• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.334-340
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• 2016

Objective : The aim of our study was to evaluate the neuroprotective functions of the combination therapy using methylprednisolone (MP) and tranilast (TR) after spinal cord injury (SCI) in adult rats. Methods : Spinal cord compression injury model was achieved using Yasargil aneurysm clip. Rats were divided into control group, MP group, TR group, and combination therapy group using TR and MP. Rat models were assessed for locomotor functional recovery using Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan (BBB) score, spinal cord water content and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity 24 hours post SCI, haematoxylin and eosin staining and glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) staining at 7 and 14 days post SCI. Results : The spinal cord water content and MPO activity in the combination therapy group was significantly lower than the control group and the individual therapy groups p<0.05. The combination therapy group had significantly higher BBB scores than control group and individual therapy groups (p<0.05). At one week after SCI, GFAP expression in the combination group was significantly lower than the control group (p<0.05) but there was no significant difference compared to the individual therapy groups (p>0.05). At 2 weeks after SCI there was a slight decrease in GFAP expression compared to the first week but the difference was not statistically significant (p>0.05), GFAP expression between the groups was not statistically significant p>0.05. Conclusion : Combining MP and TR is therapeutically more effective in improving functional recovery, inhibiting inflammation and glial scar formation after acute SCI.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.1570-1577
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• 1992

The vascular surgery is the field that has developed in early 20 century and is progressing nowadays. Recent advance in surgical technique accompanying with excellent medical diagnosis and treatment, prompt angiographic usage, development of variable prosthetic material, and concomitant use of anti-coagulant have made remarkable results of vascular surgery. 83 cases of vascular surgery have been performed at Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Pusan National Unversity Hosaital since 1971 till 1990, for 20 years and their results are followed. Patient ductus arteriosus and Buerger`s disease were omited in this study. 1. The age distribution shows that the fifth and sixth decades are most frequently affected and mean age was 56.1 years old. Male to female ratio is 1: 2.32. 2. Among the 83 cases of all, number of occlusive vascular disease is 46 and that of aneurysmal disease is 33. 3. In clinical manifestation, most common symptom of occlusive disease is pulselessness and pain was next. Mass sensation is most commonly complained by patients of aneurysmal disease. 4. CT scan was more important in diagnosis of aneurysmal diseases and angiogram was more commonly used in occlusive diseases. 5. The common site of arterial occlusion was common iliac artery, femoral artery, aortic bifurcation, and external iliac artery, as its frequency rate. The most commonly affecting portion of aortic aneurysm was abdminal aorta, and descending thoracic aorta and femoral artery were next 6. Preoperative associated diseases were atherosclerosis[41 cases], hypertension[21 cases], valvular heart disease[11 cases], and diabetes mellitus[9 cases], etc, 7. Operative methods in ocllusive diseases were thrombectomy[36.9%], endarterectomy [10.9%], and bypass graft insertion[52.7%]. Among the bypass graft, Y-graft was used in 7 case, straight graft was used in 17 cases, and saphenous venous graft was used in 2 cases. 8. Postoperative complications were developed in 17 cases, and morbidity rate was 36. 9. Eleven patient were died within 1 month after operation, so operative mortality rate was 13.3%. 10. Duration of patency was beteween 7 and 58 months[average 27.5 months] in occlusive diseases and their 5-year patency rate was 56.3%. Duration of patency of aneurysmal disease was 20 months in aveage and their 5-year patency rate was 51.3%. 11. Patients of eleven cases of occlusive disease and two cases of aneurysmal disease required reoperation for variable reason. 12. 35 cases of patient have used anticoagulants: coumadin, ticlid, and persanthin-ASA combination.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.92-96
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• 1997

구강 생식기의 궤양, 안구와 피부 병변을 특징으로 하는 베체씨 병의 예후는 중추 신경계, 위장관, 혈 관계의 합병증에 의존된다. 심장의 병변 특히 대동맥 판막 폐쇄부전증은 매우 드물고, 일반적으로 혈역 학적 불안정성은 개심술을 통하여 치료된다. 그러나 많은 환자에서 인공 판막의 이탈, 판막 주변 누출. 전도 장애, 가성 동맥류 등의 심각한 합병증이 보고되어 왔다. 이런 합병증을 막기 위하여 많은 노력이 있었으며 그중 하나는 동종 이식편읜 사용이었다. 서울대학교병원 흉부외과에서는 베체씨 대동맥염으로 인해 인조 판막 이탈이 있었던 39세 남자 환자에서 동종 이식편을 이용한 대동맥 근위부 치환술을 시도하여 좋은 결과를 얻었기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.183-187
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• 2017

