• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.128-131
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• 1994

Recently we performed video-assisted thoracoscopic[VAT] examination and bullectomy under local anesthesia. Of the 10 patients undergoing VAT examination under local anesthesia with primary spontaneous pneumothorax, 8 patients underwent VAT bullectomy under local anesthesia using endo-GIA; 7 patients discharged within 24 hours after operation; 1 patient had an air leak after operation, so chemical pleurodesis with doxycycline was performed and discharged postoperative day 3. There have been no recurrence to date[60-120 days after operation]. We think spontaneous pneumothorax can be treated on an out-patient basis.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.683-688
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• 1994

The most common cause of spontaneous pneumothorax is a ruptured bleb, which occurs mostly in young patients and they are usually treated by tube thoracostomy. Recurrence frequently occurs and these patients require some form of surgical intervention. From March 1990 to February 1994, we have experienced 19 cases of recurrent pneumothorax in 16 patients among 347 patients who underwent 423 surgical interventions. The name of first operation after thoracotomy were bullectomy in 4 cases, bullectomy and pleurodesis in 3 cases, bullectomy, pleurodesis in addition to application of tissue sealant in 1 case. Thoracoscopic operations were performed as follows: bullectomy in 2 cases,electroablation plus tissue sealant in 4 cases, electroablation, tissue sealant and pleurodesis in 1 case,and in 4 cases, only tissue sealant was applied. The average age of patients are 21.5 years, and bilaterally operated patients and patients. who received tissue sealant or tissue sealant plus electrocauterization only had higher incidence of recurrence. The patients who needed chest tube insertion longer than 5 days after the first operation were 52.6 %, and 82.3 % recurred within one month of the first operation.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.34-51
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• 2002

Background : The purpose for this study is to develop a critical pathway of bullectomy for spontaneous pneumothorax patients. Methods : For this study a conceptual framework of critical pathway was developed through a review of the literature including five critical pathways which are currently being used in USA, and opinions of the critical pathway development team members at Y university hospital. In order to identify the service contents required by these patients and to draw up a preliminary critical pathway, 33 cases of medical records of patients who had received bullectomy for spontaneous pneumothorax between September, 2000 to August, 2001 at the Respiratory Center of Y university hospital in Seoul was analyzed. Results : In order to test the clinical validity of the preliminary critical pathway, it was applied to ten patients who had received bullectomy for spontaneous pneumothorax from October, 2001 to December, 2001. The average discharge day was 4.89th post operation day, six patients discharged on the fourth post operation day which was the expected day, one patients discharged one day earlier than the expected day, one patient discharged three days later than the expected day, and one patient discharged six days later than the expected day. There were variances between the critical pathway and the actual practice. The variances came from tests, medications, and treatments. One item that showed variance in clinical applications was complemented, and three items were decided not to be corrected for the final determination of the critical pathway. Conclusion : This critical pathway is applicable to the care of patients with bullectomy for spontaneous pneumothorax, but it needs more clinical applications to grasp varied variances.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.369-373
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• 1998

대전을지병원 흉부외과에서는 1994년 1월부터 1997년 7월까지 자연성 기흉에서 비디오흉강경을 이용한 기포제거술 61례와 개흉술을 이용한 기포제거술 42례를 후향적으로 비교분석하여 두 집단사이에 수술시간은 개흉술이 98.3$\pm$38.4분, 비디오흉강경술이 95.7$\pm$31.5분으로 비슷하였으나 술후 재원기간은 개흉술에서 8.0$\pm$3.9일, 비디오흉강경에서 5.9$\pm$2.4일(P=0.001)이었으며, 술후 흉관삽관기간은 개흉술에서 5.8$\pm$3.0일, 비디오흉강경술에서 4.0$\pm$2.0일(P=0.0006)으로 의미가 있었으며, 합병증 발생에서는 비디오흉강경을 이용한 기포제거술에서 7일 이상 공기누출이 4례, 개흉술에서 8례로 만족할만한 결과를 얻었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.910-915
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• 1996

액와절개술과 비디오흉강경을통한 폐기보절제술은 널리 알려진 자연성 기흉의 치료방법이다. 1992 년 1월부터 1994년 6월까지 신촌세브란스병원에서 액와절개술을 통한 폐기포 절제술(113예)과 영동세 브란스병원에서 비디오흉강경을 이용한 폐기포 절제술(129예)을후향적으로 비교분석 하였다 두군사 이에 수술시간, 흉관거치기간, 입원기간, 합병증 발생율 및 기층의 재발율에 있어서는 통계적 유의성이 없었으나 비경구용 진통제의 투여횟수 및 경제적 측면에서는 액와 절개술을 통한 폐기포절제술이 우수한 수술방법으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.1039-1043
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• 1991

The bullectomy, or sedge resection of the lung including bullae is the treatment of choice for the recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax, and but results in pleuropulmonary fistulae in postoperative periods in some emphysematous lungs. There are many methods to close the air leakages with T-M, Talc powders. Or the closure of air leakage sites can be closed c resuture, wedge resection or lobectomy through re-explothoracotomy. Tisseel, a in thoracic surgical areas in recents. We have sealed the post-operative air leakage sites after bullectomy or segmental resection for 4 recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax with the spray of Tisseel & throbin through thoracoscope without re-explothoracotomy. The post-operative courses are uneventful to now.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.85-91
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• 2016

