• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.149-152
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• 1975

In spite of great advances in surgical treatment during past several decades, surgery of the trachea failed to develop correspondingly, partly because of relative rarity of the tracheal lesions and partly because of difficulties in surgical technique and anesthesia. Surgical diseases of the trachea are largely obstructions due to neoplasm or cicatrical stenosis and tracheal malacia. The present treatment of respiratory failure, using cuffed endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes, has produced, apparently with increasing frequency, tracheal stenosis, tracheomalized tracheal erosion. Surgery is presently the only reasonable way to treat stenotic lesions of the tracheobronchial tree. In the case of tumors, the current trend has been that of radical excision. Primary end-to--end reconstruction of the trachea has been generally recognized as the ideal method of repair following resection. However, for decades it was believed that a maximum of four tracheal rings only might be excised and primary healing achieved with safety. A great variety of procedures, developed by numerous investigations and directed at tracheal substitution, have almost invariably met with discouraging results. A meticulous study done by Grillo and associates on autopsy specimens has shown that an average 6.4cm of mediastinal trachea can be safely resected by full mobilization of the right lung and transplantation of the left main bronchus into the bronchus intermedius. Recently, we experienced a case of successful resection of a tumor of the tracheal carina and primary tracheo-left main bronchial anastomosis at the Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, the National Medical Center in Seoul. The patient, a 29-year-old man, was admitted to the hospital with complaints of dyspnea and cough. On admission, chest film showed hydropneumothorax on the right. After closed thoracostomy, hydropneumothorax disappeared, but hazy densities, developed in the right middle and lower lung fields, resisted to treatment. Bronchoscopy uncovered irregular tumor covering the carina and the right main bronchus, and biopsy indicated well differentiated squamous Cell carcinoma. Operation was performed on July 2, 1975. A right postero-lateral thoracotomy was used. Excision involved the lower trachea, the carina, the left main bronchus and the right lung. This was followed by direct anastomosis between the trachea and the left main bronchus. Bronchography was done on 17th postoperative day revealed good result of operation without stricture at the site ofanastomosis. About one month after the operation symptoms and signs of bronchial irritation with dyspnea developed, and these responded to respiratory care. On 82nd postoperative day, sudden dyspnea developed at night and the patient expired several hours later. Autopsy was not done and the cause of death was uncertain.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.103-108
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• 1992

Pulmonary paragonimiasis is the infectious disease of lung, due to 'Paragonimus westermani'. The clinical manifestations are various, and the main symptoms are chronic cough and persistent hemoptysis. Radiological findings mainly include thin walled cyst, migrating patch pulmonary infiltration, transient linear shadow, and hydropneumothorax, etc. The differential diagnosis should include pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumonia, other parasitic diseases, and rarely lung malignancy if the mass-like lesion is present. Recently, the incidence of paragonimiasis is very low. But the physicians should suspect paragonimus infection, if the patient has chronic respiratory symptom such as hemoptysis and lives in the endemic area such as Korea. A case of pulmonary paragonimiasis confirmed by histological basis of lung was presented with a review of the literature.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.312-317
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• 1979

1] During the period of Jan. 1959, to Aug. 1979, 47 patients of paragonimiasis have been treated in the department of Chest Surgery. 2] The total number of patients who has been admitted and treated in the department of Chest Medicine are 262 and annual distribution of number of patients has been decreased. However, since 1964, the number of patients has been stationary. On the other hand, the total number of patients who has been admitted and treated surgically in the department of Chest Surgery are 47 and the annual distribution of number of patients has not been decreased. 3] The peak age incidence lies in fourth decade [34%], and over halves of patients is in third to fifth decade. Male to female is 8.4 to 1. 4] The symptoms, which are mainly cough, chest pain, dyspnea and blood tinged sputum, developed mostly in two to five years after infestation by Paragonmius westermani. 5] Sputum tests for eggs of Paragonimus westermani were positive in 16 out of 43 patients [37%]. The 93% of patients were positive in skin test for Paragonimus westermani. The patients with negative skin test were 7%, but sputum or stool examination for Paragonimus westermani`s eggs were positive in these negative group of skin test. 6] Chest roentgenogram revealed pleural effusion [41 cases], hydropneumothorax [1 case], atelectasis [1 case] and mediastinal mass [1 case]. 7] All patients were preoperatively treated with Bithionol. The mode of surgery were decortication only [31 cases], pleuropneumonectomy [3 cases], decortication & lobectomy [2 cases], decortication & closure of bronchial fistula [1 case], thoracentesis [1 case] and postural drainage [1 case]. 8] Paragonimiasis is primarily medical disease and well treated by the administration of Bithionol. But the delayed diagnosis and missed diagnosis, especially as pulmonary tuberculosis, make the disease aggravated and chronic. Subsequently, surgical treatment is infrequently required. Chronic empyema due to Paragonimus westermani is much benign than tuberculous empyema thoracis.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.205-213
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• 1977