A군 사슬알균에 의한 감염성 가성동맥류는 심장 수술 과거력이나 혈관 질환이 있는 환자에서 보고 되어 왔다. 저자들은 이전에 건강하던 5세 남아가 성홍열이 의심되는 상태에서 하지 통증을 호소하여 원인을 찾던 중 A군 사슬알균 균혈증과 함께 오른쪽 내장골동맥의 감염성 가성동맥류를 확인한 사례를 경험하였다. 기저 질환이 없던 성홍열 환자에서도 균혈증뿐만 아니라 가성동맥류와 같은 심각한 침습성 합병증이 생길 수 있으므로 성홍열 환자 진료 시 주의가 필요하다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.443-448
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• 1986

Aortic dissection is a serious disease that mortality does not approach to zero despite of medical and surgical improvement. Recently two cases of aortic dissection were treated with good results by the two other methods. Case 1 [57-Y-0-Male]; Chief complaint was chest pain radiating to the back. Preoperatively he was controlled by Minipress, dichlotride, & sodium nitroprusside. Aortography showed DeBakey Type III aortic dissection extending from just below the Lt. subclavian artery to the proximal portion of the origin of the renal artery. Through the midline long incision Flow reversal & Thrombo-exclusion method was used, and bypass course was proximal anastomosis at the ascending aorta - through the Rt. thoracic cavity - midportion of the diaphragm - posterior to the liver, stomach, & pancreas - distal anastomosis at the abdominal aorta proximal to its bifurcation. Bypass graft was preclotted 20 mm Dacron Woven Graft, and the aortic arch between the Lt. subclavian artery & Lt. common carotid artery was divided and meticulously sutured. Control aortogram which was done at 4th postoperative month revealed obstruction of the false lumen by thrombosis, and complications were not noticed. Case 2 [53-Y-0-Male]; Chief complaint was chest pain radiating to the abdomen. DeBakey Type III aortic dissection which was similar to the case 1 was detected by the aortography, and involvement of the Lt. subclavian & common carotid arteries was suspicious. Through the Lt. posterolateral thoracotomy the Ringed Intraluminal Sutureless Graft, No. 22 mm, was inserted from just below the Lt. common carotid artery to the midportion of the descending thoracic aorta under total circulation arrest using a F-F bypass, and the Lt. subclavian artery was ligated. Postoperatively hospital course was uneventful with antihypertensive drugs, and any specific complications were not noticed.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.23-30
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• 1995

From January 1985 to December 1992, of 1257 patients who underwent a heart valve replacement 210 [16.8% underwent reoperation on prosthetic heart valves, and 6 of them had a second valve reoperation. The indications for reoperation were structural deterioration [176 cases, 81.5% , prosthetic valve endocarditis [25 cases, 11.6% , paravalvular leak [12 cases, 5.6% , valve thrombosis [2 cases, 0.9% and ascending aortic aneurysm [1 case, 0.4% . Prosthetic valve failure developed most frequently in mitral position [57.9% and prosthetic valve endocarditis and paravalvular leak developed significantly in the aortic valve [40%, 75% [P<0.02 . Mean intervals between the primary valve operation and reoperation were 105.3$\pm$28.4 months in the case of prosthetic valve failure, 61.5$\pm$38.5 months in prosthetic valve endocarditis, 26.8$\pm$31.2 months in paravalvualr leak, and 25.0$\pm$7.0 months in valve thrombosis. In bioprostheses, the intervals were in 102.0$\pm$23.9 months in the aortic valve, and 103.6$\pm$30.8 months in the mitral valve. The overall hospital mortality rate was 7.9% [17/26 : 15% in aortic valve reoperation [6/40 , 6.5% in reoperation on the mitral prostheses [9/135 and 5.7% in multiple valve replacement [2.35 . Low cardiac output syndrome was the most common cause of death [70.6% . Advanced New York Heart Association class [P=0.00298 , explant period [P=0.0031 , aortic cross-clamp time [P=0.0070 , prosthetic valve endocarditis [P=0.0101 , paravalvularr leak [P=0.0096 , and second reoperation [P=0.00036 were the independent risk factors, but age, sex, valve position and multiple valve replacement did not have any influence on operative mortality. Mean follow up period was 38.6$\pm$24.5 months and total patient follow up period was 633.3 patient year. Actuarial survival at 8 year was 97.3$\pm$3.0% and 5 year event-free survival was 80.0$\pm$13.7%. The surgical risk of reoperation on heart valve prostheses in the advanced NYHA class patients is higher, so reoperation before severe hemodynamic impairment occurs is recommended.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.646-650
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• 1996

