• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.215-217
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• 1981

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 1968

A clinical investigation was reported on 17 cases of spontaneous pneumothorax requiring surgical mana-gement. Males outnumbered females 15:2. Determination of the etiology in this series showed that the majority were pulmonary tuberculosis and paragonimiasis. Several others had pneumonia, lung abscess, cyst and blebs. It is of particular interest that the acute inflammation of respiratory system was younger age group, pulmonary tuberculosis & paragonimiasis were between 2 nd and 3 rd decades, and lung abscess, cyst, blebs were above 4 th decade. Pulmonary tuberculosis was far advanced bilateral and active. The ratio of right to left side was 13:6 and both side involved in 2 cases. In about half cases of patients, above 50%-collapsed lung associated with mediastinal shifting developed. The complications were pleural effusion and bronchopleural fistula. The former was 13 cases [76.4%] in which 3 cases combined with mixed infection, and latter was 5 cases. As the management, 11 cases were subjected to intercostal or rib resection drainage with continuous suc-tion. Among 11 drainage cases, 8 cases were successful in acute stage and 3 cases failed in chronic stage. This faiure was due to interference with re-expansion of collapsed lung for peel formation and broncho-pleural fistula. The open thoractomy was applied in 9 cases, among which primary operation were 5 cases and drainage failure were 4 cases. Among 11 cases subjected to the open thoracotomy, wedged resection was performed in 3 cases including paragonimiatic cyst, and pneumonectomy in 1 case-tuberculosis, and decortication only was performed in 2 cases in paragonimiasis. Decortication & lung resection was carried out in 2 patients among which ruptured lung abscess 1 case and ruptured multiple blebs 1 case. There was no case of death but prognosis of the tuberculosis may be poor because of far advanced bilateral and active pulmonary tuberculosis.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권7호
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• pp.531-534
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• 2003

5년 전 침윤기태(invasive mole)로 진단받았던 43세 여자가 심폐 바이패스 하에 응급 폐색전 제거술을 시행 받았다. 우측 주폐동맥뿐 아니라 좌하엽 폐동맥에도 종양이 침범되어 완전절제는 얻을 수 없었다. 종양 조직검사에서 융모막 암종으로 확진된 후 환자는 6개월 동안 항암치료를 받았고 완전관해 되었다. 드물지만 가임기 여성에서 폐색전이 있을 때 감별진단으로 융모막 암종을 고려해야 한다.

• 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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• 제26권11호
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• pp.894-898
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• 1993

Pulmonary sequestration is an uncommon congenital pulmonary malformations characterized by presence of nonfunctioning lung tissue which receives its blood supply mostly from the anomalous systemic arteries. We have experienced a 30 year old male patient with a mediastinal mass complaining of intermittent chest pain, and the mass was histologically confirmed as extralobar pulmonary sequestration. The anomalous blood supply origined from the right pulmonary artery but there was no communication with the tracheobronchial tree. He underwent operation through midsternotomy incision for the purpose of concurrent resection of enlarged thymus noted on chest CT.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제78권4호
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• pp.408-411
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• 2015

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are caused by abnormal vascular communications between the pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins, which lead to the blood bypassing the normal pulmonary capillary beds. Pulmonary AVMs result in right-to-left shunts, resulting in hypoxemia, cyanosis, and dyspnea. Clinical signs and symptoms vary depending on the size, number, and flow of the AVMs. Transcatheter embolization is the treatment of choice for pulmonary AVMs. However, this method can fail if the AVM is large or has multiple complex feeding arteries. Surgical resection is necessary in those kind of cases. Here, we report the case of a patient with a 6-cm pulmonary AVM with multiple feeding arteries that was successfully treated by repeated coil embolization without surgery.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.676-683
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• 2000

