• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.205-211
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• 2001

Objective : There was no report on traumatic pneumothorax associated with acupuncture in korea yet, although many people guess at its possibility. In order to make known that acupuncture can cause pneumothorax in reality and to prevent more acupuncture-related adverse effect cases in future, this report was made. Methods : Close observation was done on clinical symptoms & radiologic examination of acupuncture-related traumatic pneumothorax patient. Results : During acupuncture therapy on neck stiffness & shoulder pain, a acupuncture needle was inserted too deeply into upper part of thorax unintentionally, patient showed dyspnea, chest pain & discomfort, cough, sweating and mild rupture of right lung in chest radiologic findings, and recovered after 2 weeks of conservative treatment. Conclusion : In order to prevent traumatic pneumothorax during acupuncture therapy, needling into thorax sometimes requires tilted acupuncture needle inserting under consideration of needle width & length. At least 0.40mm width of needle is generally considered appropriate in needling into taut band of thoracic muscles, because too thin and long needle sometimes can be bent and inserted into wrong way, which can cause adverse effects like pneumothorax.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.228-232
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• 1995

Computed tomography[CT is an effective technique for the evaluation of the thorax following blunt trauma. To evaluate multiply injured 30 patients who were diagnosed as hemothorax in emergency room, computed tomography of thorax was done. The thickness of slice was one centimeter and the entire pleural cavity from the apex to the costophrenic angle was included in the evaluation. Integration and addition of the hemothorax area for each CT slice was made and amount of blood in the pleural cavity was estimated. The slice which showed largest area of hemothorax was selected and the height and width of the hemothorax area were measured. The number of slices which showed radiographic evidence of hemothorax was counted. Regression analysis was done and measured amount of hemothorax, the height and width of the hemothorax area for each slice and number of slices were put as variables. And following equation was derived. V=108.3A-0.8B-7.4C+84.7 [R2=0.74 [ V: amount of hemothorax, A: height, B: width, C: number of slices Total amount of blood from thoracic drainage was compared to the measured amount by computed tomography and the relation between the two values was statistically significant.[p=0.001 In conclusion, quantitative estimation of size of hemothorax was possible by the above equation and the process was very helpful for determination policy of treatment of individual patient.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제69권3호
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• pp.191-195
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• 2010

Abnormally located liver tissue has been described in the vicinity of the liver proper, near anatomical structures such as the gallbladder, the umbilical fossa, the adrenal gland, the pancreas, and the spleen. Supradiaphragmatic ectopic liver is a rare finding, but has been reported to have been found in the intrathoracic cavity and in the pericardium. In the majority of supradiaphragmatic ectopic liver cases, there was an accompanying transdiaphragmatic pedicle of the main liver body into the abdominal cavity. In a minority of supradiaphramatic ectopic liver cases, the liver was completely separated from the abdominal cavity without a connection between the thorax and the abdomen, with accompanying diaphragmatic anomalies. We describe one case of intrathoracic ectopic liver in a patient with a previous history of lower chest wall trauma, and a brief review of the English-language medical literature on this topic.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.1085-1088
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• 1998

연구배경 : 많은 외상 환자에서 흉곽골이 손상에 노출되지만 흉곽골 외상 환자에서 단순 흉부 사진으로 흉곽부위 손상정도를 최종진단 하기는 어려운 경우가 많다. 특별히 흉곽골의 경미한 손상의 경우는 골주사 검사를 사용하여 명확한 진단을 할 수 있겠는데 감수성은 매우 높은 결과를 나타내었다. 재료 및 방법 : 680명의 흉곽 외상환자 중 골스캔을 환자를 대상으로 조사하였다. 결과 : 680례에서 감수성은 97.4%이고 위음성은 2.6%였다. 감수성에 있어서 검사 실시 시기가 가장 중요한 요소로 생각되며 손상 부위별로 늑골이나 흉골 골절의 경우는 1주 이후, 늑연골 접합부골절의 경우와 상기 부위골절들이 동반된 경우는 3일 이후면 언제나 우수한 결과를 보였다. 결론 : 흉부외상환자에서 골절에 대한 정확한 진단을 위하여는 적절한 시기의 골스캔이 필요하다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권7호
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• pp.526-528
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• 2007

