• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.321-328
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• 2003

배경: St. Jude 기계판막은 보편적으로 사용되고 있는 기계판막 중의 하나로 국립의료원에서 18년간 St. Jude기계판막으로 판막 치환술을 시행받은 환자들의 장기 임상성적을 보고하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 1984년 2월부터 2002년 6월까지 국립의료원에서 St. Jude 기계판막으로 판막 치환술을 시행받은 163명의 연속적인 환자들을 대상으로 하였다. 대상환자의 평균 연령은 42.9$\pm$15.1세였고 남녀 각 각 69명과 94명이었다. 승모판막 치환이 87예, 대동맥판막 치환 30예, 승모판막 및 대동맥판막 치환이 45예 그리고 기타의 경우가 1예였으며, 재수술의 경우는 각각 16예, 1예 그리고 14예였다. 추적률은 96.9%였고, 전체 누적 추적기간은 823.8환자-년이었다. 결과: 조기 사망률은 7.98% (13/163)이었고 만기 사망률은 8.7% (13/150)였으나 이 중 판막 관련 합병증에 의한 사망은 4.7% (7/150)이었다. 대상환자들의 생존율은 10년과 18년 각각 91.8$\pm$2.1% 및 91.0$\pm$1.9%이었다. 혈색전증의 발생률은 1.09%/환자-년, 항응고제와 관련된 출혈의 발생률은 0.36%/환자-년, 혈전으로 인한 판막 폐쇄의 발생률은 0.24%/환자-년, 판막주위 누출 발생률은 0.12%/환자-년, 판막으로 인한 심내막염의 발생률은 0.12%/환자-년으로 판막과 관련된 전체 합병증의 발생률은 1.94%/환자-년이었다. 판막과 관련된 전체 합병증이 없을 확률은 10년과 18년 각 89.1$\pm$3.3%과 88.4$\pm$3.2%이며, 판막과 관련된 사망이 없을 확률은 10년과 18년 각 95.1$\pm$1.2%과 95.111.1%이었다. 판막 관련 합병증의 발생은 연령과 관계가 있었으며, 특히 항응고제와 관련된 출혈의 경우에는 60세 이상의 고령에 많았다. 치환된 판막의 종류나 판막의 크기와는 무관하였으나 다중판막 치환술이 시행되는 경우에는 판막 관련 합병증의 발생률 및 사망률이 모두 높았고, 재수술의 경우 판막 관련 합병증에 의한 사망률이 높았다. 결론: St. Jude기계판막을 이용하여 판막 치환술을 시행한 환자들의 장기간 추적 결과 판막과 관련된 합병증 및 사망률이 낮아 안정적인 기계판막으로 판단된다.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.68-76
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• 2014

Background: Recently, reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) has been accepted as a main treatment option in irreparable massive rotator cuff tear with cuff arthropathy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the early complication incidence and the preliminary clinical results of RTSAs performed in single institute. Methods: Fifty-seven RTSAs (56 patients) were performed between April 2011 and March 2013. The indications for RTSA were cuff tear arthropathy and irreparable massive rotator cuff tear with or without pseudoparalysis. Exclusion criteria were revision, preoperative infections and fractures. At final follow-up, 45 shoulders were enrolled. Mean follow-up duration was 12.5 months (range, 6-27 months). The mean age at the time of surgery was 73.6 years (range, 58-87 years). All the patients were functionally accessed via Constant score, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, pain and functional visual analogue scale (VAS) scores and active range of motion. Complications were documented as major and minor. Major complications include fractures, infections, dislocations, nerve palsies, aseptic loosening of humeral or glenoid components, or glenoid screw problems. Minor complications include radiographic scapular notching, hematomas, heterotopic ossification, algodystrophy, intraoperative dislocations, intraoperative cement extravasation, or radiographic lucent lines of the glenoid. Results: The mean Constant score increased from 31.4 to 53.8 (p < 0.001). The pain and functional VAS scores improved (5.2 to 2.7, p < 0.001, 4.0 to 6.7, p < 0.001) and active forward flexion improved from $96.9^{\circ}$ to $125.6^{\circ}$ (p = 0.011). One or more complications occurred in 16 (35.6%) of 45 shoulders, with one failure (2.2%) resulting in the removal of implants by late infection. The single most common complication was scapular notching (9 [20%]). There were 4 (8.9%) axillary nerve palsies postoperatively (n=3: transient n. palsy, n=1: Symptom existed at 11 months postoperatively but improving). Conclusions: In a sort term follow-up, RTSA provided substantial gain in overall function. Most common early complications were scapular notching and postoperative neuropathy. Although overall early complication rate was as high as reported by several authors, most of the complications can be observable without compromise to patients' clinical outcome. Long term follow-up is required to clarify the clinical result and overall complication rate.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.287-297
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• 1984