In order to evaluate the therapeutic effect of thoracostomy on the patients with pathological changes in pleural cavity which were caused by various etiological factors, a clinical study was carried out during a period of 5 and half years from May 1972 to September 1977 in the department of thoracic surgery, Hanyang University Hospital, and the following results were obtained. Of a total of 264 patients, 205 cases were male, and 59 female, exhibiting the ratio of male to female being 3.5 to 1. The pathological changes in pleural cavity could occur at any age from 4 months after birth to 76 years old, the peak incidence being in the third decade in either male or female. The incidence decreased in the second, fifth and fourth decade in order. The type of pathological changes observed and their frequencies of occurrences were 93 cases [35.2%] in pneumothorax, 62 cases [23.5%] in hemothorax, 48 cases [18.2%] in pyothorax, 46 cases [17. 4%] in hemopneumothorax, 13 cases [4.9%] in hydropneumothorax, and one case each in hydrothorax and chylothorax. The incidence of the primary diseases which predisposed the pathological changes in pleural cavity were, 119 cases [45-1%] in trauma, 64 cases [24.2%]in lung tuberculosis, 38 cases [14.4%] in pneumonia or empyema, 14 cases [5.3%] in lung emphysema and blebs, 13 cases [4.9%] in process after thoracotomy, 3 cases [1.1%] each in lung malignant tumor and lung paragonimiasis, one case in mechanical ventilator and 9 cases [3.4%] in unknown origin. The pathological changes in pleural cavity were located in the right side of the cavity in 124 cases, in the left side in 133 cases and in both sides in 7 cases, indicating that the difference between the incidence of the left and rightside occurences was insignificant. Of 93 cases of pneumothorax studied, 63 cases were found to have been tension pneumothorax and 30 cases non-tension pneumothorax, showing greater prevalence of tension type over non-tension type. Of 119 cases of trauma observed, 82 cases were accompanied with rib fractures and 37 cases were without any fracture [non-bone fracture]. Patients with the rib fractures were characterized by multiple rib fractures and multiple double fractures of ribs, accompanying with or without fracture of bones other than ribs, and patients with non-bone fracture were characterized by penetrating stab wound and blunt trauma. Of 264 cases who received thoracostomy, 207 cases [78.4%] demonstrated that their pathological changes in pleural cavity were removed and subsided by a simple measure of thoracostomy. In 43 cases [16.3%], various surgical measures including radical operation and thoracotomy were required for complete healing, since their pathological changes were not abolished by thoracostomy alone. The rest 14 cases [5.3%] were expired following thoracostomy.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.222-229
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• 2002

폐흡충증은 비록 발생빈도가 현저히 줄어 현재는 드물게 발생하는 질환이 되었지만 아직도 국내에 폐흡충증과 같은 기생충감염의 보고가 있으므로 게장이나 생가재 등의 섭식을 금하여야 할 것이다. 그리고 호산구 증가증을 동반한 치료되지 않은 폐질환에 있어서 비록 객담이나 대변검사에서 충란이 발견되지 않을지라도 폐흡충증에 대한 정확한 병력청취가 필요하며 폐흡충증은 피내반응검사로 간단히 선별검사를 할 수 있고, 면역효소측정법을 이용하여 비교적 정확하게 진단할 수 있기 때문에 관심을 가지고 적극적인 검사 및 치료가 시행되어야겠다. 폐흡충증이 폐결핵과 임상증상이나 방사선학적으로 여러 가지 유사한 소견을 보인다는 점에서 폐결핵과 감별하는 것은 중요할 것 같다. 본 증례들은 전남 영암 월출산 계곡에서 잡은 생가재를 섭식한 후 일가족에서 발생한 폐흡충증으로서 이제까지 폐흡충증의 발생지역으로 보고된 적이 없었던 월출산 계곡을 새로운 폐흡충증의 발생지역으로 보고하며 지속적인 호산구 증가증을 동반한 치료되지 않은 폐질환이 있을 때 폐흡충증과 같은 기생충감염의 가능성에 대해서도 고려해야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.991-1000
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• 1997

폐쇄식 흉강 삽관술은 흉부외과 영역에서 가장 많이 사용하는 수기로, 기흉 등의 여러 흉부질환과 흉부외 상 또는 흉부 술후에 적용된다. 조선대학교 의과대학 병원에서는 1991련 1월부터 1996년 12월까지 만 6년간 흉부 술후에 흉관을 거치한 경우를 제외한 례쇄식 흉강 삽관술 2341예를 시행하였다. 총 234떼중 남녀 비는 3.5:1, 연령별 분포는 남자 $36.6\pm21.0세,$ 여자 $47.3\pm20.2세로$ 전체평균 $40.0\pm20.5세$ 였으며, 적응증은 자연성, 이차성 및 외상성 기흉(39.4%)이 가장 많았고, 그 외에 혈흉, 혈기흉, 수흉, 수기흉, 농흉, 유미흉 등이었다. 흉관의 거치기간은 8714일이 974예(41.6%)로 가장 많았고, 평균 $13.7\pm6.3일$ 이었다. 상관후 배액량은 전체 평균 $537\pm88m1,$ 그리고 201~500ml가 694예(46.0%)로 가장 많았다. 상관의 우-좌비는 52.4:47.6이었고, 처음 상관한 경우가 2071예(88.5%)였으며, 1개만 삽관한 경우가 2210예(94.4%)였다 합병증은 거의 모든 환자에서 삽관부 동통(99.8%)을 호소하였으며, 그 외에 삽관부 감염, 늑간신경통, 흉막유착으로 인한 흉관기능의 상실, 흉강내 감염, 폐의 불완전 재팽창, 혈관손상으로 인한 출혈, 피하기종, 폐실 \ulcorner파열, 횡격막 및 복강내 손창, 일측폐의 재팽창성 폐부종 그리고 봉소염 등이 발생하였다. 삽관술 만으로 회복된 환자는 1981예(84.6%) 였 으며, 더 이상의 외과적 처치가 필요한 경우는 226예(9.7%)였다. 사망한 경우는 2예(0.1%)로, 재팽창성 폐부종 1예와 농흉 환자에서 흉강 상관후 봉소염이 병발하여 패혈증으로 사망하였다.