Background: This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of staple line coverage using a polyglycolic acid patch and fibrin glue without pleural abrasion to prevent recurrent postoperative pneumothorax. Methods: A retrospective analysis was carried out of 116 operations performed between January 2011 and April 2013. During this period, staple lines were covered with a polyglycolic acid patch and fibrin glue in 58 cases (group A), while 58 cases underwent thoracoscopic bullectomy only (group B). Results: The median follow-up period was 33 months (range, 22 to 55 months). The duration of chest tube drainage was shorter in group A (group A $2.7{\pm}1.2day$ vs. group B $3.9{\pm}2.3day$, p=0.001). Prolonged postoperative air leakage occurred more frequently in group B than in group A (43% vs. 19%, p=0.005). The postoperative recurrence rate of pneumothorax was significantly lower in group A (8.6%) than in group B (24.1%) (p=0.043). The total cost of treatment during the follow-up period, including the cost for the treatment of postoperative recurrent pneumothorax, was not significantly different between the two groups (p=0.43). Conclusion: Without pleural abrasion, staple line coverage with a medium-sized polyglycolic acid patch and fibrin glue after thoracoscopic bullectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax is a useful technique that can reduce the duration of postoperative pleural drainage and the postoperative recurrence rate of pneumothorax.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.374-379
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• 1998

1985년 3월부터 1997년 6월까지 강북삼성병원 흉부외과에서 치료한 자연기흉451례를 후향적으로 임상분석하였다. 대부분이 남자환자 였으며(8.2:1), 원발성 자연기흉환자의 평균연령은 26.8세, 속발성 자연기흉은 53.1세였다.속발성 자연기흉의 원인으로는 결핵이 87례(73%)로 가장 많았고, 만성 폐쇄성 폐질환이 19.2%, 그외 기관지 천식, 폐암, 진폐증, 폐렴 등이었다. 환자의 치료로는 안정 및 산소요법이 42례, 흉강 삽관술로 치료한것이 208례, 개흉하에 폐기포 절제술이나 폐엽절제술을 시행한경우가 156례, 그리고 45례에서는 비디오 흉강경수술을 시행하였다. 평균술후흉관보유기간은 개흉술이 8.3일, 비디오흉강경 수술의 경우는 4.7일이었고 흉강삽관술로만 치료한경우 평균흉관보유기간은 11.2일이었다. 본원의 경우, 최근 3년동안 비디오 흉강경 수술이 외과적 수술의 적응이 되는 자연기흉의 치료에 개흉술보다 더 흔히 적용되는 술식이 되었다(1994 33%, 1996 78%). 향후 비침습적 수술방법이 더욱더 발전함에 따라 비디오 흉강경 수술은 자연기흉의 일차적인 치료방법이 될 수 있을 것으로 생각되며, 이의 적절성을 평가 하기위한 다자간의 공동연구가 요구된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.292-296
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• 1994

From March, 1985, to June, 1993, 244 patients with 345 episodes of spontaneous pneumothorax treated at Koryo General Hospital were reviewed. Most of the patients were male, and the ratio of male to female was 8:1. The average age of the patients with spontaneous pneumothorax was 32.8 years old. The site of pneumothorax was revealed left side in 53.3%, right side in 42.6%, and bilateral in 4.1%. The cause of pneumothorax were shown primary spontaneous pneumothorax in 73.4%, and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax in 26.6%. The underlying pathologic lesion in secondary spontaneous pneumothorax showed pulmonary tuberculosis in 56patients[86.1%], COPD in 4patients[6.2%], bronchial asthma in 2patients[3.1%], lung cancer in 2patients[3.1%], and pneumoconiosis in a patient[1.5%]. The usual clinical symptomes were dyspnea, chest pain and chest discomfort. Recurrence rate was as follow; 2nd episode 33.6%, 3rd episode in 26.8%, and above in 4th episode in 18.2%. All the patient of pneumothorax was treated as following; Closed thoracostomy tube drainage in 127patients, bullectomy in 88patients, lobectomy in 5patients, wedge resection in 2patients, conservative treatment with oxygen therapy in 21patients, and video assisted thoracoscopic bullectomy in a patient. The course of treatment of all of the patients were smooth and uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.1502-1507
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• 1992

Between February and July 1992, videothoracoscopic bullectomy was performed in nineteen patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax. The indications of this surgery are recurrent in 12, persistent airleakage in 4 and previous contralateral pneumothorax in 3 patients. For the good operative field, we used double lumen endotracheal tube and put the CO2 gas into the thoracic cavity to make the lung collapse. We usually apply the endoGIA or electric cauterization for handling the bleb or bullae and there were 9 cases with of endoGIA only, 4 electric cauterization only and 6 both procedures. To evaluate the advantage of the Videothoracoscopic surgery, we compared surgical results with that of the tho-racotomy group[19 patients]. There were significant differences in operative time[93.8$\pm$41.9 min and 17.1$\pm$53.9 min, p< 0.01] and postoperative airleakage duration[35.6$\pm$113.3 hours and 117.9$\pm$214.4 hours, p<0.05] between the Videothoracoscopy and thoracotomy group. Tube indwelling time was shortened in Videothoracoscopy group[p<0.05]. The hospital stay was very short[p<0.01] and the patients needed analgesic injection less frequentley in videthoracoscopic group[p<0.05] In conclusion, we prefer the Videothoracoscopic procedure to the thoracotomy in uncomplicateed patients with pneumothorax because of simple procedure and good results.