Aortic composite valve graft를 이식하는 술식에서 관상동맥을 문항하는 방법에 따라 그 단점과 합병증을 가지고 있다. 종래에 주로 이용되었던 방법과 달리, composite graf 문합부의 긴장을 줄여 출혈을 최소화하고 만기에 발생할 수 있는 가성 대동맥류를 방지할 수 있는 술식을 서술하고자 한다. 저자들은 심한 대동맥판 폐쇄부전이 합병된 급성 대동맥 박리 (DeBakey Type I)를 가진 40세 남자에서 composite graft의 이식과본변형술식을시행했다 본술식에서 좌관상동맥구에 직경 10mm의 인조혈관을문합하고 그 원위부를 composite gray떼 문합하였으며 우 관상동맥 단추편은 composite graf떼 직접 문합하였다. 이 방법으로 판륜 가까이에 위치한 좌관상동맥구를 과도한 긴장없이 composite gray에 쉽게 부착할 수 있어서 술후 출혈 및 가성동맥류의 발생을 최소화할 수 있을것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.225-227
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• 2007

대동맥 wrap-inclusion 술식은 고유의 Bentall 수술에서 수술 후 지나친 수술의 예방을 위해 자주 사용되었다. 비록 이 수술이 대동맥근질환이 있는 환자의 경과를 향상시켰다고는 하나 관상동맥 연결부위의 관상동맥 협착, 비틀림, 가성동맥류 형성 등의 조기 및 만기 합병증의 발생률이 높은 것으로 알려져 있다. Wrap-inclusion 술식을 이용한 복합이식 후 대동맥 주위 가성동맥류 형성은 비교적 드물지만 치명적인 합병증으로 본원에서는 45세의 여자 환자에서 inclusion technique으로 Bentall수술을 받은 후 10년만에 발생한 대동맥주위 가성동맥류를 Cabrol 방법을 이용하여 성공적으로 치료하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.61-67
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• 2008

배경: 여러 가지 원인에 의해서 일반적인 상행대동맥 차단법을 이용한 수술이 제한되는 경우가 있다. 본 연구는 대동맥 내 풍선카테터를 이용하여 대동맥 내 차단법을 이용한 수술의 효용성 및 안전성에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2004년 4월부터 2007년 1월까지 총 7명의 환자에서 대동맥내 차단법을 이용한 수술을 시행하였다. 6예에서 RAP catheter를 사용하였고, 2예에서 Pruitt's balloon catheter를 사용하였다. 원인 질환으로는 흉골하 대동맥 근부의 가성대동맥류가 4예, 상행대동맥의 광범위한 석회화를 동반한 대동맥 판막 역류증이 2예, 심방중격결손이 1예이었다. 5예에서 이전에 1회 이상의 심장수술을 받은 과거력이 있었다. 결과: 전 예에서 성공적인 도관의 삽입 및 대동맥 차단이 이루어졌다. 1예에서 RAP catheter의 풍선이 파열되어, 상행대동맥 내 풍선도관을 추가적으로 삽입하여 대동맥 차단을 하였다. 수술사망은 없었으며, 대동맥 박리, 뇌졸중이나 혈관계 합병증은 없었다. 결론: 대동맥 내 풍선을 이용한 대동맥 차단법은 전통적인 수술방법으로 접근하기 어려운 질환에서 유용한 대안으로 이용될 수 있다고 생각된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.106-109
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• 2008

다발성 관상동맥류는 성인에서 매우 드물게 보고되고 있다. 그 발생 원인으로는 동맥경화, 선천성 혈관 기형, 외상, 매독과 관련된 혈관 병변, 결체조직 질환, 가와사키병 등이 있으며, 일반적으로 관상동맥의 혈관구조물 중에서 중피(media)의 약화와 관련이 있다. 현증이 있거나 파열, 색전, 종괴로 인한 압박에 기인한 부정맥, 허혈 등의 합병증을 예방하기 위해 수술적 치료를 고려할 수 있다. 저자들은 중간지와 좌 회선지 관상동맥의 기시부에 위치하는 다발성 관상동맥류와 관련하여 파열 및 부정맥이 동반된 환자에서의 수술적 치료에 대해 증례 보고를 하는 바이다.