• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.986-990
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• 1997

23례의 환자에서 1989년 12월부터 1996년 12월까지 우전측방흉부절개술(RALT; right anterolateral thorncotomy)을 이용하여 선천성 심장병을 수술하였다. 22례에서 심방중격결손증(단순난원공형 13례, 하대정맥부 위로 확대된 저위형 쩨, 후방확대형 쎄, 정맥동형 1례, 일차공형 떼)이었고, 떼에서 심실중격결손증이었다. 우전측방흉부절개술(RALI)과 관련된 수술중 사망률이나 후기이환율은 없었다. 우전측방흉부절개술(RALI)은 선택된 환자에서(특히 여자) 정중흉골절개술에 비해 안전하고 효과적인 방법으로 생각되며, 추적관찰시 미용의 측면에서 결과는 매우 좋았다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.86-89
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• 2011

Traumatic ventricular septal defect (VSD) resulting from blunt chest injury is a very rare event. The mechanisms of traumatic VSD have been of little concern to dateuntil now, but two dominant theories have been described. In one, the rupture occurs due to acute compression of the heart; in the other, it is due to myocardial infarction of the septum. The clinical symptoms and timing of presentation are variable, so appropriate diagnosis can be difficult or delayed. Closure of traumatic VSD has been based on a combination of heart failure symptoms, hemodynamics, and defect size. Here, we present a case of a 4-year-old boy who presented with a traumatic VSD following a car accident. He showed normal cardiac structure at the time of injury, but after 8 days, his repeated echocardiography revealed a VSD. He was successfully treated by surgical closure of the VSD, and has been doing well up to the present. This report suggests that the clinician should pay great close attention to the patients injured by blunt chest trauma, keeping in mind the possibility of cardiac injury.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.24-28
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• 2012

Partial anomalous pulmonary vein connection (PAPVC) is a rare congenital abnormal cardiac defect involving the pulmonary veins draining into the right atrium (RA) directly or indirectly by venous connection. Ninety percent of PAPVCs are accompanied by atrial septal defect (ASD). To our knowledge, there is no previous report of PAPVC with ventricular septal defect (VSD) without ASD in Korea, and in this paper, we report the first such case. A 2-day-old girl was admitted into the Chonnam National University Hospital for evaluation of a cardiac murmur. An echocardiogram revealed perimembranous VSD without ASD. She underwent patch closure of the VSD at 5 months of age. Although the VSD was completely closed, she had persistent cardiomegaly with right ventricular volume overload, as revealed by echocardiography. Three years later, cardiac catheterization and chest computed tomography revealed a PAPVC, with the right upper pulmonary vein draining into the right SVC. Therefore, correction of the PAPVC was surgically performed at 3 years of age. We conclude that it is important to suspect PAPVC in patients with right ventricular volume overload, but without ASD.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.132-135
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• 2007

정상 심장에서의 우심방 혈전은 매우 드문 질환이다. 흉부 불편감과 호흡곤란을 주소로 내원한 66세 여자가 심장 초음파와 흉부 전산화 단층촬영에서 우심방 점액종으로 진단되었다. 종괴가 붙어 있는 심방 중격을 포함해 절제를 시행하였고 조직검사상 조직화된 우심방 혈전으로 진단되어 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.250-255
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• 1980

Myxoma is a benign growth constituting nearly 50% of all primary cardiac tumors. It is important because it can be abolished by surgical therapy and is usually fatal if unrecognized and untreated. Recently a wider use of echocardiogram as the screening test of valve lesions can be expected to increase the number of myxomas found preoperatively. We report a case of left atrial myxoma which was diagnosed by echocardiogram before surgery, and was successfully removed with the aid of extracorporeal circulation. The patient was a 24-year old woman who had suffered from mitral valvular symptoms for 2 months before admission. At operation, a tumor, measuring 5.2 x 4.3 x 4.7 cm, was extremely friable, villous gelatinous mass and it was removed from its origin near the closed fossa ovalis, including its stalk and a portion of the septum. The postoperative course was uneventful. The patient is clinically well and without symptoms of heart disease.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.440-445
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• 1985

