• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.251-264
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• 1976

Forty three patients with disease of the aorta were admitted in this department during the period from beginning of 1956 to the end of 1976. They consisted of eighteen cases of aortic aneurysms, eight cases of Takayasu's arteritis, eight Leriche syndromes, six dissecting aneurysms, two aortic coarctations and one case of vascular ring. Of eighteen aortic aneurysms, twelve were operated resulting in eight survivors. Three of four mortalities were in shock preoperatively because of aneurysmal rupture. Among six dissecting aortic aneurysms, four were type III and two were type I according to DeBakey's classification. For the purpose of relief of acute arterial insufficiency in the lower extremities, a re-entry operation grafting a Y-shaped dacron vessel between abdominal aorta and common iliac arteries was performed. The patient regained consciousness soon after the operation and was well until postoperative second day, when severe convulsion developed abruptly and died. And in a chronic case of type III dissecting aneurysm, a dacron graft bypass shunt between ascending aorta and lower descending thoracic aorta with resection of the aneurysm was performed, but acute severe aortic insufficiency developed soon after the operation and fell into intractable heart failure resulting in death. The cause of the aortic insufficiency seems to be retrograde dissection from the proximal anastomosis site in the ascending aorta. Three cases were treated medically with Wheat's regimen. Two of them survived with relief of symptoms. Eight patients of Takayasu's arteritis were all females and aged between twenty and forty-four averaging twenty nine. Bypass graft operation between aortic arch and carotid arteries using Y-shaped nylon prostheses were performed in three patients resulting in death in two cases postoperatively due to severe cerebral arterial insufficiency during the procedure. All the patients with Leriche syndrome were males and over forty. In two cases, bypass graft with Y-shaped dacron vessel between terminal aorta and common iliac or femoral arteries were performed with good result. Thromboembolectomy or thromboendarterectomy was employed in three patients, of whom one was aggravated in sexual problem postoperatively. One out of two aortic coarctations and a vascular ring were treated surgically with excellent results.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.448-455
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• 1984

Coarctation of the Aorta is a congenital constriction of aorta of varying degree, usually located at or near the aortic ismuth with frequent associations of other cardiac anomalies. Various modes of surgical corrections, such as resection and end-to-end anastomosis, graft interposition, angioplasty using prosthetic patch or subclavian flap have been used according to the status of coarctation and age of the patient. We have experienced two cases of surgically treated coarctation of the aorta, one of which was preductal coarctation with hypoplastic aortic arch and ventricular septal defect in a 4 year old boy, and the other case was juxtaductal type with aortic regurgitation. Subclavian flap angioplasty with additional pulmonary artery banding procedure was done in the first case and wedge resection with end-to-end anastomosis and aortic valve replacement [St. Jude valve, 23mm] 20 days later of first operation in the other case. The first case developed massive tarry stool on 3rd POD, probably due to mesenteric arteritis with resultant bowl ecrosis, and expired the next day. Recovery was uneventful with the second case.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.170-173
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• 1979

Since John Davy reported the first well-documented case of occlusive disease involving the branches of the aortic arch in 1839, many similar cases have been reported in literature, especially from oriental countries. The prognosis and symptoms depend on the degree and extent of the occlusive lesions and also on the importance of the arteries affected. The course may progress slowly or rapidly with remissions and exacerbation, and death may result from acute CVA, cardiac failure or pulmonary edema, and renal failure. No medical therapy has been able to alter conclusively the course of the disease, so various surgical procedures have been applied to relieve the obstruction and to prolong the life. We present the case of an 18 year-old female with multiple stenosis of the aorta, and performed the long bypass graft from descending aorta to common lilac artery, and the result was excellent.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.266-269
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• 1997

Herpes zoster is a relatively common disease caused by Varicella-Zoster virus and characterized by a vesicular dermatomal rash and a variety of neurologic manifestations. These neurologic symptoms include herpes zoster neuralgia, myelitis, encephalitis, cranial arteritis, segmental and rarely polyradiculitis. This report is a case of a 57-year-old female with herpes zoster paresis affecting the arm and hand. Herpetic pain was much relieved after continuous cervical epidural blockade. However, fifty days after onset of ailment, she complained motor paralysis. EMG of muscles innervated by the left $C_8$ and $T_1$ roots revealed high frequency denervation potentials and large amplitude polyphasic motor units. We recommended physiotherapy and aggressive exercise therapy of the hand. After eighty days of therapy, denervated spontaneous activities disappeared on EMG. Clinically, strength of muscles had nearly recovered to 75% of normal strength in left hand intrinsics.

• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.80-82
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• 2012

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.455-459
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• 1994

We experienced 20 cases of acquired aortic diseases during last 1 year [Sep. 1992-Aug. 1993] with newly developed surgical strategies. There were 13 cases[65%] of aortic dissections, 5 cases[25%] of aortic aneurysms and 2 cases of Takayasu arteritis with mean age of 56 + 16 years[range:5-78].In ten cases of patients requiring ascending aortic replacement, femoral artery and femoral vein &/or RA auricle were used as cannulation site. With deep hypothermic circulatory arrest and retrograde cerebral perfusion of cold oxygenated blood via SVC, we can replace the ascending aorta and part of arch if necessary. The mean duration of circulatory arrest was 30 minutes[17-45 min]. In 5 cases of patients who requiring descending and thoracoabdominal aorta replacement, we used simple aortic crossclamping under normothermia with no heparin. The mean duration of aortic crossclamping was 37 minutes[25-50 min].The results of operation were as follow:Operative mortality[2 cases, 10%], delayed cerebral infarct[1], low extremity weakness[1] and intraoperative myocardial infarct[1]. There are no delayed complication or mortality as yet.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.101-108
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• 1997

