• 수면정신생리
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.19-23
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• 2017

Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder in which respiratory flow decreases or disappears despite respiratory effort due to occlusion of the upper respiratory tract during sleep. Oxidative stress and systemic inflammatory reaction induced by the obstruction cause complications such as hypertension, coronary artery disease, and diabetes and increase cancer incidence. Furthermore, in patients with interstitial lung disease, obstructive sleep apnea has a very high prevalence and is thought to have a close pathophysiological and clinical correlation. In other words, obstructive sleep apnea could be the cause or a complication of interstitial lung disease ; when these two afflictions coexist, the prognosis of the patient is worse. In patients with interstitial lung disease with obstructive sleep apnea, CPAP treatment significantly improved sleep and quality of life, as well as improved morbidity and mortality in a recent study. Therefore, early diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with interstitial lung disease are very important, and additional studies designed to include patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis as well as patients with advanced interstitial lung disease should be performed.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제70권1호
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• pp.43-50
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• 2011

Background: Open lung biopsy is used for diagnosis of diffuse infiltrative lung diseases (DILD), but it is invasive and relatively expensive procedure. Fluoroscopy-guided cutting needle lung biopsy (FCNLB) has merits of avoidance of admission and rapid diagnosis. But diagnostic accuracy and safety were not well known in the diagnosis of DILD. Methods: We included 52 patients (37 men, 15 women) having DILD on HRCT with dyspnea, except the patients who could be confidently diagnosed with clinical and HRCT findings. FCNLB was performed using 16G Ace cut needle (length 1.5 cm, diameter 2 mm) at the area of most active lesion on HRCT. Final diagnoses were made by the consensus. Results: The mean interval between the HRCT and FCNLB was 4.5 days. Most cases were performed one biopsy during 5~10 minutes. Specific diagnosis was obtained in 43 of 52 biopsies (83%). The most common diagnosis was nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (11 cases) and followed by cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (7 cases), diffuse alveolar hemorrhage and usual interstitial pneumonia (5 cases in each), hypersensitivity pneumonitis (3 cases), tuberculosis and drug induced interstitial pneumonitis (2 cases in each), the others are in one respectively. Mild complication was developed in 9 patients (8 pneumothorax, 1 hemoptysis). Most of complications were regressed without treatment except one case with chest tube insertion for pneumothorax. Conclusion: Fluoroscopy-guided 16 G cutting needle lung biopsy was an useful method for the diagnosis of DILD.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.620-626
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• 1993

Determination of preoperatibe pulmonary function is crucial in avoiding complications from pulmonary resection, especially pneumonectomy. Postoperative morbidity and mortality were correlated with the preoperative results of five widely used tests of pulmonary function in 40 patients who underwent pneumonectomy for bronchiectasis, pulmonary tuberculosis, and carcinoma of the lung. Factors analyzed following operation included 30-day mortality, the incidence of arrhythmia, the frepuency of respiratory complications, and the number of individuals requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. There were statistically significant differences[p<0.001]in mean values among FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC and MVV. But the difference of the FEF25-75% was not statistically significant.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.136-139
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• 1994

Tracheal stenosis is relatively common complication after tracheal intubation or tracheostomy for a long time. We experienced 10 cases of tracheal stenosis with various causes, prolonged intubation or tracheostomy caused the tracheal stenosis in seven, one after advanced cancer of the lung, one after inhalation burn, and the other was palliative management for tracheal stenosis by Gianturco type tracheal stent. We tried to correct this stenosis applying three tracheal stent and one Montgomery T-tube as a palliative approach, but failed in two, one restenosis due to regrowing of granulation tissue with scarring or another metastatic spread of cancer to systemic organs after 3 months of placing the stent. Tracheal circumferential resection and end to end anastomosis were done in seven, and obtained one postoperative complication as subglottic stenosis was followed by Montgomery T-tube and reoperation later. With the brief review of references, we report the cases.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.231-239
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• 2000

