• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2008

The aim of this study is to analyze the outcomes of the esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula over the last 2 decades. The records of 51 patients born between 1987 and 2006 were reviewed. Twenty-seven patients were male. Mean values of the age, gestational age and birth weight were 2.9 days, 296 days and 2.7kg, respectively. All patients had Gross type C anomalies. Thirty-one patients (60.7 %) had one or more associated congenital anomalies and the most common anomaly was cardiac malformation. In 48 cases, primary anastomosis was done and staged operation was done in one case. Circular myotomies in the proximal esophagus were performed in 9 cases. Postoperative complication developed in 26 cases (54 %): pulmonary complication in 12 cases, anastomotic leakage in 10 and anastomotic stricture in 10, recurrent trachoesophageal fistula in one and tracheomalasia in 2 cases. Reoperation was carried out in 2 patients with anastomotic leaks, the remaining leaks were managed non operatively. Three of the strictures were reoperated upon and the others were successfully managed by balloon dilatations. Overall mortality rate was 15.6 %. Mortality rate of the second 10 years (8 %) period decreased significantly compared to that of the first 10 years (23 %) period.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.381-386
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• 1995

In our hospital we have seen 20 cases of congenital diaphragmatic anomalies from June 1984 until December 1993. These were classified into 10 cases of diaphragmatic eventration, 8 cases of Bochdalek hernia, 1 case of Morgagni hernia, and 1 case of esophageal hiatal hernia. Diaphragmatic eventration cases were composed of 8 males and 2 females with ages varing from 3 hour to 42 year. They were discovered by symptoms: 5 cases of respiratory insufficiency; 3 cases of frequent respiratory infection; and 2 cases by chance; 6 cases involved the left side, 4 cases involved right side. Emergency operations were done to 4 patients. Among the 10 patients, only one operative mortality occurred; 3 hour old female.Bochdalek hernia cases composed 6 females and 2 males, 5 patients were less than 6 hour old. All patients were operated on an emergency status and three of them expired due to the vicious cycle of pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary vasoconstriction, persistent fetal circulation, hypoxia, and metabolic acidosis. Morgagni hernia was seen in one 69 year old female patient, she had no complaint of symptoms and was incidentally detected. Hernia was repaired through right thoracotomy. She was discharged with healthy appearence. Esophageal hiatal hernia was seen in a 10 month old male patient, his symptoms were persistent vomiting and coughing since birth. Sliding type of esophageal hiatal hernia repair was completed through left thoracotomy.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.287-292
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• 1976

This is a report of a case of congenital esophageal hiatus hernia, occurring in a younger child at the age of one year and two months. The child was suffered from vomiting (intermittently coffee-ground vomitus or blood-flecked vomitus), coughing, and high fever for about 3 months.Diagnosis was confirmed by the radiologic barium study of the gastrointestinal tracts. The herniated organs were entire stomach and a part of the transverse colon. They were located in the right chest. The etiologic pathology was mainly congenital developmental defect of the musculature of the diaphragm, forming the posterior margin of the esophgeal hiatus, and additionally slight shorted esophagus. After reduction of herniated organs back to the abdominal cavity through abdominal approach, herniorrhaphy was performed through transthoracic approach with modified Allison's procedure. At the same time, any associated anomalies, such as hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, were not seen. Postoperative course was uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.671-674
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• 2008

이론적으로는 공장이나 근막피부판 혹은 근육피판이 여러 차례 실패한 식도재건의 재시도에 사용할 수 있는 장기지만, 다른 장기들도 식도의 대체 장기로 이용이 가능한지 고려해 보아야 한다. 우리는 21년 전 선천성 식도 폐쇄증의 식도 교정술 후 식도협착이 발생되어 식도재건술과 수 차례의 복부 및 경, 흉부 수술을 시행받은 24세의 여자 환자에게 2차 식도재건술을 성공적으로 시행하였다 식도의 재건은 남아 있는 변형된 위를 재단하여 피하경로를 통해 좌측 경부로 올렸으며, 상부 식도에 측 단문합하였다. 환자는 수술 후 일반 식사를 할 수 있는 상태로 호전되어 퇴원하였다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.453-460
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• 2022

Purpose: Esophageal atresia (EA) with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is a congenital anomaly that can cause frequent digestive and nutritional problems, even after repair. The most common complication is anastomotic stricture, for which reoperation or balloon dilatation is performed. This study aimed to evaluate the postoperative complications of EA and the role of endoscopic balloon dilatation (EBD) in cases of anastomotic stricture. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients diagnosed with EA with or without TEF between January 2000 and February 2021. Patients' baseline characteristics, associated anomalies, and postoperative complications were reviewed. Results: Among 26 patients, 14 (53.8%) were male, 12 (46.2%) had coexisting anomalies, and the median follow-up was 6.1 years (range, 1.2-15.7 years). In univariate analysis, prematurity, low birth weight, and long-gap EA were associated with postoperative complications in 12 (46.2%) patients. Among the 10 (38.5%) patients with anastomotic stricture, nine (90.0%) required EBD. Regarding the first EBD, it was performed at a median of 3.3 months (range, 1.2-7.6 months) post-repair, while the average patient weight was 4.6 kg. The mean diameter ranged from 3.3 to 9.1 mm without major complications. In univariate analysis, long-gap EA alone was significantly associated with EBD. Conclusion: Approximately half of the patients experienced complications after EA repair. In particular, patients with a long-gap EA had a significantly increased risk of complications, such as anastomotic strictures. EBD can be safely used, even in infants.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.567-572
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• 1999

