경우도 비교적

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.298-310
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• 1976

A clinical analysis was performed on 118 cases of the benign esophageal diseases experienced at Department of Thoracic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital during 20 year period from 1957 to 1976. Of 118 cases of the benign esophageal diseases, there were 84 patients of esophagenal stenosis, 14 of esophageal perforation, 8 of esophageal atresia, 7 of achalasia, 2 of hiatal hernia, 2 of esophageal foreign body and one of esophageal diverticulum. Fifty-one patients were male and sixty-seven were female, and ages ranged from one day to sixty-four years with peak incidence in the age group of 20 to 29 years. All but one of the esophageal stenosis were caused by corrosive esophagitis and ages ranged from three to sixty-four years with peak incidence in third decade. Main symptoms of the esophageal stenosis were dysphagia, weight loss and chest pain in order and mostly began between one month and one year after ingestion of corrosive agents. Corrosive esophageal stenosis developed most frequently in middle one-third of the esophagus and about one-forth of them were diffuse. Operations were performed on 72 patients of esophageal stenosis of whom 26 patients had esophagocologastrostomy, 21 gastrostomy, 20 esophagogastrostomy, 4 esophagojejunogastrostomy and 2 pharyngogastrostomy. There were 5 deaths in the postoperative period, an operative mortality of 6.9 percent, and 20 patients had one or two complications; eight were anastomotic leaks, 6 gangrenes of replaced loop, 4 wound abscesses and others. The causes of the esophageal perforation were traumatic in 7 cases, caustics in 4 and spontaneous in 3, and the most frequent site of the perforation was lower one-third of the esophagus. Frequent symptoms of the esophageal perforation were pain, fever, dysphagia and dyspnea, and preoperatively there were mediastinitis in 8 cases, empyema in 7, lung abscess in 3 and others. All 14 patients of the esophageal perforation underwent operation: primary closure in 7 cases, drainage in 4, esophagogastrostomy in 2 and 'esophageal diversion in one. There were 4 postoperative deaths and 11 postoperative complications occurred in 7 patients. The duration of symptoms in achalasia was between 3 months and 25 years, with an average duration of 6. 2 years. Frequent symptoms of the achlasia esophagi were dysphagia, regurgitation, pain and weight loss in order. All 7 patients of achlasia underwent modified Heller's operation where 2 patients had complications, restenosis in one and esophageal perforation in another. All 8 patients of congenital esophageal atresia had distal tracheoesophageal fistula and were admitted within 5 days of life, but there were pneumonic consolidation on chest X-ray in patients. Five patients underwent one staged operation with the result of 2 deaths and one anastomotic leak.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.762-774
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• 1984

A clinical analysis was performed on 49 cases of the benign esophageal diseases experienced at Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital during 7 year period from 1977 to 1983. Of 49 cases Of the benign esophageal diseases, there were 19 patients of esophageal stricture, 11 of achalasia, 6 of perforation, 3 of bronchoesophageal fistula, 3 of esophageal perforation, 3 of esophageal leiomyoma and one of esophageal foreign body. Twenty three patients were male and 26 were female. Ages ranged from 4 years to 74 years with the average age of 34.7 years. Of 19 patients of esophageal strictures, 7 patients were male and 12 were female and ages ranged from 6 years to 74 years with the average being 33.8 years. Causes of esophageal strictures were corrosive of esophageal strictures were dysphagia, vomiting, general weakness, weight loss and pain that order and developed on several different parts of esophagus. Operations were performed in 18 cases, of whom 7 patients were performed by esophagocologastrostomy, 4 gastrostomy, 4 esophagogastrostomy, 1 esophageal resection and esophagoesophagostomy, 1 esophagotomy and dilatation and 1 scar revision. Five patients had one or two complications; 2 anastomotic leakage, 1 wound infection, 1 localized empyema, 1 bilateral pneumothorax and 1 respiratory failure. One patient expired due to respiratory failure arising from aspiration pneumonia. The average age of achalasia patients was 33.1 years and symptom durations were from 2 months to 10 years with the average of 3.3 years. Main symptoms were dysphagia, vomiting, weight loss, pain and cough in that order. Modified Hellers myotomy was performed in 11 patients with one complication of restenosis. One patient was operated on by using longitudinal incision and transverse sutures with good result. Of 6 patient of esophageal diverticulum, 2 patients were traction diverticulum on the midesophagus, 2 were pulsion diverticulum on the midesophagus and 2 were pulsion diverticulum on the lower esophagus. Diverticulectomy was performed on 2 cases of traction diverticulum and esophagocardiomyotomy with or without diverticulectomy was erformed on 4 cases of pulsion diverticulum with good results. Of 5 patients of congenital bronchoesophageal fistula, the chief complaints were productive cough in 4 patients and hematemesis without respiratory symptoms in one patient. Two patients were operated on by using fistulectomy only and 3 by fistulectomy with pulmonary lobectomy. Of 3 patients of esophageal perforation, causes were foreign body ingestion, esophageal stricture after ECG and corrosive esophagitis. Two patient were operated on by using drainage and gastrostomy with symptomatic improvement but one patient died due to septic shock after thoracotomy. Three patients of esophageal leiomyoma were all male and 2 patients were operated on by using enucleation and one by distal esophagectomy with esophagogastrostomy. In one patient of esophageal foreign body, it was removed by esophagotomy through the right thoracotomy.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.1123-1128
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• 1996