Background: This retrospective study tries to identify specific risk factors that may increase complication rates after the surgical treatment of tuberculous destroyed lung. Material and method: A retrospective study was performed on forty-seven patients, who received surgical treatment for tuberculous destroyed lung in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Hanyang University Hospital from 1988 to 1998, to identify specific preoperative risk factors related to postoperative complications. Fisher's exact test was used to identify the correlations between the complications and right pneumonectomy, preoperative FEV1, predicted postoperative FEV1, massive hemoptysis, postoperative persistent empyema. Result: Hospital mortality and morbidity rates of the patients who received surgical treatment for tuberculous destroyed lung were 6.4% and 29.7%, respectively. In view of the hospital mortality and morbidity rates as a whole, predicted postoperative FEV1 less than 0.8L(p<0.005), preoperative FEV1 less than 1.8L(p=0.01), massive hemoptysis(p<0.005), postoperative persistent positive sputum cultures(p<0.0005), and the presence of multi drug resistant tuberculosis(p<0.05) presented statistically significant correlations. Among the postoperative complications, bronchopleural fistula, the most common complication, was found to have statistically significant corrleations with the preoperative empyema(p<0.05) and postoperative persistent positive sputum cultures(p<0.05). Conclusion: Although mortality and morbidity rates after surgical treatment of tuberculous destroyed lung were relatively low, when predicted postoperative FEV1 was less than 0.8L, when preoperative FEV1 was less than 1.8L, when massive hemoptysis was present, when postoperative sputum cultures were persistently positive, and when multi drug resistant tuberculosis was present, the rates were significantly higher.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권9호
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• pp.996-1002
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• 1996

전북대학교병원 흉부외과학 교실에서는 1979년 8월부터 1995년 8월까지 73례의 전폐절제술을 시행하였으며, 그 중 폐암이 53례, 폐결핵이 10례, 기관지 확장증이 4례, 기타가 6례 이었다. 73례에서 수술사 망율 및 합볏증을 조사하고 술후 6개월에 53명의 환자에서 폐기능 검사를 시행하여 이에 영향을미치는 인자(나이:성별, 병리소견(양성 또는 악성), 동반질환, 술전 폐기능 검사, 수술시간 등)를 통계학적으로 비교 분석하였다. 수술 사망율에 대해서는 술전 최대자발호기량(MW)의 예측치에 대한 백분율(P=0.013)과 수술시간 (P=0.009)이, 술후 합병증에 대해서는 염증성 질환(P=0.015)이, 그리고 술후 6개월후에 시행한 폐기능 검사치에 대해서는 술전 노력성 폐활량의 예측치에 대한 백분율(FVC(%. prod), p=0.0018),술전 1초간 강제 호기량의 예측치에 대한 백분율(FEVI 3%, prod), p=0.0024),술전 최대 자발성 호기량의 예측치에 대한 백분율(MW 3%. prod), p=0.0043) 등이 통계학적으로 의의 있게 나타났다. 결론적으로수술후의 사망율과 합병증을 줄이고 환자의 원활한 활동능력을 얻기 위해 술전의 환자의 전신상태,심혈관계 및 술전의 폐기능과술후의 保맨\ulcorner폐기능에 대한충분한 평가가 있어야 하며, 염증성 질환이 있는 환자는 염증및 분비물의 성상및 정도를 정확하게 평가하여야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제39권11호
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• pp.844-849
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• 2006

배경: 미만성 침윤성 폐질환의 확진을 위해서는 외과적 폐생검이 필요하다. 개흉 폐생검과 흉강경 폐생검 방법을 비교하고 외과적 폐생검이 미만성 간질성 폐질환의 진단에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2000년 3월부터 2005년 12월까지 영남대학교의료원 흉부외과에서 폐생검을 시행한 환자를 후향적 조사를 하였다. 외과적 폐생검 후 조직학적 진단과 치료방침의 변화를 분석하고 소개흉술을 실시한 군(OLB)과 비디오 흉강경수술을 실시한 군(TLB)으로 나누어 비교 분석하였다. 결과: 전체 환자는 36명이었고 기침이 가장 많은 술 전 증상이었다. OLB군과 TLB군 사이에 수술시간, 마취시간, 재원기간, 흉관거치 기간, 채취한 조직의 용적, 합병증 발생률에는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 전 예에서 술 후 조직학적 진단이 가능하였다. 술 후 33%에서 치료 방침의 변화가 있었고 두 군 간유의한 차이는 없었다. 술 후 사망은 1예가 있었고 술 전 호흡부전이 있었던 환자에서 발생하였다. 결론: 외과적 폐생검은 미만성 침윤성 폐질환을 확진할 수 있는 진단방법이고 술 후 치료 방침의 결정에 많은 도움을 준다. 흉강경 폐생검은 개흉 폐생검에 비해 덜 침습적이고 동일한 조직학적 진단율을 보이므로 외과적 폐생검의 기본 수술술기라 할 수 있다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.121-125
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• 1989

