• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.994-1000
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• 1995

Thirty patients with ischemic heart disease underwent coronary artery bypass grafting [CABG from 1985 through 1994. There were 16 males and 14 females whose age ranged from 41 to 72 years old. Preoperative diagnoses were unstable angina in 13 of patients, stable angina in 8, postmyocardial infarction state in 7, and state of failed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty [ PTCA in 2. The patterns of disease were single vessel involvement [ 17cases , double vessel involvement [ 7 cases , triple vessel involvement [ 3 cases , Lt main lesion including Lt. ostial lesion [ 3 cases . Saphenous vein grafts were used in 27/30 patients [ 90% , and internal mammary artery grafts were used in 6/30 patients [ 20% . The hospital mortality was 13.3% and all survivors were asymptomatic and improved over their preoperative status.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.1139-1145
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• 1990

Seven infants less than age 3 months underwent patch aortoplasty and tube graft bypass for relief of coarctation of aorta. All had intractable congestive heart failure, despite aggressive medical therapy Each infant had other cardiac anomalies including patent ductus arteriosus, ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect and congenital mitral stenosis. All patients underwent closure of the ductus arteriosus and patch angioplasty of the aorta to produce a luminal diameter of at least 15mm or tube graft interposition utilizing the Gortex tube graft diameter larger than 10mm. In 5 patients who had ventricular defect, they underwent pulmonary arterial banding. &ere was one hospital death 17 days after operation secondary to the hydronephrosis and renal failure. Hospitalization was less than 10 days after operation except one case. In 3 patients who had associated VSD, open heart surgery[VSD closure+PA debanding]was done without difficulty. Surgical repair of critical coarctation of the aorta in infants can safely be offered despite the poor preoperative condition and presence of other cardiac anomalies.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.271-274
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• 2006

Unstable angina is a critical phase of coronary heart disease, with widely variable symptoms and prognoses. Recently, despite the advances in surgical revascularization, catheter-based revascularization and medical treatment, an increasing number of patients with angina pectoris are refractory to medical therapy and; therefore, can not be considered as candidates for coronary artery bypass grafting or interventional angioplasty. These patients are often treated with narcotics for pain relief, and forced to severely reduce their levels of activity and productivity. It has become clear that alleviating the pain caused by myocardial ischemia may be possible by altering the sympathetic afferent nerve fibers. Sympathetic blockade can be produced using high thoracic epidural analgesia. Herein, the case of a patient with intractable angina and poor ventricular function, who received high thoracic epidural analgesia to relieve ischemic chest pain, is reported.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.344-349
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• 2016

Background: Monocusp reconstruction with a transannular patch (TAP) results in early improvement because it relieves residual volume hypertension during the immediate postoperative period. However, few reports have assessed the long-term surgical outcomes of this procedure. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the mid-term surgical outcomes of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair using monocusp reconstruction with a TAP. Methods: Between March 2000 and March 2009, 36 patients with a TOF received a TAP. A TAP with monocusp reconstruction (group I) was used in 25 patients and a TAP without monocusp reconstruction (group II) was used in 11 patients. We evaluated hemodynamic parameters using echocardiography during the follow-up period in both groups. Results: At the most recent follow-up echocardiography (mean follow-up, 8.2 years), the mean pulmonary valve velocities of the patients in group I and group II were $2.1{\pm}1.0m/sec$ and $0.9{\pm}0.9m/sec$, respectively (p=0.001). Although the incidence of grade 3-4 pulmonary regurgitation (PR) was not significantly different between the two groups (group I: 16 patients, 64.0%; group II: 7 patients, 70.0%; p=0.735) during the follow-up period, the interval between the treatment and the incidence of PR aggravation was longer in group I than in group II (group I: $6.5{\pm}3.4years$; group II: $3.8{\pm}2.2years$; p=0.037). Conclusion: Monocusp reconstruction with a TAP prolonged the interval between the initial treatment and grade 3-4 PR aggravation. Patients who received a TAP with monocusp reconstruction to repair TOF were not to progress to pulmonary stenosis during the follow-up period as those who received a TAP without monocusp reconstruction.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.28-33
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• 2020

Background: When an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is created using the basilic or deep cephalic vein, it is additionally necessary to transfer the vessels to a position where needling is easy; however, many patients develop wound-related postsurgical complications due to the long surgical wounds resulting from conventional superficialization of a deep AVF or basilic vein transposition. Thus, to address this problem, we performed videoscopic surgery with small surgical incisions. Methods: Data from 16 patients who underwent additional videoscopic radiocephalic superficialization, brachiocephalic superficialization, and brachiobasilic transposition after AVF formation at our institution in 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Needling was successful in all patients. No wound-related complications occurred. The mean vessel size and blood flow of the AVF just before the first needling were 0.73±0.16 mm and 1,516.25±791.26 mL/min, respectively. The mean vessel depth after surgery was 0.26±0.10 cm. Percutaneous angioplasty was additionally performed in 25% of the patients. Primary patency was observed in 100% of patients during the follow-up period (262.44±73.49 days). Conclusion: Videoscopic surgery for AVF dramatically reduced the incidence of postoperative complications without interrupting patency; moreover, such procedures may increase the use of native vessels for vascular access. In addition, dissection using a videoscope compared to blind dissection using only a skip incision dramatically increased the success rate of displacement by reducing damage to the dissected vessels.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.620-624
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• 1984

