• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2003

심장수술의 발달로 현재 심방중격결손증은 저 위험도의 안전한 수술로 인식되고 있다. 때문에 수술자체뿐만 아니라 미용적인 면에까지 관심의 대상이 되고 있다. 심방중격결손증의 폐쇄술에는 다양한 최소침습수술이 있겠으나 본원에서는 우전측부개흉술이 미용적인 면에서 우수하다고 판단되어 이를 정중흉골절개술과 비교 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 한양대학병원 흉부외과에서 1999년 1월부터 2002년 8월 까지 한명의 집도의에 의해 심방중격결손증으로 수술받은 환자 43명중 연속적으로 시행된 우전측부개흉술 15례(group A)와 동기간중 정중흉골절개술 15례(group B)를 임의적으로 추출하여 수술결과를 비교분석하였다. 결과: 환자의 평균체중은 group A 가 38.77$\pm$15.57kg 이었고 group B는 38.21$\pm$21.82kg 이었다. Group A 경우, 평균수술시간 197.6$\pm$61.40분, 평균체외순환시간 48.66$\pm$13.02분, 평균심실세동 혹은 대동맥 차단시간 30$\pm$11.64분이었고, Group B 경우, 평균수술시간 212.33$\pm$31.95분, 평균체외순환시간 55$\pm$12.10분, 평균심실세동 혹은 대동맥 차단시간 29.33$\pm$9.04분으로 서로간에 차이에 대한 통계적 유의성은 없었다. group A의 경우 수술 후 평균인공호흡기 사용시간은 3.78$\pm$0.78시간, 평균 중환자실 재실일수 1.2$\pm$0.47일, 평균 입원기간 10.20$\pm$1.08일 이었고, group B의 경우 수술후 평균 인공호흡기 사용시간은 5.95$\pm$3.73시간, 평균 중환자실 재실일수 1.41$\pm$0.61일, 평균입원기간 12.20$\pm$3.55일로 서로간에 차이에 대한 통계적 유의성이 없었다. 수술 후 1일간의 평균 출혈량은 group A의 경우 175.33$\pm$90.54cc이고, group B의 경우 352.33$\pm$239.43cc로 group A가 group B 에 비해 출혈량이 적은 것으로 나왔다(p.0.05). 합병증으로는 group B의 경우에서만 일시적인 2도 방실차단이 1례에서 있었으며 그외에 다른 합병증이나 사망률은 없었다. 결론: 우전측부개흥술은 정중흥골절개술과 비교 분석한 바 동일한 수술기구를 사용하면서도 미용적인 면에서 우수하며 수술 후 출혈량이 적었다(p〈0.05). 수술 난이도 면에서 우전측부개흉술이 수술시야가 좁아 어려웠으며 특히 대동맥 삽관에 주의가 필요하다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.431-435
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• 2003

개심술 후 발생하는 심부 흉골 창상감염(급성 종격동염)은 아주 심각한 합병증으로 높은 이환율, 사망률, 그리고 입원기간의 연장을 보인다 치료 결과는 주로 흉골 창상감염의 조기 진단과 적절한 외과적 조치에 의존한다. 개심술 후 심부 흉골 창상감염을 보였던 4예에서 광범위한 변연절제술, 항생제 용액의 높은 압력 하 세척, Robicsek방식에 의한 흉골의 재 고정, 항생제 용액을 사용한 세척-흡입법을 통해 성공적인 치료를 하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고한다.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.155-158
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• 2006

Intrathoracic goiters can be classified anterior and posterior mediastinal goiter with its locations. Most intrathoracic goiters are retrosternally situated in the anterior mediastinal compartment. Posterior mediastinal goiters are rare, but might present a difficult diagnostic and surgical problem. Although thyroid goiters are nearly always amenable to a cervical approach, posterior mediastinal goiters may require a combined cervicothoracic approach with sternotomy or thoracothomy. We herein describe a case of posterior mediastinal goiter which was excised only by cervical approach. The relevant literature is briefly reviewed.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.1099-1102
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• 1988

A vertical skin incision with median sternotomy for open heart surgery usually leaves an unsightly hypertrophic scar, and it makes cosmetic and psychic problems especially in young female patients. Since November 1986, we have used a bilateral submammary skin incision with dissection of a fasciocutaneous flap in 5 young female patients with uncomplicated acyanotic congenital heart disease. The exposure of the operative field was excellent. And we had good results without any significant complication associated with this type of incision.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.205-211
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• 1984