Cor triatriatum is a variant of abnormal connection between the pulmonary vein and true left atrium, which is separated from accessory left atrium receiving pulmonary venous blood flow by fibromuscular diaphragm. Usually it is diagnosed after operation because difficulty in visualization of the diaphragm by conventional diagnostic tools. We experienced a rare entity of congenital heart disease diagnosed as car triatriatum with atrial septal defect and partial anomalous pulmonary venous return after completing operation, which was diagnosed as ASD with PAPVR preoperatively. Anomalous right pulmonary venous opening was located at right atrium, secundum type defect of atrial septum was present, and dual chambered left atrium without connection was also seen. Excision of the diaphragm and wide patch repair of ASD including right pulmonary vein were performed with good postoperative results. Herewith, we report this case with review of literatures.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.1094-1096
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• 1998

양심방 점액종은 세계적으로도 대단히 드문 질환의 하나로 우리 나라에서는 그간 2례 만이 발표되었다. 저자들은 점액종으로부터 떨어져 나간 색전으로 인한 것으로 여겨지는 뇌 경색증의 증상으로 혼미한 의식을 보였던 60세 남자 환자의 수술 증례를 보고하고자 한다. 저자들의 경우, 점액종은 난원공의 서로 다른 위치에서 생기어 각기 다른 심방 으로 자라 있었고, 심초음파 검사로 진단 직후 곧바로 응급수술을 시행하였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.34-39
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• 1983

The syndrome of anomalous muscle bundle dividing the right ventricle into two pressure chambers has been described by many authors. The malformation should not be confused with tetralogy of Fallot itself because the obstructive hypertrophic bands are usually proximal to the right ventricular infundibulum. One case [11 years old male] of double chambered right ventricle due to aberrant muscle bundle with intact ventricular septum is presented. The pressure gradient was 68 mmHg between inflow and outflow tracts of right ventricle on cardiac catheterization. On opening the right ventricle, there noted stenosis of outflow tract by infundibular membrane, hypertrophied anomalous muscle bundle, thickened moderator band & hypertrophied anterior papillary muscle. Open heart surgery was carried out with the aid of extracorporeal support, Anomalous muscle bundle [1.0 cm x 4.0 cm] and infundibular membrane were resected safely. The hypertrophied moderator band was cut at mid-portion and anterior papillary muscle was split vertically. The postoperative course was uneventful and discharged in good condition 2 weeks later.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.105-109
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• 1980

Tetralogy of Fallot has shown its familial aggregation in several familial studies. This reported case is another example which occurred in a family in two brothers. They revealed no cytogenetic abnormalities, but the anatomical cardiac malformation of them showed much similarity, total conal defect in ventricular septum and .one had patent foramen ovale, the other atrial septal defect. The familial recurrence tendency of Tetralogy of Fallot as well as other congenital heart diseases could be explained on multifactorial inheritance as shown in many reports. In spite that we couldn`t find out any environmental trigger or teratogens, our case may be accepted on the base of multifactorial mechanism.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.133-136
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• 2002

12년 전 23mm 기계판막과 소심낭편으로 작은 대동맥륜과 심실중격 및 우심실유출로를 확장하는 Konno씨 수술을 받은 28세된 남자가 갑작스런 심부전증으로 전원되었다. 대동맥판막 상부와 하부의 대동맥과 심실 중격을 복원한 소심낭편에 천공들이 있었는데, 그 심낭편은 심하게 석회화 되고 변성되어 있었다. 그 천공들은 석회화 되고 변성되어 딱딱해진 소심낭편과 기계판막 자체의 유동성에서 생긴 균열에 의한 것으로 보였다. PTFE 이식편을 이용하여 Konno씨 수술을 다시 시행하였다.