배경 : 다제 내성 폐결핵은 적극적인 내과적 치료에도 불구하고 높은 치료 실패율을 보이므로 최근 보조적 치료 수단으로 폐절제술이 다시 등장하여 시행되고 있다. 그러나, 폐절제술에 대한 적응증이 아직 확립되지 않은 상태이므로 본원에서 폐절제술을 시행 받은 다제 내성 폐결핵 환자들의 치료 효과를 비교 분석하여 적응증의 정립에 지표를 제시하고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방법 : 1996년 5월부터 2000년 2월까지 INH와 RFP에 동시 내성을 보이는 다제 내성 폐결핵 환자 중 폐결핵 자체에 대한 보조적 치료로써 폐절제술을 시행한 환자 13명을 대상으로 하여 진료 기록을 중심으로 후향적 으로 조사하였다. 결과 : 남자 5명, 여자 8명으로 연령은 $37.5{\pm}12.4$세 (24~63세)였다. $2.4{\pm}0.8$ 회의 화학치료 과거력을 가지고 있었으며, 수술 전에 내성 약제수는 $5.2{\pm}1.9$제, 감수성 약제수는 $5.4{\pm}1.5$제였다. 다제 내성 결핵을 진단 받고 수술까지의 기간은 $109.7{\pm}132.0$개월이 본원에서 재치료 받은 후 $10.5{\pm}8.8$ 개월이었다. 대부분의 환자 (92.3%)에서 주병변에 공동을 동반하고 있었으며, 수술 전 $FEV_1$은 $2.37{\pm}0.83$ ml 였다. 늑막폐정제술은 2명에서, 폐엽절제술은 분엽절제술이나 설상절제를 포함하여 11명에서 시행 받았다. 수술 후 한 환자 (7.7%)에서 폐렴이 발생하였고, 사망은 없었다. 균음전은 수술 후 $41.5{\pm}58.9$ 일만에 되었다. 모든 환자에서 수술 후 $5.1{\pm}0.8$ 제의 약제를 약 24개월까지 투여 받았는데, 한 환자(7.7%)에서 수술 32개월 만에 재발 하였다. 결론 : 주병변이 국한되어 있는 다제 내성 폐결핵 환자는 내과적 재치료에 실패하는 경우에는 보조적인 치료로써의 폐절제술을 적극적으로 고려해야 할 것이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.148-154
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• 1982

The experience with operative treatment for peripheral situated solitary circumscribed lesions of the lung at the Department of Thorac. & Cardiovasc. Surg., Korea University Hospital during 8 years from March 1974, through April, 1982 was reviewed. Our criteria for Solitary pulmonary nodule were 1. Round or Ovoid shape 2. Surrounded by normal lung Parenchyme 3. Well circumscribed peripheral location 4. No other visible pulmonary diseases on chest X-ray except minimal atelectasis or pneumonitis 5. Largest diameter less than 8 cm Of the 55 patients reviewed, there were 69% of malignancy and 31% of benign pulmonary diseases. In malignancy 38 patients, there were 18 patients with squamous cell carcinoma, 8 patients with undifferentiated large cell carcinoma, 2 patients with undifferentiated small cell carcinoma, 10 patients with adenocarcinoma and patient with metastatic carcinoma. In benign pulmonary nodule 17 patients, here were 5 patients with tuberculoma, 5 patients with aspergilloma, 2 patients with A-V fistula, 1 patient with pulmonary blastoma, 1 patient with paragonimiasis, and 1 patient with lung abscess. Overall male to female occurrence ratio was 39:16, and most prevalent age incidence was 7th decades. Most frequent size distribution was 4-6 cm in diameter. All of benign diseases were cured by resection and 66% of malignancy performed operation and has 75% resectability.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.193-197
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• 1976

Pulmonary aspergillosis is a rather uncommon disease as a saprophytic infection, mostly producing significant repeated hemoptysis and frequently combined with chronic debilitating disease or cavitary lung disease such as pulmonary tuberculosis, lung abscess and bronchiectasis. Evaluation of the characteristic symptom, X-ray finding composing intracavitary fungus ball with crescent air patch and immunologic test constitute essential part of diagnosis. Surgical resection is a successful treatment combined with administration of anti-fungal agent to eradicate completely. We present one case of surgically removed pulmonary aspergillosis showing fungus ball, superimposed on underlying pulmonary tuberculosis, with review of the related literatures.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.242-245
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• 2012

Background: Treatment of pulmonary metastasis from urothelial cell carcinoma has been mostly palliative chemotherapy and the role of pulmonary metastasectomy has not been investigated much. Materials and Methods: This study is a retrospective interim review of pulmonary metastasectomy from urothelial carcinoma at single institution between 1998 and 2010. Overall 16 patients underwent pulmonary metastasectomies. Results: There was no postoperative complication or hospital mortality. Mean hospital stay was 6 days. Overall and disease-free 5-year survival were 65.3% and 37.5%, respectively. Conclusion: In selected patients with pulmonary metastasis from urothelial carcinoma, surgical treatment is feasible and could contribute to long-term survival in selected patients.