Developmental anomalies of the aortic arch, commonly known as vascular rings, are relatively rare congenital vascular anomalies which can compress the trachea and esophagus. We have presented six patients with surgically treated vascular rings at Seoul National University Hospital during the period June 1970 through May 1984. Two patients had double aortic arches and four patients had right aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery and left ligamentum arteriosum. Four patients had symptoms relating vascular ring and two patients were detected incidentally during diagnostic evaluation of symptomatic intracardiac defects. Associated congenital malformations were seen in four patients. The operative approach was through left thoracotomy in three patients and median sternotomy in remaining three patients associated with congenital cardiac defects. There were no postoperative deaths with excellent result in preoperative symptomatic patients. To our knowledge, successful surgical repair of vascular ring has been reported only once in the Korean literature.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.139-147
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• 1987

in general rapid and complete resolution of pulmonary emboli, even massive, is the natural history. However, rarely, the emboli do not resolve but rather became fibrotic organization and densely adherent to the arterial wall, therefore, may lead to significant clinical disability. In patients with chronic pulmonary embolism, medical management usually has little effect and only surgical treatment can offer improvement. The case was 30-year-old man who had admission to the Hanyang University Hospital due to fall-down from 11th floor 407 days before operation and then transferred to our department for surgical management under the diagnosis of chronic pulmonary embolism, Pulmonary angiogram demonstrated multifocal thromboembolism with infarction and lung scans showed no improvement in spite of anticoagulant and thrombolytic therapy. At median sternotomy for pulmonary artery thromboembolectomy, the well organized and multiple septic emboli could be removed by gallstone forceps. But reoperation of left upper lobectomy was performed because of the repeated hemoptysis and suspicious pulmonary arterio-bronchial fistula 19 days postoperatively. Despite of ventilatory support and drug treatment, the patient died due to right heart failure associated with cor pulmonale 27 days after first operation. Discussion of the operative and perioperative problems are offered.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.101-105
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• 1987

A clinical evaluation was performed on 17 cases of the cardiac and great vessel injuries above the subclavian vessel at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital from April, 1980 to September, 1986. The results were as follows: 1. Sex distribution were 13 cases in male and 4 cases in female. In age range, second and third decades occupied in about 65% of total cases. 2. Modes of injury were penetrating wound is 14 cases and nonpenetrating wound in 3 cases. The stab wounds by knife were most frequent. 3. Time interval from injury to operation was mean 103 minutes. 4. Surgical approaches were performed with thoracotomy in 9 cases, median sternotomy in 3 cases and direct incision above the wound. 5. Sites of injury were heart in 10 cases and great vessel in 7 cases. The right ventricular injury was most common as 7 cases. 6. Operative procedures were performed with simple closure, vascular graft anastomosis and ligation. There was no postoperative death.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.624-629
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• 1987

Tuberculosis is one of the most common chronic disease. While the disease process may involve anywhere of the body, tuberculosis of anterior mediastinum which forming tumor like mass was not recognized commonly. We experienced a surgical case of tuberculous empyema thoracis at anterior mediastinum in 16 year old boy. Preoperatively, he was diagnosed to anterior mediastinal tumor such as teratoma or dermoid cyst by routine study. Operation was performed by midline sternotomy extending over right 4th intercostal space. The mass was elongated football shaped [20x16x15] and markedly adhered to right side of pericardium, upper 8< lower lobe of the right lung. Opening the mass, enormous pus-like material was evacuated and excised segmentally with decortication. Postoperative pathologic diagnosis was tuberculous empyema thoracis and granuloma.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.170-174
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• 1978

A case of mediastinal seminoma is presented. A male driver, 27 years old Korean, has been suffered from substernal pain, cough and moderate swallowing difficulty since 5 months prior to this admission. At the time of onset, he visited at a local clinic to find some mass in his anterior mediastinum on chest P-A and lateral X-ray check. Recently, intermittent hiccups with much aggravated dysphagia forced him to visit our hospital, and admitted for radical resection under the impression of anterior superior mediastinal tumor of thymus origin. Median sternotomy was done and total resection of the tumor of 8.0X11.0X3.5cm was done without any specific complication and biopsy of the tumor revealed as primary mediastinal seminoma of the mediastinum. Supplementary prophylactic irradiation therapy was done with a tumor dose of 4,000 rad in 4 weeks after operation. Postoperative hospital course was uneventful and patient was joyful with his occupation for 3 months after discharge.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.175-180
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• 1978

A rare form of tetralogy of Fallot, in which large ventricular septal defect was located at subpulmonary position rather than beneath a well developed crista supraventricularis was operated in this Department. This case satisfied the criteria for the diagnosis of tetralogy of Fallot, having large ventricular septal defect beneath the aortic valve with overriding of aorta, pulmonary stenosis and right ventricular hypeFtrophy. The operation was done through a median sternotomy using cardiopulmonary bypass. A vertical right ventriculotomy was extended to the pulmonary valve ring. Pulmonary and aortic valve were adjacent to each other, in contrast to the situation of classic tetralogy of Fallot. Pulmonary valvulotomy was done and ventricular septal defect was closed. with Teflon, and right ventricular outflow tract was reconstructed with woven Dacron covered by pericardial patch after minimal resection of septal band. The post-operatiove courses was uneventful except wound infection. The patient was discharged 15 days after open heart surgery.