배경: 선천성 식도 폐쇄증의 수술적 교정은 많은 개선을 보였으나 아직도 사망률과 합병증률이 높은 상태이다. 방법: 1992년 1월부터 1997년 3월까지 본 동아대학교 병원 흉부외과학 교실에서는 27명의 선천성 식도 폐쇄증을 수술적 치료하였기에 이를 후향적으로 분석하고자 하였다. 결과: 남아가 21명 여아가 6명이었으며 평균 출생시 체중은 2.62$\pm$0.38 kg이었다. 원위부 기관식도루를 가진 식도폐쇄증이 24명이었고 나머지 3명은 순수 식도 폐쇄증이었다. Waterston의 위험군 분류상 A군이 4명, B군이 18명, C군이 5명이었다. 18명에서 동반 기형을 가졌으며 심혈관계 이상이 가장 흔한 동반 기형이었다. 식도 폐쇄증의 상하 식도 맹단 간의 거리는 1 cm이내의 short gap이 9명, 1내지 2 cm의 medium gap이 8명, 2 cm이상의 long gap이 7명, 3.5 cm 이상의 ultra-long gap이 3명이었다. 수술은 순수 식도 폐쇄증의 3례에서는 단계적으로 위루술 및 경부식도조루술을 시행하였고 나머지 24례는 모두 경흉강적 도달법으로 일시적 근치 교정술을 시행하였다. 추적기간 중 27명 중5명이 사망 하였는데 수술과 관련된 사망은 2명으로 그 중 1명은 급성 신부전으로 사망하였고, 1명은 문합부 누출로 인한 농흉 발생으로 사망하였다. 3명의 후기 사망이 있었는데 1명은 순수 식도 폐쇄증으로 식도-위-대장 문합술을 시행하였으나 인슐린 의존성 당뇨병으로 술후 29개월 째 사망하였고 1명은 동 괴사성장염(necrotizing enterocolitis)으로 사망, 나머지 1명은 \ulcorner선 확장술의 합병증으로 인해 술후 220일 째 십이지장 천공으로 인한 폐혈증으로 사망하였다 사망례의 분석을 통해 사망률에 영향을 미쳤던 요인들을 살펴 보았는데 gap length가 long gap이상일 경우가 사망률에 영향을 미치는 요소로서 통계적 유의성(p value<0.05)을 보였다. 결론: 수술적교정과 관련된 합병증률은 높은 편이나 이것이 수술사망률과 직결되는 것은 아니다. 전체적인 생존율은 효과적인 동반기형의 치료와 적극적인 수술후 관리가 병행될 때 더욱 향상시킬 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권11호
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• pp.793-797
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• 2007

Communicating bronchopulmonary foregut malformation (CBPFM)은 매우 드문 선천성 기형으로 격리된 호흡계 조직과 식도 또는 위장 사이의 누관이 특징적이다. 원시위장관에서 기원한 부속의 폐조직이 모든 종류의 bronchopulmonary furegut malformation 발생의 중요한 요인이 된다. 반복되는 폐렴이 있는 환자의 chest X-ray에서 낭성 병변이 보인다면 CBPFM을 생각해봐야 하며, 진단적 방법으로 식도조영술, 기관조영술, 컴퓨터 단층촬영, 자기공명영상 그리고 혈관조영술 등이 도움이 된다. 치료는 수술적 제거가 권장되며 예후도 좋다. 좌측 완전 심낭결손증과 동반되었으며, 이중식도에 연결된 외엽성 폐격리증과 기관지성 낭종을 보인 CBPFM 1예를 보고한다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.1052-1059
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• 1988

297 cases of military personnel and 7 cases of civilian were operated in K.A.F.C.H. from January 1982 to October 1988 due to cardiovascular disease, which consist of 202 cases [66.4%] of vascular disease, 91 cases [29.9%] of cardiac disease, and 11 cases [3.6%] of pericardial disease. Mean age was 25.8*7.2[2S.D.] year of age and nearly all patients were male except 4 cases of female patient in civilian. Of the 253 cases [83.2%] of acquired disease, vascular diseases were 149 cases [583%], traumatic cardiovascular 54 [21.3%], cardiac 40 [15.8%], and pericardial 10 [4.0%]. Of the 51 cases [16.8%] of congenital diseases, cardiac anomalies were 48 cases [94.1%], vascular 2 [3.9%] and pericardial 1 [2.0%]. Open heart surgery was done in 83 cases of cardiac disease, which consists of 39 cases [46.9%] of valvular heart disease, 22 cases [26.59o] of ASD, 14 cases [16.9%] of VSD, 2 cases [2.4%] of partial ECD, and so on. Of the 6 cases [2.0%] of over-all mortality, operative death in open heart surgery was 4 cases[4.8%].

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.452-454
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• 2011

The most common surgical procedure used to manage tracheoesophageal fistula is the primary anastomosis of the esophagus. However, in the case of failed anastomosis, replacing the esophagus with another organ is necessary. We performed two procedures of colon interposition after failure of tracheoesophageal fistula repair. In those cases, stomach replacement was not possible because of a failed Ivor Lewis operation in one case and duodenal atresia in the other.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.785-790
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• 1990

A 30-year-old male with a symptomatic aberrant right subclavian artery underwent surgical intervention on January 17, 1990. An aberrant right subclavian artery is a rare congenital anomaly, but it is the most common one of the aortic arch anomalies. This anomalous vessel usually does not produce symptoms, but occasionally symptomatic patients require surgical intervention. Although ligation and division of the aberrant right subclavian artery through left thoracotomy has been advocated by many surgeons, the ischemic symptoms of the upper extremity or the brain can occur. In the procedure described here, ligation and division of the aberrant artery and its anastomosis to the ascending aorta with Gore \ulcornerTex vascular graft was performed simultaneously through midsternotomy. With this procedure, we relieved the esophageal obstruction and established normal blood flow to the right arm. Hoarseness developed postoperatively. We consider that above symptom has been attributed to the injury of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve during dissection.