고려대학교 흉부외과학 교실에서는 최근 5년간(1989년 1월∼1994년 7월) 외과적 치료를 시행했던 152례의 식도환자를 대상으로 악성 종양, 양성 종양, 운동성 장애 질환(식도 게실 및 무이완증), 협착, 천공 및 선천성 질환으로 분류 임상분석을 시도하였다. 가장 많았던 질환은 악성종양이며 총 73례로, 전체환자의 48%를 차지하였다. 이중 71%인 52례의 경우에서 식도의 절제 및 재건술을 시도하였고, 나머지 경우에 있어서 위루 성형술, 공장루 성형술 및 식 도관 삽입을 시행하였다. 남녀 비는 남:여 65.8이 었으며, 평균나이는 58.7세였다 이중 합병증으로 인한 병원내 사망례는 5례로 7.8%이며, 합병증으로는 문합부 누출이 가장 많았다. 양성종양은 모두 평활근종으로 6례 (3.9%)였으며, 이중 1례의 경우 흉강경을 이용한 적출술을 시행하였다. 운동성 질환중 식도무이완증(Achalasia)이로(4.6%), 변형된 Hello이 근절개술을 시행하였고, 3례는 Belsey Mark IV 수술을 동반하였다. 게실은 11례 (7.2%)였다 식도협착은 20례 (14.1%)로 대부분이 부식제 섭취에 의한 협착이었으며, 이중 17례에서 위나 대장을 이용한 재 건술을 시행하였다. 식도천공은 20례 (14.1%)였으며 이중 내시경등에 의한 외부손상례가 가장 많았고(15례), 수술방법으로는 천공부위의 일차봉합이 가장 많았고(8례), 6례의 경우 격리 우회술을 시행하였으며, 이중 사망례는 없었다 선천성질환이 6례 (3.9%)였고,나머지 기관-식도루등의 기타질환이 9례(5.9%)였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.231-242
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• 1983

A clinical study was performed on 75 cases of the esophageal cancer and benign esophageal diseases experienced at Department of thoracic & cardiovascular surgery, School of Medicine, Keimyung University during 3 year period from 1978 to 1982. Of 75 cases of the surgical esophageal diseases, there were 35 patients of the esophageal cancer. 17 patients of benign esophageal stenosis, 10 patients of esophageal perforation, 4 patients of diverticulum. 3 patients of achalasia, 2 patients of congenital T-E fistula, one of upper esophageal web, one of esophageal foreign body, one of leiomyoma and patient of hemangioma. First, esophageal carcinoma was more frequent in men than in women by a ratio of five to one, and the peak incidence occurred in the 5th to 6th decade. Dysphagia was the most common symptom in 88.6 percent of our cases. The tumor was located mostly in the middle & the lower one third [91.4%]. The histological diagnosis was made in 35 cases. The squamous cell carcinoma was the most common [82.9%] and the rest was the adenocarcinoma in the lower one third [17.1%]. Thirty-five cases were operated and resection was feasible in the twenty-five patients [71.4%] with 2 cases of hospital mortality [5.7%]. All but two of the esophageal stenosis were caused by corrosive esophagitis and ages ranged from 7 to 70 years with average age of 32 years. Corrective operations were performed on 17 patients of esophageal stenosis of whom 12 patients had esophagocologastrostomy, 3 patients esophagogastrostomy and in non-corrosive esophageal stenosis one case and esophagoplasty and another case had release of external compression. There was one complication of stenosis of the esophageal perforation were traumatic in five cases, empyema in three cases, caustics in one case and postemetic in one case. 10 patients of the esophageal perforation underwent operation: primary closure in 5 cases, two staged colon interposition in 2, esophagogastrostomy in 1 and closed thoracotomy in 2 cases There were 2 complications of leakage of anastomosis sites in postoperative period. 4 patients of traction type of diverticulum underwent diverticulectomy & 3 patients of achalasia underwent modified Heller`s operation. 2 patients of congenital esophageal atresia had distal tracheoesophageal fistula & underwent one staged operation with the results of one death caused by pneumonia. Upper esophageal web had divulsion through the esophagoscope and foreign body in upper esophagus was removed through cervical esophagotomy. One case of leiomyoma in esophagus had esophagectomy and reconstruction with right colon. And one case of hemangioma in esophagus had esophagectomy & esophagogastrostomy.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.627-632
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• 1993

A clinical study was performed on 64 cases of the esophageal diseases experienced at the Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery of Kyungpook University Hospital from Jan. 1988 through Dec. 1992. The results were as follows: The most common esophageal disease was cancer which occurred in 37.5% of the total. In esophageal cancer patients, 24 cases were operated on and cancer resection was feasible in 19 cases with 2 cases of hospital death. The overall 1 year survival rate was 41.6% and the most favorable follow up result was revealed in stage I group. Esophageal stricture occurred in 22 cases and its causes were alkali and acid. The most common stricture site was mid-esphagus. Colon interposition was performed on 15 cases. Achalasia occured in 8 cases and was treated with modified Heller`s myotomy. Esophageal perforation occurred in 6 cases and its operative mortality rate was 16.6%. Two patients with congenital bronchoesophageal fistula were treated with surgical division. The first case, which occurred in an adult, is of Braimbridge,s typeII classification. The second one which occured in an child with sequestration, is of Braimbridge,s type IV classification. Diverticulectomy was performed in 1 case of esophageal diverticulum. Enucleation of tumor was performed in 1 case of esophageal leiomyoma.