The normal intracranial structures are relatively resistant to therapeutic radiation, but may react adversely in a variety of ways, and the damage to nerve tissue may be slow in making its appearance, and once damage has occured the patient recovers slowly and incompletly. Therefore, it is important to consider the possibility of either recurrent tumor or late adverse effect in any patient who has had radiotherapy. The determination o( rnorphological/pathological correlation is very important to the therapeutic radiologist who uses CT scans to define a treatment volume, as well as to the clinician who wishes to explain the patient's clinical state in terms of regress, progression, persistence, or recurrence of tumor or radiation-induced edema or necrosis, The authors are obtained as following results ; 1. The field size(whole CNS, large, intermediate, small field) was variable according to the location and extension of tumor and histopathologic diagnosis, and the tatal tumor dose was 4,000 to 6,000 rads except one of recurred case of 9,100 rads. The duration of follow up CT scan was from 3 months to 5 year 10 months. 2, The histopathologic diagnosis of 9cases were glioblastoma multiforme(3 cases), pineal tumor (3), oligodendroglioma (1), cystic astrocytoma (1), pituitary adenoma (1) and their adverse effects after radiation therapy were brain atrophy (4 cases) , radiation necrosis(2), tumor recurrence with or without calcification (2), radiation·induced infarction (1). 3. The recurrent symptoms after radiation therapy of brain tumor were not always the results of regrowth of neoplasm, but may represent late change of irradiated brain. 4. It must be need that we always consider the accurate treatment planning and proper treatment method to reduce undesirable late adverse effects in treatment of brain tumors.

• 대한종양외과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.102-107
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• 2018

Purpose: Cardiotoxicity is a serious late complication of breast cancer treatment. Individual treatment risk of specific drugs has been investigated. However, studies on the evaluation of the composite risk of chemotherapeutic agents are limited. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of breast cancer patients who received adjuvant treatment and had available serial echocardiography results. Patients were assigned to subgroups based on chemotherapy containing anthracyclines (A), anthracyclines and taxanes (A+T), and radiotherapy (RT). The development of cardiac disease and serial ejection fraction (EF) were reviewed. EF decline up to 10% from baseline was considered grade 1 cardiotoxicity and EF decline >20% or absolute value <50% was considered grade 2 cardiotoxicity. The most recent medical records and echocardiography results over 1 year of chemotherapy completion were also reviewed. Late cardiotoxicity was defined as a lack of recovery of EF decline or aggravated EF decline from baseline. Results: In total, 123 patients were evaluated. A small reduction in EF was observed after chemotherapy in both chemotherapy groups. There were no significant differences between groups A and A+T in EF decline following chemotherapy. We could not find any differences in composite risk between the chemotherapy groups and the RT group during follow-up. Late cardiotoxicity was seen in 15.45% of patients. During follow-up, three patients were diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. Conclusion: There was no significant composite risk elevation following adjuvant treatment of breast cancer. However, late cardiotoxicity was considerable and further research in this direction is necessary.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.117-124
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• 1998

The embryological and anatomical features of urachal anomalies have been well defined. Because of the variable clinical presentation, uniform guideline for evaluation and treatment are lacking. Although urachal remnants are rarely observed clinically, they often give rise to a number of problems such as infection and late malignant changes. Therefore, a total assessment of the disease with a particular focus on embryology, anatomy, clinical symptoms, as well as the most advisable management, is necessary. Twenty six patients with urachal remnants were treated at the Department of Pediatric Surgery from August 1980 to June 1998. Of these 26, 9 were classified as patent urachus 11 as urachal sinus, 4 as urachal cyst, 1 as urachal diverticulum and 1 as an alternating sinus. The group consisted of 11 males and 15 females. The age distribution was 20 neonates, 3 infants, 2 preschoolers and 1 adult. Infection was the most frequent complication and Staph. aureus was the predominant causative microorganism. Fistulogram was performed in 4 cases and ultrasound examination disclosed cysts or sinus in 7 cases. Excision was performed in 24 patients and incision and draniage in 2 cases as a primary treatment. There was no postopreative complication or recurrence.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.137-140
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• 2017

Alloplastic materials used for orbital fracture reconstruction can induce complications, such as infection, migration, extrusion, intraorbital hemorrhage, and residual diplopia. Silicone is one of the alloplastic materials that has been widely used for decades. The author reports a rare case of spontaneous extrusion of a silicone implant that was used for orbital fracture reconstruction 30 years earlier. A 50-year-old man was admitted to the emergency room for an exposed substance in the lower eyelid area of the left eye, which began as a palpable hard nodule a week earlier. The exposed material was considered to be implant used for previous surgery. Under general anesthesia, the implant and parts of the fibrous capsule tissue were removed. Several factors hinder the diagnosis of implant extrusions that occur a long period after the surgery. So, surgeons must be aware that complications with implants can still arise several decades following orbital fracture reconstruction, even without specific causes.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.1563-1569
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• 1992