The optimal surgical management of the coarctation of the aorta associated with ventricular septal defect is still debated. Sixteen patients with the coarctation of the aorta and VSD were operated upon between November, 1980 and September 1984 at Seoul National University Hospital. They were 11 males and 5 females. All presented between 5 months and 11.5 years of age [mean= 5.5 years]. Presenting symptoms were congestive heart failure in 11 [69%], cyanosis on crying in 3 [19%], and frequent upper respiratory infection in 2 [13%]. In all cases two-stage operation was applied except one in which one stage procedure was taken. Resection and end-to-end anastomosis was used in 3, Dacron graft in 5, Gortex graft in 1, and left subclavian flap angioplasty in 4. Remaining two were missed on the operating table before correction of the coarctation of the aorta. Overall operative death in repair of the coarctation of the aorta were 3[20%]. Among the 12 survivors after repair of the coarctation of the aorta, 4 required patch closure of VSD, 2 required primary closure, 2 showed spontaneous closure [17%], one [8%] showed decrease in its size, 3 were under observation. It might be safe to approach the coarctation of aorta plus VSD with initial repair of the coarctation of the aorta without banding of main pulmonary artery and later management of VSD as usual manner in simple VSD.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.427-435
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• 2007

Recently, intracranial atherosclerosis has become a major cause of ischemic stroke, appearing more frequently in Koreans than Caucasians. Symptomatic or asymptomatic intracranial atherosclerosis is a disease that could recur readily even during the treatment with anti-platelet agents. When the symptoms develop, ischemic stroke can not be recovered readily. Therefore, aggressive treatments such as endovascular therapy and bypass surgery are required in addition to medical treatment for the intracranial artery stenosis. Recent intracranial stenting and drug eluting stenting have shown as very advanced effective therapeutic modalities. Nevertheless, until now, a randomized controlled study has not been conducted. Regarding bypass surgery, since the failed EC-IC bypass surgery study performed 20 years ago, extensive studies on its efficacy has not been conducted yet, and thus it has to be performed strictly only in hemodynamically compromised patients. Unless breakthrough drugs that suppress the progression of intracranial atherosclerosis and the formation of thrombi, and facilitate the regression of the arterial stenosis, the treatment concept of the recovery of the blood flow of stenotic arterial territory by mechanical recanalization or bypass surgery would be remained for the prevention as well as treatment of ischemic stroke caused by intracranial atherosclerosis.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제59권sup1호
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• pp.76-79
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• 2016

Tracheoinnominate artery fistula is a rare, fatal complication of tracheostomy, and prompt diagnosis and management are imperative. We report the case of tracheoinnominate artery fistula after tracheostomy in a 14-year-old boy with a history of severe periventricular leukomalacia, hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy. The tracheoinnominate artery fistula was successfully treated with a stent graft insertion via the right common femoral artery. Endovascular repair of the tracheoinnominate artery fistula via stent grafting is a safe, effective, and minimally invasive treatment for patients in poor clinical conditions and is an alternative to traditional open surgical treatment.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권7호
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• pp.674-678
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• 1998

