• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.792-799
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• 1985

Primary neoplasms of the trachea are rare, but are a very serious critical life-threatening disease. Nearly all the lesions of the trachea are presented as obstructive lesions. Bronchoscopic examination including chest C-T, tomogram and air tracheogram are essential for the further definition of these lesions. The need for removal of tracheal tumors whether complete or incomplete, is clear enough regardless of the histology of the tumor. We have experienced 9 cases from Jan. 1965 to June, 1985. One patient with tracheal hamartoma was cured with complete resection through rigid bronchoscopy and another patient with fibrous histiocytoma was treated with re-excision and laser evaporation through superior mediastinotomy due to recurrence, 1 year later. The remaining patients were treated with mass excision or segmental resection and end-to-end anastomosis through collar incision and superior mediastinal sternotomy. The remaining two patients were operated with and segmental resection and end-to-end anastomosis of trachea using partial cardiopulmonary bypass. The histologic diagnosis were adenoid cystic Ca[5], fibrous histiocytoma[1], mucoepidermoid Ca[1]. hamartoma[1], anaplastic Ca.[1]. Three patients were treated post-operatively with radiation; with adenoid cystic Ca.[2] and anaplastic Ca.[1]. Their post-operative courses were uneventful during the follow-up from 2 months to 7 years.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.95-99
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• 2005

Penetrating neck trauma by gunshot injury involving tracheobronchial tree is rare in Korea. Extensive tissue damage by cavitation, tissue fragmentation and shock wave transmission of high-velocity projectile along with associated organ injury renders high rate of mortality and morbidity. A 28 year old man in military service with gunshot wound in left cervical area presented initial symptoms of severe dyspnea and subcutaneous emphysema. Computed tomography of chest and cervical region as well as bronchoscopic evaluation was performed to confirm highly suspected injury to cervical trachea. Surgical exposure was established through a low collar incision; the damaged segment of 3.5 cm length including 2-4th tracheal rings was resected out and end-to-end anastomosis was performed. Bleeding from lacerated anterior jugular vein was controlled by ligation of both ends and a K2 bulllet was found upon inner border of body of first rib, medial to right carotid sheath and removed out. Cervical esophagus, carotid artery, internal jugular vein and recurrent laryngeal nerve were spared. Extubation was done on the first postoperative day and postoperative course until discharge on nineth postoperative day remained uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.792-798
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• 1998

배경: 기관의 폐쇄 질환은 기관 삽관과 기관 절개술에 의한 협착, 기관 종양, 갑상선 종양, 기관내 결핵등 다양한 질환이 원인이 될 수 있는데 최근 이런 기관 질환에 대해 병변 부위를 완전히 절제한 후 단단 문합 술을 시행하여 좋은 결과를 얻고 있다. 대상 및 방법: 이에 저자들은 1985년에서 1996년까지 38명의 기관 폐쇄 병변에 대해 실시한 기관 절제 및 재건술의 성적과 결과를 분석하였다. 기관 절제 길이는 2 cm이하에서 6 cm까지 다양하였으며, 수술 방법은 경부 횡절개 22례, 경부 및 부분 흉골 정중절개 12명, 우측 흉부절개 를 4례에서 시행하였으며, 기관 병변 주위를 완전 절제한후 32명의 환자에서 기관 단단 문합술을, 6명의 환자에게 윤상연골 절제가 동반된 후두 기관 문합술을 시행하였다. 이중 3명에서 봉합부 장력을 감소시키기 위해 후두 분리가 필요하였다. 결과: 합병증으로 창상 감염 4례, 문합 부위 육아종 증식 2례, 성대 마비 1례, 폐렴 2례, 전신성 캔디디아시스 1례가 발생하여 그중 수술전 의식이 명료하지 않아서 수술후 T-tnbe 삽입이 필요하였던 2명 환자가 폐렴에 의해, 외상에 의해 전신성 캔디디아시스가 발생한 1례가 사망하였다. 결론: 이상의 성적으로 6 cm 까지의 기관 병변에서 기관 절제가 재건술로 좋은 결과를 얻을 수 있었으나 의식 상태나 전신상태가 나쁜 환자에서의 기관절제와 재건술은 수술후 합병증 및 사망률이 높으므로 보존적 치료가 좋을 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.4211-4214
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• 2015

Background: Prognostic value of prophylactic level VII nodal dissection in papillary thyroid carcinoma has been highlighted. Materials and Methods: A total of 27 patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma with N0 neck underwent total thyroidectomy with level VI and VII nodal dissection through same collar neck incision. Multicentricity, bilaterality, extrathyroidal extension, level VI and VII lymph nodes were studied as separate and independent prognostic factors for DFS at 24 months. Results: 21 females and 6 males with a mean age of 34.6 years old, tumor size was 5-24 mm. (mean 12.4 mm.), multicentricity in 11 patients 2-4 foci (mean 2.7), bilaterality in 8 patients and extrathyroidal extension in 8 patients. Dissected level VI LNs 2-8 (mean 5 LNs) and level VII LNs 1-4 (mean 1.9). Metastatic level VI LNs 0-3 (mean 1) and level VII LNs 0-2 (mean 0.5). Follow-up from 6-51 months (mean 25.6) with 7 patients showed recurrence (3 local and 4 distant). Cumulative DFS at 24 months was 87.8% and was significantly affected in relation to bilaterality (p-value <0.001), extrathyroidal extension (p-value <0.001), level VI positive ((p-value <0.001) and level VII positive ((p-value <0.001) LNs. No recurrences were detected during the follow-up period in the absence of level VI and level VII nodal involvement. Conclusions: Level VII prophylactic nodal dissection is an important and integral prognostic factor in papillary thyroid carcinoma. A larger multicenter study is crucial to reach a satisfactory conclusion about the necessity and safety of this approach.