목적 : 소아 신혈관성 고혈압의 임상적 특징과 원인질환, 검사 소견 및 치료에 대한 반응 등을 분석하고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방법 : 1986년 1월부터 1994년 6월까지 서울대학교 어린이병원 소아과에 입원한 고혈압 환자 중 혈관조영술상 신혈관성 고혈압으로 진단된 16례에 대하여 병록지 검토를 통한 후향적 고찰을 시행하였다. 결과 : 전체 16례중 남녀비는 7:9이었고, 평균 연령은 8년 6개월이었다. 원인질환으로는 Takayasu 동맥염이 6례, Moyamoya병에 동반된 예가 5례, 섬유근성 이형증이 3례, 신경섬유종증에 동반된 예가 1례였으며, 1례에서는 원인 질환을 밝혀낼 수 없었다. 흔한 증상으로는 호홉곤란, 편측마비, 두통, 오심 등이 있었고, 신체검사 소견상 심비대, 간비대, 복부 청진상 잡음 등이 관찰되었다. 말초혈장 renin 활성도는 검사를 시행한 14례에서 모두 상승되어 있었다. 혈관조영술상 16례 중 9례가 양측성, 7례가 일측성 병변을 보였다. Captopril 신스캔은 시행된 전례에서 혈관조영술상의 병변과 일치되는 결과를 보였다. 약물치료만을 시행한 5례 중 2례에서는 혈압의 완전 정상화, 3례에서는 부분적 조절의 반응을 보였다. 경피적 혈관성형술은 10례에서 시도되었으나 5례에서는 실패하였고 성공한 5례 중 3례에서 재협착 또는 동반된 대동맥 협착등으로 다른 형태의 치료가 필요하였다. 수술적 치료는 4례에서 시행되었으며 모두 다른 형태의 치료로 실패한 경우였다. 이 중 3례에서는 혈압 조절에 실패하였고 1례에서는 부분적 조절의 반응을 보였다. 결론 : 소아의 신혈관성 고혈압의 원인 질환은 Takayasu 동맥염뿐 아니라 Moyamoya병, 섬유근성 이형증등 다양하므로 이들간의 감별이 필요하다. 여러 진단적 검사중 단독으로 확진 가능한 검사는 없으며 환자마다 적합한 진단적 검사법을 개별적으로 적용해야 한다. 치료로서 약물요법, 혈관성형술, 수술적 치료 등이 시행되지만 완치율 및 성공률은 아직 만족스럽지 못하다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.393-396
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• 1996

본 인제대학교 서울백병원 흉부외 과에서는 지난 8년간 술전 적극적 인 항고혈압제 투여에도 불구하 고 혈압 조절에 실패한9명의 신혈관성 고혈압 환자를 수술 치험하였다. 수술방법은9명중8명에서는 자가복재 정맥을 이용한 대동맥 신동맥간우회술을시행하였으며,나머지 1명은내장골동맥을이용한 신동맥 재건술을 시행하였다. 술후 9명의 환자중 사망한 예는 없었으며, 수술전후 비교한 혈압 수치의 선정 기준은, 술전에는 환자의 여러 차례 측정된 혈압중 대표적 인 혈압수치로 선정하였고, 술후혈압은 최종적으로 외래 추적 관찰한 혈 압수치를 선정 하였다. 술후 장기 추적한 걸과 9명의 환자 모두에서 혈압 호전을 보여 좋은 수술 결과를 얻었기 에, 중증 신혈관성 고혈압환자에 있어서 수술적 치료가 가장 효과적이고 유용한 치료법으로 생각 되는 바이다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.44-47
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• 2016

Primary dissection of the renal artery is rare. Spontaneous renal artery dissection can be associated with diseases such as medial degeneration, neurofibromatosis, syphilitic arteritis, tuberculosis, polyarteritis nodosa, Marfan syndrome, fibromuscular dysplasia, or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Among these causes, EDS related renal artery dissection is very rare worldwide and has not been previously reported in Korea. EDS are a group of heritable connective tissue disorders characterized by fragility of the skin and hypermobility of the joints. We describe the case history of a young man who presented with left side flank pain, hypermobility of the hand joints and showed left renal artery dissection on computed tomography and angiography that turned out to be the first complication of vascular type EDS.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.103-107
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• 1997

A very rare case of mycotic aneurysm in the descending thoracic aorta due to salmonellosis was treated in our hospital The patient was a 62 year-old male who 48 days before the operation was admitted to the depart,cent of internal medicine complaining of fever. nausla. vomiting, and loose stool. He was treated for 35 days and discharged. Three days after discharge, however, the patient was readmitted to the hospital comE긴ainin프 of $\ulcorner$i포ht uppe$\ulcorner$ 킥uadrant abdominal pain. Fever developed on the third hospiti린 day, and on the eighth hospital day, the patient complAined of back pain and epigastric pale. A simple chest x-ray showed evidence of hemothorax in the left plueral space, and therefore, computed tomography of the chest was done. The patient was diagnosed as a ruptured mycotic aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta, and was transferred to our Department of Thoracic and CArdiovascular Surgery. The aneurysm and infected tissues was widely debrided, and the site was then patched with a Dacron graft. Salmonella choleraesuis was identified in the blood and aneurysm cultures, and antibiotics were administered for weeks according to the sensitivity of the organism. The patient experienced no complication thereafter and for the last three months since the operation, he has been leading a healthy and normal social life.