좌주관상동맥 협착증은 관상동맥 협착증 환자의 약 7%에서 발생될 정도로 관상동맥 협착증 중에서는 드문 질환이며, 특히 좌주관상동맥 협착증이 독립적으로 나타나는 경우는 1% 미만으로 매우 드물다. 그러나 독립된 좌주관상동맥 협착증이 있는 경우에 보편적인 관상동맥 우회로조성술로는 완전한 재관류를 기대할 수 없다. 따라서 이를 극복하기 위해 좌주관상동맥 혈관성형술이 새로이 시도되고 있다. 연세대학교 심장혈관센터에서는 1994년 5월부터 1996년 2월까지 독립된 좌주관상동맥 협착증을 가진 11명에게 혈관성형술을 시행하여 얻은 결과를 평가하고자 한다. 대상환자의 연령은 34세에서 62세 사이로 평균 44.1 $\pm$ 9.3세였다. 이중 남자가 3명, 여자가 8명 (73%)으로 대부분이 여자였다. 수술전 관상동맥 협착증의 위험요소는 당뇨가 1례, 고혈압이 3례, 흡연이 2례, 과체중이 3례 및 가족력이 1례 있었다. 평균 콜레스테롤 치는 196.5 $\pm$ 33.6 mg/dL였으며, 이중 4례에서 200 mg/dL가 넘었다. 수술전 흉통의 정도는 Class II가 6명, Class III가 5명이었으며, 심전도상에서 T inversion이나, ST elevation이 있으면서 심초음파검사에서 좌심실 운동장애를 보인 예가 4례 있었으나 심근경색증을 보인 예는 없었다. 수술전 좌심실 박출계수는 61.1 $\pm$ 5.9%였다. 수술후 좌심실 박출계수는 65.2 $\pm$ 9.1이었고, 좌심실 운동장애를 보인 예는 없었다. 진단은 좌주관상동맥 입구의 협착증이 8명, 근위부 협착이 3명이었으며, 협착정도는 전례에서 60% 이상이었고 이중 5례는 80% 이상이었다. 수술시 접근방법은 모든 예에서 좌주관상동맥의 전방접근을 시도하였으며, 혈관성형술에 사용한 첨포는 소심낭 (bovine pericardium) 을 사용하였다. 동반수술은 전례에서 좌전하행지에 우회로조성술을 시행하였다 (10례 : 좌내유동맥, 1례 : 대복재정맥). 수술시 측정한 협착부위의 직경은 1례가 1 mm, 나머지 10례는 2 mm였으며, 혈관성형술 후에 측정한 직경은 9례가 4 mm, 2례가 5 mm 였다. 수술후 합병증은 하지의 창상감염이 1례 있었으며, 수술사망은 없었다. 추적조사는 100%가 가능하였으며, 추적조사 기간은 평균 15.5$\pm$5.8 개월이었다. 이 기간 중 흉통이 발생한 예는 없었으며, 심전도상 이상소견을 보인 예도 없었다. 수술후 평균 14.4$\pm$3.3 개월에 관상동맥 조영술을 5례에서 시행하였으며, 5례 모두 좌주관상동맥 혈관성형술 부위는 광범위한 개통이 있었으나, 좌전하행지에 이식한 이식편 중 2례에서 중등도의 협착이 있었으며, 나머지 3례도 혈류량이 상당히 줄어든 소견을 보였다. 이상과 같은 결과로 미루어 독립된 좌주관상동맥 협착증이 있는 경우에 비적응증이 되지 않는다면 혈관성형술이 완전한 재관류를 위하여 이상적인 방법으로 생각되며, 단지 좌전하행지에 시행하는 우회로술은 의미가 없을 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.209-214
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• 2007

배경: 경피적 관상동맥 성형술(angioplasty, translumial, percutaneous coronary, PTCA)은 현재 거의 모든 관상동맥 협착증 환자에서 시도되고 있다. 따라서 PTCA 실패로 인한 치명적인 응급 상황도 나타나고 있다. 이 연구에서는 PTCA의 실패로 응급 관상동맥 우회술이 필요했던 환자의 임상결과를 분석하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 1988년 5월부터 2005년 5월까지 총 5,712예의 PTCA를 시행했고 그 중 실패 후 발생한 응급 환자는 84명(1.4%)이었고 이 중 응급 수술이 가능했던 27명(32.1%)을 대상으로 하였다. 환자들의 평균 연령은 $63.7{\pm}8.9\;(46{\sim}80)$세이었고, 그 중 남자가 14명(51.9%)이었다. PTCA 전 진단은 급성 심근경색(12명), 불안정형 협심증(13명), 안정형 협심증(2명)이었다. 결과: PTCA 실패의 원인으로는 새로운 색전에 의한 관상동맥 폐쇄가 4명, 시술 도중 관상동맥 박리가 17명, 관상동맥 파열이 3명, 기타가 3명이었다. 수술이 가능했던 환자들은 6시간 내로 응급수술을 시행했고 그 중 22명은 고식적 관상동맥 우회술(coronary artery bypass grafting, CABG)을 받았고 5명은 off-pump CABG (OPCAB)을 받았다. 평균 사용된 이식편의 수는 $2.58{\pm}0.95$개였다. 수술 환자 중에서는 18.5%의 사망률을 보였다(5/27). 단변량 분석에서는 수술 환자들의 사망률은 좌전하행지 침범유무, 수술 전 쇼크상태, 수술 후 2가지 이상의 수축 촉진제의 사용, 수술 후에도 대동맥 풍선 펌프를 사용한 경우가 통계적으로 유의하게 나타났다. 결론: PTCA는 환자들이 수술에 비해 상대적으로 안전하다고 생각하지만 PTCA 실패로 인한 응급상황이 발생 시에는 매우 높은 사망률을 보이며 관상동맥 우회술을 시행하더라도 수술 사망률 및 수술 부작용이 상대적으로 높다. 따라서, 치명적인 합병증이 생길 수 있으므로 신중한 환자의 선택이 요구되며 합병증의 발생 시 적극적인 수술 치료를 준비해야 한다.