From Jan. 1981 to Dec. 1991, we had treated 25 patients with congenital coronary art-eriovenous fistulas [CAVF] in Seoul National University Hospital. A retrospective review was made to delineate the course and the management of CAVF and to clarify the role of surgical treatment. Fifteen patients were male and 10 were female with The mean age of 17.4 years[from 3 months to 58 years]. The most frequent symptom was dyspnea on exertion[56%]. Other symptoms were angina and palpitation. Sixty-eight percent of the patients were symptomatic. Fifty-three percent of patients less than 20 years old were symptomatic and 100% of patients over 20 years old were symptomatic. Three patients had multiple CAVFs. The fistula drained into the right ventricle in 13, pulmonary artery in 9, left ventricle in 4, right atrium in 2, and left atrium in 1. Thirteen patients had other associated cardiac lesions. The mean pulmonary-to-systemic blood flow[Qp /Qs] in the isolate CAVF group was 2.19. All patients were operated on to correct the fistulas and other associated cardiac lesions. All patients were followed from 1 month to 11 years without late death. Postoperative complication rate was 24% -significant arrhythmia [3], recurred CAVF[1], psychosis[1], pneumonia [1]. Symptomatic improvement was evident postoperatively. Below 20 years old, 94% of patients were asymptomatic, but above 20 years old, symptoms persisted in 25%. In summary, early elective repair of CAVF is indicated in all patients because of higher complication rate and frequent persistent symptoms in older patients.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.77-81
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• 2002

식도-결장-위 문합술후 발생한 매우 드믄 합병증인 결장-기관지루 1례를 최근 체험하여 이를 보고한다. 환자는 53세 남자로 부식성 식도 및 위 유문부 협착으로 결장을 이용한 식도재건술을 받은 30개월후부터 음식물 섭취시 기침, 고열, 오한, 화농성 객담의 호흡기 증상이 반복되었다. 단순 흉부 X-선 촬영과 전산화 단층 촬영상 흡인성 폐렴과 좌폐하엽이 완전 무기폐 소견을 보였다. 식도내시경과 바륨 식도조영술로 식도-결장 문합부 직하방의 결장과 좌폐하엽 상분절 사이의 누관을 확인할 수 있었다. 수술은 결장-기관지루의 폐쇄술과 좌폐하엽 절제술을 시행하였다. 식도-결장-위 문합술후 음식 섭취시 반복적인 심한 기침이 발생할 경우 매우 드물지만 만기 합병증으로 결장-기관지루의 가능성을 고려해야 한다.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.29-32
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• 2009

Purpose: Alloplastic implants, such as $Silastic^{(R)}$, $Supramid^{(R)}$, Porous polyethylene, $Teflon^{(R)}$ have been used to prevent reherniation of orbital tissue and are known to be inert for many years, though complications are infrequently reported many years after their insertion. Complications associated with implants are infrequent, but infection, orbital hemorrhage, implant extrusion, motility restriction, migration of implant causing dacryocystitis, cystic formation have been described. The latter was known as a rare late complication of blow-out fracture repair. Methods: We report the case of a discovery of a intraorbital hemorrhagic cyst which developed after silicon implant insertion. This patient developed diplopia, unilateral proptosis, exophthalmos, vertical dystopia, ectropion 10 years after repair of blow-out fracture. In this case, orbital CT scan revealed intraorbital cyst surrounding the orbital implant. At surgery, a fibrous capsule surrounded the silicon implant and was filled with mucin pools. Results: Proptosis, diplopia, exophthalmos, ectropion, vertical dystopia were resolved after surgical removal of the cyst and implant. Conclusion: This case illustrate that it is important for us to be aware of the complication of cyst formation around the silicon implants.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.139-145
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• 2000

Background: The purpose of this study is to review the clinical course after the correction of noncomplicated ventricular septal defect and to analyze the morbidity and risk factors of postoperative complications and evaluate residual defect during the follow-up period. Material and Method: From September 1994 to June 1998 24 patients(median age 10 months) underwent surgery under the diagnosis of ventricular septal defect. We made a retrospective review of the clinical records including the operation notes critical care unit records echocardiography results and the follow-up records. Result: There was no early mortality nd late mortality. There was no postoperative complete conduction block. Respiratory complication was the most common complication. The body weight age type of ventricular septal defect associated anomalies and operative procedure were not related to the incidence of complications. residual ventricular septal defects aortic valve regurgitation and tricuspid valve regurgitation were insignificant in postoperative hemodynamics, Conclusions: Correction of the noncomplicated ventricular septal defect was done without mortality and complete heart block. Aggressive preoperative medical treatment and early surgical treatment may decrease postoperative complications. Postoperative residual shunt and tricuspid regurgitation were not problematic during the follow-up