• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.440-444
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• 2000

A 54-year-old male patient was admitted due to dyspnea with chest pain and reddish swelling in the right lteral neck and right upper which developed 2 or 3 days age. He was treated with acupuncture in the neck about one week ago prior to admission. CT scans of the chest showed density of air and abnormal soft tissue which suggested abscess of the anterior mediastinum and subcutaneous tissue. He underwent cervical and mediastinal drainage with closed thoracostomy and antibiotic therapy. Black-pigmente anaerobic nonspore-forming gram-negative bacilli were isolated from the mediastinal pus and were identified as Prevotella intermedia/nigrescens upon performing biochemical tests and API rapid ID 32A (bioMeriux, France) kit. He underwent decortication of the right side because of loculated empyema on 41st postoperative day. He was fully recovered and discharged on the 82nd hospital day. This was thought to be another case of descending necrotizing mediastinitis not caused by peritonsilar abscess but by cellulitis developed after acupuncture. Early deterction of mediastinits and aggressive drainage of mediastinal abscess are important.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.360-364
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• 1995

Between January 1984 and January 1994, 13 patients developed mediastinitis after cardiac operations. There were 7 women and 6 men with a mean age of 24.2 years[range 0.7 - 61 . Initial operation included 7 valve replacements and 6 congenital cardiac repairs. The duration between initial operation and diagnosis was 13.5 days[range 4-57 . Organisms cultured from debridement material included S.aurus[n=9 , S.epidermidis[n=3 and Enterobacter[n=1 . Fever was the most frequent complaint and purulent drainage was noticed in 9 patients[69% . Seven patients were treated with radical debridement followed by closed irrigation. In other 6 patients, the wounds were managed by debridement, open granulation and delayed wound closure. Two hospital deaths [15.4% following open granulation method, resulted from sepsis. The 11 survivors were followed-up for 1-120 months, averaging 42 months and had healed wounds. One late death occurred due to massive hemorrhage.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.95-100
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• 1973

This is a report on a total of four cases of esophageal perforation due to fish bone in the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hanyang University Hospital. The perforated portions of esophagus were upper third of esophagus, that is, cervical esophalgus principally. The complications after esophageal perforation were acute mediastinitis with mediastinal emphysema in 2 cases, acute mediastinitis with both pyothorax in one case and cervical subcutaneous abscess alone in one case. Collar mediastinostomy was required to control disturbance of cardiopulmonary function as emergency procedure. Gastrostomy was of worthy for the various purposes, that` is, for feeding, absolute rest of the esophagus, and for prevention against continuous infection from esophageal leakage. After the gastrostomy. 3 cases were healed by spontaneous closure of esophageal perforation between one to four weeks. One case expired from severe septic shock due to acute diffuse mediastinitis and both pyothorax.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.388-391
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• 2007

중심정맥 삽관은 술기의 안정성과 효용성으로 인해 날로 증가하는 추세이나 그에 의한 합병증도 빈발하게 나타난다. 본 증례는 혈관 천공 등의 여타 합병증 없이 당뇨와 천식을 가진 74세 남자 환자에서 중심정맥 삽관 후 발생한 종격동염을 수술을 통해 성공적으로 치료한 예이다.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.76-79
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• 2001

A 60-year-old male was admitted due to cervical spine injury (C7-T1 fracture dislocation) and quadriparesis after slip down. During conservative management in department of neurologic surgery, he complainted of fever, dyspnea, neck swelling. Follow up cervicothoracic CT revealed abscess pocket in paraglottic, retropharyngeal, anterior cervical spaces and mediastinum. Also noted bilateral pleural effusions. Under impression of descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM). cervical drainage and bilateral chest tube insertion was performed immediately. On next day. mediastinal drainage through mediastinotomy was performed with careful handling of cervical spine. Escherichia coli was identified in bacteriologic culture. Wire fixation of dislocated C7-T1 spine through Posterior approach was performed on 30th days after mediastinotomy. Right chest tube was removed on 40th days. At now, the patient is on rehabilitation and physical training program. DNM is relatively rare, but lethal disease with high mortality. Immedate and sufficient mediastinal drainage is essential in treatment.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.401-404
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• 2016

The formation of aortic thrombi is an extremely rare complication of acute pancreatitis. Here we report a case of acute pancreatitis complicated by a paraesophageal pseudocyst, necrotizing mediastinitis, and the formation of multiple thrombi in the ascending aorta. The patient was successfully treated by surgical therapy, which included extensive debridement of the mediastinum and removal of the aortic thrombi under cardiopulmonary bypass. Although esophageal resection was not carried out concomitantly, the lesions were resolved and the patient remained free of complications over 2 years of follow-up care.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제63권4호
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• pp.387-391
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• 2007

섬유화 세로칸염은 드문 양성질환으로 종격동 조직 내에 국소적이거나 광범위한 심한 섬유화성 병변을 유발하고 세로칸 내 장기들을 침범하거나 압박하여 증상이나 증후를 나타내는 질환이다. 그러나 저자들은 세로칸의 침범이 거의 없으면서 상대정맥 주위에 발생한 아주 국소적인 병변에 의하여 상대정맥증후군을 유발한, 혈관종양과 감별이 필요하였던 국소적 섬유화 세로칸염 1예를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.42-45
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• 2008

Tracheal injury associated with esophageal injury due to fish bone is very rare. Also, treatment of mediastinitis due to esophageal perforation when it is diagnosed late remains controversial. We report the case that we have successfully experienced treatment of mediastinitis due to tracheal and esophageal injury by fish bone.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.231-237
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• 1995

저자들은 최근 종격동에서 발생하였던 만성 경화성 종격동염 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.166-169
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• 2002

흉골 절개술 후 종격동염은 드물게 발생하나 심장 수술후 생명을 위협하는 합병증으로 발전할 수 있다. 지금까지는 흉골 절개술 후 발생한 창상 감염의 치료로서 창상세척과 변연 절개술 후 직접 상처 부위를 봉합하거나 근육 파판을 사용하여 왔다. 흉골 절개술 후 발생한 창상 감염의 새로운 치료로서 VAC(Vacuum-assisted closure) 술기에 대해 기술 하고자 한다. 이 술기를 흉골 절개술 후 발생한 창상감염 띤 종격동염 환자 3명에게 성공적으로 적용하였고, 이러한 새로운 방식으로 흉골 부위 상처를 치유할 수 있었다.