골조직에 발생하는 거대세포종은 국소적으로는 양성이지만 재발률이 매우 높고, 아주 드물게 원격전이를 일으킬 수 있다. 우측 요골에 발생한 거대세포종이 치료 후 재발되어, 요골을 제거한 후, 다시 동측 흉벽 연부조직에 전이된 29세의 남자환자를 보고하는 바이다. 종양은 흉벽의 골조직과는 연관이 없었다. 수술은 주위 연부조직과 함께 광범위 절제하였으며, 조직학적 검사상 악성 종양을 시사하는 소견은 없었다.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.58-65
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of serratus anterior strengthening exercises on scapular position and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain measurements taken at the resting position in young adults with adducted scapular. The exercise program included stretching of the scapular retractor and strengthening of the serratus anterior muscle. We measured the distance from the midline of the thorax to the vertebral border of the scapular with a tape line (Superior Kibler), and the distance from the 7th cervical spinous process to the acromial angle with 3-dimension motion analysis system, to compare the resting scapular position before and after exercise. Fifteen subjects with adducted scapular were recruited to compare the resting scapular position and VAS. The distance from 7th cervical spine process to acromial angle of the scapular and VAS decreased significantly (p<.01) after exercise, while the distance from the midline of the thorax to vertebral border of the scapular increased (p<.05). The conclusion is that the serratus anterior exercise program altered the resting scapular position and decreased VAS.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.532-535
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• 2008

71세 여자 환자로 우측 견갑골 하방의 종물을 주소로 내원하여, 적출술 시행하였으며 탄력섬유종으로 진단되었다. 탄력섬유종은 양성의 연조직 종양으로 견갑골 하방에 가장 많이 발생하며 느린 성장과 탄력소를 포함한 섬유질이 증식하는 특성이 있다. 탄력섬유종은 발생이 드문 질환이며 원인이 아직 잘 밝혀지지 앎은 종양이다. 상기 증례를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.145-151
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• 2015

Morphological changes of flowers and insect visitors were observed to investigate pollinator of Caesalpinia decapetala. The flowers of C. decapetala are protandrous. Functionally, the flower is changed from male to female. As a male, pollen grain is released after anther dehisced while style is immature. After completed pollen grain release, the style starts to lengthen. It helps the stigma to easily touch the carpenter bee's thorax covered with pollen grain. At this time, flower functions as a female. The majority of taxa and individuals observed were Hymenoptera. The most frequent visitor was the Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans, carpenter bee. Carpenter bees exhibited only typical pollinator behavior among flower visitors, with touching reproductive organs and seeking nectar at the same time. The pollination behavior is as follows. Soon after carpenter bees perceived guide mark, they foraged rightward and grasped style and stamens with legs and they inserted proboscis into standard petal to seek nectar. With this behavior, the pollen grains of the male flower transfer to the ventral thorax of the carpenter bee. As the carpenter bee moves to another female flower, the deposited pollen grains are delivered to the stigma.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.124-128
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• 2016

A 7-year-old intact female Maltese dog presented with a history of bite wounds. Physical examination revealed labored breathing, four puncture wounds with subcutaneous emphysema of the thorax, and paradoxical respiratory movement of the right thoracic wall. On radiography, a segmental fracture of the right 7th rib and a single fracture of the 8th rib were evident on the dorsal thorax. An inward displacement of the fractured segment and contusion of the right caudal lung lobe were identified with computed tomography. A diagnosis of pseudo-flail chest was made. Exploratory thoracotomy revealed a full-thickness muscular defect, a marked discoloration of the right caudal lung lobe, a segmental fracture of the right 7th rib, and a single fracture of the right 8th rib. Necrotic tissues were removed using surgical debridement. The fractured 7th and 8th ribs were corrected using a single interfragmentary wiring technique. The thoracic wall was reconstructed using the latissimus dorsi muscle flap. Additional thoracic stabilization using a thermoplastic splint was applied to correct paradoxical respiratory movement. The external splint was removed 4 weeks postoperatively. There was no evidence of respiratory abnormalities 18 months postoperatively.

• Neonatal Medicine
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.84-88
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• 2008

저자들은 짧은 목과 짧은 흉곽, 경추에서 흉추에 걸쳐 척추열, 척추분절, 척추반측이상, 척추부재 등의 척추기형과 짧은 늑골, 늑골 융합과 늑골의 부재 등의 늑골기형과 함께 우측 신장이 좌측 신장에 융합된 신장기형을 동반한 Jarcho-Levin 증후군 1례를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.