1986년 4월부터 1988년 12월까지 영남대학병원 치료 방사선과에 폐암으로 확진후 등록된 환자중 기관지정 검사상 지도 폐쇄의 소견이 있으며 흉부 X-선 사진상 현저한 폐음영이 있었던 환자 21명에 대한 방사선 치료 성적은 다음과 같다. 1. 71.4%의 환자(15/21)에서 임상 증상의 호전을 보였다. 2. 소세포성 암환자는 30GY/10 fractions의 선량에서도 100%의 증상 호전 및 흉부 X-선상 소견의 호전을 보였다. 3. 비소세포성 암환자에서 50GY이상 조사군 이 45GY이하 조사군 보다 우수한 성적을 보였다. 4. 병변의 위치와 무기폐의 호전정도는 무관하였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.157-164
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• 2016

Background: Heart-lung transplantation (HLT) has provided hope to patients with end-stage lung disease and irreversible heart dysfunction. We reviewed the clinical outcomes of 10 patients who underwent heart-lung transplantation at Asan Medical Center. Methods: Between July 2010 and August 2014, a total of 11 patients underwent HLT at Asan Medical Center. After excluding one patient who underwent concomitant liver transplantation, 10 patients were enrolled in our study. We reviewed the demographics of the donors and the recipients' baseline information, survival rate, cause of death, and postoperative complications. All patients underwent follow-up, with a mean duration of $26.1{\pm}16.7months$. Results: Early death occurred in two patients (20%) due to septic shock. Late death occurred in three patients (38%) due to bronchiolitis obliterans (n=2) and septic shock (n=1), although these patients survived for 22, 28, and 42 months, respectively. The actuarial survival rates at one year, two years, and three years after HLT were 80%, 67%, and 53%, respectively. Conclusion: HLT is a procedure that is rarely performed in Korea, even in medical centers with large heart and lung transplant programs. In order to achieve acceptable clinical outcomes, it is critical to carefully choose the donor and the recipient and to be certain that all aspects of the transplant procedure are planned in advance with the greatest care.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제82권3호
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• pp.217-226
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• 2019

Background: Depression is a recognized complication of lung cancer underreported in developing countries such as Malaysia. Treating and identifying depression in cancer patients increases survival and quality of life. Our objectives are to study prevalence of depressive symptoms in newly diagnosed lung carcinoma, and examine the relationship of depressive symptoms with other influencing risk factors. Methods: A 2-year, cross sectional study February 2015-February 2017, was conducted at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, and Penang General Hospital. One hundred and three patients with newly diagnosed, biopsy confirmed primary lung carcinoma were recruited. Self-rated patient's identification sheet, validated Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D), and Dukes University Religion Index score from three different main languages were used. Results: Prevalence of current depressive symptoms (CES-D total score ${\geq}16$) is 37.9%. The result suggests prevalence of those at high risk of moderate to major depression, may need treatment. Multivariate analysis reveals those with good Eastern Cooperation Oncology Group factor (${\eta}2=0.24$, p<0.001) married (${\eta}2=0.14$, p<0.001) with intrinsic religiosity (IR) (${\eta}2=0.07$, p<0.02) are more resistant to depression. Conclusion: One in three of lung carcinoma patients, are at increased risk for depression. Clinicians should be aware that risk is highest in those with poor performance status, single, and with poor IR. We suggest routine screening of depression symptoms as it is feasible, to be performed during a regular clinic visit with immediate referral to psychiatrist when indicated.